“Scivoli Di Nuovo” from the album Alla Mia Età
The fifth and final single from this album, it’s one of the saddest songs that he’s written, and was released during the peak of his depression in late 2009. The song is not mentioned anywhere in either book, but the sentiment of it is very apparent in the first one and even a bit in the second. He decided not to sing the song on his latest tour, because it is “too sad”. I think it was the right decision given the energy of the whole show, but on the other hand this is one of my favorite songs of his, so that makes it bittersweet.
English translation of “Scivoli Di Nuovo”:
“You Slip Again”
Wounded, you count the things
That aren’t gone like you wanted
Constantly afraid, only of presenting yourself as worse
Than the person you know you are
You count, you specify, in order to remember
How many glances you’ve avoided
And how many words you haven’t uttered
To not risk disappointing anyone
At home, the entire day
The journey you’ve made to feel more confident
Better about yourself
But it’s not enough
It’s never enough
You slip again and again as if
You were a morning to be dressed and covered up
In order to not embarrass yourself you slip again and again
As if you were not expecting anything but to surprise the distracted faces
Too far away to comprehend your silence
There’s a world of intent behind the transparent eyes
That you close a little
Again you feel the edges of that lack of courage
And they instantly cast your eyes downward
And render your thoughts invisible
You go back to counting the days
Of which you know they can’t wait for you
You’ve closed too many doors and to be able to reopen them
You need to embrace what you no longer have
The house, the nice clothes, the party
And your withheld smile that erupted only afterwards
To not hate yourself as much
But it’s not enough
It’s never enough
You slip again and again as if
You were a morning to be dressed and covered up
In order to not embarrass yourself you slip again and again
As if you were not expecting anything but to surprise the distracted faces
Too far away to comprehend your silence
There’s a world of intent behind the transparent eyes
That you close a little
And you don’t want to make any mistakes
But you want to live, because those who don’t live
Leave a mark of the biggest mistake
You slip again and again as if
You were a morning to be dressed and covered up
In order to not embarrass yourself you slip again and again
As if you were not expecting anything but to surprise the distracted faces
Too far away to comprehend your silence
There’s a world of intent behind the transparent eyes
That you close a little
That I close a little
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