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As Far As I Know

by Dead Bouquet

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1.
The Dam 04:23
You have no point of view, but your lack of confidence as you turn on the news "You're going to lose your job", they said... You'd want to scream out loud "...or so it seems!" - the T.V. host misread Monkey on channel four jumps, laughs and lies for love of the state Take off your clothes I want you to feel naked just like me ...and what about this dam right here? You can hold off the troubles, but they won't just disappear That's the way we are amused... we say time is not enough to wonder while we all know it's a lame excuse Feel like you're the only one whose sane, but it tastes just the same when you feel strange "It's a world of illusions" - I heard What's been foretold has been done even if it's not what you were looking for at all Take off your clothes I want you to feel alone just like me This place burns, but someday the river will get around it as the dam will break.
2.
Little Thing 03:19
Hey, little thing... you are a tear coming down from an old fashioned goddess's eye roaming the universe for years and brought to us by satellite Dear little thing, are you trying to keep this whining realm safe? Well, I can't see clearly Confusion often stops too late Oh, little thing! You built so many doors here... and you even melt the keys I guess you're feeling so unique as close to the way we feel lonely in between Hey, little thing, here come tales about people who dropped that rope and sailed away with boats traded for their shoes but you turned into a fish and then you came as a wave.
3.
Surprised by the sun that makes its way to the north The old iron melts, here on the autobahn We would like to be part of the ancient forest... my baby and I We run across wise lands and long rivers The steam comes up from the waters while we solemnly dream... my baby and I As soon as we stepped into the big city, there was no time to share our astonishment Everything became hostile and we didn't know where to go We just need a place to stay, to finally feel free and to enjoy ourselves How could anyone live without a refuge? We dream... We solemnly dream... My baby and I.
4.
Curse 03:35
It's something he holds very tight and never leaves his sight A sleight of hand made by calamity dice Now, he's not afraid of how they work now Every step made he's alone It's like everyone would like to put their own names on a cornerstone on a road where he made a change a long time ago Calling it a curse it won't give a damn to no one else Oh, he just needs a real enemy to fight.
5.
As far as I know there's nothing like you You give my soul relief turning chaos into a quiet lamb As far as I know I've never sung my love for you but it is endless and words can't compete You make my soul admire you in silence The way you enchant me... oh, it hides no mystery and the smoke over the metropolis won't stop us from dreaming As far as I know I've never got lost in such beautiful eyes before You own all the colours of the world the world we always dream of and as far as I know I've never loved you this way before.
6.
I don't remember the last night I slept I've been moving from place to place There's a man barking at my gate and he looks so aggressive but I'm here on my own gathering worries for my thoughts He's barking at my gate He won't leave me alone He just wants me to join him down below I don't feel any compassion Can't sense any brotherhood for the man who's barking at my gate He doesn't like my view No, he doesn't like my solitude ...just to name a few He's the leader of the crowd The leader of the womb He just wants me to join him down below.
7.
(music & lyrics: C. Mazzoli) Downtown... on the streets Driving their cars... the moment you hate the most when they come or when they leave... You don't see them right anyhow On the mountains... to the sea They crowd the shores and never leave you alone Haven't you said you hate all people? Haven't you said you love all of them? Haven't you said you hate all people? Near your house... when you sleep Starring in your dreams, they ruin them anyway When you talk they fall from your tongue You know it's you, 'cause your reason is getting old A battle lost from the start... well, let's try another one.
8.
She... lies on a red sofa wrapped in the loneliness of a night which betrayed her She just asks for protection and that's all she needs Now there's only the ghost of a man beside her Tears that flow like the good old days which left her as quick as a routine They say night is a counselor... but she's unhappy enough to abandon herself to the source of her pain and the city around her shows her passageways and yellow street lamps Bridges over the river that she can use to watch an undying past Men made her suffer... some with love, some with doubt.
9.
And It Flows 03:40
It could easily have gone away from here leaving a poor soul on the dock, but it grabbed me with a one eye look and reminded me of the storm above Paint the water with a glow Oh, I barely see my face Bring a tear to my eyes 'cause the waves have calmed me not Seconds flow like years into another night at the dock At the sunset, I stared at the last evening ship sailing on her route to nowhere... but I saw those eyes, well, they got me down on my knees and at that time I heard all the lies I'd been saying.
10.
Nobody's Sky 04:10
Sunshine and thunder in nobody's sky Can't you see out of the blue? Fallen stars in an empty room where the corners have low-light Falling tears wet the old lands where people hardly smile Put a mirror on loneliness and see that sky's about to cry Faithful man, since you were born you've prayed to nobody's sky Looking for a god that could ease your pain and clean the sin... the sin of living Look up, there's nobody's sky Can't you see out of the blue? Look up, it's about to cry... a picture reflected on the human race.
11.
I'm talking about the river that flows against the Atlantic tide coming down from the Spanish mountains through the city where it gets dyed by red wine and where the young lovers' dreams fall like leaves from the trees... The wind blows heavy, but can't wash the memories away Will the snow hide the passion or will there be le mascaret? Well, I'm talking about a river that to many won't mean a thing... but everything 'round it whispers her name.
12.
Hide it from the storm Hide it from yourself lay it into a seabed that no one knows The moon is all you see when you beg your blues to go away ...a presage deep as the blue sea and these few grains of sand that you hold in your hands not turning to gold anytime soon The things you need to make you a better man are never the ones you needed way back then, but if something goes wrong and you sink down you'd like to float just like way back then.
13.
Stories 06:05
I've got my eyes on the boat I want her to tell me stories stories from coast to coast and I want her to tell me where her fine wood comes from Oh, she went against the tide so many times that she overtakes my imagination and I love the way she pleases me... going so far, but always coming back to the same old shore Now, my eyes on my hands... flesh and bones I want them to tell me who I am why thoughts want to be me and why I want to be all of them I live in a little tent on a mysterious island ...a present I gave to myself I love to bask within those warm walls all day, but I'd love to drift away as well.

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Recorded, mixed and produced by Paul Kimble (best known for his works with Grant Lee Buffalo, Velvet Goldmine OST, Luna...)

Mastered by Joe Gastwirt (nominated for a Grammy for his remaster of "Pet Sounds" by The Beach Boys and worked with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, Neil Young...)


2014 Seahorse Recordings

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released October 15, 2014

Dead Bouquet:

Carlo Mazzoli - Vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar
Daniele Toti - Bass, background vocals


All songs written by Carlo Mazzoli, excpet "And It Flows" (music: C.Mazzoli / Marco Molino. Lyrics: C.Mazzoli)

© Carlo Mazzoli 2014


Drums & percussions by Fabio De Angelis

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Dead Bouquet Roma, Italy

I Dead Bouquet sono un trio rock che esprime atmosfere mistiche e notturne attraverso lande di eclettica psichedelia suggellata dalla distorsione di una 12 corde acustica e caratterizzate da sonorità folk, celtiche e di confine.
Il disco d’esordio, “As Far As I Know”, è stato registrato e prodotto da Paul Kimble, bassista dei Grant Lee Buffalo, il quale vi ha partecipato anche come session man.
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