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LAST DANCE
(Pier Morandi)
she was leaning against the bar counter
he was smoking his Cuban cigar
bartender, my glass is still weeping
pour me another rum, light my cigarette
and turn off the lights
the orchestra is playing again
last dance in Baton Rouge, for heartbreakers
wanna dance with me? says the man in the two tone shoes
I think my white suit matches with your lipstick
I don’t talk to strangers says an ivory mouthpiece
and I don’t want to share my lipstick
but the orchestra is taking my heart
playing this beautiful song
Amapola in Baton Rouge, for heartbreakers
now the rhythm of rumba
is throwing dice on the night
dice are life-takers and heartbreakers
come closer to me, feel my breath on your neck
wrap your arm around, just around my waist
starry nights accompany a dance for two
everything is still but the senses
take me higher lover
guide me throw the moonlight
last dance in Baton Rouge, for heartbreakers
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SO LONG (Pier Morandi)
03:34
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SO LONG (Pier Morandi)
now the shutters have been closed
at the Iconoclast Hotel
along the avenue of broken dreams
near the fountain of the counterlife
it's closing time for Zuckerman too
the mirror no longer reflects an image
anatomy lessons screamed through a megaphone
yes, discretion is not for novelists*
in the folds of a perfect suit
in the noise of a silent cry
goodbye Columbus, goodbye home
goodbye genius of the quicksands
goodbye Columbus, goodbye home
goodbye painter of the human stains
there are only two words left to write
before Sabbath's puppets let the curtain fall
so long Philip, so long
so long Philip, so long
so long Philip, so long
* quote by Philip Roth
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ONE WAY TICKET
(Pier Morandi)
take your money, take your suitcase and go
take your ticket, take away the whole show
leave me only your old mask so I can put it on
when you're gone
one way tickets are still valid and free
return tickets they require a fee
it’s too late to get cold feet, the traffic light is flashing
down the road
give my greetings to all the dolls you lost
and stop saying how much they cost
take away your silver spoon
you know I’m not interested in sparkling at all
take your money, take your suitcase too
take your last train on this cold morning dew
leave me only your old mask so I can put it on
when you're gone
so I can put it on
when you're gone
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NO MAN’S LAND (Pier Morandi)
send me flowers along with your words
that remind me of the fields of home
wildflowers on the edge of town
where we used to move for making love
on moonlit nights far from the coming black rain
my distant love, today is Christmas
Christmas Day in no man’s land
a different uniform is shaking my hand
we have laid down arms and hate
on this moonless night along the endless border line
‘you no fight we no fight’
simple words for foreign eyes
I don’t understand their language
you know I’m just a country boy
but I can play this guitar
always a bit out of tune
for a song with no words
we sing la la la la
we’re dead flowers
but the wind sings with us
on this no man’s land
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PAGES OF TIME
(Pier Morandi)
lights are fading away just behind the trees
on the old gravel road where we used to meet
a back road of memories, a back road of games
in the morning sun, along the pages of time
what do you say? We could meet again
you know the place, right? You can't go wrong
it's the same old corner of the same back road
where we began to leaf through the pages of time
I will be on time and I know you'll be too
and time will still be on our side
sunrise eventide will mix their colors
and will take us along the pages of time
along the pages of time
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BROKEN NIGHTS
(Pier Morandi)
the windshield wipers were struggling in the pouring rain
she was driving along an unknown road
a worn sign was showing no direction home
you’d better stop here said the man in a bowler hat
on these broken nights
the flaming red coat left drops of rain on the old floor
blues and cigarettes in the dim light
I was waiting for you on this lonely night
I was waiting for the rain to accompany you here
on these broken nights
the hands of time are rusty they’ve stopped on 11.59
what’s done is done red Cinderella
the silent shadow says: there’s no way back home
keep your body close to mine let me hear your breath
on these broken nights
on these broken nights
on these broken nights I need you
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SILENT RIVER (Pier Morandi)
I was told of a river flowing down to the plain
pouring into your soul like rain
standing on the bank there’s a girl dressed in white
with long hair painted by the moonlight
on the other bank there’s a wizard
sinking his crystal ball inside fortune and misfortune
tarot cards just like leaves are confused in the water
of this current made of silver made of gold
she loves collecting her thoughts from the bottom of the river
as if they were small stones
or playing with time chasing chimeras
in the shadow of the last rays of sun
the man of destiny asks no price to pay
for looking at the crystal ball
we are all pawns on a chessboard
always playing the same old game
while our day goes away
and time quickly changes its mask
I take my suitcase, I hold it firmly,
the first moon says it’s time to leave
I see the stones following the river reflecting the crystal ball
while the wind blows harder
silent river carry me home
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STREETS OF PARIS (Pier Morandi)
down down, down through the streets of Paris
back and forth right and left along the sleeping Seine
a timeless clock for a yellow raincoat
coming out, coming out from the rain
this merry-go-round you know it keeps on turning
someone gets on someone comes down and then vanishes
time goes away but the memory brings it back
on the waves, on the waves of your nights
time goes away but the memory brings it back
on your days, on your days on your nights
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THIS ONE AND ONLY LOVE (Pier Morandi)
you write me you’re arranging your time
like flowers on the windowsill of a distant home
stolen moments stolen nights
day by day you say the window glass
doesn’t stop making fun of you
and the lipstick can barely hide
the smile of your wrinkles
oh your time is the same as mine
it likes acting making fun of me too
my hair is grey my hands are tired
and deception is disguised as a mirrors
but the green of your eyes is always the same
blues will never go out of style
turn on the radio, music is playing
‘this one and only love’
music is playing
'this one and only love'
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DOWN IN MY ROOTS (Pier Morandi)
looking at the sky like a movie
painted rays of light veil the morning sun
an old and lonely cloud is heading down
down to my roots
where the silent mirror is still resting
close to my guitar, to all my pages
not all things exist to be understood
but they live in my roots
time has taken away all the voices all the shades
endless time with no bounderies
just where the memory is flowing
flowing down in my roots
good friends I've lost, good friends I've found
along this road leading home
time has taken away all the voices all the shades
endless time with no bounderies
just where the memory is flowing
flowing down in my roots
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pier morandi - just a songwriter Italy
singer-songwriter, acoustic/electric guitar and harmonica player
my solo
albums:
- DAY AFTER DAY
- PAGES OF TIME
- COOL WIND
- WHEN THE NIGHT
- THE ROAD
- BETWEEN THE TWILIGHT AND THE DAWN
- ON THE BORDERS
with my old band NotForSale:
- THE BORDERS
- NOTFORSALE
- LIVE & ACOUSTIC
thanks for listening and sharing my music, Pier Morandi
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