Intro: that old song I knew so well, “children playing on a carousel” Wind will sweep the streets that turn and wind, shifting clouds and lifting the shroud of memory. Scents and sounds meander through the mind, like playful dogs ahowl in the fog of memory. Cogs, levers, machinery is turned, churning thought that grinds in the watch of memory. Sense smolders, the scenery is burned, to stain with ash the grasp of the days gone by. Once I had a fevered dream hearing a voice, speaking through drops of rain. Lightning wrote your name. there, on the old park bench where you whispered sweetly friday or saturday november 10th the linden trees beginning in the breezes swaying softly stirring the leaves swirling colors around our letters in an old cigar box could yesterday be so long ago? younger thoughts don’t age but stay on the page as years go by that day, I swear I heard chirping songbirds singing out those three words Yesterday day the lightning storm musical noise grandchildren rush inside Henry has your smile there, on the old park bench where you whispered sweetly friday or saturday november 10th the linden trees beginning in the breezes swaying softly stirring the leaves swirling colors around Once I had a fevered dream hearing a voice, speaking through drops of rain. Lightning wrote your name. there, on the old park bench where you whispered sweetly friday or saturday november 10th the linden trees beginning in the breezes swaying softly the days, the days, the days, the days, the days, the days, the days, the days, the days, the days the days, the days, the days, the days, the days, the days, the days Vamp at end: voice #1: children playing on a carousel, children playing on a carousel, children playing on a carousel, children playing on a carousel voice #2: the days have gone, and now they’ve come again, back in my mind, I hear the song again the days have gone, and now they’ve come again, back in my mind, I hear the song again the days have gone, and now they’ve come again, back in my mind, I hear the song again the days have gone, and now they’ve come again, back in my mind, I hear the song again Shu-do-do-do do-do, Shu-do-do-do do-do, Shu-do-do-do doot do do Shu-do-do-do do-do, Shu-do-do-do do-do, Shu-do-do-do doot do do Shu-do-do do-do, Shu-do-do-be do-do, Shu-do-do-do doot do do Shu-do-do-do do-do, Shu-do-do-do do-do, Shu-do-do-do doot do do

Father talk about, talk about the world. The languages and currency, people and the work Office towers in the clouds, aircraft in the sky, bridges tunnels telescopes, lightning rods and traffic lights Waiting to meet you, where does it lead to, who knows? Mother talk about, talk about the land. Plants and animals, how the earth began Circling of the vultures, python on a limb, moonlight scattered on the sea, whales and dolphin swim. The race, the chase, the fight or flight. Something lurking in the star filled night- ebbing and flowing where it's all going, who knows? pre-chorus: I can’t answer yes or no I watch the pretty butterflies, flutter by and make an educated guess chorus: Each turn of the globe Everyday arriving home pre-chorus: I can’t answer yes or no I watch the pretty butterflies, flutter by and make an educated guess chorus: Each turn of the globe Castaways arriving home Braided knowns and unknowns, Everyday arriving home No, they’re not alone, Castaways arriving back home. Oh the beating hearts And the rising tide And the winking moon in the opal sky Oh the beating hearts Are just keeping time And the winking moon in the opal sky

Profondo blu A rising haze clears my view And was I too afraid to say Or was it all the things you couldn't see Joining the air On a balcony above the sea Arrived with what's mine, to bring Winded paradise Of lonely Pensive to find you Thoughts cast to the sky Profondo Blu Another breath-taking scene overwhelms me again A perfect absence in a stunning world The sinuous cliffs beg all I have to feel Joining the air Immersed in the deep spreading sea I fall consumed in blu Winded paradise Of lonely Pensive to find you Thoughts cast to the sky Profondo Blu Another breath-taking scene overwhelms me again A perfect absence in a stunning world The sinuous cliffs beg all I have to feel Joining the air Immersed in the deep spreading sea I fall consumed in blu

Dear come here and take my hand And see all my steps Portraying every moment on the road I've walked Dear come here and take my hand And see all my steps Portraying every moment on the road I've walked Oh, how far your wings have carried me It's magic, how your words give me hope Summer sky was telling the breeze to whisper to me closely The lovely poem came and clings to my memories All these years, you've been beside me Fooling and kidding with me Trying to hide your sorrows behind the laughs Oh your smile's so sweet like berries That shine in the morning dew Vibrant colors glowing Swimming in the sunlight Oh, how far your wings have carried me Like daydreams drifting to paradise The bluebirds were singing and leading the way To promise of new life, tomorrow’s happiness All we shared since first we said "Hello" As new seasons come and go No one else can give me such bright afternoons Oh your smile's so sweet like berries That shine in the dew Come here and watch with me The land for me and you.

You, could only choose a compromise A choice not at all Unrest of mind I've been here before All my life Waiting (bridge) What a mess you made here We could've had nearly everything Found a life With all of these things I've never asked for Child, left to only compromise You could have took more All this time Now, choose another compromise It didn't quite work before Unrest of mind Not much left of me Gave my heart Hoping (bridge) I can't beg anymore Believing and praying all in vain Gained the site To watch the lost time Left unable to move Child, left to only compromise You could have took more All this time Then, if I could've been this wise Looking back at what's gone Unrest of mind That dream-like spring day All but came It haunts me (bridge) I'm tired and lost Resigned (as the) slave of patience You say to wait more But how long can I wait To feel the sun hit my face Child, left to only compromise You could have took more All this time Vamp Melody 1: Unrest of mind Unrest of mind It's your restless mind That holds you |: The fear that walked with you Always held you back Afraid to move The consequence Finds you :| Vamp Melody 2: (Your) clipped wings never grew to fly But you learned to run

Blinding white Secluded despair Bitter winds Frigid air holds your voice The chill Lost in yearning again Agony my last friend Shield my face to ease the sting Numbing flesh can feel no pain Bury my heart in snow Blood runs cold Frost burns my eyes Freeze my eyes Freeze my eyes Cragged steeps Sliding deeper within Suspended breath Angry sky is glaring Worn hands Try to reach for your skin That used to burn me with sin Lovers lost in anguished ends Wretched soul will sleep again Bury my heart in snow Blood runs cold Frost burns my eyes Freeze my eyes Freeze my eyes Blood runs cold Frost burns my eyes Freeze my eyes Freeze my eyes Freeze my eyes Freeze my eyes

Incandescent Afterglow Somebody that you knew Someone I know adrift in memory’s undertow We shared a story once upon a time you wrote me into yours I cast you darling in mine Reciting our favorite lines we entered the scene Me and you On Cue pre-chorus: As hungry shadows swallow the streets whole! Ohhhhhhhhh! until chorus: Something relents something let’s go ‘til you're no longer waiting on Oblivion *****SOLO******* pre-chorus: As hungry shadows swallow the streets whole! Ohhhhhhhhh! until chorus: The battered old sun’s heavy ascent dishwater blond, see her rise- Something relents something let’s go and frees you from waiting on you’re no longer waiting on Oblivion

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I still remember the hourglass and the river That I saw behind your shoulder Romance a float like an endless stream As we were Remember the hourglass and the river That was shining like white silver Night birds were singing among the stars When your lips met mine I didn't know that green leaves could fall Like the end of my favorite melody in blue My tear's melt in the river That's still flowing there Sands of time can hold cruel memories of you I still remember the hourglass and the river On which I lost myself in its charm While sand was falling out of my palm When your lips met mine I didn't know that green leaves could fall Like the end of my favorite melody in blue My tear's melt in the river That's still flowing there Sands of time can hold cruel memories of you I still remember the hourglass and the river On which I lost myself in its charm While sand was falling out of my palm

In searching For origins Those it will Bring you too Years gone by With distance All it took Was one name I recall her fondly Cousin Lina Whose her father? O-no-fri-o Phone call over 50 years away From Aunt Lina's cafe Sant'Elia's river runs by Memories from times of war Our first house On Portella 10 years since I walked these waters way At the radiccio Eating by the tree umbrella Still hear the water falls Springs run past The paper mill I recall her fondly Cousin Lina Whose her father? O-no-fri-o Phone call over 50 years away From Aunt Lina's cafe Sant'Elia's river runs by Memories from times of war Our first house On Portella Those days when I fixed the old church clock Giovanni's watch shop Always on Portella Cried when our pig ate my books Sant'Elia

Shy little boy Afrose, your silence leads me to the dream in your mind Beautiful silks and wilderness of the lake, cheer the new born day Wish I could shine the sun towards you, so you can read your book Wish I could reach the sky very high, to write the words "I love you" Afrose, how your brown eyes bring me the strength of almond trees? Afrose, your brown eyes bring me the warmth of moonbeams? These ordinary days you feel like a canary in a cage Afrose, till the day you can fly away Believe in the promise of today Afrose, how your brown eyes bring me the strength of almond trees? Afrose, your brown eyes bring me the warmth of moonbeams? These ordinary days you feel like a canary in a cage Afrose, till the day you can fly away Believe in the promise of today