Atlantide is the Italian name for the mythical lost island of Atlantis. It's a powerful and evocative word that instantly brings to mind mystery and legend.
In the song, the singer uses it in a beautiful metaphor: "Ti chiedevo le favole / Come il mare di Atlantide" (I asked you for fairy tales / Like the sea of Atlantis). She compares her desire for grand, impossible stories to something as vast and mythical as the ocean surrounding a lost world, highlighting the legendary scale of her dreams within the relationship.
This song feels like being stuck in that confusing moment right after a big change, maybe a breakup. Sarah Toscano sings about feeling totally lost, like she was "persa in un vortice" [lost in a vortex] and "chiusa in un margine" [closed in a margin]. She was asking for impossible fairy tales, comparing them to the mythical lost city of Atlantis.
But then, there's a shift. She decides she has to move on, even though it's terrifying. The most powerful line is "Adesso cambio direzione / Ma non cambio l'intenzione" [Now I'm changing direction / But I'm not changing the intention]. She's changing her path, but her feelings or ultimate goal might still be the same. She even says she'll be waiting "Da un'altra parte del mondo" [On another part of the world], which is such a dramatic and romantic way to say you're not really over someone, even as you're walking away.
Sarah Toscano is an Italian singer from Legnano, near Milan, born in 2006. She grew up training as a dancer before turning her focus to music, and she got her big break in 2024 as a contestant on the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, where she won the twenty-third season.
Her win came with the release of her debut single "Se ci sei tu," which became a commercial hit in Italy, and she followed it with her first studio album, Sarah, in 2024. She represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025 with the song "Volevo essere un duro," introducing her music to a wider European audience. Since then she has continued releasing pop singles built around big, emotional choruses and personal lyrics about growing up, heartbreak, and self-discovery, including "Atlantide."