Ironic

Uno aspetta...
aspetta...
aspetta che arrivi qualcosa di bello
almeno una volta, nella vita

così, all'improvviso
qualcosa che ci porti via lontano
che ci faccia essere felici
che cambi la realtà
che dopo un pò, va sempre stretta
comunque la si guardi

ci mette anni uno a cercarla, la "cosa bella"
la sogna
la desidera
si illude di trovarla
si convince di trovarla

la vede in un uomo
in una donna
nel denaro
nel lavoro
negli amici

ognuno la cerca dove può
e spera
spera sempre

e poi?
e poi...
così com'è arrivata
all'improvviso va via
e non si capisce neppure perchè

qualcuno lo chiama destino

ironico, vero?

KM ironic





IRONIC
Alanis Morrisette, Jagged Little Pill -1995

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic, don't you think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought, it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole damned life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice"
And isn't it ironic...don't you think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought, it figures

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife

And isn't it ironic, don't you think
A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought, it figures

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out