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Sea Here: Songs of Odysseus

by Dino Soldo

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1.
Sing To Me Oh Inspiration 02:36
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Sing To Me Verse Speak to me, inspiration Of which tales to tell Give me peace and clarity And I won't give up I will not falter I promise to tell it well Verse Calliope you are the author Whisper in my mind As long as they have the will to listen pour the wine I will not stop Even if it takes all night Bridge I'll sing of the man of twists and turns Wandering for 10 Summer's burns He was cursed Since the day of his Trojan horse Driven time and again off course Never deterred to Fight to bring his comrades home The wreck less men destroyed them all A man alone (G) On the open sea (F) So if you please..(G) Verse Speak to me, Zeus's daughter Start from where you will From the start or the end Tell his tale of being lost in time I'll listen close Just whisper in my mind
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Still Alive 05:00
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Still Alive Verse It's been 20 years Since father never came home And war is long gone And now I'm a grown man So lift your glass for daddy Remember you'd wait for him While everyone sings the king is dead Don't you forget Chorus He's still alive to you No matter what they say or what they do Verse They all say in a wine dark sea His skeletons washed upon a beach But it's the .. Of war and the fall of Troy I could say your sister was the start of it all But I won't watch the family fall And mother I hoped he's alive since I was a boy
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Athena (As Mentor) Speaks 04:28
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Verse Friends are like a hidden God We point the way but we cannot walk it we all must sail beyond to our station Verse i clothe myself in an old man's skin to guide him well... to steer the ship away from his home to fated destinations Chorus "keep calm.. hear me" leave your useless habits in the past steady as you go into the big unknown are there monsters on the edge of the map Verse While he sleeps I fly as an Owl. I scan the sea and i show him how from an old man's mouth we plot a course Verse We all could hear just a little louder the answered wishes from above the clouds we're riding on the waves just like horses Verse He's too young to see beyond the skin and eyes because he longs for the many ways of flesh he dares not mention
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The Meaning of Blue 04:57
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Blue Verse I stand, half way in the sea . don't want to be on this beach Far from home for decades A man who's needed but bleeds for family Fatally Seems it's always this way Like, Driftwood I came beaten She gives me all but freedom I guess i owe her my life If i say yes I'll never die I could be a god if she would be wife Theres a part of me i cant hide Look out Over the sea A Color You'll never hold in your hand Like Words break Your ghost aches No feeling is true Is this what it means to have All fun with No freedom, Lonely and numb Is this what it means to be Blue Now I will jump for the high blue sky clouds but they roll on by I try to hitch a ride But look out Over the sky A color You'll never hold in your hand Like Songs and Sentiment Can't I forget Is this what it means to be In the mind All the time. A love that rhymes Is this what it means to be blue?
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Drown 04:10
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Drown 17 nights I sailed I never close my eyes I steer by the stars guiding me off to my port side But oh he makes me lose my way, The driver of the waves; Poseidon Island is so close now i smell green so much it aches But oh, he washed me overboard And he's pulling down on my legs: Poseidon As he stirs the clouds above I hold onto the bow And oh, he'll never let me live It's nothing he allows, poseidon. A white bird will come to me Halia, the Ocean Queen said, "Don't you give up the fight Halia's veil saves your life Release all the things you adore forget your boat and swim for shore and with a will you will reach the ground or you can give up and drown I thought of sinking down to the ocean floor like an oil slick it darkens what i adore but I know my sea soaked heart will swim on through the dark
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Walking Naked Into Town 04:21
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Walking Naked Into Town Verse Made it here on a friendly shore I wear a smile with nothing else more Almost home but I got to hitch a ride ...The only money I have is the stories I keep inside Verse Nobody knows me. I feel a bit exposed ...I need to play it Wiser now. I'm close to feeling old Hero games are for the young in limb .. But I'm Not shamed of how much I wear my skin Chorus I won't let it get me down Walking into town My back is straight I walk past the gates Like no one is around I won't let it get me down Walking through the town I don't care if they stare My heart still wears a crow
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The Tale 04:34
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Now I'm at a home with excellent hosts. and I'm so discreet I act like a ghost. but I hear the music play and it moves me to tears thinking of lost living years. They stop the band and turn to ask, "Who cries with us?' I say, "Its Odysseus". Now they wait for the long Tale of Odysseus.
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Soldiers After War 04:13
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coming home from a war that we have won I never knew we'd acquire a taste for killing Sailing into an undefended town How can I explain the need we have for a thrill PreChorus We used our blade for a long decade And we're so good. Though we should be Chorus Heading home. Soldiers going After war. Soldiers should be Heading home Soldiers with war in our hearts Verse There was a time when we had Peaceful heart We don't know how it got so brutally hard Six hundred men will sack this friendly shore We don't know who's the enemy anymore
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Battle Lost, 9 Days Tossed 01:25
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10.
The Lotus Eaters 04:33
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Sailed off course, we don't know where we are To a Strange land, people and stars I sent three men for help three days ago I chased them down and they didn't want to go They said PreChorus Why should I think to do anything When I feel this good You go ahead Tell my family and friends that I'm not in the mood Chorus I'll help you pick your self up again Verse They now only eat a fruit honey-sweet, & gave up every bond they made with me Love and honor they were compelled Replaced by hollow shells of themselves PreChorus Why should I care to go anywhere when I feel this way I'll lay on the ground Let the world spin around The grass will cover me Chorus Verse Alt. They now only eat a fruit honey-sweet,..... & gave up Their friends and all bonds they made with me Love and honor they were compelled Replaced by hollow shells of themselves
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You Must Be Stoned 04:25
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Captains journal im alone I locked myself below I see double and hear strange sounds the compass hides where to go I guess I must've ate the flower when we reconnoitered It’s a sign of frailty Now I know that im afraid to fail Bt if I was my friend, what wld I say? I’d say You must be stoned You must high as a bird could fly It must seem wrong You must come down 2 where you belong You must be stoned You must feel like you’re all alone (so high~so high— soooo) you must be high you must be stoned I’m a stone face when i hallucinate Those faces in the sea make me afraid How long can I lead while it makes me ill I don't know what to kiss or kill so ill tell myself, “don’t admit it to anyone else” Chorus
12.
Cyclops Speaks 04:54
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13.
Interned Mission 02:04
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14.
The Sea Hears 00:55
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15.
Bow To the Wind 04:53
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16.
Sand In Your Face 03:30
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17.
Holy Moly 02:41
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18.
In Baja 03:21
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19.
Sirens & the Tide 05:30
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20.
Scylla (Soldiers Reprise) 03:14
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Adrift 05:31
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22.
Charybdis Takes Everything 02:56
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23.
This Is Not Earth 05:34
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24.
The Tale Ends 02:01
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25.
In My Horizon 05:35
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26.
Son 04:03
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27.
Oh, My Old Man 05:11
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28.
Toss and Turn All Night 03:24
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29.
Bum Fight 04:19
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30.
Black Bow 04:07
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31.
Our Bed 07:23
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This concept album (written, sung and played entirely by Dino) is a full 2 hour sonic film based on the timeless themes of Homer's Odyssey.

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released May 6, 2019

Sea Here: Songs of Odysseus

To those who have fallen in War and also to those who have made it to the other side of life and choose to live anew every day.

All songs written and all vocals and instruments performed by Dino Soldo
with Ethan Farmer- bass on track 6. Fionn Soldo- vocal on track 11, Dania König - vocal on track 16
and Special Guest, Bendik Hofseth - vocal and sax solo on track 15.
Record everywhere in the world between 2014-2019 in 24bit 96K Audio.
Mixes feature a binaural field.
Dino played on this recording: all vocals, saxes, harmonica, clarinets, flute, bassoon, oboe, duduk, tuba, baritone horn, cornet, trumpet, Electric Wind Instrument, keyboards and piano, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, electric bass, drum set, percussion, Linnstrument, synth and drum synth sound design.

Equipment Endorsements and thanks. Roger Linn, Cannonball, National Guitar, Dave Smith/Sequential Synths, Arturia, Akai, Godin, Novation/Focusrite, UA, Audio Modeling (especially the SWAM Solo Strings used by my EWI).

Check with the DinoSoldo website for lyrics, graphic novel, paintings, and videos about this project.

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Leonard Cohen called him the "Master of Breath" - Lionel Richie's comic foil. His highly themed 12 projects are featured here, ranging from Indie Jazz to Modern Folk. His latest is "SEA HERE", recorded over the course of 5 years, is available here!

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