1. |
run
03:09
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A day at the window
Looking in is looking out
Inside the clouds float by
Outside time is standing still
And in between am I
A day at the window
The hum of the working bee
Is the only sound that
Disturbs the silence
Which surrounds me
And you long to get out
Out into the sun
And you long to run out
Run and run and run
And run
A day at the window
Is coming to an end now
Outside the sun is setting
Inside the clouds still float by
And I am watching the sky
And finally I get out
Into the setting sun
And I turn and run out
Run and run and run
And run
c. halboth 2008
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2. |
leave me
04:38
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You came the long way
Just to tell me it's over
I knew it from your phone call
You were so ... different
For a long time we tried
To find ourselves
We only stood together
To flee the loneliness
Now you found new friends
So there's no reason
You leave me behind
And my loneliness
Leave me, leave me
Standing here alone again
Leave me, leave me
As you did it a long time ago
I won't cry, I won't moan
Lock up my heart again
Waiting for someone else
To crack up my walls
As you didn't do
We always lived together
In two different worlds
I knew you well I think
You didn't know me
You spent too much time
To look at yourself
And I didn't tell you
About me
c. halboth 1994
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3. |
inevitable - your mouth
05:47
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Again and again
Walls are tearing up
When the footsteps
Of your voice ring
Again and again
Houses tumble down
Break embankments
By the means of you glimpse
Casements roar
White, else deaf
Of blind glases
Break up doors
Locked, latticed
Looks pull on and out
Again and again
Sprouted branches
Like brushwood
Of stone and wood
Become entangled
In my hair
Binding my hands
And clasp
My shoulders
When the footsteps
Of your voice are vicinity
Your mouth
Which looks at me
As if it wants to say
"Why don't you say
At least with your eyes
That I shall say to you
- how ever -
That I love you"
c. halboth 1994
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4. |
back to the city
03:21
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The rain washes down my window
The music takes me back to the old times
Long forgotten feelings
Long forgotten thoughts
The first chapter of my new book
That man somehow must have known me
To so precisely describe
The way I used to feel
Where are those times now
Where are those feelings
The endless loneliness
Loosing myself in the void
These days I keep waiting for you
But now I know that you will come
Within a few hours
And everything will change
Now my days are filled with your presence
I am so busy with all the attractions
Sometimes I wish myself
Back to the city
c. halboth 1999
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5. |
blooming landscapes
03:26
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I set out on the search
Of the blooming landscapes
In the east of my country
Well, the blooming landscapes
They were there
But the people were gone
Where are the people
Where are the people
In the blooming landscapes
Where are the people
They're gone
I was standing on the market place
In some remote town
The houses freshly renovated
Well, on this nice place
I was there
But the people were gone
Do they hide in their holes?
Have they fled from the land?
Despite the shiny new landscapes
Despite the blooming landscapes
Despite the blooming landscapes
They're gone
I set out on the search
Of an evening meal in a pub
In some remote village
Well, the pub it was there, but too late
The people were gone
c. halboth 2009
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6. |
memories
04:13
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It's only the photographs
That's left of your memories
You'll trust in these photograph
Your connection to the past
The writings on your body
Tell you who you are
The reason for your life
How long have you been running around like this
How long have you been trusting your false friends
How long have you been stumbling through this life
How long how long how long do you you life without a past
You wake up in the mornings
And you still know who you were
But you can't imaging where you are now
Or who's that person at the door
The writings on the snapshot
Tell you who this is
And that you shall never trust him
Only a slight diversion
And you've forgotten everything
That happend just a minute ago
And how many years before
The writings on the wall
Shall replace your memory
But they're only illusions
And every three minutes
You start from the beginning
You can't keep all connections
Together in your mind
c. halboth 2002
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7. |
a hero
03:08
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So you finally got out
Out of the land of the dead
You spent your days conceiled
In the mud, starving, afraid
You thought it were just a job
Just like anyone else
But you were hit in the face
Got a missile in your back
And now you're a hero
You're the man of the day
It wasn't your fault
It wasn't your feat
All they needed was
A hero
Now they run in your door
And they siege your house
You're on the T.V.
On every channel
And they ask you
What did you live on
Where did you sleep
Why didn't they warn you
How do you feel
And they crash in your door
And they keep your phone screaming
And everywhere in the news
you see yourself grinning
And your family's hiding
in the dark of the cellar
And they won't let you out
they will push even harder
Until you expose your soul
Because they wanted a hero
And you're the one in charge
It wasn't your fault
It wasn't your feat
All they need is
A hero
c. halboth 1995
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8. |
only silence
03:51
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You're coming too late
To say you're sorry
You're coming too late
To try again
You're coming too late
To say you do care
You're coming to late
Cause now I'm gone
I'm gone for long time now
A late night call
You ask how do I do
You ask when we'll meet again
You sound as if nothing had happened
And that's how it was
There's nothing between us anymore
And you ask again
And I stay silent
I say I don't know
And I'll not be around
And I won't set another date
I sound as if something had happened
But that's not how it is
There's only silence between us now
When I asked again
You kept your silence
Now the spirit is gone
The spell is broken
c. halboth 1997
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9. |
silent girl
05:22
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Silent girl
I watch you every night
I tell you stories
Of the life outside
I watch you in your sleep
I listen to your breathing
I read the magazines to you
I know that you can hear me
I saw you long time ago
From behind my window
But when I tried to talk to you
You didn't want to listen
Now you don't walk away
And you don't think I'm psychopathic
And while you sleep your deep sleep, baby
I will cherish you
I go to the ballet and your favorite movies
Because you cannot move or see
But still I know that you can hear me
I tell you all I see
I want to spend my life with you
We make such a beautiful pair
You know I'll never hurt you, baby
I only give you my love
Now they won't let me see you
They locked me away
They say that I abused you, baby
I only gave you my love
And you woke up.
c. halboth 2002
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10. |
nothing special
03:26
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The same bar
The same book
The same table
The same look
You take cafe
I guess, I say
How do you know
It's always, always the same
It's always, always the same
Is there anything going on
Is there everything going wrong
Nothing special
You ask me
What happend
The last week
The last days
The same cafe
Another book
Another girl asking
I think she should have known
I think you should have known
I think I should have known
Nothing special
c. halboth 1996
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11. |
small lives
04:30
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Girl - man
Lost in uncertainty
Change your life
Free your mind
Live your life in
Your own way
Girl - man
There's someone who doesn't care
Who loves you
For your self
Not just for what
You look like
They will never understand
You don't fit into
Their small lives
They are blind in their fear
You show to them
Their small lives
So take your love and run
Run for your life
Girl - man
Your strength can be frightening
Their hatred
Will kill you
They can't let you live
In your own way
You will never be the same
You can't escape from
Your small life
You're entangled in your lies
You'll have to build yourself
A new life
So take your love and run
Run for your life
c. halboth 2000
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12. |
what it takes
02:47
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Sometimes it's only
That you have to sit down
On a silent evening
When you're all on your own
Sometimes it is just that
Something strange is happening
And the music starts playing
Again in your head
And you let the words out
Now again your thoughts are flowing
Surprise, surprise, surprise
You're not yet dried out
Sometimes it takes only
A small glass of wine
On a lonely evening
When she left you at home
Sometimes you just need
An old photograph
And a sentimental mood
And you know what comes out
And you wonder where the words
Have been all the past year
Surprise, surprise, surprise
You're not yet dumb
c. halboth 2000
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13. |
tired of sleeping
07:57
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At the window
On a rainy day
Where do you go
Where do you go
From your window
You can't see the sky
Where do you go
Where do you go
Outside the window
Strangers passing by
Where do they go
Where do they go
Behind the window
Another rainy mind
Where do I go
Where do I go
So tired
So alone
You're bored to death
So tired
Tired of sleeping
At the window
When the rain is gone
Where do you go
Where do you go
Outside the cloudy sky
Inside the clouded mind
Where do I go
Where do I go
From the shadows
Watch the passers-by
Where do they go
Where do they go
Watch the night falling
Now close your eyes
c. halboth 1997
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14. |
final cut
05:09
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The sudden breakdown
Was not completely unexpected
But when she left us standing there
In the rain and the darkness
We took the decision
To part forever
Though Andy did his best
It was just a deferral
Only a few hours later
In the rain and the darkness
She left us all
On our own
Your tears were real
And I admit, so were mine
Though we said this was the best way
We didn't quite believe it
A question of feelings
The final cut
Until the final goodbye
Some more days passed by
She seemed quite well again
And we began to doubt our choice
But then the brawny man came
Time to part
Your tears were real
And I admit, so were mine
We went a long way together
Now it's time to say goodbye
A question of feeling
The final cut.
c. halboth 2008
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