Cigno Nero (feat. Francesca Michielin)

Your heart beats in time
A new rhythm never felt
And from what little I hear
It's already my favorite piece
I've been eating shit for twenty years
But I don't lose my appetite
Then they even make me clean the plate with my finger
Lips taste of smoke
Mixed with pampero
Makes the head heavy
But the heart lighter
And you are the black swan

Tired of following the herd
And the heart as big as the sun
But cold as marble
Neither young nor old
In the heart it hails
No alcohol tonight
I want to drink my tears
And a crack above the chest
That becomes a chasm

To which you can't inject collagen
I am ruthless and you are characterless
Let's take off our clothes but keep our masks
If you look closely you won't see my eyes blink
Daydreaming I lose the use of my eyelids

The burning tear
The wind consumes it
The black that dirties me
It will wash away anyway
And all that I have lost
I lose it again
I keep inside the emptiness
That remains of you

And what would it be worth to tell each other that we loved
By the time the record comes out we will have already left each other
Let's enjoy the moment because sooner or later it ends
Love often takes but then doesn't give back
I'm still waiting for the heart I lent him
If life teaches, I am a terrible student
It's as if we were having a race
It's a long start but in the end it's not that far

Yes, you are beautiful and damned
The missing half of a poisoned apple
And I seek relief in a dose of poison
Who was nursed by those with serpents in their bosom
The awareness that there is no certainty
Come closer to me, yes but at a safe distance
I gave you a finger but you took my heart
And I have always been prone to love's swings

The burning tear
The wind consumes it
The black that dirties me
It will wash away anyway
And all that I have lost
I lose it again
I keep inside the emptiness
That remains of you

And your name was written in pencil
To be able to erase you once it's over
Between you and me, you know
You are the most beautiful mistake of my life
Your name was written in pencil
To be able to erase you once it's over
Between you and me, you know
You are the most beautiful mistake of my life

The burning tear
The wind consumes it
The black that dirties me
It will wash away anyway
And all that I have lost
I lose it again
I keep inside the emptiness
That remains of you