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The summer sun set a vicious circus, when shadows held the world in place
But today I felt a chill in my apartment's coolest place
"Fuggi Regal Fantasima"
The village larks cannot be heard, 'cause all the crows got panderers
I can't escape these velvet drapes, don't want my rings to fall off my fingers
"Fuggi Regal Fantasima"
The mirror I find hard to face, 'cause I fear it's a long way down
Got to get away from here, think I know which hemisphere
Crazy me don't think there's pain in Barcelona
They dance you 'round a waltz confound
But I fear it's a long way down, yes I fear it's a long way down
Even if that straw I pull, and I got to fight that bull
Nothing really does compare to Barcelona
Besides, in Spain, Don Juan's to blame
But I fear it's a long way down, yes I fear it's a long way down
'Cause I fear it's a long way down, and I fear I won't be around
Got to get away from here, think I know which hemisphere
Make sure I have all my papers, laying out my summer clothes
Search for traps in vain like scratching, so my suitcase I can close
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- "Fuggi Regal Fantasima" - from Act III of the Italian opera Macbeth, by Giuseppe Verdi
- translates to "flee, regal phantasm" – occurs when Macbeth is mad and sees a ghost
- Barcelona - most cosmopolitan city in Spain, located on coast of Mediterranean Sea
- Don Juan - sometimes known as Don Giovanni, he is a legendary fictional libertine whose story has been told many times by different authors; the name is sometimes used figuratively as a synonym for "womanizer," especially in Spanish slang
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- "This song is loosely about AIDS. It's about feeling like you just wanna go someplace and dance in the street and forget your troubles. I went to Barcelona to do just that - and had a horrible time. My friend got strep throat, the hotel was a rip-off, our car was towed, and we were robbed by gypsies. The line 'Fuggi, Regal Fantasima' is Italian. It's from Verdis Macbetto. It means 'flee, regal phantasm.' It's when Macbeth is going mad and sees the ghost. In my mind, the ghost was AIDS."
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