Se Bruciasse La Città paints the picture of a restless young man who cannot accept that the girl he loves is about to marry someone else. Wide awake while the city sleeps, he reminds her (and himself) that their first kiss, their secret meetings on a grassy suburb, and their shared dreams are still burning inside him. His love is so fierce that he imagines a spectacular scene: if the whole city were in flames, he would sprint straight through the fire just to see her again, convinced that she would instinctively run to him too.
Massimo Ranieri turns this heartbreak into an anthem of bold, cinematic devotion. The lyrics mix raw jealousy, tender nostalgia, and unbreakable hope, capturing that classic Italian passion where love feels larger than life. Even though another man now stands by her side, the singer proclaims that he is — and will always be — the true embodiment of love for her. It is a dramatic, bittersweet promise that no distance, wedding ring, or even a burning city could ever extinguish.