Freund und Feind

TELLIN´THE WORLD

(Halsdorf)

(aus der CD "OPPOSITES OF WHAT YOU FANCY" - 1995 !)

Last thing I remember,

I was bound to leave the stage

I had a cupful of black coffee

and a pocketful of rage

cause the stories they believed in

were the rumours of the brood

those that feed a morbid hunger

of the whispering neighbourhood

Read their letters on the walls

of the wardrobe corridor

while my bodyguards were fighting

to escort me through the door

had to wrap my body into heaps

of blankets and disguise

while in my head a storm of thoughts

was trying to find good alibies

I was just a nervous wreck,

since the riot of the pack

untied the noose around my neck,

and the radio news are

telling the world that I´m back,

telling the world that I´m back

I was leafing through the news,

hoping to read some good critiques

always trying to ignore,

my private life´s been torn to bits

never hit the rumours in my life,

the bitches in my bed

didn´t mind to smoke good joints

instead of simple cigarettes

Then the stories they were spreading

met their envy right on time

suddenly I was the paragon

for bogeyman and crime

always walking up and down

between the ceiling and the floor

meanwhile the riff raff rose their fist

and kept on bathing in my gore

I was just a nervous wreck ...

I got candy, full of poison,

saw them dancing on my grave

some wished to see me kill myself

during the early morning shave

someone couldn´t even wait

and sent a ticking letter bomb

in my nightmares I could see

somebody pissing on my tomb

Days of hatred and depression,

houghts of guilt and suicide

they found nothing to discover,

there was nothing left to hide

and I´ve gotta keep on rocking,

o forget the things they said

but the wounds will never heal,

will keep on aching in my head

I was just a nervous wreck ...

WAITING

(Rossi / Halsdorf)

I was staring at the walls

I wanna know

is there another one who´s weeping, too

waiting for a friendly call

I´ve got to grow

and wonder if this feeling´s really know

And so I´m grieving through the day

and every night

empty rooms where I can´t fall asleep

and as the daylight fades away

I dim the light

no one´d see me when I start to weep

The reason, finally found

is digging underground

what is my life about

when I´m still waiting

I want the world to know

I´m here to love, for sure

who´s knocking at my door

while I´m still waiting

(I´m still waiting here for you,

so tell me what to do)

(I´m still waiting for you)

Drowing in a sea of grief

and loneliness

sorrow´s always winning in the end

I have a lot of love to give

and tenderness

dropping through the fingers of my hand

Empty pillows on my bed

a lonely heart

leaves a kind of shiver on my skin

every dream I´ve ever had

broke apart

since I did allow it to begin

The reason, finally found ...

THE HEART RULED YOUR MIND

(Halsdorf)

Wie konnte ich wissen - während ich die Lyrics für diesen Song geschrieben habe - dass genau dies mir immer und immer wieder passieren wird. Und es passierte mir nicht nur mit Musikern ...

Some people do believe in

some who seem to be strong

they even do believe in friends

that finally leave them all alone

some people beat that rhythm

some others love to hear

some even do refuse to talk

about the reasons for their fear

I had to learn some lessons,

some were quite hard to learn

I´ve learnt how to handle

with those words that tell the truth and burn

I met a hundred faces,

that came and then turnt away

telling me that I´m selfish

cause I´m hurting with the words I say

And so I tell you, it ain´t no use waiting

a sympathetic soul is hard to find

I have to say that it ain´t no use hoping

when you were sure,

your eyes can´t be so blind

then the heart ruled your mind

Some words were never spoken,

other things said and done

we left the stage like friends

and we were doing as if we had some fun

we sticked to our opinion,

and beside the strifes we had

we still remember all those funny days

and things we won´t forget

And so I tell you, it ain´t no use waiting ...

LOVE`S A TENDER WAY TO HATE

(HTH/Halsdorf)

Wenn du jemanden glücklich machen willst - liebe ihn. Wenn du ihm weh tun willst - verlasse ihn ...

If you wanna leave, leave tomorrow

drop your clothes, dim the light

stay another night

if you wanna leave, leave tomorrow

why have I to get through

and give you up for someone new

Mourning runs through my heart

like an arrow splits the wind

baring the state I´m in

might games tore us apart

and we realized too late

love´s just a tender way to hate

If you wanna leave, leave forever

I can´t help, but my heart won´t break

my anger rises with every breath I take

if you wanna leave, leave forever

hell, go back to where you´re from

pack your things and leave me alone

Mourning ...

after all those promises made

love´s just a tender way to hate

Love

If you wanna leave, leave your lover

I can´t guarantee, I´ll be under control

when he´s talking to me

if you wanna leave, leave your lover

I´ll be a human wreck, I´ll enjoy hear that sound

when I´m breaking his neck

OVER MOUNTAINS, OVER SEAS

(Trzebanski/Halsdorf)

Had a dream last night, whirling in my head

saw a million birds, yellow, green and red

dreamt I had a pair of wings, feathers in the sky

lots of small, amazing things, flying eye to eye

Over mountains, over seas

over forests, over fields

riding with the clouds,

blow away the grief and doubts

over mountains, over seas

through the valleys, full of peace

freedom in my heart, tearing cloudy thoughts apart

hover in the morning wind,

waiting as the day begins

for a breeze to take me home

so tell me why my heart´s aching

tell me why my heart´s breaking

tell me why my eyes blink

through sunbeams of an early morning

hiding in the shade of some wind-bended trees

At the break of dawn, a village in the haze

suddenly awake, tears upon my face

dreamt in company of whales, hear the seagulls cry

revel in new fairy tales, eagles passing by

Over mountains, over seas ...

But a dream´s a dream, tempting, but untrue

so we keep on going to war, what else shall we do

COMFORT

(Halsdorf)

Let me sit here for a while

you were talking in your sleep

woke you up and sent a smile

couldn´t bear to see you weep

You were hiding in my arms

there´s no need to be afraid

life is full of many charms

I´ll keep the promise that I made

Whenever you will call and need a friend

I´ll be there to comfort and hold your hand

no matter what they´ll do or what they´ll say

I´ll be on your side, darling, come what may

Let me talk about the sun

that ain´t shining through your room

for it´s always on the run

in a race against the moon

You were hiding in your bed

when I heard you call my name

take a pillow, rest your head

my love´s a never dying flame

Whenever you may call and need a friend ...

Let me talk about your life

you´re a young and restless heart

any anger, any strife

tears your inner poise apart

You were hiding in a dream

walled in awfull, heavy shades

when I came and heard you scream

pet your head ´til you´re awake

Whenever you may call and need a friend ...

DUST

(HTH/Halsdorf)

Tuesday morning, six a.m.

again my eyes blink through the room

the walls, the floor, the same again

the cell´s emerging from the gloom

So many things beyond these walls

have lost their colour in my head

can´t bear my neighbour´s jokes at all

from dawn until I go to bed

Fog is blotting out the view

can´t see the forest anymore

so many faces that I knew

I wouldn´recognize, for sure

Ain´t no more tears to wet my cheek

so long ago, I´ve lost my fear

I haven´t seen a smile for years

does it mean, day zero´s near

I´m on my way, back home

and if I know one thing for sure

I´m on my way, back home

(I won´t go this way alone)

A hundred steps to reach the wall

where dandelion used to grow

can´t see the meadow anymore

backyard´s covered with new snow

The rattle of a bunch of keys

footfall echoes on the floor

may be the guard, may be the priest

who´s approaching to my door

I´m on my way, back home ...

Someone came to cut my hair

they won´t allow a game of chance

time´s come to chain me to the chair

to start my last electric dance

Some look away, some show their greed

can´t wait to see me burn in hell

don´t make confessions they don´t need

to burn my bones, how will they smell

I´m on my way, back home ...

Won´t there be someone, talking to me

to damp that fear I feel inside

those words of comfort, like in the movies

don´t shed a tear, but leave in pride

my feet are walking in white slippers

I want to die in my own shoes

this is the way for all the rippers

who kill and slaughter, there ain´t no ruth

can hear the priest, starting to whisper

some consolation, the gate to hell

ain´t got no brother, ain´t got no sister

I don´t salute, but listen well

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes ...

I´m on my way, back home ...

SHE

(Trzebanski/Halsdorf)

Dedicated to my ever lasting love ...

Can´t you feel her heat,

when she´s walking through the room

strong men turn to weak,

when she´s spreading her perfume

that certain kind of smell,

when she turns to close the door

is it really hard to tell

if she´s the girl you´re looking for

You close your eyes

and feel her breeze

at this point of time you know,

you can´t get no release

you smell her skin and see her eyes

at this point of time you know,

you can´t compromise

Can´t you see her hair

that´s waving in the wind

some kind of despair,

cause you know it´s a sin

she wears a golden ring

and an everlasting smile

she´s got that kind of thing

you might call serious, but wild

You close your eyes ...

Too many feelings,

but little love to share

so she´s been walking,

as if she don´t care

too many warnings,

no danger to see

she´s like an angel,

for you and for me

Can´t you see those tears,

running across her face

symbols for hard years,

mirrors of hard days

and in her shiny eyes,

grief is breaking through

you hear that she cries,

maybe she´s waiting for you

You close your eyes ...

Too many feelings ...