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Free
03:20
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Free
I hear you say
That you don’t like how I am different,
That I can’t do the things I do.
You say you heard the neighbors talk about me and you
can’t believe the things I put you through
You tell me I should change my mind,
My clothes, my hair and who I am.
But don’t you know that this is not your business cause I
Don’t really give a damn
Cause I fly free into the morning sky
And I feel that every new day gives me wings
I don’t know where I’m going
But whenever I arrive
I will make sure I always feel alive.
You say
The world is bad and so uncertain.
And you’re afraid of all the change.
But you don’t see that fear just compromises your chances
Just open up your mind
And you fly free across the morning sky
And you feel that every new day gives you wings
You won’t know where you are going
But whenever you arrive
Make sure that you will always feel alive.
Mid part
Maybe you think that I don’t love you
That I am selfish and unfair.
Well, you know, I’m trying hard not to hurt you
But this is my own life so be aware
That I fly free across the morning sky
And I feel that every new day gives me wings
I don’t know where I’m going
But whenever I arrive
I will feel alive
Cause I fly free across the morning sky
And I feel that every new day gives me wings
I don’t know where I’m going
But whenever I arrive
I will make sure I always feel alive.
Yes I don’t know if I ever will arrive
But I will make sure that I live my own life.
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Time
04:28
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Time
I can hear the clock tick away,
I’m looking for something,
Something with meaning that will stay
So many things I should do
But I can’t seem to choose what is due.
Take a look outside the window,
The world’s moving on
While I sit here in my room...
What will stay when I’m gone?
Still I hear the clock tick away
The seconds, minutes,
hours, how they run.
Did I use them in a meaningful way
Or are they lost and gone?
Time is a healer
For the wounds cut into our heart
Time is a killer
Cuts our life until we fall apart
Every day we give a little piece of our lives - to time.
So many things I never did before,
So many adventures,
So many roads I could explore.
They say wisdom comes with age
But all I feel is
my mind is stuck in a cage.
When one day my curtain falls
I hope that I won’t regret
that I missed out on many things
because I just wasn’t ready yet.
As you hear the clock tick away
are you doing something
Something with meaning that will stay?
What is left when your curtain falls
And you hear your final call?
Time is a healer
For the wounds cut into our heart
Time is a killer
Cuts our life until we fall apart
Every day we give a little piece of our lives to time.
What remains is just the strong belief that what we did has set a sign.
Time - ticks away until we fade
Time - reveals mistakes that we made
Time - is healing all the pain
Time - is the only thing that remains
Time is a healer
For the wounds cut into our heart
Time is a killer
Cuts our life until we fall apart
Every day we give a little piece of our lives to time.
What remains is just the strong belief that what we did has set a sign.
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Home
03:43
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Home
Well, well, well, what’s happening?
Another trip to Stressland.
For two more weeks I disappear,
leave my private life to quicksand.
All my friends think actually
that I’m going on vacation.
I leave them to their strong believe
while I fly across the nations.
My, my, my, what’s going on?
Why are people just like cattle?
I’ve been standing in this line so long,
until it finally got settled.
Hours later in my hotel room
I fall down on my bed.
I could use a little nap this noon
but I have to leave instead.
Wherever I lay my head
it never feels like home.
I long for comfort while I’m gone.
Wherever I lay my head
somehow I feel alone.
I clearly know where I belong.
Well, well, well, what’s on my mind?
Another night in worktown.
We roam the streets and try to find
a place where we can chill out.
We’re having fun, eat and drink
have some real good conversations.
But when I go to bed I think
about all my obligations.
Wherever I lay my head
it never feels like home.
I long for comfort while I’m gone.
Wherever I lay my head
somehow I feel alone.
I clearly know where I belong.
My, my, my, what do I say?
I still love what I do.
I escape the rut from time to time,
and there’s always something new.
Different places and the people there
are a great thing to explore.
But as the days go by I miss
my loved ones even more.
Wherever I lay my head
it never feels like home.
I long for comfort while I’m gone.
Wherever I lay my head
somehow I feel alone.
I clearly know where I belong.
Well, well, well, it’s never easy
and the lesson that I learned:
It’s great to go out and explore
and even better to return.
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4. |
Change
02:50
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Change
Some are living in a phantasy
Some are living in the past
Some make up their own reality
Others hope that today will last.
There is something that I have learned:
Things are changing all the time
To keep up is not always easy
But it can be rewarding if you try.
Sometimes life will try to bring you down,
Sometimes it will push you on.
Sometimes big things seem so meaningless
It's the small things that make up who you've become
Sometimes I ask myself if I’m the one
I always wanted to be.
But as long as I stay true to myself
I can make my peace with what is me.
Change is the only constant
Change defines who we are
Changes will break you down
Or make you shine like a star
If you are searching for liberty but the prison is your own mind - never give up, never give up, never give up
If you are searching for dignity but dishonor is all you find - never give up, never give up, never give up
If you search for humanity but viciousness stays at your side - never give up, never give up, never give up
Whatever may stand in your way, don’t give up and open your mind.
Change is the only constant
Change defines, it defines who we are
Changes will break you down
Or make you shine, shine bright like a star
Change is the only constant
Change defines who we are
Changes will break you down
Or it will make you shine like a star
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5. |
Better
04:07
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Better
One’s for certain,
I’m not the easiest person to live alongside
and still you do.
So many times,
I know I really give you more than a hard time,
but still you’re true.
I just hope
you’ll never lose your faith cause
you’re everything to me.
You know the answers
to my questions
‘cause you know me better.
I can reach for the stars when you are near,
Cause you know me better than me,
better than me.
Years went by,
we had our ups and downs but never stranded,
and still we go.
I just know,
we’ll never lose the path together,
as long as you’re with me.
You know the answers
to my questions
‘cause you know me better.
I can reach for the stars when you are near.
When I struggle
you can guide me
‘cause you know me better.
There is nothing that can stop me when you’re here at my side.
I can’t deny that I made mistakes along the way
but still you always stood right by my side.
I hope you know that I’m here for you at night and day,
in raging storms or sunshine, clear and bright.
You know the answers
to my questions
‘cause you know me better.
I can reach for the stars when you are near.
When I struggle
you can guide me
‘cause you know me better.
There is nothing that can stop me when you’re here.
Cause you know me better than me,
better than me.
Cause you know me better than me.
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6. |
Music
04:53
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Music
It’s late at night.
The world outside has gone to sleep
in silver light the moon is on its way.
I lie awake,
reflect the day gone by
Then the music in my head begins to play.
Endless it spins,
The song plays on and on and on.
I can’t escape the beat,
the sound, the voice inside my mind.
And even when I’m dreaming
the music plays along.
Sometimes I have the feeling
my life is just a song.
and no one seems to see
where I belong.
Let the music play,
Crank it up and just play another song.
To company my everlasting daydream,
And when I’m down it’s all I need
to take another step and to keep me moving on.
Oh please, just let the music play on (, play on, play on).
You talk to me
You tell me all these useful things.
I hear what you say
but I don’t comprehend.
‘Cause deep inside
the jukebox in my soul
has picked another track to entertain my day.
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7. |
Trouble
02:59
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Trouble
There are times
When clouds are covering the sunshine that should brighten your day
And when your heart
is filled with sadness and no light will shine to show you the way.
If you feel lost and lonely
just keep in mind
There is a small thing only
that will make your soul shine bright.
Here is a simple trick
that helps me every single time to lead the dark thoughts astray:
When sorrow comes to bring me down a simple smile will push the troubles away,
Yeah I’m smiling all the troubles away.
So many times
I have been struggling with the things in life I couldn’t achieve.
And many days
When people told me things I didn’t know what I should believe.
Fell into desperation,
No trust in me.
But then to my salvation
I remembered what sets me free
So here’s a little thing
that helps me every single time to lead the dark thoughts astray:
When sorrow comes to bring me down a simple smile will push the troubles away.
But don’t you push your sorrows
too far away
They will come back tomorrow
But with a smile you can find a way
So here’s a simple thing
that helps me every single time to lead the dark thoughts astray:
When sorrow comes to bring me down a simple smile will push the troubles away.
Yes, a smile will push the troubles away
Yes, I’m smiling all the troubles
Awahahahahahahay
Hmhm I’m smiling
all the troubles
I’m smiling all the troubles away.
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8. |
Reasons
04:34
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Reasons
What’s wrong with the world today?
When did the truth become an option?
Weirdness becomes the rule and no one
seems to ask any questions.
The people believe in lies,
and listen to all the weird stories.
Can somebody stop the false preachers please
and give us back a life in peace.
False illusions lead to
Wrong conclusions.
Wilful deception leads to
Misconception
Don't you tell us all your shameless lies.
You are the reason,
the world is upside down.
You don’t listen, you don’t compromise.
You are the reason,
why fools wear the crown.
Where is the evidence for
all the things that don’t make sense?
Show me what you’ve got!
A clown in the leaders’ chair,
drunken from all the power.
With sweet promises he glues the eyes
of the people he tries to devour.
He teaches us just to care
for me, myself and I.
But real strength lies in cohesion so
We can only survive
if we unite.
False illusions lead to
Wrong conclusions.
Wilful deception leads to
Misconception
Don't you tell us all your shameless lies.
You are the reason,
the world is upside down.
you don’t listen, you don’t compromise.
you are the reason,
why fools wear the crown,
Where is the evidence for
all the things that don’t make sense?
Show me what you’ve got right now!
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9. |
Falling
04:54
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Falling
Life was wonderful,
beautiful,
incredible times
and the sun would always shine
with no clouds in the sky.
Felt like an angel came
down to me
to show me the things
I searched for but could never find.
You opened my eyes,
gave me confidence,
showed me the way to separate right from wrong.
Nothing would ever change but
then came the day
when you told that I must be strong.
You said you needed much more time for yourself
It felt like you’re done with me and put me back on the shelf.
You turned your back on me and I just felt like
Falling from high up to the ground
Scattered to a million pieces to be lost and never found
I was falling down a waterfall of pain
Drowning in a sea of tears to never see the light again.
Now I ask myself
all the time
how in the world it happened
that I have been so blind.
I built my life around you only and left everybody and everything else behind.
Later I found out so many things that you did as soon as I turned my back
When we were together betrayal and lies were things I didn’t quite expect.
I had to understand that changes can come fast.
There is no guarantee that things are here to last.
You walked away from me and I just felt like
Falling from high up to the ground
Scattered to a million pieces to be lost and never found
I was falling down a waterfall of pain
Drowning in a sea of tears to never see the light again.
Still I would like to thank you, I learned a lot,
you showed me what it means
When every little thing that I thought I got
is falling apart at the seams.
I never thought I would ever experience
breaking down like this.
I just hope I will never have to fall again.
I just hope I never will have to be
Falling from high up to the ground
Scattered to a million pieces to be lost and never found
I was falling down a waterfall of pain
Drowning in a sea of tears to never see,
never see the light again,
I’m falling down,
falling down to the ground.
Nothing would ever stop us, nothing could go wrong.
Then came the day when I learned how to be strong.
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10. |
Nothing
03:51
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Nothing
Closed the blinds
Left the world outside
I lay me down
There’s no vision, there’s no sound.
Close my eyes
Open my mind
Pictures come through
Of the days I spent with you
Left is just a dream
Of places we have seen
Memories flow like a movie in black and white
A blurred out fiction of light
I can’t believe you’re not here anymore
So many words unspoken
So many future plans
So many dreams were broken
As you didn’t get a chance
Now here I stand
With nothing in my hands
The demons of the past
Are here to stay and they last
Until I make up my mind
And leave the grief behind
They say life goes on
And I will overcome
The loss that cut a hole into my heart,
That I just need a new start.
But you will live on in my thoughts and my dreams.
So many words unspoken
So many future plans
So many dreams were broken
As you didn’t get a chance.
Now here I stand
With nothing in my hands
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Basmer Germany
Bernd Basmer is a German guitar player and songwriter who has released several albums in the Rock and Metal genre. In 2020
he decided to finally record and produce some of his own songs which reflect a completely different range of music styles.
Bernd recorded and produced 10 songs for his album called Music which show his interest in a lot of kinds of music.
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