Sparkler from NoteSpeak 12 by Lisa Marie Simmons, Marco Cremaschini

Tracklist

11.	Sparkler	5:11

Lyrics

New Year’s Eve out on the lawn
I’m dancing ‘round
I got my sparkler drawn

writing names in the night
Setting everything alight

got my sparkler drawn

Early morning grey lit dawn
barefoot with my nightgown on
I got my sparkler drawn

Goin’ to the grocery store
Smilin’ at everybody for

I got my sparkler drawn

Fizzin’ up I’m spreading it
Pouring from my fingertips
cuz I know this world is lit

With every step, every meet
I wouldn’t feel complete

without my sparkler drawn

Dressed up Step into the van
Nothin that feels better than
my sparkler drawn

Looking past the footlights glow
Sharing everything I know

got my sparkler drawn

Show’s over I get a drink
See that smile you transmit
right there then I see you wink

You got your sparkler drawn
while you’re dancin’ on

We got our sparklers drawn

Droppin’ off to sleep I yawn
in my dreams I carry on
I got my sparkler drawn

Gonna keep on throwing light
deep into the heart of night

with my sparkler drawn

SCINTILLANTE

Capodanno sul prato
Ballo dappertutto
Ho sguainato il mio bastoncino scintillante
E scrivo nomi nella notte
Mettendo tutto a fuoco
Ho sguainato il mio bastoncino scintillante
Nell'alba grigia
A piedi nudi in vestaglia
Ho sguainato il mio bastoncino scintillante
E poi entro in bottega
sorridendo a tutti perché
Ho sguainato il mio bastoncino scintillante
Lo spargo come spumante
Versando scintille dalla punta delle dita
Perché so che questo mondo è luce
A ogni passo, in ogni incontro
Non mi sentirei completa
Senza il mio bastoncino scintillante
Quando ho messo l’abito di scena salgo nel furgone
Non c’è nulla che faccia stare meglio
Del mio bastoncino scintillante
Guardando oltre le luci del palco
Condivido tutto quello che so
Ho sguainato il mio bastoncino scintillante
Lo spettacolo è finito, prendo da bere
Lo vedo quel sorriso che trasmetti
Lì davanti a me e mi strizzi l'occhio
Hai sguainato il tuo bastoncino scintillante
Mentre continui a ballare
Abbiamo sguainato i nostri bastoncini scintillanti
Sbadiglio, casco dal sonno
E nei miei sogni vado avanti
Con il mio bastoncino scintillante sguainato
Continuerò a fare luce
Nel cuore della notte
Ho sguainato il mio bastoncino scintillante

Translation Luciano Bertolicci

Credits

from NoteSpeak 12, released February 24, 2023
Lisa Marie Simmons - Lead Vocal, Lyrics, Composer (All Tracks)
Marco Cremaschini - Keyboards, Arrangements, Composer (All Tracks), Percussion 12
Marco Cocconi - Electric and Acoustic Bass - (All Tracks)
Federico Negri - Drums (All Tracks), Composer 5
Manuel Caliumi - Alto Saxophone (All Tracks), Composer 5
Laura Masotto - Violin 2, 8
Denise Dimè - Vocals, Lyrics 4
Dionne Draper - Vocals 9
Ernest Ikwanga - Guitars 2, 4, 11
Mauro Negri - Tenor Saxophone 1, 6, 10, 11
Federico Pierantoni - Trombone 1, 6 , 10, 11
Fulvio Sigurtà - Trumpet, Flugelhorn 1, 6, 10, 11
Donata Greco - Flute 1
Weedie Braimah - Percussion 8, 11
Maurizio Giannone - Percussion 4

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Digitube Studio, sound engineer Carlo Cantini

Executive Producer Louis Marks

Producers:
Isell Denson
Rosey Bloch
Natalia Semler
Jeff Bloch
Anna Perrino

Painting/Cover Art Elena Crisanti
Photography by Peter Abraham and Giacomo Pini
Graphics Monica Polato

For Isell Denson, Shirley Kellum, and Tony Allen

Much gratitude to James Morehead for essential feedback, webmaster extraordinaire Scott Williams from Cotts, inc. Digital Marketing, and Chris M. Slawecki, Senior Editor at All About Jazz. Your unwavering support since this was but a twinkle in our eyes has been invaluable.

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