Their first vocalist Francesco Renga left the band in 1998 to pursue a solo career.
Since 1988 they released a dozen albums, most notably Storie per vivere, Eta Beta and El Topo Grand Hotel.
In The Ghetto
Timoria Lyrics
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Perchè mi hai raggiunto qua
Sarà l'alta società
Non sa darti brividi nell'anima
Down In The Ghetto
Runnin' for your life
Questo è l'inferno
Forse non lo sai
La tua pelle lucida
Sarà il caldo che c'è qua
O hai fumato troppo dolce superstar
Down In The Ghetto
E ora te ne vai
Ma tu fratello
Non lasciarmi mai
E sentirai la dolce musica
Che quest'uomo ha dentro sai
Ma ora tu
Te ne vai , te ne vai
Tell me why , tell my why
La mia nebbia limpida
Nei giardini del tuo corpo correrà
Down In The Ghetto
Runnin' for your life
Down In The Ghetto
Runnin' for your life
Questo è l'inferno
Ci ritornerai
Down In The Ghetto
Runnin' for your life
In The Ghetto by Timoria describes a protagonist's encounter with a beautiful woman, whom he refers to as his sweet superstar. He asks her why she has come to such an undesirable, dangerous location. The suggestion is that the sweet superstar should be mingling with high society, which is better suited to her refined nature. The singer seems to understand the danger of the ghetto as he tells the woman to run for her life. He equates the ghetto to a place of doom, an inferno where only the strong survive, and she should not forget this as she leaves.
The song's chorus contains a repetition of the phrase 'Down In The Ghetto,' a fundamental theme of the song. The suggestion is that the ghetto is filled with poverty, deprivation, and the need to fight for survival. Despite the harsh circumstances in the ghetto, the singer acknowledges his love for his brother and warns his sweet superstar not to leave without him. The song ends with the singer assuring his love interest that he will remain immersed in her charm even if she leaves.
Line by Line Meaning
O mia dolce superstar
Oh my sweet superstar
Perchè mi hai raggiunto qua
Why did you come to me here
Sarà l'alta società
It will be the high society
Non sa darti brividi nell'anima
It cannot give you chills in your soul
Down In The Ghetto
In the ghetto
Runnin' for your life
Running for your life
Questo è l'inferno
This is the hell
Forse non lo sai
Maybe you don't know
La tua pelle lucida
Your shiny skin
Sarà il caldo che c'è qua
It must be the heat here
O hai fumato troppo dolce superstar
Or maybe you smoked too much sweet superstar
E ora te ne vai
And now you're leaving
Ma tu fratello
But you, my brother
Non lasciarmi mai
Don't ever leave me
E sentirai la dolce musica
And you will listen to the sweet music
Che quest'uomo ha dentro sai
That this man has inside, you know
Ma ora tu
But now you
Te ne vai , te ne vai
You're leaving, you're leaving
Tell me why , tell my why
Tell me why, tell me why
La mia nebbia limpida
My clear fog
Nei giardini del tuo corpo correrà
Will run in the gardens of your body
Ci ritornerai
You will come back
Down In The Ghetto
In the ghetto
Runnin' for your life
Running for your life
Down In The Ghetto
In the ghetto
Runnin' for your life
Running for your life
Questo è l'inferno
This is the hell
Contributed by Lucy N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alessandro Tombi
Sí...Frà !!