Come Mai Lyrics in English 883 , Max Pezzali

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Come Mai by 883 from Italian to English.

Nights don't end

At dawn in the street

I bring them home with me

I turn them into melody

And then I find myself writing

Kilometers of letters

Hoping to see you here again

Useless to talk about it, you know, you'd never understand

Following you till dawn and then

Seeing where you go

I feel a bit like a kid but

I know with you it won't end

The dream of feeling inside a movie

And then suddenly you showed up

I don't know who decided it

You grabbed me more and more

A daily war

With rationality

But it's okay as long as it helps me get out

How come, who are you, to do this to me

Whole nights waiting for you, waiting for you

Tell me how come, who are you to keep me here

Here sitting in a room, praying for a yes

If my friends knew it's really me

To think they believed

I was almost a god

Because I never stopped

No pointless affair

Killing myself for love, but for who?

You know, suddenly you showed up

I don't know who decided it

You grabbed me more and more

A daily war with rationality

But it's okay as long as it helps me get out

How come, who are you, to do this to me

Whole nights waiting for you, waiting for you

Tell me how come, who are you, to keep me here

Here sitting in a room, praying for a yes

Tell me how come, who are you, to do this to me

Whole nights waiting for you, waiting for you

Tell me how come, who are you, to keep me here

Here sitting in a room, praying for a yes

Tell me how come, who are you, to keep me here

Here sitting in a room, praying for a yes

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SONG MEANING

Come Mai is a catchy pop confession in which the Italian duo 883 and Max Pezzali paint the dizzy feeling of falling head-over-heels in love: sleepless nights melt into dawn as the singer drags melodies and memories home, scribbling kilometre-long letters just for the chance to see her again; once the self-assured friend who never stopped, he now waits alone in his room, praying for a single “yes,” stunned by how this mysterious girl has turned his rational world into a daily battle with emotion; the chorus’s repeated question, “Come mai?” (How come?), captures the mix of wonder, disbelief, and vulnerability that erupts when love arrives unannounced, proving that even a supposed “almost god” can be reduced to a hopeful dreamer by one unexpected heartbeat.

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