Una Giornata Al Mare

A day at the beach

alone with a thousand bucks

I came to see

this water and the people here

the sun shining brighter

the noise of the world so loud

I search for reasons and meanings in this life

but my time feels like it’s made of just a few hours

laughter from the ladies falls on my head

I look but the waitress

won't speak my language

I’m talking nonsense to a guy

sitting in a car further down

a car that smells of paint,

of women, of speed

and down there I hear splashes in the sea,

in the sun or in time who knows,

kids shouting,

balls dancing

You’re left all alone,

sweet madonna alone,

in the shadows of a dream

or maybe a photograph far from the sea

with just a geranium and a balcony

The night shines in your eyes

of a whole life spent watching

the stars far from the sea

and my time, yours

and that of our grandparents’ grandparents

lived through the years just thinking

A day at the beach

just for us to die

in the shadows of a dream

or maybe a photograph far from the sea

with just a geranium and a balcony