PER I LORO OCCHI Lyrics – Ernia (English Translation)

[Verse 1]
I’ve been talking to the psychologist for years
That part of the problem perhaps stems from the beginning
It’s strange just to say it because I didn’t lack anything at home
But now a part of me knows what it would like
I wish my parents could tell me: “We’re proud”
I know they are now, but they don’t know how to express it
For years I thought they were strict
I had to interpret love to receive it
I envied the others, with mothers always ready to say: “Well done”
I didn’t even touch mine
She told me: “You did your duty”
That’s how those who want to do well are born and then those who have to
Maybe my sister was twice as bad, she kept it inside for a long time
Afterwards she swallowed it like syrup
But we still love each other, you know, I don’t blame her
It’s just that they were raised this way too

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ll accept
That even if you don’t want it, it stays sewn up inside
And now I know
But I would have preferred hearing it said

[Chorus]
It’s not just DNA
Not even the blood in your veins, in your veins
You understand it with age
When you put the pieces together to feel good
Some things say
That you learn as a child
The point of wasting your nights
Is to do it for their eyes

[Verse 2]
Silent problems nurtured in idle afternoons
I’ll do something to make you proud
I’ll know how to arouse all your affectionate glances
Without having to read them in religious silence
I don’t remember my father crying
Maybe I didn’t get the hang of it
But I don’t even remember seeing him laugh too much
Work, a disabled relative, and us two children
That managing emotions is learned through imprinting
And I’ve given them a lot of trouble, but they’ve never raised their hands against me
Maybe their voice, but still in rare cases
And in the past I’ve even tried to change
But, no matter how much you smooth the edges, the shape remains
Since I walked at the height of my femur
I have a deeper need, only money is a weak motive
The fairytale house has a leak in the tiles
To be like the others, a deserving son too

[Pre-Chorus]
I will accept
That even if you don’t want it, it stays sewn inside
And now I know
But I would have preferred to hear it said

[Chorus]
It’s not just DNA
Not even the blood in your veins, in your veins
You understand it with age
When you put the pieces together to feel good
Some things they say
That you learn as a child
The meaning of losing your nights
Is to do it for their eyes
It’s not just DNA
Not even the blood in your veins, in your veins
You understand it with age
And you make it okay to feel good
Some things they say you learn as a child
The meaning of losing your nights
Is to do it for their eyes