I me myself
© AMMUS 2016
- 1. The Chimney, The Wheel And The War (18:02)
- Act I – Lullaby
- Act II – Round And Around
- Act III – Acid Skies
- Act IV – Wolf Affairs
- 2. Somewhere (10:48)
- Act I – Toccata
- Act II – Where Chaos Sleeps
- 3. Flowers (6:01)
- 4. Clockwork Heart (4:08)
- 5. Train To Future (15:11)
- Act I – Mindnight Express
- Act II – Bridge To The Unknown
- Act III – I Was The One
- 6. Lone Rider (7:22)
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The Chimney, The Wheel And The War (Díaz / Peraza)
Act I – Lullaby
On a lone rock in the space
Still too childish and frightened,
We learn how to catch the lightning and fire
To create magic and wonder
Uh uh uh uh…
I still look for who I amSmoke for sky, iron for land,
New shadows looking upon our realm
Stoke in industrial dreams
Harvest on nuclear hand
Uh uh uh uh…
I still look for who I amWe play to be humans
With machines and devices,
Electric animals of steel
Too blind for the eye,
Too deaf to still hear,
Angels of Chimney and Wheel
And that is how we go passing through time
Filling with toxic structures, hearts, oceans and landsAct II – Round And Around (Instrumental)
Act III – Acid Skie (Instrumental)
Act IV – Wolf Affairs
Still I sing as a wolf
To my faithful dogs of war
Grapeshot speech with dangerous teeth
Sweet madness to the worldLong ago at the dawn
I used to fence an old dead bone
Time is running, brain turns human
Along my dear nuclear bombWearing suits, smiles and friends
I shout ‘cause fight we must
To justify my wrath and greed
I raise all inhuman factoriesI’ve tried to quit but I can’t
War still is what I mean
So let my flags and hymns
Spread the wolves into your dreams -
Somewhere (Díaz)
Act I – Toccata (Instrumental)
Act II – Where Chaos Sleeps
‘Cause I’m not from this world
I’ll sing you a secret song
I’ll lead you into my eyes
To the moon of the free ones
I spell a crack in the sky
Where I escape
To somewhere, to somewhere
Where chaos sleeps and things are a wholeYou’ll never rest in this sphere
Follow me to another now-here
I will make you light and wise
Beyond these three sides’Cause I spell a crack in the mind
Where you could escape
To somewhere, to somewhere
Where chaos sleeps and things are a whole
To somewhere, to somewhere
Into The Rabbit HoleNo jails in flesh and bones
No clocks, no space, no suns
Just ourselves all and all
Somewhere beyond the walls
Somewhere, somewhere
Where chaos sleeps and things are a whole -
Flowers (Díaz)
So long ago,
My eyes begun
A journey, a dream, a quest, a ride
For further information
My being was the sky
No place for isolation
No place for liesBut armies of fortune tellers came
To turn my path to their promised land,
Wearing their flowers like flags in their hands
They said the only way was under their commandHey you? What kind of flowers
Do you bring to my heart?
And you, what kind of flower, now…
Bring me to my soul?Anew!
Anew!What kinds of flowers bring light to my life?
What kinds of flowers bring joy to my soul?
Anew!If you want to bring me flowers
To my garden of life
Just let me be in the way I amDon’t push me down
Don’t trap my mind
Don’t speak of gods,
Flags, borders, wars,
Let me find my way home -
Clockwork Heart (Díaz / Peraza)
Time, it’s always against time
I made myself a clockwork heart
And now I hide my human rhyme
Time, you are the client
I could sell you all that is mine
But sorry, nothing I have
Just some borrowed clay and some dusty toysAnd with every single breath I breathe
I build a timed life for me
I’m no longer the same I used to be
Now I’m a sleepwalking machine
Farming my greatest treasure
My deafness for NatureTime, are you proud of me?
Or should I condemn myself
Even to your wildest dreams?
It’s true, I fear you more
As years come -
Train To Future (Díaz)
Act I – Mindnight Express
Electric thoughts inside our mind
Create a distant stormy creature
Drawing the upcoming human skylines
So watch your thoughts while this train
Is entering into the futureAny Karma assault could rail the forever,
Glowing Earth days, or the darkest of times
It’s up to us to go beyond deadline station
Vanishing all borders between death and lifeGlimpse of tomorrow in our mental skies
Crossing like lightning at the speed of light
Beyond human dreams, soul… still our abyss,
Thoughts… wonderland, our name is AliceAct II – Bridge To The Unknown (Instrumental)
Act III – I Was The One
Naked, the night brings me the breeze
Mesmerisms, she turns into memories
Forgotten lips surround me alone
I kiss you my eldest songTwilight is now far and old
Bodies gauntly melt themselves
Beneath our fragile worldLove me
Completely and faceless now
Love me
Completely and nameless nowI was the one who
Gave birth, long ago,
To the Milky Way
To please your love -
Lone Rider (Díaz)
We were dropped in a place
Confused and crowded
From whence we came
To where we goDark in the hall
Blind for a while
Nobody tells you
No-one has the timeIt doesn’t matter
How hard we try
Some mysteries will
Remain disguised…So
Ride free, facing the days
Ride free, piercing the gates
Ride free, where dreamers go
Ride free, now, here and beyondWe are the lone riders
In nobody’s land
Seeking horizons
Challenged by timeAnd all would seem
Phased and bizarre,
Our own labyrinth
Inside our mindsWe came to this quest
Riding the untamed
Horses of life
The sun and the moon
Hanging in the sky
With dust on the road
And clouds in our eyes
The wall that closes in
Makes us confused and afraid
But still in love… still in love with lifeRide free, facing the days
Ride free, storming the gates
Ride free, where dreamers go
Ride free, now, here and beyond
Every day is a goodbye
Roberto Díaz: Acoustic and electric guitars, Steel guitar, sound effects and vocals
Virginia Peraza: Piano, Rhodes, Mellotron, Hammond organ, synthesizers and sound effects
Yaroski Corredera: Bass guitar
Marco Alonso: Drums, percussion and Saxophone
Michel Bermudez: Lead vocals
Guest musician: David Blanco on Trumpet
Cover, artwork and booklet by Douwe Fledderus (Blissy Design) www.blissydesign.nl