Unatoka Wapi Lyrics in English Marco Mengoni
Egolatria translates to "egolatry" or "self-worship". It's a less common, more formal word than simply "ego" and carries a strong connotation of excessive self-admiration.
In the song, Marco Mengoni lists various origins, including "una diceria, da una prigionia, da una egolatria" (from a rumor, from a prison, from an egolatry). This suggests a critical reflection on the sources of identity, including the potentially destructive influence of self-obsession, making it a thought-provoking and unique choice.
"Unatoka Wapi" borrows its title from Swahili for "where do you come from," and Marco Mengoni turns that question into a search for identity rather than geography. Instead of naming a place, he answers with everything that shaped him: asylums and chains, arrogance and empty pockets, slums and cellars, witch hunts and priests, the reasoning of fools. He calls himself both good and evil, someone who owns nothing and yet carries everything.
Running through the song is the idea that what we see often isn't real, and that things are born and gone again just as fast. By the bridge the question turns outward and multiplies: "Where are you? Where do you come from? Where are you going?" It's less about where he was born and more about how unstable and layered a sense of self can be when the world keeps handing back contradictory answers.
