LA FINE Lyrics in English by Måneskin

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Verse 1

I wake up and a year has passed

And I'm still tired

With the suitcase under his arm

I don't even know where I'm going

And I wander like a madman

Or: And I wander as if I'm crazy

I still bite my handcuffs

I've traveled the world, I've seen people

No, it's not how I was imagining it

I've buried my head in the mud

I've eaten badly to stay alive

I've heard people call me a bastard

And still I run looking for the exit

But the only way is to break away from the pack

To dig until you don't feel your fingers

If everyone now is loving you

Or: If everyone loves you now

Know that it's not the beginning, it's the end

Chorus 1

Know that it's not the beginning, it's the end

Even the most beautiful rose has thorns

Perhaps the only answer is to leave

Or stay and rot

Know that it's not the beginning, it's the end

Even the most beautiful rose has thorns

Perhaps the only answer is to leave

Or stay and rot

Verse 2

You ask me how it feels?

To have the world in your hands

Like it really mattered

Like we were special

And instead we're left with nothing

A handful of flies in our hands

Not even all the gold in the world

Could buy what you leave behind

They treated me like a saint, then judged

Looked at badly like I were prejudiced

When they'll find the body of my crime

They'll realize too late that they were wrong

But I don't stop, I continue

I want to live running over a wire

The day that I won't have a reason anymore

I'll know it's not the beginning, it's the end

Chorus 2

Know that it's not the beginning, it's the end

Even the most beautiful rose has thorns

Perhaps the only answer is to leave

Or stay and rot

Know that it's not the beginning, it's the end

Even the most beautiful rose has thorns

Perhaps the only answer is to leave

Or stay and rot

Verse 3

I was only looking for an excuse to say this

To stop going where the wind blows

To find light before everything is turned off

Or: To find light before it all goes dark

And if nobody will love me it will be the same

Or: And it won't matter if nobody will love me

I was only looking for an excuse to say this

To stop going where the wind blows

To find light before everything is turned off

And if nobody will love me it will be the same

Chorus 3

Know that it's not the beginning, it's the end

Even the most beautiful rose has thorns

Perhaps the only answer is to leave

Or stay and rot

Know that it's not the beginning, it's the end

Even the most beautiful rose has thorns

Perhaps the only answer is to leave

Or stay and rot

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marcire — to rot / to decay

Marcire means 'to rot' or 'to decay'. It's a powerful and somewhat grim verb that isn't commonly found in everyday conversation or many pop songs, making it quite unique and memorable.

In the song, Måneskin presents a stark choice: "Forse l'unica risposta è partire / O restare a marcire" (Perhaps the only answer is to leave / Or to stay and rot). This word vividly conveys a sense of stagnation, despair, and the slow, destructive consequence of inaction, making it a compelling hook for listeners.

Italian rock band Måneskin brings a furious rush of exhaustion and disillusionment in "LA FINE" (The End). The song drops you right into the chaos of non-stop touring, waking up a year later with a suitcase under your arm and feeling lost: "E vago come se fossi un pazzo / Mordo ancora le mie manette" ("And I wander like a madman / I still bite my handcuffs"). Success did not match the fantasy. Instead of glamorous freedom, the singer describes having his face pushed into the mud, eating poorly just to survive, and realizing that when everyone suddenly loves you, it might actually signal the downward slope: "Se tutti quanti ora ti stanno amando / Sappi che non è l'inizio, è la fine" ("If everyone is loving you now / Know that it is not the beginning, it is the end").

The lyrics hit hard with great Italian imagery and idioms. When the world is supposedly in their hands, they end up with "un pugno di mosche" ("a fistful of flies"), an Italian idiom that means walking away with absolutely nothing after putting in huge effort. The singer calls out the fickle crowd who treat him like a saint one minute and a criminal the next ("come fossi pregiudicato" / "as if I had a criminal record"). Ultimately, the track rejects running with the crowd ("staccarsi dal branco") or floating wherever the wind blows ("dove tira il vento"). It is a fierce choice between packing up and moving on, or staying put to rot.

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