LONDON FIRE(lyrics by Marco Magnani)
We’d better drive back, there’s fire everywhere
They shot a man last night, now this city is hell
They’re smashing shops & cars, they’re closing every bar
Those idiot brainless thieves are stealing all they can
This afternoon blue sky is now red & grey
I took a friend back home and I can’t stay
We got to the third day
Tomorrow, what to expect?
A ride through the London fire,
Hope to get out safe
This afternoon blue sky is now red & grey
I took a friend back home and I can’t stay
I made it safely home
They don’t intend to stop
And from my window I see the London sky on fire
Now half asleep in bed I hear the sirens wail
I dream of crazy flames of the London fire
London fire. London fire. London fire. London fire.
FARAWAY LAUGHTER (Lyrics by Marco Magnani)
Faraway laughter, Faraway laughter
Even tonight I can’t face going out there
Faraway laughter, Faraway laughter
So sick & tired, So sick & tired
To keep up with nonsense one way or the other
So sick & tired, So sick & tired
They drink, they shout,
They stagger left & they stagger right
The rain falls down on stinky streets of Boredom Town
Silently dying, silently dying,
The music is loud so you won’t hear me crying
Silently dying, silently dying
They drink, they shout,
They stagger left & they stagger right
The rain falls down on stinky streets of Boredom Town
Faraway laughter, Faraway laughter
Even tonight I can’t face going out there
Faraway laughter, Faraway laughter
LYRICS
from "Blue Skies Opening" © 2014
FOR ALL DIAMONDS TO SHINE(Lyrics by Marco Magnani)
This is for those who don’t really know and Don’t even ask
what this is for.
This is for those who aren’t so loud and don’t push around when you say no.
Those who would never sit there lurking,
hoping to see you going down, going down, going down.
This is for those who stay a bit longer
Knowing they will soon fade away
and the weird people who for no reason suddenly laugh
when times get rough.
This is for those who know when it’s time to shut up,
at least for a little while, little while, little while,
till it’s time for all diamonds to shine
Time goes fast, you spend it slowly
It gets rough, you start to laugh
You might find a secret life form as the rest will soon die down
This is for those who chose a quiet corner
While everybody fights for fame
Knowing it’s only a matter of time
before they get what they deserve
To finally rise above the crowd,
doing it quietly with no sound, with no sound, with no sound
That’s the time for all diamonds to shine
Time goes fast, you spend it slowly
It gets rough, you start to laugh
You might find a secret life form
As the rest will soon die down
BLUE SKIES OPENING (Lyrics by Marco Magnani)
I must fade from you and turn to blues skies opening
Since they’ve built a ceiling over this town
Now your words can hurt like blades, they can kill slowly
But strong winds take me where you’ll not reach
They’re building hell all around the edge of town
Mad men run free
Someone has pulled all barriers down
Near the sea I hear the sound of seagulls singing
All we said fades away as they fly
They get near and I hear
Sound of waves coming & going
I’ll throw stones to all madness I found
And I can’t sit still in a sad suicidal cloud
When behind my back a strong wild wind can drag me away
So again I’ll go and search for blue skies opening
Since they’ve built a ceiling over this town
But your words can’t hurt no more
And now I know that
this dark cloud over me will turn blue.
ARE YOU TAKING TIME?(lyrics by Marco Magnani)
Are you taking time to lie down, just for a while?
Time to stop & look around,
Are you running fast so that you don't miss out?
You see her smile in the rain, the sun might not shine again.
Are you taking time to ignore the phone rings that you hear?
Out of breath, you’re late again.
Do you allow yourself to leave your logic out?
You got rid of dark clouds
Look around! You're just falling down
Are you taking time to feel the steps under your feet?
Time to stop and look around?
Are you running fast just so you don't miss out?
See her smile in the rain, the sun might not shine again.
DARKENED RIVER (Lyrics by Marco Magnani)
Darkened River, my heart feels blue
I used to see you through
The songs we sang then with words so true
Don’t sound the same but I still flow with you
Darkened River, I lay on you
Your ancient ghost swims through
In here it’s peaceful, but I feel that soon
They’ll drag me away and poison you
Darkened River, bright stars and moon
The lights of dawn will come soon
The cold wind is blowing
The pale ghost in you is here beside me
We’ll follow you
The souls you buried come singing your tune
They’re here beside me
We’ll follow you.
WALL OF LIES(lyrics by Marco Magnani)
There’s always someone who wants you to keep quiet
When you know something about the way they are
They tell a bunch of lies and try to shut you down
You hear them laugh as you start crying
They shake you up and wish you’d die
They take their shortcuts through the night
But sunrise brings new light
The truth will soon come out
The truth will soon come out
The truth will soon come out
Someone will find out and break the wall of lies
The truth will soon come out
The truth will soon come out
The song must burst out, you got to sing & shout and
break the wall of lies
They’re well connected and sure to get away
For them to have power just means to extend the game
I guess they hate me singing this.
They’re waving while I’m singing.
Lions sent in from the gates
They laugh & shout: “You’ll soon be dead”
The tunnel entrance seems so dark
The end it’s blinding light
The truth will soon come out
The truth will soon come out
The truth will soon come out
Someone will find out and break the wall of lies
IN THE STORM (Lyrics by Marco Magnani)
A sudden rain came falling down
We ran and lost each other then
We came to a junction as we wondered how to find
The lost horizons in our minds
With you I felt always alone
We’ll meet again within the storm
Just like a flash the summer faded all away,
Its orange sun & lazy days,
All of these songs come back as one inside my mind
The storm is approaching and it cries
In spite of this bright summer sun
One day, we know, there will be a storm
A sudden rain came falling down
We ran and lost each other then
We came to a junction as we wondered how to find
The lost horizons in our minds
We’ll meet again before the end
When the big storm will come again.
We’ll meet again before the end
When the big storm will come again! come again!
I RUN LIKE CRAZY(lyrics by Marco Magnani)
I run like crazy and still I’m late
I end up staying but I want to escape
I should be glad, instead I’m down.
You make psychotic sounds
I wish this madness was over
Your darkness can spoil the sun
This burden wrecks my shoulders
Since you’re here to drive me insane
I run like crazy and still I’m late
I end up staying but I want to escape
I should be glad, instead I’m down.
You make psychotic sounds
The eclipse that you cast is over
The mask you wear is melting down
You’d see it too if you were sober
As the morning sun will tell.
ANY PART OF TOWN (Lyrics by Marco Magnani)
Drop me at the corner
anywhere or anytime,
Any street or any part of town.
Leave me by the crossroad
by the flash of city lights.
Where the sky meets the horizon I'll be gone
I'll reach the end, to start all over once again.
Drop me at the station
where the ramblers come & go,
standing still while everybody runs.
Near the rusty railway,
you can take your train back home.
Where the sky meets the horizon I'll be gone
I'll reach the end, to start all over once again.
Take me to the green field where our story once began
I dreamed of you and found you've gone again.
Take me to the river, which I'll follow to the sea.
Where the sky meets the horizon I'll be gone
I'll reach the end, to start all over once again.
Any part of town
Any part of town
GODDESS OF DESIRE (Lyrics by Marco Magnani)
Goddess of desire, keep away now from my mind
I must sleep, I’m tired,
Let me rest again tonight
I must keep on track, no wasting time
I won’t let you take what I’ve just found
Goddess of desire, you still think I’ll stick around
Dressed up for the night, shiny lipstick, plastic charm
You keep saying “Stay!” but I’ve got to run
I know your next move, I’ll face a storm
Goddess of desire, keep away now from my mind
I must sleep, I’m tired. Let me rest again tonight.
I must keep on track, no wasting time
I won’t let you take what I’ve just found
MUSIC DISEASE (lyrics by Marco Magnani)
I can get no real connection with you and all these rules
I never get a thing you say, I lose you a bit too soon
I much prefer the sea in winter than melting in the sun
You often find me in the shade or when everybody’s gone
Cause I’ve been afflicted with rare music diseases
Doctors have told me to try to take it easy
I’d like to have the strength to dance
with you and hear more bands,
But when I come and hear them scream
I wish I could leave again.
You approach the bar to buy more drinks while I’m on my way home
The only light that’s always on until the break of dawn
Cause I’ve been afflicted with rare music diseases
Doctors have told me to try to take it easy
Some of them think it is Rock’n’Roll Psychosis
A mixture of Beatles & Stones can drive you crazy.
I’ve been afflicted with rare music diseases
Doctors have told me to try to take it easy
Some of them think it is Rock’n’Roll Psychosis
A mixture of Dylan & Doors can drive you crazy
SPIRITS IN THE WIND (lyrics by Marco Magnani)
When you see me in the crowd you think you see me through,
You believe you know my mind
and do your best to change my view
But I’m miles and miles from here
I’m now standing next to a field
By a misty lake surrounded by tall trees
I can see your lips are moving as you loudly speak
You believe that I still listen, but instead I cannot hear.
All I hear is in my mind, I can hear it from afar,
It’s the chant of spirits moving in the wind.
I can hear them softly whispering from the stormy sea
I can hear them gently playing with the branches of the trees.
Though you don’t believe them real,
they walk hand in hand with me.
I am gone with spirits dancing in the wind.
Still I hear them softly whispering from the stormy sea
I can hear them gently playing with the branches of the trees.
Though you don’t believe them real,
they walk hand in hand with me.
while I'm gone with spirits dancing in the wind.
YOU CALL ME BROTHER (lyrics by Marco Magnani)
You call me brother, but it’s not convincing at all
With your herbal scents & beads you preach what you call love.
You call me brother, but it doesn’t take you long
To keep me at distance when I dare to say “I think you’re wrong”
You call me brother and you invite me for your prayers
But then you use sarcastic tones if I refuse and go my way
You don’t fool me, man!
I am not blind
You don’t fool me, man!
I am not blind
You call me brother, You say we need an open mind
You have your meditation class and keep filling me with advice.
You call me brother, but as I tell you I’m not from here
something changes fast in you, you get distant and don’t see clear
You call me brother,
but when I find my bit of space to finally shine and sing my song
you just stop me and say it’s late.
You don’t fool me, man!
I am not blind
You don’t fool me man!
I am not blind
THE GRUDGE (lyrics by Marco Magnani)
The city doors start opening
you still hold on to a grudge
the mad road sweeper comes in whistling
and wipes all dirt in sight.
The roads start filling slowly
the sunshine blinds my eyes.
They buried all your dead last night
you still hold on to a grudge.
Time, time, time cannot wait
it runs ahead to tell you it's too late
I'm standing at the crossroad with music in my mind
I got to chose a new direction
you still hold on to a grudge
Time, time, time cannot wait
it runs ahead to tell you it's too late
I had you in front of me, girl, for so long I thought I was blind
so I'm now staring at the horizon to prove to myself I'm fine.
The city doors start closing
you still hold on to a grudge
so I must take a new direction 'cause you just bring me down.
LOST & SPACED OUT(Lyrics by Marco Magnani)
Lost & spaced out, quite slow with no doubts,
must be those nightmares I had about you at night
Lost & spaced out
Don’t bother to shout
If I look so vacant it’s ‘cause a song came to my mind
For sure I’m sitting here, I’m part of this somehow.
Don’t ask how I got in, nor where is the way out
Lost & spaced out
A blank stare when you rush
It’s not flying saucers, nor clouds I’m looking at.
For sure I’m sitting here, I’m part of this somehow.
Don’t know how I got in and can’t see the way out
I’m still spaced out
Your words are just a sound
I mix up numbers
96 can be 69.
Lost & spaced out
Was I snoring loud?
Your speech was perfect
I fell asleep somehow
I'LL FOLLOW THE SOUND(lyrics by Marco Magnani)
Rain keeps falling
a storm is coming
but sunshine is here in my mind
I lost my way in the wood but here it's so good
I'll follow the sound
Days are flying past me,
Running so fast, I'm always behind.
I'm losing track of time, but still it's alright
I'll follow the sound
Struck by lightning, Fed by the sun,
swallowed by rainbows, I stop and stare,
I follow the sound
Rivers flooding, Bridges falling,
but still one place to hide
I lost my way and my mind
but I'll be alright
I'll follow the sound
Struck by lightning
I got a new song
swallowed by rainbows, I stopped and stared,
I followed the sound
and found you again
Days are flying past me,
Running so fast, I'm always behind
I'm losing track of time, but still it's alright
I'll follow the sound
Struck by lightning
I got a new song
swallowed by rainbows, I stopped and stared,
I followed the sound
and found you again.