Due Vite Lyrics in English by Marco Mengoni

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Verse 1

We're the only ones awake in the whole universe

And I don't know still your desert well

Maybe it's in a place in my heart where the sun is always off

Where sometimes I lose you, but if I want I catch you

We're stuck in a time like this, that lifts the streets

With the sky one step from here, we're the monsters and the fairies

I should call you, tell you the things that I feel

But I've finished the excuses and I don't have more defenses

Prechorus 1

We're a book on the floor in an empty house that seems like ours

The coffee with lemon against the hangover, you look like a blurred photo

And we screwed another night out at a venue

The words 'ci siamo fottuti' can mean two different things: that two people had sex or that they tricked each other

And thank goodness

'Meno male' literally translates to 'less bad', but it's a phrase used to express relief when the future turns out much better than planned, something like 'Thank goodness', or 'That's good'

Chorus 1

If this is the last song and then the moon will explode

I'll be there to tell you that you're wrong, you're wrong and you know it

Here the music doesn't arrive

And you don't sleep and where will you be? Where do you go?

When life then exaggerates

Or: When life then goes too far

All the races, the slaps, the mistakes that you make

When something agitates you

Or: When something upsets you

I know that you don't sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, never sleep

What twists two lives take

Verse 2

We're the only ones awake in the whole universe

To shout a little rage above a rooftop

That nobody feels like this

That nobody watches movies anymore

The flowers in your room

My metal shirt

Prechorus 2

We're a book on the floor in an empty house that seems like ours

Lost among people, how many words without ever an answer

And we screwed another night out at a venue

And thank goodness

Chorus 2

If this is the last song and then the moon will explode

I'll be there to tell you that you're wrong, you're wrong and you know it

Here the music doesn't arrive

And you don't sleep and where will you be? Where do you go?

When life then exaggerates

All the races and the slaps, the mistakes that you make

When something agitates you

I know that you don't sleep

Turn off the light even if you don't like it

We stay in the dark surrounded only by the sound of our voice

Beyond the madness that dances in everything

Two lives look what a mess

Chorus 3

If this is the last song and then the moon will explode

I'll be there to tell you that you're wrong, you're wrong and you know it

Here the music doesn't arrive

I know that you don't sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, never sleep

What twists two lives take

Two lives

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schiaffi — slaps

The word schiaffi literally translates to "slaps". It's a very strong and visceral word that immediately grabs your attention.

In the song, Marco Mengoni isn't talking about a physical fight. He uses it metaphorically in the line "Tutte le corse gli schiaffi, gli sbagli che fai" (All the runs, the slaps, the mistakes you make) to refer to life's hard knocks, setbacks, and the painful lessons we learn along the way. It’s a powerful way to describe the struggles and chaos of life.

Marco Mengoni brings us straight into that chaotic, 3:00 AM state of mind where sleep is impossible and your head won't stop spinning. He frames two people as if they are "i soli svegli in tutto l'universo" ("the only ones awake in the whole universe"), shouting out their frustrations from a rooftop. The song leans hard into messy, realistic snapshots instead of polished romance: think an empty flat with a book left lying on the floor, blurry photos, and the bizarre classic remedy of "il caffè col limone contro l'hangover" ("coffee with lemon for a hangover"). He sings bluntly about wasting another night outside a club ("ci siamo fottuti ancora una notte fuori un locale") and immediately adds a relieved "e meno male" ("and just as well").

At its heart, the track explores the winding paths and collisions between two lives ("che giri fanno due vite"). Mengoni moves between extremes, calling them "i mostri e le fate" ("the monsters and the fairies"), trying to deal with life when it hits too hard ("quando la vita poi esagera") with all its rush and metaphorical slaps ("le corse, gli schiaffi"). Even if the world were ending and the moon exploded, he pictures himself staying right there in the dark, wrapped up only in the sound of a voice, trying to make sense of all the beautiful disorder.

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