WOULD I BE ME
If I had dark skin – would I be me
If I was a king – would I be me
If I was born in ’43 – would I be me
If I was a girl – would I be me
If I could not stand – would I be me
If I was born far away – would I be me
When you judge, when you choose
When you win, when you lose
Think of what could have been
Think would I be me
If I was sick – would I be me
If I could not read – would I be me
If I believed in God – would I be me
If I was blind – would I be me
If I was out of my mind – would I be me
If I had not met you – would I be me
When you judge, when you choose
When you win, when you lose
Think of what could have been
Think would I be me
Dave Bond: Vocals and Mandolin
Jerry Marotta: Drums and Percussion
Tony Levin: Electric Bass
Marco Planells: Sitar
Marco Mattei: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Samples and Programming
PICTURE IN A FRAME
Buzzing in my head
Buzzing in my head
Things are doing well
Things are turning bad
A spot on one single frame
And nothing looks the same
I don’t look the same
You don’t look the same
We cannot move on
I cannot step back
That’s what we became
A picture in a frame
What you used to feel
Is it still what you feel?
What you used to love
Is it still what you love?
What you used to think
Is it still what you think?
What you used to see
Is it still what you see?
Fire, water, light
Mystical insight
What today is right
Might be wrong tonight
Raindrops smash the ground
Heavy bullets sound
Matthew Brown: Vocals
Pat Mastelotto: Drums
Tony Levin: Electric Bass
Marco Mattei: Electric Guitars, Vocals, Electronic Percussion
MORE INTENSE
An old man with no memories, a young man with no dreams
A train that can’t be stopped, I am tired but I can’t sleep
A prisoner of life, a dog who’s lost its master
The soil after the flood can’t take it anymore
Me. Why me.
Losing in a game I didn’t even want to play
I seek for joy, I just seek for relief
I seek for contact and I seek for peace
Like everyone else, yes like everyone else
Just more intense.
A song that won’t be plaid, a question with no answer
Absent of mind, a tape with no rewind
Me. Why me.
People tell me I’m strong – as if I chose the song
I seek for joy, I just seek for relief
I seek for contact and I seek for peace
Like everyone else, yes like everyone else
A king without a reign, a pain without relief
A bird that cannot fly, the future is a lie
Me. Why me.
I seek for joy, I just seek for relief
I seek for contact and I seek for peace
Like everyone else, yes like everyone else
Dave Bond: Vocals
Duilio Galioto: Synth, Wurlitzer
Clive Deamer: Drums
Marco Mattei: Electric Bass, Electric Guitars, Guitar Loops
I’LL BE BORN
I was born a month ago – When you knocked at my life
Stay – I told you – And you are still with me
Hold my hand – I told you – And you never let it go
I’ll be born tomorrow
I’ll be born every time you‘ll be with me
Every time I see you and I feel complete
Every time I think of you and every time you smile
Because you are my breath
Quiet, deep and vital
Because your name is love
and that’s how I will call you
Forever
I was born again tonight – When you, fresh breeze, touched my soul
Don’t be afraid – You told me – And the room became a word of its own
I love you – You told me – A place to belong
I’ll be born tomorrow
I’ll be born every time you‘ll be with me
Every time I see you and I feel complete
Every time I think of you and every time you smile
Because you are my breath
Quiet, deep and vital
Because your name is love
And that’s how I will call you
Forever
Felix Brandt: Vocals
Paul Johnson: Flute and Whistle
Marco Mattei: Acoustic Guitars
LULLABY FOR YOU
Sleep little baby, your dad looks out for you
When the sky is grey, when the sky is blue
I’ll hold you in my arms, so hush don’t you cry
Hush little baby, I’ll sing you a lullaby
Dream little girl, your dad is here for you
To help you try and find what’s right for you
Dream the sweetest dreams, until they come true
What makes you happy, will make me happy too
The world is changing, I can’t tell you what to do
How to be happy, how to be you
Be present, be mindful, and learn to find your way
Live in the moment, and not by the day
Live young woman, your dad is proud of you
No matter what, I won’t give up on you
Live every moment, I’ll always think of you
You learned to feel your feelings
You learned how to be true
Sleep little baby, your dad looks out for you
When the sky is grey, when the sky is blue
Time went by faster than I knew
Have I ever told you how much I love you
Felix Brandt:: Vocals
Arianna Mattei: Intro Vocals
Diederik van den Brandt: Pedal Steel
Rob Wakefield : Violin
Marco Mattei: Acoustic Guitars, Shaker
ANYMORE
Night after night
Fight after fight
Does it really matter who is right?
Whine about the problem
Dismiss my solution
By default
You are not the victim
And I am not a hero
I couldn’t save you…anyway
You make me the villain
But I won’t play this game
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Fast, ignite, combust
Quiet and complicit
Just too tired to talk about it anyway
I feel it in my gut
I hear it in my head
No I cannot ignore
Not a word you said
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Barak Seguin: Vocals
Paolo Gianfrate: Keyboards
Matt Crain: Drums
Marco Mattei: Guitars and Programming
TOMORROW
Gianni Pierannunzio: Drums
Matilde Mattei: Shaker
Marco Mattei: Electric Bass, Bowed Electric Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Resonator, Bouzouki, Electric Guitars, Percussion
VOID
Words unspoken, silence unbroken
I see only moments stolen
Can’t feel the ground under my feet
The deepest emptiness in every heartbeat
Anesthetic cocktail for my brain
A quarter of tears, three quarters of rain
To feel alive I touch my pain
To feel survived I call my name
Oh…Oh… It could have been so simple
It should have been so simple
Oh…Oh… the mirror of that glance that once shined through
It was for me and you
And every contact now tastes so sour
A single drop of an ice cold shower
I’ve lost my superhero powers
I’ve lost the keys of the ivory tower
From far I hear the Siren’s song
I shouldn’t listen, but I’m led along
The line is invisible, the thread is so thin
And I’m still waiting to get back my skin
Oh…Oh… It could have been so simple
It should have been so simple
Oh…Oh… the mirror of that glance that once shined through
It was for me and you
The more the things change, the more they stay the same
The more the things change, the more they stay the same
The more the things change, the more they stay the same
The more the things change, the more they stay the same
Richard Farrell: Vocals
Duilio Galioto: Wurlitzer, Synthesizers
Fabio Trentini: Electric Bass
Chad Wackerman: Drums
Max Rosati: Lead Electric Guitar
Marco Mattei: Rhythm and Lead Guitars
ON YOUR SIDE
When you feel like talking about it
And when you just don’t want to think
I am, I’m on your side
When you are tired but you can’t rest
And when you are angry and then you regret
I am, I’m on your side
I am, I am on your side
I am, I am on your side
With every tear we get older
With every fear we get stronger
Choose a path that’s true
And I will walk with you
Only to see you smile
I’m on your side
When you hurt cause people are fake
And when you have yet one more choice to make
I am, I’m on your side
When every day just feels the same
When around you there’s no one to blame
But me, I’m on your side
Dave Bond: Back Vocals
Duilio Galioto: Piano, Wurlitzer
Jerry Marotta: Drums and Percussion
Tony Levin: Electric Bass
Mauro Munzi: Reverse Piano
Marco Mattei: Electric Guitars, Guitar Loops, Shaker and Vocals.
AFTER TOMORROW
Marco Mattei: Bouzouki
HIDDEN GEMS
Jerry Marotta: Drums, Slit Drums
Marco Mattei: Guitar Loops, Bowed Electric Bass, Percussion, Effects, Samples
GONE
Gabriele Bibbi Ferrari: Electric Bass
Salvatore Mennella: Drums
Marco Mattei: Electric Guitars
All tracks written by Marco Mattei, except for Gone by Andy Timmons.
THE COPYRIGHT IN THIS RECORDING IS OWNED BY MARCO MATTEI