Text and meaning of This desirethe new song by Alpha presented live for the first time during the 2026 summer tour and announced as part of the Genoese singer-songwriter's next album.
The piece was played for the first time on stage, as a preview of the album release. “Guys let's make a new song, guys we've never done it live, it's the first time, this song is called Questa desire and it's on the new album”Alfa told the audience before performing it.
At the moment the release date of the new album has not yet been announced, which will arrive after the duet with Jovanotti on the notes of Good windamong the songs in the running for summer 2026. The live presentation arrives at the height of the artist's summer tour, which started in June.
To date Alpha he has released three albums: Before Wanderlust (2019, platinum), North (2021, gold record) e I don't know who created the world but I know he was in love (2024, released in conjunction with the debut in Sanremo and certified double platinum). In recent years he has launched several hits, from Very beautiful to The red threaduntil I like it with Manu Chao.
Alpha – This desire: the meaning of the song
This desire it is a love song built around a recurring image in Alfa's writing: that of the songs that express emotions even before those who feel them. From the first verses the protagonist admits that he is under the influence of a person, compared to a party that ends when the other person leaves.
The central theme is desire, openly declared in the chorus: the need to hold on to the loved one a little longer, to not let a moment end. The frame is declaredly summery, with the reference to September that will come knocking and to an entire summer yet to be experienced, a choice of imagery consistent with the placement of the song in the season and with the singer-songwriter's recent path.
The songs, in the lyrics, almost become a character: they have names and surnames, they understand emotions, they know how to point the way towards the other person even without asking for directions. It is a mechanism that Alfa uses to talk about love, passing from the story of the music itself, into direct and generational writing.
The text of This desire
Below is the text of the song, inserted in the context of the analysis.
I hate the effect you have on me
like a party that ends as soon as you leave
and it seems like certain songs
they understand my emotions
long before me
But then
before September comes knocking
like a neighbor tells you to turn it down
we have a whole summer to live
Now
that sometimes the songs
they have names and surnames
and this is about you
And then, then, then
I go out and don't think about it
but when everything seems to take the right direction
in a moment
suddenly you arrive
to fill my life with a bit of trouble
but it's like having a good dream
go and live in it
like the sky in August
with the phone turned off
I can't stop
this desire that I have
this desire to have you
still here, a little longer
Then get out of the water and look at my fingers
age as if a lifetime had passed
it's all a coming and going
the waves like thoughts never stop
but luckily the songs
they don't ask for directions
and they know how to bring me to you
and then then
And then, then, then
I go out and don't think about it
but when everything seems to take the right direction
in a moment
suddenly you arrive
to fill my life with a bit of trouble
but it's like having a good dream
go and live in it
like the sky in August
with the phone turned off
I can't stop
this desire that I have
this desire to have you
still here, a little longer
This desire that I have, that I have for you
This desire that I have, that I have for you
but it's like having a good dream
go and live in it
like the sky in August
with the phone turned off
I can't stop
this desire that I have
this desire to have you
still here, a little longer
In the text Alfa works above all on desire and on the attempt to hold on to a moment before it ends, using images linked to summer, the sea and songs as a link between himself and his loved one. The writing remains direct and immediate, more interested in conveying a sensation than in closing the discussion with a definitive answer. Since this is a piece presented live, some passages of the text cannot yet be reported with full certainty and are marked with (…).
Song credits
Title: This desire
Artist: Alpha
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