Text and meaning of eaglethe single by Fellow published for Estro Vibes/Altafonte Italy. An orchestral and cinematic ballad, intimate but constructed with great sound depth, which takes inspiration from a real crime story: the story of the extreme gesture of two homosexual boys.
In 2022, in Armenia, two boys named Tigran And Arsen they threw themselves off a bridge because they couldn't love each other freely. eagle is born from this story, and from that pain he builds a bitter fairy tale made of piano, strings and synth, with which Fellow he signs one of the most delicate and powerful songs of his pop career, a song that comes after the excellent one Blue tear.
Fellow – eagle: the meaning of the song
The piece is not intended to be a news story, it is a tribute. Fellow chooses to tell the story of Tigran And Arsen not through the harshness of the facts, but by transforming their epilogue into something reminiscent of a fairy tale suspended in the sky. The title is not chosen by chance: the kite becomes the metaphor of their love, something that soars high, far from a world that had hindered them.
The song is written in the first person, from the internal point of view of one of the two voices addressing the other: “Hug me like it's your last memory / talk to me, I want to hear your voice again”. The story takes place in the minutes preceding the jump, but the writing chooses not to show the fall: “Now don't look down, now there's only us”. It is a song that protects its protagonists within its own narrative, even when reality has not protected them.
The refrain then opens up a different dimension, almost a secular prayer: “They're living on a kite now / they won't come down until the world is better”. Fellow he doesn't close the story with a resigned ending, he chooses an image that leaves the possibility of a return, of a change. It is the strongest editorial signal of the song: not anger, but a request for a better world.
Sonically, the production builds an orchestral and cinematic atmosphere. The piano holds the main melody, the strings give emotional breath, the synths add a contemporary patina that prevents the song from slipping into classic songwriting. The result is a pop ballad with a soul that is more of a soundtrack song than a radio playlist.
Fellow's words on Tigran and Arsen
Explaining the origin of the song is Fellow itself, with a post published on its social channels. A statement that returns the genesis and political meaning of the song, and which is worth reporting in full, translated into Italian:
“I want to tell you the story of Tigran and Arsen, two very young boys.”
“I don't know them. But I know they loved each other.”
“I don't know them. But I know that, even today, if you are a boy who loves another boy, you become a mistake that needs to be corrected.”
“I don't know them. But I know that when the world around them understood that theirs wasn't just friendship, they took away their air. They took away their names. They took away their future.”
“I don't know them. But I know that on October 20, 2022, they climbed onto a bridge in Yerevan, held hands and jumped. Together.”
“They left a photo. Below it, written: Happy End.”
“I don't know them. But I know that no love should end like this. I did the only thing I know how to do to tell their story. I wrote a song. It's called 'Aquilone'.”
Below is the original post published by Fellow on your Instagram profile:
The post also specifies a detail that the song does not reveal: October 20, 2022 Yerevancapital of Armenia, under the photo that Tigran And Arsen they left it said “Happy End”. One final statement that Fellow has transformed into the narrative heart of eaglebuilding a song around the word “happy ending” that doesn't give up on that ending.
The text of eagle
Below is the text of the song, inserted in the context of the analysis.
Hug me as if it were your last memory
talk to me, I want to hear your voice again
a moment before saying goodbye to this world
that vibrates beneath us but will never understand us
You look into my eyes to seek my comfort
a small smile appears on your face
as if this were our last day
Now don't look down, now it's just us
There is no happy ending to this story
but I like to think that
They now live on a kite
they won't come down until the world is better
they will fly above us
if you look up maybe you'll see them
They are the stars to which we then give a name
the two of us lying under the sky for hours
while we laugh and swear to each other that
our love will not end
One step and our feet no longer touch the ground
but I don't stop staring at you and my neck hurts
as if this were our last look
as we fall down, it's just us
The wind that rocks us and then ruffles our hair
I scream at you that I love you but you can't hear me,
just before losing your hands
let's start rolling
Memories travel fast
a happy ending
Now they live on a kite
they won't come down until the world is better
they will fly above us
if you look up maybe you'll see them
They are the same stories you never give a name to
and not even a kiss among all those people
who whisper and scream
but this love will not end
Now they live on a kite
they won't come down until the world is better
they will fly above us
In the text, Fellow work above all on the choice to never describe the end. The piece lives entirely in the moments before the jump, in the tiny gestures that remain (a smile, a look, the other's voice). And when the chorus arrives, the perspective changes: the voice becomes external, tells the two in the third person, lifts them on a kite. A writing choice that protects the protagonists, and which prevents the song from slipping into the rhetoric of tragedy.
Song credits
Title: eagle
Artist: Fellow
Text: Fellow, Mark Del Free
Music: Umberto Gaudino, Mark Del Free, Maximum Drive, Simon Del Free
Production: Umberto Gaudino, Fellow
Label: Estro Vibes
Genre: pop / orchestral ballad
Copyright Note: the cited texts are used for information, analysis and criticism purposes pursuant to art. 70 L. 633/1941. The rights remain with those entitled. For any reports you can contact the editorial team at redazione@allmusicitalia.it.
Editorial note: This song is inspired by a real event of emotional distress. If you feel in difficulty or know someone who is, you can contact the Telephone Friend Italy (number 02 2327 2327) or the free service Blue Telephone for children and adolescents (1.96.96).
