Steccati literally means "fences" or "palisades". It's a vivid and somewhat uncommon word that you don't often find in pop songs.
In this song, Ramazzotti sings about being "confinanti di cuore solo che ognuno sta / Dietro gli steccati degli orgogli suoi" (neighbors of the heart, except that each one stands behind the fences of their own pride). It's a beautiful metaphor for emotional barriers, where two people are close yet separated by stubbornness, making it a memorable and poetic image.
“Cose Della Vita” (“Things of Life”) is Eros Ramazzotti’s heartfelt tour through the everyday highs and lows that make relationships so thrilling and confusing. Over a rhythmic pop-rock groove, the Italian singer reflects on very human situations: the sudden breaks and unexpected returns, the pride that fences two lovers apart, and the quiet nights when memories refuse to sleep. He keeps circling back to one thought—Sto pensando a te (“I’m thinking of you”)—showing how certain feelings ignore the ticking clock and stay stubbornly alive.
Yet the song is more than nostalgia; it is a declaration of resilience. Eros admits that reaching this point has “already been a struggle,” but he is still in piedi (“on his feet”) and chasing his sogni umani—the ordinary, fragile dreams we can almost catch with our hands. Life may feel like an endless pursuit, full of sharp curves and near-misses, but Ramazzotti invites us to grab the steering wheel anyway. In the end, “Cose Della Vita” celebrates the imperfect beauty of loving, stumbling, and trying again, reminding learners that the real drama of life is written between the lines of the everyday.