Captain Taso's Belly

from The Disappearing Architect by Empty City Squares

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V1
 He wore a cross on a chain, on his chest,
the size of his Zippo lighter.
I saw it glinting, all covered in sweat,
as he was talking and drinking,
ouzo and coffee.

V2
 And I had met him just a few days before, in a taxi out of the airport.
 I saw him sitting when I opened the door,
when the  driver said “the captain always rides with me, and his belly rides for free…”

CHORUS
Captain Taso’s Belly, Captain Taso’s Belly!
It was legendary, Captain Taso’s Belly .

V3
 He spoke of things he had seen and had learned,
and how he hated ground so solid.  
And always nauseous upon his return,
his  breath and his insight, left us,
almost blinded.

V4
 It was as if he had swallowed a globe,
and a world was deep in side-him.
He even told me that during some war,
he once cheated death ,
by shooting in all directions,
and casually crawling away.
 
CHORUS
Captain Taso’s Belly, Captain Taso’s Belly!
 It was legendary, Captain Taso’s Belly .

BRIDGE
And in this age of irony, and time of moral turpitude,
 the Captain turned and looked at me,
declaring “we're so very screwed” .

And as he reached out for the ice,
he poured a drink and changed his mood .
 His eyes looked out on to the blue, and found a sea of solitude.

SOLO

CHORUS
 Captain Taso’s Belly, Captain Ta-so’s Belly!
 It was legendary, Captain Ta-so’s Belly .

 Captain Taso’s Belly, Captain Ta-so’s Belly!
 It was legendary, Captain Ta-so’s Belly .

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from The Disappearing Architect, released June 21, 2021
Written, arranged, performed, engineered, produced: John "Yanni" Fotiadis
Tzoura: Mike "Risko" Savvas

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Empty City Squares New Jersey

John Fotiadis (AKA "Yanni" to his friends), is an Architect by day and a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist the rest of the time. Over the last 15+ years he's written and recorded music for film, Theater, TV, and Podcasts.

Yanni loves old rock and roll and blues and a lot of music from the UK. Empty City Squares is his sometimes real / sometimes virtual band. ... more

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