All'improvviso [English translation]

Suddenly the stairs

that lead back

aren't lower than those you see

there is no reason

to make noise

hoping to leave on tiptoe

What are our fears

made of?

Of great uncertainties

of great secrets

and lights in the sky

and old attics

of classwork

of better days

Suddenly the accents fall

the coffee ends

the curtains that filter life

a shadow on the face, a scream of war

we always cheer the same game

One thread unites us

the breath breaks

one hand is not enough

a snap

But tell me now

if it's right or wrong

there's no one who says "it's over"

I will not forget

maybe I'll miss you

You know that sometimes a goodbye

is only a bye

I prepare like this

to ask you how are you

with a feeble voice I say bye

I write, following the lines

a paper and a new dress

still lagging

the music in headphones

mixes with this morning's cold

a foot is a step

it later becomes a journey

The time that spits minutes backwards

the heart looks like a globe

that spins to stop

I will not forget

maybe I'll miss you

You know that sometimes a goodbye is only a bye

I prepare like this

to ask you how are you

with a feeble voice I say bye

but my breath breaks, love, bye

Suddenly you're awake

a light turns on

There remains a memory of confused scenes

and what was yesterday

with all the thoughts

went away

Suddenly you're awake

a light turns on

there remains a memory of confused scenes

and what was yesterday

with all the thoughts

went away

I will not forget

You know that sometimes a goodbye is only a bye

I prepare like this

to ask you how are you

with a feeble voice I say bye

but the voice betrays, love, bye...

• Artist:Zero Assoluto
• Album:Alle fine del giorno (2014)