Qualcosa Che Non C'e' Lyrics in English Elisa

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Qualcosa Che Non C'e' by Elisa from Italian to English.
All this time wondering
What is it that won't leave me alone
All these years wondering
If I'm really okay
Like this
Like I am
Like this
Like this one day
I wrote in my notebook
I'll make the world dream with music
Not long after
When all I needed to do was take a leap
To reach happiness
And the truth is that
I've waited a long time
Something that isn't there
Instead of watching the sun rise
This has always been a way
To stop time
And the speed
People's quick steps
Carelessness
The words spoken
Without humility
Without heart
Like this
Just to make noise
I've waited a long time
Something that isn't there
Instead of watching
The sun rise
Bridge
And miraculously
I haven't stopped dreaming
And miraculously
I can't help but hope
And if there's a secret
It's to do everything as
If I only saw the sun
A secret is to do everything
As if
Doing everything
As if
Bridge
I only saw the sun
I only saw the sun
And not
Something that isn't there
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Elisa Toffoli
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SONG MEANING

Have you ever caught yourself chasing an invisible “something,” only to miss the sunshine right in front of you? That is exactly the heart-felt confession in Qualcosa Che Non C’è (“Something That Isn’t There”). Elisa sings about years of self-doubt and the restless search for perfection: Am I really good enough the way I am? She remembers the childhood moment when she promised to make the world dream with her music, yet she later realizes she has been standing still, waiting for an illusion instead of greeting each sunrise. The song gently warns us about noisy distractions—fast-moving crowds, careless words—while celebrating the stubborn power of dreaming and hoping anyway.

The turning point is Elisa’s luminous secret: live as if you can see only the sun. When we act “as if” the light is already shining, we stop obsessing over what is missing and start embracing the present. The song becomes a motivational anthem that invites you to swap anxiety for creativity, impatience for wonder, and doubt for a bright, sun-soaked outlook on life.

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