Didn't explain
Sadly showed us our ways
Of never asking why
Cast down,
It was heaven sent, and
To the church no intent to repent
On my knees, just to cry
Until you travel to that place you can't come back
Where the last pain is gone and all that's left is black
Bright nights cease coming to me, and
Some day
They'll punish my deeds, and they'll find
All the crimes
But then they ask when they going to see them
Then they're going to
Ask to feel the ghosts, the walls, the dreams
Oh, I've got mine
At last those coming came and they never looked back
With blinding stars in their eyes but all they saw was black
Fooled them, hoping to seem
Like the slave of evil,
But the product of greed, and
It's not a mask, so be honest with me
They can't afford to ignore that I'm a disease
Practical, since we had to be, and
When they were old they came back to me
And they tried, oh they tried
And when you follow through and wind up on your back
Looking at up those stars in the sky those white clouds have turned it black
Daniele Luppi is an Italian composer and music producer who has been active since around 1999. He is an Emmy nominated film and television composer and has worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gnarls Barkley and John Legend.
As a film composer, Luppi has scored a number of productions including the Assassination of a High School President starring Bruce Willis, and the award-winning indie film Bad Habits. His work in television includes an "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" Emmy nomination for Netflix's Marco Polo and STARZ's Magic City.
Beyond the scoring stage and in the studio, Luppi has put forward a string of releases that exemplify various eras of Italian music. His first album, An Italian Story, paid homage to vintage 60s and 70s soundstage compositions and featured contributions by members of Marc 4. Rome, a conceptual follow-up, was described as "purely gorgeous" by Pitchfork, seen as a foray into the mainstream and was praised for its collaborations with Jack White, Norah Jones and Danger Mouse. MILANO, Luppi's 2017 full-length album featuring accompaniment from Karen O and Parquet Courts, is the final volume of his Italian trilogy. Whereas his previous work called on a cinematic era in Italian music, MILANO examined the 1980s New York no wave and punk scene and its influence on Milanese music, fashion and high-art, and served as a finale acknowledging Italy's arts and culture.
Luppi has written collaborative arrangements for The Getaway by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gnarls Barkley's debut St. Elsewhere, and the self-titled album from Broken Bells. He has also contributed string arrangements for Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan, John Legend's R&B album Once Again, and Faith No More/Mr. Bungle front man Mike Patton.
