Carte da decifrare [English translation]

Love is like papers to be deciphered

and long nights and days to learn.

If I had a pen, I'd write to you

If I were more creative, I'd draw your portrait

On sheets of crystal to be destroyed

And watch out, if I had a knife to cut!

But I had more judgement I wouldn't deny

that if I had a house, I'd host you

and that if it rained, I'd give you shelter

and that if there were shadows, I'd hide you in them

If I were a true travelle, I'd had already met you

and at every crossroad I'd waved at you a thousand times

If I were a guardian, I'd look after you

If I were a hunter, I wouldn't chase you

If I were a priest, I'd pronunce you with my tongue between the teeth

as if you were an oration

If I were a priest, I'd sing you with my hands over my mouth

as if you were a secret psalm

If I had better arms, I'd contrict you

If I had better lips, I'd kill you

If I have a good mouth, I'd speak to you

If I had nice words, I'd stop you

at a corner of a street

and I'd nail you to a random cross

But, instead, I come close to you

like a burglar, a killer, during the day

to steal your pace, your pace and silhouette

and then I love them at night when the sleep lasts

and then I love you for hours, hours, hours

and kill you with love at dawn

and then I love you for hours, hours, hours

and kill you with love at dawn

Because love is paper to be deciphered

and long nights and days to be calculated

since love it's all about sign to be guessed

Forgive me

if i haven't had the time to learn

if i haven't had the time to learn

to learn.

• Artist:Ivano Fossati
• Album:Dal vivo, vol.2