Papetti became well known for all the years '60 and '70, and all his new album reaches the top of the hit parade; he was also printed in all the Latin American market. During the period of greatest splendour, the '70s, Papetti also produced two collections a year, the best-selling being the 20th one, which came up first in 1975.
Laura
Fausto Papetti Lyrics
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Of something that never happened, yet you recall it well
You know the feeling of recognizing someone
That you've never met as far as you could tell, well
Laura is the face in the misty light
Footsteps that you hear down the hall
The laugh that floats on a summer night
And you see Laura on the train that is passing through
Those eyes, how familiar they seem
She gave your very first kiss to you
That was Laura but she's only a dream
The lyrics to Fausto Papetti's song "Laura" describe a feeling of vague familiarity with someone or something, as well as a longing for a past that may not have actually happened. The song's narrator describes the sensation of recognizing someone they've never met before, as well as the haunting feeling that Laura, a woman they may have once known intimately, is nothing more than a dream.
The lyrics suggest a sense of nostalgia and longing for something that was once important, but has since become nebulous and ambiguous. The use of imagery, such as the "footsteps that you hear down the hall" and the "laugh that floats on a summer night," evoke a sense of a lost memory or experience that can never be fully recaptured or remembered.
Overall, "Laura" is a haunting and poetic take on the idea of lost and half-remembered memories, and the impact that they can still have on us even years later.
Line by Line Meaning
You know the feeling of something half remembered
The feeling of being familiar with something but not able to remember it completely
Of something that never happened, yet you recall it well
Remembering an event that did not happen in real life but feels real due to vivid imagination
You know the feeling of recognizing someone
Feeling like you know someone even if you never met them before
That you've never met as far as you could tell, well
Having a stranger that looks familiar
Laura is the face in the misty light
Laura is a hazy figure that the artist sees through unclear vision
Footsteps that you hear down the hall
Hearing the sound of footsteps but not knowing who they belong to
The laugh that floats on a summer night
Hearing a laugh but unable to figure out where it came from
That you can never quite recall
Being unable to recall a memory or feeling in its entirety
And you see Laura on the train that is passing through
Seeing a familiar face on a train that quickly passes by
Those eyes, how familiar they seem
Recognizing someone's eyes even if you don't remember actually seeing them before
She gave your very first kiss to you
Laura is a figure who symbolizes the first romantic experience of the singer
That was Laura but she's only a dream
Laura represents an idealized dream that the artist cannot hold on to
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Written by: David Raksin
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