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NY Family Plans
03:03
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A home to bury dreams
Or should I say
You better fail?
All I saw was paranoia
You will not know, you will not see
Until you make all failures great
You turn them up ’til they explode
I know the New York family plans
Just by heart
Let me start
Until now a feather felt
heavier than
a motortruck
Now the ball is in your court
To bury guns or sound the mort
Warhol wakes, next to my bed
Will he bring or steal my time?
I’m in love with his cans
They say I’m a problem
Big Apple fades
Into the background
There you go
Straight to your songs
With them I fall
Stay lying down
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Swim or Drown
03:51
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Our car broke down some eighty days ago
We took what we could carry on our backs in obscure glow
Nighthawks flew above our heads and
We were moving on with dirty feet on concrete ground so free
Into the sea we’ll wade
White foam tingling on our shins
Will we swim or will we drown?
Salt scum, skinny legs
No sun burning on our backs
Will we swim or will we drown?
The circus left our hometown long ago
It was the time when we left too and begged dead wood to grow
Seasons came and went and came again
Next Monday we might reach the coast of memories and then
Into the sea we’ll wade
White foam tingling on our thighs
Will we swim or will we drown?
Salt scum, skinny legs
Dark waves splashing in our eyes
Will we swim or will we drown?
Black water coming,
yellow rubber ring and oxygen for King Scruple and Queen Grief, my friend
So come along – we carry on
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Brother, Sister
03:20
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Brother, we’ve been out here so long
Talking about what’s to come
Never knew ourselves
Sister, you know I am so tired
Trying to stand uptight
Leave the house to get out
I’m so tired, far too tired for standing upright
I’ve been wondering far too long what’s to come
Brother we’ve been out here so long
Talking about what’s to come
Never knew ourselves
I just can’t get up
I need to get up now
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Nemesis
03:30
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Have your learned from hysteria
I broke my leg in a funny way
The teacher was laughing while the reverend just yelled
Yeah the teacher was laughing
The reverend just yelled
I’m afraid of sweet ladybugs crawling over my body
I will wait by the fireside
And I’ll pretend to be alright
The teacher was laughing while the reverend just yelled
Yeah the teacher was laughing
The reverend just yelled
I’m afraid of sweet ladybugs crawling over my body
Be aware of this when you ask me to help you save the world
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Sapphire
03:36
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Give us a masterplan
Say there’s a reason to believe
Wake us at 4 a.m.
Pay our debts with sapphire
Taking control
I am learning there’s more underneath
Hit me and I’ll begin
Give me a new example
Wonder who you are?
Solution A, solution B
Scenarios C and D
Connection X, connection Y
Sapphire worlds collide
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Take Turns
03:46
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Come on in, it’s already getting dark
We’ve been out here for too long
Ask your friends and family – anyone you choose
No one’s gonna tell the truth
Do we take turns before we fall apart?
Take a break from all the madness round here
Take a look up to the stars
You might think of U.F.O.’s and of gods
One might say we are lost
Do we take turns before we fall apart?
Some find a rabbit hole and hide all along
Some are rattle snakes and hunt down their prey
Me I’d rather be a cloud in the sky
Raining down on you
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Rough
03:37
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Going nowhere – left to try
till I can't take no more and I haven't ever – been enough
so this is the rough way – the way no one's going these days in life
the weakest part and everyone should smile
though you may decide to let it pass
to watch it pass you by
if only some of us could feel their heartbeats
they wouldn't laugh at all the ones who can't breathe in factories, in banks and in office
in their own bodies
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Rain Again
02:47
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I’d like to step outside – tell them what is on my mind I guess
I better stay inside my cloud
You say it’s been a while, I know
We know we’ve been too high, you said
We miss you every single day
Let’s play outside. Just for a while.
Pretty soon it starts to rain again.
It’s been raining forever now – we’ve been standing here before, today I better stay inside my head
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One Soul
02:19
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Layin’ back to relax
It is time for a cigarette
Work is done
Moon is on
Where the angels play
Clear night
Stars shine bright
Already been there before
This ain’t about you
Ain’t about me
Ain’t no weak apology
Time is running
Time gets shorter
There ain’t no hiding
A never changing order
You know it has gone before
And it came back again
So what’s all this longing for?
There ain’t no plan
One soul will show up soon
One soul will you forget
One soul will be breaking your heart
One soul will be yourself
Time is running
Time gets shorter
There ain’t no hiding
Time to cross the border
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Rock'n'Roll Sadness
03:00
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Fade in electric guitars
Turn up the volume
Bring on clamorous feedback
Into the bright arcade
And then we'll shed a tear and
We’ll be walking on air
No foot on the ground
We'll be walking on air
Until the song fades out, comrade
It is a rock 'n' roll sadness
that comes to us
Forget national somethings
Dive into the gloom
And then we'll shed a tear and
We’ll be walking on air
No foot on the ground
We'll be walking on air
On clouds of frequencies
It’s all fading out
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Easy on the Drinks
04:12
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The cookie jar holds the love that you have missed
It’s on a shelf that’s protected by a glowing lamp
Next to the book of hate that you misinterpret
Your jar is full of fear
I do cling to my goods and personal stuff
That I won’t part with easily
I won’t blame you to cling to your madness
Starting tomorrow we all go easy on the drinks
Your door denies each visitor that you invite
While you’re digging for a cookie to dip in your mug
That’s filled with black coffee from yesterday
When you were full of love
No matter how it turned out wrong
While being lost within yourself (little facts inherited – answers that have been received)
It’s when you walk to get nowhere (money’s gone – paid all the fees)
The speed of peace – aimlessly (little more did you expect)
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Hitchhiker
05:10
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I saw your car pulling over
You slowed down, stopped next to me
Pouring rain, you opened the door
Heard a song. I heard you sing.
And I got in and you drove fast
“What’s that sign”, I heard you ask
Someone said “Let’s turn right here!”
We spinned around and heard a laugh
Just tell your brother to stay out of this
Tell your sister, we’ll meet again
Say hi to your friends, tell them I’m fine
Say no more, let’s get a ride
A yellow dog was sitting in the back,
Wearing a worn out suit
He was trying to make an effort
We asked why he was in such a good mood
He laughed loud, told us to turn around
“What’s that sign?” I heard you ask
The dog said “Let’s turn right here”
I turned to you but you were gone
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Palila Hamburg, Germany
Classic indie rock.
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