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The Essential

by Claudio Delgift

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1.
Tricapsule 03:38
The outer space / Mystery ignites curious minds / What’s left behind is everything that’s known so far / This perfect life / Yet isn’t there something else outside? / The times has come / To fly up high and find it out The red car’s pushed / Trippers ready to take off / Spirals inside soon to be disturbed / Risking it all / A reason there must be / For what could become / The greatest discovery / This world has seen / Should we be the only ones in here? / The stars tell us something else / There’s hope unbound / It’s now!
2.
Vortex 05:18
Running fast, panting for breath / Leaving them crooked claws behind / Getting away from their oppressive grasp / They’ll try non-stop to get a hold on you / You keep on running away, trying to escape The endless dead-end street / Narrowing, dark at night / Just look up, stars they shine / Hope in them abides The past now set and done / Its hideous laugh is shut / Only harm would come again / Slam the door instead / Move on, embrace each day / Don’t look back, the road’s ahead / Catch the sun, its fire, its blaze / Bathing souls with grace
3.
Time passes by and we’re not aware of it / But sometimes our minds come to realise / About this unconscious need / The point of departure where a new stage begins The past now is gone, memories are left / Be ready to move on, time to face what’s next / Nothing’s over yet It’s a premature feeling of uncertainty / Afraid of the unknown / Another stage to go / Now you’re on your own All those miles and their quiet streets / A mind knows peace at last, entertained by trees / Now I’m able to see! / The path is clear before my eyes / New mysteries are waiting to be solved / Now that I’ve found resolve Time passes by, we’re now aware of it / Unstoppable flow / Wonder and hope fill the heart / A game of chance is what we’ve got
4.
5.
Things you think don’t determine who you are / Things you think come and go just like that / Think you think, shapeless ideas floating around / Nothing’s actually true Things you think: just ethereal shots in the mind / Things you think, not worth leaving behind / Things you think, sparked by something you see / Every day that goes by Things you say may help someone find their way / In the dark, hopelessness, the price to pay / Things you say, promises, yet not facts / Truth is still missing out Going for a ride and face adventures that may await / Picking up the phone wondering what happens next / Coming back to a meaningful place that’s no more / And yet it draws a smile on one’s face / To be amazed by an event that’s something else Things you do make a difference every day / Things you do, those are things you share / Dawn is yet to break
6.
. The Past Nowadays nostalgic thoughts come to mind all over again / That young boy who found a treasure, not gold, but the lips of his first true love / Hands round the waist / Strange feelings flowing strong / Barely uttering words / No need for them when there’s something else / Much more powerful between the two / Sunny afternoons, our backs to the soft and tender grass Eyes closed and dusk is in the sky, now looking above/ A burned letter and its secret revealed / Testament of true love / Time went by, things changed / Now there’s just the memory of it / But one that resonates from time to time / It feels good when it returns with its caress / An invisible hand laid, all soothing / The feelings stand. . Transcendental Dreams Her godly body surrounded in white / Her eyes meet life and a smile / Shines forever with a bright light / Her silky skin, long hair falling like beams / Tender caresses under gentle hands / The pump of heartbeats clear The wind blows hard / The coast is wild with roaring waves / Crashing on the shores / The only sound left to embrace / And both hearts entwine and rise while witnessing / The vastness of the widest line on Earth / Their hair blowing to the rhythm of the wind
7.
Plane takes off to the North / Summer's waiting there / Go backwards in time / To celebrate the end of an Age / A lake, a mountain range Bid farewell to the past / A chapter ends at last Treasured tapes (so well kept) / Transcending all (barriers fall) / Timeless sounds (resonating here and now) / The ever-changing state / Of crazy Human Race / Will always have its place Losing the aim, so far life has shown a face / And now is changed Bid farewell to the past / A chapter ends at last / Whatever comes time will tell / No matter what there's your well Clueless, uncertain, sceptical / Surrendered, meaningless, cynical / Tell us, what happens now? / “Oh, just move on somehow!” / Anxious, abandoned, weak, down / Find a way, avoid being drowned / Power of will, walk tall / Get up, forget the fall / Forward, steadfast, brave, strong / So many lives, some place to go / All planted seeds will grow / Within that’s what you know / Anywhere across the globe / There’s somebody craving hope / Nothing will come easy / Be ready!
8.
Stereotypes 04:52
9.
Light, much desired / Insatiable curiosity / Mankind’s greed, so hard to be cooled / Always striving for more / No measure at all / Earth bleeds black / Its life source sacked / Stars above, all their brightness missing at night / Witnesses we’re now of the effects of mindless wreck Sky filled with clouds, ominous, sick, and dark / Gone are the days of our glorious sunshine bathing the land / Woods and wildlife, clean streams / Not to pass us by / Never too late to feel sorry for such a loss / Turn of the tide, we’re our own boss / What do we want, all this darkness, or precious Light? / Long gone starry nights / We want them back! There’s hope unbound A clearer state, full hearts repent / Too many years of blindness / “What have we done?!” the cry was heard / If only the Light should return / Utter silence far and wide / Pounding beats felt deep inside / BLINDING LIGHT / A miracle unfolds before our eyes / Time to take back our lives Life is coming back / Obsession fades away / The Core is full of power / day and night Light shines all the way / It’s here to stay forevermore / We’ll take good care
10.
Bonds 02:16
Self-deception, who could cope with such reality? / It all comes down to this / Just a vision of what could be / You try to deny it / And pretend everything is fine / Yet deep down you know well a burden lies You’re free to choose what to do / No question about that / Yet you never dare to face / The demons that trouble your heart Happiness comes not free / There’s a fight to be fought / That makes all the difference in the world / One cannot stand alone for long / Bonds everyone need to survive this hectic life / Let us be partners in crime
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12.
A windy night, icy cold / Waiting for the sun / To bring on the much desired light of day / (Too long we’ve been wandering, countless hours without end) / Let our stiff limbs rest / For soon we’ll need to move on / Despite de uncertain test Dragging legs that part the snow with heavy, forced steps / Snowflakes fall and blind our damaged sight / Trunks beaten down to the ground hardens the way ahead / Yet there’s no chance we’ll walk away from Light Morning’s come / A clear blue sky enlightens the land we’re crossing, God knows why / Miles and miles left behind / Though more we shall still try / (Far off a glimmer catches the eye. Heads up towards it, spirits rising, steps lighter now. Yet a deep wood lies in between, and a steep mountain side must be climbed.) Steady pace increasing step by step / Crowned tree-tops watch us from high above / Wild beasts fly from what’s now an unstoppable thunder / Before our goal, a massive, sheer wall WE WILL NOT FALL! (Top of the mountain reached. Moonlight bathing both, surface and deepness of a magnificent pool filled with crystal-clear liquid shimmering bright, with the fire of the sun almost set yonder; splendor and grace, a promise of Light and Wonder.)

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Tracks 1 and 9 from Reflections of Utopia (2017), 2, 10 and 12 from One Life Many Roads (2018), 3 from Crystal-clear Grey Eyes (2015), 11 from Earthly Vibes (2015), 7 from Cycles (2016), 4 and 8 from Vol. I (2012), 5 and 6 from Vol. II (2013)

Musicians:

Claudio Delgift: guitars/bass/keyboards/vocals
Tom Geisler: drums in tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8
Theo Heidfeld: drums in track 6
Nicolás Jourdain: drums in tracks 2, 12
Nicolás Roldán: drums in tracks 7, 9
ONE: keyboard in track 11
Fernando Refay: keyboard in track 10 and 12

All songs written by Claudio Delgift except “Mother Earth Network,” written by Delgift/ONE.

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released December 28, 2018

PRODUCED BY Claudio Delgift
RECORDED AT Claudio Delgift’s home studio, Custom Studio Recording (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Entropía Studio (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Tom Geisler and Theo Heidfeld’s home studio in Connecticut (USA) and Meppen (Germany) respectively.

MIXED BY Claudio Delgift/ Dave Williams/ Fernando Refay/ Leandro Biera

Compilation remastered by Peter Cox / Down The Road Studio NL

COVER ART & BOOKLET DESIGN BY C.A. Beckston / Blekkmark Design Studio

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Claudio Delgift Buenos Aires, Argentina

Musician / Songwriter / Guitarist / Bassist / Vocalist / Keyboardist / Producer / Director of online collaborations with musicians all around the world.

Guitarist/Singer in LIGHT.

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