La Vita è Adesso

Life is now
in the old hotel of the earth
and everyone in a room
and in a story
of lighter mornings
and skies overflowing with hope
and silences to listen to
and you'll be surprised to sing
but you don't know why...

Life is now
in the just fresh afternoons
that make you sleepy
and the bells turn the clouds
and it rains on your hair
and over the tables of open-air cafes
and you uncertainly wonder who you are...
you are... you are... you are...

It's you who pushes the heart forward
and the hard work
of being a man and not knowing
what the future will be...
It's you in the time that makes us bigger
and alone in the middle of the world
with the anxiety of seeking together
a deeper good...

And another that gives you breath
and bends towards you
with an expectation of wanting more
without understanding what it is...
And you who return my gaze
in this immense moment
above the noise of the people
tell me if this makes sense...

Life is now
in the tender air after dinner
and children's faces
against the windows
and meadows that smooth out like kittens
and stars sticking to the lampposts... millions
while you wonder where you are...
you are... you are... you are...

It's you who will carry your love
through a hundred and a thousand roads
because there's never an end to the journey
even if a dream falls...
It's you who have a new wind in your arms
as you come towards me
and you'll learn that to die
all you need is a sunset...

In a joy that hurts
more than melancholy
and in whatever evening you find yourself
don't throw yourself away...
And don't let a day slip away
to find yourself again
child of such a beautiful sky
because life is now...
it's now...
it's now...