oh mr plumber, plunge my toilet

Bluvertigo - The Absinthe (l’Assenzio)

[Verse 1] The world is so devoid of love, I unlearn how to hate After all if you lose control you don’t do anything wrong I search for the fight, but I know the peace You think of everything that you will do, and that you will stop doing

[Pre-chorus 1] The rain, the parties, the doctor The alcohol, the speeches, the other’s motorcycles The warm water, the smoke, the roast Building a shack, the massages, the crisis The associations, the nun, the priest, the newlyweds, the marijuana

[Chorus] They do good, they do bad, I feel good, I feel bad They do good, they do bad, I feel good, I feel bad

[Verse 2] Asking questions about answers that you don’t even have Doing one thing then you don’t know anymore if you believe in it that much Having wrong clocks or having none at all If I’m not mistaking, this morning it was the year 1904

[Pre-Chorus 2] The challenges, the vacancies, the State, the fruits, the money Eating your nails, the gentrified friends Sadomasochism, the “erba voglio”, the Japanese food, the disks Understanding Battiato, horror movies, the brothels

[Chorus] They do good, they do bad, I feel good, I feel bad (The song of nothing) They do good, they do bad, I feel good, I feel bad (The power of nothing) They do good, they do bad, I feel good, I feel bad And therefore he does

[Bridge] The special effects, the police Disguising, the censorship The opium, the religion The lego, the absinthe

[Chorus] They do good, they do bad, I feel good, I feel bad (The song of nothing) They do good, they do bad, I feel good, I feel bad (The power of nothing) They do good, they do bad, I feel good, I feel bad It does good, it does bad You do bad and feel good Instead I feel good, I feel bad

———————————————— some extra notes

in the pre-chorus there is a redundant use of “the”, that’s because in the italian lyrics utilize “la, l’, il” articles, which sound less invasive compared to the english one. Still decided to keep them to have an accurate translation (the english translation altogether sounds terrible compared to the italian one cause the syllabication is all over the place)

“They do well, they do good”, I believe that those lyrics are intended with the “those things have a good/bad effect” in general, and not the “they are doing this thing in a good way/bad way”. Assuming that the chorus is talking about all the things listed in the pre-chorus

the roast intended as the cooking method. In italian you often refer as roasted food as just “the roast” (l’arrosto) + the fact that it mentions smoke in the same line refers to the saying “all smoke no roast” (kinda like all talk no action)

I don’t know what the 1904 line means, there are many relevant historical events but I don’t have enough knowledge on them to figure out a reference

“Erba voglio” (the "I Want Weed") refers to the saying “The 'I want weed' doesn’t grow even in the king’s garden”. It’s a way to say that “I want” (voglio) is considered rude, one must say “I would like” (vorrei).

Battiato was another italian singer who apparently composed songs that were hard to understand

“The opium, the religion” marx reference

With “The lego” verse I don’t know if they refer to the lego brick or something else