Smokey Fingers are a Rock/Southern Rock band which officially go… Read Full Bio ↴BIO
Smokey Fingers are a Rock/Southern Rock band which officially got together in 2008 in Lodi, Italy; the very first songs, though, were roughly composed back in 2006 during various jam session in which drummer Daniele Vacchini (Smell Of Dog, Gomme Verdi, Stati Limite) and guitarist Diego “Blef” Dragoni (Smell of Dog,Dixie Line,Double Trouble Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute) used to take part. After some changes in the band, Daniele and Diego finally found the perfect fellows for a Southern Rock band: Luca Paterniti and Fabrizio Costa, who also happened to be old friends. Diego and Luca had indeed already played together in the Double Trouble Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute band, whereas Blef had played with Fabrizio in Dixie Line and other bands ever since 1999. Once the members of the band were chosen, they eagerly started composing new songs together, while developing and improving with lyrics and new melodies the songs which dated back to 2006 as well. The evergrowing harmony amongst the members took its shape into a distinctive and identifying sound, while the compositional cooperation between Diego and Luca (authors of most of the songs) grew stronger and stronger, thus turning more self-aware. The band's first release was a self-produced EP (“Smokey Fingers”2009); after several gigs all around the country, Smokey Fingers started recording their first album, with the title “Columbus Way” (under the record label “Tanzan Music”, owned by Mario Percudani - HungryHearth), whose release date is scheduled for 23 September 2011.
NEWS
“Columbus way” is the debut album for Smokey Fingers, a new reality coming from Lodi (Italy). The combo main inspiration is taken from the American southern rock music, merged with blues and country, all mixed, shaken and served in a fresh and innovative version, a new vision, still related to the greatest bands of this genre (Lynyrd Skynyrd and Allman Brothers above all), but greatly looking at the future, with a sound which is powerful and immediate! “Columbus way” is based on a solid and sincere sound, the true sound of the band as it would have been taken in a live session. This engaging sound is enriched by several takes of slide guitar, dobro and lap guitar and will take the listener to the sunny and dusty roads of Alabama! The album, co-produced by Mario Percudani, has been recorded in the new and ultra modern Tanzan Music Studio. Great attention has been paid in trying to catch the real spirit of the band, a band who has its natural habitat on the stage.
Last Train
Smokey Fingers Lyrics
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The song "Last Train" by Smokey Fingers tells the story of a person waiting for the last train, with pockets full of dreams and memories. The singer is sitting on a bench, staring into the void with his face wet by the dirty rain, wearing an old jacket with a patch of the American flag. He is holding a picture of someone with sadness in their eyes, and reminisces about the night when it was difficult to say goodbye. But now it's time to turn the page, no time for memories. There is no fear and no regrets, as it is his destiny.
In the second verse, as the singer gets on the last train, he looks out the window and sees the light up the sky. He sees a child flying an eagle kite over the rainbow and wild horses running against the wind on the prairie. It is a brand new sunny day while the stars shine on his skin. The singer accepts that sometimes life is strange and hard; he tells his little baby not to cry as he will not be too far. He wants to live so hard all his sensation and has his boots to walk along the tracks to find his direction. The sound of the train now becomes music for him.
The chorus "Last train, last train. Get on your train" emphasizes the idea that sometimes, we need to leave behind our memories and fears to move forward towards our destiny.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm sitting on a bench waiting for the last train.
I am waiting for the last train to take me away, lost in thought while the rain falls upon me.
Staring into the void and face wet by this dirty rain
I am lost in deep thought while the rain falls upon me and makes my face wet with filth.
Old jacket with a patch of the American flag
I am wearing an old jacket with a patch of the American flag that represents my patriotism and love for my country.
And pockets full of dreams and memories
My pockets are filled with my dreams and the memories that I hold dear.
There's a picture in my hands, there was sadness in your eyes
I hold a picture of someone with sadness in their eyes, a memory that haunts me.
I remember that night when, it was so hard to say goodbye
I recall the night when saying goodbye was painful, and my heart was heavy with grief.
When I shut the door behind me, when I kicked to my past
I shut the door to my past and left it all behind.
when everything had been said and I'd never have look back.
Everything was said, and I have no intention to look back.
Well, I get on the last train
I board the last train.
looking out the window, I can see light up the sky
I gaze out the window and see the sky slowly lighting up.
There's a child over the rainbow who's been flying an eagle kite
I see a child over the rainbow, flying a kite shaped like an eagle.
wild horses on the prairie, they run against the wind
I spot wild horses on the prairie, running against the wind.
there is a brand new sunny day, while the stars shine on your skin.
It's a brand new sunny day, and the stars still shine on your skin.
Sometime life is so strange, sometime it is so hard
Life can be strange and sometimes hard to understand.
Don't cry my little baby I will be not so far.
Don't worry, my little baby. I won't be too far away.
But Now it's time to turn the page, no time for memories
But now, it's time to move on and leave the memories behind.
There is no fear and no regrets cause that's my destiny
I am unafraid and have no regrets because this is my destiny.
I want to live so hard all my sensation
I want to live and experience everything with all my senses.
I've got my boots to walk and that It's all I need
All I need to walk towards my dreams are my boots and determination.
Along the tracks, I will find my direction
I will find my direction along the train tracks towards my future.
The sound of train, is Music now for me
The sound of the train is now music to my ears.
Coro: (Last train, last train. Get on your train)
Chorus: (Get on your train, the last train.)
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: DIEGO DRAGONI, GIANLUCA PATERNITI
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