Arrivederci, per sempre.

«Before our innocence was lost,
you were always one of those
blessed with lucky sevens
and the voice that made me cry».

(da Song to Say Goodbye, 'Meds', Placebo, 2006)

Alle spalle

«One fine day, I'm gonna live it all behind;
it wouldn't be so bad if I had more time».

(da Listen Up, 'The Masterplan', Oasis, 1998)

Untitled

«Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep,
it's such a bitter form of refuge.
Don't you know the kingdom's under siege
and everybody needs you?
Is there still magic in the midnight sun
or did you leave it back in '61?
In the the cadence af young man's eyes
and were the dreams roll high».

(da A Dustland Fairytale, 'Day & Age', The Killers, 2008)

La via della sopravvivenza

«No, non disturbatevi, restate sulla sedia, signori mi presento, sono la commedia.»

(E. Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac, 1897)

«Io sono un buffone, ho fatto il mio dovere, e come premio ho visto la gente.»

(da Viva Zapatero! di Sabina Guzzanti, 2005)

Una via d'uscita

«Aggresively we all defend the role we play,
regrettably time's come to send you on your way;
we've seen it all: bonfires of trust, flash floods of pain.
It doesn't really matter, don't you worry, it'll all work out».

(da Exitlude, 'Sam's Town', The Killers, 2006)

Distanze da separare

«But I'm just tryin' to love you
any kind of way.
But I find hard to love you
when you're far away».

(da Seaside, 'Inside In Inside Out', The Kooks, 2006)

La mezza stagione

«Come il vento di aprile è il mio fanciullo

chiaro e leggero, mutevole un poco.

Ma è calda l'erba su i miei prati. 

Invano invoca una carezza più costante.»

(Sandro Penna, Poesie inedite, 1938-1955)

Un romanticismo deprecato

« [...] for it was the fashion of those times for lovers to call themselves by the most romantic names out of novels»

(William M. Thackeray, The Luck of Barry Lyndon, 1844)