L'essenziale Lyrics in English Marco Mengoni

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'essenziale by Marco Mengoni from Italian to English.
Heroes say
If the game gets tough, it's worth playing
Lucky them then
If they trade insults for good
It happens to us too
To wage war and then crave peace
And in my silence
I erase every single pain of yours
To appreciate what
I couldn't choose
While the world falls to pieces
I compose new spaces
And desires that
Belong to you too
Because you've always been for me
The essential
I won't accept
Another misjudgment
Love can
Hide behind lovely words
That I spoke before they
Became empty and stupid
While the world falls to pieces
I compose new spaces
And desires that
Belong to you too
While the world falls to pieces
I steer clear of excesses
And bad habits
I'll return to the origin
Bridge
I come back to you who are for me
The essential
Bridge
Love doesn't follow logic
It steals your breath and thirst
While the world falls to pieces
I compose new spaces
And desires that
Belong to you too
While the world falls to pieces
I steer clear of excesses
And bad habits
I'll return to the origin
I come back to you who are for me
The essential
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SONG MEANING

Imagine the world crumbling around you, yet you find calm by focusing on the one person who makes everything feel right. That is the heartbeat of “L’essenziale,” Marco Mengoni’s soaring Italian pop anthem. The lyrics paint a movie-like scene: heroes clashing, mistakes made, noisy chaos everywhere. In the middle of that storm, the singer retreats into silence so he can “compose new spaces” filled with fresh hopes that he shares with his lover.

Mengoni’s message is simple yet powerful: when life feels overwhelming, cut out the excess, drop the bad habits, and return to what truly matters. Love may not follow logic, but its raw clarity shows him that you are the essential—the steady center he can always come back to.

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