Canzone inserita nell’album King for a night, Guido Marzorati & The Blugos
Written by Guido Marzorati | Arranged by Guido Marzorati & The Blugos | Lyrics supervised by Alex
Una canzone meravigliosa e struggente, che racchiude in pochi minuti il dramma della prima fase del processo.
“Petrolkiller” is a folk ballad about the industrial port of Marghera, constructed in the early 20th century to modernize the classical city of Venice. The song was inspired by factory worker Gabriele Bortolozzo, who was the first to declare problems of toxins from the area. Musically, the strummed acoustic accompanied by a gentle guide piano throughout and in serene contrast to the brutal and direct lyrics.
Petrolkiller
They had to bring back the lost glory days
To my faded town, my ghost of a town
So they built a city of the future
Of grey factories and refineries
Rising up from the water like a modern-day Venus
Twentieth century goddess of jobs and progress
They gave me a job so that I could survive
What they never said was that they knew I’d be dead
There’s a Petrolkiller
Outside of my town
There’s a Petrolkiller
There’s a Petrolkiller
The boss told us all to try not to breathe
Just don’t cross the line and it all will be fine
It’s my son’s birthday and I know just what to give him
No carnival mask, a brand new gas mask
There’s a Petrolkiller
Outside of my town
There’s a Petrolkiller
There’s a Petrolkiller
And you’d better keep the windows closed
‘Cause no-one knows which way the wind blows
And don’t test the water where the river flows
As we dream the toxic cloud takes us away...
The voice of the judge echoed in the courtroom
All he said was “Not guilty”, we are nothing to Industry
But I won’t be stopped even though I heard the verdict
The case won’t be closed ‘til everyone knows
There’s a Petrolkiller
Outside of my town
There’s a Petrolkiller
There’s a Petrolkiller