There’s an ant named Angelina. She walks slowly, stumbles often, but keeps going.This isn’t just a song — it’s a short story about waiting, dreaming, falling, and the quiet wish to be seen — even when you’re small, even when you’re alone.
When I was born, it was snowing
Even though it was April
And they gave me a name
Like a grandma sitting in the courtyard
Maybe it was already written
That I’d grow up fast
And by the time it was my turn to make mistakes
I’d already be old
So in the White Mill house
I was wild like the leader of the pack
I devoured the strongest emotions cold-blooded
Before their time
Before they could resist
Before their time
Princess of a fallen castle
I already have the steady soul of a queen, of a queen
And Milan welcomes me, without too many questions
It only imposes social anxiety on me
I come from far away
Straight from another life
Fired like an arrow from a drawn bow
Lying down, my body feels no strain
And my mind is always strong
Like an ant
Like an ant
Like an ant, hey
“You were supposed to do a piano-and-voice track”
(You were supposed to do a piano-and-voice track)
“Now I don’t understand who you are anymore”
(Now I don’t understand who you are anymore)
“You should’ve made the sign of the cross
Before running so fast
You can’t throw yourself into the void
Talking about yourself”
I needed to tell my story
I’ll sing it in rhyme
Like a jester at court
I take off the crown and wear pointed shoes
Look at the royal orphan—she’s bored to death
Nina, Nina, Nina, Nina, Nina
Then sometimes I’m a little girl
Nina, Nina, Nina, Nina
Lullaby, hush-a-bye, who will take this child?
I’ll give her to those who want to know more
Those who don’t stop at the doorstep
I look straight at those who look pain in the eye
I look straight at those who understand the intention
I’m not from the streets
But I can tell you the taste, the smell, the color
Of a sidewalk
The love of the kids
Making out under the streetlight
I can tell you exactly when
Self-destruction kicks in
I can tell you where I’ll go
If this song doesn’t work
I can tell you what a dying body feels like
I can tell you everything you want
But I don’t know what it’s like without love
“You were supposed to do a piano-and-voice track”
“Now I don’t understand who you are anymore”
You were supposed to do a piano-and-voice track
(Now I don’t understand who you are anymore)
“You should’ve made the sign of the cross
Before running so fast
You can’t throw yourself into the void
Talking about yourself”
A jester at court, ah
Royal orphan, ah
A jester at court, ah
Royal orphan, eh, ah
I come from far away
Straight from another life
Fired like an arrow from a drawn bow
Lying down, my body feels no strain
And my mind is always strong
Like an ant
Like an an—
analyze the lyrics:
the ant is small, but incredibly strong, resilient, and hard-working. Angelina compares herself to an ant to describe her mental strength — her ability to endure fatigue, pressure, and pain, even while often feeling invisible or misunderstood.
I’m wild, like the leader of the pack”
She has never felt like part of the “Mulino Bianco” – a symbol of perfection and the ideal family. She is wild, nonconforming, untamable. Here, there’s a clear rejection of the traditional, comforting image of womanhood.
“I look straight at those who look pain in the eye”
Angelina claims a direct and profound experience of suffering, which has given her deep awareness. She doesn’t come “from the streets,” but she knows how to recognize pain, self-destruction, and intense emotions. She presents herself as a woman who doesn’t stay on the surface.
I come from far away, straight from another life
Shot like an arrow from a drawn bow”)
This could be read as a symbolic reference to her father’s death and the legacy he left her—both personally and musically. The metaphor of the arrow and the bow suggests a force that launched her, as if her father were the bow and she the arrow, now flying forward through life.
I can tell you what it’s like when a body dies
I can tell you everything you want, but I don’t know what it’s like without love”)
These lines are emotionally powerful. “I can tell you what it’s like when a body dies” likely refers to her father’s passing, which she witnessed—he collapsed onstage during a concert, and she was there. This line reveals first-hand experience with death, not something distant or theoretical.
I take off the crown and wear pointed shoes
Look at the royal orphan, she’s bored to death”)
The phrase “royal orphan” is striking. She isn’t just talking about the loss of a parent, but also about the weight of legacy—as if she’s a daughter of royalty, referring to her artistic inheritance. Now left alone, she carries that name and weight herself.
Princess of a fallen castle / I already have the steady soul of a queen”
There’s a constant duality: the orphan and the queen, the little girl and the strong woman, the jester and the sovereign. She plays with masks (like a court jester), but underneath there is a deep identity — fragile at times, but always clear and self-aware.
In conclusion:Despite the scars and the pressure, Angelina claims her hidden strength and resilience. Like an ant, she has carried the weight of the world without making noise. It’s a declaration of identity, vulnerability, and artistic freedom.
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