Måneskin - CORALINE REACTION + LYRIC BREAKDOWN!!! FIRST TIME HEARING 

This song is a true masterpiece of art...

Damiano wrote this song.. here's what he said about the lyrics: "the choice of the name is totally musical,syllabic and phonetic. The story is a real story that i will not talk about, it is told like a fairy tale and everyone can interpret as they prefer"

The song is based on a friend of Damiano's,that he tried to help, who then committed suicide, was a victim of sexual abuse by her father. Anyway the "castle" is the grave,where nobody can't hurt you anymore.

I was Coraline for 40 years. Drugs, pain, depression, incapable to exit the misareble door. The dynamic was the same but at 52 I make it. Love and hugs from Slovenia🙏❤

I think "a father who is father of nothing" is not the actual correct translation, I would rather translate it "a father who is nothing like a father" I interpretate it as the tale of an abusive father who brought his daughter to isolation and maybe suicide

Damiano is a genius; he writes most of the lyrics, and then add in his fabulous, controlled voice made for rock, his stage presence and charisma, and hell, he was born to be a rock star.

You were correct on many points. It's a poem written by Damiano, and it's based on a real story

He is only 22 and write these amazing lyrics, I'm speechless 🥺

As someone who struggles with anxiety and low self esteem, I interpretate this song in a different way: I don't see the antagonist as a concrete person, like an abuser, but as the inner voice I hear constantly, that tells me I'm not worthy. No matter hard I try to go out from the door, to explore and challenge myself, I find mines my own mind created ("Coraline wants the sea but she is afraid of the water")

Everybody of us has a piece of caroline inside, this song is a masterpiece

Intentionally, they didn't do a video for this song cause story is very strong, and everyone is more free to interpret lyrics when without video

"Un padre che di padre ha niente" is more something like "a father who is nothing like a father" So the lyrics is: Coraline, as beautiful as the sun, She lost the fruit of her womb She never knew love But a father who isn't father-like at all And I cry everytime I listen to this song ❤

Castle is a metaphor where no one can hurt her anymore, it is probably committing suicide.

They released a brief interview about this song: it is a true story, but they refused to speak about the true event behind the song. They told that everyone can give a personal interpretation to it: It can be an abusive relationship, or a sort of mental issue due to anxiety or something else. The only certain thing that they have said about the song is that it have a sad ending... A little suggestion: if you are going to do a reaction of "torna a casa" from their album, keep in mind that Marlena is the name that they give to their muse, to their creativity and inspiration: knowing that change completely the meaning of the song 😉

wow, one of the best reactions here on yt. You hit the point of the story and understood almost everything. So, Damiano wrote the song. (Yes, he is such a talented artist and writer). Coraline is actually an invented name (purely stylistic and musical choice), but the person and her story are real. She is someone who definetely Damiano knows, even if he keeps her identity secret. From what we understand, the protagonist is a victim of abuse, (probably by the father, or at least the father has to do with all her situation). The lyrics of the video are not so accurate, so maybe some things are confusing. The verse "ha un padre che di padre ha niente" is more translatable like "she has a father who about being a father has nothing" (so he is not a good person). Last detail: there is no happy ending in the story. The castle with powerful walls where nothing can hit her, is actually her tomb. It's sad, but also beautiful song. Hope you'll react to other songs of Måneskin. I suggest you "la paura del buio". Don't forget the lyrics, are so important to understand all their world. Hugs from Italy 🤗

Yes, Damiano wrote this masterpiece. With Coraline he showed his deep world inside out. Each time he wrote a song gives us a little piece of himself ❤️

So the way I INTERPRET this song, as the whole story and meaning have not been disclosed by the authors, is that Coraline was being abused by her father, this event caused an unwanted pregnancy which ultimately led to an abortion, the castle is, in my opinion, the ultimate silence. As we know from Måneskin that the story this song is based on ends in sad manner, I would assume Coraline ended up commiting suicide, to escape the pain. If have not listened to’em already, I would recommend “Torna a casa” and “Vent’anni”.

Damiano wanted to tell the story of young person that struggle in life...and not even a prince can save her...her abused life and all that shit..but the real cool part is that he didn’t wanted to give an happy ending or a clear picture on what she will do, cause everybody can take the song and give their own meaning! You can make it yours accordingly with your own feelings and your own life experience! You should check out Vent’anni and For your love! Bro u rock!

To me, this is the bes Måneskin' song, and you got all the points, from the fear of living, to the suicide. You made the best reaction I've seen about Coraline and yes, it's a true story with a bad ending written by Damiano.

“ha un padre che di padre è niente” literally means that Coraline has a father but he has nothing to do with what a father should be..so i think the lyric could talk about an abusive relationship or an abusive household and Coraline doesn’t have the strength to leave that situation. I love this song: the message, Damiano’s voice and the instrumental all together are SO POWERFUL, this song gets me every time and i have loved the reaction!!!💙

When he says “I’ll be a flag, a shield or your silver sword..” ; like in the movies or in the fantasy story of cavalry/medieval a Silver sword is needed for killing monsters( examp. the Witcher, one metall for humans and one silver for monsters). That hit me

i like your reaction. you were totally invested and focused on understanding the lyrics, more so than other reactions of this song that i've seen. subscribed!

I suggest you listen to "for your love", "in nome del Padre", "Torna a casa" 💪

Wow finally someone that understood this song from the beginning! Congrats bro! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

its a real story... family abuses and sad ending... "the castle" is the cemetery.

Yes, Damiano wrote the lyrics and yes again, he said it's based on a true story but he won't talk about it. "Coraline" it's definitely my favourite from their latest album. The arrangement is also great and was, as for all of the tracks, recorded live (in Italian it's "presa diretta"). Great reaction!

Guardo i tuoi video perché a differenza di altri analizzi e ti commuovi per i testi .vero intenditore di musica 🇮🇹💪

Caroline was a Damiano's friend who has died suicide because of abuses. The castel is a metaphor of the cemetary.

Damiano talking about an abuse from Codaline father and she lost the baby and all the pains that are described in this song...😢Damiano want to help her...now try to read the lyrics and you’ll understand all 🙂 bye from Italy 🇮🇹 and thanks we loves maneskin ( but the interpretation is free..)

You nailed it man!! You nailed it! I never thought that the “castle” could be...this! F...! What a masterpiece this song is! Already classic!

Damiano(22 years old) write all Maneskin's song! Thank You for your reaction. ITALIA

It is about a father who is overprotective and abuses her the monster who keeps her in the cage is him. In the end she says Coralline she didn't know her love she lost the fruit of her womb (a son) This is the secret she keeps inside her. She can't escape she's afraid to go out that door ... 😪 I don't understand if she dies then

wow so nice reaction this lyrics are deeps and full of pain a you understand that :)

I don't read the song as a story of an abusive relationship, but as the story of someone who suffered so much in life that she ended up being afraid of it. Her pain was so big that just a "tear" of her sufference would have been an ocean for anyone else, yet she kept comforting others, while not revealing her "truth". People mocked her for being afraid, without trying to understand her, not even her father, who was all but a father. She wanted to be strong, but she was scared, and yet she didn't know that she was already strong. I'm afraid that when she opened that door, she did it to end her life.

From the first time I listened to this song, I thought there are actually two narrators: the first is an admirer or dear friend of Coraline (first and final part), the second is her father (middle part). I haven't seen others who saw it this way so I'm not sure, it might be totally wrong. But "I told Coraline she can grow up, take her stuff and leave" really sounds like the words of a father to me. Plus, the two narrators actually say the name of Coraline in different ways (the first uses both a french and an english pronunciation, the second an italian one); of course this might also be just for musical reasons, but... And in general, the two narrators have quite different dictions (the first one doesn't sound like Damiano's usual pronunciation)

Well done here. You've noticed everything. Their versatily also. This is very different from "I wanna be your slave" and both are different from "Zitti e buoni". I guess you're going to react to Zitti e buoni as well. I do recommend to look at the lyrics also there in order to understand the song and the increasing anger in the voice. Visually though the Eurovision finale is better for the eye. Take care bro.

Damiano said that this song tells the story of a real person (Coraline is a fantasy name but the girl behind that is real and it's someone Damiano knew). He refused to get specific with what happened exactly to her out of respect but he did specify that this story, told like a fairytale, doesn't have a happy ending. I think with that and and the lyrics he left all the hints there to get at least an idea of what happened if someone really wants to know: a father that is nothing like a father (the monster holding her back) abusing his daughter, causing her to develope anxiety, an eating disorder (she doesn't want to eat), suicide instincts (she'd rather disappear) and all kind of traumas, he even gets her pregnant and eventually she takes her own life. But I also think it's not that important to know for sure the details, because the painful feelings this song communicates are something universal that a lot of us can relate to, even without the extreme and tragic circumstances behind them in this particular song.

Wow what a song and really like your reaction and heartfelt interpretation ...think you are on the right lines ...means a lot to so many souls

POESIA PURA orgogliosa di loro🇮🇹❤

This is poetry this is a masterpiece... OMG

Parla di una ragazza che soffre di anoressia perché suo padre ha abusato di lei... Damiano così giovane eppure è riuscito a scrivere un testo così profondo e intenso...è un vero talento...

Damiano and thomas wrote this song, but with almost every song thomas,ethan and victoria write the melody and damiano writes the lyric

Yes, She was someone Who Damiano knows, a girl with an abusing father and anorexia problem. The Castle Is the cemetery. A true sad story.

Damiano is the songwriter of the group, and "Coraline" is someone he knows and he's telling her story in this song. Such a masterpiece.

By the way there are some translation mistakes in the video you're referring to in this reaction. And by the way I'm italian, but you understand more than me in the first listening. Bravo!

No one is talking about the verse "she has lost the fruit of her womb".. I think he's talking about abortion

Best reaction s ever to Coraline by Maneskin.Thank You bro.🇮🇹

Miserable door is not an accurate translation. It’s more like a wretched door

She was abused by her father, that broke her, she has anxiety and at the end she did suicide (castle with strong walls and nothing will hit u anymore)

I think everyone can interpret this song in many different ways based on their experiences, thoughts, emotions and so on. The group said that this song is like a fairytale and each one of us make it their own fairytale. It's like the song turns out to have a different message for everyone and it is relatable. I love the fact that you liked it so much, you were hyped as hell! XD Love from Italy!

The castle is the cemetery.

The castel is a psychiatric hospital. The father prefers to close her there rather than really take care of her, maybe for this reason too he is 'not a father'

They are 20 years old . Incredibile Wowww

I love that you really read through the lyrics. The song is so moving I got chills too

I really appreciated your reaction, I liked your considerations about every single word of this song, considerations about the instrumental, about all. Congratulations!! 🎉

You have to react to the live version from Sanremo 2022 with the orchestra accompaniment

Wow, you are the first person I'm watching who actually guessed lyrics right. From what I've read, it's a true story about girl who was sexually abused (not sure if it was her father) and Damiano was trying to help her, but she couldn't make it and she committed suicide in the end. As beautiful as sad song.

In the meantime, thanks for this video, I have been a fan of Maneskin for many years and it fills me with joy to see people who live off music sharing their reactions by listening to their songs. Regarding Coraline, the Maneskins have released this clarification in an interview: “Coraline needs a clarification: it is not the story of a knight who saves the princess in distress. The story ends badly, there is no happy ending. It is something real, it is the withering of this flower, of this girl, and the knight is helpless and powerless in the face of what is happening. As for Coraline, it is not referring to the anime, to the film. The choice of the name is purely musical, phonetic. The story is real, which I will not talk about, reported in a fairy tale and everyone can interpret it as they prefer ”. so you have interpreted the text very well even if in another language and in a different life reality. Coraline is a child, a teenager who lives on fears, the song tells exactly this phase of her life in which she should find the courage to face life and become a woman, but Coraline cannot get out of the darkness of her fear, she has no never trusted anyone, not even her father, so this boy arrives, who wants to help her, who wants to save her, but he himself is defeated by the girl's fear, she will end up abandoning herself to fear, the castle with the mighty walls is nothing other than herself, she closed herself within herself without leaving it, now this is not the end of Coraline's story, but it is the end of the story that the Maneskin told us, a story so common and current told like a fairy tale, but which largely describes almost all adolescents who are about to face life, without however telling us a happy ending.

Nobody performs like they do. Nobody. The delivery of these words … there are no words for it. Well Maybe Damiano would have them. He’s close to lyrical genius.

Damiano said it’s a true story of someone he knows, but he’s not ready to tell the details

I loved your reaction!! For not being Italian you’ve got a lot from the song. Even if there’s a pretty good translations some metaphors and expressions can be understood only by analyzing the lyrics in Italian. The good point of the song is that you can decide the meaning, Damiano’s so good that even in Italian you will be the one deciding if it was the father abusing her, if he had no fatherly figure in her life etc. I think that each of us can portrait a little of their personal issues and life and simply have their personal take away from this story. Anyway I loved your reactions💚☮️

One of the best interpretations I've heard from someone doing a commentary! Keep it up! It is a true Story.

Hi guy, first of all congratulations for your comments always very professional, I would like to point out a cover of these guys made a cappella in Modena (11-03-2018) is called Pyro, I would like to have your reaction on this (we also consider the age 'of these guys still in the "grass". Thank you! Best wishes.

For those who want know more: Måneskin means in Danish: in the midst of Moon's (Måne) light and darkness ("Skin") -Moonlight Moonshine Moonshadow is not the same -Their Lyrics reflect always this schema: yin/yang

the mother of Damiano said : Coraline is Måneskin, Coraline is Victoria, who suffers from anxiety. Coraline doesn’t want to eat, like Damiano,who suffered froman ED when he was only sixteen. Coraline as social anxiety like Ethan. Coraline can’t sleep like Thomas

This is by far the best reaction to Coraline! You actually took your time to understand and analyze it. And oh my god I think you are one of the few that actually PAUSE the music and talk to really experience the song!

I had a good friend back in highschool whose uncle had been sexually abusing her from age 4 to 18 (basically until she managed to leave home), basically ever since she could remember. That uncle was the richest most respected member of the family everyone went for financial support to, so he was close to untouchable. When she was in her early teens she tried to seek help with her mom, who accused her of making it all up and how dare she badmouth the respectable man. She was as trapped as someone possibly could be. Where can a minor go whose guardians don't believe her? When I got to know her I quickly learned why she never wore short sleeves, both her arms covered from wrist to elbow in marks of the pain that would be the only means to pull her back into the now when that black dead hole inside of her became too much to bear and threatened to swallow her up. She had a bad bad eating disorder. Not eating or removing from herself whatever she was pressured into eating was her one way to have a semblance of power and independence over her body. She had already once attempt to end it all which finally ended her in a closed institution and later in a shared living for older teenagers under supervision. At least it was away from home for some time. After highschool as happens so often in life we fell out of touch, but I thought of her often. When after almost 15 years I returned to visit my hometown - I had moved abroad - I happened to catch a glance of her from a bus. I didn't get a chance to talk to her and I don't know her current contact details. But she looked well and glowing and I was so happy to know that for now she has made it. This song reminds me so much of her story. To everyone who is going through something similar, I hope from the bottom of my heart you'll be able to push through.

It s a Truly story . A girl abused by her father. Coraline is An invented (?) Name. Ciaoooo from Italy

Ciao, I m italian. This song was inspired by Damiano's girlfriend. Giorgia suffers from some diseases that affect the female sexual organs which are vulvodynia and endometriosis. Rare diseases that are often not recognized immediately Giorgia Soleri had the merit of raising awareness of these diseases, is an example for many women Damiano wanted to dedicate this song to all women who suffer from rare diseases that are often not recognized and all women who suffer from them are treated like crazy.

As was already said, maybe the Coraline's father abused of her and was also the father of the lost fruit of womb. Coraline dreamt to leave from the miserable door to be free (as the sea) and actually did but just to get into a mental hospital protected from any abuse. Also the storyteller was defeated as he would for her anything but he lost her for ever

Can anyone explain how Pitbull or Nicki Minaj and their songs are popular in the same age as these songs exist?

This is my favorite maneskin song, personally. It can have many different interpretations, but it's very much a sad story told as a fairy tale, as Damiano mentioned in an interview. One of the most accepted theories about this song is that Coraline had an abusive father. He abused her in many ways, some assume even sexually due to the line about her losing the fruit of her womb. The singer is someone who knows her, and wants to help very desperately. But Coraline is unfortunately not fully within his reach. He tries to help but she ultimately ends up taking her own life. The castle, as you mentioned, would symbolize a cemetery. The singer was nothing more than a witness to the tragedy of Coraline, which makes it all the more sad. Because he wished he could help, he tried, but it wasn't enough. :( It's a very sad song but I love it very much.

In an interview we read that there were various stories but on which Damiano did not give details. At the beginning of the song we thought of Victoria because at 14 she missed a year of school because she could not leave the house due to panic attacks, then another story because it referred to a girl who did not want to eat and wanted to disappear, finally to another story that is still different because it refers to an abortion and an inadequate father, but this part has nothing to do with Victoria having her and all the members of the group a very close and affectionate relationship with him ( Victoria's mother died when she was 17), so there are various different stories that belong to different people and speak of unease, depression, abuse and Coraline represents them all.

A very meaningful song and I've appreciated your accurated reaction, probably the best on RU-vid.

This song is so sad, and it's amazing how we can feel the pain just by hearing the song and the way he's singing.

Another dimension... 🎯

In my opinion “a father who is father of nothing” is not a properly corrected translation: in Italian it’s “ha un padre che di padre ha niente” which can possibly mean (in a figurative way) that her father did something that doesn’t make him worth it to be a father. I interpret this lines like Coraline had a father who probably abused her, treated her so badly that he can’t be considered a father at all.

Best reaction s ever ti Coraline by Maneskin.Thank You bro.🇮🇹

Best reaction 🇮🇹 saluti dall’ Italia

I think Coraline is actually himself. He is describing his past through the metaphor of "Coraline". I don't know about you but I found this meaning. ❤️From🇮🇹

Nice reaction, and awesome song. Please do also "Torna a casa" which is more a deep, philosophical movie

Congratulation for you reaction! you really have read the lyrics! Bravo We hoped you enjoyed the song! For next song I recommend "For Your Love"

Damiano wrote this.

I suppose the castle in the end is a graveyard.... Poetry

Questa canzone fa venire i brividi 😢

one thing i noticed is right after he says "strada de mine" the drum hits with this *bang* ...almost like a mine going off

Congratulation Bro... Your description is very good

🇮🇹GRANDE 🇮🇹🔝❤️💙

I love your breakdown. I think that something is missing in translation. I think that they're talking about the depression and anxiety that even with a "knight" on her side, at the end she decided to hide in the castle of her depression. The verses "she lost the fruit of her womb" and "she has not known love" made me think that the poor girl has been raped and lost her child.

Italian fan from the first x factor episode 🤘🏼 i think that’s a song about Damiano’s girlfriend, who had struggled with depression after her best friend suic!d3, and for me evidences Are that 1. She looks like Coraline cartoon character 2. She said on social media her abortion story

You caught it right from the very beginning bro, an abusive relationship where the father is unfortunately the monster,I don’t think that the castle is her tomb. Even if we know there is no happy ending, I think Damiano is again suggesting that she leaves her house , and move in a new place for her, where she can try to forget by building around her such powerful walls (I told CORALINE she can grow up, take her stuff and then leave) so that nothing can hurt her anymore. W Maneskin

Damiano recently said in an interview the song is about his girlfriend of over 5 years, Giorgia. She has suffered from endometriosis and other dysfunctional disease regarding her genitalia that can’t be cured entirely, for years and no one took her seriously until a few years ago and Damiano has been on her side from the beginning, now that she is hosting conventions for the awareness about these diseases.

It is chilling, amazing and chilling

Listen la paura del buio live, Vent'anni with Subtitles and morirò da re

This is the best analyses of the lyrics of all reactions. amazing!!!

Hey Bro, the song talk about true story of a friend of Damiano, who has abused by her father, they don't wanna talk about it but they let us the interpretation of the meaning for esch and avreyone of us

It is a true story a girl Damiano knew who was abused and impregnated by her father and then lost the baby/had an abortion and the castle with walls is the cemetary as Damiano said the story did not have a happy ending

React their first song Chosen, then Torna A Casa, Fear for nobody, Morirò Da Re.

Hi, italian here, that's the interpretation i give to the last lyrics: She lost the fruit of her womb, she never knew love, a father who is nothing like a father = her father sexually abused her till the point of making her pregnant, then he forced her to abort or she had a spontaneous abortion. In town there is castle with strong walls, nothing will harm her there = there is a shelter for abused women in town, she will be safe there

All Maneskin's songs are written by Damiano, I'm happy that you liked it