Night Soup is Red Tail Hawk’s recently released full-length album — a heady nocturne intoxicating musical styles and sensibilities. Old ghosts are released from a time when Ben was living in communal collaboration with friends and band members at an abandoned estate in Newburyport, MA. Ideals they’d struggled with regarding love, relatonships and the state of our world are exposed. The album was released on June 10th, 2016. 

"SWIMMING" Lyrics:

Just swimming around ‘cos I know no way out in this night soup I float And I ain’t all alone

I ain’t all alone

Stuck on Earthly Guilty pleasures Stuck on Earthly Guilty pleasures

Stuck on Earthly Guilty pleasures Stuck on Earthly Guilty pleasures

treasure

treasure ohh

treasure

treasure ohh

Just swimming around ‘cos I know no way out in this night soup I float And I ain’t all alone Can’t do it alone

Float or sink Take a drink noo
Time to come ohh

Float or sink Take a drink ohh
Time to go noo

Stuck on Earthly treasure Guilty pleasures
Stuck on Earthly treasure Guilty pleasures ohh

"ALL LOVE" Lyrics:

I love you and I gotta let you know Even though uneven flow
I love you and I gotta let it show Said I love you and I’ll let you go

All love so much love All love so much love All love so much love All love so much love Give me your love

I love you and I gotta let you know Even though uneven flow
I love you and I gotta let it show
Said I love you and I’m letting you go

"BIG WIND" Lyrics:

Big wind a’coming
Big wind a’coming down Bluebird in the sky
Big wind a’coming down Bluebird in the sky
Tuck your wings and glide away Fly away

No where to hide
Gotta know where to hide Bluebird in the sky
Know where to hide Bluebird in the sky Spread your wings
And fly away

Beyond a lifetime long Is the Dream of song Beyond a lifetime long Is the Dream of song So sing along

Can do no wrong A lifetime long

Big wind a’coming down
Gotta know where to hide now Bluebird in the sky
Big sun a’smiling down Bluebird in the sky
Spread your wings
And fly Away

Thoughtless place
Empty space
Peace in my heart
In the presence of your light

Big wind a’coming down
Gotta know where to hide now Bluebird in the sky
Big sun a’shining down Bluebird in the sky
Spread your wings
And fly Away

Beyond a lifetime long Is the Dream of song Beyond a lifetime long Is the Dream of song So sing along

Can do no wrong A lifetime long

"FRUITBASKET" Lyrics:

She took my time and fed my soul (whispers)

You hurt me once and then again You hurt me twice but never again

All my fruit in one basket
All my time spent searching for true love

You heard the words that went unsaid You felt them ringing in your head You hurt me once and then again
You hurt me twice but never again

Time heals all wounds I am whole
On my own
On my OWN

All my fruit in
One basket
All my time spent Searching for true love All my fruit in
One basket
All my time spent Searching for true love

All my fruit in
One basket
All my time spent Searching for true love A hawk seeking his dove True love... 

"YOU AND I" Lyrics:

You and I
We walk together These cobble streets Been here forever Your hand in mine
I look you in the eye

These moments
They pass us by
Where do they go
Nobody knows
All we can do is live our lives in the moment.. Ohh

You and I
We see the World and all it’s treasure Give it a try
Let’s live our lives in endless pleasure You and I
We spend our time in perfect weather Me and my
We live to love and it lasts forever

Oooo Oooo

You and I we dance together These marble floors
Been here forever
Your lips in mind

I look you in the eye

Savor
These moments
Don’t let ‘em
Slip away
‘Cos I know not where We’re gonna be
But tomorrow will be... Ohh

You and I
Let’s live our lives in endless pleasure Give it a try
We see the World and all it’s treasures You and I
We spend our time in perfect weather

Me and my
We live to love and it lasts forever

Oooo Oooo

You and I You and I You and I You and I

Your love
Is the light I leave on
All day
All night
My love is pure
To the core
Need I say more?
Your love is more than allure
Ain’t nothing for sure
But we are
I can see in your eye
They sparkle when I make you smile
We have this time
And there’s no wrong way to say I love you Could tell you all day
Come now
And hear us play

Sometimes my hands are my eyes Sometimes my eyes are my mouth Sometimes my fingers reach inside Sometimes my tongue is a wolf

"TELEPHONE" Lyrics:

Telephone it rings all day
Can’t keep the motherfucker at bay I wanna go but I gotta stay
‘Cos telephone is how I get paid And telephone it rings all day

Stars at night
Give me sight
Sun and moon fight
There’ll be an eclipse tonight

Telephone it rings all day
Can’t keep the motherfucker at bay I wanna go but I gotta stay
‘Cos telephone is how I get paid And telephone it rings all day

Stars at night
Give me a sign
Sun is moon’s plight
There’ll be an eclipse tonight

Light rise Dark fall Starry night Soul fly

Telephone it rings all day
Can’t keep the motherfuckers at bay Telephone it rings all day
I wanna go but I gotta stay
‘Cos telephone is how I get paid And telephone it rings all day Telephone it rings all day
Telephone it rings all day

"BUSTED" Lyrics:

Ohhh (warmup)

All my dreams are busted
All my time’s been wasted The truth has been lost on you From view
‘Cos it’s always about you

All my dreams are busted
All my time’s been wasted The truth has been lost on you From view
‘Cos it’s always
Always about you

Won’t you hold my hand
And Take the stand
That you made in your dreams We’re searching for the truth Let us unlock our past
So this love will last

All my dreams are busted
All my time’s been wasted The truth has been lost on you From view
‘Cos it’s always
Always about you

Won’t you take my hand And be the man
That I know in my dreams We’re searching for the truth Let us unlock our past

So this love will last

All my dreams are busted
All my time’s been wasted The truth has been lost on you From view
‘Cos it’s always
Always about you

All my dreams are busted
All my time’s been wasted The truth has been lost on you

From view
‘Cos it’s always
Always about you
All my dreams are wasted on you ‘Cos it’s always
Always about you... oooohoo

"RIVER" Lyrics:

Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa

Fill your life with beauty And that’s alright by me Fill your life with plenty Of loving company

Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa

When the river runs
And When the river dries
When the river flows
We’ll have our fun
And when the river dries
We’ll damn everyone
And when you call out our name We will know who to thank When the river dries
We take to the sky
Fly high in the sky

And when we cross the sky We’ll find the love we seek And when we cross the sea We’ll be

In the journey
And when we cross the whole World...

When the river runs
And When the river dries
When the river flows
We’ll have our fun
And when the river dries
Dam every one
And when I fall down to my knees I pray to the God that I see

When the ocean’s rise We take to the sky
Fly high in the sky

To me you are the sea

Gone are my reserves For you I have no words After all
The river speaks

Wet or dry
The river knows

When the river runs
And When the river dries When the river flows We’ll have our fun
And when the river dries Damn every one

And when
I fall down to my knees

CREDITS:

Ben Zanfagna - Vocals, Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Saxophone
Russ McHenry - Piano, Organ, Wurlitzer, Rhodes
Peter Whitehead - Drums, Backup Vocals
Eric Turner - Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar
Mike Gruen - Bass Guitar

Additional Musicians:

Tim Phillips - Electric Guitar, Backup Vocals

Dan Searl - Electric Guitar

Songs written and produced by Benjamin Zanfagna. Co-produced by Tim Phillips. Additional writing by Red Tail Hawk
© ℗ 2016 Making Music Medicine, BMI All Rights Reserved.

Live tracks recorded at Thundering Sky Studios in S. Berwick, ME engineered by Christopher Magruder.

Piano recorded at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport, MA.

All other tracks recorded at Phillips Sound in Rowley, MA. Engineered by Tim Phillips.

Mixed by Tim Phillips at Phillips Sound in Rowley, MA.

Mastered by Chris Bauer at Audio Mastering Service in Passau, Germany

Photo by Rudolf Getel | Album Art by Ben Zanfagna