Lontano Lyrics in English by Sfera Ebbasta

Allontani comes from allontanare, meaning “to move away,” “keep away,” or “distance.” In the song, Sfera uses it in two emotional ways: asking God to keep him away from evil, and fearing that his former partner might distance him from Gabriel. The repeated idea of being pushed far away connects directly to the song’s central theme of feeling lontano, or distant.

In “Lontano,” Sfera Ebbasta reflects on the distance fame has created between his public success and his private self. He admits, “Nessuno capirà il vero me” [“Nobody will understand the real me”], while anger makes everything look dark and pushes him toward reckless choices. Someone close to him once told him to think more, talk more, and smoke less, but he says he did the opposite: he stopped talking, smoked more, and tried not to think. The repeated word “lontano” means “far away,” and here it carries two meanings: he wants to escape fame and what it has taken from him, yet his talent has already carried him far from people he loved.

The song keeps moving between success and its price. Fast cars, expensive chains, and sold-out shows exist beside nights of blackout and self-hatred. He remembers coming from a place where children wear hand-me-down hoodies and one older brother is “chiuso a San Vittore” [“locked up in San Vittore”], a reference to the well-known prison in Milan. The line comparing himself to “il mare a Milano d’estate” [“the sea in Milan in summer”] is bluntly funny because Milan is far from the sea. He feels separated from his father, from loved ones, and even from himself, while hoping God will keep him away from evil and that his ex will not distance him from Gabriel. “Lontano” is a personal word for the gap between having everything people can see and still wanting to throw it all away.