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Camouflage

Страна: Германия
Год основания: 1983

Состав:
Oliver Kreyssig (Оливер Крейссиг)
Heiko Maile (Хейко Мэйл)
Marcus Meyn (Маркус Мейн)

В 1983 году друзья детства 23-летние немцы Markus Meyn, Oliver Kreyssig и Heiko Maile образовали базовый состав группы Lizenced Technology. Оливер и Хейко знали друг друга с песочницы. Маркус познакомился с ними в лагере отдыха на каникулах. Оказалось, что с Оливером они посещали одну и ту же школу. Сознательную творческую жизнь группа начала вести примерно с 1984 года, когда вместе с еще одним участником, клавишником Martin Koehling они написали около десятка песен и начали свои рейды по школьным спортзалам, играя практически даром. Можно было сказать, что Lizenced Technology тогда на 100 процентов оправдывали свое название, подражая легендам электронной музыки. Однако в газетах писалось, что школьники бурно приветствовали группу. В 1984 году название группы сменили, сдавшись перед аргументами Хейко. Одной из их любимых групп была японская Yellow Magic Orchestra, на альбоме "BGM" которой была очень красивая песенка под названием "Camouflage". Хейко нашел его очень лаконичным, запоминающимся и подходящим для названия их группы. Вот так они стали называться Camouflage.

Летом 1984 года музыканты решились на первые шаги к признанию, заявив свою демо-кассету на конкурс молодых талантов, который спонсировала одна из немецких радиостанций. Их радиодебютом стала песня "Voices & images", которая, по мнению слушательского жюри, и сорвала первый приз. Осенью 1986 года на небольшом немецком лейбле "Westside" группа записывает свой дебютный сингл - знаменитый "The great commandment", который чуть позже ремикширует и выпускает на более солидном лейбле "Metronome Records". Camouflage оказываются в центре внимания всей Германии. Вскоре слухи о появлении новых преемников Kraftwerk долетают и до Америки. В том же году, после визита в Нью-Йорк, Хейко, Маркус и Оливер подписали контракт с американской звукозаписывающей компанией Atlantic, которая взяла на себя обязательства по распространению записей Camouflage в Америке. Группа выпускает там новую версию сингла "The great commandment", который становится там настоящим андеграундным хитом. На радио Camouflage становятся третьими после The Cure и Depeche Mode по количеству ротаций, опережая такие известные европейские коллективы, как New Order, Erasure и даже The Smiths. "The great commandment" в итоге добрался до 1-го места в "Billboard Dance Charts" и сделал хороший задел в основном хит-параде знаменитого журнала. В Штатах Camouflage даже побили своеобразный рекорд, попадав с ремиксом "The great commandment" на вершину танцевального чарта Billboard дважды.

Вместе с новыми синглами "That smiling face", "Strangers thoughts" и "Neighbours" выходит долгожданный дебютный альбом Camouflage "Voices & images", который сразу же стали сравнивать с очень популярным в то время альбомом Depeche Mode "Music for the masses". У них и вправду было что-то общее в звучании и вокальная часть где-то пересекалась, но ведь основой для "Voices & images" были демо, которые немцы сочиняли, начиная с 1981 года. Так что, несмотря на то, что Depeche Mode выпустили свой альбом на год раньше, чем Camouflage, ни о каком плагиате не может быть и речи. По словам самих музыкантов, помимо Kraftwerk, на ранних Camouflage оказали существенное влияние такие группы, как The Beatles, у которых немцы почерпнули чувство гармонии. Но в основном это были синтезаторные монстры конца 1970-х - начала 1980-х. Это и YMO, и Depeche Mode, и OMD, Gary Numan, Ultravox, Heaven 17, The Humane League, Yazoo, Talk Talk и многие другие группы "новой волны". В принципе, это и понятно, исходя из выбранного Camouflage стиля.

Camouflage создают новую студию "Boys Factory 2" на старой фабрике недалеко от родного города. В начале года группа начинает запись нового альбома в студии Synsound Studio в Брюсселе. Музыкальным продюссером стал Дэн Лаксман, который использовал интересную комбинацию из современных цифровых технологий и "музейного" студийного оборудования. Дэн Лаксман также известен как участник бельгийской группы "Telex". На волне успеха первого альбома, звукозаписывающая компания дает группе полную свободу в реализации их идей. Camouflage следует в новом направлении и, в результате, звук в новых песнях становиться более уникальным. В апреле выпускается новый сингл "Love is a Shield", который шесть месяцев остается в германском чарте и достигает 9-ой позиции. В мае выходит второй альбом, который получил название "Methods of Silence". Альбом поднимается до 13-ой строчки в чарте альбомов. Летом "Love is a Shield" был выпущен в США, а осенью альбом "Methods of Silence" был выпущен в более чем двадцати странах мира. В октябре в Германии выпущен сингл "One Fine Day". Вслед за этим группа отправляется в первый концертный тур, который имет огромный успех. Выпуск обоих синглов дал возможность группе появиться на германском телевидении. Начиная с 1989 года "Love is a Shield" находится в ротации многих радиостанций и появляется в эфире и по сей день.

В начале 1990-го Оливер Крейссиг покидает группу по личным причинам. В октябре 1990-го Хейко и Маркус отправляются в Black Barn Studio в Англии и начинают работать над третим альбомом "Meanwhile" с музыкальным продюссером Колином Тарстеном (известен своей работой с David Bowie, Talk Talk и Duran Duran). К удивлению поклонников, они могли услышать в новом альбоме живые ударные и другие инструменты, партии которых исполнили приглашенные музыканты. В феврале 1991-го в Германии и США был выпущен первый сингл с этого альбома "Heaven (I Want You)" (57-я позиция в чарте). В марте альбом "Meanwhile" выпущен в более чем 25-ти странах мира. В мае начался второй германский тур группы, а в августе выпущен второй сингл "This Day / Handsome", имевший формат double A-side. К сожалению, "Meanwhile" не имел успеха предыдущих альбомов группы. В 1995 году Маркус сказал следующее относительно тех событий: "Естественно, мы бы предпочли, чтобы всё было по другому. Но таково было наше желание, сделать альбом именно таким. По этой причине мы считали ситуацию нормальной. Оглядываясь назад сегодня, было лучше, если бы нам дали совет не менять так резко стилистику нашей музыки. Но всё было так, как было..."

В 1992-ом Маркус и Хейко переезжают из своего родного города в музыкальную столицу Германии Гамбург. Там они основывают свою собственную музыкальную компанию и создают новую музыкальную студию. Они записывают и выпускают сайд-проект "Areu Areu", который вышел в формате EP и содержал пять треков. Это были несколько кавер-версий песен The Cure, Depeche Mode и несколько песен из раннего творчества самих Camouflage. В середине 1992-го года они начинают работу над записью своего четвертого альбома "Bodega Bohemia". Снова, как в 1989 году, в Брюсселе на Synsound Studio с Дэном Лаксманом в роли музыкального продюссера. Также в записи принимали участие несколько приглашенных музыкантов. Основной целью этого альбома был возврат к электронному звучанию, насколько это возможно. В марте 1993-го в продажу поступил сингл, достойный звания "хит", "Suspicious Love". Видео к песне попало в ротацию на MTV и часто звучала в радиоэфире. В очень короткое время сингл "Suspicious Love" продался тиражом 20.000 штук, но так и не смог попасть в чарты. Это произошло в значительной мере из-за того, что звукозаписывающая компания в то время отдавала приоритет продвижения на рынке шведской группе Ace of Base и не смогла поддержать Camouflage до необходимой степени. Следующие релизы были обречены на провал и были выпущены только в Германии - в мае альбом "Bodega Bohemia", в июне сингл "Close" и в августе сингл "Jealousy". Договорные условия по выпуску следующего альбома звукозаписывающей компанией не были выполнены. Контракт и сотрудничество с Metronome закончились в том же году. С тех пор Camouflage стали часто менять лейблы.

Поп-музыка отошла для Camouflage на второй план. Через общих знакомых они познакомились с организатором оперных проектов. Под влиянием этой встречи Camouflage посвятили более полугода оперному проекту и создали визуальную концепцию, эксперементальные звуки и многочисленные демонстрационные записи. К сожалению, они не смогли заершить работу из-за юридических споров между акционерами и организаторами проекта. После этого Маркус и Хейко даже думали оставить музыкальный бизнес навсегда.

Менеджер группы "Die Fantastischen 4", А. "Медведь" Лэскер узнал о Camouflage, услышав их сингл "Suspicious Love". Он узнал, что у Camouflage нет контракта со звукозаписывающей компанией и помог им в 1994-ом заключить контракт с BMG для продаж их записей в Германии. С октября Маркус и Хейко начали записывать пятый студийный альбом "Spice Crackers" в их студии в Гамбурге. BMG дала им полную творческую свободу. Музыка, которая была написана для оперного проекта (например "Je Suis Le Dieu") и более открытый подход к работе нашли место в новом альбоме. Создание электронных песен было вдохновлено в основном научно-фантастическими фильмами. В марте 1995-го Camouflage дали концерт в Штутгарте, где и представили новый материал публике. В августе был выпущен сингл "Bad News", в сентябре альбом "Spice Crackers" и в начале 1996-го второй сингл "X-Ray". Из-за неправильно выбранного направления в маркетинговых стратегиях звукозаписывающей компании и из-за сложности для массового покупателя концепции альбома, "Spice Crackers" также не имел успеха. Группа закончила свои отношения с BMG. В 1996-ом Camouflage также представили на сборнике "Treasury" одну эксклюзивную песню "Winter". Хейко и Маркус переехали из Гамбурга в Штутгарт. Маркус работает продукт-менеджером в звукозаписывающей фирме принадлежащей группе "Die Fantastischen 4", известной как "Four Music". Хейко стал свободным музыкантом и продюсировал музыку для других групп с самыми разными стилями, включая House и Hip-Hop.

1997-ой год группа провела прежде всего в переговорах о контракте с Sony Music. Sony планировала выпустить альбом ремиксов старых хитов прежде, чем будет издан новый материал. В это время Polydor (которая приобрела права на издание у Metronome) выпустила сборник лучших песен "We Stroke The Flames" и ограниченным тиражом макси-сингл с ранее выходившими ремиксами "Suspicious Love", "Handsome" и "Love is a Shield" без участия Маркуса и Хейко. Прежний участник группы Оливер Крейссиг (который остался в хороших отношениях с Хейко и Маркусом) работал в Polydor и отвечал за дизайн и презентацию сборника "We Stroke The Flames". Это дало ему возможность после многих лет снова участвовать в Camouflage, но уже в другой роли. Он создал оформление для обложек сборника и макси-сингла. Из-за этих релизов переговоры с Sony зашли в тупик. В результате, контракт был подписан с Virgin, которая также проявила интерес к Camouflage. Оливер Крейссиг принял предложение воссоединиться с группой и в 1999-ом снова официально стал членом Camouflage. В июле был выпущен новый сингл "Thief" (трек сделан в фирменном звучании Camouflage), который в течении двух недель присутствовал в чартах Германии. Будущее нового альбома опять стало неопределенным. Но Camouflage не разочаровывались и продолжали выступать с новыми песнями и работать. Маркус Мейн переезжает из Штутгарта в Берлин и работает продукт-менеджером в Sony Music. Хейко Мэйл продолжал продюсировать музыку других групп в своей студии "Saal 3" в Штутгарте, а также пишет музыку для рекламных роликов. Оли продолжает работать в Гамбурге на Polydor. В июне 2000-го состоялся первый за много лет концерт в городе Фрайберге. Множество поклонников праздновали воссоединение группы вместе с Camouflage.

Альбом "Rewind" выпущен в феврале 2001-го на Metronom (которая к тому времени стала частью Polydor). Это был новый сборник лучших песен группы, в подготовке которого они сами принимали участие. Все песни были подобраны по их пожеланиям, а лимитированое издание содержало DVD со всеми видеоклипами группы. Сборник 1997-го года "We Stroke The Flames" был отозван из магазинов. В марте Polydor выпустила сингл "You Were There" от танцевального проекта Resistance D. Песня была очень похожа на творчество Camouflage, что вызвало некоторое количество слухов. Всё разъяснилось, когда стало известно, что в этом проекте принимал участие Маркус и его друзья музыканты Паскаль F.E.O.S. и Майк Морис. Маркус помогал в написании песни и записал вокал для неё. Сингл поднялся до 63-ей строчки в чарте.

Новый материал ещё не был готов, а название нового альбома уже было известно, "Sensor". Перед выходом нового альбома компания Virgin предложила группе напомнить о себе. Camouflage записали и выпустили сингл "The Great Commandment 2.0". Чтобы избежать конфликта с прежней звукозаписывающей компанией, вокал был записан по-новому. Сингл был спродюссирован трио из Лондона "Toy". Часть ударных партий была исполнена Кристианом Эйнером, который принимает участие в концертных турах Depeche Mode. Среди других проектов "Toy" можно назвать их участие в альбоме "Ultra" от Depeche Mode. "The Great Commandment 2.0" три недели присутствовал в чарте и поднялся только до 83-ей позиции. Такой результат оставлял мало надежды на выпуск альбома "Sensor" на Virgin.

Оливер Крейссиг меняет место работы и жительства и переезжает из Гамбурга в Берлин. В 2001-м году Camouflage дают три концерта. Один из них - первое их выступление на фестивале "Wave Gotik Treffen" в Лейпциге.

После того, как стало понятно, что выпустить новый альбом на Virgin не удастся, были начаты переговоры с другими звукозаписывающими компаниями. В феврале 2002-ого были проведены переговоры с Polydor о выпуске долгожданного альбома "Sensor". Работа над альбомом началась довольно быстро. Над этим начали работать несколько команд. Роб Кирван и Toy в Лондоне и Геррет Фрерихс в Гамбурге. Ожидалось, что три команды продюссеров принесут быстрый и качественный результат. Сначала не было идей о том как будет звучать "Sensor", было только чувство, как это должно быть. Было определенно одно - необходимо вернуться к опыту первых альбомов, к их электронному звучанию.

Значительные расстояния между всеми участниками проекта были преодолены посредством специального сайта, через который шел обмен звуковыми файлами и мнениями. Первые проблемы начались после того, как Роб Кирван перестал работать над альбомом из-за разности мнений о конечном результате, и продолжались, когда "Toy" осенью 2002-го также покинули проект, когда работа уже шла полным ходом. Ожидаемые конец работы и даты релизов уже не были реальными. В итоге, работу над альбомом продолжили Геррет Фрерихс в Гамбурге и Хейко в студии "Saal 3" в Штутгарте. Наряду с работой над записью в 2002-ом группа дала три концерта, на которых исполнила несколько новых песен.

Долгий путь от сингла "Thief" в 1999-ом к альбому "Sensor" потребовал много времени, энергии и терпения. В начале 2003-го этот путь был пройден. Первый сингл "Me and You" был выпущен 14-го апреля, а вслед за ним, 26-го мая и альбом. Сингл поднялся до 53-го места в германских чартах, а альбом до 26-го. После выступлений на нескольких музыкальных фестивалях, осенью 2003-го, начался "Sensor Tour" в поддержку альбома. Тур прошел по Германии и, впервые, за её пределами(в т.ч. в России). Второй сингл "I Can't Feel You" поднялся в германских чартах до 75-го места. Как и все компании звукозаписи в Германии, Polydor провел внутреннюю реструкторизацию для минимизации финансовых потерь. Компания стала уделять больше внимания иностранным исполнителям, что негативно сказалось на поддержку Camouflage. Пришлось отменить выпуск запланированного третьего сингла "Perfect" и отодвинуть на неопределенный срок запись нового альбома. Несмотря на это группа продолжала работу над новыми песнями.

В 2004-ом Camouflage провели успешный тур по Германии и другим европейским странам. В связи с тем, что Polydor не хотели ставить в план релизов новый альбом, контракт с ней пришлось расторгнуть. В августе 2005-го группа подписывает новый контракт с компанией SPV. Хейко переезжает из Штутгарта в Берлин, где создает новую студию. С этим переездом работа над альбомом должна была стать легче, т.к. все участники группы теперь собрались в одном городе. Хейко взял ответственность за продюссирование альбома на себя. В 2005-ом группа дала только два концерта в Германии, чтобы сосредоточиться на работе над новым альбомом.

Работа над альбомом продолжилась, и в феврале 2006-го объявлено название нового альбома, "Relocated", а в конце марта на сайте группы появляются короткие видеоотчеты из студии. Также группа заявляет о грядущем после выпуска альбома концертном туре. В конце мая объявляются даты релизов первого сингла "Motif Sky" (28.07.06) и альбома "Relocated" (18.08.06). 15 июня группа объявляет первые даты грядущего тура и переносит релиз альбома "Relocated" на 25.08.06.
23 июля 2006 года российское интернет-издание "Shout! Online" публикует специальное интервью с группой, в котором музыканты обещали дать несколько концертов в России в начале декабря 200 года.


Официальный сайт группы Camouflage: www.camouflage-music.com

[Romantic Warrior]

Дискография Camouflage:

1988 - Voices & Images
1989 - Methods Of Silence
1991 - Meanwhile
1993 - Bodega Bohemia
1995 - Spice Crackers
1997 - We Stroke The Flames
2001 - Rewind
2003 - Sensor
2006 - Relocated
2007 - Archive#01

[Romantic Warrior]

Тексты песен альбома Voices & Images (1988)


That Smiling Face

All these words
are not a rescue
in my eyes
Never sure about
the love deep
in your smile

Never sure if
I'm right or
if I'm wrong
Never sure about
the things which
were going on and on

All this love
just while you were
standing near to me
Never sure about
the time you spent with me

I can't stand
the way you deal
with friends of mine
Never sure if
love's not just
a waste of time

All these words
I try to find
to say to you
I can't stand
a thousand dreams
I dream of you

While you stand
beside me
while you move
into my arms


Helpless Helpless

I hear
helpless voices
calling
rescues of
imprisoned minds
Trash and waste

redumptious glory
falsehood kills
the friendships
more and more

We are helpless helpless
We are helpless helpless

Proceed from
the understanding
no one has
the right
to accuse
Preacher preaches
the damned man story

party leaders
try to fog
your senses

We are helpless helpless
We are helpless helpless


Neighbours

Black men leaders
cried for freedom
white policemen
shot them dead
The survivors were
sent to prison
based on laws
which no one understands

White man yawning
in his armchair
smiled while watching
white TV
Hundreds of people
dead or injured
he never understands
this hysteria

What can we do
what can we say?
Can it be law
to kill your neighbour?
What can we do
what can we say?
Can it be wrong
to end it all?

Snipers sitting
in police-cars
cautiously stroking
machine-guns
Never thought of
black supression
they were paid for
every hit they have

What can we do ...


The Great Commandment

Some people
suppress you
they parch you
and reap
a disaster
Reeducation for the infants
who demanded
for an innocent instance

The great commandment
shows the contempt
between the world and their
embarrassing pavement
Believe the scholars
read the readings
realize the man
who says anything

The great commandment

The needies believe you
they treat you
like survivors
of a disaster
Reeducation for the infants
who demanded
for an innocent instance

The great commandment ...


Winner Takes Nothing

Beyond the
basic things
I wish you
I will just
recall you to my love
From time
to time
I will show
this fact
preferrably to you
although everything
has gone by

I was so sure
that I would
get you
but it was
a fight against your heart
And today
the day
I've met you
is the day
since I can see
that there's someone
who is better than me


Strangers' Thoughts

In the last
few hundered years
some people lost
their place on earth
they never had a chance
to stay just like they were

I can't understand
why should this
happen here
we should
accept and learn
how to live together

These are just some
Strangers' Thoughts
These are just some
Strangers' Thoughts

The reason for
the pain
is always based
on history
the madness in some minds
had started to do this all

I can't understand
why should this
happen here
we should
accept and learn
how to live together

These are just some Strangers' Thoughts


From Ay to Bee

The lonely day
I've met you
has changed my world
I can't exist
without your smile
You pushed me up
you filled my days
you realize
the right things
which can help
me everywhere

Visions have incensed
and destroyed
my mind
voices would
only explain
I have restricted
the feelings
of shame
but we can't
put back the time


Where has the childhood gone

I remember
all the days
which have gone by
Years before now
when I was
a child
We ran through
the town
and held
our hands
We did all the things
which we had planned

Where has it gone
Where has the childhood gone?
Where has it gone
Where has the childhood gone?

For thousand
of times
we played down
in the street
We had fun
while we played
hide and seek
We ran though
the town
like we'll never
do anymore
We did all the things
we should ignore

Where has it gone ... ?


Music for Ballerinas

(Instrumental)


I once had a dream

I once had a dream
in my head
I worked on machines
and it made me upset
I felt so alone

She nearly had filled
all my days
she let me forget
all the things around me
she was all I wanted

You and me
were approaching
hiding from everyone
I once had a dream
in my head
but I know
she had gone

She quietly moved
by my side
I turned around
and looked in her eyes
I felt so in love

I once had a dream
in my hands
we laughed at each other
and started to dance
nothing seemed to be real

You and me were
approaching
hiding from everyone
I once had a dream
in my head
but I know
she had gone

[Romantic Warrior]

Тексты песен альбома Methods Of Silence (1989)


One Fine Day

I hear your spirit calling,
I hold your hand
and see you falling
into the debris of it all.
We're making love
and living in dreams,
we crash through walls,
but no one wants to
hear the screams,
and no one knows the way
or where it ends.

Anytime, any day,
we may find a way
One fine day.


Love is a Shield

Love is a shield,
to hide behind,
love is a field
to grow inside,
and when I sometimes close my eyes
my mind starts spinning round.
Love is a baby
in a mother's arms,
love is your breath
which makes me warm,
and when I sometimes close my eyes,
my mind starts spinning round.
There is a feeling
that flows through me,
when you are near
you make it real
and we could live for this ideal.
And all the pictures we run through,
seem to be perfect,
seem to be true.
But nothing is quite forever,
especially staying together.

I don't care now
what comes along,
what counts is us,
no matter what will be,
just this naivety.
The changing words we're taking in,
seem to be perfect,
seem to win.
But nothing is quite forever,
especially staying together.


Anyone

You can feel the pain,
can feel the handcuffs
binding me.
And on the way
I'll try to escape,
you tell me
how you want me to bleed.
And you know it's true
that you hate me too
that I feel
the way I do,
I torture you.
Now i know it's time
to change your mind,
that you stop to hate
me when I smile.
We should speak it out
'cause there are ways
to meet again,
from time to time.
The world is dark
from your point of view,
try to see me just
like anyone.

We have shared the blame
and started to find
ourselves again.
And while I try
to find a way,
you tell me
how you want me to bleed.
And you know it's true
that you hate me too
that I feel
the way I do,
I torture you.
Now I know it's time
to change your mind,
that you stop to hate
me when I smile.

We should speak it out
'cause there are ways to meet again,
from time to time.
The world is dark
from your point of view,
try to see me just
like anyone.


Your Skinhead Is The Dream

You head was the reason
I spoke to you
and then
it was your smile
that made me sure.
Our alliance is
like China
and that is why
I'm full of fear
that something
will get broken,
which is so fragile here.

Come on my little dwarf.


On Islands

On islands
we all run
onto islands
in the sun
and the sun to
is an island
with islands
all around
we're all islands
in the sea
and the islands
want to reach
other islands
passing by
an island
in the sky
on islands
everywhere
all the islands
ever there
are all waiting
on an island
that island
stands alone
on islands
on islands
on islands
on islands


Feeling Down

I know I've lost
the nerve to fight with you,
feeling down,
turning round,
breaking down.
I know I've lost
the strength to fight with you,
breaking down,
I'm chained and bound,
'cause of you.

But you won't see it,
I can't stay with you.
And you should taste
the bitterness in me;
these feelings you can't ignore.

I know I've lost
the nerve to fight with you;
I know I've lost
the strength to fight with you.

The first time
that my feet touched unknown ground:
secret ways,
secret days,
a waste of time.

The first time
I confronted all your doubts
hidden thoughts,
was it just
a waste of time?

Well you just smiled
and threw it all away.
Now you must have
the wounds I had before:
these feelings you can't ignore.

The first time
that my feet touched unknown ground:
The first time
I confronted all your doubts.


Sooner Than We Think

Take off your shoes,
walk with me
on the mossy forest ground
to those places out of bounds.
Taste my skin,
explore me,
under the shadowy forest's roof,
making moves.
Sooner than we think
an endless day goes by.
Sooner than we think
these moments we'll deny.

So now we walk on thorns
and in the end we're torn
apart by all this loneliness.

The wind blows through your hair,
drifts you away.
In the dying forest's light
you disappear from sight.


A Picture of Life

A fine young man,
a picture of life,
dislikes himself
in the mirror.
We saw him off,
we talked of love,
we talked of sin
and forgot him.

A fine young man,
a picture of life,
died alone
in the gutter.
We drank the wine,
we felt the pain,
but no one felt
like his mother.

Father's not there,
a coward's choice,
he scorned his son,
so inhuman!
We shook our heads
and turned away,
we also denied
that we knew him.


Les Rues

Nous marchons dans les rues.
Sans trouver ni les gares,
ni les trains
qui nous meneraient
la ou nos reves et la realite
ne font qu'un,
la ou nos fantomes
et nos pensees prennent forme.
En essayant d'eviter de prendre le train
ou en cherchant des raccourcis,
nous nous berзons d'illusions,
il n'y a pas d'autres moyens d'aller
la ou nos reves et la realite
ne font qu'un,
la ou nos fantomes et nos
pensees prennent forme.

Evidemment,
chacun espere l'arrivee du train de ses reves,
chacun espere attenindre enfin sa destination.
Et nous vivons tous dans nune gare immense.

Rue De Moorslede

(Instrumental)

[Romantic Warrior]

Тексты песен альбома Meanwhile (1991)


Seize Your Day

Everyone's got his strength,
got his weakness,
life offers more to you,
than prayer and working.
Why do you hide yourself
behind excuses?
Why don't you take your chance
and presume your own way.

Seize your day,
trust yourself,
believe in yourself,
go straight,
your own way,
seize your day.

You've got to run your world,
you've got to learn how.
Waiting to get things done,
presents no answers.
Why don't you free yourself,
clear of excuses?
Why don't you take your chance
and presume your own way...

Seize your day,
trust yourself,
believe in yourself,
go straight your own way,
seize your day.


Heaven (I want you)

When I look into your eyes,
then I know that life's worth living,
just without you,
more or less,
there's nothing left to tell.
All the years we shared our time,
all the things we had in common,
all the crisis,
more or less,
we've nothing left to tell.

All excuses, all your plights,
all your nice ideas,
effusions of your mind,
but I'll tell you for a thousand times:

I want you going down,
just for one time.
I want you going down,
going down to the place
where you belong to.

When I woke up in your arms
and I felt myself, I'm freezing
thats unusual,
more or less,
there's nothing left that's warm.
All the years we shared our dreams,
now I know it was a nightmare,
of your loving,
more or less,
there's nothing left to loose.

All excuses, all your plights,
all your nice ideas,
effusions of your mind
but I'll tell you for a thousand times:

I want you going down,
just for one time.
I want you going down
going down to the place
where you belong to.


Mellotron

A simple word
a litte move
a bit of a smile.
A secret place
a secret code to get inside.
We often reach that point
a mental wall
too high for us to climb.
You never know for sure
if it's worth
to get yourself behind.
All the time you'll move on
you never know how to survive
you think you'll never make it
you think you better step aside.
And all the words you want to say
are getting stuck deep inside you
and all the courage to get through
is leaving.

All I need is just
to move ahead,
but I didn't even try.
I feel like two foot tall.


Mother

All the warmth and the secret,
where I come from,
are the things that I'm searching,
when I'm inside you,
deep inside you.


Dad

You're feeling older,
then ever before
and apple-pie order,
exists no more.
But he's sending you to school,
following a common rule,
frightened by the implications,
follow by indication.
Voices whisper inside your head,
no one will believe,
'cause he's your dad.

And at night,
he came and tried,
to take your light.
And at night,
he came and tried,
to take your light.
You were not even 15,
Weaping lonesome,
there's no one to tell,
that he came
and broke the shell.

Bodies land covered with lava,
makes you feel,
like a cadavre
wish to touch the sky,
only once before you die.
Voices whisper inside your head,
no one will believe,
'cause he's your dad.


These Eyes

These eyes are stones and hard
like rock and darkness
they are as blooming trees
sever with strength and green
the way they look at you
will just reflect yourself again.

These eyes are different
they change their colour into grey
these smiles are faking
they try to hide what's deep inside
These eyes are seas that flow
and foam in blue
they are as blossims soft
wide open too
and what they give to you
is beauty just before they die.


What for

Tell me all what happens,
in the name of God.
All the misunderstandings,
of the written word.
The crusader stories,
the killing,
for the true faith,
the persecution
of the jews,
all the unknown pain.

What for?
A place in heaven,
in another world?
What for?
As a final solution,
in a fight against ourselves!?

Tell me all what happens,
far away from
good and bad.
Our mental frontiers
where sense stops to explain.
Any kind of hatred,
the witch is hunting,
all the misunderstandings
which happened,
in a coloured,
christian world.

What for?
The defense of culture,
the excuse for all?
What for?
A kind of magic,
in a fascinated world!?


Waiting

I want you down,
on your knees,
but feel better waiting,
'cause I want you begging,
begging for all that you did
and I want you to keep,
the prmises you made.
And all the time I feel,
it's all unreal,
with nothing left to lose.
The time has come
and you're the one who's waiting.

I'll be around,
when you call,
'cause you know, you know I'm waiting.
All I want is to listen,
listen to all what you'll say
and I want you to keep all
the promises you made.
And all the time I feel,
it's all unreal,
with nothing left to loose.
The time has come
and you're the one who's waiting.


This Day

Swimming in a sea of light,
all that I have is a single day,
that can't be changed.
Flower-power, deflored mine,
I'll be amused for a certain time
and I can't change it,
that's all that I can see.

This day,
nothing's gonna knock me down,
This day,
nothing's gonna make the upside down.

Midday's gone,
half a lifetime,
I'm moving around an apple-pie,
it's just refreshment,
Ladies, babies, having fun,
I know that I'm not the only one,
but I can't change it,
now it's time to leave.

This day,
nothing's gonna knock me down.
This day,
nothing's gonna make the upside down.


Handsome

He's a dream,
see the manly way he moves,
see the trendy kind he suits
and his toothpaste-smile
doesn't need to be proved.

He's so smooth,
with the slimy things he tells,
and his parfume everywhere,
he will tell you all,
you want to hear.

He's handsome,
like a piece of wood,
just a smile to be understood.
He's handsome,
like a piece of wood
and the more that you see,
the more you will be amused.

He's alone
and he can't believe in you,
he is further from the truth,
what's best for him,
won't be good for you.

He's a fake
and the only things you see,
is a play for you and me,
but his simple mind,
is mostly mean.

He's handsome,
like a piece of wood,
just a simle to be understood.
He's handsome,
like a piece of wood
and the more that you see,
the more you will be amused.


Bitter Sweet

Bitter sweet,
I need to know the way you feel,
things have changed,
but all the time I think of you,
I'm longing for the things we did,
with nowhere left to go,
the distance's growing further still.

When I see you there
I'm realizing,
all the time we knew,
we're sacreficing,
our love.

Bitter sweet,
I know it's time to face the truth,
we have changed,
but all the time I'll be with you,
we're silent on the things we did,
Intimacy has gone.

When I see you there
I'm realizing,
all the time we knew,
we're sacreficing,
our love.


Spellbound

An old man
sitting in a bar
drinking alone
I saw him.
The smiling eyes
moving round and round
touched me.
His furrowed face
tells the story
of life - I was thinking
I was spellbound
by him - but I can't
hide my looking.

He's so happy
He's smiling
on his face.

And suddenly
he came over and
spoke to me
I was listening - and
all the time
he had this
uncertain smile
I was thinking.

He's so happy
He's smiling
on his face.

[Romantic Warrior]

Тексты песен альбома Bodega Bohemia (1993)


Pedestrians' Adventures

Heaven is a miracle,
watch out everything!
A car comes from the right.
Cops are a miracle,
watch out everything!
A car comes from the right.
Symmetry's a miracle,
watch out everything!
A car comes from the right.
Manners are a miracle,
watch out everything!
A car comes from the right,
watch out!
A car comes from the left,
watch out everything!
Mammae are a miracle,
Junk food is a miracle,
miracles are miracles.
Watch out, watch out!


Crime

Little one,
I'll blind you with charm,
I feed you with pleasing things,
you'll see, I'll make you believe,
before you life was boring.

For a while,
I meticulously try, to be the way you want me.
But you'll see, I always believe,
nothing in life's for free.

I can stand looking in your eyes,
to turn around and start smiling,
feel the pressure rise,
you may hide, but it's far too late
and you need to face the element of crime.
Time reveals the harm,
you awake, but it's far too late,
then you need to face the element of crime.

Little one,
I'm planted in your brain,
to guide you the way I like.
My plea, for total relief,
brought you to your kneew.

Now I'm through,
the things that you knew,
and all you could give to me.
Time has come for me to carry on,
cause there's someone new com'n for tea.


Jealousy

Jealousy's provoking feelings,
inner fears will make you sweat,
advice in your ears,
marm and helping hands,
all these good ideas are moving
round and round and around your head.

Fantasy let it grow,
the truth is playing somewhere else.
Advice strokes your fears,
warm and helping hands,
all of these good ideas are moving
round and round and around your head.


Time is Over

Once upon a time,
I was free and no one knew,
just where or how to find me.
But this time has passed,
now there is someone,
who can reach me here, there, and everywhere.

Did you think we wouldn't get you;
Don't you know this was wrong?
I'll present you the first prize,
you're the chosen one,
whose game is up!

When my time has come,
I'll rise up to the sky,
watch the sunshine,
shine for me all the time.
All the angels sing,
followed by the Holy hand,
to bring me a message:

Did you think we wouldn't get you,
Don't you know this was wrong?
I'll present you the first prize,
you're the chosen one,
whose game is up!

'Cause time is over
(we were waiting for so long)
Time is over.
(declarations made quite wrong)
Time is over.
(We insist on what you own)
Time is over.


Falling

You take a deep gulp,
waiting for the fog in your mind
and you know,
that you better change something.

Reality starts to fade,
but it'll last just for a while.
You know that you're falling,
lost again.
You feel that you're falling,
hitting the ground.

Your knees start to shake,
when you think of what you'll do
and there's no return.
They trained everyone,
but the thought about the jump,
leaves cold sweat on your skin.

You know you'll be falling,
once you are off the plane,
you know you'll be falling,
alone.

So many people,
but there's no one giving you a helping hand.
You climb higher and higher
to the top of your wrecked life.
And then you'll be falling,
once again.
You feel that you're falling,
hitting the ground.

You sit side by side,
with fear in your eyes
waiting for the green light.
The moment has come,
then you struggle up and jump,
with the rip cord in your hand.

You feel that you're falling,
the dream of a lifetime comes true.
You feel that you're falling
and hope it never ends.


Suspicious Love

Try to tell me something,
try to tell me how it feels,
build it up to beat it down again,
all the things you're hiding,
all the games you play with me,
build it up to beat it down again.

Suspicious love,
froze my natural laugh,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here.
I feel I know,
I won't let it grow,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here,
I refuse to crawl.

Got to tell you something,
got to tell you how it feels,
once built up and beaten down again.
Promises once spoken,
all the warmth you gave to me
Leave me always somehow in between.

I'd like to see you crawling.


Bondage People

Survivors of a wasted land,
fed with an unknown brand.
You watch the forests fall -
the stars collide,
and you soylent green tonight.

Your dreams are fake and
you're always waiting,
just to get your soylent green tonight.

Oh, we're the bondage people,
Oh, we're the bondage people tonight.

You slows lose your understanding,
no one knows what happens when.
You die tonight.
Your body's changing,
nothing's wasted and you're slashed and hacked to,
soylent green tonight.


Close

They're creeping on,
through your mind,
won't you think it over.
We know the scenes,
they're marching on with torches,
peeping from inside,
with evil's eyes.
the ferris wheel is turning,
the tale is told again.
And if we don't care,
we end up all the same.

We stroke the flames,
we never quenched all those years,
we should have learned
from things which may come close.

We need to talk,
time has come,
don't play it down,
it's over.
We know their themes,
it's creeping on with caution,
peeping from inside,
with evil's eyes.


In Your Ivory Tower

I swear I saw your face change,
a teardrop from your weary eyes.
The world we've come to know sis changing fast,
and you believe the crying's over,
it ain't over.

Now you may run
and you may hide,
when night enfolds,
the breath of life,
the friend you left behind,
died to young,
and you believe the dying's over,
it ain't over,
in your ivory tower.

Now every day you hear about,
the ocean's rising,
days of drought,
you watch the forests fall -
the stars collide,
and you believe the fighting's over,
it ain't over,
you believe the fighting's over,
it ain't over,
in your ivory tower.

It ain't over.
and you believe the crying's over,
it ain't over.
and you believe the dying's over,
it ain't over,
and you believe the fighting's over,
in your ivory tower.

[Romantic Warrior]

Тексты песен альбома Spice Crackers (1995)


Spice Crackers

The secret of spice seems to follow
the journey about to begin.
The time you will spend won't be wasted,
no matter the steward may bring.
Come taste them one by one -
the crackers he lays in your hand.


X-Ray

Focus my eyes, I'll get in your mind,
sleepy now I'll do no harm in any kind
Truth can ease it,
what you can't deny,
everyone is hiding something
deep inside.
Try to be wide open,
I will promise, that you'll see
new relief will free your fantasy
One by one we'll make it
all your fears will come to me,
new relief will free your fantasy.

X-Ray
You will lose the anguish in your life
X-Ray
happiness is all that stays inside
X-Ray
no one knows the difference till he tries
X-Ray
everything depends on your alone,
I'll strip you to your bones.

Also happy, I'm a gentle guy
I will keep it all and no one will look behind.
Useful somehow,
in a different way
as I took it, I might give it back someday.
That's no strange behavior,
there's a coercion in my being
Your relief rakes my insanity.
Hyde is Jekyll's pleasure,
there's the coercion in my being
Your relief rakes my insanity.


Kraft

Der Verstand weib den Weg,
der Wille birgt die Kraft,
das Gefuhl treibt mich an,
doch die Angst lahmt den Schritt.

Understanding knows the way,
will contains power,
feeling drives me on,
but fear paralyses me.

La raison connait le chemin,
la volonte est ma force,
l'emotion me fait avancer,
mais la peur m'en empeche.


Electronic Music

(Instrumental)


Bad News

Baby, you ain't a man
'cause my heart's carried in your hand.
any fool can see,
I love my misery.

Bad news
It's born in my blood.
Bad news

Some live to undo,
some live to be undone
my grey sky's growing dark
I feed on my own heart.

Bad news
It's born in my blood.
Bad news.

Whisper's what you done,
crazy I've brought a gun
my finger's to your window,
Whiskey's on my clothes
I'm bad news
It's born in my blood.

Bad news.
It's born in my blood.


Days Run Wild

There was a time
when plans were my religion.
A world of schemes,
92 dreams prediction
But I confess, got into a mess
'cause all my days run wild.

Days run wild,
while I'm wondering
What's going wrong
All the things I've planned
got right out of my hands
and leave me upside down.
Lose my smile
and my friend, Mr. "Green-back" Washington.
In God we trust
but it's business or bust
and no God's on your side
when days run wild.

Mirror, mirror, be my great deceiver
The truth you tell
makes me a true believer
But the face I see,
seems no part of me
Now all my days run wild.


A Place in China (Heaven's Not)

Heaven's not a place in China
but there it seems to be.
Heaven's not a place in China
but there it seems to be.

Every morning on the front page.
big type headlines seen before;
another land locks up the free mind,
students try to find a door.

Heaven's not a place in China
but there it seems to be.
Heaven's not a place in China
but there it seems to be.

Followed by the TV nations,
some soft targets for the corps,
standing in the name of freedom,
beaten in the name of law.

Every morning we're reminded,
just to think about ourselves.
Shocked by the silence - switch the channels
that's music for the show.


Zwischenspiel 2

(Instrumental)


Funky Service (What do you want to Drink?)

(Instrumental)


Back to Heaven

Time
no sense of time
no sense of no one
me and the endless sky.

Scenes
the fading scenes
the world that I've seen
a shade of transparency

Heaven
back to heaven
it's back on my mind
back with me.

Should I stay or should
I stumble
should I pray or should I run
to find a place
to live somehow.

Time
no sense of time
no sense of no one
me and the endless sky.

Dreams
I'm giving in
sweat on my skin
a feeling so pure and clean.


Je Suis le Dieu

New
Romantic
Surrealistic
Neuromantic


Ronda's Trigger

(Instrumental)


Travelling Without Moving

Ladies and Gentlemen,
we would not liketo welcome you
on board our Spacetrain on its
non-stop flight to the end of
this album. Now that you're here,
Please don't fasten your seatbelts
and refrain from listening to
anything else other than the music.
In case of an emergency just light a cigar and relax
in a comfortable position.
Have a pleasant trip
and thank you for flying
Mendoza Airways!


Spacetrain

Keep on running - we keep on running
Now you heard or news, and
we keep on running -
we keep on running
someone blew the fuse, but
we keep on running -
we keep on running.

We're riding on,
inside our spacetrain
we will never reach the end
We know the way
we're not insane at all
Don't be afraid, my friends.

Keep on running -
we keep on running.

We made someone's heaven come,
keep on running -
we keep on running.
Chewing surrealistic gum
keep on running -
we keep on running.

[Romantic Warrior]

Тексты песен альбома We Stroke The Flames (1997)


The Great Commandment

Some people
suppress you
they parch you
and reap
a disaster
Reeducation for the infants
who demanded
for an innocent instance

The great commandment
shows the contempt
between the world and their
embarrassing pavement
Believe the scholars
read the readings
realize the man
who says anything

The great commandment

The needies believe you
they treat you
like survivors
of a disaster
Reeducation for the infants
who demanded
for an innocent instance

The great commandment ...


Jealousy

Jealousy's provoking feelings,
inner fears will make you sweat,
advice in your ears,
marm and helping hands,
all these good ideas are moving
round and round and around your head.

Fantasy let it grow,
the truth is playing somewhere else.
Advice strokes your fears,
warm and helping hands,
all of these good ideas are moving
round and round and around your head.


Sooner Than We Think

Take off your shoes,
walk with me
on the mossy forest ground
to those places out of bounds.
Taste my skin,
explore me,
under the shadowy forest's roof,
making moves.
Sooner than we think
an endless day goes by.
Sooner than we think
these moments we'll deny.

So now we walk on thorns
and in the end we're torn
apart by all this loneliness.

The wind blows through your hair,
drifts you away.
In the dying forest's light
you disappear from sight.


Handsome

He's a dream,
see the manly way he moves,
see the trendy kind he suits
and his toothpaste-smile
doesn't need to be proved.

He's so smooth,
with the slimy things he tells,
and his parfume everywhere,
he will tell you all,
you want to hear.

He's handsome,
like a piece of wood,
just a smile to be understood.
He's handsome,
like a piece of wood
and the more that you see,
the more you will be amused.

He's alone
and he can't believe in you,
he is further from the truth,
what's best for him,
won't be good for you.

He's a fake
and the only things you see,
is a play for you and me,
but his simple mind,
is mostly mean.

He's handsome,
like a piece of wood,
just a simle to be understood.
He's handsome,
like a piece of wood
and the more that you see,
the more you will be amused.


One Fine Day (Single Version)

I hear your spirit calling,
I hold your hand
and see you falling
into the debris of it all.
We're making love
and living in dreams,
we crash through walls,
but no one wants to
hear the screams,
and no one knows the way
or where it ends.

Anytime, any day,
we may find a way
One fine day.


Neighbours (Single Version)

Black men leaders
cried for freedom
white policemen
shot them dead
The survivors were
sent to prison
based on laws
which no one understands

White man yawning
in his armchair
smiled while watching
white TV
Hundreds of people
dead or injured
he never understands
this hysteria

What can we do
what can we say?
Can it be law
to kill your neighbour?
What can we do
what can we say?
Can it be wrong
to end it all?

Snipers sitting
in police-cars
cautiously stroking
machine-guns
Never thought of
black supression
they were paid for
every hit they have

What can we do ...


Suspicious Love (Radio Remix)

Try to tell me something,
try to tell me how it feels,
build it up to beat it down again,
all the things you're hiding,
all the games you play with me,
build it up to beat it down again.

Suspicious love,
froze my natural laugh,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here.
I feel I know,
I won't let it grow,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here,
I refuse to crawl.

Got to tell you something,
got to tell you how it feels,
once built up and beaten down again.
Promises once spoken,
all the warmth you gave to me
Leave me always somehow in between.

I'd like to see you crawling.


A Picture of Life

A fine young man,
a picture of life,
dislikes himself
in the mirror.
We saw him off,
we talked of love,
we talked of sin
and forgot him.

A fine young man,
a picture of life,
died alone
in the gutter.
We drank the wine,
we felt the pain,
but no one felt
like his mother.

Father's not there,
a coward's choice,
he scorned his son,
so inhuman!
We shook our heads
and turned away,
we also denied
that we knew him.


Love is a Shield (Single Version)

Love is a shield,
to hide behind,
love is a field
to grow inside,
and when I sometimes close my eyes
my mind starts spinning round.
Love is a baby
in a mother's arms,
love is your breath
which makes me warm,
and when I sometimes close my eyes,
my mind starts spinning round.
There is a feeling
that flows through me,
when you are near
you make it real
and we could live for this ideal.
And all the pictures we run through,
seem to be perfect,
seem to be true.
But nothing is quite forever,
especially staying together.

I don't care now
what comes along,
what counts is us,
no matter what will be,
just this naivety.
The changing words we're taking in,
seem to be perfect,
seem to win.
But nothing is quite forever,
especially staying together.


Strangers' Thoughts (Single Version)

In the last
few hundered years
some people lost
their place on earth
they never had a chance
to stay just like they were

I can't understand
why should this
happen here
we should
accept and learn
how to live together

These are just some
Strangers' Thoughts
These are just some
Strangers' Thoughts

The reason for
the pain
is always based
on history
the madness in some minds
had started to do this all

I can't understand
why should this
happen here
we should
accept and learn
how to live together

These are just some Strangers' Thoughts


Crime

Little one,
I'll blind you with charm,
I feed you with pleasing things,
you'll see, I'll make you believe,
before you life was boring.

For a while,
I meticulously try, to be the way you want me.
But you'll see, I always believe,
nothing in life's for free.

I can stand looking in your eyes,
to turn around and start smiling,
feel the pressure rise,
you may hide, but it's far too late
and you need to face the element of crime.
Time reveals the harm,
you awake, but it's far too late,
then you need to face the element of crime.

Little one,
I'm planted in your brain,
to guide you the way I like.
My plea, for total relief,
brought you to your kneew.

Now I'm through,
the things that you knew,
and all you could give to me.
Time has come for me to carry on,
cause there's someone new com'n for tea.


Heaven (I want you)

When I look into your eyes,
then I know that life's worth living,
just without you,
more or less,
there's nothing left to tell.
All the years we shared our time,
all the things we had in common,
all the crisis,
more or less,
we've nothing left to tell.

All excuses, all your plights,
all your nice ideas,
effusions of your mind,
but I'll tell you for a thousand times:

I want you going down,
just for one time.
I want you going down,
going down to the place
where you belong to.

When I woke up in your arms
and I felt myself, I'm freezing
thats unusual,
more or less,
there's nothing left that's warm.
All the years we shared our dreams,
now I know it was a nightmare,
of your loving,
more or less,
there's nothing left to loose.

All excuses, all your plights,
all your nice ideas,
effusions of your mind
but I'll tell you for a thousand times:

I want you going down,
just for one time.
I want you going down
going down to the place
where you belong to.


Waiting

I want you down,
on your knees,
but feel better waiting,
'cause I want you begging,
begging for all that you did
and I want you to keep,
the prmises you made.
And all the time I feel,
it's all unreal,
with nothing left to lose.
The time has come
and you're the one who's waiting.

I'll be around,
when you call,
'cause you know, you know I'm waiting.
All I want is to listen,
listen to all what you'll say
and I want you to keep all
the promises you made.
And all the time I feel,
it's all unreal,
with nothing left to loose.
The time has come
and you're the one who's waiting.


Close (Remix)

They're creeping on,
through your mind,
won't you think it over.
We know the scenes,
they're marching on with torches,
peeping from inside,
with evil's eyes.
the ferris wheel is turning,
the tale is told again.
And if we don't care,
we end up all the same.

We stroke the flames,
we never quenched all those years,
we should have learned
from things which may come close.

We need to talk,
time has come,
don't play it down,
it's over.
We know their themes,
it's creeping on with caution,
peeping from inside,
with evil's eyes.


I once had a dream

I once had a dream
in my head
I worked on machines
and it made me upset
I felt so alone

She nearly had filled
all my days
she let me forget
all the things around me
she was all I wanted

You and me
were approaching
hiding from everyone
I once had a dream
in my head
but I know
she had gone

She quietly moved
by my side
I turned around
and looked in her eyes
I felt so in love

I once had a dream
in my hands
we laughed at each other
and started to dance
nothing seemed to be real

You and me were
approaching
hiding from everyone
I once had a dream
in my head
but I know
she had gone


Love is a Shield (William Orbit Remix)

Love is a shield,
to hide behind,
love is a field
to grow inside,
and when I sometimes close my eyes
my mind starts spinning round.
Love is a baby
in a mother's arms,
love is your breath
which makes me warm,
and when I sometimes close my eyes,
my mind starts spinning round.
There is a feeling
that flows through me,
when you are near
you make it real
and we could live for this ideal.
And all the pictures we run through,
seem to be perfect,
seem to be true.
But nothing is quite forever,
especially staying together.

I don't care now
what comes along,
what counts is us,
no matter what will be,
just this naivety.
The changing words we're taking in,
seem to be perfect,
seem to win.
But nothing is quite forever,
especially staying together.

[Romantic Warrior]

Тексты песен альбома Rewind (2001)


Love is a Shield (Single Version)

Love is a shield,
to hide behind,
love is a field
to grow inside,
and when I sometimes close my eyes
my mind starts spinning round.
Love is a baby
in a mother's arms,
love is your breath
which makes me warm,
and when I sometimes close my eyes,
my mind starts spinning round.
There is a feeling
that flows through me,
when you are near
you make it real
and we could live for this ideal.
And all the pictures we run through,
seem to be perfect,
seem to be true.
But nothing is quite forever,
especially staying together.

I don't care now
what comes along,
what counts is us,
no matter what will be,
just this naivety.
The changing words we're taking in,
seem to be perfect,
seem to win.
But nothing is quite forever,
especially staying together.


That Smiling Face

All these words
are not a rescue
in my eyes
Never sure about
the love deep
in your smile

Never sure if
I'm right or
if I'm wrong
Never sure about
the things which
were going on and on

All this love
just while you were
standing near to me
Never sure about
the time you spent with me

I can't stand
the way you deal
with friends of mine
Never sure if
love's not just
a waste of time

All these words
I try to find
to say to you
I can't stand
a thousand dreams
I dream of you

While you stand
beside me
while you move
into my arms


Suspicious Love (Radio Remix)

Try to tell me something,
try to tell me how it feels,
build it up to beat it down again,
all the things you're hiding,
all the games you play with me,
build it up to beat it down again.

Suspicious love,
froze my natural laugh,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here.
I feel I know,
I won't let it grow,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here,
I refuse to crawl.

Got to tell you something,
got to tell you how it feels,
once built up and beaten down again.
Promises once spoken,
all the warmth you gave to me
Leave me always somehow in between.

I'd like to see you crawling.


Strangers' Thoughts (Single Version)

In the last
few hundered years
some people lost
their place on earth
they never had a chance
to stay just like they were

I can't understand
why should this
happen here
we should
accept and learn
how to live together

These are just some
Strangers' Thoughts
These are just some
Strangers' Thoughts

The reason for
the pain
is always based
on history
the madness in some minds
had started to do this all

I can't understand
why should this
happen here
we should
accept and learn
how to live together

These are just some Strangers' Thoughts


Sooner Than We Think

Take off your shoes,
walk with me
on the mossy forest ground
to those places out of bounds.
Taste my skin,
explore me,
under the shadowy forest's roof,
making moves.
Sooner than we think
an endless day goes by.
Sooner than we think
these moments we'll deny.

So now we walk on thorns
and in the end we're torn
apart by all this loneliness.

The wind blows through your hair,
drifts you away.
In the dying forest's light
you disappear from sight.


One Fine Day (Single Version)

I hear your spirit calling,
I hold your hand
and see you falling
into the debris of it all.
We're making love
and living in dreams,
we crash through walls,
but no one wants to
hear the screams,
and no one knows the way
or where it ends.

Anytime, any day,
we may find a way
One fine day.


Heaven (I want you) (Single Version)

When I look into your eyes,
then I know that life's worth living,
just without you,
more or less,
there's nothing left to tell.
All the years we shared our time,
all the things we had in common,
all the crisis,
more or less,
we've nothing left to tell.

All excuses, all your plights,
all your nice ideas,
effusions of your mind,
but I'll tell you for a thousand times:

I want you going down,
just for one time.
I want you going down,
going down to the place
where you belong to.

When I woke up in your arms
and I felt myself, I'm freezing
thats unusual,
more or less,
there's nothing left that's warm.
All the years we shared our dreams,
now I know it was a nightmare,
of your loving,
more or less,
there's nothing left to loose.

All excuses, all your plights,
all your nice ideas,
effusions of your mind
but I'll tell you for a thousand times:

I want you going down,
just for one time.
I want you going down
going down to the place
where you belong to.


Falling

You take a deep gulp,
waiting for the fog in your mind
and you know,
that you better change something.

Reality starts to fade,
but it'll last just for a while.
You know that you're falling,
lost again.
You feel that you're falling,
hitting the ground.

Your knees start to shake,
when you think of what you'll do
and there's no return.
They trained everyone,
but the thought about the jump,
leaves cold sweat on your skin.

You know you'll be falling,
once you are off the plane,
you know you'll be falling,
alone.

So many people,
but there's no one giving you a helping hand.
You climb higher and higher
to the top of your wrecked life.
And then you'll be falling,
once again.
You feel that you're falling,
hitting the ground.

You sit side by side,
with fear in your eyes
waiting for the green light.
The moment has come,
then you struggle up and jump,
with the rip cord in your hand.

You feel that you're falling,
the dream of a lifetime comes true.
You feel that you're falling
and hope it never ends.


The Great Commandment

Some people
suppress you
they parch you
and reap
a disaster
Reeducation for the infants
who demanded
for an innocent instance

The great commandment
shows the contempt
between the world and their
embarrassing pavement
Believe the scholars
read the readings
realize the man
who says anything

The great commandment

The needies believe you
they treat you
like survivors
of a disaster
Reeducation for the infants
who demanded
for an innocent instance

The great commandment ...


Pedestrians' Adventures

Heaven is a miracle,
watch out everything!
A car comes from the right.
Cops are a miracle,
watch out everything!
A car comes from the right.
Symmetry's a miracle,
watch out everything!
A car comes from the right.
Manners are a miracle,
watch out everything!
A car comes from the right,
watch out!
A car comes from the left,
watch out everything!
Mammae are a miracle,
Junk food is a miracle,
miracles are miracles.
Watch out, watch out!


Bad News (Single Edit)

Baby, you ain't a man
'cause my heart's carried in your hand.
any fool can see,
I love my misery.

Bad news
It's born in my blood.
Bad news

Some live to undo,
some live to be undone
my grey sky's growing dark
I feed on my own heart.

Bad news
It's born in my blood.
Bad news.

Whisper's what you done,
crazy I've brought a gun
my finger's to your window,
Whiskey's on my clothes
I'm bad news
It's born in my blood.

Bad news.
It's born in my blood.


Kraft

Der Verstand weib den Weg,
der Wille birgt die Kraft,
das Gefuhl treibt mich an,
doch die Angst lahmt den Schritt.

Understanding knows the way,
will contains power,
feeling drives me on,
but fear paralyses me.

La raison connait le chemin,
la volonte est ma force,
l'emotion me fait avancer,
mais la peur m'en empeche.


X-Ray

Focus my eyes, I'll get in your mind,
sleepy now I'll do no harm in any kind
Truth can ease it,
what you can't deny,
everyone is hiding something
deep inside.
Try to be wide open,
I will promise, that you'll see
new relief will free your fantasy
One by one we'll make it
all your fears will come to me,
new relief will free your fantasy.

X-Ray
You will lose the anguish in your life
X-Ray
happiness is all that stays inside
X-Ray
no one knows the difference till he tries
X-Ray
everything depends on your alone,
I'll strip you to your bones.

Also happy, I'm a gentle guy
I will keep it all and no one will look behind.
Useful somehow,
in a different way
as I took it, I might give it back someday.
That's no strange behavior,
there's a coercion in my being
Your relief rakes my insanity.
Hyde is Jekyll's pleasure,
there's the coercion in my being
Your relief rakes my insanity.


Neighbours (Single Version)

Black men leaders
cried for freedom
white policemen
shot them dead
The survivors were
sent to prison
based on laws
which no one understands

White man yawning
in his armchair
smiled while watching
white TV
Hundreds of people
dead or injured
he never understands
this hysteria

What can we do
what can we say?
Can it be law
to kill your neighbour?
What can we do
what can we say?
Can it be wrong
to end it all?

Snipers sitting
in police-cars
cautiously stroking
machine-guns
Never thought of
black supression
they were paid for
every hit they have

What can we do ...


Crime

Little one,
I'll blind you with charm,
I feed you with pleasing things,
you'll see, I'll make you believe,
before you life was boring.

For a while,
I meticulously try, to be the way you want me.
But you'll see, I always believe,
nothing in life's for free.

I can stand looking in your eyes,
to turn around and start smiling,
feel the pressure rise,
you may hide, but it's far too late
and you need to face the element of crime.
Time reveals the harm,
you awake, but it's far too late,
then you need to face the element of crime.

Little one,
I'm planted in your brain,
to guide you the way I like.
My plea, for total relief,
brought you to your kneew.

Now I'm through,
the things that you knew,
and all you could give to me.
Time has come for me to carry on,
cause there's someone new com'n for tea.


This Day

Swimming in a sea of light,
all that I have is a single day,
that can't be changed.
Flower-power, deflored mine,
I'll be amused for a certain time
and I can't change it,
that's all that I can see.

This day,
nothing's gonna knock me down,
This day,
nothing's gonna make the upside down.

Midday's gone,
half a lifetime,
I'm moving around an apple-pie,
it's just refreshment,
Ladies, babies, having fun,
I know that I'm not the only one,
but I can't change it,
now it's time to leave.

This day,
nothing's gonna knock me down.
This day,
nothing's gonna make the upside down.


Close

They're creeping on,
through your mind,
won't you think it over.
We know the scenes,
they're marching on with torches,
peeping from inside,
with evil's eyes.
the ferris wheel is turning,
the tale is told again.
And if we don't care,
we end up all the same.

We stroke the flames,
we never quenched all those years,
we should have learned
from things which may come close.

We need to talk,
time has come,
don't play it down,
it's over.
We know their themes,
it's creeping on with caution,
peeping from inside,
with evil's eyes.


I once had a dream

I once had a dream
in my head
I worked on machines
and it made me upset
I felt so alone

She nearly had filled
all my days
she let me forget
all the things around me
she was all I wanted

You and me
were approaching
hiding from everyone
I once had a dream
in my head
but I know
she had gone

She quietly moved
by my side
I turned around
and looked in her eyes
I felt so in love

I once had a dream
in my hands
we laughed at each other
and started to dance
nothing seemed to be real

You and me were
approaching
hiding from everyone
I once had a dream
in my head
but I know
she had gone

[Romantic Warrior]

Тексты песен альбома Sensor (2003)


Intro Sensor

Welcome to Sensor!
Think electronic!


Me And You

Feel me
Make it all come true
Times change
Between me and you

Bring it all together
Break it all down
Nothing's quite forever
Sometimes upside down ...

It's me and you (me and you)
Revolutionary true
Colors will fade
From night to day
To something new

It's me and you (me and you)
Revolutionary true
Colors will fade
From night to day
To something new

Taste me
Stick your head in clouds
Make love
Let it all come out

Bring it all together
Break it all down
Nothing's quite forever
Sometimes upside down ...

It's me and you (me and you)
Revolutionary true
Colors will fade
From night to day
To something new

It's me and you (me and you)
Revolutionary true
Colors will fade
From night to day
To something new


Perfect

Babylon's quiet
Neonlight's telling
Short cuts of night
Asphalt sucked in the sun
Now we're breathing as one

Waves in your smile
Raves when you watch me
I look aside
To take a lift off and fly
To crash back into your eyes

You make it real
The way I feel
Let's take a ride
Through the night
You make it real
The way I feel
I'm take a ride
Through the night
So perfect

Clean like a knife
Whispered and broken
Words that I said
Makes me feel so abused
Left me beeing the accused

Waves in your smile
Clears My Horizon
Your hand in mine
Equalizing the sad
Echoing in my head

You make it real
The way I feel
Let's take a ride
Through the night
You make it real
The way I feel
I'm take a ride
Through the night
So perfect


Harmful

Harmful I touch your skin
I feel you
And the truth within
And all I can do
Is hope you feel it too

There’s pain inside
My body ’n’ soul
It’s alright
After all my sweet lies
The bitter thorns in your side

Twists on and on
And all I can do
Is hope to feel it too
Follow me the where it’s coming from

We will find the place where we belong
There is noone who compares to you
And I hope that you can feel it too

Harmful you touch my skin
I feel you
And the truth within
And all i can do
Is hope you feel it too


Here She Comes

Creepy Silence
Views recalled
When the dream turns lucid
You can feel it all
It’s the director’s cut
Out of scenes that I shot
In fifty frames per second
Favourite sound when she talked
Upon water she walked
Love has been a colorful surround

Here she comes
She’s been my sun’s cruelest beauty
Here she comes
Blows disease into my mind

Here she comes
Seen her lately
Links unplugged
She’s a stranger to me
Givin empty hugs
Now the picture we’re in
Where the acting begins
Shows my own b-movie
So it’s bitter insight
How she changed her mind
Love has been a colorful surround
Here she comes
She’s been my sun’s cruelest beauty
Here she comes
Blows disease into my mind
Here she comes
Once she meant home
To my hands and my soul
It’s incised
Once she meant home
To my hands and my soul
It’s ghostwrite


I Can't Feel You

Hold on now, hold on now
It’s all so clear
Our circles followed to here
I’m cradled in unhappiness
We’re not the same
You swore it wouldn’t be like this
Love won’t spend it’s days like this
Trapped in loneliness
Wrapped in solitude
Without having you
I can’t feel you
Can’t get near you
Walk right through you
I can’t feel you
We’re so arrested
I’m still invested now
Can’t come near you
I can’t feel you

I’m trapped inside
This shell you own
I taste my fears
And suddenly it reappears
You still live inside of me
Walking through my dreams
You always disappear
But I’m still here
I can’t feel you
Can’t get near you
Walk right through you
I can’t feel you
We’re so arrested
I’m still invested now
Can’t come near you
I can’t feel you


Lost

I will be lost
When you leave us
Broken minded, binded
We should keep trust
Deep inside us
There is more than meets the eye …

Sitting in a hole
Feeling 2 foots all
Writing down your name
You’re the only one
Bringing out the sun
I wish the night away …

I will be lost
When you leave us
Feared by demons screamin'
We’ve got our love
Deep inside us
There is more than meets the eye …


I'll Follow Behind

I know we travel a world to get to
A place in our mind …
Brother
We’re born alone and raised with suffer
More or less fine
But if you stay on the line
There will be something else
You’ll find
'Cause if you're walking ahead
I'll follow behind
There's nothing left for bad
It's in your mind

And if you're walking ahead
I'll follow behind
It's in your mind

A nerd to see the world is changing
And step back behind
Brother
A whole life's running through your hands boy
And you waste your time
But if you stay on the line
There will be something else
You'll find
'Cause if you're walking ahead
I'll follow behind
There's nothing left for bad
It's yin your mind
And if you're walking ahead
I'll follow behind
There's nothing left for bad
It's in your mind


Adrenalin

(Instrumental)


Blink

Lift the receiver girl
Come to me
The sun and the moon colides
You know that!
It could last a lifetime
Shimmering the surface of the sea
Dive into the water
Open up your eyes
That you might ...
See, we're diving
Although we should know
It's more like flying
And you might feel
Just like a leaf
Carried away
Until you're dying
In my arms ...
It's been a long time now
I agree
I'll carry the weight away
You know that!
It could be last a lifetime
Shimmering the surface of the sea
Dive into the water
Open up your eyes
That you might ...
See, we're diving
Although we should know
It's more like flying
And you might feel
Just like a leaf
Carried away
Until you're dying
In my arms ...


Thief

Waiting's over
Feel it in my blood
And in my veins
All the pleasure and the pain
Is coming back again

Shine a little shine on me
From within I know that
Life's making me a make believe ...

Like a little devotion
Hidden somewhere
Like a thief is waiting for the night
Like a precious emotion
Cautious somehow
Like a thief is waiting for the night

Words unspoken
Floating from your mind
Into your brain
All the feelings, all insane
Drives me on again ...

Shine a little shine for me
From within i know that
Live's making me a make believe ...


Together

Any time, anyhow
Ever all you said
Is hurting now
Heading back
To the scene
Rushing adrenaline
Through my veins
Right now ...
Heading back, back to the scene
Right now
Rushing adrenaline through my veins
Somehow
Heading back, back to the scene
There is no more left for real
But you said:
Here right now
We're together as you know
There is more than words can say
To stay together
And we're together!
Words may come
And so far they came undone
But there's a way within the faith
To stay together, stay together, stay together ...
Wave my name
Hit the track
You're a tattoo placed on my neck
Even though
It's insane
Rushing adrenaline
Through my veins
Right now ...


74 Minutes

(Instrumental)


You Turn

I've seen the eyes of an angel
I've built on lies with you
I've read your lips of longing
For this reckless ride so cruel
I've been in reach of danger
I've seen this rise before
I take my hands off the wheel
And see
It's coming to an end
We never noticed where we are
It's coming to an end
We didn't see we went too far
It's coming to an end
We never notice what we are
It's coming to an end
We never noticed what we are
It's coming to an end

No destination for the car
I've picked you up in eden
And now we're corner hell
Cause I've been believin'
That this hitch-hike ends up well
I've clicked the belt while speeding
You've put my foot down more
I take my hands off the wheel
And see
It's coming to an end
We didn't see we went too far
It's coming to an end
We never noticed what we are
It's coming to an end
No destination for the car


Perfect Sensor


(Instrumental)

[Romantic Warrior]

Тексты песен альбома Relocated (2006)


Memory

(Instrumental)


We are lovers

In a sea of moments
We were sinking down the ground
After all these years together
We're still traveling around
All the places
All the faces
Led us to another point of view
In a world of "A.W.N.I.A.H."
It is hard to find the truth

We are lovers in different ways
We still dream of the better days
We hear promises on the phone
But life differs, right from wrong

In a field of mindgames
Time is coming up again -
And our memories are fading
Every now and then
All the places
All the faces
Led us to another point of view
In a world of "A.W.N.I.A.H."
We're still seeking for the clues

All we do together
This is forever
Believe me, a dream comes true...


Motif sky

Feels like elevation of my soul
And feel sensation's rising out the cold
We're intimate strangers
And carefully now
An idea is growing
Somehow...
We're intimate strangers
And carefully now
An idea is growing
Somehow in ourselves

You think you're in a motif sky

Reach the point of never get enough
Go past a height I've never been above
We move in slow motion
And strip raw our minds
A kick, from emotions
Collides...
We move in slow motion
And strip raw our minds
A kick, from emotions
Colliding in ourselves...

You let my spirit fly

Reach the point of never get enough
Go past a height I've never been above...


Real thing

By the end of night
You're my lucky sight
Embraced by the quiet
Moment of glory

Silence in your face
Still life full of grace
Watching you traveling
Without me

Real thing
You're letting my soul sing
A song of my own

Gone is inner strife
Flavor of my life
Make me feel I've arrived
In the days after

Now I see it clear
Nothing is to fear
Sharing all the tears
Crying and laughter

Real thing
The ashes that I've seen
You bring back the glow


Passing by

Fly to the moon
See the stars passing by
I feel someone's near
Even though I know
There's nobody here...

Passing by the sea -
Passing be the sea of light

Like a stream
Like a breeze
There's your voice inside my head
And in between
The pressure increases -
I know, I'll never get back

I sit on the moon
Good and bad disappears
I feel the relief
When I see my homeland
Shining from here...

Passing by the sea -
Passing be the sea of light

Like a stream
Like a breeze
There's your voice inside my head
And in between
The pressure increases -
I know, I'll never get back ..
I'm dreaming to fly all the way back


Confusion

I love with no regrets
I give you what I get
How can I let you know
About to let things go

Change it for you
And not for me
Things have been done too long
I've got a name
A name for you
'Cause thing have been done too long

Don't fool yourself
Confusion
Don't keep all your begging inside your heart
Don't fool yourself
Confusion
Try to catch up to me
Though you misses the start
Don't fool yourself!

I stand right by your side
There's nothing more to hide
How can I let you know
About to let things grow

Change it for you
And not for me
Things have been done too long
I've got a name
A name for you
'Cause thing have been done too long


The perfect key

I was locked
And knocked to ground
You said that love can turn things 'round
You said to me:
Love's the perfect key
I tried so hard to get things done
I tried so hard to be the one
As you said to me
That love's the perfect key

I bless the ways that we're walking
Words that we're talking
And there's more than eyes can see
Beyond the wall of the things I've done
You're awaiting me
And love's the perfect key

I crossed the line
Another time
Existence build on coward lies
But you offered me
A new reality
I cried to you to hear my plea
Our souls in one tonality
You set me free
Love's the perfect key

I tore down all of these walls
But somehow
I never thought it could be enough
Now I know there is something rising high above
A perfect love...


Stream

(Instrumental)


Dreaming

Everyone
Should act with common sense
But what you see is
Quite hard to understand
You feel the world
(Or try somehow)
No need to share the pain
You wait for the kingdom come
In your dressing gown

Sometimes you feel it
It's coming up - you see it
You know this longing in your heart

(You're only)
Dreaming
Of a lifelong pleasure
No expense just leisure
An everlasting treasure
That never gonna let you down

You come undone
To fit into every size
You never know how
To look into your children's eyes
You seize your day
(Or try somehow)
No need to share the gain
You smile when you fall asleep
On your subway seat


The pleasure remains

We had it all
But nothing to lose
Our worlds collide
Just whenever we want them to
Now we are here
And try not to move
So the pleasure remains for a while

All these words
But nothing to tell
You said it all with a flick of your eyebrow
Now we are here
With nothing to do
But spend our time worth while

I've been waiting a long time for you
I've been waiting a long time now...

Everything you need
Everything you'll do
I see in your open eyes
Everything I need
Everything I'll do
Is trying to move along with you

I've got it all
But nothing to lose
Sharing my love with the one that I wanted
Now we are here
And try not to move
So the pleasure remains for a while
The pleasure remains with you...


Bitter taste

Whatever I've done maybe
Late the last night
I can't remember
How I came down
Into this light

Swallow the bitter
Taste in my mouth
Morality shivers
Unfamiliar walls around

For whatever I've been searching
It's not by my side
My heart's uneasy
To the mirror I lied

Watching the blurry
Scenes behind my eyes
This kiss and tell story
Keeps me unidentified

Beyond the curtain it's dawning
Solitude is calling
Somebody is breathing
It's my last night's beauty queen...


Something wrong

I walk alone
And my
World's overthrown
And I
Need to be saved and kept from harm
I'm moving on
But I
Know it would be wrong
When I Would do things the way they used to be...

There's something wrong since you were gone
My ship is drowning in a storm
It seems to be I can't go on
I can't go on there's something wrong
Since you were gone since you were gone

I sleep on thorns
And I'm
Just flesh and bones
And I
Need to be saved and kept from harm
I grab my gun
And I
Know it would be wrong
When I
Would do things the way they used to be...

Need to be saved and kept from harm
Need to be saved and kept from harm


Light

(Instrumental)


How do you feel?

How do you feel
My old friend
Touching the universe?

What do you see
When you travel
Back on floating steel?

How do you feel
My old friend
Lost in the atmosphere?

What does it mean
To be seen
As just a silver stream?

[Yandex Bot]