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Whispering
03:30
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Soon enough the wind grows fierce
Then the next sound drawing near
Ancestors you once held dear
Whispering
Might be time to understand
Best to leave while you still can
the universe might have a plan
it’s been a whispering
B
Thru the night you pray for dawn
Weathers not your only storm
you ignored altho forwarned
so carry on
carry on
A
Consequences of a life
On the edge and full of strife
to The bone with your own knife
still whispering
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2. |
Elysian Fields
03:27
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IF ELYSIAN FIELDS IS HEAVEN
AND IF HEAVEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
I'M CERTAIN I'LL FIT IN THERE
IN FACT I CAN'T MISS
THERE ARE CORNER BARS IN HEAVEN
WHERE WE ALL COULD RENDEZVOUS
SUCH SWINGING SOULS ON PORCHES
AND GREAT BBQ
ST. PETERS DOES MEET IT
AND YOU MIGHT EVEN SEE HIM
THE GATES ARE NOT PEARLY
THEY'RE FOR THE JAZZ MUSEUM
LET'S AGREE TO MEET ON HEAVEN
IN OUR HONEY COLORED DREAMS
WE'LL PASS GOOD TIMES ON HEAVEN
HERE IN NEW ORLEANS
THOSE TRUMPETS YOU'LL HEAR THERE
BLOW SATCHMO'S SACRED MUSIC
WHEN HELLFIRE DOES RAIN DOWN
YOU'D BEST BE NEUTRAL GROUND BOUND
YOU WILL FIND YOUR SPOT ON HEAVEN
IN THOSE HONEY COLORED DREAMS
WHERE PERFUMED AIR SURROUNDS US
HERE IN NEW ORLEANS
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3. |
The Actor Prepares
03:28
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YOU’RE TAKIN’ OFF YOUR EYEBROWS AGAIN
YOU’RE CHECKIN’ OUT BUT YOU WON’T SAY WHEN
I CAN’T TELL YOU WHAT I’LL MISS THE MOST
WHEN YOU RIDE THAT TRAIN OUT TO THE COAST
I FEEL LIKE I’VE JUST SEEN A GHOST
YOU TAKE THE MAKE UP OFF YOUR FACE
THE MOUSTACHE GOES BACK IN IT’S CASE
NOW HERE’S THE ONE THAT NO ONE SEES
THE BLACKBIRD BROKEN IN THE BREEZE
AND NOW YOU’RE TURNIN’ IN YOUR KEYS
THE ACTOR PREPARES AND HE SETS OUT THE CHAIRS
HANGS THE LIGHTS UP WITH CARE
IT’S SOFT AS A PRAYER
THE ACTOR BEGINS NOW HE’S UNDER YOUR SKIN
FEEL THE LIGHT POURING IN AND THE ROOM START TO SPIN
WHEN THE STAR OF A ONE MAN SHOW
SHUTS IT DOWN AND HE HITS THE ROAD
HE WILL LEAVE ONE LONELY LIGHT UP ON THAT STAGE
TO KEEP IT BRIGHT AND I CAN SEE IT HERE TONIGHT
THE ACTOR PREPARES AND HE SETS OUT THE CHAIRS
HANGS THE LIGHTS UP WITH CARE SOFT AS A PRAYER
THE ACTOR BEGINS NOW HE’S UNDER YOUR SKIN
FEEL THE LIGHT POURING IN AND THE ROOM STARTS TO SPIN
THE ACTOR PREPARES MAYBE THERE’S NOBODY THERE
BUT HE DON’T SEEM TO CARE
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4. |
Dying Stars
02:48
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LOOK WE CRY
AS SHOOTING STARS ARC OVERHEAD ACROSS THE SKY
THEY VANISH BUT WHAT GOES UNSAID WE ARE MADE OF THIS
EACH ONE OF US IS PART OF IT
STOP AND SENSE THE BLISS
THAT WE BECOME A STARS LAST KISS
THE WONDROUS DEATH OF STARS AND WHAT WE CAN’T DENY STARDUSTS WHAT WE ARE CONNECTS US TO ON HIGH
WHAT I CLAIM IS TRUE (SCIENCE STATES ITS TRUE) YOUR SOUL ALREADY KNEW
NIGHT BIRDS SING
SAD SONGS BENEATH A STARLIT SKY AS WE SLEEP
COLLIDING COSMIC THINGS COMPLY WE ARE MADE OF THIS
YET UNAWARE IT’S BURIED DEEP TILL OUR FINAL SIGH
A COVENANT FOR WHEN WE DIE
A HANDFUL OF STARDUST
THAT MADE US WHAT WE ARE NATURES POINT OF VIEW PROVIDING EV’RY CLUE
ALL THESE TINY PARTS
THAT THEN BECAME OUR HEART
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5. |
I Love You For Tonight
04:29
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Let’s pretend it’s Paris we’re walking on the Seine
We’re both talking way too much from way too much champagne
Let’s pretend our first embrace is still a breath away
Let’s pretend we’re strangers and you look at me and say
It’s been a wonderful evening and I have a wonderful plan
Would it be all right to say I love you for tonight
Tomorrow we could still be friends
It’s been a wonderful evening and if you’ve nothing better to do
We’ll take in the sights and say I love you for tonight
Tomorrow it might even be true
Let’s have dress rehearsal let’s make up different lines
Let’s get thru acts one and two act three and bend our minds
You can play the part of someone burning for my kiss
Let’s be wise lets improvise lets both shoot from the hips
It’s been a wonderful evening and I have a wonderful plan
Would it be all right to say I love you for tonight
Tomorrow we can still be friends
It’s been a wonderful evening and if you’ve nothing better to do
We’ll take in the sights we’ll say I love you for tonight
Tomorrow it may even be true
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6. |
Fun Along The Way
03:03
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Give me a copper penny
And I’ll tell you a story
From the streets of Ancient Rome
Bad choices make good stories
And I’ve made quite a few
I have been a phoenix
many times
from ashes rose anew
Yes I have looked back and had regrets
Times I had to bale
adventures that I had
along this path
times I tried to no avail
I own who am
I own what I’ve done
It all brought me here today
To tell the tales of wins and fails
And fun along the way
fun along the way I’ve done
It all brought me here today
To tell the tales of wins and fails
And fun along the way
fun along the way
We all wear scars in different ways
Some tattooed on our souls
I wouldn’t trade with you for mine
They’re worth their weight in gold
I own who I am
I own what I’ve done
It all brought me here today
To tell the tales of wins and fails
And fun along the way
fun along the way
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All the broken hearted artists
Chasing stories from the past
Searching for those who departed
Ghosts of love that did not last
All the broken hearted artists
With their self made brand of scorn
Trying to find a place that’s honest
Surely there to be reborn
Someday will they carry on
Lift their voices make some Sound
Let it go and be set free
Get to who they long to be
All the broken hearted artists can they ever make it home
Find that somewhere where it started
Come to know where they belong
Come to know they’re not alone
All the broken hearted artists
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8. |
13 Things
01:50
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WHAT DOES IT MATTER
MRRORS WILL SHATTER
BLACK CAT WILL COME YOUR WAY
EV'RY DAY
SIDEWALKS ALL HAVE CRACKS
MIGHT BREAK YOUR MOM BACK
SIGNS COME FROM WAY UP HIGH
CAN'T DENY
IF YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED
LEARN TO COUNT A DIFFERENT WAY
LIFE MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN
BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE OK
THIRTEEN THINGS SCARE YOU
MATCHES
MAY DARE YOU
THREE ON ONE FLAME THEY SAY
ENDS YOUR DAYS
THINK ITS SUPERSTITION
IS YOUR FENG SUI ALL ASKEW
STARS ARE NOT ALIGNING
IT'S JUST SOME PLAIN OLD BAD VOODOO
THIRTEEN THINGS SCARE YOU
MATCHES
MAY DARE YOU
THREE ON ONE FLAME THEY SAY
ENDS YOUR DAYS
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9. |
Everyday Person
03:41
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There wasn’t much special about her
Couldn’t pick her face out in a crowd
If there was some dream she’d been wanting
Never bothered to say it out loud
Didn’t notice her off in the distance
Never stopped people dead in their tracks
When she left there’d be no resistance
She didn’t act fancy like that
No you won’t hear of change in the future
There’s no magical thinking in store
She was just an everyday person
And content not to be one thing more
If Prince Charming showed up with a slipper
She might be the first to admit
That the lifestyle just didn’t intrigue her
It’s unlikely that shoe’d ever fit
No you won’t hear of change in the future
There’s no magical thinking in store
She was just an everyday person
And content not to be one thing more
And content not to be one thing more
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10. |
Lily's Lullaby
01:27
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Watching Lily
Dance into the room
She's laughing
Will be speaking soon
This new friend
Steals your heart away
Ev'ry evening
She just wants to play
Sweet Lily
Reaching for the stars
Shines brightly
Even from afar
For right now
We'll just wait and see
Till she tells us
Who she wants to be
Eyelids heavy
Simply won't give in
Wants to stay up
Bedtime should begin
Love for Lily
Runs so very deep
And right now
Time to go to sleep
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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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