BARABBAS
Music & Lyrics: C. Sclafani
He comes to deliver your pain
Good Abel was slain to Cain
“I’m doing it for you,” he will explain
Because a devil has got no shame
And you’re really just a pawn in a game
Who among us would free Barabbas?
Pardon your traitors and liars,
Use and abuse for a desire
Live free to wallow in the mire
While the hills and the streets are on fire
And temperatures are getting higher
Who among us would free Barabbas?
Twist and turn love into hate
Light the flame and fill the plate
Pretend to be something that you ain’t
Distort the truth into the fake
There’s nothing he won’t take
Who among us could free Barabbas?
Your profit was paid with fools gold
But you can’t say that you was never told
As chaos and time now unfold
And he leads you to bankrupt your soul
Jesus Christ would tell you so
Who among us would free Barabbas?
1963
Music & Lyrics: C. Sclafani
Bless all of the people who help those in need
Who nurture and teach and aren’t poisoned by greed
Who seek light through the forest that gets lost in the trees
Who pray for an answer still blowin’ in the breeze
There’s a change a comin’ you’ll see
In 1963
Stand up to injustice and turn from deceit
Protect the working man whose left stranded in the street
Feed the poor soul who has nothing to eat
Defend the righteous who rise up from defeat
In the land and home of the free
Sweet place of liberty
In some country, tis of thee
1963
March for civil rights and protest the state
Scorn and a transform the climate of hate
Don’t bury the truth or kneel to the insane
Or muddy the roads others have worked to pave
And to those who came before me
To Woody Guthrie, Pete, Seger, and Bobby D
To dear Dr. King and Mr. Kennedy
1963
COLD HARD WORLD
Music & Lyrics: C. Sclafani
Maybe there’s an answer
Don’t see just what you want
You’re free to deceive the master
But believe he’s gonna come
To a cold hard world
The key is forgiveness
For he who casts the stone?
Receive the wisdom
You will be welcomed home
From a cold hard world
So please heed the warning
And retrieve a moral code
If you retreat into the darkness
Then agree to leave me alone
In a cold hard world
BILLIONAIRE BLUES
Music & Lyrics: C. Sclafani
Wake up in the morning to champagne and caviar
Have a Japanese masseuse and a chauffeur for your car
Take a holiday vacation
Turn bogies into pars
Got a room of priceless paintings and collectible guitars
Times might be getting harder but he don’t have a care
He’s a billionaire
He’s got a penthouse in the city
A super yacht anchored off the shore
A private plane with woman that he flies in from Singapore
He owns shares of an arena that armed security guard
Partnered some brand tequila where he’s the chairman of the board
One million dollar watch but not a second to spare
He’s a billionaire
Son put lots of money in a restaurant bar
Daughter wears bikinis and is a social media star
Trophy wife gets polished on the living room floor
The prescription medication just ain’t workin’ anymore
Things are getting crazy but no one need be aware
When you’re a billionaire
IF YOU NEVER SEE ME AGAIN
Music & Lyrics: C. Sclafani
These streets are filled with broken hearts
Strewn shattered dreams and some brand new starts
Driving up and down, I see the heads down
And there’s a Target truck tryin’ to park
Out on Americana Street as dusk fades into the dark
And I can’t sleep, but soon I’ll have to go
Find the will and do the best I can
I’m just trying to hold onto something sacred
And If you never see me again
Take care my friend
I know a woman with a house on a hill
Then the fires blazed steady and tariffs raised the bills
But there’s no time to cry, and tensions run high
As the darkness creeps out on the edge of town
Where the lost souls pray for a hope that’s seldom found
And they can’t find any peace of mind
Find the will and do the best I can
I’m just trying to hold onto something sacred
And If you never see me again
Take care my friend
I hope that one day you will understand
I’m just trying to hold onto something sacred
And If our road has come to the end
Take care my friend
DIVIDED
Music & Lyrics: C. Sclafani
We said these days would last until the end of time
But memories are left and those days are left behind
And people grow apart, they do what they must do
And that’s alright, but I miss you
Cause I’m leaving
Waving goodbye,
Turn around and you told me
I wanna believe in you, but that’s just wasting time, my friend
We’re eye to eye but minds divided
You turned your back on me, you’ve taken all I trusted in
We’re eye to eye but minds divided
We said our love would last until the end of time
But time has flown right past, and it seems that love went blind, it come and go
I know we had to part, we do what we must do
And that’s alright, I’m just gonna miss you
Cause I’m leaving
And waving goodbye,
Turn around and you told me
I wanna believe in you, but that’s just wasting time, my friend
We’re eye to eye but hearts divided
You turned your back on me, you’ve taken all I trusted in
We’re eye to eye but hearts divided
As I look back on me, it isn’t what they said it would be
We’re eye to eye but our minds are divided
And though you’re far from me, you’re gonna be a part of me
We’re eye to eye but hearts divided
Can’t we get along?
I wanna believe
EVEN
Music & Lyrics: C. Sclafani & S. Decker
Three, four, in a straight line
Step to the side if you don’t mind
Keep it tight, so you don’t cry…but you might
Build a wall so you can’t climb
And they call it even
A new high, and a green eye
A painted smile and The Big Lie
Pay a dime or you can’t buy…not that you want it
You wouldn’t know if FOX NEWS never taught it
And they call it even
THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE
Music & Lyrics: C. Sclafani
Smash windows in the building, if they don’t open the door
The people of the house aren’t welcome anymore
So tell those inside the chamber to get down on the floor
We’re gonna hang the speaker cause it’s what we came here for
And if you don’t mind would you pardon me?
An eye turned blind is gonna set me free
And if you’re inclined to turn the other cheek
How will you justify it when you fall sleep?
So flip tables in the hallways
Rip the photos from the walls
Smear blood in the doorways when the officers fall
Then we’ll ransack the office and make off with a haul
So tear everything to pieces, cause there’s no one they can call
And if you don’t mind could you pardon me?
An eye turned blind is gonna set me free
And if you’re inclined to turn the other cheek
How will you justify it when you fall sleep?
I WILL WALK YOU HOME
Music & Lyrics: C. Sclafani
Let me whisper in your ear, my dear
And reassure you that there’s nothing you should fear
From time to time we all get lost out here
Just remember, it was love that made you appear
And if you’re scared and feeling alone
I will walk you home
I can take your hand and show you the path
If you’re thirsty, be the water that fills your glass
When you’re tired and feel you no longer can
I’ll be the footprints pressed beneath you, gentle in the sand
And when you’re scared and feeling alone
I will walk you home
I will be the moon above that lights the night sky
Fill the source if your river should run dry
Reveal the sunlight in the morning as you rise
Be the tears when you finally say goodbye
And when you’re scared
and ready to go
I will walk you home
NOTES
ALBUM
RELEASE DATE: 06/12/26 (Wiser Time Music)
Executive Producers: Carmen Sclafani & Mick Wainman
Produced by: Wiser Time
Mixed by: Carmen Sclafani
Mix Supervisor: Ernie Fortunato
Mastered by: Joe Lambert
Art & Design: Carmen Sclafani
Photo: Sandra Maxim
MUSICIANS:
Rob Clores: Accordion, B3 & Piano
James Dalton Jr: Harmonica
Steve Decker: Drums & Percussion
Andy Hess: Bass
Gary Oleyar: Fiddle & Viola
Carmen Sclafani: Guitars, Slide, eBow & Vocals