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Bread​-​and​-​butter​-​flies

by moscaburro

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1.
Give up all that straitlaced stuff And cast off this ridiculous hand-me-down love Harassing regrets covering under my pillow Happy-go-lucky skeletons in the cupboard …maybe I’m the harelipped son or the embarassing one… I know there is some kind of hindrance Or some confusion who my hankering’s after I just don’t know! And it comes that I want a ticket for your love But I can’t see the box office Love wounds that heal and some new that intrude Things that invigorate and many more that pull you under Scent of myrrh and incense concerns me a lot as it tries to break into my room I don’t like it… Your withered forget-me-nots remind me that hearts are just simple machinery And sometimes they break down in pieces But I will collect them and forge a new one …maybe I’m deaf and I’m dumb but still I can smell some… I know there is some kind of cure But sure it won’t make me feel as high as I feel when I’m down!
2.
A Sonnet 04:04
I’ll write a sonnet of love And you’ll just stay and listen still Don’t be scared Don’t be scared at all I’m not Jesus And you’re not to be saved I’ll whisper arias of love in your ears I’ll draw closer to your lips just to breath in And finally I’ll know who you are I’d heal you if I could And free you from all this stubborn pain But I’m not a saint And you don’t believe in miracles I’ll whisper arias of love in your ears I’ll draw closer to your cheeks Just to taste the salt dripping off your eyes All this tender love I spread… What’s the point of stopping?
3.
The sun is warm today and the light is blinding I’ve wandered long but I didn’t find what I was searching for People all around me on the avenue People sitting outside a Cafè, Couples on the benches, along the street They are strangers to me.. And I feel lonely As a cloud on a spring day My eyes full of rain The bus is moving slowly down the crowded boulevard I let it pass by and my thoughts bring me far off Like a distant memory I see you in the crowd Dreaming of your love
4.
Get up early in the morning Just to see the world that no one knows To see the beauty wakin’ up on the mountain tops To see the world as God saw it When the first ray of light Kissed the mighty peace of the earth Get up early in the morning Just to hear the sounds that no one knows To hear the touching words whistled By the chilly Northern wind To hear the music flowing softly Among the leaves Get home late in the evening To feel the sent that no one knows To smell the air no one has ever breathed Inhaling the silent secrets hidden by the moon When all the stars keep asking why Trying not to fall out of their never ending dance Get to sleep late in the night Just to stare at all the wonders no one knows To think about the light you threw upon Those pink mountains in that enchanted sky While the moon was smiling and freezing and waiting To think about the traces of your love Scattered upon my way….
5.
Summer days, tipsy nights Dancing to the music ‘till you can’t stand no more stay awake in the moonlight sleeping all day long ‘till you can dream no more time goes by and you’re not here but I have the remedy a magic potion I distilled sweet and spicy like my kiss juniper and anice is my secret recipe juniper and anice won’t you catch the smell of it? juniper and anice it will bring you back to me shooting stars and fireworks shining in the air ‘till you can’t see no more getting high, falling low laugh so loud till you can’t cry no more too much distance in between but I have the remedy magic ointment for the mind bringing solace and relief juniper and anice is my secret recipe juniper and anice won’t you catch the smell of it? juniper and anice it will bring you back to me
6.
I’m old Jenny and I’ve got an iron heart My mouth crackles all the time sweet mournful poems So passionately So persistently But my throat is choked with burning coal Thick dark smoke fills my metallic soul Won’t it kill me? Won’t it strike me down? And the way they love me is mean Cold cuddles and chilling kisses Every day as they’ve finished with me they leave me alone I’m old Jenny and I’ve got hands of steel My fingers carefully weaving silken delicate strokes So passionately So persistently Sightly I’m not but there was a time When they came to me with adoring eyes Just to touch me Just to sit with me And the way they use me is rough Rasping sounds and harsh movements And as they’ve finished with me they leave me alon
7.
Eveline 04:13
As another evening invades the avenue You just sit there by the window Watching the shadows of your past dancing Slowly in the odour of dusty cretonne What’s home to you but shelter and food? Life is moving out in the streets and you, You just have to stand up and escape from An existence made up by common-place sacrifices Come on, wake up Eveline Your time is running out Leave all that dust behind Run into his arms For now you shall live! (..stand up and leave!) As the evening deepens in the avenue You’re on the run towards the quay Don’t listen to that organ-player Don’t think about your father He is waiting there for you With his open-hearted smile You’re his Bohemian Girl, you know Perhaps he could even give you love Why is your face pale and cold now “As the oceans tumble ‘bout your heart”? Your hands, they keep you paralyzed As you pray to know the right direction Come on, wake up Eveline Your time is running out Leave all that dust behind Run into his arms For now you shall live! (…but you will never leave..)
8.
Wien 04:16
I’m leaving Lost on the train Heading nowhere Nailed down to the seat Out there I see clouds and steam merging Hiding the past And my knees at the thought tremble slightly Passing on I disengaged from your shadow Facing new ones Through fields endlessly unraveling their shapes Till the end of the day No, there is no song I would write for you Not a love song… Not for you… At least not here Cause I’m homesick Not here Lost and lonely Summer drags her feet along the Ring To get some relief In search of a whiff of the Danubian breeze To comfort her heart And the sound of applause from the halls Tears the breath out of my lungs There is nothing I can find… Not here Not in Wien
9.
October Rain 04:40
Hey, October’s rain What do you bring? What do you tell? Hey, insensible rain I’m taking shelter under the hands of an old friend Hey, you silly rain What do you think about my fate? Hey, merciless rain Why don’t you wash my people’s pains away? Hey, October’s rain Why are you crying? Hey, October’s rain Something is over Hey, persistent rain I’m taking care of the things I love Hey, you fibber rain You can wash the streets, but don’t drench my heart Hey, insistent rain What do you spy on? What troubles you? Hey, vagabond rain Why are you still caressing my window? Hey, you useless rain You look older, much time has passed Hey, you speechless rain Now stay a while, rest for a little time Hey, October’s rain Why are you crying? Hey, October’s rain Something is over
10.
Scent 03:14
Rain pouring in The taste of the end of summer And a sweet intuition The smell of asphalt Of dripping trees And my name carved in your bark My town Stretching its bones Turns back and wishes me good-bye A light through the blinds Scent of black coffee And my mother feeding on her prayers Just open the door I ought to escape Or I’ll happen to stay Forever While the dew out there Covers all the past with pearls Salt on your skin Sparkles in your eyes The hope we could grow together The silence that grows The shadows hiding themselves Waiting for the night to come out And my clock setting its hands To the beating of your heart

about

Our first album, after a lot of years of live music. Recorded at "Red House" in Senigallia, Italy (amazing place), by the skillful David Lenci; his mastery has been a fortuitous but essential ingredient of this project.
It has been defined by the critic has a pleasant debut and a perfect soundtrack for the autumn, with its melancholic melody and nostalgic sounds.
We hope you'll enjoy it and buy it, and then maybe impatiently wait for a second one :)

With Love,

Moscaburro

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released November 1, 2011

All music by Simone Gelmini except for track 5 written by Michela Campaner:

All words by Simone Gelmini except for tracks 4, 5 and 7, written by Michela Campaner.

All arrangements by the band, with a special mention for Mattia Mariotti who really did a great job.

Moscaburro are:

Simone Gelmini: Vocals, Guitar, Cello;
Michela Campaner: Vocals;
Arianna Merlino: Vocals;
Roberto Tubaro: bass, keyboards, glockenspiel, percussions;
Mattia Mariotti: Guitars;

Also playing on the records:

Marlis Steinegger: Harp;
Giordano Poloni: Violin;
Ayumi Tovazzi: Viola;

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