Ferma A Guardare Lyrics in English Ernia , Pinguini Tattici Nucleari

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ferma A Guardare by Ernia from Italian to English.

I, who haven't had a woman in a while

I've always kept relationships distant

They all want to take something I don't have

You don't get attached to people when you're grown

Then you show up, hey

In your blue eyes, hey

I find the fear I have of falling in love

I pull up a cloud made of excuses

That I make up just to not get closer

Under your doorway you asked me if I'm up for it

To come upstairs and it was just our first date

At that same spot months later I give you

Heartaches and you're sending me away saying

'Don't hurt

Me ever again

Now I don't wanna talk anymore

Because I don't know how to stay

Still just watching

You coming down the stairs'

In a studio on the Navigli, forty square meters

You asked me, 'Do you believe in love?' Or if I had any wishes

What I thought about the future or if I had real friends

You were drunk, but you filled both our minds

When you move you've got something no other girl has

And I've got truths you don't want me to tell you

If I went back you know I'd never have hurt you

I'd have bought some rings to fill your fingers

Then we did it hard, standing in the doorways

You say, 'Don't stop'

But I look at the others

And I know that on the other hand

You can't forgive it

Under your doorway you asked me if I'm up for it

To come upstairs and it was just our first date

At that same spot months later I give you

Heartaches and you're sending me away saying

'Don't hurt

Me ever again

Now I don't wanna talk anymore

Because I don't know how to stay

Standing still watching

You coming down the stairs'

You leave

I've probably told you three thousand times

If it'll help, I'll tell you even more

I even think of you when I'm at the post office

I mail letters to your blue eyes

And I don't know if you'll let me back in

I've got flowers in my hand and I'm embarrassed

You laugh and stay there still watching

How beautiful you are, f*ck

'Don't ever hurt me again

Now I don't wanna talk anymore

Because I don't know how to stay

Still just watching

You coming down the stairs and leaving

You leave

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SONG MEANING

Ferma A Guardare feels like a short film set on the romantic canals of Milan. Our narrator, a self-confessed commitment-phobe, has always kept relationships at arm’s length. Then she shows up: eyes “blu,” questions about love in a tiny apartment, a magnetic energy that pulls him out of his comfort zone. The song captures the dizzy thrill of first dates, the buzz of late-night conversations and the moment you realise someone is getting under your skin.

But love can be messy, and Ernia’s protagonist stumbles. Temptation, doubts and half-truths push the couple to a breaking point until she is literally walking away, leaving him “fermo a guardare” – stuck watching, flowers in hand, hoping for one more chance. The track blends rueful humour with raw confession, reminding us that fear of commitment can make you lose the very thing you were afraid to want. It’s a catchy, bittersweet snapshot of modern love: quick to start, easy to complicate, unforgettable when it’s gone.

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