Discover the story of the song > Io Sono Un Uomo Libero – Adriano Celentano

The protagonist of the song is described as a free man who doesn't go out often and doesn't talk much. He is told that someone wants to see him and that person knows him well. The protagonist reflects on life being a slow journey and how he wakes up every day like Lazarus, with Cain offering him salt, not for soup but for something else. He has been a tender, vegetative man who watched the fierce beauty of the world slowly transform. He dreams and believes he is still thinking, with his elbows on the window sill. The song also mentions singers and poets who you can't believe or reach, and how everyone talks and writes here, which is universal culture or a public library. The protagonist chooses to walk in silence next to his partner, who he refers to as "my life", because he is a free man in this world. The song emphasizes the freedom and silence, and mentions different contrasting themes throughout the lyrics.