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Black And White
05:34
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Black And White
She wakes up with a strange taste in her mouth
Seems like last night has turned her inside out
She doesn't realize
What's going on around her
During this endless night
The Colors have gone
Like a zebra
Her life is black and white
All her thoughts
Have turned to black and white
When she's talking
She's talking black and white
Even her dreams
Have turned to black and white
Black and white
She thinks the state she's in is not too bad
In her life colors have always been a crap
Red stands for being hurt
Blue she knows oh to good and
Brown is that fascist shit
Pink is a lie
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Sing For The Lonely
04:27
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Sing For The Lonely
There you are again on stage
Full of life in your best age
Make the crowd cry out for more
And stay safe on your own shore
You're as cute as you can be
The whole world can see
As you sing inside you bleed
As you sing for the lonely
You have always been the star
(Just don't show your face)
And you pushed yourself that far
(Born out of disgrace)
Let the spotlight be your guide
(‘Till it makes you lose your mind)
Sing of all you have to hide
Later in your hotel room
You can face your doom
Where are those that you once loved
As you sing for the lonely
In your darkest hour
You lose your power
And remember
How it could have been
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We Are One
Look at the sad man crying
Look at that girl, they‘re trying to stay in the sun
They are one
But soon the day will be over
Night falls and they both pretend to be so alone
They are wrong
If you look left and right and open up your eyes
You will find it‘s on you to break the ice
Just listen to yourself and touch the other one
We are one, we are one
Look at the colours of the rainbow
Remember what they‘re standing for
And your thoughts and your own words might surprise you
We are one, we are one
If something has closed the door
Please don‘t stay lying on the floor, stand up and fight
Cause it‘s your right
Inside of you it‘s burning
But the world still keeps turning, step into the light
And show your pride
Take a look at the crowd and you will realize
They feel the same, no need to be ashamed
We are one family, we‘re strong and proud and also free
And one, we are one
Look at the colours...
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The Local Freak
Would you like to spend another day back there
Way back in time
No child, no adult yet
On the schoolyard with the guys
Were we really golden?
Big ideas and no possibilities
With teachers trying to blame you
And the future in our hands
What‘s wrong with me
Why do I feel like the local freak
It‘s all such fun
Why do I feel like the only one
Were we enjoying every moment of our youth
In our teenage years
Good hopes, bad luck, wet dreams
Your parents just don‘t understand
What‘s going on in your mind
It‘s yourself you just can‘t find
Blame it on something
Blame it on someone
What‘s wrong with me...
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Don‘t Send Flowers
Don‘t send flowers, they don‘t mean anything
They only say when it comes to the end
In a few hours you and your friends have went
Out of my room and just left me that plant
All the dreams you have, all the fears you hide inside
All those memories make you want to lose your mind
This is no love
So why don‘t you just leave me
Lying alone in the dark
Where I can hear the beating of my heart
All the dreams you have...
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Face The Night
04:14
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Face The Night
Friday night and the time is right for some action on the back of this horse
So get back in the saddle this will be your night and you‘re gonna make them want you of course
So you spend the next two hours in your bathtub and another one in front of your open closet door
You are right in the middle of your time of your life and tonight you‘re gonna get your score
Face the night, let it guide you let it take control
Face the night, all you wanna do is rock‘n‘roll
Face the night, seems like noone‘s gonna stop you now
Face the night, it‘ll take you up and down, down to the ground
Tommy is heading for a pack of cigarettes while Maria puts her make-up on
John drives by in his muscle car, somebody plays his favorite song
Mary‘s excited about the gossip news, Michael‘s tuning his brand new guitar
Later you‘ll all meet in the club, indeed, where everybody‘s gonna sing along
Face the night...
You find yourself in a diner for some break, far too high to know what you should take
All you wanna do is party all night long
Beautiful and young and bright, boy, you‘ve got to face the night
Who would have thought that a night like this could be over by the light of dawn
So welcome to the punch line boy, tomorrow you‘ll feel so outworn
But the crowd‘s still getting higher and everybody‘s out of control
It‘s all so much fun and you‘re still not done, nothing‘s gonna get you tonight
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Life
04:14
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Life
So you‘re telling me how it‘s gonna be
What do you know about the ways to change your life?
The strange pictures you paint will never dry
You‘d better take a look around and face your life
You‘re telling me that you‘re leaving but you don‘t know where
How can you be so assured about those things out there?
Nowhere to run or to hide
There‘s no chance for you to escape your own life
No matter where you‘re gonna go
It‘s gonna get you, so just go on with the show
You wanna show me some ways to light up my days
Come on, hey, start right by yourself and let me be
No one ever said that you deserve what you get
You‘d better take a look at you instead of me
No need to worry, he would always be by your side
Right now you know you can count on his appetite
Nowhere to run...
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Ich wär' so gern ein Cowboy
Ich wär' so gern ein Cowboy ganz frei auf meiner Farm
Zum übernächsten Nachbarn müsst ich zwei Stunden fahrn
Nur ich und mein Hund Rocky und mein Weib Mary-Lou
Und fürs Frühstücksei halt ich mir noch ein Huhn
Ich hätt' ne große Knarre, bewahr sie auf im Truck
Die Spießer nenne mich prollig, die geh'n mir auf den Sack
Am Tag reit' ich durchs Sonnenlicht, nachts sitz ich im Salon
Spiel' Klavier und fünf, sechs Whiskey sind mein Lohn
Oh, yippiayeh, komm lass uns zusammen nach Texas gehn
Ich brau meinen Schnaps aus Kuhmist, scher' mich nicht ob es legal ist was ich tu
Oh, yippiayeh, lass' den Wind durch unsere Cowboyhüte wehen
Bind die Pferde an den Baum und lass' uns einen Strohhalm kaun ganz cool
Wie's Cowboys tun
Ach wär' ich bloß ein Cowboy, was wär' das für ein Spaß
Während ich die Kühe hüte lägst Du neben mir im Gras
Der Sherrif wäre mein bester Freund, mit ihm wäre niemals Stress
Weil beim Feuerwasser er das Recht vergisst
Oh, yippiayeh…
Und wäre ich ein Cowboy, Du kannst Dir sicher sein
Zu Dir und der Familie wär ich niemals gemein
Und legt man mich zur Ruhe an meinem Sterbetag
Hätte ich ein wunderschönes Texasgrab
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How We Want To Be
Here we are fools, made by our rules
Day in day out don‘t moan or shout
We‘ll never lift our mask, just all alone we may ask
Is this how we really want to be
Strong, proud, alive, oh how we try
so hard to ease the meaning to please
Don‘t show you‘re different, just lie
And in the end we‘ll all die
Is this how we really want to be
Ask yourself about the sense and the shape you‘re in, too
Take a breath, deep inside we‘re all individuals
Is this how we want to be...
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Sitting in a coffee shop trying to get your problems lost
Today you feel so sad, your girl just left you, what a mess
Suddenly a stranger comes up to your place and shakes your hands
He gives you strength, he comforts you and holds you in his arms too soon
And in the night you're lying in his bed
You don't know why, but it don't seem bad
He said: Come with me to my home where we will be all alone
I will give you tea and any other thing you need
And you thought: Why not? Seems like I am single yet
Thought he just made a joke but then it was so wonderful
Homosexuality seems like made for you and me
Come with me, I've got the key to homosexuality
Problems will just disappear just as long as he stays here
Don't know if it's wrong but can't decide
Straight or queer for the rest of your life
He said: I want yours, you want mine, Babe why can't we have a good time
Pack your bags, leave your home, come with me out of this town
We will fly away in a pink cabriolet, tell publicity 'bout homosexuality
Homosexuality…
Ain't gonna change my life for you!
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Kreuzberg (Radio Edit)
04:18
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Kreuzberg
Baby it's fantastic, everything in here is plastic
And concrete as you're looking down the window on the street
You wake up in the morning, everything around seems boring
And kills you, kills you softly, kills you softly in your soul
I only want to say it pure the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor
That's life my friend, it never ends
You've had your fun, so what have you done to stay sick
In Kreuzberg
The houses that you live in are not yours, you should not be in
So better grab your clothes now and your girl and then get out
Come on, come on, steal a car and have some fun
But beware of the police, they will put you back in jail
I only want…
I've not chosen to live in this place
I was born into darkness and disgrace
I've tried it again and again
To get that hate out of my brain
I only want...
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Verschwende keine Zeit
Erinner Dich an damals wie es früher einmal war
Das Erwachsenwerden schien alles andere als nah
Kindergarten, Schule, Abitur und Führerschein
Man erzählte Dir die Zukunft wäre Dein
Verschwende keine Zeit
Denn sie macht sich bereit mir Dir genau das selbe zu tun
Ihr Schild ist die Ewigkeit, ihre Waffen Sehnsucht,
Liebe, Hass und Eitelkeit
Was Du brauchst ist mehr Zeit
Heute bist Du älter, erste Falten im Gesicht
Und während Du sie zählst läuft die Zeit stets gegen Dich
Hast Du, was Du wolltest, was Dir das Leben geben mag?
Fragst Du Dich statt zu leben jeden Tag
Verschwende keine Zeit…
Zeit zum Leben, Zeit zu vertrau'n
Zeit in die Zukunft zu schau'n
Zeit verändert Dich Stück um Stück
Doch sie bringt Dich nie mehr zurück
In Deine Jugend wo alles klar und so schrecklich einfach war
Du merkst viel zu schnell, mein Kind,
Dass heute wir die Alten sind
Du brauchst mehr Zeit
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Because Of Me
03:32
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Because Of Me
In bright neon lights I had one thing on my mind
You have been looking for love
So we talked a while and it made us feel alright
It was a mistake of the heart
So if you pray don't pray for me
And if you stay don't stay because of me
So we came to my door where it ended out in more
I wanted to explode and then be left alone
Can't stand the disease of you falling on your knees
It's time that you realize
That if you pray…
Throw my number away like I did with your bouquet
And step right out of my life
Don't call out my name if we should ever meet again
Out in the bright neon lights
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Tanz der Lorelei
03:34
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This is an instrumental track
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Home For Christmas
What a surprise, it's almost late December
We hold the line, your voice is warm and tender
My brand new job keeps me away this year and
That's why I called to let you know I can not
Be home to hold you warm and tight
To be home to share a holy night
'Cause it's Christmas time, Baby it's Christmas time
All snowy white, so bright the Christmas tree, I
Drink mulled wine and wish you were here with me
We should hang up, guess there's a task to do, you
Should call your boss to let him know that you will
Be home…
No job is that important
But I'm afraid they'll never let me go
Don't care for money and fame
Just take the next best airplane
That's gonna get you back into my arms
So will you be home?
I will be home, I promise.
I will be home...
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Torsten Kudjer Ludwigshafen, Germany
Singer/Songwriter from Germany with loads of ideas in his head. Been singing and acting in several musicals (e.g. Rocky Horror Show, Little Shop Of Horrors, Hair) and in rock cover bands since 1996.
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