Gabbani’s energetic, almost frantic performance in the video contrasts with the motionless, heavy stone surrounding him. This represents the "athletic posture" and "aesthetic treatment" mentioned in the lyrics—a desperate attempt to appear alive in a static, consumerist world. The "Naked Ape" Precursor

The White Void of Modernity: A Semiotic Analysis of Francesco Gabbani’s “Amen”

The song’s infectious, upbeat synth-pop rhythm hides a biting social critique. Gabbani utilizes the word "Amen"—a solemn liturgical affirmation—as a sarcastic dismissal of modern societal ills. The video reinforces this by placing Gabbani in a vast, cold marble quarry, a setting that symbolizes both the "monumental" history of Italian culture and the sterile, hollow nature of contemporary existence.

While his later work would explicitly reference Desmond Morris's The Naked Ape , "Amen" lays the intellectual groundwork. The video portrays Gabbani as a lone figure trying to find meaning in a dreamlike, artificial world. The bridge of the song describes a dream of harmony that ends abruptly with "then he woke up," a moment reflected in the video’s sharp, jarring visual transitions.