In the cave

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Label: Self published
Release Date: July 1, 2004

Our first demo release.

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Claudio Lapenna – piano, keyboards, vocals.
Dario Lastella – guitars, programming, vocals.
Franco Bussoli – bass.
Paolo De Santis – vocals.

Guests:
Pietro Chimisso – drums on “Dreams”.
Martina Staniscia – backing vocals on “One way love” and “You”.
Monica De Serio – vocals on “You know”.

We often find ourselves following ideas, wasting energies searching for a dream, suffering looking for a Shangri-la, an Eldorado or just some promised land which exists just in our mind. Surely this effort to reach a platonic ideal world where everything is perfect is the only strength which pushes human beings to improve themselves and to grow spiritually trying to outrun the deep imperfection of human nature. But how far are we supposed to go through this hard search? We have to think that nothing is perfect in our world and that the delusion for something that is not like we supposed it had to be often hurts harder than the frustration we suffer when we can’t reach it. Perfect world is too far and probably does not exist. So we can consider a total madness destroying our lives chasing impossible targets: simply we better look for our own special way using a more critical approach.

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Syd is back
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

When a man tries to shape his dreams,
When he begins to shape the sunlight.
He starts a fight, he lights the fire,
Hope blows in his hair, but usually
He cannot win, he cannot win.

Ladies and gentlemen, soldiers and bears,
My name is Syd and now I’m here again.
Do you remember me?
I was here not so long ago,
Sometimes I come back I’m not gone yet!
And all the seasons that have passed in my veins
They’ve merged my blood with their rain.
And as a human soul jailed in a tree,
All that I want is getting free!

All the times I think a lot,
I count my walks, I lose control.
Everywhere I switch my radio on,
I feel alright, I freeze my blood.
Every woman I talk with,
I greet, I meet, I’m going asleep.
Anything I choose to wear,
I choose to say, I choose to be.

Ooh boy, what’s the matter with you?
I’m going insane…
Ooh boy, why are you going insane?
I think my heart is to blame!

Boy remember our words, you’re gonna waste your life.
Dreams are sons of a bad angel sent on earth
To suck your brain and let’em die…

In the cave
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

When a man looks at the light for the first time
His eyes can be blinded out.
When a man tries to swim for the first time
His body can drown down.
When a man tries to walk for the first time
He can fall, he can go down.
When a man find his real love for the first time
His heart can be burnt out.

Now my eyes can see how can shine an ideal world.
Now my mind can reach the meaning of an ideal love.
I’m swimming throughout the words of a platonic dialogue.
And my love is stronger than my rational world.

Tonight my swollen eyes are closed, but I see you.
Tonight my little hands will skim the strings of a guitar for you.
Tonight my clever brain will build a shelter for me and you.
Tonight my silent soul will find the light of infinity… in you!

Summer breeze
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

Just a sailing boat shaken by a storm,
Can’t control the sails, can’t control where I go.
I was betrayed, I had to leave my home.
So far away, I’ve got so many miles to go.

Just a lizard that loses its tail to survive,
I tore my soul apart, but it hurts and I feel like I’m dying.
Sitting alone in a jet plane, my pains don’t blow.
I’m coming back home, but it’s not my home… anymore.

Summer breeze smells like almond flowers,
It lights softly a smile and makes my eyes shine.
Summer breeze blows through golden fields,
Petals of roses fall like pieces of my life.

Loneliness is not only a state of mind,
It can calm the nerves, it can shatter the mind.
Living, fighting, laughing, crying everyday far from home.
I’m a stranger abroad, I’m a stranger at home.

Summer breeze smells like peaches,
Echoes of childhood blow softly in the sky.
Summer breeze blows stronger and stronger,
Echoes of sorrow blow sadly in my mind.
Summer breeze smells like almond flowers,
It lights softly a smile and makes my eyes shine.
Summer breeze blows through golden fields,
Petals of roses fall like pieces of my life.
Summer breeze, please take me away.

One way love
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

Through the sky of a foggy day
Drops of rain skim my face.
Through the grey of the ill sky,
Your face dazzles my mind.
Through the dream of a never-ending night,
Someone’s step falters without a light.
Through the smoke of an empty room,
I can hear the sound of my old blue shoes.

And a voice from behind, I can see your brown and mild eyes.
I wonder to know what you think,
I wonder to know what you feel,
I wonder to know what you dream.
Tell me why I feel something inside,
Tell me why the colours are so bright,
I don’t know why I feel alone,
When I think about my one way love.

Tell me why I feel a shiver on my skin,
Tell me why I’m swimming in a cloud of steam,
I don’t know why I freeze my bones
When I think about my one way love.
One way love…

Through the sound of a strange guitar,
My eyes look at the sky which hides all its stars.
Through the eyes of a little boy-child I hear the sound of silent cries.
Through the streets, through the railways,
Tires of cars erase my pains.
Through the sea sadder than the sky,
Rolling waves and noisy lies.

And a choice from behind
Tell me what makes you blind.
I wonder to know what you hide,
I wonder to know what is frightening,
I wonder to know what’s behind.

Tell me why you’ve stolen the colours from my soul,
Tell me why I feel cold and tight as a stone,
I don’t know why I hang on the phone
When I think about my one way love.
Tell me why you just don’t try to understand,
Tell me why your distance from me has no end,
I don’t know why a chill wind blows
When I think about my one way love.

Classmates
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

You’ve never been my friends,
You’ve used me with no thanks,
I’ve been your favourite target,
Wounds burn inside, I can’t forget.

It’s so easy, hit my weak side,
Hit harder you’re so nice!
How do you feel? Classmates.
Eyes of steel. Classmates.
Let him freeze. Classmates.
Cloud of steam. Classmates.

Taste of hate moves your walks,
Radiate your poison in my blood,
I’m not enough for her,
Please let her understand.

Your smile hides your lies,
You laugh while my rage rises.
How do you feel? Classmates.
You’re so near. Classmates.
You made it clear. Classmates.
I’m so unreal. Classmates.
How do you feel? Classmates.
Wow it’s a thrill! Classmates.
Eyes of steel. Classmates.
You make me sick! Classmates.

An angel has opened wide the door to hell
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

Tonight I don’t feel alright,
New fire, new fire burns inside,
Too high, I cannot fly so high,
Your smile, something lights my eyes.

I don’t want this again,
I don’t wanna feel so bad,
But you are so wonderful
And my heart is so painful,
Tonight I’m afraid I need you.

Paralysed, I just cannot talk,
You’re by my side and I cannot find the words.
I don’t wanna suffer again,
I don’t wanna stand lonely in the rain,
But you are so wonderful
And my heart is so hopeful,
I’m afraid I’m falling for you.

Sometimes an angel stops flying,
Sometimes an angel comes down from the sky,
An angel has opened wide,
An angel has opened wide,
You’ve opened wide the door to hell.
An angel has opened wide,
An angel has opened wide,
You’ve opened wide the door to hell.

I thought it was dead long ago,
I thought it was buried down my memories,
But it’s back again, no, I’m not OK.
I swear I’ll never be in pain, but now I’m not OK!

Wind blows through your hair and in my soul,
Light breaks the sky and strips the walls.
I don’t wanna fall in love,
I don’t wanna stretch the rope,
But you are so wonderful
And my heart can’t get peaceful
‘Til I say I love you!

Sometimes an angel starts to fly
And I keep on asking why,
An angel has opened wide,
An angel has opened wide,
You’ve opened the door to hell.
An angel has opened wide,
An angel has opened wide,
You’ve opened wide the door to hell.
Sometimes an angel starts to fly
And I keep on asking why,
An angel has opened wide,
An angel has opened wide,
You’ve opened the door to hell.
An angel has opened wide,
An angel has opened wide,
You’ve opened wide the door to hell.

You
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

You soft breeze blowing cold,
You shiny flame of burning gold,
You eighth wonder of this world,
no, it’s not a joke!
You sweet light in a dawn of May,
You rising sun with uneasy rays,
You, you and me, it’s so strange, ooh too strange!

But I’ve got something else to say
And you won’t listen at what I’m going to say.
Yes, I know I’m just a fool
So I keep on speaking to you.

You big star of a picture show,
You labyrinth with no exit door,
You won’t disappear from my soul, anymore.
You sweet illusion of my eyes,
You cold delusion of all my life,
You, yes I know you don’t mind, you’re so kind!

But something else burns in my heart
And you don’t care if I keep on singing a lot,
So I dive into another dream
And I find another wound on my skin.
Now the night is close and I can see a shy blue moon,
And you are with me, but I’m in an empty room,
So I pack up and I leave with my boring pains,
It’s just another trip in an empty train.

19 red roses
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

The sun of a summer day burns inside of me,
The light of its rays just can’t reach my skin.
I try to fall asleep, but I can’t close my eyes,
I cannot reach my trembling feet and I’ve no strength to try.

What will your mother say about this boy who’s gone insane?
And what will you say about this feeling turned to pain?
19 red roses, hopeless love voices.
Try to tell her what I feel,
Try to turn nightmare into dream,
Try to let ‘em all disappear,
Try to send a shiver on her skin,
Try to heal my deepest fear.

The sun of a summer day burns outside so strong,
All around I see its flames, while inside I feel so cold.
The phone starts just to ring, my blood turns to stone,
My heart now misses a beat and now my brain loses the words.

What will I tell you tomorrow?
Will I ask your love to buy or to borrow?
What will you say?
About this love you’re to blame.
19 red roses, hopeless love voices.
Try to tell her what I feel,
Try to turn the nightmare into a dream,
Try to let ‘em all disappear,
Try to send a shiver on her skin,
Try to heal my deepest fear.

19 red roses, cheap and useless roses.
It’s not enough to express my love,
It’s not enough to give me the words,
It’s not enough to open the door,
It’s not enough to buy her heart,
I needed more but that’s all I’ve got!

19, 19, 19 red roses…

You know
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

Syd: You know how it’s hard to talk to you now for me,
You know how it’s hard to take it away for me,
You know what I feel inside for you and what I felt…
You know I can’t take it anymore,
You know that I can’t take it right,
You know I’m leaving my disguise,
You know now it could be the last time with you by my side.
You know, you know everything I did for you,
You know, you know every single mistake I made for you,
You know, you know how much life I just gave you,
You know that it’s true!

Mary: Ooh, I feel so confused,
Ooh, you know I’m not used to this…
Ooh, I wanna thank you, you’re so kind,
But I think you had not to do what you did,
It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever received,
It’s the greatest thing a man ever did.
But I feel so puzzled,
I wish you were not worried with me,
But I think it cannot work between us,
I hope you won’t hate me,
But I can’t love you,
I can’t love you.
Please don’t be so blue!

Syd: You know how deep my feelings are for you,
You know how you’ve been building yours.
Mary: Ooh I’m sorry!
Syd: You know how many times they’ve tried to destroy me… They succeeded!
Mary: Ooh nobody can change my mind!
Syd: You know, you know that you’re making a bad choice,
Mary: I don’t think so!
Syd: You know, you know I made the worst choice…
Mary: Ooh nobody can rule his own feelings!
Syd: You know, you know you’re doing just what they want… But do you care?
You know, you know you’ve stolen five years of my life,
You know, you know I feel like I’m dying…
Mary: That’s not, that’s not my fault…
Syd: You know, you know I wish you will be happy without me,
You know that you will never be looking back in tears,
Mary: Nobody can change my mind!
Syd: Yes I wish you’ll love someone better than me,
Someone who’ll be able to love you better than me,
Mary: Ooh…
Syd: But I don’t know, I don’t know,
What you really want…
Mary: Ooh I’m sorry!
Syd: Anyway you’ve lost your chance,
I’ve lost my life…
Good luck!
Mary: Goodbye!

Dreams
(Words & Music by Dario Lastella) 

Now it’s late, it’s time to go,
It’s time I end up with this show,
It’s time I stop breaking your balls with my
Loving verses and my silly songs.
She’s gone, she’s gone away,
She’s with a big tycoon, they’re on parade,
She’s driving a Mercedes, she won’t catch a train nevermore…
Now she has her greatest days!

Ooh I sent her my poems to show her what I feel,
Ooh I sent her roses to make it really clear!
But I have not enough…
‘Cause dreams are too much for poor souls!
Ooh what will I do now?
I’ve no place to go.
Ooh who will I be now?
Will I conquer the world?
But I won’t be enough…
‘Cause dreams are too much for poor…
For pool souls!

Sometimes it’s your high time,
Sometimes something can change your life,
You’re ready but the ball flies high,
Hits the cross bar,
And the world falls down inside.
But there’s a time when you look back,
You realise your dreams are just a bunch of sand
And there’s no time to cry again, finally your life is not so bad!

Ooh she’s not an angel, but I still feel heartache!
Ooh why did I love her?
Why did I make this mistake?
Well I think she was not enough…
‘Cause dreams are too much for poor souls!
Ooh what a delusion,
I feel like a silly boy!
Ooh what confusion, in my brain’s left only noise.
Well I think dreams are not enough…
‘Cause dreams are too much for poor…
For poor souls!
‘Cause dreams are too much for poor souls!