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Artist: Franco Battiato
Canonical path: /franco-battiato/running-against-the-grain
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Running Against The Grain
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Running Against The Grain
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Running against the grain
Running through the rain
Ho attraversato la vita inferiore
Seguendo linee per moto contrario.
Sfruttando per le mie vele
Flussi di controcorrente.
Cercando sempre le cause
Che mi hanno insegnato ad andare
Con disciplina anche contro le mie inclinazioni.
Marmoree scogliere lontane
Spezzano ogni forza in mille spume
L'odore domina sovrano il profumo delle cose.
In verità non mi sono mai legato e adesso
La mia vita fugge in diagonale
Ritorna prepotentemente un desiderio morale
La mi vita cerca fughe in diagonale
Per accelerare le calde influenze del sole.
Osservo la mia condizione
Il mio prezioso ed alterno passato
Le mie bizzarre imprese
Sono mercurio colorato.
Un salto oltre ciò che abbassa
Pinna in altro mare e intanto
La mia vita fugge in diagonale
Ritorna prepotentemente un desiderio morale
La mi vita cerca fughe in diagonale
Per accelerare le calde influenze del sole.
Indipendente la mia vita fugge.
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