Assenzio ver. 2 (Enrico Perelli)

*[Intro]* After all, I’ve seen wide horizons of silence, no maps, no marks, just echoes in balance. *[Verse 1]* A chair in the dark, the clock without chimes, each second dissolving the shape of time. I spoke to the walls, they answered in half, with unsigned whispers, like a ghost’s laugh. *[Verse 2]* A glass with absinthe left on the sill, the window’s breath quieter still. It rained just enough to wash the absence, not enough to bring back what went missing. *[Bridge]* The lamp hangs like an unspoken thought, and silence grows through all we forgot. *[Verse 3]* I dreamed of a voice that forgot how to call, of footsteps echoing through rooms that won’t fall. The ghost of a smile caught in my throat, time floating like a half-sunk boat. *[Chorus]* And I walk in the silence, with empty hands and a heart on fire. Yes, I walk in the silence, where the sky stands still but flickers with desire. *[Refrain (to repeat ad libitum)]* I walk in the silence, I walk in the silence...