Tegole Lyrics in English Il Tre

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We dreamed of a world without rules

Balanced on a roof like tiles

I don't know what I'll do without you

I know you think you aren't right for me anymore

I grew up in a small town

People, you know, talk a lot

In seventh grade I'd already flunked

Tired, my mind was elsewhere

I dreamed of a life like this

A life unlike the others

And I thought, "I won't make it"

But meantime I was growing up

And I've told this story a million times

But I can't help it

Because when you grow up with a goal

You get ruthless without meaning to

I apologize

If you don't accept it I totally get it

You know, I'd like to go back to that day to tell you that

None of this ever happened

They tried to change me

But believe me, it didn't end well

Because sadly I'm not able

To understand what being together means

I'm selfish and yeah, I notice it

This job makes me like this

I shout it to you and I don't hide

And if you ask me I answer yes

How to do it I really don't know

I just wanna do whatever I feel

I've never understood anything, seriously

About how this truth works

I only wanted to be proud of it

Of the real life I've chosen

This is me and nothing changes me

Least of all a few zeros

We dreamed of a world without rules

Balanced on a roof like tiles

I don't know what I'll do without you

I know you think you aren't right for me anymore

We dreamed of a world without rules

Balanced on a roof like tiles

I don't know what I'll do without you

I know you think you aren't right for me anymore

You don't gotta give me anything

Maybe I'm the one who expects too much

But I think and then I realize

That tomorrow's here, tomorrow's another day

This is me, a kid, a stubborn one

Maybe a bit too much

But there's nothing better

Than saying, "Well, I blew up"

Then the big screens on TV

You'll say to me, "But that's you"

I'll say, "I told you

Actually, I promised you"

Yeah, I'd promised you

We'd promised each other

That one day we'd sing

This hit on a rooftop

That day will come soon, believe me

Because it wouldn't be right to believe otherwise

Whoever never stops dreaming will always smile

You don't kill a dream, a dream will always live

I demand that day and I won't think twice

Because I said, "I can do it," so I'll do it

I haven't stopped dreaming, swear I never will

I swear, I'll never do it, I swear, I'll never do it

We dreamed of a world without rules

Balanced on a roof like tiles

I don't know what I'll do without you

I know you think you aren't right for me anymore

We dreamed of a world without rules

Balanced on a roof like tiles

I don't know what I'll do without you

I know you think you aren't right for me anymore

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SONG MEANING

Tegole paints the picture of a young dreamer from a small Italian town, forever balancing “su un tetto come tegole” ‑ on a roof tile’s edge ‑ while wishing for a mondo senza regole. Il Tre looks back on school struggles, village gossip, and a romance shaken by his rising ego. He apologizes for being “egoista,” admits that fame can harden a heart, yet confesses he has no idea how to live without the person he is singing to. The roof becomes a symbol of both risk and freedom: one wrong step and you fall, one brave leap and you soar.

Wrapped in an anthemic chorus, the song shifts from confession to motivation. No matter who tries to “change” him, Il Tre clings to the promise he once made: one day they will perform their hit from that same rooftop. “Un sogno non lo ammazzi” ‑ a dream never dies. By the final refrain, Tegole is both a love letter and a rallying cry for anyone whose ambitions feel precarious: own your flaws, keep your balance, and believe that the dream you shout to the sky will echo back as victory.

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