Quando Ti Manca Il Fiato Lyrics in English Gianluca Grignani

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My dad came back in the evening

And he was strong when he was in the mood

I remember this well

Yeah, I remember this well

My dad was one of many

But he was my hero when he smiled at me

We still lived together

I remember this well

And then, I don't remember anymore

After twenty years from the land of memories

They call me (they call me)

Splitting the silence in two

With a ring of the phone

Hi, it's Dad

How's it going, Gianluca?

No, I'm not feeling bad

But when it happens

Will you come to my funeral or not

Will you come or not?

And I didn't speak anymore

I kept everything inside

And I hung up

Then I thought about it

Yeah, I thought about it

Hi Dad or goodbye Dad

I forgive you

My tears are sincere

But there's someone who won't

You accept the truth

And among those who fake grief

I'll be your pride

Because whoever has too much freedom

Has no words

When it hurts, really hurts

They're knives falling from the sky

They make even the toughest man bleed

Even though I grew up alone

In my own way

Yeah, and you know, my way

Hi Dad or goodbye Dad

I sing you this song now

So you know I still love you

And for the rest let everyone judge themselves

This is the only law

I know and respect

Do you remember when I told you

That life settles up with the past

Right when you're out of breath

And whoever knows the truth

Tell me why I struggle to lift my fingers

Oh, to stop playing

When the music is over

Is this what I have to learn from you?

Maybe you didn't want to or did you teach me?

Don't make chords with memories

When you're out of breath

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SONG MEANING

Quando Ti Manca Il Fiato ("When You Run Out of Breath") is Gianluca Grignani’s heartfelt letter to his father, written in the language he knows best: music. The singer flips between treasured childhood snapshots—“my dad was my hero when he smiled”—and the jolt of a late-night phone call in which his dad casually asks if he will attend his funeral. That stark question cracks open years of unspoken tension, guilt, and love. Over gritty guitars, Grignani wrestles with memories that fall "like knives from the sky," yet he ultimately chooses forgiveness and promises to stand proudly amid anyone faking grief.

More than a personal goodbye, the track feels like a universal wake-up call. Grignani reminds us that life settles its scores with the past right when you’re gasping for air, so it’s wiser not to cut "deals with memories." Instead, face the pain, play your final chord, and let the music fade on your own terms. The result is a rock ballad that blends raw confession with a liberating message: healing starts when you find the courage to love, even when it hurts to breathe.

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