(2020) Ever the Optimist
Ever the Optimist
album by The Moon Expresso
Release date: July 7th, 2020
Tracklist:
01. Trik Trok
02. Peppermint
03 .Tomara
04. Disillusion
05. Alerta Laranja
06. A Thousand Boulders
07. Praia
08. Noon Sun
09. Death of the Urban Bard
10. Bye Bye Verão
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ENGLISH:
Written, produced and recorded by Rick Longo
Mastered with LANDR
Rick Longo: vocals, guitars, bass, synth & programming
Mariana Diniz: vocals on "Disillusion"
James Marijetich: narration on "Alerta Laranja"
Art by Juca Oliveira
Photography by Juca Oliveira & Manuel Sá
PR by Rick Longo & Lucas Cunha
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themoonexpresso@gmail.com
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PORTUGUESE:
Escrito, produzido e gravado by Rick Longo
Masterizado com LANDR
Rick Longo: vocais, guitarra, baixo, synth & programação
Mariana Diniz: vocais em "Disillusion"
James Marijetich: narração em "Alerta Laranja"
Arte por Juca Oliveira
Fotografia por Juca oliveira & Manuel Sá
RP por Rick Longo & Lucas Cunha
themoonexpresso.blogspot.com
themoonexpresso@gmail.com
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Lyrics:
TRIK TROK
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Coffee brewing when I open my eyes
The rustling of your newspaper
Hurried, trying to get the day on in time
That's all I breathe
Comfort me
Because to me, this is always
This ecumenopolis
This ecumenopolis
Is nothing like feeling your lips in my eyes
Warding off hidden monsters
It's not like the soft breathing coming from your side
When you're asleep
Next to me
Because to me, this is always
Close to when this fable gets to goodbyes
There's no other way I'd ever wish for
These days of routine, they soak me up in glee
As I breathe
Because to me, this is always
PEPPERMINT
Summer, thrust your claws into me
Shred this old skin with sunlight dope
Why is it you do this to me?
I want to know, because
Feels so quiet, this storm in my eyes
A sunshine reverie
Holy fire of lust taking hold
She wears her hair at shoulder length
With her sunglasses on at night
Sunday is hot and long and damp
And for once that's alright
Feels so quiet, this storm in my eyes
A summer liturgy
Holy fire of lust in control
Summer, inject your drug in me
Give me your reason in the dirt
Why is it you do this to me?
It's all I want to know
Feels so quiet, this storm in my eyes
A sunshine reverie
Holy fire of lust taking hold
Doing its thing to me
Feels so quiet, this storm in my eyes
A summer liturgy
Holy fire of lust in control
TOMARA
O dia raiou
O dia é tão lento
No computador
Madrugada adentro
Eu não sei por que já me basta
Essa nave tão gasta
Eu não sei por que não me afasta
Será que isso passa?
Tomara que sim
Tomara que sim
Desculpe, senhor
O erro é só meu
O dia raiou
Só quando entardeceu
Eu não sei por que já me basta
Essa nave tão gasta
Eu não sei por que não me afasta
Será que isso passa?
Tomara que sim
Tomara que sim
Tomara que sim
Em que posso ajudar?
O presente é seu
Como estou dirigindo neste dia tão lindo?
Por que não está sorrindo como eu?
Ever the optimist
Ever the optimist
Ever the optimist
Ever the optimist
DISILLUSION
Disillusion comes and goes
Sings solution to my woes
I said my mind was over this
I don't know why I even care
I'm the first at sea, I'm the first at sea
Failed chaperone
I'm the first at sea, yet the last to see
That once again it's time for
Disillusion comes and goes
Sings solution to my woes
Disillusion comes and goes
Sings solution to my woes
I thought I'd take this to my grave
Maybe it's forgotten along the way
I'm the first at sea, always first at sea
There I hold my own
'Cause when I'm at sea, it occurs to me
That I just need a bit of
Disillusion comes and goes
Sings solution to my woes
Disillusion comes and goes
Sings solution to my woes
I said my mind was over this
I don't know why I even care
I thought I'd take this to my grave
Disillusion comes and goes
Sings solution to my woes
Disillusion comes and goes
Sings solution to my woes
ALERTA LARANJA
(instrumental)
A THOUSAND BOULDERS
It's such a stormy hour
To waste my time, time and again
Congratulations, I guess
Ladies and gentlemen
Here goes one more charade
And reason's gone to the trash
I heard that speech today
That fucking bore
You say I should engage
I'd rather not
Well, you see, I'm tired
Of punching walls
May tenderness break our fall
A thousand boulders fall
Like dawn breaking in two
What's left of sad twinkling stars
That is why I want out
Guess I'm a different animal
Craving to chase it all to hell
I heard that speech today
That fucking bore
You say I should engage
I'd rather not
Well, you see, I'm tired
Of punching walls
May tenderness break our fall
Manhã, manhã
Well, you see, I tried
But there's too much vitriol
May it hasten their fall
Amanhã
Manhã, manhã
PRAIA
Na praia pensei ver você
Contagiada pela maresia
O cabelo era igual ao seu
Nas costas, as marcas da luz do dia
É sempre assim
Eu sempre demoro a perceber, perceber
É sempre assim
Eu nunca quis ouvir de você, de você
Hasta la vista!
Na praia, como sempre é
Pessoas nunca pensam no perigo
A onda é bem maior que eu
Muito maior que todo o meu alívio
É sempre assim
Eu sempre demoro a perceber, perceber
É sempre assim
Eu nunca quis ouvir de você, de você
É sempre assim
Eu nunca quis ouvir de você
Hasta la vista, deixa o calor curar
Hasta la vista, é dor e é devagar
Hasta la vista!
Na praia você me deixou
Pra casa, no outro bairro, eu fui sozinho
Mas olha só, veja você
Gaivotas sobrevoam meu caminho
Hasta la vista!
NOON SUN
Forget about good and evil
Forget all the people who think you're no one
Let go of those empty feelings
Just blast through the ceiling
To the noon sun
Leave all doubts and all misfortunes
Let your fragments be as one
Forget all those painful fights
Yeah, we were meant to shine
And work through all the fun
Nevermind speak of the devil
Just come here and revel
In the noon sun
DEATH OF THE URBAN BARD
Last night was pizza and sweets
To honor the coming rift
Anxiety seeps through his pores
Which is not the usual script
The tide of relentless cars
Like grey waves over the hills
Not the worst of deaths, he knows
Normal days, those bitter pills
Oh, how people forget
Here comes the urban bard
Walking his mortality
It was the drug of living loud
Now he craves tranquility
No chronic complaint syndrome
Or beta-alpha bullshit
This Friday there's pleasant news
So for now, just shush and sit
But really, it's not so bad
Hours come and hours go
Between laughter, life, and tears
There's nostalgia, too, of course
Already been now a few years
Mighty sunset comes again
Burning orange into eyes
That's pollution, so they say
It's the sky's perfect disguise
As he drives, on he drives
I know, people forget
Oh, how people forget
Here lies the urban bard
On his bed, safely back home
It's a much less grim fate than
Lots of folks have going on
Now the drama is kind of old
One whole day is all it takes
To forget about child's play
Until future new year days
BYE BYE VERÃO
Velha estação
Uma corrente em cada pé
Pequeno affair
Acho que isso faz de mim quase um voyeur
Eu tropeço
Vejo filmes com Zach Braff
Quase tive pena do seu ex
Se não souber o que for,
Culpe o calor
(Bye bye verão)
Quem se esqueceu
(Bye bye verão)
Sei que não fui eu
(Bye bye verão)
É o que vou fazer
(Bye bye verão)
Com a minha canção sobre você
Sem palavras
Você me parece assim
Quieto desespero
E eu minto
De um Jack Daniel's, outro amor
Não vou dar trela pro seu ego
Se não souber o que for,
Culpe o calor
(Bye bye verão)
Deixe-se acordar
(Bye bye verão)
Deixe o vento levar
(Bye bye verão)
É o que vou fazer
(Bye bye verão)
Com a minha canção sobre você
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| Ricardo Longo - Foto: Pérola Mathias |
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| Ricardo Longo - Foto: Pérola Mathias |
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