La Vita Splendida

Love yourself as much as you can
And then love yourself however you want
And ignore those who always point fingers at you
And forget about those who just don’t get it
Put on that dress
Even if they say it doesn’t fit you
And stop saying all the time
That you’re too old to dance

And then ask yourself how you’re doing
When was the last time you checked?
You who used to live on instinct
Now you barely believe in the future

You who think forever doesn’t exist
That no one loves like we do
You who fall down but get back up
You who still believe a little in the end
Do you believe it?

In a life like this
That’s splendid even when it messes you up, yeah
It’s almost like an obstacle course
And you
You want to break the world record
Even when the finish line disappears
Splendid, yeah, splendid

Splendid melancholy
Splendid that lie
That’s kept you a prisoner for twenty years
Clinging to a photograph
Splendid even this moon
That you definitely didn’t make
Splendid the fear
Of telling everyone you want more now
More

In a life like this
That’s splendid even when it messes you up, yeah
It’s a kind of obstacle course
And you
You want to break the world record
Even when everything goes to hell
Even if sometimes you wish you could die

How easy it is to tell yourself lies
When it’s raining and you
Feel so alone

But a life like this
I still want it
A life like this
Thinking about it gives me chills
But I want to sing it
Even when the orchestra disappears

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
The splendid life