Miles Of Road

by Jacopo Ferri

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1.
Why do you let me drop like a yellow leaf in sky? Why do you let me drop like the tightrope walker from his line? And I’m fallin’ from a cloud And I can see everything around Is going to fall down Is going to fall down with me. And when I’ll be on the ground With my bares feet sinking in the mud, I’ll have lost what I’ve found I’ll only have my head and my blood And I will build a new guitar, The old one broke in the fall. It left me with an awful scar In the middle of a quiet squall. And I’m fallin’ from a cloud And I can see everything around Is going to fall down Is going to fall down with me. For now however I’m fly It doesn’t matter where I land Someone tells that I’m a sly, Other say I can’t understand Oh, well don’t worry, never mind Soon or later you know that I will stop, I don’t want to be unkind But I was better on the top. And I’m fallin’ from a cloud And I can see everything around Is going to fall down, Is going to fall down with me. Why do you let me drop like a yellow leaf in autumn sky? Why do you let me drop like the tightrope walker from his line? And I’m fallin’ from a cloud And I can see everything around Is going to fall down Is going to fall down with me
2.
Deixa-me ver o teu rosto claro Nesta noite fria, nublada e sem lua Porque eu preciso de seguir Algum tipo de miragem E as estrelas vão mostrar nos o caminho Como elas já fizeram para o marinheiro Entediado do continente E não importa se a viagem nós levará a uma Floresta de espinhos ou a um pântano de lama O que importa é o caminho E agora é hora De ir-se embora E agora é hora De ir-se embora Consegues sentir o passar Do tempo a fugir? Ele vai longe e nunca Se vira para olhar Para o que ele criou e depois destruiu E não adianta nada tentar Traze-lo de volta o forçar seu passo Que já é muito rápido, a melhor coisa É caminhar com ele E agora é hora De ir-se embora E agora é hora De ir-se embora Deixa-me ver o teu rosto claro Neste branco amanhecer para lembrar ao sol De brilhar por mais um dia Sobre nossas cabeças E as estrelas deixarão Este nosso céu Para guiar os passos de outros como nós Que estão perdidos E agora é hora De ir-se embora E agora é hora De ir-se embora E agora é hora De ir-se embora E agora é hora De ir-se embora
3.
Well, I think I hate you, And I think I could hurt you, Just because you decided You can live without me And I think I love you But I’m not sure right now, Maybe it’s just a reflection In a distorting mirror trying to keep me in this maze And I always choose The wrong way and I go back Cause I almost forgot who the fuck I am And I always choose The wrong way and I go back Cause I almost forgot where the fuck I am And I think I would kill you Cause you want me no more But the guy I loved Had already gone a long time ago. I think I should kiss you Like I used to do When the world was nothing more than what we understood And I always choose The wrong way and I go back Cause I almost forgot who the fuck I am And I always choose The wrong way and I go back Cause I almost forgot where the fuck I am But what I really want I guess is none of this, Maybe I just would like To forget about you But my voice is so weak Like a tear in the ocean And I always feel sick Cause this life is slow-motion And I always choose The wrong way and I go back Cause I almost forgot who the fuck I am And I always choose The wrong way and I go back Cause I almost forgot where the fuck I am
4.
Alla fine le strade sono sempre le stesse Ed anche la meta risulta scontata E il giorno seguente divora il passato Per mischiare le carte che son sempre quelle. E ritornano ancora e ancora ci provano Ma il problema del gioco son sempre le regole, E non conta la posta, non conta la mano, Quello che importa è il passar delle nuvole E la corsa del tempo, che non passi invano, Ma passa comunque e ci scivola addosso La pioggia oceanica che non ha riposo, Che bagna la via e un violino scordato Il cui solo pregio è parlare al mio posto, Il cui solo pregio è tenermi lontano, Il cui solo sfregio è tenermi al sicuro. I fuochi agli incroci decidono il passo E offrono agli occhi le attese degli altri, Che aspettano il tempo di un passaggio sicuro Su vie designate che non cambiano mai, E non cambiano mai perché non cambiano i piedi, Che son sempre i miei solamente annoiati Solamente più stanchi. E quindi corriamo per andare lontano Per non farci raggiungere da nebbiosi ricordi. Senza meta corriamo e andiamo veloci A cercare altri volti e non volerne nessuno, A sperare altre vite e non volerle davvero, A cercare e cercare non sapendo che cosa E gettiamo così le perle più rare e più belle Che verranno raccolte da cacciatori più attenti O che forse nessuno riuscirà più a trovare, Perdute nel lento passare dei soli che vanno e che vengono Come le rondini da porti mai visti E che dicono ancora che è tempo d'andare E quindi partiamo e chiudiamo un capitolo Perché forse il prossimo avrà un lieto fine Ma il protagonista è sempre lo stesso E il sentiero sarà ancora coperto di spine e di rovi Che entrano e affondano ovunque Come navi di carta ingoiate dal fiume Dove nuotiamo sempre Controcorrente Dove nuotiamo sempre Controcorrente
5.
What Are We? 03:25
We were sunshine We were ground And then water, flesh and sound We are desire And its own bound We are the dream we always hound And then we’ll be gun and war We’ll be relief, we’ll be the sore We’ll be the waves lying on the shore We’ll be the murder weapon left on the floor We were sunshine We were ground And then water, flesh and sound We are desire And its own bound We are the dream we always hound And then we’ll be the dust in the light of dawn Where the fears of the night drown In a river where we’ll follow the flow To distant places where we will be lied down We were sunshine We were ground And then water, flesh and sound We are desire And its own bound We are the dream we always hound And then we’ll be the rock that is hurled Against the lies that had been told We’ll be the crack that will break the mould We’ll be the spark that will start the end of this fuckin’ world We were sunshine We were ground And then water, flesh and sound We are desire And its own bound We are the dream we always hound
6.
E ancora piove dal cielo azzurro E piove ancora come ogni giorno In alto vedo un sole assurdo Che prima o poi non farà ritorno Senza ragioni, non ne avrà bisogno E intanto fuggono i pensieri Assediati da futuri incerti O persi ancora in quei sentieri, già percorsi e ormai perduti In quei giorni lunghi e chiari Che ora invecchiano sui muri E ancora sogno ad occhi aperti E non ho imparato niente Lotto e perdo contro i venti Ed inseguo l'orizzonte E sogno ancora ad occhi aperti E non imparo proprio niente Vedo gli altri vanno avanti E i miei piedi sono fermi E sogno ancora ad occhi aperti
7.
Let me go I want to fly away I need to loose myself and run around Let me see, I want to feel the rain I want to go where I cannot be found And I will feel like a hurricane Free to go where I think I should Far from home on a lonely train Where I can finally say, so far so good Let me go I want to fly away I need to loose myself and run around Let me see, I want to feel the rain I want to go where I cannot be found So please don’t worry about me my friend Just take a bottle and pour some wine To start something, something else must die It works like this also for stars that shine Let me go I want to fly away I need to loose myself and run around Let me see, I want to feel the rain I want to go where I cannot be found And when you’ll hear the storm on your roof During the darkest night of your life Just sing the song of this poof Who always tried to win his own strife Let me go I want to fly away I need to loose myself and run around Let me see, I want to feel the rain I want to go where I cannot be found And I will play with you from far away And I will sing with you also if there’s nothing to say Let me go I want to fly away I need to loose myself and run around Let me see, I want to feel the rain I want to go where I cannot be found
8.
Is this the place we are going to? Is this the time, the right way? I guess I can see through what you hide I guess I can understand what you never say In the distance the hill is loosing color It’s like it’s going to vanish in the dawn I cannot stand to see those trees die again While the north wind is crying over my head Where there’s nothing heavier than this rain Where the sunset is not red And the blue sea in my room Is drying up in a silent doom All of the road that I walked so far Is shorter than this single step It is like moving a star With the body stuck in a spider web And the blue sea in my room Is drying up in a silent doom All of the road that I walked so far Is shorter than this single step It is like moving a star With the body stuck in a spider web
9.
Con passo storto e una bottiglia piena solo per metà Il portafogli l'ho già apertomi i soldi non moltiplica Mi sento dentro una battaglia tra percezione e realtà E di una soglia d'aeroporto vorrei già essere al di là Passano così i giorni e l'estate se ne va Tra temporali taciturni e nuvolose verità Cerco gli occhi poi mi nascondo, segue la filosofia Del cantante vagabondo che non capisce la follia Di parlar con tanti fiocchi e preferisce andare via Per scacciar gli spauracchi nel fondo di una melodia Passano così i giorni e un altro treno se ne va Tra romantici notturni ed ingannevoli realtà Chiudo la porta, sbarro il portone come fossi in uno squat Senza soldi, né padroni, senza conto e senza Bot Sopra il tetto sempre all'erta con in mano un altro shot E con le bottiglie vuote preparo qualche molotov Pesano così i giorni e un altro sogno se ne va Tra partenze e poi ritorni e ipotesi di libertà Con passo storto e la bottiglia ormai finita In questa notte vado dove porta la città. Con passo storto e chi se ne fotte io cammino forse in cerchio, Forse dritto o di traverso, forse sono proprio fermo, Alla fine non m'importa, poi domani si vedrà
10.
Winter went and it took away storms and clouds And all that he lent was lost and swallowed by the Spring and the crowd So now at dawn no-one reminds the long night And what has gone is fading away, away in the light Winter wept while Spring laughed at him And he was swept downstream and no-one cared not a whit Each of them too blinded by his own greed To see the gem they had at their feet Winter died to give birth to Spring 'Cause they were tied in the same way as the ring in a chain But the only one who cried was the spotless snow That ran and ran in the river to get lost in its flow But the last thing that Winter did before to close his eyes Was give a smile to spring who didn’t even realise What it was losing, what it would never see again What it was slicing and what had come to an end
11.
Seahorse, seashell and question mark, Blue eyes that shine like a spark On this night so lonely and dark Bring me with you, we’ll follow some kind of star You grew up with the sea in your eyes, My only blue was the untouchable sky, You had the sun to make your tears dry, I had the wind to ward off my cries It’s impossible to keep in balance On a steelyard without counterweight Let’s no waste this only chance We must be quick, it’s already late I wrote this song but I’ve nothing to tell I just hope that it works as a love spell But please run faster cause I can hear the knell And my old devil’s coming to lead me in my hell I can assure you that is not a good place He puts my fears right in front of my face I start to run and he begins the chase Bring me with you and walk me to the surface It’s impossible to keep in balance On a steelyard without counterweight Let’s no waste this only chance We must be quick, it’s already late Seahorse, seashell and question mark, Blue eyes that shine like a spark On this night so lonely and dark Bring me with you, we’ll follow some kind of star It’s impossible to keep in balance On a steelyard without counterweight Let’s no waste this only chance We must be quick, it’s already late It’s impossible to keep in balance On a steelyard without counterweight Let’s no waste this only chance We must be quick, it’s already late
12.
13.
Should we live on the other side Far away from what they crave? Should we slide back down and hide Till we’ll be in front of our grave? Should we take arms and fight Just to have something to brave? Or maybe we should get lost in the night In order to avoid becoming slaves And we can run and fall and rise and fall again till the ground will make us [bleed Till it will stop to sustain our feet when we’ll plunge into the depths of [those skies Why am I fleeing, where can I hide myself from your eyes? When will I feel free again, whose hands will stop my cries? Should we live on the other side Far away from what they crave? Should we slide back down and hide Till we’ll be in front of our grave? Should we take arms and fight Just to have something to brave? Or maybe we should get lost in the night In order to avoid becoming slaves And we can run and fall and rise and fall again till the ground will make us [bleed Till it will stop to sustain our feet when we’ll plunge into the depths of [those skies Why am I fleeing, where can I hide myself from your eyes? When will I feel free again, whose hands will stop my cries?

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released May 2, 2020

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