L'ombre et la lumière [English translation]

Summer 1868 somewhere in the far west

He jumped unto his horse and disapearred in a blink of an eye

The door of the saloon is still swinging, outside the wind is swirling up the dust

He is riding towards his destiny without ever looking back

Is he looking for something or is he on the run? Is he confident or uncertain?

Is he trying to catch up with or is he trying to escape his destiny?

What will his future look like? Will it be an obvious fact or a mystery?

He will build himself an empire, which will be made of shadow or of light

Shadow or light

Which one of the two will enlighten us?

I walking towards the sun

In the colours of winter

Shadow or light

How long have I been waiting

To find in a smile

All the principles of this universe

It’s winter 2008, somewhere in Paris

I’m starting the car to escape these rotten times

The door of the café is still trembling, outside the rain is lashing onto the asphalt

To each of us his road to a golden future, I’m accelerating while riding across the haze

Because my time is limited I have to make the right choices

It’s a race against the clock or a race against fear

It’s always the same ride; one is aiming for the gleam of light right ahead

Even if this quest is meaningless I’m running to feel free

Shadow or light

Which one of the two will enlighten us?

I walking towards the sun

In the colours of winter

Shadow or light

How long have I been waiting

To find in a smile

All the principles of this universe

We are runing across the centuries but it’s always the same ride

Are you afraid to run out of road?

But this journey is meaningless

Did you put a name on all the lips… the lips?

Shadow or light

Which one of the two will enlighten us?

I walking towards the sun

In the colours of winter

Shadow or light

How long have I been waiting

To find in a smile

All the principles of this universe

To find in a smile

All the principles of this universe

• Artist:Calogero
• Album:L'embellie