Non Respiro Lyrics in English Amir Issaa , David Blank, Davide Shorty

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Non Respiro by Amir Issaa from Italian to English.

I scream without a voice

Put on a cross without sin

Mom I can't breathe

No, I can't take it anymore

Innocent too many times

Black life with no fault

Mom I can't breathe

No, I can't take it anymore

Mom I can't breathe

If I have a knee on my face

I live in the crosshairs

Since I was in the womb

My people, tired victims

Of its rage

Hostages of hunger

Angels in heaven like Abba

Mom I can't breathe

This asphalt is ice-cold

I hold you tight while I pray

Thinking of Soumaila Sacko

Conscience calls

Rest assured I'll answer

I carry on my shoulders

The weight of the world's hate

Ready for my brothers

To go down to war

Better to die fighting

Than live lying on the ground

Faded pages

This book must be rewritten

And when they come to take me

You know I won't stay silent

For my mom

And above all for my son

For my father El Sayed

Who fled from Egypt

We're all equal

Like Allah like Christ

I hate racism

Amir Issaa mixed blood

I scream without a voice

Put on a cross without sin

Mom I can't breathe

No, I can't take it anymore

Innocent too many times

Black life with no fault

Mom I can't breathe

No, I can't take it anymore

Mom I can't breathe

And the whole world can see it

While I meet my destiny

But I'm not ready

Frozen people around

You know I'm neither the first nor the last, I guess

It almost seems this skin attracts

A killer a day

They aim at my head, yeah, even when I run

Round and round, and now I fight

Until the last second

And I've died so that

Everyone notices, and remembers

That evil's around the corner

And devoid of any logic

It can't be stopped

Our love toward our neighbor

And the facts prove it

While kids listen and absorb

Lost black lives that rise again

They want justice because black lives matter

Everywhere, at any cost, we're a single race

And we have the same face

My city taught me it's all port

And that beyond our body

Blood's always red

I scream without a voice

Put on a cross without sin

Mom I can't breathe

No, I can't take it anymore

Innocent too many times

Black life with no fault

Mom I can't breathe

No, I can't take it anymore

I scream without a voice

Put on a cross without sin

Mom I can't breathe

No, I can't take it anymore

Innocent too many times

Black life with no fault

Mom I can't breathe

No, I can't take it anymore

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SONG MEANING

Feel the beat, then feel the breath disappear. "Non Respiro" plunges us into the chilling moment when someone cries “Mamma, non respiro” — “Mom, I cannot breathe.” Amir Issaa, David Blank, and Davide Shorty weave personal memories with global headlines to expose systemic racism, police brutality, and the weight of being born a target. The verses jump from Italy’s streets to the tragic names of Abba, Soumaila Sacko, and countless others, reminding us that injustice is not confined by borders. Each line is a punch of frustration, love, and raw survival, delivered over a relentless hip-hop groove that keeps the message pulsing in your ears.

Yet the song is not only a lament. It is a rallying cry that insists “siamo una sola razza” — we are one race. By the final chorus, the artists flip pain into purpose, urging listeners to stand up, rewrite history, and refuse silence. The result is a powerful anthem that blends Italian hip-hop grit with global solidarity, demanding that every voice, every breath, and every life truly matter.

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Amir Issaa Non Respiro Lyrics