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Nessuno sa come creare un opera d'arte, non c'è poeta, scrittore o pittore che al momento di mettersi all'opera sa che concepirà un capolavoro, in ogni inizio c'è passione, dedizione e a volte una grande conoscenza dei propi mezzi, ma sapere quello che si materializzerà dal proprio lavoro è impossibile, l'unica cosa certa e che ogni artista in qualsiasi campo vive un momento di grazia e se riesce a sfruttare questo momento allora è fatta, il capolavoro è servito.
Nemmeno i "Savatage" prima di entrare in studio sapevano che quella sarebbe stata la loro opera magna la summa di tutti i loro sforzi compositivi. Non sapevano neanche che quello sarebbe stato l'ultimo album del geniale "Criss Oliva" e che la magia della sua sei corde si sarebbe spenta in un tragico incidente d'auto, e con essa l'alchimia perfetta, perse entrambe per sempre.
Ma in quel magico 1993 "Edge Of Thorns" sprigionava tutta la sua magia già a partire dalla copertina, una delle più belle mai create, opera d'arte per un opera d'arte. La musica poi e' un metal sinfonico magico e sublime che la magistrale interpretazione del nuovo entrato (all'epoca) "Zachary Stevens" rende addirittura perfetta. Le canzoni si susseguono in un orgia di melodie incredibili che ora ci accarezzano con infinita malinconia ora ci graffiano con rabbia inaudita, ma sempre con una intensità degna dell'amante più passionale, pezzi come "Edge Of Thorns", "He Carves His Stone", "All I Bleed", "Damien", sono ormai dei classici del gruppo e del metal stesso, ma tutti i pezzi che solcano questo meraviglioso disco sono dei capolavori del genere ed è impossibile rimanere impassibili dinnanzi alla loro bellezza.
Perdersi ai margini di Thorns è facile, io l'ho fatto e in un certo senso non sono mai riuscito a tornare indietro; forse una via di ritorno non c'è, o forse non la voglio trovare se dopo tanti anni sono ancora qui che vago tra queste magiche melodie in attesa di altri che si perdano in questo bosco fatato.
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01 Edge of Thorns (05:56)
An offering of reasons
We put them all in play
A covering of treasons
That one by one we let slip away
A solitary dancer
So lost upon her stage
I have seen you on the edge of dawn
Felt you here before you were born
Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns
But I don't think about you anymore
A study made from winter
Of summers long ago
And dreams that use to glitter
Safely now hidden under snow
And so we end this chapter
And let the stage lights fade
I have seen you on the edge of dawn
Felt you here before you were born
Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns
But I don't think about you anymore
02 He Carves His Stone (04:10)
Among the images of dear departed
Here with memories so closely guarded
There's an old man standing all alone
As he waits among the unforgiven
Here among the souls no longer living
Lost in chains of sin still unatoned
He carves his stone
Well a man's got to do what a man must do
But I'll never give my soul to you
No fallen angel's prophecy
Will ever take hold of the man you see
So here I stand all alone
With chisel in hand I work my stone
And leave a message for all to see
I've lived a life of insanity
And carve that stone
And on that final night
You know I dream of you
And in a flash of light
I carved that stone right through
Yeah I carved that stone right through
03 Lights Out (03:11)
Squirmin' like a live wire
Vaporizing red line
Gonna take her down
Yeah I'm really gonna make her motor run, oh yeah
No brakes can't stop
In a ditch to the top
Just another junkie
Looking for a rush
Lights out
Runnin' with the devil
Shouldn't gamble with your soul
Lights out
Never on the level
And you know you got to roll, you're gonna roll
Look (yeah look)
Yeah she really makes your blood cook
Got you in a corner
Where you're doing things you never have done, oh no
You (yeah you)
Yeah she's got you like a big fool
Keeps you in a collar
Till it's time to watch you run
Lights out
Runnin' with the devil
Shouldn't gamble with your soul, yeah
Lights out
Never on the level
And you know you're gonna roll
You know you're gonna roll
06 Follow Me (05:12)
I really want to know
What you had in store
I couldn't really tell
Perhaps it's just as well
I came here with a dream
And I just had to see
If my dream would soar
I knocked on every door
His whole life was written
Written there inside
The new weekly bible
His modern T.V. Guide
Every night he stares back at the screen, yeah
A man only sees want he wants to see
When he's in his mind
Where he is that he wants to be
Living in a world where he's safe from reality
Won't you take a chance on this night
And follow me
Won't you follow me (repeat)
Don't need no super heros
Don't need no movie stars
Don't need no politicians
In big black shiny cars
Don't need no preacher
Whose church is my T.V.
A man only sees what he wants to see
When he's in his mind
Where he is what he wants to be
Living in a world where he's safe from reality
Won't you take a chance on this night child
And follow me
Won't you follow me (repeat)
Once was a broken hero
The kind that we all know
The kind that hides inside us
For we never show
The kind we say that could never be me
His whole life was written
Written there inside
The new weekly bible
His modern T.V. Guide
Stare back at the screen, yeah yeah
A man only sees want he wants to see
08 Degrees of Sanity (04:36)
And so I sit here in the dark
You made the rules I played the part
I never rushed or pushed my fate
When time was tight I knew to wait
And circumstance
So well disguised
Within a gathering of lies
And in the dark I lie awake
So I can watch you drive your stake
What's that you said to me
The moment dies
Degrees of sanity
All alone
Lost unknown
And whispered in your sights
And in the dark it all unwinds
I pray for change
The kiss of time
And in my thoughts
I sit and dwell
The labyrinth's there
I know it well
What's that you said to me
The moment dies
Degrees of sanity
All alone
Lost unknown
And whispered in your sights
And all the things you never heard
While in my mind I search for words
But time was lost
The curtain fell
I take my bows and wish you well
What's that you said to me
The moment dies
Degrees of sanity
All alone
Lost unknown
And whispered in your sights
09 Conversation Piece (04:11)
I haven't thought about you for awhile
It seemed so far away
I keep your picture hidden in a file
Of favorite one act plays
Like pieces of myself
Cut off in desperation
As offerings to thee
I keep them on a shelf
They're good for conversation
Over a cup of tea, yeah, cup of tea
I put it all down in a letter once
A letter I don't send
It made me feel much better at the time
I thought it'd help me mend
The pieces of myself
Cut off in desperation
As offerings to thee, yeah
I keep them on a shelf
They're good for conversation
Over a cup of tea, yeah, cup of tea
10 All That I Bleed (04:40)
Someone
Got themselves a letter
In the mail the other day
It's already worn and tattered
And I guess
It gives away
All the things we keep inside
All the things that really matter
The face puts on its best disguise
And all is well
Until the heart
Betrays
She knows
As she reads the letter
That things were bound to stray
Winds blow
She pulls her coat tighter
And the letter flies away
With all the things she keeps inside
All the things that really matter
The face puts on its best disguise
And all is well
Until the heart betrays
Lord bring on the night
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight
Soak up all that I bleed
And I'll fly away
Yeah I'll fly away
Yeah I'll fly away
Watch me
Lord bring on the night
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight
Soak up all that I bleed
I bleed
11 Damien (03:55)
In this city of raw emotion
What's this message you bring to me
In my world of blind devotion
You were there
But I could never see
Damien
Is your heart harder
What's inside your head
Is the dark your father
Have all your years been bled
From my world I have watched and wondered
Safely here behind these walls
And your tears could they mean nothing
If from this distance
No one sees them fall
Damien
Is your heart harder
What's inside your head
Is the dark your father
Have all your years are bled
Sometimes late at night
When I'm there in bed
I lie there wondering
Where do you lay your head
And do you say your prayers anymore?
And do you say your prayers?
Damien
Is your heart harder
Do you still feel pain
Does the night go farther
When you're sleeping in the rain
In the dark I have heard a calling
Broken wings that beg to fly
Is there time or is it too late
Is the cut flower no longer alive
Damien
Is your heart harder
Do you still feel pain
Does the night go farther
When you're sleeping in the rain
Damien, Damien, yeah yeah Damien, oh, Damien
13 Sleep (03:52)
Hey there you
Way out there in the distance
Can you hear me
Are you there
I know it's late
So please forgive my persistence
But I'm hanging
Do you care
So lay back
Call off the attack
Cause if you look deep
Dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek
A final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep
If I could just sleep
Hey there you
Way out there could you show me
Just a signal
Or a sign
That after all
All these years
That you know me
And I'm not just
Killing time
So lay back
Call off the attack
Cause if you look deep
Dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek
A final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep
If I could just sleep
And as I lay there at night
Building castles in the air
Our of alibis and all those little lies
And then I look inside
And pray that I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
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Di Senmayan
Criss Oliva è stato uno dei più grandi e sottovalutati chitarristi heavy metal americano.
Quest’album è un capolavoro di heavy metal melodico assolutamente originale e personale.
