La mia strana verità [English translation]

I’m light years away

from that kind of ordinary life

that belongs only to

those who no longer marvel at

the beauty of a flower or a color shade

those who build up their own constraints

I am half-way from what you see

and if you don’t believe it now

just forget about it because

if you tell me now that you love me

then my hands will start shaking

so I would like to tell you that

I am bread, earth, blades

and a cookie

the wings of a butterfly

in a garden

thunder, life, sound and device

bed, sleep, I’m a dreamer but

I’m dedicated

and I sing sometimes

well, actually, often

I always wake up early

but when I can

I stay in my bed that is

like a green field

I have big dreams but

only if I had some food.

If you promise me the moon

I’ll toss everything in the basement

to make space just for her

if you want to make me happy

I want it to be forever, so

don’t ever lie to me.

Chaos is like family to me

I prefer the likes of me

otherwise it’s nothing but trouble

my sense of smell is almost good enough

for truffles, I can tell

you have had enough already but that’s how it is and if you

want me

I am bread, earth, blades

and a cookie

the wings of a butterfly

in a garden

thunder, life, sound and device

bed, sleep, I’m a dreamer but

I’m dedicated

and I sing sometimes

well, actually, often

I always wake up early

but when I can

I stay in my bed that is

like a green field

I have big dreams but

only if I had some food.

I am snow melting

in the sun if you call me darling

and a verse in a simple poem

I am bread, earth, life

star, sound, dream, lightning

and I shout my peculiar truth.

• Artist:Arisa (Italy)
• Album:Sincerità (2009)