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Beatnik Serenade at The Cup Coffeehouse

by Graztopia

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1.
Meditation Transportation Daydream 05:54
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Had a naked epiphany Looking through the lens of my third eye Come on out of the periphery New ideas are electric in the sky Through the symphonic silence Echoing answers are profound Through the symphonic silence Echoing answers are profound My imagination is like a compass That is guiding me all around To follow the footsteps that lead down to hallowed ground Grandfather clock tick tocking Like a drummer keeping time In my head cosmic jazz bebopping With a mystical sound that is oh so sublime Through the symphonic silence Echoing answers are profound Through the symphonic silence Echoing answers are profound My imagination is like a compass That is guiding me all around To follow the footsteps that lead down to hallowed ground Solo Through the symphonic silence Echoing answers are profound Through the symphonic silence Echoing answers are profound My imagination is like a compass That is guiding me all around To follow the footsteps that lead down to hallowed ground Nothing compares, no facsimile I don’t know where these other worldly feelings came from Shattered through another glass ceiling To pioneer new frontiers of freedom, oh freedom Through the symphonic silence Echoing answers are profound Through the symphonic silence Echoing answers are profound My imagination is like a compass That is guiding me all around To follow the footsteps that lead down to hallowed ground
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Nocturnal Lullaby 04:47
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Having trouble trying to sleep My thoughts are racing they won’t stop There’s a rainstorm drumming down on my rooftop The rhythms are so soothing I’m comfy, I ain’t moving Lost in the cacophony of every drop Humming a nocturnal lullaby To get me through this restless night Humming a nocturnal lullaby Let me sleep So I can get a little shut-eye tonight Before the moon gets exchanged for the dawning sky Passing headlights shine through my blind Making strange designs on the wall Mesmerizing like dominos as they fall The patterns are so soothing Rippled shafts of light just moving I can hear the ghost pacing up and down the hall Humming a nocturnal lullaby To get me through this restless night Humming a nocturnal lullaby Let me sleep So I can get a little shut-eye tonight Before the moon gets exchanged for the dawning sky Solo Humming a nocturnal lullaby To get me through this restless night Humming a nocturnal lullaby Let me sleep So I can get a little shut-eye tonight Before the moon gets exchanged for the dawning sky
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Bed of Lies 04:16
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You've got my head spinning Just like a merry go round Like an onion you peel The layers hit the ground You never cease to astound me Why don’t you stay and shoulder the blame for a while? I refuse to play the chess game inside of your head We’re just two lost souls tumbling in an unmade bed I can’t forget the lies that you said Because you’re like a drug I feel addicted to you You know you wear me out With your chameleon like moods I’m done playing the fool Why don’t you stay and shoulder the blame for a while? I refuse to play the chess game inside of your head We’re just two lost souls tumbling in an unmade bed I can’t forget the lies that you said The mental gymnastics that you demonstrate You pirouette going in circles again Free falling into disaster Ingratiating yourself to all the wrong friends Your strange proclamations don’t fit the equation What else am I to believe? Going off on your tangents Seeming quite manic Falling out of orbit with me You bounce around the room Bartending your own drinks You contradict yourself Thoughtless as you speak I’ve been pushed to the brink child Why don’t you stay and shoulder the blame for a while? I refuse to play the chess game inside of your head We’re just two lost souls tumbling in an unmade bed I can’t forget the lies that you said
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Transient Haze 05:52
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Let’s take shelter under this bridge Tonight this is the place we will call our home For creature comforts, we’re creatures of habit We lost our shirts many miles ago Cause we’re drifting, we’re sinking Holding up the weight of the world Barely breathing, we’re freezing Let us come on in out of the cold Won’t you shine a little light on some better days? Have mercy on us as we navigate out of the haze Walking the streets of a ghost town No signs of life or opportunity Like crossing the dessert without water We never know when our next drink will be Cause we’re drifting, we’re sinking Holding up the weight of the world Barely breathing, we’re freezing Let us come on in out of the cold Won’t you shine a little light on some better days? Have mercy on us as we navigate out of the haze We misstep and go astray Never instep with the games in play Lost amongst cyclical days Out on the fringes of society We are always destined to be Cause we’re drifting, we’re sinking Holding up the weight of the world Barely breathing, we’re freezing Let us come on in out of the cold Won’t you shine a little light on some better days? Have mercy on us as we navigate out of the haze Solo Cause we’re drifting, we’re sinking Holding up the weight of the world Barely breathing, we’re freezing Let us come on in out of the cold Won’t you shine a little light on some better days? Have mercy on us as we navigate out of the haze
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Oh No 03:57
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Another sleepless night again Motionless sprawled out across my bed In solitary silence I’m searching for a friend To lend an ear at my bitter end Oh no I don’t know Oh no I don’t know Oh No What’s become of me? My gumption needs another shot in the arm While the other one avoids the alarms This candle is the only thing keeping me warm To the soothing sound of Coltrane’s horn Oh no I don’t know Oh no I don’t know Oh No What’s become of me? I’ll hibernate till the sad seasons change Under the comfort of dreams I’ll feel safe Welcome a brand new day when I awoke No I won’t If I don’t Oh no I don’t know Oh no I don’t know Oh No What’s become of me?
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Submarine Sea Shanty 05:22
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In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian Singing songs about Jacques Cousteau In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian We still got a few more fathoms to go We’re going deep under the sea Down to the secret reef 20,000 leagues under the sea Won’t you come along and sing sea shanties with Alan and me? In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian Writing ballads about Bob Ballard In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian We hope Bob likes the tunes and that he is flattered We’re going deep under the sea Down to the secret reef 20,000 leagues under the sea Won’t you come along and sing sea shanties with Alan and me? Solo In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian Saying hello to Sally Mermaid In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian Sally makes her humble home below the waves We’re going deep under the sea Down to the secret reef 20,000 leagues under the sea Won’t you come along and sing sea shanties with Alan and me? In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian That’s piloted by James Cameron In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian Showing Ringo an octopus’s garden We’re going deep under the sea Down to the secret reef 20,000 leagues under the sea Won’t you come along and sing sea shanties with Alan and me? In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian In a submersible with Alan Semerdjian We’re diving and jammin’ We’re diving and jammin’ Diving and jammin’

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released September 23, 2023

Tracklisting:
1) Meditation Transportation Daydream
2) Nocturnal Lullaby
3) Bed of Lies
4) Transient Haze
5) Oh No
6) Submarine Sea Shanty

The Musicians:
Graz-Acoustic Guitars, Fretless Bass, Percussion, Synths, Vibraphone and Vocals
Jess DeBellis- Accordion
Dom Barranco-Percussion

Recorded and Mixed by Dan “Graz” Graziano on “The Traveling Roadside Recording Rig”
Mastered by Mike Longo
All Words and Music by Dan “Graz” Graziano
All Songs Copyright 2023 La De Da Publishing (ASCAP)
Artwork by Paul Motisi

Thank you to:
Joann and Richard Graziano, Dom Barranco, Jess DeBellis, John Nagle, Mike Longo, Paul Motisi, Bruce Faulkner, Bruce Videography Services, Mr. Beery’s, Guild Guitars, Daddario, Kyser Capo, Fishman, Neumann Microphones, AKG Audio, Shure Microphones, Avid Pro Tools, Waves Audio, Hologram Electronics, Keeley Electronics, Alexander Pedals, Boss Pedals, Strymon Engineering, Korg, Coffee, Gizmo, and YOU!!!

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Graztopia New York, New York

Graztopia is an original one-man band/singer-songwriter/live looping artist from New York, NY who has been actively playing and writing music his entire life. His well crafted original songs combined with his poetic/storyteller like lyrics span various genres of music such as rock n roll, alternative folk rock, singer-songwriter, jamband, psychedelic, jazz/blues, etc... ... more

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