Inner Prospekt Canvas Two

01 Glimpse
02 Soul of Hundred Lives
03 King of Spades
04 Why Me?
05 Abby’s Escape
06 White Skies
07 The Knight and the Ghost
08 The Queen of Clubs (bonus track)

Glimpse (3 06)
Alessandro Di Benedetti Keys, Drums
Rafael Pacha Guitars

Soul of Hundred Lives (17 48)

Alessandro Di Benedetti Vocals, Keys, Drums
Federico Tetti Guitars

King of Spades (6 48)

Alessandro Di Benedetti Vocals, Keys, Drums
Rafael Pacha Guitars
Giuseppe Militello Sax

Why Me? (8 08)

Alessandro Di Benedetti Vocals, Keys, Drums
Rafael Pacha Guitars

Abby’s Escape (6 13)

Alessandro Di Benedetti Vocals, Keys
Giovanni Maucieri Drums

White Skies (10 50)

Alessandro Di Benedetti Vocals, Keys, Drums
Carmine Capasso Guitars

The Knight and the Ghost (9 29)

Alessandro Di Benedetti Vocals, Keys, Drums
Federico Tetti Guitars

The Queen of Clubs (3 11)

Alessandro Di Benedetti Keys, Drums
Giuseppe Militello Sax
Rafael Pacha Guitars
G. C. Militello "Attimo" (Oil on Canvas - 2006)

Glimpse
(instrumental)
Soul of Hundred Lives

Who am I, right now

who am I this time to judge myself What you do is all that talks about you
When I was a leather tanner what you do is all that is in you
of gentle manners what you do will remain in the end
it wasn’t bad you could be anybody

I remember every detail Get lost again!

as times goes by adding some to the old ones Get lost again!
When I was a sailor man I’d better run
I knew the sea it's time to go
‘cause I’d already been there Get lost again!

Let's face it now, every time I start it over

it seems easier to do
When I was a fortune teller
a deceptions seller
I didn't have to force myself

What you do is all that talks about you

what you do is all that is in you
what you do will remain in the end
you could be anybody

Who I am, I don't know yet

despite the many lives
When I'm young I'm just one
but then all the others come

I left my home so many times,

every love, every child
lost in previous lives
So I'm alone again
with my own pain
and a new name

Here I am right now

a new armor and a brand new face
When I was a soldier
it was so easy to run down the trench

You call me a liar

every time I drop the drawbridge
every time I tell you about my past
When I was a roman priest
I listened without ever asking why
 King of Spades

Now, one more time.

Till the fears inside my heart
begin to shine.
Dark, and light that blinds.
It’s the price to pay to get on this
extraordinary ride.

Lost in this deck

till a magic word,
or a magic touch arrives.
Lies down on me
she’s the Queen of Clubs
that I will never see.

Now, again.
I plead for a finger to jam
another time.
It’s so dark inside this box!
Till the hands that move the wires
draw their show for blinded eyes.

Lie down on me!

I’m the King of Spades
that once turned out to see.
Lies down on me
she’s the Queen of Clubs
that I will never see.

Lie down with me!

I’m the King of Spades
that once turned out to see.
Lies down on me
she’s the Queen of Clubs
that I will never see... again.
 Why Me?
I could have run
I could have screamed
I could have counted on you
the way you looked at me from behind your glasses
said a lot
about your crude and bleak
thoughts about me
You could have done
you could have said
instead of getting lost in your dreams
but you didn’t care.
Tell me there’s a life
Tell me that’s all right
They could have forced
they could have solved
they should have just done it right
right in the middle of an epochal victory
you dumped me out with the box in the my hands
You could have lied
you could have bluffed
instead of getting lost in your dreams
but you didn’t care.
Tell me there is a line
Just before the Night
Tell me there’s a life
Tell me that’s all right
Tell me there is a line
(I could have run
I could have screamed)
Just before the Night
(They could have forced
they could have solved)
Tell me there’s a life
(You could have done
you could have said)
Tell me that’s all right
 Abby’s Escape

Once upon a time there was a little girl
her name was Abbygale
Her father had his nose burned
he didn’t need someone to talk to
But her mother hadn't guessed that well
even if it wasn't that hard to tell
Being punched while you’r sleeping upside down
it’s not a great way to start
I remember that voice
from the other side of the skin.
Hi dad.
Hear the lights! Lets color the night
Diggin inside, diggin outside
I hear the lights, colors in the night
Watching the sounds, no fears around
Hear the lights! Lets color all the night
Diggin inside, diggin outside
I hear the lights, colors in the night
Watching the sounds, no fears around anymore!

I don't remember everything I would like

but maybe it’s better, much better in this way.
I was growing and sometimes it was so strange.
The neverending nights.
Oh mummy why you told me “It’s gonna be alright”
Then you shut off the light, ready for the fight.
Both waiting for the rag on the blade
slowly up and down the edge,
you see,
not a single sound blends.
 White Skies

Please tell me: how can I see,

how can I speak to the other me?
Only then we will be free.
The evil is just beside
can you believe in wicked lies?
Let them go or let us die.

Nobody can see your face

when you wander the lands above
with her by your side.
Check to the King
you stole my sun!

Nobody can hear your voice

when you ride under the skies
you see the world within her eyes.
Check to the King
you stole my sun!

The story of all my life

G. C. Militello "Quadro di Famiglia" (Oil on Canvas - 2017)

is thrown away as the sun arise

this is the spell, this is the lie.
With deception and a golden ring
she rules the mind
she moves the wires
please someone help me
or I will die.

Under this moonlight

I swear you I’m right
please believe me now.
Untied and together
we’ll defeat the evil snake
Move on!

The pillars under your feet

melt like the sand when comes the wave
the water rises, the lands will flood.
Let's welcome a whole new day
don’t look behind, don’t fall apart
Let’s come with me!
The Knigth and the Ghost
I’m on my way
Too far away please wait for the ride
remember the days don’t leave me now
when you and i tried the sword is drawn
to fall apart the horse runs fast
No way to see but I already know
the glass wall we built it will be late
for you and me, Once again
so far away.
How can I love without you
Too weak to be when I fight, then I lose.
the man for your needs
when you alone Too far away
made me free again. remember the days
t‘was time to leave when you and i fell
but we were too blind in love again
For you and me No way to be
that was the end. the man that you need
Another page
another day.
White Skies was originally composed for
Inner Prospekt “Dreaming Tony Banks”
(Bandcamp, 2014)

King of Spades was originally composed for

The Samurai of Prog “Beyond the Wardrobe”
(Seacrest Oy 2020)

The Knight and the Ghost was originally composed for

The Guilmaster “The Knight and the Ghost”
(Ma.Ra.Cash. Records 2020)
 Giuseppe Militello Rafael Pacha

Federico Tetti

Carmine Capasso
Alessandro Di Benedetti
 Inner Prospekt is a musical project by
Alessandro Di Benedetti
(keyboards, vocals, drums)

This time with:

Rafael Pacha: 12 strings guitar, electric guitar

Federico Tetti and Carmine Capasso: electric guitars
Giovanni Maucieri: drums on Abby’s Escape
Giuseppe Militello Sax

All Music and Lirycs Alessandro Di Benedetti

Cover art: Alex Troma “Destrudo” Oil on wood, 2000

Booklet design and photos: Alessandro Di Benedetti

Paintings courtesy of Giuseppe Militello

A very special thanks goes to Alex Troma for his cover art,
Francesco Di Benedetti for the Abby's Escape drawing
and the straordinary musicians Rafael Pacha,
Federico Tetti, Carmine Capasso and Giuseppe Militello.

Recorded at the Inner House, Rome 2020-2021

Canvas Two is dedicated to my dad Giuliano (1943-2020)