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[album] ALMOST PROPHETIC VISIONS AND THOUGHTS - 21th January 2021
AWAKENING
CROSSFIRE
UNAWARE PASSENGER
UNIVERSAL THING
10:1
THE FORTRESS
AM I STILL ALIVE?
COLD SHIVERS
A MENDING SILENCE
STUCK AMONG THESE STONES
AWAKENING
(Music by Angelo Pitone, Claudio Giraudo; lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
Get close to me for awhile
Let's try to sync your virtual mind with mine
Dress up in your best mask tonight
There's lots of sharing that awaits you
But wait, wait, wait...
I can't show you the way of awakening
In this world made of misery and hypocrisy
We are all lying on a bed of spikes
We must only open up our eyes this time
And discover why…
No one can show us the way of awakening
In a world made of misery and hypocrisy
No one can show us the way of awakening
In a world made of misery and hypocrisy
We will be deprived of our senses ‘til the end of time
And the boss of men will celebrate his victory
CROSSFIRE
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
A thousand years of history
Violence wars and blood
There seems to be no remedy
To the killings in the name of God
In the crossfire
I fight the enemy beyond the boundary lines
In the crossfire
How do I fight another man, in another land and deny human rights?
Nothing’s changed and nobody cares
It’s always political affairs
From man to man the fate’s the same
Until the very end of the game
Nobody wins, no, nobody wins!!
In the crossfire
I fight the enemy beyond the boundary lines
In the crossfire
How do I fight another man, in another land and deny human rights?
Hearts in flame
Blood in my eyes until the end of the day
Childhood being torn apart
By now there’s no way to restart
With a normal life
In the crossfire
I fight my brother
In the crossfire
I fight the enemy beyond the boundary lines
In the crossfire
How do I fight another man, in another land? oh ooh oh ooh oh oh
In the crossfire
I fight the enemy beyond the boundary lines
In the crossfire
How do I fight another man, in another land and deny human rights?
UNAWARE PASSENGER
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
I feel that I was born with a clear purpose
I’m still trying to understand how to perform my role
In this land that cries out tears of blood and sorrow
I want to know the truth that hides from me
It’s an inescapable matter
That the world is facing its end
I can’t believe I am on this train
Like an unaware passenger
I feel the hopes and fears of the new generation
Are making my world into hell without a way of salvation
In this land that cries out tears of blood and sorrow
I want to know the truth that hides from me
It’s an inescapable matter
That the world is facing its end
I can’t believe I am on this train
Like an unaware passenger
The truth hides away from us
And its frailty protects the only thing it’s worth to save
And when the world is gone
I’ll remain an unaware passenger
I’m still feeling I have a clear purpose
The world has changed as well as I changed my role
In this land that cries out tears of blood and sorrow
I just want to say I don't give a shit!
It’s an inescapable matter
That the world is facing its end
I can’t believe I am in this train
Like an unaware passenger
UNIVERSAL THING
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
Underneath the sky, we still believe
To hear the sounds of the universe
No longer do they look up the stars
And this is why we have to feel like thieves.
'Cause we don't know what we're living for
What about the time we lost
And what about our dreams?
What about the glimpse of hope
That feeds the universal thing?
Underneath the sky, we need to breathe
To feel the greatness of our Mother Earth
But no one seems to care about her worth
And this is why it's time to face our fears.
Why we don't know what we're fighting for?
Please, open up our eyes!
What about the time we lost
And what about our dreams?
What about the glimpse of hope
That feeds the universal thing?
What about the holy wonders
And what about the self-belief
What about the miracle
Of which we desperately need?
For all the help signals you've sent
We never listened to your prayers
But the disaster we deserve is coming through the gates
And when our world crashes and burns
We'll surely pass the point of no return
What about the time we lost
And what about our dreams?
What about the glimpse of hope
That feeds the universal thing?
What about the holy wonders
And what about the self-belief
What about the miracle
Of which we desperately need?
What about the time we lost?
(Will we still survive?)
What about the glimpse of hope?
(Is this the end?)
What about the holy wonders?
(Will we still survive?)
What about the miracle
Do we need it?
10:1
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
I'm afflicted with a strange disease called ambition, see what I mean?
Could this be the cause of these scars on my conscience?
I am feeling crushed by a burden on a ratio of 10 to 1
And I push, push, push, I turn the knobs, but the threshold keeps gettin' lower
I'm going back and forth in this crazy maze
Fast attack
Fast release
Fast attack and stop!
I'm afflicted with a strange disease, so-called loyalty, see what I mean?
Could this be the cause of these ups and downs in my moods?
I am feeling crushed by a burden on a ratio of 10 to 1
And I push, push, push, I turn the knobs, but the threshold keeps gettin' lower
I'm going back and forth in this crazy maze
In this mad world, the honest actions are just a fucking lie
That we heard when we were young
So once we lost our faith, we got poisoned and corrupted
I am feeling crushed by a burden on a ratio of 10 to 1
And I push, push, push, I turn the knobs, but the threshold keeps gettin' lower
I'm going back and forth in this crazy maze
I am feeling crushed by a burden, but the threshold keeps gettin' lower
I'm afflicted with a strange disease, so-called empathy...
AM I STILL ALIVE?
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
I'm crawling in the dark, and I'm exhausted
Don't know how long I can resist
I'm struggling to find the way to save my memories
From the evil that's out there
And now that it's raining
Only the waters of time can erase my pain
So I can find myself again
I've kept my eyes shut for a long time
And I have heard enough of your lies
Am I still alive?
I'm still crawling in the dark like there's no tomorrow
In the ruins that a false God lef behind
And now that the sun is shining
I just want to sing for the good of the world
So let's sing it together
I've kept my eyes shut for a long time
And I have heard enough of your lies
Every time I see my face in the mirror
The ghost of my past comes back again to haunt my soul
But I will fight until it's over
I've kept my eyes shut for a long time
And I have heard enough of your lies
I've kept my eyes shut...
I've kept my eyes shut...
THE FORTRESS
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
Out there,
You're feeling so alone
That you seem to be in a landscape of the north
The frost is sharp and biting
And anything you're thinking withers and dies
Don't give in
If you don't get anything at all
You just have to be brave…
Don't attempt to hold back all your sorrow
'Cause you can leave all of that behind
Nowadays all you’ve got is only borrowed
The reason why the best is yet to come...
Walking on an iced bay
You're trying to give a sense to all your life
Don't give in
If you don't get everything you want
You must not lose your faith
Don't attempt to hold back all your sorrow
'Cause you can leave all of that behind
Nowadays all you’ve got is only borrowed
The reason why the best is yet to come...
The best is yet to come…
The choices you make now will weave the canvas of your tomorrow
Let the loneliness become the fortress for your heart and your soul
Don't attempt to hold back all your sorrow
'Cause you can leave all of that behind
Nowadays all you’ve got is only borrowed
The reason why the best is yet to come...
Don't attempt to hold back all your sorrow
The reason why the best is yet to come...
COLD SHIVERS
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
I've been betrayed by people I thought were my best friends,
I've been betrayed by those I thought could help me to make amends,
I've been betrayed by those who have eaten from my blood and sweat,
I've been betrayed by my enemy hasn't given me a second chance
Shame on you, guilty - scream it out loud now!
Shame on you, guilty - scream it out loud now!
Cold, cold, cold, cold shivers on my skin
What's gripping my heart of stone? – I said
Cold, cold, cold, cold shivers on my skin
What's run into my veins? I'm not beloved
I've been betrayed by countless suspects that I decided to ignore
I've been betrayed by the foolish pride that blinded me to the bone
I've been betrayed by my good intentions, and now it's time to pay my dues
I've been betrayed by the choices I took, and nothing can ever fix my values
Shame on you, guilty - scream it out loud now!
Shame on you, guilty - scream it out loud now!
Cold, cold, cold, cold shivers on my skin
What's gripping my heart of stone? – I said
Cold, cold, cold, cold shivers on my skin
What's run into my veins?
Shame, shame, shame, shame!!
(Scream it out loud now)
Cold, cold, cold, cold shivers on my skin
What's gripping my heart of stone? - Ok
(Scream it out loud now)
Cold, cold, cold, cold shivers on my skin
What's run into my veins?
STUCK AMONG THESE STONES
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
It's raining
It's raining on us
It will never end
It will never end
Until we understand
That we are not alone
And surrender will not give us anything
Except for bitter tears
It's raining
It's always raining on us
We have to live with the anguish we created
To chase the shining light of lust
And now the turning back is too hard
We are like leaves stuck among these stones
Like leaves stuck among these stones
Like leaves stuck among these stones
Like leaves stuck among these stones
The weather will not be the same
It will change when we strive to do what it takes
Chorus
We are like leaves stuck among these stones
Like leaves stuck among these stones
Like leaves stuck among these stones
Like leaves stuck among these stones
It's raining...
It's raining...
It's raining...
It's raining...
A MENDING SILENCE
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
I feel so weak and so strong in this loneliness
My glance lingers on this photograph
Hanging on the kitchen wall
Everything is so pure and blurred
And it keeps me down to close myself
In a deafening and mending silence
Now my old broken heart is bleeding out
I can't feel a single drop of my blood
And when the shadows fall,
They'll land on me
They will try to hide
My grief and sorrow
I've lost my faith,
And all my memories
Are stuck in a troubled past
I hope is gone
I'm not surprised
I was so paralysed
I think I'm fooling myself
And I don't know why
But there's just one thing I know
I still haven't found a way
To show my love and tell the world
I want, I want, I want to live!
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
LYRICS
[single] UNDER CONTROL - 6th May 2021
UNDER CONTROL
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
We were stuck at home for days
After the nth crushing defeat
Today is not the same,
Because we've lost our precious game
We're more scared than yesterday,
We need to chase our demons away
We can't move
We can't breathe,
We can't choose
And we can't live
We want our social status back.
But we run like rats
To storm the stores
And screw all those stupid fucking cats
This thing's a scam They sell like jam
Don't you get bored of hearing that it's all under control?
Don't you? Come on, man!
We're standing at the edge of resistance,
We need a bit of confidence,
We can't move
We can't breathe,
We can't choose
But we can still believe!
We want our social status back.
But we run like rats
To storm the stores
And screw all those stupid fucking cats
This thing's a scam
They sell like jam
Don't you get bored of being alone?
Turn it on
Turn it off
My brain is gone!
Turn in on
Turn it off
Turn it on
Hey man, what the fuck do you want from me?
I got enough of my own
Please, don't rub it in
Can you hear this desperate crying?
Please, don't rub it in.
But we run like rats
To storm the stores
And screw all those stupid fucking cats
This thing's a scam
They sell like jam Don't you get bored of being alone?
But we run like rats
To storm the stores
And screw all those stupid fucking cats
This thing's a scam
They sell like jam
Don't you get bored of hearing that it's all under control?
Under control
Under control
[single] THE END OF A NIGHTMARE - 8th July 2021
THE END OF A NIGHTMARE
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
It's hard to sleep 'cause you're messing up with my head.
Since it began, I only slept three hours in three days.
I need some help. I need to rest, but I have to stay awake.
Brother, I think you're losing yourself. It's better to keep quiet
Please, don't worry; it's only your fucking imagination
Time will erase the pain you feel, not now, but only when you're healed!
Is this the end of a nightmare for everyone?
What's your private hell?
What d'you think you deserve?
What's your regret?
Is this the end of a nightmare for everyone?
What's your private hell?
What d'you think you deserve?
What's your regret?
Please, don't worry; it's only your fucking imagination
Time will erase the pain you feel, not now because you're garbled and dazed.
Yeah-y-eah-y-eah-y-eeeeeaaaaaahhhh
Is this the end of a nightmare for everyone?
What's your private hell?
What d'you think you deserve?
What's your regret?
Is this the end of a nightmare for everyone?
What's your private hell?
What d'you think you deserve?
What's your regret?
Is that your regret?
[single] BLEEDING WOUNDS - 27th January 2022
BLEEDING WOUNDS
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
Lately, I've been feeling rather strange and confused
I gotta find a way to be invincible
I think I was wrong again, and I've been feeling like I'm losing control
Compromise can't be the best solution when I have to choose
I would like to save the memory of my failures as teaching.
My human body's burning in the sun
Like a vampire, I'm looking for protection
My weaknesses are the mirror of my soul
My mistakes are eternal bleeding wounds
My human body's burning in the sun
Like a vampire, I'm looking for protection
My weaknesses are the mirror of my soul
My mistakes are eternal bleeding wounds
Oh my God, forgive me for the sins that I still have not committed.
Just never learned, please, guide this troubled heart into the darkest night.
I would like to save the memory of my promises as teaching.
My human body's burning in the sun
Like a vampire, I'm looking for protection
My weaknesses are the mirror of my soul
My mistakes are eternal bleeding wounds
My human body's burning in the sun
Like a vampire, I'm looking for protection
My weaknesses are the mirror of my soul
My mistakes are eternal bleeding wounds
[single] POISONED HEART - 12th May 2022
POISONED HEART
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
Little girl, little boy
Do you know you make me very happy?
I'm in ecstasy when I see you've fun next to me
In a little while the sun goes down
It's better to come back home, come now
Take my hands and you'll feel secure
'Cause I'll bring you in a place you've never seen before...
I love you
Little girl, little boy
Do you know I can't tell you what's going on in my head?
Black blood, black blood is pouring out
From my poisoned heart
Take my hands and you'll feel secure
Even if you'll feel alone
And when you'll read this letter
It means that I'm dead
I'm dead
Little girl, little boy
(What happened in my head?)
Little girl, little boy
(How could I be so wrong?)
Little girl, little boy
(Can I go back? Can I go back?)
Little girl, little boy
(Can I go back? Can I go back?)
Little girl, little boy
[single] NERVOUS BREAKDOWN - 3rd February 2023
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
(Music & lyrics by Angelo Pitone)
There’s a tendency for people to go through the motions of doing what they need
Everything they see and everything they hear is just in words, but not in deeds
Why won’t you listen to the nation?
You’ll never take away the freedom of expression
We’re on the edge of a nervous breakdown
Whatever happens, we will never fall to the ground
Why won’t you listen to the nation?
You’ll never take away the freedom of expression
We’re on the edge of a nervous breakdown
Whatever happens, we will never fall to the ground
To the ground
Maybe there’s a space between fantasy and reality, but they can’t see the line…
Everything they feel and everything they are must be a thorn in the statesman’s side
Why won’t you listen to the nation?
You’ll never take away the freedom of expression
We’re on the edge of a nervous breakdown
Whatever happens, we will never fall to the ground
Why won’t you listen to the nation?
You’ll never take away the freedom of expression
We’re on the edge of a nervous breakdown
Whatever happens, we will never fall to the ground
Liars, preachers, armies of professors
They don’t practice what they preach
Broken promises and back to the starting point
This ain’t a game at all, but you don’t give a damn!
Why won’t you listen to the nation?
You’ll never take away the freedom of expression
We’re on the edge of a nervous breakdown
Whatever happens, we will never fall to the ground
Why won’t you listen to the nation?
You’ll never take away the freedom of expression
We’re on the edge of a nervous breakdown
Whatever happens, we will never fall to the ground
To the ground
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[single] ON THE LEDGE - 8th June 2023
ON THE LEDGE
(Music by Angelo Pitone & lyrics by Lisa Tenzin-Dolma)
There are old bones in the valley of my thoughts
Creaking out the answers that I just can't ignore anymore
As I wait to see what's on the distant shore
There are whispers in my mind, but I don't listen
They come from ancient gods who left me long ago - now I'm alone
And keep my gaze fixed on that distant shore
I am poised to take the leap
As the stones slide under me
I can't wait until the mystery finally comes to me
On the ledge, it feels so good
That I can fly beyond the haunted dreams
On the ledge, it feels so good
It will be the place where I'll be safe and free
Another self, another vision,
Of who I am meant to be
I'm on the ledge
There are whispers in my mind, but I don't listen anymore
The voices of ancient gods are far away from home
So I keep my gaze fixed on that distant shore
I am poised to take the leap
As the stones slide under me
I can't wait until the mystery finally comes to me
On the ledge, it feels so good
That I can fly beyond the haunted dreams
On the ledge, it feels so good
It will be the place where I'll be safe and free
Another self, another vision,
Of who I am meant to be
I can fly beyond the thinning veil
And tear it all asunder as I pass
Yes, I know well that I can't fail
Take just one more step towards the edge,
I'm on the ledge, and it feels so good
Now I can fly beyond the haunted dreams
I'm on the ledge, and it feels so good
It will be the place where I'll be safe and free
Another self, another vision,
Of who I am meant to be
I'm on the ledge
[single] UNBECOMING - 18th August 2023
UNBECOMING
(Music by Angelo Pitone & lyrics by Lisa Tenzin-Dolma)
I could sing a thousand tales
Of love and loss, trust and betrayal,
Of shining nights and shooting stars
Birthed within the fiery void
Of unbecoming
Of unbecoming
Voiceless, stories curl and flail
Against the silence, make avowal
To find expression, penetrate
Slip through the tender narrow cracks
Of unbecoming
Of unbecoming
In the light, such things are small
Subsumed within the daily trials
Yet come the night the spirit rails
Against the silence heralding
An unbecoming
An unbecoming
I could sing a thousand tales
Against the silence of the night
That slides across soft, narrow cracks
Of unbecoming
Of unbecoming
Of unbecoming
Of unbecoming
In the light, such things are small
Subsumed within the daily trials
Yet come the night the spirit rails
Against the silence heralding
An unbecoming
An unbecoming
But in the quiet, the seeds unfurl,
Push through the loamy depths,
Prevail against the pressure of the soil
That weighs so heavy, wayfaring towards a new becoming.
In the light, such things are small,
Subsumed within the daily trials
Yet come the night the spirit rails
Against the silence heralding
An unbecoming
An unbecoming
In the light, such things are small,
Subsumed within the daily trials
Yet come the night the spirit rails
Against the silence heralding
An unbecoming
An unbecoming
[single] INTO THE SILENCE - 8th JUNE 2023
INTO THE SILENCE
(Music by Angelo Pitone & lyrics by Lisa Tenzin-Dolma)
As evening cast its spell, the technicolor sky
Transformed the day to night
I felt the world subside and closed my eyes to light
I wove a silken web from filaments of dreams
I conjured visions of rebirth
And felt the past absorbed within the sleeping earth
Enfolded in the soft cocoon
I stood and stretched and saw it melt away like a ghost
Into the silence came,
Thou, radiance sublime
A thought, a seed, you've flown away,
Blossomed within my mind
As evening cast its spell, the colors in my life
Transformed from black and white
I felt the warmth of the sun, and now I'm fine
Enfolded in the soft cocoon
I stood and stretched and saw it melt away like a ghost
Into the silence came,
Thou, radiance sublime
A thought, a seed, you've flown away,
Blossomed within my mind
Into the silence came,
Thou, radiance sublime
A thought, a seed, you've flown away
Then I went back to shine
I went back to shine
[single] EMERGE - 14th DECEMBER 2023
EMERGE
(Music by Angelo Pitone & lyrics by Lisa Tenzin-Dolma)
It's strange how things become so clear
When everything looked out of place
That emptiness was like a profound lake
And its cold caress was beckoning to me
To dive
To dive
To dive
To dive
As long as it's meant to be
I'm here, and I'm alive
And I breathe infinity
I sing for my growth and change
And all that went before
Never mind, it's time to emerge
And so, finally, I took the leap and found
Such treasures that I have never known
The spirit of darkness in the ground
And the soul of life that still unfold
In the light
The light
In the light
The light
As long as it's meant to be
I'm here, and I'm alive
And I breathe infinity
I sing for my growth and change
And all that went before
Never mind, it's time to emerge
As long as it's meant to be
I'm here, and I'm alive
And I breathe infinity
I sing for my growth and change
And all that went before
Never mind, it's time to emerge
Emerge
Emerge