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The Vessel

by Gianni Marzo

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1.
Debutant 04:51
Too many secrets have been crushed between my lies Too many twentysomethings stare at me with fearful eyes Looking for shelter behind rules that don’t apply Too many afternoons bathing in the grey I’m a nostalgic tripper in a lost parade I am a debutant, I am a tourist, a clown So it’s time to summarise I get cold shower shivers down my spine When you’re calling me Too many silly verses banging in my head Best call it a day now and retire to my shed I’ve got coffee and tea and toast, well, you know where to find me And it’s time to summarise I get cold shower shivers down my spine When you’re calling me Too many secrets have been crushed between my lies Too many twentysomethings stare at me with fearful eyes I am a debutant, I am a tourist, a clown Oh it’s time to summarise I get cold shower shivers down my spine When you’re calling me When you’re calling me
2.
Oh my friends I have drawn a line The inner turmoil that’s shaking this old heart of mine It justifies that I’m done with the usual jeer I overwrite what’s been said, I try to compensate I thought by now I should know how to play the game Rolling the dices all day, with no one to blame Lost in a frivolousness, I came to this place I feel half-crazy now, this heaviness reigns over me Oh dear friends, I erased the line Our allegiance should break out its beautiful shrine Why won’t we summon the thoughts that have brought us here Run for the woods Where we can lose our minds Reclaim our souls How many ships we’ve sailed How many truths have been unveiled It’s time to overcome And so let’s summon the thoughts that have brought us here Let’s run for the woods Where we can lose our minds
3.
Pine and Fir 05:35
The morning came, I followed the old traces I found myself in different times and places I’ve seen these streets before, familiar faces I just walked by avoiding all the gazes The past is like a story I’ve been hiding I travelled through a dream that’s been abiding I lost my time remembering, deciding Which way to go, the thought has been presiding I can see the way that we were Underneath the pine and the fir It’s all I’ve got but never would leave behind It’s like a sweet refrain, I won’t deny it This melancholy life, I cannot fight it So I took the open road from where I started I’ve been all beaten up, I’ve been blindsided I can see the way that we were Underneath the pine and the fir It’s all I’ve got but never would leave behind If I just stay real close, I might just make it If I play to my strength and never fake it And cast away the fears, I won’t forsake it The visions of what’s gone, will never break it I can see the way that we were Underneath the pine and the fir It’s nothing more, without it I’d fall behind
4.
It’s nothing but a sanable train of thought I came by your unmountable Camelot The land was barren and your look was cold Not bothered by the memories of days of old You built a high-rise Another place another gaze Up in your high-rise No need to fear the tidal wave What will happen if your gated dream slowly fails When you look for shelter in your tale of tales Will there be anyone, anything fit to heal All the things we were able once to see, to feel You built a high-rise Another place another gaze Up in your high-rise No need to fear the tidal wave It’s not a metaphor I have been here before Your eyes Keep staring back It’s not a miracle I have been here before Your eyes I keep coming back You build a high-rise Another place another gaze Up in your high-rise No need to fear the tidal wave You build a high-rise Another place another gaze Up in your high-rise High-rise
5.
Last Stand 04:15
Pack your things Get behind me Across the border Show me your skin A young man’s grace Lies behind me Light a candle Don’t remind me Celebrate your Ego’s last stand The same old Pain inside you Washed away with New broken vows Empty worlds That you once dreaded Lie ahead now Do not look back Celebrate your Ego’s last stand So close, open doors See the things Never seen Before Don’t think it’s All outside us It doesn’t lie there It’s born in us No one is chosen No one is lost So close, open doors See the things Never seen Before Don’t think it’s All outside us It doesn’t lie there It’s born is us No one is chosen No one is lost No one is chosen No one is lost
6.
First day as king A long-awaited day I’m the new-born sycophant Set the scene Chase the leviathan I wrote down my decree The policy is clear Tattooed my brand new device Drop the screen Take your new medicine Bow your head, join the crowd, be afraid Sigh no more, your future lies ahead Take my word, I’ll take anything instead I jump the pirate ship And abscond with the loot Like a new-born sycophant Set the scene Chase the leviathan Bow your head, join the crowd, be afraid Sigh no more, your future lies ahead Take my word, I’ll take anything instead Ooh ooh ooh Bow your head, laugh out loud, be afraid Sigh no more, your future lies ahead Take my word, I’ll take anything instead Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh
7.
Who is standing here Eyes all around Eyes won’t let you go Take a stroll Who’s the messenger A solitary man He is knocking hard At your back door Do not linger here Dry your shedding skin Fight your self esteem Reverse your lies Whisper not Remember Lonely nights In December You may cry Surrender You might be rewarded some day You can be a wolf You can be anything You’ll beat gravity Fear no fear Whisper not Remember Words strike hard In September You may cry Surrender You might be rewarded some day
8.
I could drive around for another day The colours and the sounds and the city call my name No one can see me, nobody knows that I'm here A cool breeze is healing the bruises, the heat of the day before I could drive around, I could sing a song The flavours and the smells, the streets will sigh along No one can hear it, nobody knows that I'm here Nightfall is near, my mood dissolves when the day is done It takes another day To be led astray By a different shade One day someday I could drive around for an hour or two The colours and the sounds reminding me of you No one can see me, nobody knows that I’m here Nightfall is near, my mood dissolves when the day is done It takes another day To be led astray By a different shade One day someday
9.
Is it wrong or is it worse Do I fool myself again On the wrong side of the year And it’s true, we disagree All the elements and me On the wrong side of the year Paint the lattice, raise your voice Bring the frenzy, make some noise On the wrong side of the year I saw the angels crawl And put their helmets on Sing and tell Sing and tell The hours burn on my skin I cannot stand the light Down under the pale black moon I saw you one last time On the wrong side of the year A saw the angels crawl And put their helmets on Sing and tell Sing and tell The hours burn on my skin I cannot stand the light Down under the pale black moon I saw you one last time Sing and tell Sing and tell
10.
The Vessel 03:44
I finally got it Oh, I stopped running up and down on borrowed time I waited for sundown Slowly started breathing in and out, and walked away And I was heading for the light With naked eyes throughout the night Steering through a thousand different tides Still I can’t reach the core Still amazed, still afloat I finally see it I’m silently breaking through the shell of discontent For fear of oblivion I jumped into the bottomless abyss of bygone days It takes a sermon nor a song To see what I’ve been doing wrong Still I can’t reach the core Still amazed, still afloat Like astronauts we fly Through the days, through the maze of time Across the divide Years are a vessel, oh, now I know I got all reason to believe That age is a companion Carrying the lessons that you learned along the ride And as my secret dreams get older I know they’re only getting stronger And if I can reach the core I’ll be still amazed, still afloat

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released October 16, 2020

Gianni Marzo: vocals, acoustic/resonator/slide/electric/mando and Nashville guitars, banjo, bass, omnichord, drums, percussion, programming
Gaëtan Vandewoude: vocals, bass, drums, percussion, programming
Gerd Van Mulders: flugelhorn, bass
Beatrijs De Klerck: violin
Renée Sys: vocals
Chantal Acda: vocals

Music and lyrics by Gianni Marzo

String arrangement by Beatrijs De Klerck, Gaëtan Vandewoude and Gianni Marzo

Recorded by Gaëtan Vandewoude and Gianni Marzo at Studio 78, Borlo, Belgium and Studio Bobblehead, Ghent, Belgium
Arrangements by Gianni Marzo and Gaëtan Vandewoude
Production, technics and mixing by Gaëtan Vandewoude
Mastering by Uwe Teichert

Painting by Diane Bogaerts (from ‘The Watou Papers’ 2019)
Photo innersleeve ©IFFM, of Collection In Flanders Fields Museum, Ieper
Graphic Design by Tim Broothaers

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Gianni Marzo Ghent, Belgium

Gianni Marzo. A name that doesn’t ring a bell? Think again. You could say he’s one of Belgium’s most amazing musicians. Because Marzo plays a major role in the sound of bands like Isbells and Marble Sounds and he does his thing in projects such as Ansatz Der Maschine, Jan Swerts, Renée, Guy Swinnen & The Ladies, Stéphanie Blanchoud and Winterland ’76. ... more

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