Verbena Lyrics in English Francesca Michielin

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September messes me up, must be the full moon

Or maybe it's just the season

That's like diving into water with a sweater on

The head doesn't get wet, the heart sinks

Thoughts stay afloat

Gasoline scent, traveling under the full moon

Leaving for the last sea

"How long will it take us to get there?"

The pines turn maritime, and you promise me we'll go again

You tell me what I have to do

Our story started forever ago and still has to begin

And the more I look at you the more I get lost and I don't know what to say anymore

Your mouth is my boundary line

You tell me what I should think

Our crazy story just happened, what do you want to call it?

And you laugh a lot, you always mock me

And I laugh a lot and I don't understand anything anymore

September wears me out, must be the full moon

It's impossible to stay if everything around is already spinning

I can't stay on my feet

The sun isn't as high as it was yesterday anymore

Verbena scent, you listening to Verdena

What's this melancholy, so sweet it carries us away

I've got shorts on, we still need to have memories

Everything's happening now

You tell me what I have to do

Our story started forever ago and still has to begin

And the more I look at you the more I get lost and I don't know what to say anymore

Your mouth is my boundary line

You tell me what I should think

Our crazy story just happened, what do you want to call it?

And you laugh a lot, you always mock me

And I laugh a lot and I don't understand anything anymore

I don't want to feel the wind cutting my lips anymore

I don't want to hear those who don't even look at me anymore

But if you can, listen to me

You tell me what I have to do

Our story started forever ago and still has to begin

And the more I look at you the more I get lost and I don't know what to say anymore

Your mouth is my boundary line

You tell me what I should think

Our crazy story just happened, what do you want to call it?

And you laugh a lot, you always mock me

And I laugh a lot and I don't understand anything anymore

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SONG MEANING

Verbena paints the thrill of late-summer love when everything feels slightly off-balance yet irresistibly alive. Francesca Michielin drives us through September nights scented with gasoline and verbena, under a glaring full moon that pulls at the tides and the heart alike. The lyrics jump from star-lit road trips to teasing laughter, from pine trees turning marittimi to impulsive questions like “What should I do?” or “What should I think?”—capturing the dizzy space where friendship blurs into romance and every kiss feels like crossing a border.

At its core, the song celebrates the delicious uncertainty of beginnings that already feel timeless. Memories are being made in real time: salty skin after an ocean dive, short pants, a Verdena track humming in the background. September may consume the singer, yet that very restlessness announces possibility—proof that love, like verbena’s fragrance, is both fragile and lingering. Dive in, hold your breath, and let the heart sink while thoughts float on the surface; Verbena is a soundtrack for anyone who has ever felt lost in someone else’s smile and found the best kind of confusion.

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