I woke up to a borrowed dawn Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao The sirens sang, the feed rolled on And everybody watched They sold the fear, they sold the cure Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao They drew the line, then moved it more And called the picture truth I saw the smoke behind the screen Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao A thousand eyes upon the scene But no one touched the glass They learned our anger, word by word Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao They sold it back to us unheard Between the sponsored lies So turn it off and hear the street Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao There’s still a pulse beneath our feet That no machine can own And if tomorrow asks my name Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao Don’t carve it into stone or flame Just say I would not bow Bella ciao, bella ciao Bella ciao ciao ciao The signal dies The voices stay Bella ciao
