The Story

Zenon Zamora

Zenon has been playing music since he was 5 years old. Growing up in a musical family, Zenon was exposed to various artists in multiple genres of music. After taking music lessons for two years, Zenon found himself a true student of music, studying musical theory, repertoire, and composition. By the time he was 15, Zenon taught himself piano, guitar, violin, viola, and cello, and studied other instruments associated with orchestral composition. Inspired by his surroundings and experiences, Zenon quickly fell into his own, in terms of writing style, creating a unique and easily discernible sound. He fronted various bands and musical projects over the years, but eventually his endeavors lead him to the creation of a project he called “CASCOVA”.

CASCOVA

The idea behind CASCOVA started when Zenon’s writing started to gear towards the synthetic as opposed to the naked and raw alt-rock he produced in the 2000s when he fronted the group Harlequin out of Albuquerque, NM. He wanted his music to be of orchestral quality, both in texture and in execution. As a result, Zenon started a solo project that would eventually become CASCOVA. Since that time, he has worked with brilliant musicians, including Maurice Meintzer, Chris Leyba of “Santa Mira”, and Jason Call who is currently running for Washington’s Second Congressional District. Musicial endeavors have run the gamut from composing a symphony, a series of concerti, and mainstream rock and electronica projects.

Instrumentation and vocals on all CASCOVA tracks are performed by Zenon Zamora.

Words

LYRICS FROM “BEAUTIFUL EXILE”

DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

Boy I need you everyday beside me - With all your pain you make me feel your glory - My cup runneth over with your sinful sweat - Push you off this balcony - Feed this hungry pet - I am your slave where pain falls like hail - Fill my with uncertainty that dead men tell no tales - - Dead Men Tell No Tales - - Master give me love - Give me rain - Make me want to be your cane - Hold me close and dry my eyes - Take me to my grave again - You understand me when you hold your whip - ‘Neath your boots of loving heat grant me one last kiss - And make me breathe to need you in my heart - Born of this consciousness of ripping flesh apart - - Dead Men Tell No Tales - - The seething murmurs of our mourning - Tread the beaten path of this pure soul - Caress and hold me after anger is spent - Love me like a virus and tell me no more tales (dead men tell no tales)

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I AM ARIES

Why have you come to see the freak on - freak on speed? - Why have you come to hear him speak of endless grace? - Hear my voice above the heads of men - Make your choice - believe me when I say “you need me” - All worlds know me - I am your king - - CHORUS: Run from my love my dear - I am Aries - Run from my love my dear - Run for your life - I’d run - - Some are born to endless night and darkness - I, the architect of sadness will paint these walls with madness - You only see what I feel you should see - All worlds know me - I am your king - - CHORUS (x2)

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SHAPE SHIFTER

My liar - Did you ever really love me - Or was I here to help you wait for him again? - High flyer - As distant as the stars we look upon - Destroy desire and gain the promise of you moving on - So everyone can see - - CHORUS: Through valleys of glass we are broken dreams - Inside you he grows to become what I once was - A liar of fame and passion - - Dark rider - In the towers of your dreams am I the one? - Shape Shifter - Are we changing to absolve what we’ve become? - In hunger - We are the monsters of the hidden forces - Keepers of forbidden flesh tonight - And everyone can see - - CHORUS - - Far from home moving stars alone - Heartless rights - Sinful nights - Cold as clay as you walk away - Free from pain in my veins - And we are seasons of snow - And we are coming home

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TEARS FROM EVERY EYE

Little Nero’s got a secret - burned Rome tonight - He whispers but he can’t keep it - slow to deny - He wants to find a fallen star - But careful never to impose - He wants you to lick lick lick his scars - And keep him close - - I’ll be your god when god is nowhere - - Stand back - time to say goodbye - Stand bank - tears from every eye - - Chorus: Do you understand me? - - Falter falter fragile little lamb - We are alone - Disowned and disenchanted lamb - We never know - Lights out - armed with words like swords - Lights out - bringing tour de force - Where air is thin and snow is high - Little Nero whispers lies - Why did I spend my time on you? - This love was made for two - - Chorus - - Chorus

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EXILE

I have finally found a reason to live - It’s not as though I died - I just went away to be without love - I know it’s only me and my jealousy - Before I’ll let you go - they’ll have to drag me to hell - To lie - to cry - to die - All night long - - Chorus: And I dreamed.i could be like everyone - To love blindly without a fear of death - - Mortal man hath broken down - Kneeling to the gods before him - I can only help appease earthly bounds - I’m killing you - I feel it inside - It tears apart this little bride - And we cannot abide, my love - All night long - - I’ve been forgotten - I’ve been left alone too long - This star has fallen - I have nothing left to burn - - Chorus

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SANCTUARY

Behind these triumphs of my will there are fields of shattered dreams And distant lands of broken hearts - Under the faces of the free lay the empty wells of ink To scribe these tales of youth - - Chorus: Tears will fall like acid rain - Yet these fertile lands remain - Will you be my everything and save me? - Make these tears of mourning end in me - - We have guarded many nights - filled the sky with all our flights of heart - To lead the way for you - Follow through the alley way where the lights no longer shine - Upon these empty streets - You’re the god of barren seeds - I am the goddess of the weeds - And you will always know my heart - This is not the way - this is for the day - When you and me will be everything we need - - Chorus

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END MY BLISS

Chorus: There is more love - there is more love than this - You are not the one to lead me home - To end my - end my bliss - - I used to say “I love you” But then you lost your mind - somewhere in the crushing light I used to say “I’m sorry” But then I woke from sleep to find you in the backseat in another’s sullen keep - The lights come crashing down from nowhere Upon your apertures - Tumble with your nimble grace for no one - no one - - Chorus - - Though many eyes have seen you, you feign agile surprise - Masterful and out of sight - In long days and long nights - In wizards glass and moonlight - This is no place for maiden voyage, virgin hands of lore - The lights come crashing down from nowhere - Upon your apertures - Fumble with your faux pas grace for no one - no one - no one - - Tales of my withered death are false to some extent - Crestfallen shadows be - triumph the gallows we - Recoil and double back for no one - no one - no one - - Chorus

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PERSONA NON GRATA

I suppose you still feel abused on your angel back - I suppose you feel like a muse - sleeper, bliss of black - Above your station - stay thy canons - Whimsical panic - you’re famously phallic and manic, I’m told - - Chorus: All alone with your lovers - All alone - entre nous - All alone with your lovers - Entre nous - - I suppose y is always x, though we’ll never know - I suppose you want violent sex when resistance is low - I suppose free men walk on you - Essence absent, you - Above your station - stay thy cannons - Mouthful of cipher - encoding your wrists with nightmares of noir - - Chorus - - Above your station - stay thy cannons - Where is your obol? - Construct of opal with nothing to hide - - Chorus

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SNOW ANGEL

Believe in me - - Back again to free your mind - He knows someone like him is hard to find - You’re still grieving for a heart that’s dead and gone - He’s been keeping you caged all along - You can’t change me - You can’t stop the pain without a hope to save me - - Chorus: Believe in me - where no one else can see - Believe in me - inside there is no one but me - Believe in me - so I can never be free - Believe - believe - - You’re feeling sorry for yourself - Hoping he’d be there to help - Have you forgotten all the pain he gave you? - Your suffering is self induced - He has to die to cut you loose - In your mind he’s winning - In your blood he’s swimming - My snow angel - burn these walls down - And keep me in your prayers to mirrors - - Chorus - - You’re captive once again, my love - How many more will come? - you can’t keep turning back, you’ve lost too many… - - Chorus

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MONO

You know you speak in riddles - I’ll meet you in the middle of this train - And even though I’m little I’ll break you down but I’ll never be the same - In these hidden wastelands we know you never shoot with your hands - I see death, but not for you - You go on living without you know who - you know who - - Chorus: First comes smiles - Then comes lies - Then comes gun fire - The love dies - - You know you’re such a pain - In the end did you even know my name? - Under the beam we are vain - We’ll start again but you’ll still be in my way - In these hidden wastelands we know you never shoot with your hands - I see death, but not for you - We go on - living without you - - Chorus

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FENRIR

I am not here with you - you told me so, to let me go - But then I see your eyes - you tell me with wave of your hand - I am the chosen one - I am the chosen one - And now all their soldiers want me - They cry out their hungry prayers - Without these tears I’m helpless - Without these arms to bear - - Chorus: You’re beautiful - you’re beautiful - But don’t get too close - - I think I’m human again - I think I bled it out - I know it’s me who wants to - I know it’s me who has to - Do I listen to the judges mercy? - Do I listen to the quiet swan? - Do I listen to the mirror’s heart? - Do I listen to the severed parts? - I’m the sinner that’s never loved - I’m the killer without your blood - I know no means of mercy in your empty hands - - Chorus - - I’m the sinner that’s never loved - I’m the killer without your blood - I know no means of mercy in your empty hands - your hands - - Chorus

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FIND THE LIGHT

Chorus: You don’t have to fight us anymore - You don’t have to fight to find the light - You don’t have to fight us anymore - You only need to find the light - - Why do you look perplexed? - It’s not what has you vexed you know - And if the fight was fixed - It’s simply bound to overflow - The anger puts you in the ground - That leaves me lost but never found - - Chorus

Lyrics by Zenon Zamora