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Black Roses & Hats

by Christian Draghi

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1.
Black roses and hats, they can put you down You think I am mad because I threw away everything I had I miss you so bad that I feel like crying When I surrender to that night raining so hard you know I feel like dying And all the things that I screwed up will return to me in a brand new dress I will keep them in a drawer by a mirror just in case I should forget my face I know you bleed cause I’m lying Black roses and hats, yes I let you down And although I feel so sorry I couldn’t keep my feet on the ground I know it sounds bad, but there’s a brand new one And your heart is still bleeding down there in pieces on my old car mat And the deep black hole we’ve been sitting in spins around our secret fears But as a poet said, was better splitting than never have met Black roses and hats are on a shelf now Like the picture of your eyes when you pierced my soul in a way I will not forget And all the things that I screwed up have returned to me and I love that dress But the size is not mine anymore because I started wearing other clothes
2.
Her job was filling glasses Mine was getting them all empty She was heavy like a mountain Challenge brought me out of goal How could I know that from a toilet could come a rose? You never know Her name was happiness and I brought her by my side By crawling on her kitchen floor before I made her mine She was the Ice Queen and I was the Italian Rose, you never know And then she took my emptiness and filled that with her wine My soul was drunk my brain was gone and I left my home behind I had the best times of my life I’m pretty sure, but you never know We had our days in Prague getting cheap things and a cab Our kisses melted mountains while the future strayed ahead There was no way we could repeat that now I know, but you never know Twelve cities then six countries now shivers down my spine For how great the sea can be I have room for worlds in mine I lived ten thousands lives and many more you’ll never know Then loneliness and solitude she’s waving like a flag The romantic side of silence’ shouting loud my ears of lame Now she keeps me waiting like sand does on the shore, and you’ll never know
3.
Freaking Out 03:08
Sometimes I say too many words While I was just supposed to speechless speak loud Sometimes I fear too many fears Instead of trusting myself while I drown I’m wondering how you got so inside of me Special drop of blood which scraps my cells The new borns healing thrive And it’s a fight against myself to understand the reasons why I’m freaking out Yes I’m freaking out I’m freaking out for love And it bends the pride while I play my dice trying your heart, that’s no home We have too many ears, with one the world would sound much clearer Or at least we could junk a bad half out Little drop of blood which scraps my cells The new borns healing thrive It becomes a fight against myself to understand the reasons why I’m freaking out Yes I’m freaking out I’m freaking out for love Though it bends the pride I’ll pay my dice trying Susie’s heart that’s no home
4.
Life means more than a deal with her I know some things you could misunderstand And there’s no one you can blame on Life, you wish it all depends on you You’re always looking for somebody or some where and you wish it all depends on you You’re always looking for someone or something all the ways You can wait for your own moment but you could burst out into flames And now she’s missing her gun (I am on my way) The eagle nest is empty dreams like falling water drift away (But they’re still floating around) No one can run and win the race for you, no no no no! Mama I’ve been waiting all my days And mama I don’t wanna wait Mama I’ve begging on my knees And mama I don’t wanna pray ‘cause I could wait for my own moment but I could burst out into flames My fairy friends have gone away (They left me with my pride) Lake of Memory calls my soul (And the ravens pick my mind) Loneliness it’s time to heal you Forgiveness I implore On the ground I’m gonna leave you Just the shadow of a rose Mama I’ve been waiting all my days And mama I don’t wanna wait Mama I’ve been begging on my knees And mama I don’t wanna pray ‘cause I could wait for my own moment but I could burst out into flames Life means more than a deal with her I know some things I could misunderstand She’s not someone you can blame on
5.
I don’t wanna be a kind of heart who waste his days I will never know what’s right or wrong but I still play I wanna live my life day by day I will pass you by and watch you go while I will stray Different lightnings spread their lights at once and then they fade In the meanwhile I will make my way There are more countries and lights and new seas I still could tell her But for some stories the end can just be without a mender There are thousands of memories about yesterday I will stick them together for the rest of the day And we’ll live our life and love day by day I will never see those eyes again in the morning grace We will never share this lack of light, It’s mine and I’ll stand I hope you’ll live your lie with love day by day
6.
Cherry Top 04:21
I really love this wonderful cherry top And if you cook like this I can’t clash with you And all the question marks that tear mankind apart Are in the yard And I admit the american bars are cool But with those things I cannot catch up with you Wildboar marinade with wine Juniper with scent of thyme I’m gonna eat this if we get married And no discussions if you serve cherries…with brandy too I could really fall apart With all those things that paint the way you are If we get lost in the dark We can make amends or not talk or meet at the liquor bar I really love this wonderful cherry top And if you cook like this I could marry you Pumpking cream with rabbit breasts Mango rice with truffle eggs And then a vegan patty with curry And no discussions if we drink sherry before the bed Bratwurst ring with mustard top Craft cakes with nuts from the yard And in the cream you always put berries And no discussions if you bake candies too I could really fall apart With all these things that paint the way you are If we get lost in the dark We can make amends or not talk or meet at the liquor bar
7.
Memories 04:02
Memories came back to me They show what it’s going to be If we get lost in the sun The future is yet to be The past has just simply ceased Now we are not chased by anyone And nothing can push you to wait by the door The soldier has gone, the war now is done The dam has held through all the storms that have passed Come on speak the truth is this living hell new? I buried you alive but you buried me too Memories of laughter bring Good reasons to flee the wind Not to get lost in the dust We breathe with our usual breath The blood flows, it’s always red Not bad for two people that should be dead Now give this back to me The sweetness of this sour sea Should not be tried by anyone Take your own chance to be free And don’t mind to blame on me If the future is not as it used to be And nothing can push you to wait by the door The soldier has gone, the war now is done The dam has held through all the storms that have passed Come on speak the truth is this living hell new? I buried you alive but you buried me too
8.
Here comes the rain again I'm waiting for the sun to sing The shadows of the past, they drift away from us Though it comes the rain again Let's walk these miles hard Though traveling fast is not our best But we both can stand this love That is reaching out our hearts While it comes the rain again. I don't want to lose you Or confuse you That's all I have Me and you are two comets bright as stars are We both can draw our path If we crossed that could be a blast Here it comes the rain again Desperate nights I had Alone I could not find my way I was looking for a hand You were waiting for a friend Till it comes the rain again I don’t want to lose you Or confuse you You’re all I have Here comes the rain again I'm still waiting for the sun to sing But I learnt that happiness means surrender to the less Till you smile again
9.
Just let it go Was just a dream We are not ready now To cross this stream With the gloom of the winter night still in our hands And if I said that I am here I have no control but I'm still near And the thread of the lies we've been hanging on is still around All the words we held back Dragged the boat to the sand And the ones gone will never come back ‘Cause when the silence screams into your ears You cannot hold it back and tell them your fears That you’ve lost some things inside If they’re dead you cannot tell, but some memories turn to black the day light. Don’t leave me now But don’t stay near I have no friendly way To make it clear All the filth in a sack With the deal to give back All the words unsaid straight to the damned But marshmellow fountains have drifted me again I’m drying on top of your laughters I want to get away but coloured mirrors keep me stuck along the trail Leave me now, let me now, go my way. All the filth in a sack With the deal to give back All the words unsaid straight to the damned ‘Cause when the silence screams into your ears And you cannot turn the back to your fears You just watch them stroll around You don’t blind them with the light Because it feels like you leave someone behind
10.
I will do me no harm anymore I feel complete and one even when I fall apart I won’t lose myself in you, not at all It’s not too late since it’s me who crops my fate And I’m not taking for granted anymore All those little big things I thought I could control I trust the sound of my own guitar Though it won’t help me with starving One thing to learn yet, it’s about how to be alone, but he-he-hey! I will roll over this night that’s colder when you’re sober I’ve got a friend in a bar She taught me the art of dealing with myself I won’t be that impatient anymore The wiser way to get it sometimes is letting go I have no one to blame anymore I’m sick and tired of killing someone else’s hope If you ask me the reasons for this strain It’s pretty clear to me you haven’t had much pain I went to town, the world was spinning ‘round And I was special and charming One thing to learn yet, and it’s about how to be alone, he-he-hey! I will roll over this night that’s colder if you’re sober I’ve got a friend in a bar She taught me the art of dealing with myself

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“Black Roses & Hats” brings Christian Draghi back to his first musical background, at the times he figured out about his passion by listening to the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Jethro Tull, Eric Clapton, lots of folk, blues and a good bunch of songwriters. In “Black Roses & Hats” Draghi gives birth to ten fresh songs with a 60s and 70s vintage soul. He cooked you an intense mixture of different emotional moments. Every song’s like a dish melting different ingredients together. There are some Beatle-like harmonies crossbred with some Jethro Tull taste. Early Bowie’s flavours mixed with a bit of Dylan’s storytelling. Lennon’s exile in Dakota Building comes after a soup made by pouring Clapton cream and bluesy vinegar. On the chef’s table you won’t miss a taste of crispy grunge cookies with psychedelic seasoning. On top, some groovy riffs and guitar solos in which Draghi bursts out his 70s rocker attitude. All of this is kept together by melodies characterised by the author’s personal voice timbre. A new life, a new path, with an old fashioned soul.

Black Roses & Hats has been recorded between may and august 2018 at Ultrasoundrecord Studio in Belgioioso, Pavia. All the songs are written and arranged by Christian Draghi, with the help of the producer Riccardo Maccabruni, which is salso keyboard player on the record.

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released January 31, 2019

The Winetellers Band

Christian Draghi: guitars, piano and vocals
Riccardo Maccabruni: keyboard, piano, hammond organ
Roberto Re: bass
Stefano Bertolotti: drums

Additional Musicians

Adriano Cancro: cello
Alessandro Dallera: drums
Chiara Giacobbe: violin
Paolo “Blind Buddy Blues” Leandri: harp
Claudio Perelli: clarinetto
Marco Rovino: guitars
Andres Villani: sax

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Christian Draghi Pavia, Italy

Christian Draghi is a singer and guitar player fromt he Appennino Mountains in the north of Italy. Born on the 25th of november 1982, for more than 10 years he was six strings and voice of the power trio Doctor Cyclops, with whom he has recorded 3 Lps and toured Europe. ... more

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