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1. |
Fields Of Time
03:50
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if the final chapter starts, my friend
I will find you, I will find you
if the final curtain falls for you
I will cover you, I will cover you
I‘ll stop the bleeding
I‘ll change the game
you want to be free
but you’re living in frames
reload your weapons
believe me it‘s real,
this clamorous sound is all you can feel
it’s getting quiet here under this pine
we watch the sky composing fields of time
I‘ll stop the bleeding
I‘ll change the game
you want to be free
but you’re living in frames
reload your weapons
believe me it‘s real,
this clamorous sound is all you can feel
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2. |
Blink
04:23
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don't tell me I’m going to hell
I’m dying in a darkened cell
don't mess with me
don't tell me that I shouldn‘t try
a million years are just passing by
don't mess with me
what will last and who will remember
just the blink of an eye
from the moment we‘re born until we die
don't tell me you're not surprised
that the world is turning to ice
don't mess with me
the falling walls will bury you deep
into an everlasting sleep
don't mess with me
what will last and who will remember
just the blink of an eye
from the moment we‘re born until we die
don't trick me, try to win
feel the fire on your skin
take me down, watch me die
you know your life has been a lie
what will last and who will remember
just the blink of an eye
from the moment we‘re born until we die
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3. |
Roads Of Troubles
04:19
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falling from my blue skies
i almost lost my dreams
i couldn’t see it coming
i never heard your screams
roads of troubles are my home now
roads of sorrow became my way
trudging down these dark trails
i can’t carry any more
i can’t keep my head up
won’t see an open door
roads of troubles are my home now
roads of sorrow became my way
i stumble in my memories
fall down and don’t get up
on the ground I’m suffering
just leave me where I’m stuck
roads of troubles are my home now
roads of sorrow became my way
i know you’re here to save me
but I’m pleading with you to leave me
to leave me on the ground
i don’t want you around
roads of troubles are my home now
roads of sorrow became my way
roads of troubles are my home now
roads of sorrow became my way
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4. |
Leave
04:30
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I’m not the one to talk to
nor will I build your avenue
don’t want to see your pain
just making us more insane
why don’t you understand
the ribbon once spanned
has now been overused
no one here to be accused
just kiss me goodbye
it’s all been a big lie
you’ll be unheard
so leave with no word
and suffer in silence
and suffer in silence
your own picture you drew
too much room to misconstrue
don’t enter my territory
no need to rewrite our story
and suffer in silence
just kiss me goodbye
it’s all been a big lie
suffer in silence
you’ll be unheard
so leave with no word
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5. |
Bow To No One
05:21
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you bow to no one anymore
cause you've reached the end of it all
don’t cover your eyes, they tell us, we teach you the truth
come on, live this big dream here with us , buy this show
just give us your life, we will take care of it all
you cannot escape, we’re always inside your head
cause you bow to no one anymore
cause you’ve reached the end of it all
you bow to no one anymore
cause you’ve reached the end of it all
they try to scare us, keep their smile, don’t want us to think
tempting offers making us sell our heart and soul
hidden rules and orders behind a shiny façade
seducing us, deluding us, stealing our minds
but you bow to no one anymore
cause you’ve reached the end of it all
you are on top of the world
you are on top of the world
cover your eyes, don't believe the truth
you cannot escape, they’re inside your head
cover your eyes, don't believe the truth
they’re inside your head, you cannot escape
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6. |
Fingerprints
03:25
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my closet wide open for everyone to see
doors that can’t be closed even if I wanted to
pulling out the drawers
people come and go
but no one stays and all I’m left with …
… are the fingerprints I try to wipe
the fingerprints I try to clean
and as soon as they were gone
they appeared again
all the fingerprints I try to wipe
the fingerprints I try to clean
that made me the one
that I’m today
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7. |
Your War
04:30
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alarm bells are ringing in the grey
but you can't hear no more
in your own body to far away
trying to find the core
your inner self you try to fight
losing grip every hour
you can't divide the dark from the light
that war needs all your power
banning the world around you
you deny the truth
of your past and now
you have no clue
now I know the price you have to pay
to free your soul, to let it go
thoughts are rising from deep within
you try to follow them inside your skin
they wandering in your head
don't you see that you are mislead
now I know the price you have to pay
to free your soul, to let it go
now I know the price you have to pay
to free your soul, to let it go
have the guts / close the book / disconnect / follow me / escape yourself / get a grip on you / trust yourself / break the walls / grasp at straws / fight your war / white noise / white noise / white noise
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8. |
Mission
04:21
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I remember our christmas trees
I remember our days by the sea
I remember the times when we
were growing up, feeling free
now I'm afraid it will tear me apart
this world will damage your brittle heart
how much I'd love to
join you on your journey
but I can no longer be your guide
I stand in front of
the hourglass of life
I have to realize It's a goodbye
I'm not sure if you're prepared for this mission
have i done all right?
it is hard to let you go
turn off the lights before you close the door
how much I'd love to
join you on your journey
but I can no longer be your guide
I stand in front of
the hourglass of life
I have to realize I have to say goodbye
I'm not sure if you're prepared for this mission
have i done all right?
it is hard to let you go
turn off the lights before you close the door
I'm not sure if you're prepared for this mission
have i done all right?
it is hard to let you go
turn off the lights before you close the door
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9. |
World On Fire
04:25
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we've been waiting too long
til everything goes wrong
waking up in a rotting bar
rearranging the facts
changing the tracks
wondering how we got this far
we set the world on fire
we bring tears and war
in this life full of liars
there’s no god, no guiding star
we're not doomed to die
we're just wasting our time
the road to memory lane is a one way trip
if the church bells stop ringing
children stop singing
our souls beginning to slip away
we set the world on fire
we bring tears and war
in this life full of liars
there’s no god, no guiding star
false preachers of freedom
they are gone if we need them
don't tell them the color of your dreams
we should empty our pockets
launching the rockets
is the future the better place to be?
we set the world on fire
we bring tears and war
in this life full of liars
there’s no god, no guiding star
we should empty our pockets
launching the rockets
is the future the better place to be?
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10. |
In Your Hands
04:30
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it’s in your hand
come on, lead my life
these hands are bound
and these shoes aren’t mine
caught in my headaches
feeling so faint
I’m going deeper
going insane
it’s in your hand
come on, lead my life
these hands are bound
and these shoes aren’t mine
I’m stepping in, I’m sitting down
closing eyes, forgetting all the people around
I’m stepping in, I’m sitting down
closing eyes, I’m calming down
and dive into the fast noisy nothing
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11. |
Viruses
04:35
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count the medals on your wall
take the last chance for your soul
look for my footprints in the snow
I'm not the man who lifts your burden
I' m just the one who makes you sick
I' m helping you the feel alive
all the viruses and all the thoughts
are here for you
all the miracles and all the fears
are here for you
I've seen pictures black and white
of what you've did and who you were
who’s the one that you believe
is there a mirror in your house
is there anybody out there
who made you cry
all the viruses and all the thoughts
are here for you
all the miracles and all the fears
are here for you
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12. |
Starstuff
03:20
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we‘re digging for heydays
we‘re fighting the fear
waving our heads in the troposphere
is it easier to live or to die here
we are star stuff harvesting starlight
we are one, tied to the sun the moon and the stars
we‘re burning this house down to the ground
destroying the bridges that we‘ve found
from dust we are and to dust we shall return
we are star stuff harvesting starlight
we are one, tied to the sun the moon and the stars
(I am the first one and I am the last one - In a new world I‘m on my own)
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Chorus based on a quote by Carl Sagan (1934 – 1996)
„Our lives, our past and our future are tied to the sun, the moon and the stars. We humans have
seen the atoms which constitute all of nature and the forces that sculpted this work and we, who
embody the local eyes and ears and thoughts and feelings of the cosmos, have begun to wonder
about our origins – star stuff contemplating the stars, organized collections of ten billion billion billion
atoms, contemplating the evolution of nature, tracing that long path by which it arrived at
consciousness here on the planet earth.
Our loyalties are to the species and to the planet. Our obligation to survive and flourish is owed not
just to ourselves but also to that cosmos ancient and vast from which we spring.
We are one species. We are star stuff harvesting star light.“
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