Mirrorgames

		MIRRORGAMES (Mellow Records 1998, reissued on Mirror label 2010)
		Tracks 01. THE DREAM (24:21): i. Overture ii. Deep sleep iii. The hands of the draggon/Sun song iv.Shapes of time v. Strenght vi. Angels tune vii. Underture viii. Shapes of time (reprise) ix. A new day 02. MIRRORCLOUD (8:46) 03. SEASON OF EVE (8:32) 04. THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER, Part II (8:51) 05. THERE’S A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT (2:21) 06. ELLIPSIS (17:25): i. Origin ii. In Focus iii. Signal iv. Transparence v. Twilight Dance vi. Return Bonus Track (only on 2010 reissue): 07. THE GARDEN (Part 1-4) Musicians FABIO ZUFFANTI: Guitars, bass, bass pedals, keyboards,vocals STEFANO MARELLI: Lead & classical guitars, bass voice OSVALDO GIORDANO: Keyboards BORIS VALLE: Piano and minimoog EDMONDO ROMANO: Sax, recorders, tin whistle, bodhram ANDREA ORLANDO: Drums, percussion CLAUDIO CASTELLINI: Vocals on " The rime...", tenor voice LOREDANA VILLANACCI: Soprano voice MARZIA SIDRI: Soprano voice VICTORIA HEWARD: Alto voice MARILISA VILLANACCI: Alto voice Credits All songs by Fabio Zuffanti Lyrics on The dream by Victoria Heward Lyrics on The rime of the ancient mariner, part 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Lyrics on There's a certain slant of light by Emily Dickinson Arranged and produced by Fabio Zuffanti Engineered and mixed by Osvaldo Giordano. Recorded bewteen November 1997 and May 1998 at 'New musical box' studio, Genova. Cover paint by gustave moreau Portait by Victoria Heward 2010 reissue remastered at Spiralstudio 2010 reissue executive production by Massimo Buffa 2010 reissue cover, graphyc and layout by Davide Guidoni Lyrics THE DREAM: i. Overture (instrumental) ii. Deep sleep Deep sleep follow me In your dream a song you see Wings unfold fly and fly Song take flight and phantoms die In the light your spirit soars Takes its sword, at peace no more Angels screams and worls collide So the dream song fly and fly Reaching like a firy hands Oceans tramble and the land All is raging, angels scream Follow me and live the dream iii. The hands of the dragon/Sun song Sun,it's been a long time Since you last took my hand and stroked my hair Kiss me now and give me life Let me breathe like the trees breathe Sing like the sky sing And kiss me with your happy yellow love iv. Shapes of time The people walk by and didn't notice Some caught her eye but looked away Those in the shadow raised their heads a little But those who saw the sun looked away In her head the angels sang They cried for love and cried for man The flute looked up to hear her call But the people looked away Dream crash, voice clash, look away, look away But the dream goes on She dreams her song v. Strenght Beautiful sun kiss my face dangerous sun fill my soul with your heat Give me strenght, make me feel Make me live, make me real Make me sing - not sweat Not like all the people want to hear vi. Angels tune Look at me people I have no mask, no dreams You are my dreams And you hide for the sun My stomach is burning My brain full of angels Their madness is burning A song sung by angels With swords in their hands As they rage the darkness They won't go away They won't go away vii. Underture (instrumental) viii. Shapes of time (reprise) Stand up - said the dragon Stand up and fight I'm here for your angels I'm here for your sun ( And the wold changed Can it be like that ? - But it was - ) Do you know you cannot win Do you know your dream will fall But the angel raged the sun rang and dreamed and run With music in her heart The sun on her side She sang like the sky and said NO ! ix. A new day World look down if you want If you don't dare to see If you can't face the truth If you can't live the dream I will stand up and will not fight What need have I who in the night See stars make love and planets born I raise my head and touch the dawn What need have I to fight She was right And the dragon knew And the people knew And the trees sang their happiness And the wind joined their song A new day started And night was gone MIRRORCLOUDS The room is empty and the sounds Of fragile voices fill the air The elder river runs and over The clouds are crying for love forgotten The candle tremble in the silence The face is staring at the ceiling White wings like fading mirrors The soul no longer has directions A vision comes out into the light To shine brightly on the things I've never seen To give me just a reason And take me to the place where I belong Through your eyes I saw the rain Sing and dance amongst the trees The warm touch of your skin The thrill that I wish to feel A vision comes out into the light To shine brightly on the things I've never seen To give me just a reason To leave me just the future To take me to the place where I belong SEASONS OF EVE i Watching deeper and deeper the dream In front of me the sea moves so softly The sun steals all your sings like a thief Your lips move the time, the first cut is done ii Now winter has reached deep in my heart I'll have to feel this pain so long A piece of sky is falling down I'll never know the seagull' s heart I turn my face and look around The crystal light, the silver snow Your lips is moving with the time The sphere reflects an ancient tune The season change invisible And the seal is broken between your hands Now the words are only ghosts I'll know this promise for a long time THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER, Part 2 The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea. And the good south wind still blew behind But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners' hollo! And I had done an hellish thing, And it would work 'em woe: For all averred, I had killed the bird That made the breeze to blow. Ah wretch! said they, the bird to slay That made the breeze to blow! Nor dim nor red, like God's own head, The glorious Sun uprist: Then all averred, I had killed the bird That brought the fog and mist. ' Twas right, said they, such birds to slay, That bring the fog and mist. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free: We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea. Down dropt the breeze, the sails dropt down, 'Twas sad as sad could be; And we did speak only to break The silence of the sea! All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. The very deep did rot: O Christ! That ever this should be! Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. About, about, in reel and rout The death-fires danced at night; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue and white. And some in dreams assured were Of the spirit that plagued us so: Nine fathom deep he had followed us From the land of mist and snow. And every tongue, through utter drought, Was withered at the root; We could not speak, no more than if We had been choked with soot. Ah! well a-day! what evil looks Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross About my neck THERE'S A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT There's a certain slant of light Winter afternoon - That oppreseed like the heft Of cathedral tunes - Heavenly hurt, it gives us - We can find no scar But internal difference Where the meanings are - None may teach it - any - ' Tis the sel despair - An imperial affliction Sent us of the air When it comes, the landscape listens Shadows - hold their breath - When it goes, 'tis like the distance On the looks of death - ELLIPSIS i. Origin Behind the last glimmers of summer In the fresh smell of the storm No image is ever the right one day by day waiting for life You dance around my changin' rimes And speaking with my fears You have the final word Behind the movements of the sky Eternal rivers run The meaning of the stars My eyes are moving in your face And from the spring you drink These small tears of stone You fly between the shapes of time Holding to your breast The ellipsis ii. In focus (instrumental) iii. Signal I can see All my words In the destiny of this Crown of thorns In your hands iv. Transparence Now I can swim inside the dark immortal sea I shout lost in the ancient velvet of the tears Mountain covered in blood in silent greed Sunburst, light in the eyes of the blind arcades v. Twilight dance Watching deeper and deeper the dream Moving out of the tempest's cool air I leave your song Starlight New Birth vi. Return My eyes are moving in your face And from the spring you drink Warm tears of light Behind the movement of the sky Eternal rivers run The meaning of the stars		BUY IT (2010 reissue version)