Lercio means “filthy,” “grimy,” or “dirty,” and is a more vivid, literary-sounding alternative to the everyday word sporco. In the song, Ultimo remembers sitting on a filthy sidewalk, turning an unglamorous detail into a powerful image of nostalgia for simpler times.
In “TUTTO,” Ultimo questions what it really means to have everything. He admits he is not good at laughing in group photos, showing emotion, or saying what he feels directly. Instead, he talks to the sky, wants to fly into it, and speaks through music: “Parlo solo col cielo” [I only talk to the sky]. He misses simple moments, such as sitting barefoot on the grass, playing without reading sheet music, and sitting on a dirty pavement. He even misses the time when he used to miss these things. There is a funny, slightly painful contrast in “Tu che cerchi me / Mentre io cerco il vino” [You look for me / While I look for wine].
The song moves between his everyday self and the person he becomes at the piano. Writing feels sacred to him, while his old dreams included a concert with “la gente sotto e la mia voce al centro” [the people below and my voice at the center]. Now that he says he has “tutto” [everything], he still feels cold. The people around him see success and ask why he is crying, but he cannot accept that having everything should automatically make him happy. Memories of Paolo, a basement with “Perfect Day” playing extremely loudly, conversations about whether life was “zero o cento” [zero or one hundred], and a bedside table where he wrote his dreams make the present feel strangely distant. The final idea is simple and blunt: “Sento freddo anche se per te ho tutto” [I feel cold even though, to you, I have everything].
Ultimo, from Italy, is the stage name of Niccolò Moriconi, a singer-songwriter known for his piano-driven pop. He started his career early, quickly gaining attention for his sincere lyrics and distinctive vocal style.
He first rose to prominence after winning the New Proposals section of the Sanremo Music Festival in 2018 with his song "Il ballo delle incertezze". His albums like Peter Pan and Colpa delle favole feature many popular tracks, and he is also known for "I tuoi particolari".