FANTASMI Lyrics in English GOMMA

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song FANTASMI by GOMMA from Italian to English.
In this house there's an upstairs floor
Where people live who don't know about us downstairs
I found out and kept quiet
I won't tell anybody, that's a promise
Ghosts don't speak on the doorstep, they stay spying
They can't do anything else
They can't do anything else
Ghosts don't speak on the doorstep, they stay spying
They can't do anything else
They can't do anything else
I don't even feel guilty
If I wake up late
I've got plenty of time anyway
I've got plenty of time anyway
Since my wrists are open
Since my wrists are open
Since my wrists are open
I guess you don't hear me
Up here there are people who
Don't suspect the downstairs floor, and vice versa
They've all got mass to think about
On Sunday
And today's Friday and they don't feel like it
Ghosts don't speak on the doorstep, they stay spying
They can't do anything else
They can't do anything else
Ghosts don't speak on the doorstep, they stay spying
They can't do anything else
They can't do anything else
I don't even feel guilty
If I wake up late
Since my wrists are open
Since my wrists are open
I don't even feel guilty
I've got plenty of time anyway
I guess that
You don't hear me
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SONG MEANING

FANTASMI turns an ordinary apartment building into a spooky metaphor playground. The singer imagines a mysterious upstairs where people live blissfully unaware of those downstairs, creating two parallel worlds under one roof. She discovers this secret but keeps quiet, like a child who’s seen something forbidden. Repeating lines about ghosts who “stay on the doorstep spying” paint a picture of silent observers stuck between rooms, unable to join either side. It’s playful and a bit eerie, drawing you into a hide-and-seek atmosphere.

Listen closer and the song becomes a confession of feeling invisible. Waking up late, “having all the time,” and mentioning “open wrists,” the narrator reveals a battle with depression and self-harm. Instead of scaring us, the ghosts symbolize people who feel unheard, trapped watching life go by. The casual talk of Sunday mass shows how routine can lull everyone into ignoring the pain next door. GOMMA wraps heavy themes in catchy indie-rock lines, inviting you to dance while thinking about what it means to be seen—or to be a ghost—among your neighbors.

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