Seas Of A Zillion Tears (The Unnamed Trilogy)

by Wally Badarou

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• "Remaining constantly speechless is not good enough, sometimes."
• This song is about the recurring fate of countless people, by the families, the villages, the regions, the nations, forced out of their continent of origin one way or another, throughout the centuries, accross the seas, whatever the reasons, just to meet worst if not lethal destiny along way and abroad.
• Slavery yesterday, economics and wars today, environment tomorrow, who knows what other monstruosity will dictate the repeated tragedy.
• The music came long, long before the lyrics, which for once, I didn't have to look too far for, as I just couldn't remain silent anymore.
• As natural as singing comes to me daily, releasing my singing to the public has always been a burden, so little confident I remain in my ability to deliver. But I always thought, if anything, my songs should be political statements, to the risk of turning obsolete sometimes. Fortunately (and unfortunately), this migration issue is timeless enough for the value of this song not to fade out anytime soon.

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<V1A>
_ Laid down, shaken, still alive,
_ His brothers left behind,
_ Trapped \ in chains and praying through the night,
_ Asking the reasons why.

<V1B>
_ En\slaved to build - a brand new world,
_ His arms only worth the price.
_ Be\fore he could - even - realise,
_ They sent him riding - [the] seas of ...

<C1>
_ A zillion tears.
_ Was this the price to be paid ? - a zillion tears !
_ To fill a bleeding heart.

<V2A>
_ His \ people learned, back on motherland,
_ (To) never give up the fight: you'll earn.
_ Self-\ determination, freedom flags,
_ I\cons of - nation pride.

<V2B>
_ - Greed - war and bribery,
_ Corruption all around,
_ Rich \ nations to end up in misery.
_ They got them lost in - seas of ...

<C2>
_ A zillion tears.
_ Wished we didn't have to pay - a zillion tears.
_ To heal a bleeding heart.

<V3A>
_ Out of despair, he made is mind.
_ Leaving his life behind,
_ Walking endless deserts, paying the pass
_ Dunes, winds and waves, pay the pass
_ Reach \ the shore or feed the shark.

<V3B>
_ They said: right accross the sea !
_ Promised a better life,
_ Hunted (down), turned (down), thrown over board,
_ Yet \ they keep on sailing - [the] seas of ...

<C3>
_ A zillion tears.
_ Today like - yesterday - a zillion tears.
_ To heal the vivid scars.

<C4>
_ A zillion tears.
_ Shed on my pain - a zillion tears.
_ To fill my bleeding heart.

<C5>
_ A zillion tears.
_ (Never - too shy to say - a zillion tears.)
_ (To reach a zillion stars.)

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released January 22, 2018
Written, performed and produced by Wally Badarou, for Ishe © sarl.

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Wally Badarou Paris, France

Electronic composer-musician.
Level 42's "fifth member", composer/producer.
Studio albums: Grace Jones, Joe Cocker, Mick Jagger, Gregory Isaacs, Robert Palmer, Marianne Faithfull, Talking Heads, Foreigner, Manu Dibango, Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti, Salif Keita, Carlinhos Brown, Alain Chamfort.
Solo work: "Echoes", "Words Of A Mountain".
Films soundtrack: "Countryman", "Kiss of the Spiderwoman". ... more

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