1. |
sunken village
02:59
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there's a sunken village
at the bottom of the lake
everyone had to leave
nobody could stay
when they built a big dam
and flooded the valley
power and water
for the big city
now seaweed grows
in the streets of my childhood
carps and eels live in my old classroom
the desk has rotten
where i carved in my name
and the bell in the churchtower
will never ring again
sometimes we come here
on a weekend
we bring bathing towels
and sunmilk
i tried to dive down
but the water's too deep
anyway down there it's too dark to see
all the neighbours recieved compensation
and built new homes in different locations
everyone left at least that's
what they say
and all what happened
will stay down there
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2. |
august frost
02:42
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brown snow red snow
little ice age
the river rises
and the crop fails
we can't afford
no bread nor meat
have cats and dogs
and rats to eat
we raise our heads to an empty sky
the sun is gone we don't now why
when judgement comes you pay the cost
the ground is hard with august frost
a trek is heading
out for the west
a baby sucks on a
dried up breast
40 and a half degrees
the corn is rotting in the fields
we raise our heads to an empty sky
whrere god has left and his angels cry
and everything we had is lost
the ground is hard with august frost
it's hard to tell
night from day
we're chewing on our
fingernails
rich or poor
saint or sinner
all victims of
the nuclear winter
we raise our heads to an empty sky
and stumble into the twighlight
while we carry each other's cross
the ground is hard with august frost
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3. |
world of wonders
03:13
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so you're there in your pink underwear
in a prison tent with the president
on a chain gang with pam anderson
scraping cats from the tarmack
in the midday sun
first they paved the town
then the rain came down
like a waterfall
on the shopping mall
so you light a candle
and watch weather channnel
til your tv set goes under
there you hang from your ceiling fan
watching cars float by til your arms get tired
dodging driftwood with clint eastwood
on a pedalo with a bullethole
first they drained the swamp
built a chemical plant
then there was a flood
and the plant blew up
so you light a candle
watch discovery channel
it's a world full of wonders
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4. |
keep breathing
03:13
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it's not that hard
you've been doing it all your life
since you the you were born
and got slapped by the midwife
and you screamed and swore
you're gona pay her back
but she was not to blame
the cord was already cut
let the water fill your lungs keep breathing
like a cat in a bag drowned in a bath
keep breathing
don't hold your breath while you sink like a brick
keep breathing that's the trick
and here's the boat and here's a ferryman
you pull the ring from your finger
and throw it as far as you can
then you lose your concience
while little fish bite your toes
who's waiting for you
on the other side nobody knows
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5. |
invisible man
03:26
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i'd take an honest job
unless it earns me poverty
i'm behind the hedge in a spot
where the camera can't reach
i could pass for a real estate agent
or a tax adviser
people here live a very very
regular live
i'm the invisible man
i'm really good at being ignored
everyone should make the most out
of his talent
so i turned mine into a job
i'd like to live in a better world
just like you
but that's not the way
it is designed
so there's nothing we can do
i head for the bedrooms first
that's where the valuables are
money, jewelery maybe
the spare keys for the car
there's so much wealth these days
and the clearup rate is low
and the neighbours they don't care
they don't want to know
the other day in a county house
i took a little rest
i fell asleep in the armchair
at the fireplace
i must have dozed of
for an hour or so
woke up to the sound
of keys rustling in the door
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6. |
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you can find them in a raindrop
you can find them in a grain of sand
sometimes they talk to me i never understand
you can find them at the bottom of the well
the underside of a stone
they rule the world, we don’t
you can find them in a blossom
you can find them on the inside of a shell
they were here before we came
they’ll be here when we’ve all gone to hell
you can find them in a splinter in your finger
in the dirt between your toes
they rule the world, we don’t
in a mouldy apple, in a dull knife’s rust
in a crack in the ceiling, in a particle of dust
in the snow on the ledge, in the ocean’s foam
they rule the world, we don’t
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7. |
we count the time
03:12
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we count the time
we count the stars
we plough the land
we go at war
we climb the hills
and cut the trees
we dam the rivers
we sail the seas
we crown the kings
and hang the thieves
we reap the grain
we rake the leaves
we whistle tunes
and sing in rhymes
the songs of love
we count the time
we count the time
we catch the wind
we lose our temper
we fall to sin
we build the wall
we build the roof
we slam the door
To pull the tooth
we kill the pig
and stir the blood
we dig the ground
we turn the sod
we tame the fire
we flood the mine
Subdue the earth
we count the time
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8. |
untitled
04:16
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when you're not there anymore
and there is so much space
I'd like to fill the void and wipe away the traces
til everything will collapse
forced by the laws of static
and the consequences will become dramatic
When something heavy rolls over you
you built a glass wall between me and the world
I ate out of your hand You had the first and last word
and I could not escape your supervision
I heard your voice in my ear guiding all my decisions
intimidated by my own doubts
no artist no title no picture
go to hell but don't take me with you
trick or treat you're knocking on my door
the law was made by those who won the war
implanted in my soul like a bad seed
you came a long time ago and you spread like weed
but now you're gone and I have all need
it's a victory but temporary transient like a cloud
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9. |
stupid little brother
03:30
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stupid little Brother, you're on my last nerve
I would like to know why you are in theis world
No matter what reason, I don't think it's fair
If you don't stop smiling I will push you down the stairs
little brother always in the way
no one gives a fuck about what you say
everybody knows you're good for nothing
if you don't stop smiling I will push you off that swing
and I never left my parents unattended
every night I sneaked into their bedroom
only to prevent your conception
tell me how on earth could you happen
little brother ugly little freak
I can hardly wait til you're alone with me
mummy's gotta go to the grocery store
if you don't stop smiling I will lock you in that cupboard
even as a baby you were bugging everyone
whimpering and crying for no particular reason
mummy was so desperate she didn't know what to do
I only suggested to throw you out the window
stupid little brother get out of my room
if you don't stop smiling I will beat you with that broom
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10. |
sparrows
04:48
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saw a flock of sparrows sitting on a fence
you don't see a lot of them these days
why they're gone you can only guess
not enough insects too many cats
they don't sow they don't reap
they just do what they please
they don't sow they don't reap
they're just happy about whatever
look at my, i try and try
i was born on a tuesday but i still don't know why
walk behind the plow since the sun when up
while the sparrows pick up the crumbs
little sparrow sitting on my knee
you're so tired but you dont want to sleep
there's so much to see and it's so much fun
there's so much to do and you've only begun
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11. |
a section of the sky
04:16
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he gave this town a facelift
by blending new and old
he's a famous architect
he's known around the world
he lives in geneva
in a house by the lake
mainly for tax reasons
and because of the beautiful landscape
with his stylish but functional design
by blending innovation and tradition
balanced with technical expertise
he won many competitions
he designed the forecourt
at the central station
as a place of mobility and movement
social contact and communication
he left holes above the benches
in the bus station canopy
so you can see a section of the sky
what a wonderful idea
and as a welcome side effect
it should keep the drunks away
junkies and beggars too
cause they can't stay there when it rains
it finally convinced
the city's authorities
but it didn't work out as expected
in reality
the drunks are there all day
come rain or shine or snow
yell insults at the passers-by
and piss in every corner
and the architect is very busy
he builds a library in oslo
it looks just like a prison
with multicolored windows
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