DOGS FOR BONES
Written by Marco Andrea Carnelli except “moon” and “fright light” by Davide Peri
Played by the Mama Bluegrass Band:
Marco Castelli
drums and percussion
organ on “first for money”
backing vocals on “the legendary robbery…”
Lorenzo Marinoni
bass guitar
Davide Peri
elctric, acoustic and classical guitar
vocal and piano on “fright light”
Daniele Borghi
fiddle
flute on “the Acrobat”
djembe on “Moon”
Alberto Santambrogio
banjo
lap steel on “fright light”
Marco Andrea Francis Carnelli
lead and backing vocals
acoustic guitar
percussion
Additional musicians:
Renato Tammi
vocal on “Just for the bombs”
Michele Mastrofilippo
trumpet on “the legendary robbery…”
Cesare Nolli
lead and backing vocals and electric guitar on “a better way”
Recorded between may and december 2015 by:
Andrea Cajelli @ Sauna Recording Studio – Varano Borghi (VA) Davide Peri @ Angelina’s room – Caronno P.lla (VA)
Marco Castelli @ Facaus – Fino Mornasco (CO)
Marco Andrea Carnelli @ The bedroom – Caronno P.lla (VA)
Mix by Andrea Cajelli
Master by Giovanni Versari
Graphic project by Stefano Gulani
Cover photo by Ambrogina Angela Luraschi
Book photo by Riccardo Banfi
Track List (click on title to read Lyrics)
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God! Hangin’ your self to stop fallin’ on your knees
Seems just like the only chance, this is where I live
Old for a new job, too young to have one
‘Going ‘round in circles made of hope endin’ up at the daddy’s homeIf you want a home – Son you’ve gotta get a job
If you’ve got a job – lucky strike, is not enough
Ordinary sad old story
Nothing changes while another rope is hangin’ onYou’re welcome in my hometown hometown
You’re welcome in my hometown, give it up!
You’re welcome in my hometown hometown
People!! welcome in my hometown, give it up!Dogs chasing their own tails runnin’ ‘round a hole
Son, you’ve got to take care, use what you’ve got
Trust in what you want, stop trustin’ in hope
Try to do the best ‘cause God surely won’t do the restRoll up Roll up Roll up your sleeves
Stay hard Stay hard Stand up and live!
Ordinary sad old story
Nothing changes while another rope is hangin’ onYou’re welcome in my hometown hometown
You’re welcome in my hometown, give it up!
You’re welcome in my hometown hometown
People!! welcome in my hometown, give it up!Go on and stop walkin’ on your knees
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I always worked for what I’ve got, ‘cause
Nothing that I’ve got, fell from clouds and hit the ground
What is bitter is never sweet, what is hard is never easy
Beware of what you’re looking for ‘cause maybe you could find it
I grew up with my daddy’s laws and
I felt ev’ry hit ev’rytime I moved the jaw
When the truth is really near, going wrong is really easy
You’d better think again about the things you’re looking for, boyWhat you looking for?
What you looking for?
What are you looking for?
You’d better think again about the things you’re looking for, boyDrop by drop wears away a stone, but
The wishes in the tears die between the skin and the bones, so
You’d better take it easy, even if you’re going crazy
And stop thinking about the things you had, ‘cause now are gone, boy
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Losing your way as you go becoming liar
Rub your hands to feel the heat just like an old freak
And try to find your way back, just to keep calm and carry on, boyWhat you looking for?
What you looking for?
What are you looking for?
You’d better think again about the things you’re looking for, boy -
I work all day from Monday ‘till Saturday night
I spent all my money on a house and on a wife, but
Times become hard and I start to fall, at
Rock bottom now but I’m still walking the lineMy father worked to change the way of livin’
My mother lived to give me ev’rything I need
I live in a worse world, but I believe
Hard times have come, but they’re not harder than me
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better way
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better wayIf one thing can go bad, it will soon
If you’re middle class, you will be poor but
The rich will die rich, so far from here
Just to survive I learned to walk on the knees
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better way
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better way
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better way
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better wayHope will be old enough, to die so young
Armies of honest men will march under the gun
But everyone deserve what they sown
A song will never change the world but maybe I’m wrong
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better way
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better wayMillions of promises, I don’t care, ‘cause
Made by the faces that waste trust and time, so
Leave me right here on the edge of breath
Can you see me? Look at your self, you’re like a breeze
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better way
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better way
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better way
‘Cause I can’t stop thinkin’, thinkin’ ‘bout a better way -
Walking to the airport, tied up like a dog with his bone
Lost in my headphones, world you’ve got to knock again at my door
Last night it was early, early to say all the things that I feel
Now that I’m worried, ev’rything’s becoming a real thrillLooking for the back door, just to become a forgotten thing
This is not a joke son, time is right and the skin is thin
Smiling on the doorstep, hiding all the fear that I feel
I will not forget, dear, even if I’m hereGo on, and please don’t look back, boy
Go on, and run against the wind, boy
Like a cloud covering the sun
Like the sun after a stormGo on, and please don’t look back, boy
When the lights go out, what remains is sweat and rotten strings
Use what you’ve got, keep on tryin’ ‘till it becomes real
What happens now? Wishes and fears are crawling ‘round my feet
Goodbye and good luck, even if I’m hereGo on, and please don’t look back, boy
Go on, and run against the wind, boy
Like a cloud covering the sun
Like the sun after a stormGo on, and please don’t look back, boy
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Roots like chains are tightening my ankles
The daily burden is weighting down on ev’ry step
A cold case called “searching for solution”
Selling not saving skin come first of all
I’ve got no ace to be a gambler
Even if ev’ry end of the month seems like a bet
Leave hope at the door when you come in
Leave hope and start to believe in your selfBut don’t forget that a bad penny is always turnin’ up
God gives, God takes away chances. Good luck!There’s no consolation prize for the second places
Don’t wait for God to give daily bread
Don’t put your hands up, ev’rything’s a legal stealing
First will be first, while the last is next to the death
There’s no more teeth to bite the bulletUnchained dogs folk controlled by pigs
There’s no more teeth to bite the bullet
Think about your self in this bottomless pitBut don’t forget that a bad penny is always turnin’ up
God gives, God takes away chances. Good luck!Like a chain, I never gave up
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While he took a glass of wine and three lines of cocaine, he said
“Ev’ry man for himself and justice for all”
Then, smoking around the truck he called on the phone and said
“3 2 1 get ready” and smiled at the dawn
Spikes sown on the highway, for miles like prayers
Machine guns on the back seats, the sun was a stone
Steady hands upon the wheel like crowes on your shoulders
Sunglasses and fake mustaches as if were a jokePeople though there was a burning wreck on the way but
The sound of shots in the air, came from the sky
The highway was a desert but they escaped through the fields ‘cause later
A thousand cars were in lines on both sides
They confused heaven with the fire of hell but
One million a head for fifteen minutes of work
Was enough to bet their lives full of mistakes and more
One million a head but just one thriill for each soulHidin’ in the silence of a small town’s blind faces
Gone in a flash just like the ash in the dust
“What they did was unbelievable” wrote the newspapers
‘Cause there was no trace, the police chase ended in a cloud
But from that cloud a drop came down one year later
And drop by drop became a storm a few months ago
A phone call and a glass of wine were what betrayed them
Sunglasses and fake mustaches were not enoughWhile he took a glass of wine and three lines of cocaine, he said
“Ev’ry man for himself and justice for all”Now there’s so much time to think alone in a cell block
One million a head and twenty years to grow old -
Chewing the days spitting the essence
‘Cause its aftertaste is bitter, ain’t got no sense
Often kickass, so much assholes
One more, one less
Do you think anything changes?Ev’rytime I run so fast
Ev’rytime I find someone faster than me
First the legs, second the class
Once third, once fourth
Do you think anything changes?Pissed off, but this is me, it’s a fact
Without the courage and the ground beneath the feet again
Paid with dissatisfaction cash
To know what’s good or what’s bad
Do you think anything changes?There’s no chance to have a break
On a plane in flight but with nowhere to land
The point of no return has passed
By how much? Come to the crunch!
Well do you really…think?
..do you really..
..do you really..
Do you think anything changes? -
Back into the time I can bring you to the Moon
All of your past, it is true
Life is now a miracle, sleep, you’re just dreaming all the time
If You try
See the moonThere’s nothing like black night when your eyes had seen the moon,
Keep in mind the icecream in june
There was a time when we were here, me, you, the circle of your smile
Breaking time
See the moonYour time is gone with you and we never went on moon,
Neil Armstrong said “my darling see you soon”
Sometimes we see the light of stars already dead cause we are far apart
But we don’t cry
We see the moon -
One thing, you got me, but don’t think that I’m here for free
‘Cause ev’ry dog’s looking for bones, like ev’ry rose has its thorn
What are you telling me? I understand only one thing
Life is like a taxi’s ride, if you don’t drive you pay the price
So? Are you kidding me? You talk about love, I look for fee
Conseguence of heart on strike, tired to wait for better times
So
One, two, one two three, the first for money, the next for meChain game without blame,
I’m loosing time, you’re loosing shame
Looking for a place to stand, falling like a dead hand
What a funny thing, now you don’t care, don’t care about me
Fallen like a shooting star, chewed like a bubble-gumSo, do you wanna do? You look for something called excuse
I’m hard to please or satisfy, come on, you got it, don’t deny
So
One, two, one two three, the first for money, the next for me -
The bell rings in the corridor but I’m awake
Food on the dirty floor, I threw it away
Lunch is like dinner if you are on strike
Strip search, no boss chair, peace is hard to find Few words, what really scares them is my mindWalking through the doors, passing through the blocks Moving like an alien, just like a ghost
Askin’ if is this the place where I was born
No flags for Country, flags just for the bombsNo flags for Country, flags just for the bombs
Is there an answer to this anger? Is there an answer to this anger?
Eye for an eye, right or wrong it’s the law Walls to remember ev’rything but the cause Killers like saints in the name of what?
No flags for Country, flags just for the bombs No flags for Country, flags just for the bombsIs there an answer to this anger? Is there an answer to this anger?
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You’re walking above an iced river
Everything gets its way
I’m thinking about an ancient river
It flows right down the stairs
With all my stories and painsNew time is fright light
The old is on your face
New time is bright light
Whenever time is getting your brace
Whenever time is getting my braceLook at me, tell me what you feel
You’ll replace it with another lie
I look at you, I don’t accept your truth
People are staying away from their fears
I’ll never see this world through my tearsNew time is fright light
The old is on my face
New time is bright light
Whenever time is getting my brace
When everything is getting its placeI’m back from Ade
Now I know my name
But you are died and I am a cat
I turned around and
I looked at your face
I didn’t come to take you back home
Was looking for a part that has goneNew time is fright light
But now I know my name
New time is bright light
Whenever I remember my name
Whenever love is getting my braceWhenever you remember my name.
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I’m climbing higher and higher
Burning like the fire
Walking on a line so thin, there’s no time to feel afraid
I’m climbing higher and higherDon’t look down, carry on and try to walk on by
I see you say goodbye and smile
I need to steal your breath away, ‘cause I lost mine
And I watch my step, waiting to fly,
Back and forth to the other sideLook up, you’ll find me walking up there in the sky
No jokes, no trick, above the lies
No matter what, I ain’t got no choice, just stay aliveAnd I watch my step, no turning back
And I keep raising up the lineNo chance to loose control ‘cause slipping seems like dying
Once again I will walk the sky
A constatnt thrill by day, another thrill by night
And I watch my step, walking the line
Back and forth ‘till a better time
And I watch my step, raising up the line
Back and forth ‘till a better time
And I watch my step, above the lies
Back and forth ‘till a better life -
Once again late in the morning
seems like kicking the luck to have a job
But work to eat unsatisfaction
ev’ryday seems like another fall
So drop by drop and day by day
How long is the way to reach the top?
And ev’ryday youl’d leave the place
but ev’rytime there’s something to hold onSo looking for a good reaction
And hope to taste a glad sensation’s hard
You’re moving ‘round with no direction
and ev’ry destination seems so far
But since the day we’re born we’re grown
With sense of hunger and with someone to love
So ev’ryday we find the way
To bring back home head, heart and rotten bonesWhen ev’rything’s blue
Don’t let no one bring you downI try to change but new direction
Sometimes seems so wrong just like the old
So I pass the days and I’m getting older
Looking for someone or something more
And what I find are just some questions
With no answer and no solution at all
And what remain in this situation
Is to keep on fighting and carry onWhen ev’rything’s blue
Don’t let no one bring you down
Don’t let no one bring you down
Don’t ask me ‘cause I don’t know how but
Don’t let no one bring you downAnother shot past’s coming back
Another drink the things I left are ghosts
And all the times I didn’t though
About the things I never done seems gone
But in this morning in my car
Those things that seemed so far are back like a dog
Today I will be late again
Sometimes is hard to be a dog for bones