GRATO Lyrics (English Translation) – Ernia

Read the full GRATO (English Translation) lyrics by Ernia along with the music video, song credits, release information and other details about the song. If you enjoy Ernia’s music, you can also explore PER I LORO OCCHI and Hoola Hop, two other songs by Ernia.

[Verse 1]
I suffered for others, for their beautiful clothes, would you say?
As if I were naked and had no clothes
I only looked at what I hadn’t had
As if what I already had was always owed to me
My girlfriend’s parents split up
And every time she gets emotional when she sees them reunited
And I realized that by looking at each other’s plates
I never noticed who was sitting next to me
I see my parents growing old and it’s a gift
That before seeing mine do it, I’ve already seen theirs
And if I think back to the Christmases of my childhood

I was lucky to say late “someone’s missing”
And when I shake, they all seem to have succeeded
But I have what I need: a woman and good friends
Little boy, listen to whoever has already traced the path
If you want everything, I’ll give you a trick I’ve learned: be grateful

[Chorus]
Now I know what I have, it’s fine with me (Be grateful)
Maybe gravity teaches you to fall (Be grateful)
Otherwise, who would I be? If I were someone else, I wouldn’t want to (Be grateful)
I’d trade my life for someone I see on a screen (Be grateful)

[Verse 2]
I thought about giving up when I reached my goals
But I have brothers who struggle, it would be like insulting them, after all
I’ve been blessed without me realizing it
So many didn’t make it, and their dreams were the same
You’ll hear the record, and I’ll be a father
I’ll see my daughter grow up, run on her own legs
I’ll live inside her when it’s time to go
First, she’ll hold me up when mine are tired
Lights filter smoky through the holes in the shutters
While I take a half-step, keeping the door closed
That here from the little balcony, then to the flight of stairs
Of the school where I went and where nothing still matters

Matteino saw the new house, he was shocked
He couldn’t believe what I took for granted
I gave him advice, and yet when he left
He doesn’t know it, but I was the one who had learned of the two
Traveled, on my return
They listen to my stories, it’s a window on the world
It’s not the money and a few sunsets and a few glimpses
That reminds me to value my journey
When we realize our dreams and then look at those of others
And we say to ourselves: “Maybe he had the right dream”
There will always be someone richer, someone better prepared for life
But do you know what I’ve learned? Be grateful

[Chorus]
Now I know what I have, I’m fine with it (Be grateful)
Gravity perhaps teaches you to fall (Be grateful)
Otherwise, who would I be? If I were someone else, I wouldn’t want to (Be grateful)
I’d trade my life for someone I see on a screen (Be grateful)

[Outro]
Be grateful
Be grateful
Be grateful
Be grateful
Be grateful