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starracer
05:30
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everybody get in, the lights are out
everybody move
to catch a place ahead of the crowd
you've been waiting for so long
to disappear
soon a shine from afar
will guide you away from here
life looks back at you
you know you're halfway through
the light is out, the light is out today
the stars are racing, coming our way
the plans are made up,
a mission heaven sent
the light is out, the light is out
everybody move, now freeze!
everybody get up from your hands and knees
no more dragging behind
veil in light
there is a solar space we'll find
now separate the colors from the blind
life looks back at you
i know we're halfway through
the light is out, the light is out today
the stars are racing
coming our way
the plans are made up,
a mission heaven sent
the light is out
light, shine
light is out, light is out today – will you guide me in?
the stars are racing, coming our way – will you guide me in?
the plans are made up,
a mission heaven sent
the light is out, light is out
– will you guide me in? – will you guide me through?
i try, harder i try
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the soil
04:49
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need coffee to send me to sleep
the sun seems see-through these days
all pictures move right through, like gin does
i'm not alright, funny how it's intriguing me
intriguing me – fall down while ground moves
watching the soil come down – all the way down watch it all
watching the soil come down – all the way down
this city grows tired
like i feared my eyes would be
and now that they are
will the ground give way before night to a new day?
pursuing to hold out i'm begging for slumber
it's still intriguing me
intriguing me – fall down while ground moves
watching the soil come down – all the way down watch it all
watching the soil come down – all the way down
intriguing me – fall down while ground moves
watching the soil come down – all down
intriguing me – all down
watching the soil come down
down, down, down
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sorryful
05:26
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i'm sorry, dad, i'm not what you hoped for
i couldn't keep up with the dreams that you had
i'm sorry, mom, i'm not what you prayed for
i just did not want to be as adorable as you
i'm sorryful – all these ghosts have names
watch your step then move on
i'm sorry, god, for not praying to you
holy words written down could not save me from the fall
i'm sorry to you all for those promises i broke
they keep haunting me every night, they say:
i'm sorryful – all these ghosts have names
watch your step then move on
i'm sorryful – all these ghosts have names
i'm not gonna start all over again
i'm not gonna start all over
i'm not gonna start, no, i'm sorry
watch your step then move on
i'm sorryful – all these ghosts have names
watch your step then move on
i'm not gonna start all over again
i'm not gonna start
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4. |
interlude one
01:32
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5. |
not the same water
04:44
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so you fight for (what) you are
say who defines what you are fighting for?
this time when you'll step out (of) this door
god won't be answering me
so i hide in you, hope we dream this, too
the end comes flaking
the storm keeps breaking in
oh lord, can't you be there
this mind is closing down
back when i could cradle
these eyes looked right at me
but they don't do any more
that blood just won't come off those hands
you claim you are a holy thing, you are
aha, we're not the same water
we make the same mistakes again
it's not the same deep water
we're following through
you are well trained and all set up
they timed their bomb in you
now calm, your back is packed
i face a blood sun and pray
you claim you are a holy war, you are
aha, we're not the same water
we make the same mistakes again
break the spell of time
we make the same mistakes again
we're not the same water
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everything quiet on remembrance parade
silent falling light, highlighting every flake
as piece by piece the ground it grows
creaking underneath my feet
the collar high like jimmy dean
travel through snow
i'm travelling through
with every step i leave a trench behind
the bottom line defines its shape
recapturing myself
snow builds on flakes and so do i
travel on as the frost does bite and pull my skin
travelling through snow
keep travelling through snow
everything quiet on remembrance parade
this dirty, violent place all of a sudden charms with grace
a place to hide underneath
i dissolve, gladly melting
but why does this snow come in june?
travelling through snow
keep travelling through snow
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7. |
interlude two
02:38
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sie sah mich an. müde augen. abgespannt. „so kann es nicht weitergehen”, sagte sie. und während ich noch grübelte, ob ich das nicht schon mal irgendwo gehört hatte, murmelte ich „ja.”. ich meinte „nein”. aber irgendwie gab etwas in mir auf. im hals oder etwas weiter oben. wieder mal. wo ist der fallschirm, wenn man ihn braucht? „houston, ich rase auf die erde zu. lasst euch was einfallen...”. ihre stimme rüttelte mich: „was heißt ‚ja'? ich tue das alles hier für uns. und was machst du? was ist dein anteil?”. „ich bin der sandsack!” dachte ich und sagte nichts. ich starrte an ihr vorbei, durch sie hindurch. leere. wie eine welle, die sich weit vor der küste auf den aufprall vorbereitet und dann einfach nur ausläuft.
worauf lief das hinaus? artikulation des unvermeidlichen? vollendung des unausweichlichen? ich stellte mir vor, wie ich einen wagen steuerte. von der strecke abkommend. die hände ins lenkrad gehauen. unfähig links oder rechts einzuschlagen. den baum vor augen. starr. unfähig. nicht fähig bis zum aufprall. glück hat der, der lebend heraus kommt, oder nicht?! die narben bleiben. hier sieh.
wir waren nicht pilcher, nicht kafka. wir waren gewöhnlich und nicht mal gut darin. ein fortsetzungsroman, der sich die absetzung herbeisehnt.
ich nehme noch einen.
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8. |
cover me
04:56
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she called it escape from him
but couldn't find home
a promise not fulfilled
her dreams she handed back; livelong
eventually her trying ran on empty
on 2nd thought gave in
her ink always drying when trying to write home
all she ever asked for was heart and a home
could she answer this, could she answer that
she might as well …
he found it hard to give in
to bitching and her moan
could not explain his desire to run away
sacrificing what once shared
yet he cried on, tried on, lied on
when will trust appear?
he whispers and she screams: “cover me”
i'm slowly drifting off-guard, cover me
you promised time would heal
but how long wait?
can't i just forget?
cover me
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9. |
sad movies
07:55
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i'm here with my want, the last one in line
i get through, i'm near, i'm down where no one is
you move real slow and i'm here with you
and i go:
hey le la
you take my time, you take my right
you take my live and i'm …
i'm through, i'm done, i'm here, i've overcome
still you move right through
storylines crash right here
always real close i'm here with you
i'm here with you ...
hey le la
you took my time, you took what's mine
you took my live and i'm …
well, i'm hoping when i'm down
i'll keep hiding when i hit the ground
now lay back and give in
i'm around to take what's mine
day in and day out i came here to gather round
moved on by, turned the lights out
faked a smile and moved, i kept hiding
i'm still hiding and mumble
hey yeah, yeah
i'm with you wherever you may go
like a light bulb above your head
i am your sun who, you know, kills when stared at
but i'm with you, i'll follow you like you follow me
now make no sound this blade will put us through
i'm with you, hey le la,
she said:
hey le la
he took my time, he took what's mine
so i took my life and i got my life back
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