Indipendente [English translation]

Independent,

I want to be independent

and to be forever the lover of everything.

I want to be independent.

There is nothing more important

because only when being independent one exists.

The boyfriend trapped

in the duties and amenities of a relationship

is afraid of having forgotten

his freedom.

The way the musician courted

by mermaids and the traps of the industry

wants to protect his art from the market,

his quality.

And it repeats itself.

Independent,

I want to be independent

and to be forever the lover of everything.

I want to be independent.

There is nothing more important

because only when being independent one exists,

one resists.

The son tired of his parents,

of the interventions in his life,

needs to find his own path,

his own happiness

Like the politician who strongly

vindicates the traditions of his region

and, in the autonomy of the central government

his own identity.

Everyone repeats.

Independent,

we want to be independent

and to be forever the lovers of everything.

We want to be independent.

There is nothing more important

because only when being independent one exists,

one resists.

But who is really independent?

Do you want to be independent?

Are they happy later, those who are independent of everything?

(Independent...)

Of oxygen, of money.

(Independent...)

Of a friend's advice.

(Independent...)

Of a shortcut home.

Of the woman one marries.

• Artist:Niccolò Fabi
• Album:Ecco (2012)