Superman
Giovanni Truppi Lyrics

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Ho sognato che facevo l'amore con Superman.
Era molto meglio di te,
era grande, era forte, era Superman.
Non mi ricordo se aveva il mantello o il vestito blu,
o se li aveva poggiati
dove poggiavi i vestiti tu.
Ma mi ricordo la posizione
lui mi faceva volare, volare, volare, volare, volare.

E invece tu non mi hai mai fatto volare.
Perché sei pesante.
Hai questa mente così ingombrante.
Ho sognato che facevo l'amore con Superman.
Era molto meglio di te,
era grande, era forte, era Superman.
Non mi ricordo se aveva il mantello o il vestito blu,
o se glieli avevo tolti perché nudo mi piaceva di più!
Ma mi ricordo la sensazione
forte forte come una corrente che mi portava, che mi portava, che mi portava, che mi portava, che mi portava...
fuori dalla mente
Ma mi ricordo la sensazione

forte forte come una corrente che mi portava, che mi portava, che mi portava, che mi portava, che mi portava...
fuori dalla mente

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Giovanni Truppi's song "Superman" talk about a dream he had in which he was making love to Superman, and how it was much better than any experience he had with his real-life partner. He describes Superman as being big, strong, and able to make him fly, unlike his current partner who he cites as being heavy and weighed down by their mental baggage. Truppi seems to be using Superman as a symbol of freedom, liberation, and desire.

The lyrics are powerful in their depiction of a person seeking something more, something transcendent, something that takes them out of their mundane existence. It's a song that captures the human longing for something more significant and meaningful and shows that sometimes it is in our dreams where we find the clarity we need to pursue that something more. The song's overall message is about finding that thing which makes us feel more alive, powerful and free, even if it is just a dream.

Line by Line Meaning

Ho sognato che facevo l'amore con Superman.
I dreamed that I made love with Superman.

Era molto meglio di te,
It was much better than being with you.

era grande, era forte, era Superman.
He was big, he was strong, he was Superman.

Non mi ricordo se aveva il mantello o il vestito blu,
I don't remember if he was wearing a cape or a blue suit,

o se li aveva poggiati dove poggiavi i vestiti tu.
Or if he had put them where you usually put your clothes.

Ma mi ricordo la posizione
But I remember the position

lui mi faceva volare, volare, volare, volare, volare.
He made me fly, fly, fly, fly, fly.

E invece tu non mi hai mai fatto volare.
Instead, you never made me fly.

Perché sei pesante.
Because you are heavy.

Hai questa mente così ingombrante.
You have such a cluttered mind.

Non mi ricordo se aveva il mantello o il vestito blu,
I don't remember if he was wearing a cape or a blue suit,

o se glieli avevo tolti perché nudo mi piaceva di più!
Or if I had taken them off because I liked him naked more!

Ma mi ricordo la sensazione
But I remember the feeling,

forte forte come una corrente che mi portava, che mi portava, che mi portava, che mi portava, che mi portava...
Strong, strong like a current that took me, that took me, that took me, that took me, that took me...

fuori dalla mente
Out of my mind

Ma mi ricordo la sensazione
But I remember the feeling,

fuori dalla mente
Out of my mind

Writer(s): Giovanni Truppi, Marco Buccelli

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