Discoteche Abbandonate Lyrics in English Coma_Cose

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Discoteche Abbandonate by Coma_Cose from Italian to English.
We're the abandoned discos
Skeletons of cathedrals
Hidden under the brambles
So well that nobody can find us
At the exits of the provincial roads
We're the abandoned discos
Not very safe places
With glass on the ground
With the toilets ripped out
And with d*cks on the walls
And now the roof is gone
On these trusses
What will we hang?
The stars of a summer that's far away now
And we'll light a fire if it's dark
And if there's no power, just in case
A drum will be enough for us
But what mercy
From above the console's now scrap metal
It stares at us like a crucifix above the blackboard
Since the school days
The same old moral
Sins not to commit
Steal and then run
The ephemeral disappears
While an interstellar Berlusconism
Hunting for misery
Leaves behind only the rubble
Of those abandoned discos
Where we were free
The myth of a generation in a dead end
What a waste
And do you hear the echo?
Of those abandoned discos
In the corners of memory
The proof that something got destroyed
But time makes a mistake
And that mistake is forgiving everything
So I forgive everything, today
I forgive myself for everything, today
Even my ugly side, today
Tomorrow I don't know
If I'll forgive myself
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SONG MEANING

Discoteche Abbandonate paints a vivid picture of Italy’s deserted nightclubs, those once-glittering temples of youthful freedom that now stand as broken, graffiti-covered ruins. Through striking imagery—shattered glass, ripped-out toilets, explicit drawings—the song invites us to walk among the wreckage and feel both nostalgia and disillusionment. The abandoned dance floors become symbols of a generation that chased neon dreams only to watch them collapse under consumerism, politics, and time. While the DJ booth droops “like a crucifix,” the memories of sweaty summer nights still echo, reminding listeners how quickly the “myth” of endless partying can fade.

Yet Coma_Cose do not leave us in the rubble. Amid the decay they spark a small fire of hope: if the electricity is gone, a simple drum will keep the rhythm alive. The chorus shifts from social commentary to personal healing, turning the ruins into a confessional where the singer forgives every past mistake—even the “ugly side” of themselves. In the end, the song blends bittersweet nostalgia with radical self-acceptance, urging us to acknowledge what has been lost while granting ourselves permission to move forward lighter and wiser.

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