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Skylark
04:32
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Cicadas
04:31
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SUMMERTIME CICADAS SING
SWALLOWTAILS SET FREE TAKE WING
EVERYDAY THE BEAUTYGROWS
MOTHER NATURE STEALS THE SHOW
DARKENED SKIES I SMELL THE RAIN
BLOOMING FLOWERS WON’T COMPLAIN
BETWEEN THE DROPS THAT THEY RUN AFTER
SPLASHING CHILDREN SCREAM WITH LAUGHTER
B
MEMORIES THAT NEVER FADE
OF PAST SUMMER’S SWEET PARADE
THOUGH THE YEARS I STILL REMEMBER
HOW I’D ALWAYS DREAD
SEPTEMBER
AS THE SUN SETS ALL GOES QUIET
AIR SO SWEET WITH SUMMER TWILIGHT
ONCE AGAIN CICADAS SING
WITH THEIR SONG MY HEART TAKES WING
B
IF I COULD BE THERE AGAIN
NOT AWARE OF WORLDLY SIN
UNIMPORTANT THINGS TO PONDER
SEEING THRU THE EYES OF WONDER
WHEN THE SUN SET ALL WENT QUIET
MAGIC OF THE SUMMER TWILIGHT
EVERYTIME MY HEART TOOK WING
LISTENING TO CICADAS SING
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Love Tune
03:43
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IN TIME, I’D FORGET YOU
IF I’M MEANT TO
WOULD I? COULD I?
THIS ACHE MIGHT NOT BE GONE
YET I’D MOVE ON
SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY.
B
YOUR KISSES SO SUBLIME
I’D MISS BUT LEAVE BEHIND
AND THOUGH IT MAY TAKE YEARS
EACH SEASON’D DRY MY TEARS
ALONE I WOULD BE FINE
KNOW MY OWN MIND
NOT LOOK TO YOU
IF I HAD TO
B
LOVE SOMETIMES BRINGS ON PAIN
HARSH WORDS CREATE A STRAIN
DOES LOVE LIVE COME WHAT MAY?
OR DOES IT DIE THAT WAY?
I COULD , LIVE MY OWN LIFE
I’D BE ALRIGHT
NOT LOOK TO YOU
IF I HAD TO
THAT’S WHAT I’D DO
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Heartbeat
05:30
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THERES A SOUND
A SOUND YOU MAKE
JUST LIKE A SIGH
IT IS AS LIGHT
AS AIR
I’M QUITE CERTAIN YOU INTEND FOR IT TO WOUND
AND IT PENETRATES ME TO MY VERY CORE
(BUT I TAKE IT AND MUCH MORE)
WIDE AWAKE
ANTICIPATING SOUNDS YOU’LL MAKE
THERE IS NO REST
ONCE MORE
UNLIKE YOU I WILL HOLD ONTO MY LAST BREATH
AMID ALL THIS TENSION DEEP INSIDE IN MY CHEST
(MY HEART BEATS WITHOUT PROTEST)
I SHOULD GO
AND YET I WAIT TO HEAR THAT SOUND
I KNOW SO WELL, TOO WELL
NEVER THOUGHT I COULD SURVIVE LIVING THIS WAY
YET I NEED TO KNOW WHY I JUST CAN’T MOVE ON
(I’LL UNCOVER IT ONE DAY)
B
EV’RY BREATH YOU TAKE
I’VE MADE SOME MISTAKE
IF I ONLY KNEW
WHAT I HAVE DONE TO YOU
COUNT FROM TEN TO ONE
I WILL BE UNDONE
BREAKING ME IN TWO
WHAT I HAVE WITH YOU
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Dancer
04:03
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AN ANGEL PIROUETTES
ON THE HEAD OF A PIN
THO THE ODDS DO SEEM SLIM
SHE HOLDS HOPE SHE MIGHT WIN
B
SHE DANCES FOR HIM HOPING HE MIGHT SEE HER
AND JOIN WITH HER AND MAYBE EVEN LEAD HER
TWO HEARTS AS ONE IN MOVEMENT WITH A LOVER
AWARENESS THAT THEY’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER
B
WHAT HARM COULD COME IN DANICNG WITH EACH OTHER
LET HEARTS BECOME ENTWINED WITH ONE ANOTHER
THE BEAUTY OF THE PAS DE DEUX IN MOTION
EXRESSION OF TRUE LOVE AND SHEER DEVOTION
A
WHY CAN’T THEY TRY AND GIVE THIS DANCE
ANOTHER CHANCE
THEN WITH LOVE THEY WILL TRANSCEND
HEARTS WILL FIND A WAY TO MEND
B
ONE SIMPLE TURN COULD SPARK THE FIRE TO BLISS
WITH OPEN HEARTS THAT LED THEM TO THAT FIRST KISS
THEY’D REALIZE THEIR DEEPEST WISH WAS GRANTED
WHEN FIRST THEY MET AND EACH FELT SO ENCHANTED
A
I WATCH THEM HOPING THEY’LL ALLOW
THEIR HEARTS TO SING
KNOWING WELL THAT IT WILL STING
IF ANGELS TIRE AND TH
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6. |
So In Love
06:00
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Strange dear, but true dear,
When I'm close to you, dear,
The stars fill the sky,
So in love with you am I.
Even without you,
My arms fold about you,
You know darling why,
So in love with you am I.
In love with the night mysterious,
The night when you first were there,
In love with my joy delirious,
When I knew that you could care
So taunt me, and hurt me,
Deceive me, desert me,
I'm yours, till I die...
So in love... So in love...
So in love with you, my love... am I...
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7. |
Empty Chair
05:08
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8. |
Keep Your Distance
04:10
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YOU WALK MY WAY
AND BRUSH MY HAND
AS MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT
IT LEAVES ME BREATHLESS
AND CONFUSED
A KISS WOULD MEAN DEFEAT
PLEASE SAINTS AND ANGLES INTERVENE
AND SAVE ME FROM THIS DATE
NOW THINKING OF YOU NIGHT AND DAY
OBESESSION IS MY FATE
AS ALWAYS
YOU’RE SO CASUAL
THAT SLIGHT WINK IN YOUR EYE
WHEN WE PART WAYS
I FEIGN THE SAME AND EVERYTIME I DIE
HOW CAN IT BE
I’VE LOST CONTROL EXISITNG ON THE EDGE
IF YOU WERE MINE
WOULD THIS SUBSIDE
BECOME ROUTINE INSTEAD
IT WILL REMAIN JUST AS IT IS
MY HEART STAYS ON THE RUN
YOU CLUTCH IT TIGHTLY IN YOUR HAND
AND TOY WITH IT FOR FUN
I NEVER KNEW LOVE WAS LIKE THIS
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BLISS
FORGET ABOUT THOSE FAIRY TALES
THEY SIMPLY DON’T EXIST
YOU FALL IN LOVE
AND IT’S A MESS
NO HAPPLY EVER MORE
THE DRAMA AND THE AFTERMATH
IT REALLY IS A BORE
AND YET WE WANT IT IN OUR LIVES
WITHOUT IT WE’RE ALONE
SO BETTER LEARN TO NAVIGATE
WITHIN THIS DANGER ZONE
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
SPARE ME PLEASE
COME MUCH CLOSER
I CAN’T BREATHE
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9. |
Love Tune 4 Real
04:14
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SLEEPY EYED WHEN YOU AWAKE
WITH THE MORNING SUN
ON YOUR FACE
YOU SEEM SO SERENE
TELL ME YOUR DREAMS
CLOSE THE DOOR ON OUR ROOM
MUST YOU GO SO SOON?
CAN’T WE SLEEP TILL NOON
LEFT BEHIND I LIE IN WAIT
STALKING PLANS THAT I’LL
TRY TO MAKE
WISH I COULD UNLEARN
WHAT MAKES EARTH TURN
ALL THE YEARS HAVE FLOWN QUICK
LUCKY WE STILL CLICK
CAUSE TIME PLAYS NASTY TRICKS
B
THAT LOVES
STILL HERE AND SHARED
SO SURPRISING
NEVER THOUGHT WE’D LAST
THIS LONG
WHEN WE MET ON THAT SPRING DAY
FUNNY THING WAS HOW
BOTH OUR PLANS
HAD BEEN MADE TO GO
OUR SEPARTE WAYS
WOULD HAVE GONE IT ALL ALONE
YET THE YEARS HAVE SHOWN
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10. |
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A flower is a lovesome thing
A luscious living lovesome thing
A daffodil, a rose, no matter where it grows
is such a lovely lovesome thing
A flower is the heart of spring
that makes the rolling hillsides sing
the gentle winds that blow
blow gently for they know
a flower is a lovesome thing
Playing in the breeze
Swaying with the trees
In the silent night
Or in the morning light
such a miracle
Azaleas drinking pale moonbeams
Gardenias floating through daydreams
Wherever they may grow
No matter where you go
A flower is a lovesome thing
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11. |
Endless Fall
05:57
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WHEN FIRST WE MET
LEAVES WERE CHANGING
I LOOKED IN YOUR EYES
YES THAT MEMORY NEVER FADES FOR ME TO THIS DAY
EVERYTHING STILL
THERE WAS NO BREEZE
BUT I FELT A CHILL
ALL THE LEAVES LOOKED JUST LIKE FLAMES ACROSS THE SKY
WON’T DENY
THAT I KEEP ON FALLING
IT REMAINED THOUGH STRANGE
AS AN IMAGE THAT I FOUND
UNCHANGED
I AWAKE WITH IT EVERY DAY
SPELLBOUND
LAST I SAW YOU
LEAVES WERE FADING
AND SO HAD THAT THRILL
WE’D DECEND FROM A LOVE THAT FAILED IN THE TEST OF TIME
TREES DO NOT DIE
JUST BECAUSE ALL THE BRIGHT COLORS FADE
THEY BURST FORTH IN SPRING REBORN WITH BRAND NEW LIFE
THEN CHANGE AND LEAVES FALL
ONCE AGAIN
AS DO I
ONCE AGAIN
I KEEP ON FALLING
IF I COULD I’D LIVE IN THAT IMAGE THAT I’VE FOUND
AGAIN
WITH A LOVE BURNING JUST LIKE A FLAME
SPELLBOUND
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12. |
Ursula (redux)
04:07
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AS SHE LAY OUT ON THE GROUND, URSULA
HEARD THE EARTH BREATHE AND SIGH.
THROUGH HER HANDS SHE COULD FEEL IT'S PULSE
BIRDS OVERHEAD FLEW HIGH
WEDDING GUESTS MOUNTING STEPS WATCHED AS URSULA
CHOSE TO REMAIN OUTSIDE
DRESSED IN LACE IN THIS PLACE SHE HAS PIECE OF MIND
A MOMENT SO SUBLIME, SOMETHING THEY'LL NEVER FIND.
MAKE HER CONFORM, SHE COULDN'T CARE LESS
THEY WORE THIER FINERY, SHE A GRASS STAINED DRESS, A GRASS STAINED DRESS.
ELDERS WEIGHING IN TO JUDGE URSULA POSSESSED A NARROW MIND.
ALL IT TOOK WAS ONE LOOK TO CONDEM URSULA, WHY CAN'T SHE TOE THE LINE?
THEY ASKED THE GROOM, HE LOVES HER WAY, AND JOINED HER OUT ON LAWN, SHE'S LIKE THE BEAUTY OF DAWN.
SPIRIT CAN NOT BE TAMED ON HER WEDDING DAY.
HE LOVES URSULA, SHE'LL NEVER CHANGE, ON THEIR WEDDING DAY.
HERE COMES THE BRIDE, ALL DRESSED IN WHITE.
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13. |
Sweet Sleep
03:42
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IF SLEEP IS SWEET THEN MEET ME THERE
I’LL FIND YOU IN A DREAM
WE’LL CATCH THE MOON AND SWING ON HIGH
AND WISH ON STARS SERENE
ACROSS THE CLOUDS WE’LL SOAR AND DANCE
A NIGHT BIRD CHORUS SINGS
THE TREE TOPS SWAY WITH EV’RY TURN
And join OUR DREAM ROMANCE
B
FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN DREAMS
BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR
AND HOLD OUR SECRETS DEEP INSIDE
THAT WE’RE TOO SHY TO SHARE
IN FAIRY TALES A WAKING KISS
BRINGS HAPPY EVER MORE
YET I PREFER THE SLEEP STATE BLISS
MY DREAMS WILL HAVE IN STORE
B
AS I LAY DOWN TO SLEEP TONIGHT
I PRAY MY SOUL TO KEEP
OH THIS SWEET STATE COULD BE DIVINE
IF ONLY YOU WERE MINE
AS I AWAKE AND YOU’RE NOT NEAR
MY WISHES REMAIN CLEAR
THAT EV’RY NIGHT WE DANCE TILL DAWN
AT DAY BREAK YOU’D BE HE
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Carmela Rappazzo New Orleans, Louisiana
Carmela has lived and performed in New York City, Los Angeles and internationally. She has recorded and released three
standard jazz cover albums and five original composition albums receiving critical praise for all.
“Whispering’, her newest , contains all original songs and covers.
Described as "A storyteller of picturesque tales" Carmela continues to write and perform in New Orleans.
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