BRAINWORMS I is the first album from this group/project fully idealized by Rafael Bittencourt who has a discography of over 16 titles, gold records (in Brazil and Japan), over one million records sold and wrote some of the modern melodic-metal hymns such as ANGELS CRY, TIME, STAND AWAY, Z.I.T.O., MAKE BELIEVE, METAL ICARUS, REBIRTH, ACID RAIN, THE SHADOW HUNTER, THE VOICE COMMANDING YOU among many other songs that for years inspire an assorted audience and motivate many hopeful musicians to improve themselves on their instruments.
Brainworms is a term created by Oliver Sacks, a famous American Neuron-scientist, to name certain types of melodies that eventually “stick” into our memory and we feel hard to get it off. Curiosly, Rafael had the melodies for the songs trapped in his mind right when he was reading Oliver Sacks's book “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain”. Inspired by this concept, he wrote the 11 songs of the album.
Accurate musicianship, talent, originality, a pioneer instinct, technique and feeling are just a few of the adjectives used to qualify this musician, owner of an unique sensibility, known as one of the most important of his style. And those are the same qualities found in the upcoming CD BRAINWORMS I from his recently born group: the BITTENCOURT PROJECT
The release of BRAINWORMS I is expected for October 2008, same month as ANGRA's 17th anniversary. This album comes as a gift for the fans that have been supporting this musician's career all over the world.
The BITTENCOURT PROJECT is been released simultaneously in Japan (JVC VICTOR) and Brazil (VOICE MUSIC). A tour might happen in Japan early 2009. And it is planned to be released in USA and Europe on late 2008.
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Nightfly
Bittencourt Project Lyrics
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From the twilight to the dawn
All my dreams
Drag me to another world
Feels like I'm in heaven
From my head down to my toes
Right out the shadows
Clear as a photograph
An age-old yellow house
In the days
Trough the nights
I cannot let this picture out of my mind
Recalling the moments that drowned
In the ocean of my dreams
wiping the dust off the drawers inside my memories
In the days, trough the nights
I can't let go these feelings I have inside
In this Neverland I roam
In this Neverland I roam
Beams of sunlight landing on the green
Are the angels falling in disguise
Hiding and seeking the toys in the attic anside my soul
Struck in between the nightmares and dreams
And I still cannot let it go
In this Neverland I roam
In this Neverland I roam
But I know that I will come no more through that door
Ah! Daydream! Nightfly!
No time to waste!
Hush now, dear boy, quiet!
No time to waste!
Rush now, poor boy, hurry before
There is no other way out through that closing door
Over, over
Over this place I go to hide
Over, over
Now the sun is down, ad your time is up
Hurry! You'll nerver walk away.
When I'm lost in this Neverland I roam
In this Neverland I roam
Now I know I won't go through that door
'Cause I know there is no way out for me anymore
Fly away through the night
Where my spirit resides
Where suns shine in your eyes
Where dimensions collide
And the night flies, far away
To a sunny day
Some day.
The song "Nightfly" by Bittencourt Project is a beautiful expression of someone's dream-like state, where they feel as if they are living between the nightmares and dreams. The first verse starts with the singer willing to leave their current state behind and fly away from darkness into the light, to enter into another world that takes them closer to heaven. They are recalling a photograph of an age-old yellow house that awakens their deepest emotions and reflections.
The following verse expresses how the singer cannot let go of the feelings that they have inside them. They are trying to recall all the moments that they have drowned in the ocean of their dreams and are wiping the dust off the drawers inside their memories. The chorus is a repetition of the idea that they are lost in neverland, where beams of sunlight land on the green, the angels fall in disguise, and they hide toys in the attic of their soul. The closing door is a metaphor for the fact that it is getting late, and they need to leave before they get stuck in their dreams.
The second section brings a new sense of urgency to the lyrics, where the singer urges themselves to hurry before it gets too late as the night flies away to a sunny day, someday. They are lost in neverland, and they know they won't go through the door because they are stuck in a place where they cannot escape. Finally, the chorus repeats, where they accept that they will fly away through the night to where their spirit resides, where dimensions collide, and suns shine in their eyes.
Line by Line Meaning
Fly away
Start a journey through a different world
From the twilight to the dawn
From departing a dark place to arriving at a bright one
All my dreams
All of my hopes and aspirations
Drag me to another world
They take me onto a path of self-discovery
Feels like I'm in heaven
It's as if I am in paradise
From my head down to my toes
My entire being is filled with happiness
Right out the shadows
Emerging from a dark place
Waking my deepest reflections
It brings up my most profound thoughts
Clear as a photograph
As vivid as a picture
An age-old yellow house
A vintage yellow home that has stood the test of time
In the days
During daylight hours
Trough the nights
During nighttime
I cannot let this picture out of my mind
I cannot stop thinking about this image
Recalling the moments that drowned
Remembering the times that preyed on my mind
In the ocean of my dreams
In subconscious thoughts that play in the mind whilst asleep
Wiping the dust off the drawers inside my memories
Dusting off memories that have stayed unattended for too long
I can't let go these feelings I have inside
I cannot release these emotions I am experiencing
In this Neverland I roam
I am wandering around a world of imagination
Beams of sunlight landing on the green
The bright sunshine falling on the lush grass
Are the angels falling in disguise
They are angels who pretend to fall down
Hiding and seeking the toys in the attic anside my soul
Playing some game of hide and seek with memories inside my mind
Struck in between the nightmares and dreams
Trapped between the bad thoughts and hopes I have
And I still cannot let it go
I am still unable to release myself from these thoughts
But I know that I will come no more through that door
I know there is no turning back from my current path
Ah! Daydream! Nightfly!
Oh! A vivid dream in night
No time to waste!
There's no time to lose
Hush now, dear boy, quiet!
Keep silence, the child within me
Rush now, poor boy, hurry before
Hurry up, the child who has nothing
There is no other way out through that closing door
There is no other exit for the way he's come in
Over, over
Repeating everything
Over this place I go to hide
Over the place where I seek solace
Now the sun is down, ad your time is up
Sun is setting, and there's no more time for him
Hurry! You'll nerver walk away.
Hurry, because there's no other chance to leave
Now I know I won't go through that door
I recognize that there is no turning back from his present path
'Cause I know there is no way out for me anymore
Because he understands that he's trapped with no exit
Fly away through the night
Travel away through the darkness
Where my spirit resides
To the place where I find comfort
Where suns shine in your eyes
Where light enters my life
Where dimensions collide
Where different worlds meet
And the night flies, far away
The darkness escapes, far from the mind
To a sunny day
Towards a bright and better time
Some day.
Somewhere in the future, it will come
Contributed by Thomas W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.