Photosynthesis

A man sat down underneath the great crown
Of an oak in the fields, laid his feet in Oak Creek
Lay his head on the trunk, watching the leaves in the sun
Listened to the bees and their hum, passed out on his rum
Thought about what he’s done  – after all these years gone
Can’t find nothing wrong but having written no song
Clapped the hand on his thigh, laughing – ‚I have done right
Maybe not always in time, but let the by-gones pass by‘
It’s pushing me up so high
I know my heart’s alright
It’s all gonna be fine
But I ain’t coming back this time!

The man got up on his feet, staggered a bit in the wind
Blocked some thoughts crashing in, found the balance again
Shook his head to a sigh, put his arms in the sky
Said, ‚It is what it is, man needs photosynthesis!‘
It’s pushing me up so high
I know my heart’s alright
It’s all gonna be fine
But I ain’t coming back this time!

Midsummer Field

All alone in your house
you’re watching the birds
‚till they all fly away down the street
The sun eats them up,
and you start to believe
they’re meeting their god in the sun
And all the beautiful ones that you’ve lost …
Did you cry all night long,
like a warm summer rain
Did your tears melt away in the moon
I bet that your colorful eyes
follow everyone leaving soon
All the beautiful ones that you’ve lost
as your fate turned around
Lay down those rocks, get the ties off your feet
chased by a storm in a midsummer field
If you don’t run away, the wind takes your soul
and one day you’ll die in your dream
As you cry all night long,
I stand outside in the rain
see its drips melt away in the moon
It seems that my black and blue eyes
are sleeping, dreaming of you
And the beautiful ones that you’ve lost
as your fate turned around
Lay down those rocks, get the ties off your feet
chased by a storm in a midsummer field
If you don’t run away, the wind takes your soul
and one day you’ll die in your dream
Lay down those rocks, cut the ties off your feet
chased by storm in your recurring dream
If you don’t run away, the wind keeps your soul
and one day you’ll die in your sleep

The Temptation of Superman

Where do you intend to go?
The sky is clear, the full moon shows up
to guide you through the night
With its yellow sparkling glow
I had a bad dream
of you and Superman – it seemed
his body was full of power
and mine, it felt so weak
Intelligence was his name
And from outer space he came
shining in the pale moonlight
taking your soft hand
And with a grin he flew away
Hiding you in his arms
I cried and called your name, but it’s
obviously too late
Where do you intend to go?
The sky is clear, the full moon shows up
to guide you through the night
with its yellow sparkling light
Where do you intend to go?
The sky is clear, the full moon shows up
to guide you through the night
With its yellow sparkling glow

Joänne

It ain’t got a vitamin but it’s good for your soul
Have at least some of the fries
You say you can´t eat since they let you know
But you won’t get him back by hunger-strike
Oh-oh Joänne, you’re already over it
You say you need some time on your own
But then it feels so lonesome when you’re coming home
You’re in my heart, you’re in my soul
You’re on my mind and you’re on my phone
Oh-oh Joänne, you’re already over it
Don’t regret what you have lost
Better you regret what you have won
The things that feel like they’re your own
Are not meant to be for anyone
Oh-oh Joänne, you’re already over it
Oh come on – you’re already over it

King of the Pines

A village at the wild and rocky spines
800 feet above the ground
If you dont have a map, it’s hard to find
deeply hidden in a forest of pines
A small winding road
leads us down to the ground
covered with gravel and dirt
Only a few ever made the whole way
this place is too small to be found
Down in the valley the church bells ring
The birds and the sun disperse the mist
Page 309 of the songbook flips
Small leather boots hit the ground
And the boots do walk on,
step by step, towards town
And the King of the Pines
screams with deafening sound
Stone after stone, rolling on down
breaking their way, step by step, towards town
Rising high, leaving no trace
of the valley and the pines
and the King’s wooden crown
So finally that’s how this story ends
before it had even begun
The small leather boots were never found
just like the valley and the Pine King and his town

In Your Arms

I dig myself a hole to get out of your view
It’s cosy and deniable, so I won’t have to move
I won’t breathe and I won’t sleep, even if I might get tired
If someone’s out to wash my brain, I’ll set myself on fire
Of all the places that I’ve seen – this is where I wanna be
Once you’ve taken off your shoes – It’s hard to put them back to use
All the people that I’ve seen – lovely, wise, crazy, mean
In your arms, they won’t get me down no more
Before you watch the time go by, it’s better to be blind
I rename the numbers, so no one’s right on time
And when I’m done with numbers, then I change the words
I forget my name and I’m forgetting yours
Chorus
All the things that we adore – whatever you are looking for
In your arms, it won’t let me down no more­

Rock Me On

When its time to cry, don’t get off your bed
Shut down your doors and your windows
Don’t let no one in the black
Time to get drunk – damn! – whatever – get lost
Time to put on your shoes and take them off again
Then its time to disperse, let’s get back in the game
Leave it, change it, stop it
before you go insane
Ooh Baby, rock me on – I got a weary head
Ooh Baby, rock me on – ‚cause the word is on the street
that you’re gonna leave me
When it’s time to feel good, don’t get off the grass
with a girl in your arms – time to stretch out your legs
Time to turn into gold
whatever you put in your hands
Chorus

Number Seven

I’ve witnessed your worst hours
I’ve seen you losing power
I’ve experienced you as coward
I’ve seen you going downwards
I’ve seen you losing gravity
dangling on a string
Lumbering like a blind man
Catching his own dreams
But even in your fever
you seemed so much wiser
than the city and its monsters
that have now come to catch us
I’d seen your pale skin
And then it turned green
On the stage of an opera scene
The play drove you insane
Now you look like a king
With the hair full of ribbons
And all that you’re aiming for
Is to wipe out all that adds up to seven

Go Loose

Come with me and drive the car – into the wall
Fly with me – and fall
Because we didn’t really mean to fall – at all
Just go loose sometimes
Go way too far
Go northwest or southeast – I don’t care –
as long as you steer
Kill someone on the road – just to know –
that you’re somewhere
Because we didn’t really mean to go – anywhere
Chorus
And you are not the only one
There’s probably some other women in this town
They’re gorgeous just like you
Shake their asses like you do – from what I’ve seen
But somehow I chose you and you – chose me
Chorus

World Aflame

I swear I’ve lost my mind
‚Cause I’m having a hard time
finding what’s left of it
How could I ever get rid of it
When I close my eyes
I see a black sky, shadow of a red fire
There are too many questions,
just a handfullof answers
and they’re all the same
And if you get lost, what can I do
I sparely well come through
And the price that you pay
for your little and useless knowledge
is your youth and your light-hearted way
to get through this life
Chorus

War Sings a Song

Out in the fields he played hide and seek
With the boys from next door
His Dad looked through him to the mountain peak
Clad in a costume of war
For all the letters he wrote in his shack
The bleakest place under the sun
Still one morning his boy was found dead
Shot with a father’s gun
Every morning in the hollow
You sing my song and beat my black drums
And every path that you’ll ever follow
Pulls you back into my arms
Eyes wide shut the crow sits in the nest
Thinks to himself, ‚I won’t die‘
A whizzing bullet runs through his neck
Turns his last thoughts into a lie
Chorus

Endless Tune

I can hear the black night
It’s humming a little tune
just for you
And it goes so slow
If you lived a hundred years
you could only hear
one little note
And on the river side
I spread my arms into the night
the warm summer night
I know you’ll be alright
in the arms of everyone alive
and everyone who died
In the busy and the slow times
I believe it, and I repeat It
Now two minutes pass
another two come soon
There’s no way to stop it
I’ve always presumed
I’ll repeat it till I believe it
You are fine, You’re alright
Now this planet turns around the sun
and even the sun will one day be gone