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Disappear In The Clouds
04:07
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Disappear In The Clouds
Where mountains kiss the sky
Above the tree line
Close to the purple sun
and mystic liberty is mine
Where the rocks are exposed
Out here in solitude
Between breathtaking views
there rules a climate so rude
Where summer feeds the soul
With a soft kiss of delight
Lost in the moment
due to the beautiful sight
These ancient monuments
Created by tremendous powers
A silent language they speak
These strong and natural towers
And I wonder how it would be
To disappear in the clouds
United with the mountains
With wide meadows as a shroud
Where the mountains full of pride
From the very top like giants
Watch over the planet
Full of wisdom without science
From here it’s just one step
The ultimate path
Up to the heavens
Into paradise above
And I wonder how it would be
To disappear in the clouds
United with the mountains
With wide meadows as a shroud
And I wonder how it would be
To wander here forever
and disappear in the clouds
Leave behind all endeavor … forever
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Circumnavigation Of The World
Circumnavigation of the world
A floating ship in the streets
powered by antimatter
a ghostly vehicle
Nobody recognizes
the inmates
as we travel
Almost invisible
I want to show you the world
through my eyes
Circumnavigation of the world
In the arms of the night
reality is distorted
Let yourself drift
in clouds like waves
A giant lighthouse
shows the way
Remember yesterday
I want to show you the world
through my eyes
Circumnavigation of the world
A strange hum disturbs people
who are deeply asleep
Witnesses of the future
What we’ve seen made us cry
This trip is for real
Once love is lost,
everything is at an end
I want to show you the world
through my eyes
Around Eurasia
The world as one state
United nations
soaked in poverty
Around the world
I'm on the run
I have seen the apocalypse
Around Africa and the Middle East
Northern and Southern America
I'm on the run
Around the world
Around Africa and the Middle East
Northern and Southern America
I'm on the run
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Somewhere Out There
03:14
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Somewhere Out There
Out on the fields
where the stars are clear
A summery breeze
a night without fear
Such a great view
over mountains afar
A breath of stardust
all we are
Nothing but shadows
in the whispers of wind
A drop in the ocean
but full of devotion
Nothing but shadows
in the darkness of night
Somewhere out there
for me there’s a light
Out on the fields
I feel you
A gentle embrace
Clouds in deep blue
The rustling of corn
The frown of the moon
In solitude
I’m in love with doom
Out on the fields
in uncut meadows
I’m dancing with you
with your shadow
How lovely is this night
without tears, without fright
A silent tragedy
the most beautiful view
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The Artist As An Old Man
04:03
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The Artist As An Old Man
He likes to write about flowers in songs
Regards himself as a gentleman
Playing music it’s all he can
But sometimes it feels wrong
He comes up with lines that make no sense at all
To keep the message a secret one
Comes up with clichée hooklines
It’s like many lyrics are done
The artist as an old man
He ain’t here for success anymore
Full of ideas nobody wants to hear
It’s just himself that he plays for
It’s art to make something out of nothing
To put emptiness in lovely words
But most often it doesn’t matter what he sings
he thinks
And yes, it hurts
He likes to be a poet,
some of the famous ones
But who needs poets nowadays
This dream is forsaken
and his old days are grey
He likes to be a superstar sometimes
And then he doesn’t care at all
If somebody reads his lines
It’s just an echo of an ego that calls
It’s a replacement of shelter a song
since there is no one at his side
even though it’s rubbish that he wrote
A long life made him tired
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Lost Without A Trace
A faded picture in mind
An unfinished story
Feels familiar somehow
even though it lacks the glory
The seasons are blurred in memory
and keep speeding up their pace
You’ve been devoured by time
and are lost without a trace
I ponder till I fall asleep
A hypnagogic walk
along the crashing waves
and in my memory we talk
I hope you’re safe somewhere
and found some grace
You’ve been devoured by time
and are lost without a trace
Confusions and a tragedy
Confusions and a maze
You’ve been devoured by time
and are lost without a trace
I tried to shake off the past
Weren’t we just kids a while ago?
The unspoken secrets
follow me wherever I go
The seasons are blurred in memory
and keep speeding up their pace
You’ve been devoured by time
and are lost without a trace
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Lonelytown
03:17
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Lonelytown
I like to wander among strangers
It makes me feel less alone
It’s a lonely, a lonely, lonely town
Shy we are, thus it seems far
The distance between us
There is a deeper ground
I know I know you very well
Though details I can‘t tell
It’s a lonely, a lonely, lonely town
I stare holes in prison walls
just to see through
all these houses at you
I like to wander among strangers
whenever I feel down
It’s a lovely, a lovely, lovely town
I try and try to see
through these prison walls
that I create all around me
I know I know nothing at all
But many details I can tell
It’s a lonely, a lonely, lonely town
I stare holes in prison walls
and still can’t look through
all these uniform houses at you
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Bleary Remembrance
03:45
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Bleary Remembrance
I have my memories written in sand
On a vast and ancient beach
that is constantly in motion
and seems sometimes out of reach
I wrote the memories with my mind
So that no one can find
them on this mythic beach
Where they are hidden and out of reach
Bleary remembrance
Engraved in sand
with water it shall dance
Perpetually without an end
And the waves keep on carrying thoughts
I have my memories written in sand
Some have faded like a dream
And some resisted successfully
against the oceanic stream
But I know bigger waves will come
and wash a life‘s chapters away
Might be a matter of some years
or happen still today
Bleary Remembrance
written with blood
With water it shall dance
and go with the flood
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Pacific Ocean View
04:49
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Pacific Ocean View
Serpentine roads
Serpentine roads
wind around the mountain
Gigantic masses of water
erode the stony towers
That’s where I rest
That’s where I rest
I'm building a house
I'm building a house
high up on this rock
A domicile after death
For some rest between lives
That’s where I rest
That’s where I rest
The ocean ripples strangely
A wooden boat on the waves
Lonely in the distance
It carries my dreams abroad
Out here where the ocean’s blue
and the sky shines with a golden hue
Eternally I’d like to see with you
this Pacific Ocean View
The lizard king, the lizard king
dances in the dust-dry sand
Fire salamanders, rattlesnakes
A realm on the roadside
That’s where I rest
That’s where I rest
An evening ride
An evening ride
in a convertible
Here on the highway number one
we drive into the glittering sun
That’s where I rest
That’s where I rest
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Renounce Despair
03:43
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Renounce Despair
I will not burn in this building
Even though someone forgot me
I will not burn in this house
even though because of the smoke I can't see
Don't worry about me
It’s just a bit of confusion
Maybe a stupid dream
Very far away
I hear people scream
Put out the fire
that is burning my heart
flood the fire
Help me start again
Strange people everywhere
I can't oppose them
I try not to care
Renounce despair
I will not burn in this building
In this cold, colorless fire
I will not burn in this house
that is completely wired
Maybe I haven't understood
the meaning of this lesson all the time
Until she finally tore down these walls
with her underwater calls
I try not to care
renounce despair The guitar plays
The guitar plays
a gloomy melody
A song of yearning
A song of love
The guitar plays a minor scale
Highway of the dawn
in the mild wind
On the rooftop of the universe
everything makes sense
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Bridge To A New Life
02:59
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Bridge To A New Life
It took a lot of effort to overcome
High above the water
At the entrance to the bay
Essential words I had to say
Shrouded in thick fog
Cable-suspension design
A lighting scheme with towers
And it kept on raining flowers
A bridge to a new life
at our place of longing
At the entrance to the bay
Essential words I had to say
About a mile into the north
with the roaring noise of cars
Almost a mile on foot
On a troubled way we are
A crossing over deep dark water
A crossing under golden light
A gate into high hopes
where the ocean opens wide
A crossing over ocean arms
A place so far from home
A gate into high hopes
where the ocean opens wide
Bridge to a new life
at our place of belonging
Strong wind blows us in the face
As we cry and hope for grace
under the steel struts
we cry and hope for grace
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Just A Dreamer
Show me a record you adore
and I grant you a glimpse into my soul
Show me a sad song that you love
And I promise I’m letting go of control
I dream of the vastness of the sea
Did you ever try to follow me
I dream of the oceans melody
And in this vastness we’ll be
Tell me about your deepest fear
Let me dwell on your heart
Show me the grief you have suppressed
And I promise I will tear your grief apart
I dream of the lightness of the sea
Did you ever try to follow me
I dream of the oceans melody
And in this lightness we will be
I dream of the greatness of the sea
Did you ever try to follow me
I dream of the oceans melody
And in this greatness together we will be
In the lap of the ocean
In the lap of the sea
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12. |
Flow
04:10
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Flow
These all-pervading waves
Illusionary molecules
I tempt to break free
I despise the rules
An eternal now
Devouring the souls
And behind the curtain
is everything whole?
In the flow, in the flow
Matrix meandering
In the flow, in the flow
Kaleidscope of dust
In the flow, in the flow
Magic wandering
In the flow, in the flow
Who can you trust?
These waves that connect us
Illusionary I
It’s like I look through you
And there is no why
Waveform entanglement
It’s like I look through you
An eternal waterfall
In the flood, in the flood
And when you go deeper,
There’s nothing
but emptiness and love
And when you go down
As below, so above
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One Night In Summery Barcelona
Do you remember as we were walking
down this endless road
One night in summery Barcelona
lined with palm trees
Do you remember as we were walking
this long road to the beach
One night in summery Barcelona
and the sea we didn’t reach
Oh, and the sky looked so golden
Oh, and the street lights like suns
Oh, and the town full of music
that’s where this song began
Do you remember as we were talking
on this gigantic market square
One night in summery Barcelona
close to a gate
Do you remember those strange people
that were playing not so far
One night in summery Barcelona
and the sound of their guitar
Oh, and the music embraced us
Oh, and it was kind of fun
Oh, and they were playing and dancing
that’s where this song began
Oh, and the world was so peaceful
Oh, I’ve been a lucky man
Oh, and the scent of the sea
that’s where this song began
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Mansions In The Sea Berlin, Germany
Indie folk, which is vaguely inspired by the great masters of the singer/songwriter school from the 60s and 70s, such as
Leonard Cohen or Tim Buckley, and yet bring something very unique and modern to the music. Not least
through the deep clear vocals, which evoke memories of Tom Waits or Nick Cave, and that sweet melancholy in the songwriting.
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