"grandfather clock
tossed on the wall 
endlessly ticking he calls
swaying in time 
his heartbeat aligned 
with the flickering moments of life

little does he know there’s a promise from before 
lingering over his head
soon the fingers grope his gears and his fixtures 
forcing his hands to abide

oh why did you turn my heart against itself 
dissonant rhythms 
an hour behind 

daylight savings saves no one but himself
he wakes up early, he doesn’t tell anybody else
lost in a daydream, he’s always thinking ahead
until one day the seasons change and he finds out that he’s dead"

{all music written, recorded, & produced by nicolo raffaella diiulio}

father time/daylight savings

"well i cannot remember how i felt that day
because 
time is an ocean tide that always washes away

oh eyes to the sky, it's lookin quite pretty
soles to pavement walking through the city
oh god damn it's a beautiful day 
the breeze through the trees makes me dance and sway

i'm feeling groovy 
it's like something out of movie
all of the colors make me loopy 
and i'm feeling okay, truly 
 
well, i cannot remember how i felt that day
because 
time is an ocean tide that always washes away"

{all music written, recorded, and produced by nicolo diiulio}

thank you for listening <3

groovy!

"It's just a lot to take 
I might a break
Sometimes I just walk away so I can be replaced
My math is bad so I’ll just drink a fifth instead of smoking eighths
She told me she might break my heart but it might be too late 
She told me she might wear me out and I had no complaints 
Sometimes I think to myself what would the old me say
I thought I was smart, even though my mom told me don’t wait
But I evened out
I was reaching for the top but I don’t see one now
The sun can stop the fear but I might cheese when I see a cloud
Enough is not nearly enough but I can be without
So I’ma keep it up instead of keeping down
And try to make a way instead of waiting for my break
And one day I’ll leave mommas place 
And send some bread to renovate
And if I can walk right in then you know I’ll create the space 
Cause after pressure it comes praise
And some money tucked away
And something funny just to say
Jim Beam to keep me, safe

Yes I fuck up everyday
I apologize but it's the same
Nothing that I say stays long enough
To wash my shame away
But it's okay yes it's okay
It's another day
Maybe I can change, and get rid of my old ways

He don’t need ya but he want ya and he need ya cause he wants ya 
You know my voice gives you comfort you know that’s because I love ya
I got paper on the way and it my provide me with substance not enough mgs for me I need 1000 nigga 1000
I went and hit the zen with the doaist 
I went and hit the e.e Ching with the toaist 
I might have brush up on the chapters 
I mix and mastered my talents what have you
Picture me in black, with my hair down and stab wounds
Don’t believe my antics it’s avarice that’s half truth
Looking up the half life of tablets and capsules
This one with this one and that one with that too
EQ and balanced my talents what have you

Yes it's okay it's okay it's okay it's okay
Let's make a change
Put the past behind us
Negativity estranged
Old ways, old ways, old ways, old ways have no place
In this new life where we love instead of hate

I can't play this game, my heart hurts
I know you can't wait any longer
I cant make you stay, Ive offered
All I had today, that's all for me
I will not pray, my palms hurt
All this change wont fill any coffer"

{written by Dre Farris & nicolo raffaella diiulio

thank you to the Vince Guaraldi Trio for their song which was sampled}

old ways [with Abstract]

"oh my uncle I have failed you again
thought that my precious honor lay in my fathers hands
but now I see that if I dont create it myself
forever I will be doomed to a fiery hell

oh my sister i have fallen into your trap
everything that i wanted has fallen into my lap
but now i feel that i have made a mistake
so i leave you for a path that has yet to be laid

goodbye"

{thank you to Anthony Molinaro (keyboards, production) - Erik Lawerence (baritone saxophone, flute) - Terry Levels (drums), & especially to Amos Levy for producing, writing, arranging, & playing on The People Are The Light, which is heavily sampled in this piece, as well as for his generosity in allowing me to use his work and drop this track

thank you also to Alex Rhinehart for inventing the trippy harmonic melody used in this song, which proved to be the base of this entire piece

all other music written, recorded, & produced by nicolo raffaella diiulio}

the confessions of prince zuko

............dancing on the beach in the dark
undernearth the stars
where orion's belt does lay
so far very away

the edge of ocean 
forever is anew 
earth turned dust 
the shore has nothing left to lose
foam in its gutters 
like leaves from a tree
sweet and crisp and beautiful 
all caught up in the breeze
a peaceful roaring lullaby 
a purgatory dance
sonic are ellipses 
in gravity's romance 
waves lapping endlessly, again & again
all is perfect harmony 
never will it end

twenty toes woven in the sand
wooden instruments in hand
blossoming energy by the sea
so beautiful and free

waves lapping endlessly, again & again
all is perfect harmony 
never will it end..........

mastering done by Chris Wright @Violet Recording Studio & horns by Mathue Roseman of The Brothers of Brass.

las estrellas flotando en el mar

the comet was hunted to extinction OUT NOW!

neapolitan jams for hyoo mans

better with headphones ;)

mood antique