Anekdoten

i wonder why i let time slip by unconcerned
holding my breath while life's calling out my name
i'm going down - feeling no trace of shame
playing no part - i'm not the one to blame

unfullfilled dreams stay intact here inside
shut out the world and let time fill the cracks all the while
i'm going down - feeling no trace of shame
playing no part - i'm not the one to blame

the neon dawn has just begun,
the day is here that wasn't meant to come
she's walking by the frozen sea
trying to count the stars that she can't see

a distant sound of black rain in the water
the pale moon shining soft through a cloud
the sun is turning black in the horizon
the wind is slowly tearing her apart

and so our time has come, my friend
the child who cries and no-one seems to care
the echoes of the birds are gone
the sky is painted grey, but it's so warm

searching for a light in the darkness,
trying to keep your eyes from the dirt
taste the bitter wine of tomorrow
i'm walking on a path that never ends

soon an angel's leaving
they're ruled by laws of gravity
soon this door is closing
and you'll never know unless you go
no, you'll never know if you won't go

wishing well of wonders
glitter box of dreams
inside lie bitter pills
you know I never wanted
to sing for your lover
but the angels sang of love
and outside the night was falling

fly - fiery angels kiss the sky
won't you shine your light down on me
fly - through the blazing cosmic eye
no, you'll never know if you won't go

eleven ways to lose your mind
seven ways to shine
four doors that may take you in
one that's closed behind
I should have seen you leaving
but I never thought you'd go
no, I never thought you'd walk away

it's getting dark, too dark to see
and angel's a long time gone
too many things I can't combine
with logic reason
how can I tell the black from white
if all is black and blue?
god knows where i'm going
when the keeper waves me through...

hear me breathe
from the other room
so which of all the lies you told
should I keep as my own?
the metaphors are lost on me
what I see is what I see
the earth is moving - time to say goodbye?

only sky ahead
love's so hard to find
I saw it coming,
saw it go wailing down the line

will I see you again?
a window closed, an opened door
some seven steps away
my actions caught up finally
beyond the watchword wait and see
beyond the undecisive ways of mine

only sky ahead
love's so hard to find
I saw it come and saw it go
somewhere down the line
down the line

the dream machine's on speed
my head's up in the clouds
we met up on the ledge
and I could read your mind
and though things fall asleep
nothing ever dies
I caught it on the bounce
and now we float
- hands outstretched -
along the river

The lights have all turned red
On Holloway Road
A pale vision of inertia
In cold halogen glow

The last Clapham bound train
Is waiting to leave
But the engine-driver's fallen
Asleep at the wheel

When I picked up the phone
My hopes were put on hold
The outgoing wires were humming
My heart was growing cold

No rattling of keys
No break before the dawn
I still wait for my relief
What's taking him so long?

blind morning
I rise with the tide
caught a glimpse of life passing by
sleepwalking
i'm falling in line
and successfully returning blind

keep moving
keep killing time
to keep the burning gone from my mind
shallow waters
hollow at heart
gone through the motions
gone back to start

break the circle
reset my head
wake the sleepwalker
and i'll wake the dead

sleep
golden city
behind bolts, bars and stone
dream
mighty city
of the wind and the sea
stars shoot a line across the sky

no way in
from the outside
no way out
from within
stars call me down from the sky

weep
sleepless city
in your room
deep within
and the stars shoot me down from the sky

a storm
will arise
building up
from the hearts of the moons of mars

be prepared
for the day
when we walk from the darkness
out into light

dawn
drawing near
comes a time
‘cause the system is breaking down

be prepared
for the day
when we walk from the darkness
out into light

the neon dawn has just begun,
the day is here that wasn't meant to come
she's walking by the frozen sea
trying to count the stars that she can't see

a distant sound of black rain in the water
the pale moon shining soft through a cloud
the sun is turning black in the horizon
the wind is slowly tearing her apart

and so our time has come, my friend
the child who cries and no-one seems to care
the echoes of the birds are gone
the sky is painted grey, but it's so warm

searching for a light in the darkness,
trying to keep your eyes from the dirt
taste the bitter wine of tomorrow
i'm walking on a path that never ends

my mind's falling down endless tunnels
until I find myself in the void
somewhere down there I could hear them calling me
through walls of silence I heard them weep

the wheel was just about to roll me over
and for a moment I lost control
stars were falling and worlds colliding
I always knew that they would track me down

tried so hard to break through to the surface,
but entered into yet another dream
I held tighter on to the lifeline
and sensing light I broke free!

Purposeless man of clay
Darkness: roll away
A silent stream leads the flow,
moving on and on

Random lines fall in place,
adulterines slowly fade away
I'm sucked in deep by the flow,
taken in by the undertow

I watch the clouds through my window, sail across the sky
and underneath the canopy, gulls, they wheel and glide
the shoreline stretches endlessly along these windswept plains
I wander through this barren land where solitude remains

i've made myself a universe in this far-off home
unseen from the outside world, here I live and roam
and though i've tried assiduously to heal the wounds with time
you'll haunt me in my memories until I die

if I should meet you after all these years,
how could I find the words?
i'd greet you with silence and with tears for all the time we've lost

the days get shorter as weeks pass, summer turns to fall
the birds will cease to sing and chant and follow with the call
it's getting clearer and the truth unsparingly reveals
i've drifted imperceptibly out to sea

if I should meet you after all these years,
how could I find the words?
i'd greet you with passion and with tears for all the time we've lost
time lost