(Canzone numero 17 de La gigantesca scritta 2008 – L’ultima è ovviamente la più bella, e infatti lascio che sia il testo a raccontare. La “fisicità” dell’incertezza, del dubbio e dello scavarsi dentro, è tutta qui, in questa canzone, senza bisogno di stare ad allagarsi troppo)

Ascolta: The National – About today

Today
you were far away
and I didn’t ask you why

what could I say?
i was far away

you just walked away
and I just watched you
what could I say?

how close am i
to losing you?

tonight
you just close your eyes
and i just watch you
slip away

how close am i
to losing you?

hey, are you awake
yeah I’m right here
well can I ask you
about today?

how close am i
to losing you?

(17 – fine)