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1. Sometime
04:35
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SOMETIME
(words & music by Francesco Lucarelli)
The highway was silent and so straight
And the memory lane was stretching out
like a venomous snake
Then suddenly the moon hit your closed eyes
Were you sleeping or just thinking too much
with your brain and not enough with your heart
Babe, tell me what did we share
Just the taste of our mouths
or the colors of a railway ride
Roller-coastering all over the world
We’ve been drifting round and round this word
Just to find out there is something we will never know
Sometimes
I just stop thinking
About what I’m doing
About how much I’m drinking
Sometimes I see you
When I close my eyes
Sometimes
Maybe something died
Under a red sunset
And maybe someday somehow
Everything we lost
Babe, it will be back
So, babe, don’t be afraid of these long nights
There is nothing to lose if we’ve got nothing to hide
And I’m ready to bet on this tumbling dice
Now you’re going your way
Baby I’m going mine
But I feel like we’re bound to meet sometime
Sometimes
I just stop thinking
About what I’m doing
About how much I’m drinking
Sometimes I see you
When I close my eyes
Sometimes
Now I feel like we’re bound to meet sometime
Baby I feel like we’re bound to meet sometime
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2. |
Watching the SHow
04:48
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WATCHING THE SHOW
(words & music by Francesco Lucarelli)
There was a sign written in blood
Reading "You're here but you'll never know what you're in for"
You started creeping out in the daylight
Facing the danger, learning how to survive
Soon you got used to the smell of the night
To the colors of death you could see every time
You turned your head
Now you feel ashamed when you talk to the world
And you hear their cries echoing in empty halls
Have you ever seen the pride, the fear and anger
In the helpless eyes of those who won't surrender
'cause they still believe there will be another life
but some of them will die while we're watching the show
This city's burning day after day
Little by little a piece of our dignity is taken away
Tell me what you got left with, when nothing remains
And all the ashes will be blown away
Have you ever seen the pride, the fear and anger
In the helpless eyes of those who won't surrender
'cause they still believe there will be another life
but some of them will die while we're watching the show
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3. |
Don't Lock Me Down
05:23
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DON'T LOCK ME DOWN
(words & music by Francesco Lucarelli)
When I woke up
I didn't hear a sound
The place was still
No one's around
I wash my face
Open up my eyes
Feels like a nightmare
Is anybody alive?
I push the window
Push it open wide
Then I look up
Up to the blue blue sky
The air is clear
Spring in full bloom
I feel relieved
Can I leave this room?
Don't lock me down
Don't lock me down
I paid my dues, obeyed the rules
I was confused and sang the blues
Don't lock me down
Now let me ask you
What have you done
Did you learn the lesson
Do you have a plan
I did my homework
What about you
I'm tired of clowns
Who ain't got a clue
Another year has gone
Little has changed
There's people losing their job
And there's people in pain
Sure I don't know
What's wrong or right
Too much political crap
Too many lies
Don't lock me down
Don't lock me down
I paid my dues, obeyed the rules
I was confused and sang the blues
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4. |
Paper Girl
05:10
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PAPER GIRL
(words & music by Francesco Lucarelli)
You took a lot of time
To get out of your shining dress
And to wash away your make-up
You wasted a lot of time
Looking for the true connection
Between a smile and a laugh
You left me waiting
Outside your middle-class dreams
And now you look for something
That love alone can’t give you
When the colours
Of a sleepy dawn and the slow songs
Celebrated the end of what was left
I saw witches burning
And bitches tumbling down
I don’t believe
It was written all before
At the time of walking rivers
And of wrinkles on the stones
Paper girl I don’t love you
Don’t stand so close to me
I don’t like your paper love
It ain’t the kind I need
There’s nowhere for you
To take me anymore
I’m just lost along the freeway
There are sinners
And a lot of paper girls
Maybe I have
Never been 24
But time is running fast
And nothing is still the way it was before
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5. |
Faster Than the Light
03:34
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FASTER THAN THE LIGHT
(words by Francesco Lucarelli; music by Marco Valerio Cecilia)
I will travel long distances
I would be rambling all over the world
Looking for one good reason
Or maybe it’s you I was looking for
I have been wasting my time on those petty things
That can make a day but won't make a life
Now I stare at the moon through these smoke rings
She can't answer but she'd never lies
We will be stronger than the fire
And we’ll be faster than the light
I know they will never catch us
So, don't be afraid: everything will be all right
Every wound will heal someday
Everybody has paid the price
And no matter what we've been through
We'll stand tall and we will shine
We will be stronger than the fire
And we’ll be faster than the light
I know they will never catch us
So, don't be afraid: everything will be all right
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6. |
Follow You
02:51
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FOLLOW YOU
(words & music by Francesco Lucarelli)
You picked me up
And then you let me down
Like a pill you swallowed me
To leave the ground
You saw a light
And heard a sound
There were colours
Flying all around
I heard you cry
And then I saw your smile
You were seeing things through lens
In black and white
Now I don’t know what’s wrong
I don’t know what’s right
I walk by faith
Like I’ve been doing all my life
Follow me
And I will
Follow you
Wherever you go
Whatever you’ve been through
I will
Follow you
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7. |
If I Were an Angel
05:05
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IF I WERE AN ANGEL
(words & music by Francesco Lucarelli)
I was looking at the horizon
It was the break of day
Past the long forgotten blind spot
Where once I lost my way
There was no one in the distance
Nothing in the sky
Just a song lost in the wind
And the echo of your cry
You had eyes as big as Texas
Darker than the night
You had everything I could ask for
And you made me feel alright
Fooling you was my biggest sin
Leaving was the worst of crimes
Will you ever pardon me
After all this wasted time
And if I were an angel
I would give you my wings
Just to let you see the world
From up above and be free
Well, you know I ain’t no angel
And you ain’t no angel, you
I can feel love and danger
Every time I am with you
Will our sins be forgiven
Before the night is through
Will I be a better man
Instead of leaving you?
And if I were an angel
I would give you my wings
Just to let you see the world
From up above and be free
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8. |
Let Me Take You Higher
05:49
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LET ME TAKE YOU HIGHER
(words & music by Francesco Lucarelli)
I still remember when we met
The swim-suit that you wore
It was a summer day
And I was running on the shore
We had a lot of fun
We were careless, we were young
And I fell in love
Like I never did before
Let me take you higher
Let me take you by the hand
Let me take you further
Let me take you to the Golden Land
We had our ups and downs
Love was lost and love was found
Always me and you
Lovers on the run
Still we had a lot of fun
We were reckless, we were young
We were dreamers
And we were in love
Let me take you higher
Let me take you by the hand
Let me take you further
Let me take you to the Golden Land
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Don't be afraid
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Love will find a way
Now years have gone by
Dreams crashed along the way
Along the senseless streets
Of crazy times
Time and time again
You're still my best friend
No matter what we did
And where we've gone
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9. |
Fly Someday
03:53
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FLY SOMEDAY
(words by Francesco Lucarelli; music by Francesco Lucarelli, Marco Valerio Cecilia)
I’ve seen birds in the sky
I’ve seen birds flying high
I wonder where they go
Nobody seems to know
I saw a man getting old
He was brave and he was wise
I listened to his tales
And heard the past a-calling
We will learn to fly someday
Now we have to find our own way
On our own
While memories live on
I saw a man getting old
He was brave and he was wise
I listened to his words
And I learned to stand tall
We will learn to fly someday
Now we have to find our own way
On our own
While memories live on
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10. |
Summer Night Blues
04:24
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SUMMER NIGHT BLUES
(words & music by Francesco Lucarelli)
I am a sinner, don’t try to tell me what to do
I know a lot of things and there’s a lot of them I’ve been through
I met preachers, they like to gamble with their words
And there might be two ways of talking but there’s always just one way to go
I am a road-roller and I bet you’ll never stop me
It might take some time but I get always were I want
I’m not afraid if I’m not heading the line
‘Cause I know who’s slow and steady wins this race most of the times
I got the summer night blues
I got the summer night blues
I got the summer night blues
Just for you
I am a loaded gun ready to shoot anytime
And I need no pretext to make a hell of a noise
I like targets but I can go even shooting blind
And if my words are heavy bullets then the gunpowder is your lies
I got the summer night blues
I got the summer night blues
I got the summer night blues
Just for you
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HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO BLIND
(words by Francesco Lucarelli; music by Marco Molino, Marco Valerio Cecilia)
Looking at the rain that falls
At the end of a lonely day
Looking nowhere out in the distance
Looking far away as far as sight can go
Looking at the blue night sky
Blown away by a million stars
Letting my mind break free from everyday care
World is taking new shapes through crystal glass
How have you been while I was gone
Where have you been alone
How could I have been so blind
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