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Ticket for your love
04:30
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Give up all that straitlaced stuff
And cast off this ridiculous hand-me-down love
Harassing regrets covering under my pillow
Happy-go-lucky skeletons in the cupboard
…maybe I’m the harelipped son or the embarassing one…
I know there is some kind of hindrance
Or some confusion who my hankering’s after
I just don’t know!
And it comes that I want a ticket for your love
But I can’t see the box office
Love wounds that heal and some new that intrude
Things that invigorate and many more that pull you under
Scent of myrrh and incense concerns me a lot as it tries to break into my room
I don’t like it…
Your withered forget-me-nots remind me that hearts are just simple machinery
And sometimes they break down in pieces
But I will collect them and forge a new one
…maybe I’m deaf and I’m dumb but still I can smell some…
I know there is some kind of cure
But sure it won’t make me feel as high as I feel when I’m down!
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A Sonnet
04:04
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I’ll write a sonnet of love
And you’ll just stay and listen still
Don’t be scared
Don’t be scared at all
I’m not Jesus
And you’re not to be saved
I’ll whisper arias of love in your ears
I’ll draw closer to your lips just to breath in
And finally I’ll know who you are
I’d heal you if I could
And free you from all this stubborn pain
But I’m not a saint
And you don’t believe in miracles
I’ll whisper arias of love in your ears
I’ll draw closer to your cheeks
Just to taste the salt dripping off your eyes
All this tender love I spread…
What’s the point of stopping?
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The sun is warm today and the light is blinding
I’ve wandered long but I didn’t find what I was searching for
People all around me on the avenue
People sitting outside a Cafè,
Couples on the benches, along the street
They are strangers to me..
And I feel lonely
As a cloud on a spring day
My eyes full of rain
The bus is moving slowly down the crowded boulevard
I let it pass by and my thoughts bring me far off
Like a distant memory I see you in the crowd
Dreaming of your love
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4. |
Scattered Traces
03:35
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Get up early in the morning
Just to see the world that no one knows
To see the beauty wakin’ up on the mountain tops
To see the world as God saw it
When the first ray of light
Kissed the mighty peace of the earth
Get up early in the morning
Just to hear the sounds that no one knows
To hear the touching words whistled
By the chilly Northern wind
To hear the music flowing softly
Among the leaves
Get home late in the evening
To feel the sent that no one knows
To smell the air no one has ever breathed
Inhaling the silent secrets hidden by the moon
When all the stars keep asking why
Trying not to fall out of their never ending dance
Get to sleep late in the night
Just to stare at all the wonders no one knows
To think about the light you threw upon
Those pink mountains in that enchanted sky
While the moon was smiling and freezing and waiting
To think about the traces of your love
Scattered upon my way….
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5. |
Juniper and Anice
03:15
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Summer days, tipsy nights
Dancing to the music
‘till you can’t stand no more
stay awake in the moonlight
sleeping all day long
‘till you can dream no more
time goes by and you’re not here
but I have the remedy
a magic potion I distilled
sweet and spicy like my kiss
juniper and anice
is my secret recipe
juniper and anice
won’t you catch the smell of it?
juniper and anice
it will bring you back to me
shooting stars and fireworks
shining in the air
‘till you can’t see no more
getting high, falling low
laugh so loud
till you can’t cry no more
too much distance in between
but I have the remedy
magic ointment for the mind
bringing solace and relief
juniper and anice
is my secret recipe
juniper and anice
won’t you catch the smell of it?
juniper and anice
it will bring you back to me
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6. |
Spinning Jenny
03:27
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I’m old Jenny and I’ve got an iron heart
My mouth crackles all the time sweet mournful poems
So passionately
So persistently
But my throat is choked with burning coal
Thick dark smoke fills my metallic soul
Won’t it kill me?
Won’t it strike me down?
And the way they love me is mean
Cold cuddles and chilling kisses
Every day as they’ve finished with me they leave me alone
I’m old Jenny and I’ve got hands of steel
My fingers carefully weaving silken delicate strokes
So passionately
So persistently
Sightly I’m not but there was a time
When they came to me with adoring eyes
Just to touch me
Just to sit with me
And the way they use me is rough
Rasping sounds and harsh movements
And as they’ve finished with me they leave me alon
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7. |
Eveline
04:13
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As another evening invades the avenue
You just sit there by the window
Watching the shadows of your past dancing
Slowly in the odour of dusty cretonne
What’s home to you but shelter and food?
Life is moving out in the streets and you,
You just have to stand up and escape from
An existence made up by common-place sacrifices
Come on, wake up Eveline
Your time is running out
Leave all that dust behind
Run into his arms
For now you shall live!
(..stand up and leave!)
As the evening deepens in the avenue
You’re on the run towards the quay
Don’t listen to that organ-player
Don’t think about your father
He is waiting there for you
With his open-hearted smile
You’re his Bohemian Girl, you know
Perhaps he could even give you love
Why is your face pale and cold now
“As the oceans tumble ‘bout your heart”?
Your hands, they keep you paralyzed
As you pray to know the right direction
Come on, wake up Eveline
Your time is running out
Leave all that dust behind
Run into his arms
For now you shall live!
(…but you will never leave..)
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8. |
Wien
04:16
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I’m leaving
Lost on the train
Heading nowhere
Nailed down to the seat
Out there I see clouds and steam merging
Hiding the past
And my knees at the thought tremble slightly
Passing on I disengaged from your shadow
Facing new ones
Through fields endlessly unraveling their shapes
Till the end of the day
No, there is no song I would write for you
Not a love song…
Not for you…
At least not here
Cause I’m homesick
Not here
Lost and lonely
Summer drags her feet along the Ring
To get some relief
In search of a whiff of the Danubian breeze
To comfort her heart
And the sound of applause from the halls
Tears the breath out of my lungs
There is nothing I can find…
Not here
Not in Wien
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9. |
October Rain
04:40
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Hey, October’s rain
What do you bring? What do you tell?
Hey, insensible rain
I’m taking shelter under the hands of an old friend
Hey, you silly rain
What do you think about my fate?
Hey, merciless rain
Why don’t you wash my people’s pains away?
Hey, October’s rain
Why are you crying?
Hey, October’s rain
Something is over
Hey, persistent rain
I’m taking care of the things I love
Hey, you fibber rain
You can wash the streets, but don’t drench my heart
Hey, insistent rain
What do you spy on? What troubles you?
Hey, vagabond rain
Why are you still caressing my window?
Hey, you useless rain
You look older, much time has passed
Hey, you speechless rain
Now stay a while, rest for a little time
Hey, October’s rain
Why are you crying?
Hey, October’s rain
Something is over
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10. |
Scent
03:14
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Rain pouring in
The taste of the end of summer
And a sweet intuition
The smell of asphalt
Of dripping trees
And my name carved in your bark
My town
Stretching its bones
Turns back and wishes me good-bye
A light through the blinds
Scent of black coffee
And my mother feeding on her prayers
Just open the door
I ought to escape
Or I’ll happen to stay
Forever
While the dew out there
Covers all the past with pearls
Salt on your skin
Sparkles in your eyes
The hope we could grow together
The silence that grows
The shadows hiding themselves
Waiting for the night to come out
And my clock setting its hands
To the beating of your heart
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