Discover the story of the song > Malinconia – Riccardo Fogli

The lyrics are about a feeling of melancholy. The protagonist is going through a dark period without love and is searching for a night to drink his sorrows away. He describes his life as a glass and waits for the dawn to bring him to sleep. He also talks about a friend who is leaving and he doesn't know if he should cry or try to joke about it. The protagonist feels a sense of melancholy that follows him and leaves him after an hour, but he knows it will come back again. He then describes a moment where he questions if this is all life has to offer, feeling like he speaks a different language than others even when he is close to home. The melancholy is described as a companion that always agrees with him but he's not sure what it really wants from him. It is described as the only one who knows when he truly feels bad. The lyrics continue to describe how the protagonist finds love waiting for him behind the door, but wonders what he can do now that everything was already planned. The song ends by describing how the world can forget about him for a month or a moment, but he spends his evenings alone at home eating something just to survive. The melancholy is described as belonging to everyone, even a little bit to himself, and as the only one that waits when time is running fast. It is described as a train, a bit enchanted, that you only take if you've made a mistake.