Lasciami andare - Gianmaria Testa

I didn’t come to say goodbye

Because I don’t know

The proper tone for a goodbye

Or even the words

For the occasion

Or where to put my hands

Where to look

Which wall of the room

To look at

I didn’t come to say goodbye

I didn’t come to say goodbye

Because I don’t understand

The proper time for a goodbye

That finds the right words

And bridges distance

And then frees your hands

And lets you look

Beyond the wall of a room

Look

I didn’t come to say goodbye

We’ll never retrace

Our steps, never

There will no longer be room

Not even in hiding

In days past, never

We’ll never come back

Or only to remember

That the time of memory

Is the time of delay

And it doesn’t make things come back

Let me go

I didn’t come to say goodbye

Though now I can see it

The proper tone for a goodbye

And I know the words

For the occasion

And I can shake hands

And I can look at

Any wall in a room

Look…

We’ll never come back…