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From Here to the Stars

by Sebastian Portillo

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1.
Up there burns a sun I see your light shining through the darkest clouds And in the naked sky your smile is the same Like the wise and tame I had to put my trust in the flow of things Never accepting that the moment came And then it feels so strange that I had to let you go It's just a goodbye but not forever one day I'll join you on the other side And since the day you died another star shines bright it's just a goodbye but not forever one day I'll join you on the other side and on the day I'll die I want to be by your side With the pace of time I'm sure you'll spread your love calling from above The colours and the sounds are willing to change They fill up the space Even if it's full of emptyness There's no one to blame but I am in pain It feels so strange that I had to let you go It's just a goodbye but not forever one day I'll join you on the other side And since the day you died another star shines bright it's just a goodbye but not forever one day I'll join you on the other side and on the day I'll die I want to be by your side Every day minutes fly like seconds and it's No wonder if they're turning my present into past But much too soon the moment came you're still in my mind I know you lost the battle against the strains of time But just to - in my mind – revive and stay together by my side to protect me Life in your body burned down like a flame But I can't explain what happened still I believe that you're the same Wherever your soul might be travelling though the galaxy I hope that you'll spread the love to the world The threads aren't physical They're more than chemical It's just a goodbye but not forever one day I'll join you on the other side And since the day you died another star shines bright it's just a goodbye but not forever one day I'll join you on the other side and on the day I'll die I want to be by your side I know that you are here with me I feel it in my heart but I had to let you go, oh, oh, oh I know in the deepest of my soul Oh, oh, oh, why, why did I have to let you go? Why?
2.
Unbreakable 03:37
It is not done by switching off the TV The sad pictures are gonna stay It is not an invention of the media People are killing everyday If I could be a hero one of those supernaturals I would still need the air to breath to find the foes So here it goes... I'll start with me as the simple man that I am I'll shut down the system then restart Unite my conscious with my heart Open to the world and you'll see that I'm not unbreakable I'll make myself a general and on the battlefield I would take command Open to the world I'd bring all the soldiers home from war That's why I look inside the mirror everyday That's why I can't be happy if I'm just trying That's why I'm fighting with what I have And you'll see that I am not unbreakable Is it not time for me to realize that If we go on we won't go far I see poverty growing everyday I see children's eyes filled with hate They're blind with fury so... I'll start with me as the simple man that... I'll shut down the system then restart Unite my conscious with my heart Open to the world and you'll see that I'm not unbreakable I'll make myself a general and on the battlefield I would take command Open to the world I'd bring all the soldiers home from war That's why I look inside the mirror everyday That's why I can't be happy if I'm just trying That's why I'm fighting with what I have And you'll see that I am not unbreakable
3.
Do you remember our first words When we met each other for the first time For me it was to difficult to tell What I'd feel if we both would come together some day But finally we came together and even if your heart Wasn't always beating just for me You took mine away, away, away Selling yours to some one else Letting me still believe That's when tears dry unseen That's when in love you learn to hate That's when tears dry unseen That's when in love you learn to hate First it was you that didn't want to get hurt But then things changed and it was you that learned how to hurt Please don't say that I've made the mistakes If too much love is a mistake How many times we've tried until finally it was too late Now asking for my friendship you want me to forget That's when tears dry unseen That's when in love you learn to hate That's when tears dry unseen That's when in love you learn to hate [Scat] That's when tears dry unseen That's when in love you learn to hate That's when in love you learn to hate Do you know what I mean, do you know what mean, do you, do do you? That's when tears Do you know what I mean? That's when in love you learn to hate... [Scat adlibs] That's when in love you learn
4.
Connected 04:09
When you feel alone you reach for your phone But when I'm on my own you're never at home And then when you're in need you want me to bleed to carry all the weights for you I think the time has come realize that we're done but you still got the guts to say Tell me what it takes Tell me what it takes what it takes to get connected To get you on the phone Tell me what it takes Tell me what it takes your cell is disconnected you're always on the run When you needed some love I was just good enough But when I needed you most you went out for the clubs I was way to naive to expect your regret When every body else said so Now my hope for a change is fading away if the only thing you do is say Tell me what it takes Tell me what it takes what it takes to get connected To get you on the phone Tell me what it takes Tell me what it takes your cell is disconnected you're always on the run Decide to make the change that's when we reconnect again ooooh, ooohh And then I won't be always on the run... But you still got the guts to say Tell me what it takes Tell me what it takes... Connected the dots Tell me what it takes What it takes...what it takes
5.
I remember your voice Every single word that you said I remember your foot steps on the carpet Every single moment that we've shared Could you be the one there outside in the rain Always standing here with me when I'm in need? Could you be the one there outside in the rain Always standing here with me, here with me, oh, oh I remember the sound Of your engine right outside the door I remember your expression when you smiled Even if the day wasn't bright Could you be the one there outside in the rain Always standing here with me when I'm in need? Could you be the one there outside in the rain Always standing here with me, here with me, oh, oh Could you be the one Could you be the one Could you be the one there outside in the rain Could you be the one there outside in the rain Could you be the one there outside in the rain Always standing here with me when I'm in need? Could you be the one there outside in the rain Always standing here with me, here with me, oh, oh Oh could you be the one...
6.
Back Home 03:32
Tell me where my friends have gone I'm standing here alone in the sun it feels so wrong Take me back on the fastest track Straight back home Refill the tank with kryptonite And then head for the stars into the night Let's fly away like an astronaut Let's fly away to find my way back home Let's fly away like an astronaut I've sent my SOS message to the earth To find my way back home Hedges grow and bricks are laid The ones we love do fade in the shade And the grass is new It's time for me to go and find my way Before that it is too late Escape from here through the atmosphere Because it pulls back in all the memories Let's fly away like an astronaut Let's fly away to find my way back home Let's fly away like an astronaut I've sent my SOS message to the earth To find my way back home For what lies close at hand I reach too far - way too far Now I'm seeking for that place in my heart Let's fly away to find my way back home, home, home...back home... Let's fly away like an astronaut Let's fly away to find my way back home Let's fly away like an astronaut Let's bring me back... Let's fly away to find my way back home Let's fly away like an astronaut I've sent my SOS message to the earth To find my way back home
7.
Give me some rest to ease my mind Give me a break to regenerate Where does all the hate come from? Tell me where the love has gone? Is it possible that I forgot? How it feels to be in love? Let me switch to safety mode Before the hate burns to the core I say it's time for love I say it's time for a little bit of love It's time for love It's time for love Heal the functions of my heart Record it on my patient's chart Heal the functions Let love be the name of the game Be the one to ease my pain I say it's time for love I say it's time for a little bit of love... Heal the functions of my heart ...love... Heal the functions it's time for love it's time for love Heal the functions of my heart it's time for love it's time for love It's just this feeling inside That makes it right It's within my soul Beyond control It's within my soul It takes control... I say it's time for love I say it's time for a little bit of love love...
8.
On the News 03:36
Everyone's talking They say I got a crush on you Everybody seems to be up to date Asking what am I gonna do They want a story There's no need to read between the lines My message to you is written in neon In this town there's no bigger sign it's on the news today don't you know it's on the news today on the news We keep on grooving Spending nights in the city lights Let's send out your spies 'cause otherwise I just can't break through to you Read all about it Don't you get it from the paper boys It's in the headlines and making a lot of noise In this town there's no bigger sign it's on the news today don't you know it's on the news today on the news Show your feelings Come on give yourself a go And for once let's give in Let's consume all the love that we have tell me, tell me... It's on the news today... ...on the news... It's on the news today... Why don't you get it girl You should read the news You should get it Why don't you get it girl...
9.
Chasing her through the hyper drive into the deepest space we dived to the stars above but we did not find the love Somewhere to the promised land Back to where the things began That's when I gave my heart To don't fall apart I crossed the line into the world behind where she said she's mine and she ruled the time Across the sky She sent me off to Alpha Prime At the boarder of the universe First it was not quite the same But I gave my best to play her game 'Cause when the love is true that's what you're going through She's the key to feel what's human Because she knows the way to love And it is crucial A bit of tenderness To fill the emptyness I crossed the line into the world behind where she said she's mine and she ruled the time Across the sky She sent me off to Alpha Prime At the boarder of the universe At the boarder of the universe Yes she sent me off At the boarder of the univese
10.
DNA 03:26
Everybody has something Going on that makes life a little bit more exciting To overcome the dramas everyday A magic pill for every situation So I push up the gain Decide to walk through rain to try to overcome the pain But it still feels the same That's when she came In her UFO under stormy rain scanning with her laser beams she manipulates my DNA She's not alone There are many more Watching us in space to upgrade the human race with another kind of DNA When my enemies try to kill me I disintegrate into another state To reappear in the corner of the room Speeding up the race with evolution So I push up the gain Decide to walk through the rain to try to overcome the pain But it still feels the same That's when she came In her UFO under stormy rain scanning with her laser beams she manipulates my DNA She's not alone There are many more Watching us in space to upgrade the human race with another kind of DNA
11.
I refuse to believe that the world is written in a binary code I still believe that we all do function in a different mode and it gives me hope there's the questions the suggestions I'm starting a quest for the answers I'm on an alpha mission and there's so many things to see I've got a hundred thousand questions and a million things to say I'm on an alpha mission and there's so many things to see I've got a hundred thousand questions and a million things to say I am apt to receive the vibrations find their way to my soul to find the key to unlock the truth I always wanted to know but I'm all alone With the questions the suggestions starting a quest for the answers that's why I'm on an alpha mission and there's so many things to see I've got a hundred thousand questions and a million things to say I'm on an alpha mission and there's so many things to see I've got a hundred thousand questions and a million things to say ..we're going right now...let's curve the space Alpha mission...alpha mission... that's why I'm on an alpha mission on an alpha mission, oh oh I've got a hundred thousand questions in my head I'm on an alpha mission And there's so many tings to see...
12.
Something's lightening the sky shining like a star It looks like an alien vessel jumping out of hyper drive It must be some kind of ship to save whatever fits on board But then I realize it's a meteor Every species still alive threatened – bound to its fate We need to take it down who says that it's too late? The world is full of hope and mystery And if we try we'll live in harmony So shouldn't we with the progress we make Throw it out of the orbit with a little shake I don't want to be revived like in Jurassic Park With armageddon standing in the dark In the front row I'm listening to my stereo I always thought the world would be spinning in the same direction Until we find a way to beam and a reasonable explanation In the investigation of the pyramids For the river of time to age our skin But the trees in the forests are falling And the fishes in the ocean are fading For a couple of bugs we sell our kin Forgetting to preserve the planet we're the ones to blame Steering steady the ship through the storm to the cliff We're ready to go with the dinosaurs How should I fly to Mars and travel into space? If our civilization is going to fizzle out in a rain of flames What about the poor and misery? If I care, I didn't in history So shouldn't we cast doubt on the past And use our power of reason at last? Let me escape through a parallel universe Where everything happens in reverse like an echo as electro magnetic waves I always thought the world would be spinning in the same direction Until we find a way to beam and a reasonable explanation In the investigation of the pyramids For the river of time to age our skin But the trees in the forests are falling And the fishes in the ocean are fading For a couple of bugs we sell our kin Forgetting to preserve the planet we're the ones to blame Steering steady the ship through the storm to the cliff We're ready to go with the dinosaurs They probably died from smoke inhalation as well as from heat or from the fire outright I always thought the world would be... ...steering it, steering it steady...
13.
Scanning every single corner of the world but nothing could be found Still, it had to be somewhere I was flying, digging, going underground but nothing did come out Still, I was out there Seeking for the fortune and a tresure made of gold so pure and profound the reward, was enlightning Containing all the wisdom in the mighty corridors Protected from wind and rain and ten thousand years of fighting Inside the gloom I was going up in fire I found the ruins of the Galactic Empire travelling in a magic sphere a million miles from here into a mighty tower I found the ruins of the Galactic Empire I felt flowing through my veins a feeling that explains the thousand years of power Scanning every single corner of the world Nothing could bring me down until it would be found to satisfy and feed my need for exploration I was ready to face any curse no threat was worth to mention Taking the risk I was hovering over the ground Looks like I deciphered the code When I griped where there's nothing hold I was so sure to step where no one had before walking over invisible stones my heart drowned in panic Inside the gloom I was going up in fire I found the ruins of the Galactic Empire travelling in a magic sphere a million miles from here into a mighty tower I found the ruins of the Galactic Empire I felt flowing through my veins a feeling that explains the thousand years of power I found the ruins of the Galactic Empire Where they were sending out their drones With symbols carved in stones Halfway through the galaxy I found the ruins of the Galactic Empire Travelling in a magic sphere a million miles from here into a mighty tower
14.
Space Ship 05:17
Deep vibrations of my soul Beyond anything that we are told Everything has to do with everything And everything doesn't necessarily mean anything I fly with my space ship from here to the moon to see How the lights are shrinking away and the sounds are fading I fly with my space ship from here to the moon to breath And the clouds are stealing away for the stars And the galaxies there's nothing left to find but truth there's no reason to step back from the roof to reach for the highest heights and loose the weights that bind my mind I fly with my space ship from here to the moon to see how the lights are shrinking away and the sounds are fading I fly with my space ship from here to the moon to breath and the clouds are stealing away for the stars and the galaxies I fly with my space ship from here to neptune to breath And the lights are shrinking away and the sounds are fading there's no reason to step back from the truth there's nothing left to find but truth there's no reason to step back from the roof to reach for the highest heights and loose the weights that bind my mind I fly with my space ship from here to the moon to see and the clouds are stealing away for the stars and the galaxies
15.
My day is made of phantasies In my dreams I walk on rainbows I can do whatever I please Beyond there where the rain goes I still believe in fairy tales in speaking trees and magic caves the mind as the master of creation I'm strolling over sunny hills leaving out everything that kills no limit to imagination With my thoughts in the moon I warp myself right to you Defeating physical boundaries Just with the power of fantasy Full of different harmonies Here is where the pleasure grows Mountains maid of sugar and sweets Instead of water the chocolate flows I still believe in fairy tales in a fierce dragon and it's blaze the mind as master of creation I'm floating free like Peter Pan and drinking luck out of the can no limit to imagination With my thoughts in the moon I warp myself right to you Defeating physical boundaries Just with the power of fantasy I remain silent My heart beats so loud Keep me always in your mind baby I'm freezing time for a moment to have you around to have you around With my thoughts in the moon...dap...dap..oh..in the moon...
16.
Butterflies 04:49
My heart is in pain nothing matters anymore My faith is no more 'cause I don't know who I am Another day that flies like butterflies before my eyes Another day that past in tears and incomprehention's blast When there is no shape you belong to When words you've cried do stop to come through When the closest dream behind mysty fears disappears When the closest dream behind mysty fears disappears There is the time before us There is the time of memories The one that lies in front of us But where's the one of dreams Insecure I won't win that race Horror thing...remember the way Calculate..I'm on my way...just think today... Another day that flies like butterflies before my eyes Another day that past in tears and incomprehention's blast When there is no shape you belong to When words you've cried do stop to come through When the closest dream behind mysty fears disappears When the closest dream behind mysty fears disappears There is the time before us There is the time of memories The one that lies in front of us But where's the one of dreams I see the butterflies... The butterflies before my eyes I see the butterflies... The butterflies before my eyes ...but where are the one of dreams I see the butterflies before my eyes
17.
Everybody has something Going on that makes life a little bit more exciting To overcome the dramas everyday A magic pill for every situation So I push up the gain Decide to walk through rain to try to overcome the pain But it still feels the same That's when she came In her UFO under stormy rain scanning with her laser beams she manipulates my DNA She's not alone There are many more Watching us in space to upgrade the human race with another kind of DNA When my enemies try to kill me I disintegrate into another state To reappear in the corner of the room Speeding up the race with evolution So I push up the gain Decide to walk through the rain to try to overcome the pain But it still feels the same That's when she came In her UFO under stormy rain scanning with her laser beams she manipulates my DNA She's not alone There are many more Watching us in space to upgrade the human race with another kind of DNA

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This album is a journey to the stars musically told on two compact discs "Planet Earth" and "Deep Space". It reflects Sebastian in many ways by exploring lyrically philosophical and physical themes. The love and the definition of the human is in the focus. Starting with a personal perspective, then leading the listener into outer space and, finally, to understand that the reason behind all things is the deep wish to belong somewhere: home. The "Planet Earth" songs are more intimate and personal while the "Deep Space" songs were written from an objective perspective.

Sebastian is an audiophile and a passionate music collector. Because of that, the album was mixed as dynamically as possible in UDR™ (Ultra Dynamic Resolution) and every pressing of the album has a unique artwork.

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released June 12, 2015

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Sebastian Portillo Bern, Switzerland

Sebastian is a multi instrumentalist from Bern, Switzerland, writing, recording and producing all his records. His company composes and produces music for other artists, broadcast, motion pictures and video games.

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