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American Skin (41 Shots) - Bruce Springsteen, la canzone che fa parte del nuovo album High Hopes, (con i sottotitoli in italiano) è una canzone ispirata alla morte di Amadou Diallo, dovuta all'esplosione di 41 colpi di arma da fuoco, di cui 19 andati a segno, da parte della polizia di New York, un ragazzo che si trovava al momento sbagliato, nel posto sbagliato, "American Skin (41 Shots)" è cantata nello spettacolo: Elvis Costello With... una serie televisiva andata in onda su Sundance Channel (USA), CTV (Canada) 2010. Video originale in youtube (http://youtu.be/WalZfJJyUsI by deerfried)
"41 shots 41 shots 41 shots 41 shots....
and we'll take that ride
'cross this bloody river
to the other side
41 shots... cut through the night
You're kneeling over his body in the vestibule (che ho scoperto poi essere l'obitorio)
Praying for his life
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living
In your American skin
41 shots
Lena gets her son ready for school
She says "on these streets, Charles
You've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you
Promise you'll always be polite,
that you'll never ever run away
Promise Mama you'll keep your hands in sight"
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living
In your American skin
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it in your heart, is it in your eyes
It ain't no secret
41 shots... and we'll take that ride
'Cross this bloody river
To the other side
41 shots... got my boots caked in this mud
We're baptized in these waters and in each other's blood
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living
In your American skin"