A man, returning from a long journey - a metaphor for his existence - finds himself at his front door with five emotional suitcases to unpack.

In the first suitcase, entitled "How does it make you feel?", he finds a snapshot of himself young and smiling next to a girl. It is the memory of a friendship coloured with love. But she, seduced by the promises of another, has chosen to abandon everything, severing ties with her loved ones. The protagonist found her during his journey, alone and aged on a station bench, waiting for a train - the promises of the man she had loved - that will never arrive.

Upon opening the second suitcase, 'Pills', a VIP card and a vast box of pills emerge, categorised by goals to be achieved: economic success, physical fitness, sexual potency, social prestige... These are the pills that modern man swallows to keep up with society.

In the third case, 'I hate photographs', there is a broken mirror reflecting a timeworn image. The mirror, a symbol of the obsession with appearance in today's society, is surrounded by snapshots of memories, in a conflict between love and rejection for the image, capable of crystallising moments that will not return.

The fourth suitcase, 'Trapped Child', contains a stethoscope and awakens the pain of watching a friend's son, once a bandmate, struggle for life in a hospital room. The protagonist imagines that, next to the guitar where the child was conceived, his son could have been there, and reflects on what the little one will never experience.

In the last suitcase, 'Something Left Unsaid', is a poster of an old concert of his band. Time has passed, the band has broken up, friends have moved away. He himself feels changed, estranged from that past that now seems to have nothing more to offer.

After opening all his suitcases and putting away his belongings, the protagonist sits down, puts on his headphones and listens to a melody, 'You were all here'. The room is then filled with ethereal presences, faceless spectres that approach him, touch him, comfort him - a ceremonial farewell to his past life. These presences, symbols of his experiences, give him empathy and the courage to move on.

Finally, 'Found and Lost', the protagonist, with two empty suitcases and a new awareness, boards a train. Watching the world go by through the window, he reflects confidently on what he has left behind to embrace the future. He understands that only by letting go of the past will he be able to meet new presences and fill life's suitcases with new experiences.


Recorded June 2019 - July 2021.
Production and mixing by Vincenzo Lardo
Graphics and cover art by Nicola Cruciani and Francesco Francia