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Saving Soldiers

by Frank Zappia

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1.
Carbon 04:16
CARBON Spend the day Restate to satisfy the influence Chasing expectations Running through the pendulums Giving up on choices Freedom is a lovers den Identities incarcerated in a tradition Too little time made for wonderment of what we can create Stuck inside the games we play to win Tame the instinct and wear the chains Finding peace of mind walking with the leaders of the blind Sit real still Before too long you’ll see beyond the blades Life in motion breathes succession of the things we state You know that stories they can form without the happenings A life in vain can stop inside the mirror of your pain Too little time made for wonderment in what we can create Stuck inside the games we play to win Tame the instinct and wear the chains Finding peace of mind walking with the leaders of the blind Forge your way through your carbon copy days Originate the page and nothing will ever stay the same Now awake In place I hear the voice of reticence Divergency defined Calling on all elements Forge your way through your carbon copy days Originate the page and nothing will ever be the same Forge your way through your carbon copy days Originate the page Be the space Where nothing stays the same
2.
The Hunter 03:01
THE HUNTER Just look around Do you see what I’m feeling Do you know why we’re here The people have said They’ve had their say On what’s happening today Now am I the lion Or am I your prey Look up They’re circling around us Pray the wind blows them away Faster we go We see in slow motion Dispersing the array Turn to the hill Hear them all laughing Now hear the Hunter’s shrill Now kneel down before me and tell me your name Don’t ever forget me Now I’ll take away your pain The people have said They’ve had their say On what happened today
3.
YOU'RE TOO COMPLICATED You’re too complicated Is it a form of unresolved hatred About the things you should have stated Fermented souls are overrated Is it because I went with him and not with you Pretty boy I played your game and made you lose Did you think that the whole situation was a premeditation An exclusive invitation You’re too complicated You fill the empty spaces Tame your vagrant thoughts You’ll see that less is more And would you tell your friends I never understood And should you need penitence from me too Did you think that I’d always play your game Take your levy Wear the shame So I didn’t think your way Still I loved you all the same Just keep it simple my friend Just keep it simple my friend Let it stay clear If you overanalyse You might just give away the prize You’re too complicated Is it a form of unresolved hatred About the things you should have said Weighing you down, down, down Until you’re dead
4.
Release 02:48
RELEASE I don’t mind if you wanna cry now, but ya can’t let go of the voice inside your mind I know it’s not your style The heat that you are breathing is a cold reflection of the beauty that you hide Girl, I know you’re hurtin’ Determined to survive Tell me what you’re yearnin’ What’s it take to bring you back your smile Now I, I don’t mind if you up and take your leave now but if you let it roll down the hill and off the side, you know it can bring you closer to the ones who still believe in lovin’ all the places where you used to shine your light Girl, I know for certain Some days come on like night But you can rest your mind that the ones who still believe are lovin’ all the preciousness and beauty you provide Go on cry You can take your time child ‘Cause I, I don’t mind Release what’s in your life
5.
DISTRACTED LOVE The quiet inside I’d ask you to stay awhile but I don’t wanna bring you under Rain on my parade Your hands in my hand and my heart’s on the stage Gotta leave before you hear the thunder Call of this distracted love Don’t want a distracted love Fear is the escape You’re holding the key I made Freedom is churning Fading is learning Taking the raging cage Call of this distracted love Don’t want a distracted love Oh why d’ya wanna be around attractive love Cryin’ at the top of my voice but you don’t hear a sound Distracted love Retracted love Distracted love This distraction I hate is shattered in its place Call of this distracted love Don’t want a distracted love Oh why d’ya wanna be around attractive love Cryin’ at the top of my voice but you don’t hear a sound Distracted love Retracted love Distracted love
6.
WHISKEY GLASS & STEEL GUITAR Man on a city street Layin’ his soul out on the ground People passin’ by his feet Droppin’ coins to his sound He drew me near This chance encounter Called me over Pulled me in With his whiskey glass & six steel guitar strings So where d’ya go I saw you on that T.V. show They gave you attitude Took you out but you did not lose You made your way Took the Sunshine Road and drove your heart to where that special part of you would stay true Now I see you again You greet me like an old friend Talkin’ ‘bout where we started out Buyin’ CDs and chasin’ pens You played your show I’m sittin’ in the front row feelin’ glad to know the man The man from that Sydney city street While he sings and plays That whiskey glass & six steel guitar strings
7.
Mother Sun 04:42
MOTHER SUN When all you are is a memory You know you’ll be much more than that to me I’ll call you every day and I’ll ask you how you’re doin’ on that telephone line you’ve got to God I’ll look up at the sky In the clouds I’ll see your face The sun turns softly into hazel lumination There you are There you are Sending all your lovin’ down my way There you are There you are Ridin’ on the sunshine to illuminate my day I know we all have our destinies Leaving loves behind It’s not easy on either side You gave me life And when our worlds become between us Sunshine will carry your eternal light And I’ll look up at the sky In the clouds I’ll see your face The sun turns softly into hazel lumination There you are There you are Sending all your lovin’ down my way There you are There you are Ridin’ on the sunshine to illuminate my day Hey, hey Guarda ne il cielo figlio Alle nuvole vede el mio viso Sono qui Sono qui We hold into tomorrow Days fall into line Cherishing suspended time I wrap my hand around your warm frail fingers I turn to you and you warm with your smile Your smilin’ sunshine eyes And I’ll look up at the sky In the clouds I’ll see your face The sun turns softly into hazel lumination And there you are There you are Sending all your lovin’ down my way There you are There you are Ridin’ on the sunshine to illuminate my day
8.
Ride 06:16
RIDE Be with me now Float along this water The green turbulent sea It’s just what you need Ride the swell But don’t go with the overflow Where the deeper becomes the deep The deeper becomes the deep Stay here with me The shore it gets much further When the undertow is gripping at your feet If you throw your anchor to the wind It can still blow him back again The sail is set The rain is in This journey of the soul begins Here we are Where citadels become the happy home Seawood is drifting The heavy is lifting away Here is where we wanted to stay
9.
In Dreams 04:24
IN DREAMS Come into my world for a minute Lay down next to me and take me by the hand Close your eyes I promise you I won’t open mine Let me take you to where miracles come alive You said you don’t believe in magic You said that fairytales are just for fools But I’ve got something I can tell you darling and I’ll show you places where dreams unfold Tell me where you wish we were together I’ll take you anywhere, any world No need for money or a ticket on a plane Shared dreams of destination, we can reach the stars You said you don’t believe in magic But I can promise you perceptions change Take your lover’s hand and dive into the music The sweetest melodies in dreams are made You said you don’t believe in magic Now trust in everything you’ve never known Come on dance with me, movin’ to the music You know, the sweetest melodies in dreams are made The sweetest melodies in dreams are made The sweetest melodies in dreams are made
10.
Bound 03:47
BOUND Outside the sun is shining brighter than before Warm winds chase away the cold New light it glistens Colours shed another skin A new day has begun Days are longer Lives are guided by the sun Seeking shaded 3pm A breeze that tastes of dawn blows fresh into the day Warming crimson in a fading sky Quarter by quarter we live through the turn We’re all bound Everyone open What you say comes back around again A sea of memories of life, the years gone by Golden red, a sunset falls onto the earth The song of sylvan guides beckons from the verge A wonderland lies just beyond Quarter by quarter we live through the turn We’re all bound Everyone open What you say comes back around again Preserve the sentiments and cover the cold Warm fires take us to our slumber Hearts grow closer Reignite the spark Lovers feed the circle Quarter by quarter we live through the turn We’re all bound Everyone open What you say comes back around again We’re all bound Everyone open What you say comes back around again
11.
SAVING THE SOLIDER He came out of nowhere He fathered the rain Once was a lonely man Emerging to live and love again Bestowed on believers the gifts of laboured conversations Knowledge born to him now passed among the eager Willing to be free of what they never had contended to agree He gathered the rainbows and showed them the way Building his fortress with the bodies of the friends he made Hellbound for glory The gifts be granted raised on loyalties Triumphant of the cause but in the dark he lies and wonders what he’s fighting for Saving the soldier The battle is over He calls out the warning He finds the words and speaks his bravery Protecting all that fought the war and all the ones that would begin to follow him Saving the soldier He opened the wound The battle is over now Mortality comes around too soon
12.
BRING THE LIGHTS DOWN Bring the lights down Before you close your eyes did I tell you how I care about you Holding this frown Put my hand upon your face Stroke my finger down your paper thin skin The lines of years of life etched into it And I’m left wondering is this story that you told me gonna be the final story that I hear from your lips When I let go of your warm hand When I say goodbye tonight will the blood run cold before I get to hold you again Bring the lights down But not before I tell you just how much I love you Did I make you proud when I told you that I wrote that song about you It made a hundred people cry and realise that I can’t live without you Bring the lights down Strange how love and pain combine to mark the ending of our time Bring the lights down but before just catch another breath and hold it in just long enough for just another chance for me to tell you that I love you
13.
Granted 04:11
GRANTED Holding your picture The frame can barely hold the happiness But be wary my friend Just like a photograph Even the smiling corner of a mouth can bend Take heed on what you’re wishing Sometimes you might get it Believing that the world owes you Well you better forget it Wishes granted matter more than gold So how you gonna spend it? All we have is all we make is all we are All we have is all we make is all we are Dream the impossible and you’re off to a good start Stack your boxes high but don’t remove the bottom one Free what you’re chasing Only the past should hold a memory Tomorrow is today but you gotta be in it You might think it’s not just up to you Go on make it happen Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey All we have is all we make is all we are All we have is all we make is all we are All we have is all we make is all we are

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13 original songs encapsulating my experiences of life, fear, irritation, love, awe, loss, death, dreams, unity, self exploration and gratitude.
(Download includes 2 bonus tracks not included on the CD version).

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released December 13, 2017

Frank Zappia: vocals, piano/keyboards an VST instruments.
Mark Braham: guitars, programming, backing vocals.
Teresa Zappia: spoken words.

Produced by Mark Braham, Freestone Productions, Canberra, Australia.
except bonus tracks, "Into Years" and "Walk With Me", recorded and produced by Frank Zappia, Soundwind Studio, Canberra, Australia.

Artwork by Peter Kitchen.

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Frank Zappia Canberra, Australia

Frank Zappia is a piano player, composer, singer/songwriter from Canberra, Australia. Frank showcases his gentle musical style, melodically and dynamically through his original songs, pop covers and instrumental piano compositions.

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