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Wonderful (Remastered)
03:27
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01 - WONDERFUL
why do you lie
frozen with fear?
why deny you think it’s a mistake us being
here
why stay on lockdown
do you stay because of him?
am i your penance?
such a beautiful sight
to see you flying
to see your soul free
watch love dancing in your eyes
such a beautiful sight
cause all we want is love
it don’t have to be this way
cause i’ll still think you’re wonderful
sometimes it’s like trying to see in the dark
a wall i just can’t climb
can’t go around
words to a song i can’t quite recall
the memory of a memory of a memory...
such a wonderful sound
your voice is like a blessing
such a marvellous sound
is that your heart singing?
such a wonderful sound
is this love after all?
it doesn’t have to be
cause i’d still think you’re wonderful
wonderful
wonderful
such a beautiful sight
to watch you taking flight
to see your soul free
and watch love dancing in your eyes
such a beautiful sight
this is love after all
it doesn’t have to be like this
i’ll still think you’re wonderful
won’t you agree to meet me halfway
somewhere between honesty
and the next lie?
we both know we come and go alone
i take the low road
you take the high
such a beautiful sight
to watch you taking flight
to see your soul free
watch love dancing in your eyes
such a beautiful sight
is this love after all?
it doesn’t have to be like this
i’ll still think you’re wonderful
wonderful
wonderful
wonderful...
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2. |
Second Time (Remastered)
04:23
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SECOND TIME AROUND
funny, how it all seems to come together
when you’re around
funny how nothing seems to matter
long as you’re around
it’s like you knew me before i knew myself
it’s like you see straight through me
into my inner self
better the second time around
it’s better the second time around
it’s better...
like we were lovers
before we ever met, our parts just seem to fit
it’s getting stranger how you seem to know
exactly what’s on my mind
it’s better…
second time around
better thesecond time around
it’s better the second time around
it’s better..
looking deep into your eyes
might as well admit defeat
feeling like i’m hypnotised
i know i’ve walked this path before
like we were lovers
before we ever met, our parts just seem to fit
it’s getting stranger how you seem to know
exactly what’s on my mind
it’s better..
second time around
better the second time around
it’s better the second time around
it’s better..
like we were lovers
before we ever met, our parts just seem to fit
it’s getting stranger how you seem to know
exactly what’s on my mind
it’s better..
second time around
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3. |
Reason (Remastered)
04:54
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REASON
when the ground opens up, and i’m over my
head
and the lights go out and the walls cave in
the last breath it shoulda been...
and she takes my hand and she says
again and again and again...
„its okay babe...“
when the music slows and the dancers stop
and i look in my hands and there’s nothing
there
and it’s all i got
then she takes my hand and she says
yes she says
„everything’s lovely..“
you’re my reason that i’m still here
you’re my reason
that i fight this fear and i persevere
you’re the reason
that i’ve come this far
that i’ve come this far
you’re my reason
when it’s all too much and it’s not enough
when the chips are down,
the going gets rough
life gets too tough
so she takes my hand and she says
then she says..
„you’re alright with me...“
you’re my reason that i’m still here
you’re my reason
that i fight this fear and i persevere
you’re the reason
that i’ve come this far,
that i’ve come this far
you’re my reason
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04 | IT ALL MELTS AWAY
lights flash red to green then back to red
standing, musical statue hanging by a thread
gotta go, gotta run, run away hide
out from under, into you, straight into the
light
don’t look back, think again, try to get
through
out for ten, waking sleep, am i me or you?
all the same, just a part
wandering the maze..
does it end, does it end...?
go to sleep
close your eyes, close your eyes
cause it all melts away
yes, it all melts away
go to sleep
close your eyes , close your eyes
and it all melts away
go to sleep
close your eyes , close your eyes
cause it all melts away
yes , it all melts away
here’s my money, want an upgrade, need a
new life
check your dreams at the counter , no trou-
ble here tonight
on the edge , just a slip , down to the wire
close to bursting , take that drink , gotta
quench this thirst
over backwards , bent to breaking , in the
undertow
dust to ash , in cash we trust , blunted to the
flow
soul soldier , through the wars , coming
home now..
but i don’t know where
go to sleep
close your eyes , close your eyes
and it all melts away
go to sleep
close your eyes , close your eyes
cause it all melts away
yes , it all melts away
2 crows at the top of a grey building
man stands at the window , smokes a cigarette
sunrise , sunfall , sunrise again
the seconds tick away on the heater meter
trying to get my thoughts together ,
man, what a joke
trying to be together here’s just like juggling smoke
wanna grow til i’m too big to stay..
not shrivel til i disappear
go to sleep
close your eyes , close your eyes
and it all melts away
go to sleep
close your eyes , close your eyes
cause it all melts away
yes , it all melts away
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY
excuse me, babe, but i don’t think i understand
just how many different ways you gonna play
this game
don’t you think it’s a little cruel,
leaving me lying here like this?
walk away from someone who loves you
walk away from bliss
look outside your window
it’s such a beautiful day
let’s spend it together
let’s stay together anyway
i’m trying to read ya
read between the lines
let your guard down a minute
let a brother inside..
give me the chance
give me the chance
give me the chance
come back and finish what you started
give me the chance
give me the chance
give me the chance
cause i can do it better
give it a try
give it a try
give it a try
come back and finish what you started
give it a chance...
it’s a beautiful day
a day for love
a day for fun
and you’re the one
such a beautiful day
and you’re the one...
c’mon admit it
you know that you’re feeling me
no need to worry,
cause your secret’s safe with me
you need to front, then do it
i won’t blow your cover
when you’re ready for this,
snap your fingers and i’ll be over
it’s a beautiful day
a day for love
a day for fun
and you’re the one
such a beautiful day
and you’re the one..
it’s a beautiful day
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6. |
Quiet Man (Remastered)
04:02
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QUIET MAN
people, tell me, what do you think you see
when you’re looking at me?
am i just a blur
slightly out of focus, in your periphery?
can you feel me staring?
want me to disappear?
can you feel the rage building?
are the warning signs clear?
i am the quiet man
i keep myself to myself, stay in my corner
on my knees, hands behind my back
i am the quiet man
barely in control, better step back
time to rock and roll, cause i’m about to
crack
i only got what i got because
it’s what you gave me
learned my lesson well
top of the class...now it’s my turn to teach
keep your eyes to the roof
put your ears to the ground
do you know where you were
when the sky came falling down?
i am the quiet man
i keep myself to myself, stay in my corner
on my knees, hands behind my back
i am the quiet man
barely in control, better step back
time to rock and roll, cause i’m about to crack
be careful of what you say to me
i might just react
demons on my shoulder
biting back the anger, gonna bring it to your
door
it’s not just about me
you know i’m not alone
take a look in the mirror
do you hate me anymore?
i am the quiet man
i keep myself to myself , stay in my corner
on my knees , hands behind my back
i am the quiet man
barely in control, better step back
time to rock and roll, cause i’m about to
crack
i am the quiet man
i keep myself to myself, stay in my corner
on my knees, hands behind my back
i am the quiet man
barely in control, better step back
time to rock and roll, cause i’m about to
crack
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7. |
Freedom (Remastered)
03:36
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FREEDOM
we walk
we breathe
we’re counterfeit
we decorate and dress in the latest
we disappear inside machines
replace reality with virtual
we pump drugs into our lungs
lies into our young
and offer no way back
we mourn mass graves
but still want weapons of mass destruction...
did somebody mention the word freedom?
are you trying to tell me that i’m free?
can’t suffer under your delusions
haze of lies, can hardly see
in my house all the doors are open
our minds are like an open sea
don’t wanna borrow your illusions
haze of lies, can’t hardly see
we love...and hate
and alienate and propagate
and seal our fates
we can’t abide miscegenation
we blind ourselves to our moral holocaust
we eat and cry
sweat and die , and fight our wars
and inbetween
we try desperately to believe ourselves...
did somebody mention the word freedom?
are you trying to tell me that we’re free?
did somebody mention the word freedom?
haze of lies, can’t hardly see
in my house all the doors are open
our minds are like an open book
did somebody mention the word freedom?
haze of lies, don’t wanna look
did somebody mention the word freedom?
are you trying to tell me that i’m free?
can’t suffer under your delusions
haze of lies, can hardly see
in my house all the doors are open
our minds are like an open sea
don’t wanna borrow your illusions
haze of lies, don’t wanna look...
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STAY A WHILE
been holding on so tight
scared to lose my grip
thought i’d float away
felt the waters rising above my chest
so hard
i’m always searching
always on the look
but it’s you i’m trying to find
lets take a holiday
come away with me
you won’t need a single thing
the door’s wide open
come right in
relax, pull up a chair
take a break,
leave your worried mind
why don’t you stay
stay, stay awhile
why don’t you stay
stay...lay awhile
why don’t you stick around
don’t leave town
life could be a game
we’ll make up the new rules as we go along
end the loneliness
just don’t be afraid
cause it’s me you’re trying to find...
why don’t we just get swept away?
i’d be beside you
close your eyes and take the step
we ‘ll improvise
we’ll make it easy
we’ll laugh every day
come with me...and leave it all behind
why don’t you stay
stay, stay awhile
why don’t you stay
stay...lay awhile
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ITS NOT THE SAME
something’s come loose inside
colours seem dull somehow
your words don’t ring true
eyes telling the same old lies
i misunderstood
thought we had a deal
in love forever
that’s not how it feels
it’s not the same
it’s not the same anymore
everything’s changed now
gotta go my own way now
just not the same
you’ve got to let go
don’t act like you didn’t know
it’s just not the same no more
you said you’d always love me
said you’d be there
even if the world was ending
do you remember that..?
and that you’d never hurt me and that you’d
care
when not another person stood right by me
don’t go forgetting that
broken when i found you,
some brother turned you out
and you were in the exit lane
don’t you remember that..?
we built a life together
we took the hits
we promised that we’d even die together
do you remember that..?
no second chance to fool me
school is out now
i thought that you really knew me
hope you remember that?
and you were so into me, wanted babies with
me
wanted everyday with me
don’t you remember that..?
your heart was promised to me,
you gave it to me
you burned into me
do you remember that?
and then you took it from me
just when i needed it the most, love
i’m gonna remember that
it’s not the same
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ME RELOADED
(BACK TO ME)
it’s stormy
collar’s turned up
no direction, wind’s changing
but inside’s quiet...find my peace there
end of nowhere,
how’d i get here?
no way of knowing
it’s a new day, or so they say
but don’t you believe it until you’ve lived it
keep on going
just keep on going...
disappointed
in the no-shows and the no-gos
and the weak flows
and the let downs and the pushed-arounds
and the lost but never found, never found
i’m gonna go back
and start again
back to when
and reinvent
i’m gonna go back
try something new, a different view
something new
i’m gonna go back
back to a time of innocence
back in time
i’m gonna go back to me
back to me
it’s shallow, so shallow
can’t stand it
heavy-hearted, where’s the meaning?
what’s the point now?
find the groove now, that’s the joint now
explanations won’t do it
get through it
eyes to the prize now
spiritualise now
no more lies now
disappointed
in the no-shows and the no-gos
and the weak flows
and the let downs and the pushed-arounds
and the lost but never found, never found..
i’m gonna go back
and start again
back to when
and reinvent
i’m gonna go back
try something new, a different view
something new
i’m gonna go back
back to a time of innocence
back in time
i’m gonna go back to me
back to me
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11. |
Symphony (Remastered)
02:40
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SYMPHONY
symphony
she’s only known as symphony
melody, she crept and crept into the soul of
me
symphony
she’s sort of like a song
she moves along in perfect time
right now, in perfect rhyme
you and me we slip away, slip away
let our song begin to play
ooh symphony, make me the one
the only one who knows this
who knows this kiss
symphony
like violins, music begins
and starts to swell, it starts to swell
and i can tell that pretty soon
we’re gonna be in tune
our hearts will beat in perfect harmony
symphony
my heart’s beating like a timpani
(boompa boompa boom boom)
when you want me
symphony
and i’ll come and love you tenderly
oh, do that thing, girl
making you feel my love for you is real
symphony, symphony
do the thing that makes you feel i love you
darling
oooh...
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12. |
Your Place (Remastered)
04:17
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YOUR PLACE
do you have any idea just how you move me?
does your list of things to do today include
me?
does your world fall out of place when you
see my face?
don’t you care that i’m far from perfect
fallen far from grace?
if you have an evil plan
do what you will
cause i don’t mind
cause babe, i don’t mind
i think now is the right time, cards on the table
i could bring you back to life,
as long as I’m able
i could play the innocent but i feel i should confess
the way the light catches your body...
well, you can guess the rest
so, if it’s love then i’m your man
do what you will
cause i don’t mind
no babe, i don’t mind
are you feeling breathless?
did you lose your ground?
cause i can’t think of a reason not to stick around
i could be a playground
if you need to keep it light
to die the little death with me
that’s just half the fight...
so, if you want and if you can
do what you will
cause i don’t mind
you know that i don’t mind
if the natural progression means drifting in
the wind
i don’t mean to complicate things
but that’s fine by me
so, if you have an evil plan
do what you will
cause i don’t mind
babe, i don’t mind
if you want and if you can
i’d understand
and i don’t mind
no babe, i don’t mind
so, if its love then i’m your man
do what you will
cause i don’t mind
you know that i don’t mind
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13. |
Over Now (Remastered)
03:59
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OVER NOW
in my mind’s eye
that’s the last page
a disaster
go the distance
are you happy?
did you make it?
it’s over now, it’s over now
it’s over now, it’s over now...
does it feel good?
did you mean to?
aren’t you smug now?
well, get along now
got your way now
satisfied now
it’s over now, it’s over now
it’s over now, it’s over now...
broke to pieces
took a wrong turn
end of nowhere
am i funny?
well, look a little closer
i’m disappearing
it’s over now, it’s over now
it’s over now, it’s over now...
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SOUNDHOTEL is the musical collaboration of singer/songwriter and dancer Mani Obeya and photographer, director and artist Andreas H. Bitesnich.
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