Beyond my viewfinder

Image info:“Without caption no. 121”Planet on sale, Feb. 2019© Massimo S. Volonté

Image info:“Self-portrait 196”Italy, Sep. 2016© Massimo S. Volonté

As I walk down the highway all I do is sing this songAnd a train that’s passin’ my way helps the rhythm move alongThere is no doubt about the words are clearThe voice is strong, is oh so strongI’m just a simple guy, I live from day to dayA ray of sunshine melts my frown and blows my blues awayThere’s nothing more that I can say but on a day like todayI pass the time away and walk a quiet mile…

Seguir con gli occhi un airone sopra il fiume e poi ritrovarsi a volare e sdraiarsi felice sopra l’erba ad ascoltare un sottile dispiacere E di notte passare con lo sguardo la collina per scoprire dove il sole va a dormire Domandarsi perche’ quando cade la tristezza in fondo al cuore come la neve non fa rumore e guidare come un pazzo a fari spenti nella notte per vedere se poi e’ tanto difficile…

Image info:“Without caption no. 120”Milano, Italy, April 2010© Massimo S. Volonté

What you say girl, you see what is wrong You, must be joking, you was led alone But the butler the baker, the laughing cavalier Will tell me now, who’s been sleeping here I want to know Tell me baby, who’s been sleeping here What you say girl, who’d you see that night I was doing, doing something right Oh the soldier, the sailor then there’s the three muskateers They’ll now tell me now, who’s…

Image info:“City Sickness no. 572”Milano, Italy, March 2014© Massimo S. Volonté

Walk in silenceDon’t walk away, in silenceSee the dangerAlways danger Endless talkingLife rebuildingDon’t walk away Walk in silenceDon’t turn away, in silenceYour confusionMy illusion Worn like a mask of self-hateConfronts and then diesDon’t walk away People like you find it easyNaked to seeWalking on airHunting by the rivers, through the streets, every corner Abandoned too soonSet down with…

Image info:“Without caption no. 119”> “Life is beautiful”Milano, Italy, Feb. 2026© Massimo S. Volonté

Image info:“Self-portrait 195”Italy, 2026© Massimo S. Volonté

Got something to say, sit down on the bedSomething that I usually leave unsaidIt doesn’t come so easily, I guess that’s no surpriseI wanna see my heart’s reflection in your eyes Let’s lock the door, hide the keyI’ll try to look like you if you’ll dress up like meAnd you play dumb and I’ll play too, nobody has to knowI wanna see my heart’s reflection in your eyesIn your eyes Let’s jump this…

I’d like to beUnder the seaIn an octopus’s gardenIn the shade He’d let us inKnows where we’ve beenIn his octopus’s gardenIn the shade I’d ask my friends to come and seeAn octopus’s garden with me I’d like to be under the seaIn an octopus’s gardenIn the shade We would be warm below the stormIn our little hideaway beneath the wavesResting our head on the seabedIn an octopus’s garden near a…

Image info:“Without caption no. 118”Italy, May 2008© Massimo S. Volonté

Image info:“City Sickness no. 571”Milano, Italy, June 2025© Massimo S. Volonté

Despair and deception, love’s ugly little twinsCame a-knocking on my door, I let them inDarling, you’re the punishment for all of my former sinsI let love in, I let love inThe door it opened just a crack but love was shrewed and boldMy life flashed before my eyes, it was a horror to beholdA life sentence sweeping confetti from the floor of a concrete holeI let love in, I let love inI let love in,…

First thing I remember, was asking papa “Why?”For there were many things I didn’t knowAnd Daddy always smiled, took me by the handSaying, “someday you’ll understand” Well, I’m here to tell you now, each and every mother’s sonYou’d better learn it fast, you’d better learn it young‘Cause someday never comes The time and tears went by, and I collected dustFor there were many things I didn’t…

Image info:“Self-portrait 194”Poggibonsi (SI), Italy, 2025© Massimo S. Volonté