| I was born already nailed to the cross
| Sono nato già inchiodato alla croce
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| I was born with a feeling, I was lost
| Sono nato con un sentimento, ero perso
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| I was born with the ability to talk
| Sono nato con la capacità di parlare
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| I was born with a snake-like walk
| Sono nato con una camminata da serpente
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| I was trippin' now on a city cloak
| Stavo inciampando ora su un mantello da città
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| They were separated then with sunlight shrouds
| Sono stati quindi separati con sartie solari
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| I was born with a crippled man on my back
| Sono nato con un uomo paralizzato sulla schiena
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| I was national, I was geographic black
| Ero nazionale, ero geograficamente nero
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| I was dreaming of a man with a neon pack
| Stavo sognando un uomo con un pacchetto di neon
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| I was dreaming of a man with a heart attack
| Stavo sognando un uomo con un infarto
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| I lost my marbles all over the pink, pink gauge
| Ho perso i miei marmi su tutto il misuratore rosa, rosa
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| I tried to find a cable that was engaged
| Ho provato a trovare un cavo che fosse impegnato
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| I was lost in that home for the aged and lonely
| Mi sono perso in quella casa per anziani e soli
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| I cried and I choked, I was sick and I was boney
| Piangevo e soffocavo, ero malato e ero ossuto
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| I was feelin' kinda ill, I was feelin' kinda lonely
| Mi sentivo un po' male, mi sentivo un po' solo
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| The time was erased, yes but, I was so homely | Il tempo è stato cancellato, sì, ma ero così familiare |