When I make music, I often think of the people who have gone...

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Wenn ich Musik mache, denke ich oft an die Menschen, die gegangen sind...


Music: Axel Menningen
Cover Image: pixabay.com

Gone

1904, March 27, Genoa.
It is said that by studying well and taking advantage by the direction and strength of the wind, Étienne Bugnion that day, at Ponte Carrega, had scored Juventus a goal from the middle of the field.
Will it be true?
It matters little. It was the only goal in the final of the italian national football championship (senior category). The Genoa Cricket and Foot-ball Club was taking its third consecutive title, winning therefore also (and definitely) a silver cup put up for grabs by its president, George Fawcus, and to the same entitled. Very nice - you can see the remembrance photo (a bit touched up, you can tell); the gentlemen posing are footballers and are holding on to it, but to be honest there was little risk of that the cup would end up in different hands.
Of seven national trophies awarded until then, only one did not show itself in the Genoa's FC trophy museum; twelve games at all since 1899, six titles won. How many clubs in the world can boast such an average?
At its dawn in Italy, it was skimpy football, a game that few could really play.

The song was composed and performed by Manuel (2021). I slightly arranged and mixed it, and wrote the related story.
Posted on SoundCloud: 2024, April 30.

Sulle ali del vento (with Manuel Davide Pietra) *

I saw the sun, rise today
A radiant sky, a crimson blaze			
Shining it's light, on things you said
How the darkness, was just in my head 

Today the wind carried me to the sky
Today I'm shining, burning bright
The world unfolds and fills my eyes
A wildfire, a spark, I rise

A melody through my soul
A compass pointing away from the cold
A garden blooming rainbow light
A tapestry of stars in the night

Today the wind carried me to the sky
Today I'm shining, burning bright
The world unfolds and fills my eyes
A wildfire, a spark, I rise

Today the wind carried me to the sky
Today I'm shining, burning bright
A constellation of dreams alight
The world unfolds and fills my eyes

Today The Wind Carried Me To The Sky

stardust shallows

There were times I knew that I was gonna change the world.  
Ride off in the sunset, on a horse, with the girl.
Be a hero, save the day – maybe they’ll throw me a parade.
Instead, I’m working nine to five, trying to pay my dues.
Most weekends I’ll mow the lawn, maybe change a fuse.
Fix a leak and pull some  weeds.  Maybe a hero’s not what you need.

I could have been a bright light in your darkness, a pedestal to lift you up.
A voice of reason in uncertainty, when your lips were dry, I could have been your cup.
I always tried to stand so tall.  I soon found out I could not do it all.
The thing you needed me to be – was enough.

I always thought I had to be strong, be the man.
And you always let me, I see now, and understand.
No, I never saved the day, but you let me think that way
You always smiled and said you loved me as I am.  
Said you wouldn’t change a thing, happy as a clam.
Looking back, it’s plain to see all the things I could have been.

I could have been a bright light in your darkness, a pedestal to lift you up.
A voice of reason in uncertainty, when your lips were dry, I could have been your cup.
I always tried to stand so tall.  I soon found out I could not do it all.
The thing you needed me to be – was enough.

I always did what I thought was best for us both. 
I only needed to do enough.





Enough

Morning’s edge splashed with crimson on blue skies
I stare too hard at the sunrise
Purple lights dance across my eyes
Sometimes I just have to look away

Everyone's ideas on who we're all supposed be
How to act and what to care about
But what's important to you doesn't matter much to me
Some people tell me "don’t look away" 
If you don’t like what you see, don’t look away

Evening’s edge slowly bleeding red
I stare too hard at the sunset
Purple lights dance across my eyes
Sometimes I just can’t pull my eyes away
I’m sure it’ll turn me blind some day
I guess it never mattered anyway

To Look Away

You can't imagine how beautiful is the sea
I wish that you were here with me
There's a sun who shines and the wind
Carries your voice to me, my friend

Dare I wait here for you?
In hope that dreams do come true

The Sea

Heart For Brains - Roar

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ihfhsI8RUrwmCWEX1SNPL?si=zBEJEcx0ROG-2LlQlrzUmg

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/henri-and-the-fearsome-spinning-cosmos/1603320098

Today The Wind Carried Me To The Sky

Henri and the Fearsome Spinning Cosmos

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