'Twas a splendid childhood
Charmingly allure
Satiated by wonders
And magic to explore
I dreamt that neverending
Was the winding forest road
That someday a shiny rainbow
Will reveal a pot of gold
Castles, fairies, airships
Sorcerers, machines
It all appeared tangible
hauntingly within reach
A scent of coffee, morning press
Crayons playfully invoke
Grandpa let us play some chess
Beloved furry toy, a book
And my heart, it feels so heavy
As I witness withering away
Gardens and rainbows turning grey
Abundantly my life was painted
But now the colours seem expelled
The forest path led to a cell
'Twas a splendid childhood
Charmingly allure
Satiated by wonders
And magic to explore
Wasn't neverending
The meandering forest road
One day the shiny rainbow
Was no more to behold
All castles, fairies, airships
Sorcerers, machines
Grown elusively transparent
Dispersed, without a glimpse
The scent of coffee, morning press
Dissipated like perfume
Grandpa, without goodbye you left
Remained merely the gloom
And my heart, it feels so heavy
As I witness withering away
Gardens and rainbows turning grey
Abundantly my life was painted
But now the colours seem expelled
The forest path led to a cell
And my heart, it feels so heavy
As I witness withering away
Gardens and rainbows, turning grey
The sky has lost its gleamy shimmer
And its mesmerising breadth
The boats have sailed to Neverland
The crayons dried, lying useless
Blue Marble, furry toys – all gone
It seems that good had never won
'Tis now a memory I cherish
To warm me – shivering of frost
The colours faded, hope is lost
credits
from Silhouette,
released March 20, 2021
Music and lyrics by Alexandra Zerner
Performed, recorded and produced by Alexandra Zerner
Mixed and mastered by Simeon Slavchev (Lame Produced Ltd.) simeon.slavchev@5dsound.bg
Alexandra Zerner: electric guitars, octave mandolin, bass, keyboards, flute
Alexandra Zerner is a guitar player, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Brno, Czech
Republic.
Guest in:
- We All Die (Laughing) - "Thoughtscanning" (2014)
- Aurora Borealis - "The Path To Atlas" (2015)
- Vivaldi Metal Project - "The Four Seasons" (2016)
- Sevi - "Follow Me" (2019)
- Alberto Rigoni - “Odd Times” (2020)
Opened for:
- Stu Hamm and Greg Howe (2016)
- Dream Theater (2019)....more
Alberto has a lot of nice and interesting music ideas and he's extremely productive so I didn't hesitate to join him in this inspiring instrumental prog project. Alexandra Zerner
Wonderful combination of melodic guitar skills, beautifully crafted instrumental prog, and tastefully integrated Celtic motives, as the entire work is inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien, whom I love. Alexandra Zerner
It's a rare thing to find so interesting and refreshing instrumental prog amongst the sea of almost identical "infinite-djent-and-shred" or "abstract-crunch-guitars-only" projects nowadays. Alexandra Zerner