Swallow, Take Me Seriously: meaning of the lyrics of the new single
Available in radio rotation and on all major streaming and download platforms from today, Friday 10 January, Take Me Seriously is the new single by Swallowaccompanied by a video clip directed by Gabriele Rosciglione.
Produced by Marta Venturini And Marco Paganellithe song anticipates the first album of unreleased songs by the Roman singer-songwriter, whose release is scheduled for spring.
RONDINE, “TAKE ME SERIOUSLY”: meaning OF THE SONG
The song is a generational manifestowhich pulverizes the imaginary distances between today's adults and twenty-year-olds, reminding us that there are no human categories, but emotions that run through our lives and unite us, at any age.
And here is the revealing phrase of the single: “I know that adults cry twice as much as children; they just don't show it“.
The song is therefore a I invite you to take your fears seriouslywithout diminishing them, giving emotions the importance they deserve.
“This song belongs to everyone. It is a song for those who give up what they dreamed of, for the feeling of having to adapt to the balance of our society, prey to the fear of being subject to judgements, comments. In the end 'tell me what changes' between getting your driving license at 18 or 21, between feeling old at 70 or 80, if then, after all, everyone fights their own war in the same way, chases their own dream, chases their own need“, tells Swallow about Take Me Seriously.
Then he adds: “Dreams, fears and goals have no age or social affiliation. What may seem like a step to some may seem like a mountain to others and vice versa. So, Take Me Seriouslyregardless of what people will think, what your family wants, what you expect of yourself. There is no failure for those who have allowed themselves the luxury of risking having done what they wanted”.
RONDINE, “TAKE ME SERIOUSLY”: TEXT OF THE SONG
We underestimate ourselves right from the womb
Our failure has witnesses with baths of humility since baptism
I will become yet another bitter enemy of yours
And I'm not afraid to make comments
Like “but you'll recover”
You never get me anyway
Surprise me with your talents
And I promise I will stay
Without things to say
I swear I have nothing to say
I'll keep you on your toes
We'll let you know
I know that adults cry twice as much as children
They just don't show it
But tell me what changes
Between 6pm and 9pm
Present and future
70 and 80
Between two drops and the flood
For those who sleep two drops are not enough
You take me seriously
You take me seriously
You take me seriously
But you take me seriously
Like you do with your mother's judgment
Of this life under scrutiny
A handful of flies
I prefer a caress of mosquitoes
I want the smile wider than the shoulders
I will not resign myself to whoever assigns
What I deserve
This is not what I expect
But tell me what changes
Between anyone and no one
Forever and give everything
If that's not enough
Between two pennies and a mortgage
For those who don't have enough space to sleep in a house
You take me seriously
You take me seriously
You take me seriously
But tell me what changes
Between 6pm and 9pm
Present and future
70 and 80
Between two drops and the flood
For those who sleep two drops are not enough
You take me seriously
You take me seriously
You take me seriously
This time for real
