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M1RALDO

by Miraldo

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1.
What to say 04:10
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What to say when you return If you ever come back How to recognize the previous magic And not hide my self in doubt I get lost along the roads and with my choices But I never really chose to be lonely Isolated on the long and freezing days If those were days... As if you could call it days I’ll see you baby, deprived of lucidity Without ever knowing the well-aimed routine To know how to count the reverse hours Urges to rest under crossfire Fall asleep as if I were happy Knowing I got nothing to lose Draw a beaming star Craving that it becomes You You're coming back I’ll see you baby, deprived of lucidity Without ever knowing The well-aimed routine To know how to count the reverse hours Urges to rest under crossfire But then what to comment on then, If we do talk again Will I manage to tell you, at the right moment, You are beautiful I’ll see you baby, deprived of lucidity Without ever knowing the well-aimed routine To know how to count the reverse hours Urges to rest under crossfire I’ll see you baby, deprived of lucidity Of the peace which inhabits The well-aimed routine To know how to count the reverse hours Urges to rest under crossfire
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The ancient days 04:00
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As my spirit is revitalized I let myself go for these days of enchantment Savor such freedom and light Before I close myself again The ancient days are born They are new once again Real and impudently alluring Full of that ancient emotion But gateway to the future Real and impudently alluring To dwell momentarily in the same space To talk and see your eyes, stare at your lips Reminisce your favorite expressions To laugh once more of such explosive temper The ancient days are born They are new once again Real and impudently alluring Full of that ancient emotion But gateway to the future Real and impudently alluring Forget for days the responsibility The inexistence of rules in love life To define myself entirely The episodes I remembered are reborn To dwell momentarily in the same space To talk and see your eyes, stare at your lips Reminisce your favorite expressions To laugh once more of such explosive temper The ancient days are born They are new once again Real and impudently alluring Full of that ancient emotion But gateway to the future Real and impudently alluring The ancient days are born They are new once again Real and impudently alluring
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I embrace the imprudence 04:16
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Now that you are here All feels perfect I don’t lose myself senselessly Lost… in full perception I know where I am And where I want to be I embrace the imprudence So you see the harm you did to me I’m happier in my clash So see me smiling now You are here, at least for now And I take advantage of such coincidence Happy because it is us Showing us life in its most profound glory I embrace the imprudence So you see the harm you did to me I’m happier in my clash So see me smiling now I embrace the imprudence For you to see the harm you did to me I’m happier in my clash Look at me smiling now The shallow wounds are healing already They go ahead and vanish And it’s almost as if you had never left I forget all the worries I embrace the imprudence So you see the harm you did to me Happier in my clash So see me smiling now I embrace the imprudence For you to see the harm you did to me See me real and broken Look at me smiling now I embrace the imprudence So you see the harm you did to me Happier in my clash So see me smiling now Look at me smiling now Look at me smiling now
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Tell me who you will find 05:06
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Tell me who you will find On this so close upcoming day I ask myself if you know who I am For I lost myself in the world And I can’t find the trace in me I ask myself if you know who I am Step by step First dubious and hobbling I no longer know what’s living near I’ve been always so away from you My mind rambles alone, already Without my domination Gives its first steps towards madness My mind rambles alone, already Step by step forward goes First dubious and hobbling But each day freer And I sleep in me And dream I lose my mind But each day freer What were you saying about cowardice? I still don’t know whether I am or not I go out in the street and I see such disturbance And the countenances (because I’m afraid but I don’t restrain myself) loaded with wrath and hostility Step by step forward goes First dubious and hobbling But each day freer And I sleep in me And dream I lose my mind But each day freer Step by step forward goes First dubious and hobbling But each day freer
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Knowing you here 03:43
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Knowing you here in this country Just a little bit closer Without the hundreds of miles That keep us apart and hide you By my side… So I could stare at you So I would tell you all the pretty words Confide in you the achievements and disappointments All the uncertainties I know To finally breathe of relief With your arrival from a distant distant world Simply to be able to hear you When I sigh at your absence When my strengths do fail So I could stare at you So I would tell you all the pretty words Confide in you the achievements and disappointments All the uncertainties I know To finally breathe of relief With your arrival from a distant distant world Simply to be able to hear you When I sigh at your absence When my strengths do fail All the uncertainties So I could stare at you So I would tell you all the pretty words Confide in you the achievements and disappointments All the uncertainties I know All the uncertainties I know
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Seduced by routine 03:59
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I’m seduced by routine This one that belongs to us only We are its detainers We don’t run to the wind Neither do we see the sunset We stay in a room, distant from the world Exhibiting our favorite idleness We are its detainers No, we don’t like the sunset We are not romantic, we are slow We forget philosophy or ecology Since we don’t explore the blooming fields We travel through the most trivial memories We are its detainers Forget not so natural disasters We are not romantic, we are slow We forget philosophy or ecology Then we lay our bodies Wasting life throughout the days On those genius colorful pillows We relax and live the anti-hours How everything goes Slow and so much How we’re all so mistaken To realize time never really stops We missed learning how to really live We are not romantic, we are slow We forget philosophy or ecology Then we lay our bodies Wasting life by wasting days On those genius colorful pillows We relax and live the anti-hours
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In my dreams there you were 04:41
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It is you who I recalled With whom Sometimes I dream Without knowing your face Or even your voice Sounding so sweet I knew by heart the disenchantment And the fear of the unrepeatable Of the moments lost forever I knew by heart the disenchantment And the fear of the unrepeatable And the moments lost forever To know everything is perishable That to us all is offered an end That not always do we fall asleep In that sleep… so fatal I knew by heart the disenchantment And the fear of the unrepeatable Of the moments lost forever I knew by heart the disenchantment And the fear of the unrepeatable And the moments lost forever Of the galaxies not found Not found… ever. I knew by heart the disenchantment And the fear of the unrepeatable Moments lost forever I knew by heart the disenchantment And the fear of the unrepeatable Of the moments lost forever I knew by heart the disenchantment And the fear of the unrepeatable Of the moments lost forever Of the galaxies not found Not found… ever.
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This ending day 03:42
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I decide to jumble the magical little box Adorned by your surprises Lined in secrets and confessions Images and affections I seek you on this ending day Jumble the memory searching For evidence of us But nothing am I able to find Before sleep condemns me, I wander Seeking a signal of yours That you exist and I didn’t create you That I knew you one day I find us long years passed Seven years younger I was still a believer And you still wanted me by your side Forever I seek you on this ending day Jumble the memories searching For evidence of us But nothing am I able to find Before sleep condemns me, I wander Seeking a signal of yours That you exist and I didn’t create you That I knew you one day But history took unpredicted routes And the dogmas collapsed, fragile Useless promises of eternity Naive empty hopes in the future I seek you on this ending day Jumble the memories searching For evidence of us But nothing am I able to find Before sleep condemns me, I wander Seeking a signal of yours That you exist and I didn’t create you That I knew you one day
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Isolated in my annoyance 04:30
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I felt unprotected today Isolated in my annoyance Eluded in victories Despondency in my blood I came to you Decided to see you today But you weren’t there In that garden where sometimes We would say goodbye I only recognized the same wind we knew The same trees and the same abandon The leaves of the sad days It seems unbelievable how much time we left behind I came to you Decided to see you today But you weren’t there in that garden Where sometimes we would say goodbye I came to you, joyful Decided to see you today But you weren’t there in that garden Where sometimes we would say goodbye forever I came to you Decided to see you today But you weren’t there in that garden Where sometimes we would say goodbye I came to you Decided to see you today You weren’t there in that garden Where sometimes we would say goodbye forever Trying to guess the clothes You would bring And how much charm Would be enough For you to take them off
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Favorite tragedy 03:59
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I know I am quite distant Now that we’re talking on the phone Try as you might to erase the distance I just don’t feel closer to you now When we were together It felt so right But I’m all alone now I really miss your heartbeat I know I’m a bad bad man I keep pushing you away You try to keep us together I don’t listen to a word you say I know I’m not a good listener Because deep inside I keep blaming you Every day the disbelief grows This awkward silence is killing me When we were together It felt so right, in my mind But I’m all alone now I really miss your heartbeat When we were together It felt so right, in my mind But I’m all alone now And I really miss your heartbeat

about

After several years working, on and off, with numerous musicians and friends, the debut album is finally concluded and ready to be released.

Mainly recorded at home, with little resources, this set of songs represents what Miraldo intended, without making any commercial concessions.

Through the years, Miraldo has worked one-on-one with every musician invited to participate in the recording process, so that every element would respect and enhance his musical vision. On the other hand, everyone involved in this project, whether actually recording something or not, contributed with their input, personal opinions and creativity, thus being crucial to the conclusion of the overall process.

There were many obstacles to be met, many hurdles to overcome, a lot of laughter and personal growth too. So, here we are now. Considering the resources at hand, these are ten very intense and honest songs which are the closest possible to what Miraldo intended for his debut album. M1RALDO gives you a glimpse of his musical vision, his beliefs and a part of his life’s story.

Miraldo
2012

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released December 1, 2012

All songs written, composed, arranged and produced by Miraldo

Mixed by Jorge Fidalgo. Mastered by Kramer at Noise Miami

Radio edit of “In my dreams there you were” by João André at Sound Hill studios

Recorded by Miraldo at his parents’ house, except: Drums on Seduced by routine (recorded by Miraldo with the engineering assistance of Nuninho Soares); bass on “What to say” and “The ancient days”, double bass on “Favorite tragedy”, acoustic guitar on “The ancient days”,
electric guitar on “The ancient days”, “In my dreams there you were”, “Tell me who” and “What to say”, hand claps on “The ancient days” (recorded at AUAU Audio studio by Pedro Santos); violin on “Favorite tragedy (recorded at home by Luís Trigo); bass on “Isolated in my
annoyance”, “This ending day” and “Knowing you here” (recorded at home by Pedrito Marques).

Credits (alphabetic order):
Alberto Jorge – Bass on “I embrace the imprudence”.
Ana Rufino – Violin on “Favorite tragedy”.
André NO – Percussion on “In my dreams there you were”, “Seduced by routine” and “This ending day”.
Bernardo Leão – Double bass on “Favorite tragedy”, bass on “In my dreams there you were”, “Seduced by routine” and “Tell me who you will find”.
Carina Vieira – Cello on “Favorite tragedy” and “In my dreams there you were”.
Carlos Seiça – Acoustic and electric guitar on “Isolated in my annoyance”.
Elisa Trigo – Flute on “Seduced by routine”.
João Leitão – Bass on “What to say”.
Leonor Fleming – Viola on “Favorite tragedy” and “In my dreams there
you were”.
Miguel Couto – Bass on “The ancient days”.
Miraldo – Vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizer, drums, electric guitar on “I embrace the imprudence” and “In my dreams there you were” and hand claps and tamborine on “The ancient days”.
Nuno Mendes – Acoustic guitar on “Tell me who you will find”.
Pedrito Marques– Bass on “Isolated in my annoyance”, “Knowing you here” and “This ending day”.
Pedro Santos – acoustic and electric guitars on “The ancient days”, electric guitar on “In my dreams there you were”, “Tell me who” and “What to say”, hand claps on “The ancient days”, additional bass on ”What to say”.
Rui Marques – Acoustic guitar on “What to say”.
Tchisola Félix- Violin on “In my dreams there you were”, “Knowing you here”, “What to say”.

Design by Alexandra Rocha. Cover photo by RR. Inner album photo by Miraldo

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Hailing from Portugal, Miraldo is an indie rock singer songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist nomad who believes well-crafted music still matters. After "M1RALDO", his chamber pop melancholia debut, a tour and a master degree in music, he started the YouTube Amiati series. In 2020, Miraldo will release "Korridor 21", an album about his life in Sweden, living for six years with a group of friends. ... more

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