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Omnia In Numeris Sita Sunt

by MERE MORTALS

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    • 12-page booklet
    • Including lyrics & photos
    • Band history essay
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1.
WITH YOU WITHOUT You words & Music by Bob Francis Acquaviva) Every night I sleep And, boy, do I dream Wind at my hack And her love at my feet Will it fade away? Will it ever end? The knife cuts deep Living day to day All is fair in a game like this No one takes the blame Can’t live with you So hard without you Can’t live with you With you Without you Chained to your heart Bound to her soul I try to escape But the winds to cold Running from the night Her eyes reap my soul She looks inside And suddenly I’m old No way to escape this tender trap She’s in control Can’t live with you So hard without you Can’t live with you With you Without you Can’t live, ooh, can’t live Can’t live with you So hard without you Can’t live with you With you, without you With you, without you With you, without you With you, without you I just can’t live without you Baby, ooh, baby
2.
Laura 03:32
LAURA Words &Music by Bob Francis Arluaviva Right now I want to tell you I’m sorry I’m so sorry baby it didn’t work out Cut you off without a word Maybe I just couldn’t deal with goodbye I still think of you And all the things we’ve been through But somehow I knew it was over Today l feel like I can beat them all Tomorrow things aren’t as bright Sleep doesn’t come easy for me in the night Dreams of you -was it a mistake? I did what I had to do And I’m sorry if I hurt you But I knew it was over Laura said always remember Laura said never forget Laura I’ll always remember The day we met Laura said always remember Laura said never forget Laura said always remember Laura said never forget
3.
INTO THE NIGHT B. Mardones & R. Tepper She’s just 16 years old Leave her alone they said Separated by fools Who don’t know what love is yet But I want you to know If I could fly I’d pick you up I’d take you into the night And show you a love like you’ve never seen ever seen It’s like having a dream Where nobody has a heart It’s like having it all And watching it fall apart And I would wait till the end of time for you And do it again it’s true I can’t measure my love There’s nothing to compare it to But I want you to know If I could fly I’d pick you up I’d take you into the night And show you a love like you’ve never seen ever seen (Repeat Chorus)
4.
I’LL BE THERE Words & Music by Bob Francis Acquaviva) Always be tender that’s the way it must be Baby, remember You could count on me ‘Cause when there comes a time And you want to change your life I’ll be around I’ll be there, do you want me? I’ll be around when you need me I’ll be there, waiting on you I’ve been dreaming And I’ve been thinking About the way you look at me Play with my feelings That’s o.k ’cause I want you near me ‘Cause all my life I’ve been running Chasing after you When will it end? I’ll be there, do you want me? I’ll be around when you need me I’ll be there, waiting on you
5.
ONCE IN A LIFETIME (Stone, Cavo) Once in your life You find someone It takes you by surprise You wonder how You ever saw The feelings in her eyes But time takes Its toll on you She’s torn from your life And now you know You’ll never see Her life before your eyes Once in a lifetime You don’t know what you’re going through Once in a lifetime Destiny is thrown back at you And you’re left standing All alone in the rain Time after time Our paths are entwined Misgivingsour only mistakes But the road turns And your body yearns For that homeward stretch of mile Once in a lifetime She’s there for you to pull you through Once in a lifetime She’s torn from you There’s nothing you can do And you’re left standing All alone in the rain In the rain...
6.
Hero 03:41
HERO (Words & Music by Bob Francis Acquaviva) There comes a time in your life When you just need ooh, ooh, you need bad And it becomes hard to hold on to childhood dreams you once had But don’t lose sight Hold on, don’t let it slip away ‘Cause I’ll be there in the end Heroes never die They just fade away In time, ooh, I could forget That I knew you, but it’d be hard Don’t look, don’t touch Can’t you feel inside Like a mirror, ooh, it echoes you But I won’t lose the faith I believe in you Some things never change like heroes never die They just fade away Hero, heroes Hero, heroes Heroes never die They just fade away They just fade away Hero, heroes Hero, heroes Hero, heroes Hero, heroes Hero, heroes Hero, heroes
7.
Love is Real 03:10
LOVE IS REAL (Words & Music by Bob Francis Acquaviva) The first thing I see When I wake up is your eyes And they burn with fire It’s the same thing every day Some things, they just never change and Like the feeling I get when we’re alone It’ll take some time For the pain to heal And I’m not sure if Our love is real You’ve been hurt before Ooh, I can’t change that Our love is real Love is real I know the hurt that you’ve been feeling You’re not alone I’ve been there before Pain’s no stranger to me Where will we be when the smoke clears? Will I stand alone? Is this just another broken scene? Sometimes I ask myself Why do I even try? Somehow in the end It all works out Our our our our love is real Love is real Love is real Love is real Love is real
8.
ALWAYS GONNA WANT you (Words & Music by Bob Francis Acquaviva) I’m always gonna want you, need you I’m never gonna let you, never I’m always gonna want you, need you I’m never gonna let you, never, ever You make the promises You just can’t keep You said you’d be there When I need And always stand by me But now, you’re gone And look who’s in the cold Left out in the rain Standing all alone Now I want to hold you And I can’t touch you, girl You really hurt me Of this I’m sure I’m always gonna want you, need you I’m never gonna let you, never I’m always gonna want you, need you I’m never gonna let you, never, ever Forget you, always forever Lisa, She couldn’t really stand the test She didn’t love me like the rest She thought that we were playing a game She couldn’t deal with my fame Nancy, She tried to be like you She wanted me to play the fool But I could see right through No one could be like you You, I want to see you Just one more time I want to hold you And call you mine I’m always gonna want you, need you I’m never gonna let you, never I’m always gonna want you, need you I’m never gonna let you, never, ever, Forget you, always forever LOST INSIDE OF YOU (Words & Music by Bob Francis Acquaviva) All this time I tried to change your mind But there’s no way out Tell you lies, oh, it's not my way I’ve been honest from the start And it's hard, hard to hold you ‘Cause she’s always on my mind And it’s hard, hard to let it go When you’ve been through a lot I’m like a man who’s split in two Half of me loving One half loving you It feels so right but it's so damn wrong I’m lost inside of you Sometimes I took you for granted But I never took you for a fool Many times I hoped you would go away But without you I’d be lost Bur it’s hard, hard to forget you ‘Cause she’s always on my mind It took years, years to find you I still see her in your eyes I’m like a man who’s split in two Half of me loving One half loving you It's too late to turn back now I’m lost inside of you
9.
LOST INSIDE OF YOU (Words & Music by Bob Francis Acquaviva) All this time I tried to change your mind But there’s no way out Tell you lies, oh, it's not my way I’ve been honest from the start And it's hard, hard to hold you ‘Cause she’s always on my mind And it’s hard, hard to let it go When you’ve been through a lot I’m like a man who’s split in two Half of me loving One half loving you It feels so right but it's so damn wrong I’m lost inside of you Sometimes I took you for granted But I never took you for a fool Many times I hoped you would go away But without you I’d be lost Bur it’s hard, hard to forget you ‘Cause she’s always on my mind It took years, years to find you I still see her in your eyes I’m like a man who’s split in two Half of me loving One half loving you It's too late to turn back now I’m lost inside of you
10.
TOUCHED BY THE SON (Words & music by Rob Francis Acquovive) Oh, you, you live your life Chasing a rainbow into the night And how do you survive The pressures of life- Who, what or why? I got to know ‘Cause I face the problems The invisible foe Time is on your side The power of light The will to survive And the time is now And you’ve got the power to ride Ride free! Ride hard! Clench your fist and shake it with pride You, you, are the one Touched by the son It took a long time to settle Driven by pain, anguish and metal But I, I saw the light The breaking of dawn The defeat of the night Oh, how I cried When the Prince of Darkness Stripped me of pride It's all in the past ‘Cause I saw his light at last And the time is now And you’ve got the power to ride Ride free! Ride hard! Lift your head and look to the sky We, we are as one Brothers of the son And the time is now And you got the power to ride Ride free! Ride hardl Clench your fist and shake it with pride You, you are, the one Touched by the son Come along with us...

about

MERE MORTALS' origins would begin as an enigmatic progressive hard rock band on the Upstate New York club circuit named LUFTWAFFE. While performing the band’s final show, band leader and main songwriter Robert Acquaviva decided to take the band in a new, more adult-oriented rock direction, focusing on keyboard-driven songs with catchy hooks and harmonies.
Keeping with the same line-up of guitarist Bob Francis Acquaviva, bassist Paul St. James, drummer Tony Stone and vocalist David Paul Slife, the band would change their name to MERE MORTALS.
MERE MORTALS would waste no time heading into the studio to begin laying down tracks. One of the first songs recorded would be a cover of the infamous Benny Mardones hit ‘Into The Night’. As the writing continued, the addition of keyboardist Vince Cavo into the band would increase the caliber of their material.
MERE MORTALS would record 14-tracks, only 10 of which would be used for their debut album ‘Omnia In Numeris Sita Sunt’. Included would be the single ‘Laura’. Both ‘Laura’ and ‘Into the Night’ would receive much regional airplay that helped to create a buzz for the band.
Quickly taking advantage of the hype, MERE MORTALS return to the studio three months after the release to record their follow-up ‘Immortalized’ released in 1987. The album consisted of nine new songs that the band had already been performing live. As with the debut, the band would receive much praise and radio play regional as well as television spots. The band would play several opening spots for national touring acts such as Patti Smyth, Benny Mardones, Taylor Dane and others in support of the release. Within that same year, after a member's departure and some attempts to shift around members, MERE MORTALS would end up playing their last show as the band and ended as the following year began.

credits

released September 30, 2022

MERE MORTALS is:
Bob Francis Acquaviva - guitar
David Paul Slife - vocals
Paul St. James - bass
Tony Stone - drums

CREDITS:
Produced Bob F Acquaviva
Engineered by Bob Yauger
Recorded at UCA Recording studio
Re-mastering at Wayne Manor Studio
Band Management Donna Ray
All songs were written by B.F. Acquaviva
Except for “Into The Night” written by Benny Mardones and Robert Tepper
“Once in a Lifetime” written by V.Cavo and T. Stone

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