Michelino Lyrics in English Gazzelle

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Sometimes it passes quickly, sometimes it stays as it is

That feeling of inadequacy that falls from your eyes

It's salt that burns you and you don't understand what it's like

May your heart rust when you talk about me

But I see a smile that breaks your face

Or maybe everything is just put on standby, ouch

A piece of life, you breathe hard

But for a moment you won't think about it anymore, anymore, anymore

But now rinse your face, let's get out of here

Which is not the time

Being sad like Michelino

Who always says he's sad and if he smiles then he gets nervous

But we are not like that, like that, like that

Sometimes it collapses quickly, sometimes it stays as it is

That skyscraper of memories that stands before your eyes

It's ugly, half broken and you don't understand how

That if you look carefully inside you still see you and me

But there remains a smile that cuts your face

And maybe you've buried it all by now

A piece of life, the sky that screams

And for a moment you won't think about it anymore, anymore, anymore

But now rinse your face and let's get out of here

Which is not the time

Being sad like Michelino

Who always says he's sad and if he smiles then he gets nervous

But we are not like that

Let's pretend with the medicines

He cries even if he wins and if his heart beats he doesn't even understand it

But we are not like that, like that, like that

And if he starts a book then he doesn't finish it

If you pass him a record he'll belittle it

If you explain a dream to him he will demolish it

If you kick him nothing hurts him

If he starts a book then he doesn't finish it

If you pass him a record he'll belittle it

If you explain a dream to him he will demolish it

If you kick him nothing hurts him, nothing hurts him

But after a while he disappears

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Michelino — Little Michael

Michelino is a diminutive of the name Michele (Michael). It literally means "Little Michael" and is used in the song to refer to a character who is perpetually sad and pessimistic.

The artist uses this name to personify a state of mind, describing someone who "dice sempre che è triste e se gli esce un sorriso poi si innervosisce" (always says he's sad and if a smile escapes him, he gets annoyed). It's an interesting and unique way to characterize a melancholic personality, making it memorable and central to the song's theme.

Have you ever felt so sad that even a smile feels wrong? Gazzelle's song "Michelino" dives into this feeling, but with a twist. The lyrics paint a picture of someone struggling with a "skyscraper of memories" and a sense of inadequacy that feels like burning salt. It's about a difficult moment, maybe after a breakup, where breathing feels hard and your heart feels like it's rusting.

But this isn't a song about staying sad. The singer urges a friend (or maybe themself) to wash their face and escape the gloom. They create a character named Michelino, who represents constant, self-indulgent sadness. Michelino is someone who gets annoyed if he smiles, cries even when he wins, and can't finish a book or appreciate a song. The main message is a powerful rejection of this attitude: "Ma noi non siamo così" (But we are not like that). It's a call to fight against overwhelming sadness and choose to live, even when it's hard.

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