Text and meaning of Up x downthe new single by Giuse The Liziaout everywhere the July 3, 2026 for Maciste Dischi / Warner Records / Warner Music Italy. A song that tells the end of a love story without the rhetoric of a breakup, focusing on what remains when a relationship ends only halfway.
Giuse The Lizia, Up x down: what the song is about
To open Up x down there is a vocal note deliberately left in the recording, almost a piece of evidence left in the mix. A detail that creates an intimate, confessional atmosphere from the first seconds and brings the listener into the very moment in which the song takes shape.
The Sicilian singer-songwriter talks about a relationship that does not end with a clear fracture. There is no tidy before and after, but a set of memories, habits and words that have remained suspended. It is the portrait of an imperfect love, made up of unsuccessful attempts, misunderstandings and shared moments that continue to leave traces even when the story is over.
Giuse The Lizia, Up x down: the meaning of the text
The meaning of the song is contained in the title itself and in the phrase that opens the refrain, which the artist wanted at the center of the piece: “more or less, we loved each other in our own way”. That Up x down describes a relationship that is no longer together but is not even completely separated, hanging on a balance that has never really been achieved.
The same explains the genesis of the song Giuse The Lizia:
«The song was born a bit by chance, while I was strumming on the guitar. The light-hearted sound of the piece was born exactly like this, and I wanted to maintain it so as not to lose the lightness with which I tell about a finished love story. The chorus opens by saying that “more or less, we loved each other in our own way”. I liked describing a love story that wasn't perfect, not postcard-like, but no less true.”
The love described in the song is not measured in certainties but in approximations, in what has been “more or less”. The lightness of the sound, deliberately light-hearted, acts as a counterweight to a theme that remains melancholic: the difficulty of giving a defined shape to something that has frayed without really closing. The result is a piece that holds together lightness and bitterness, without looking for answers.
Giuse The Lizia, Up x down: the text
Below are the lyrics of the song.
Coming Friday 3 July 2026.
The path after Instructions and the degree in Law
The new song comes later Instructionspublished in recent weeks and written shortly before obtaining a law degree from Giuse The Lizia in March 2026. In that single the artist reflected on a present marked by uncertainty, between fragile relationships, identities in transformation and difficulty in finding stable points of reference. A theme that, in a different way, also returns in Up x downwhere the answers leave room for nuances.
The dates of the MDMA Tour 2026
The public will be able to listen to the new single live during theMDMA Tourorganized and produced by Comcerto and Live Nation, which will bring Giuse The Lizia in the main Italian clubs in December.
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| December 1st | Rome | Largo Venue (sold out) |
| December 2 | Rome | Largo Venue |
| December 4th | Naples | Duel Club |
| December 5th | Florence | Hotel |
| December 10th | Milan | Fabrique |
| December 11th | Bologna | Estragon Club |
| December 12th | Padua | Hall |
Tickets are available on the official Comcerto and Live Nation circuits.
Who is Giuse The Lizia
Giuseppe Puleoin art Giuse The Liziawas born and raised in Bagheria, in the province of Palermo. His recording journey begins in 2021 with the single Vietnampublished by Maciste Dischi. The long-distance debut with Crushfollowed by an intense live journey that allows him to collect several sold outs in Italian clubs.
In 2024 he released his second album INTERNETwhile in 2025 it obtained an important response with 404 (a song by I Cani)which went viral on social media and streaming platforms. After graduation and a short break from musical commitments, he inaugurated a new phase of his career with Instructions. Now it's time to Up x downa song that chooses to tell love for what it often really is: imperfect, complicated and authentic.
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