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Mani Sante

Elio Costa
Artist
Elio Costa
R&B / Soul3:06April 19, 2026
0:00 3:06

Influenced by D'Angelo, Fabrizio De André, Chet Baker, Frah Quintale. Elio Costa writes songs that smell of sea salt and basil. Raised in the labyrinthine alleys of Genoa by his nonna, Livia, while his father worked on container ships, his music is a product of the port city's constant hellos and goodbyes. He still lives in his nonna's apartment, writing soulful, jazz-flecked laments on a vintage Wurlitzer. His songs are unsent letters to the people and places that defined him, steeped in the tender melancholy of a city built on farewells.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sulle colline di Albaro, l'aria sa di cera.
Lei conta i gradini, prega che la schiena non si spezzi stasera.
L'argento dei ricchi non brilla, è un peso morto, opaco.
Pensa al tuo odore di sale e tabacco.

[Chorus]
Ma le tue mani su di me, che miracolo fanno?
Cancellano la polvere, l'asfalto e l'affanno?

[Verse 2]
Scende giù a De Ferrari, le luci sono un'offesa.
In tasca ha due monete e una promessa sospesa.
Il 36 è in ritardo, come un vecchio vizio.
Ma lui scrive "al solito posto", e quello è il suo inizio.

[Spoken-Word Interlude]
(voce femminile, da un messaggio vocale, rumori di strada)
"Amo', sono qui alla fermata... sì, ho preso tutto. Tu hai fame? Ti porto la farinata calda dal Sa' Pesta... dai, a tra poco."

[Chorus]
Ma le tue mani su di me, che miracolo fanno?
Cancellano la polvere, l'asfalto e l'affanno?

[Bridge]
Il tuo corpo è una chiesa stretta nei caruggi,
l'unico altare dove non si fugge.

[Outro]
Che miracolo fanno... su di me?

About Elio Costa

Elio Costa writes songs that smell of sea salt and basil. Raised in the labyrinthine alleys of Genoa by his nonna, Livia, while his father worked on container ships, his music is a product of the port city's constant hellos and goodbyes. He still lives in his nonna's apartment, writing soulful, jazz-flecked laments on a vintage Wurlitzer. His songs are unsent letters to the people and places that…

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