Muhammad Ali Lyrics in English Marco Mengoni

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Muhammad Ali by Marco Mengoni from Italian to English.

It happens to sync two beats

A matter of moments or eternity

That the fear of being alone's measured between time and ads

It happens I don't count to a hundred anymore

Instinct's right before talking

And how I am, thank God I am

Good or bad, you know me

It always happens we pick the wrong address

To change a road and end up stranded

That everything we dream at night

Gets measured between the eyes and what you don't see

It happens you wake up every morning

And your biggest enemy smiles at you in the mirror

And how I am, thank God I am

Good or bad, every day

Taking life's hits in the ring

Standing like Muhammad Ali

We're all Muhammad Ali

Here you win or lose in a moment

We're all Muhammad Ali

And how I am, thank God I am

Good or bad, every day

It always happens after every storm

The air isn't the same and maybe neither are you

That right when you want to forget

You fall in love again and don't think about it anymore

It happens every time I have the courage to get out in time

And how I am, thank God I am

Good or bad, every day

We're all Muhammad Ali

Here you win or lose in a moment

We're all Muhammad Ali

And how I am, thank God I am

Good or bad, every day

Taking life's hits in the ring

Standing like Muhammad Ali

Bridge

Forever, forever

You win or lose forever

Forever, forever

We're all Muhammad Ali

Here you win or lose in a moment

We're all Muhammad Ali

And how I am, thank God I am

Good or bad, every day

Taking life's hits in the ring

Standing like Muhammad Ali

We're all Muhammad Ali

And how I am, thank God I am

Good or bad, every day

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SONG MEANING

Marco Mengoni turns the boxing ring into a mirror of daily life. In “Muhammad Ali,” he compares our ordinary ups and downs to the legendary fighter’s rounds in the ring: we take blows from doubts, wrong turns, and the face that greets us in the mirror each morning, yet we stay on our feet. Synchronizing heartbeats, missing buses, falling back in love after a storm – every small victory or setback counts as a punch or a dodge, measured in moments as fleeting as an ad break.

The chorus unifies us all under the boxer’s gloves. By chanting “Siamo tutti Muhammad Ali,” Mengoni reminds listeners that courage is universal: anyone can win or lose “in un attimo,” but the real triumph lies in standing up again, bruised yet smiling. It’s an anthem of resilience, urging you to trust your instincts, accept imperfection, and keep dancing on life’s canvas like the Greatest himself.

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Marco Mengoni Muhammad Ali Lyrics