Battito Di Ciglia Lyrics in English Francesca Michielin

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Battito Di Ciglia by Francesca Michielin from Italian to English.
The heart is a blink
Sometimes it rests a little
I look at it and it doesn't look like me
It smells like the sea but talks about you
I lose you and I can't find myself
But I think it's better like this
I've figured out the heart confuses
Other people's breath is far from you
My heart gets tangled in your eyes and I don't know
Who it looks like
If I can save it, I don't know
Your heart gets tangled in my dreams
And I don't know who it looks like
If I can find it, I don't know
Love love
Don't love me
Love love
Don't love me
The heart's a biting dragon
It's fire but you never burn
It lights up, grabs you, puts me out
It feeds on everything you give
Time's been lying for ages
The rain now cries for me
If you talk I won't hear anything
The memory of you is locked in the shadows
My heart gets tangled in your eyes and I don't know
Who it looks like
If I can save it, I don't know
Your heart gets tangled in my dreams
And I don't know who it looks like
If I can find it, I don't know
Love love
Don't love me
Love love
Don't love me
Bridge
The heart is a blink
I look at it and it doesn't look like me
I'm lost and I can't find myself
I've figured out the heart confuses
The heart is a blink
I look at it and it doesn't look like me
I'm lost and I can't find myself
I've figured out the heart confuses
My heart gets tangled in your eyes and I don't know
Who it looks like
If I can save it, I don't know
Your heart gets tangled in my dreams
And I don't know who it looks like
If I can find it, I don't know
Love love
Don't love me
Love love
Don't love me
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SONG MEANING

Blink once and you might miss it – the heartbeat that sparks Francesca Michielin’s “Battito Di Ciglia” (“Blink of an Eyelash”). In this dreamy Italian pop gem, the singer compares the heart to everything from fluttering lashes to a fire-breathing dragon. One second it rests, the next it roars, leaving her caught between salty sea air and memories of someone who feels both close and distant. The song’s airy synths and pulsing beat mirror that restless rhythm: fast, unpredictable, and impossible to pin down.

Michielin invites us into a tug-of-war between attachment and freedom. The repeated plea “Ama l’amore, non amare me” (“Love love, don’t love me”) hints that real affection is bigger than any single person. While her heart gets tangled in her lover’s eyes and dreams, she realizes she cannot be truly found through someone else. “Battito Di Ciglia” is a poetic reminder that love can dazzle, scorch, and confuse, but at its core it pushes us to know ourselves first before chasing another heartbeat.

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