All'improvviso

Suddenly the stairs
That lead back
Are no lower than the ones you see
There's no reason
To make noise
Hoping to leave quietly
What our fears are made of
Of great uncertainties
Of great secrets
And lights in the sky
And old attics
Of school assignments
Of better days

Suddenly the accents fall
Coffee runs out
The curtains filtering life
A shadow on the face, a war cry
We've always cheered for the same team
A thread connects us
The breath breaks
A hand is not enough
A snap of fingers
But tell me now
If it's right or wrong
Here no one says "it's over"

I won't forget
Maybe I'll miss you
You know that sometimes goodbye
Is just a hello
I prepare myself
To ask how you're doing
With a faint voice I say hello

I write following the lines
A sheet of paper and a new outfit
Still late
Music in my headphones
Mixes in the cold of this morning
One foot is a step
Then becomes a journey
Time spits minutes backwards
The heart resembles a globe
Spinning still

I won't forget
Maybe I'll miss you
You know that sometimes goodbye is just a hello
I prepare myself
To ask how you're doing
With a faint voice I say hello
But my breath breaks, love, goodbye

Suddenly you're awake
The light turns on
The memory of confused scenes remains
And what was yesterday
With all the thoughts
Has gone away

Suddenly you're awake
The light turns on
The memory of confused scenes remains
And what was yesterday
With all the thoughts
Has gone away

I won't forget
You know that sometimes goodbye is just a hello
I prepare myself
To ask how you're doing
With a faint voice I say hello
But the voice betrays, love, goodbye