▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁in ▁Lis bon , ▁Portugal . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁short ened ▁version ▁for ▁Euro vision ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Sp ot ify . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁song ▁received ▁a ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁Vo ices ▁for ▁Fre edom ▁Award , ▁voted ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁division ▁of ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁song ▁with ▁a ▁social ▁message . ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁both ▁singer - song writ ers ▁together ▁with ▁Andrea ▁Feb o . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁deal ▁with ▁wars ▁across ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁terror ist ▁attacks ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East : ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁London , ▁Paris , ▁Nice , ▁C airo ▁and ▁Barcelona ▁are ▁c ited ▁in ▁the ▁lyr ics . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁consequ ently ▁to ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Arena ▁bomb ing ▁that ▁happened ▁after ▁an ▁Ari ana ▁Grande ▁concert ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁ch orus ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁c ited ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁song ▁written ▁by ▁Feb o ▁( third ▁author ▁of ▁" Non ▁mi ▁av ete ▁fatto ▁n iente "), ▁titled ▁" Sil enz io " ▁and ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁New com ers ' ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁San rem o ▁Music ▁Festival ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁performed ▁by ▁Am bra ▁Cal v ani ▁and ▁Gab rie le ▁De ▁Pascal i . ▁ ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ ▁Meta ▁and ▁Mor