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PROMISES
When the morning came
You lay there pale
The rose you wore
Upon your heart
Flowered red and it grew
Flowering red
The morning sun
Hid in the fog
I held my breath
Just like you held your breath
'Cause I knew
You will stay by my side
You will stay by my side
On the seventh hour
Of the seventh day
They came after me
And I had to set you free
But I know you will always be true
You will always be true
I kept my promise and you will keep yours
And I know that heaven will wait
For us
I kept my promise and you will keep yours
And I know that heaven will wait
While we dance with the stars
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I like my macchiato sweet
I own two Beamers and a Jeep
I'm driving fast, I take my pills
I'm working out, I pay my bills
I wear Tom Ford and Gucci shoes
My watch is a Cartier
Meet me at my gallery
Critics call it a must-see
If you are cool you may hang around
You may not if you're clown
It helps to be a millionaire
Or a celebrity
You want a Warhol, a Miro
What it might be, just let me know
Be sure that I will sell you something
Absolutely
Hot
Brad was here, Beyoncé too
What's good for them should be gold for you.
Be hip, invest your bucks in art
Take a Dali, just for a start
A Banksy above your fireplace
Might look pretty cool
What a beautiful investment plan
But please don't ask me if you can
Be sure that it's no fake, I must say
Absolutely
Not
I'm the king of art – I know how to bring joy
To the boring walls of your twenty room country home
I will make you feel just as rich as you really are
I'll give sense and importance to you
At last you are more than a senator's son
You're a connoisseur, a personality
That's a steal for a million or two
Absolutely
Not true
There's a place you will never see
My high class art fake factory
A specialized production line
Prints and drawings in no time
Oil on canvas takes a week
Sculptures maybe two
From here comes all what you have bought
But take a tip: don't waste no thought
You paid for it and now let it be
All your money's worth
You have spent a million bucks
So why start a self-destruct
And find out you've been defrauded
When it's much cheaper to stay blind
You've got a masterpiece at home
And it's waiting to be shown
To your friends and opponents, saying
Absolutely
Absolutely
Extraordinary!
It's like … literally … it's perfect.
Post-deconstructivism, is'nt it?
Yeah … but … you know …
I like it! I like it a lot!
I like the colors …
Where did you buy it?
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EASY PREY
She called me up in the middle of the night
After all that years it didn't feel quite right
She offered a job out of order
Way down south across the border
A bank, in a town where I'd never been
With a bunch of guys I'd never seen
I said get out of here, fuckin' leave me alone
No crap like that on the telephone
When we met first I was just fifteen
I dreamed to be killer with a laser beam
She laughed at me but it did no harm
'Cause the light in her eyes felt cool and warm
At the same time.
I didn't know by then what I know now
But anyhow
One day she disappeared
Like a mainstay that was blown away
Two weeks later she called again
Told me that she had changed the team
With Jaco and Pete I had worked before
But the rest of the men I had never seen
I told her I was doing fine
Out of jail, walking my line
Right the next day she called again
And claimed that I was her special man
She talked 'bout seven hundred grand
A hundred and ten for every man
And she offered me an extra fee
Way beyond reality
I agreed to meet at Tony's Bar
Downtown on Franklin Boulevard
And the second she entered the room
I was easy prey
Easy prey
It was obvious that I undercharged
'Cause the risk we ran was way too large
It might turn out to be a body count
I shouldn't fire one round for that amount
But she looked at me with a special smile
That gave an inch and took a mile
Spike heeled shoes, short dark blue dress
One look in her eyes and I was in a mess
So I found myself on the interstate
In a Dodge with a fag and a heavyweight
Half a mile ahead she steered the Jeep
With Jaco, Pete and a stinky creep
When we fucked in the motel on a waterbed
I learned the bank was owned by the syndicate
But we'd just had to walk through the door
It would be easy prey
Easy prey
We bounced into the hall and scared the clerks
The fag was doing the dirty work
But three more men than in our plan
Charged upstairs, shoot-out began
Uzi guns and 12 gauge rifle
They shot the creep, I figured that a trifle
'Til the fag lay bleeding on the floor
And the heavyweight crashed by the door
Sirens coming down the street
They blocked the road and busted Pete
Jaco was shot in the face
We looked like easy prey
Easy prey
But we both got away
Got away
Don't know how we made it
But we got away
And she was right
We made seven hundred thousand
Believe it or not
And you know what?
She's pregnant!
That's great, isn't it?
Awesome, really awesome …
Yeah … yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm the daddy.
Awesome, fucking awesome somehow
Somehow
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4. |
Martin Schüller - Joseph
05:50
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JOSEPH
When he was nine in school, kids called him Ham
His name was Jo but no one gave a damn
When he was twelve, they called him Mac
In their hide-out by the railroad track
Ma's trailer parked between some rigs
And a factory for farming pigs
Near that small town by the border where they lived
Since Dad was gone
Dad was gone
When he was fifteen, they called him Blue
All the kids around were sniffing glue
He helped out when he was seventeen
As Mama ran that small canteen
For people who had quarters left for food
They called him Dude.
But when he came home on that Friday night
And his Dad was there and Mama cried
He didn't find a single word to say
So he walked away
He walked away
Looking for shelter by the neon signs
And the shelves full of liquor, beer and wine
Alright he looked like an undead bum
But when the clerk dragged out his 12-gauge gun
Jo grabbed the barrel and he lost his head
Now the man is dead
The man is dead.
It was Julie he met long ago
When they were ten or twelve or so
Now she's a cop and drives him to the court
Where they will give him thirteen years
Just like Dad
Just like Dad
That's what Mama said
Just like Dad
They call him Creep since he is here
Number three-o-five. Twelve more years
When Mama came she had a black eye
But she would never tell him why
And when she left she didn't turn her head
When the lights go out and the night creeps near
He dreams himself to that sordid pier
Where he and Julie talked 'bout sailing out
Across the sea of no return
Sea of no return
Of no return.
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LITTLE MAN BLUES
With nothing to sell or share
It's so hard to compare
Little man's got the blues
Working his years away
For such a tiny pay
Little man's got the blues
Boss treats him like trash
He's got a drawer full of cash
One day on the locker room floor lay a set of keys
Little man sneaked a peek
And took the payment for a week
That Friday night he got drunk and stoned as hell
He woke up on the floor
Cops banging on the door
Little man's got the blues
They couldn't prove shit
But boss told him to quit
When he asked for severance pay
Boss produced his gun
With nothing to sell or share
Better try hard not to compare
Little man sings the blues
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Hooray
04:37
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HOORAY
Not much of a choice
Mother said he had to go
And Dad looked so proud
That day
Not much of a choice
The ship sailed with the setting sun
Away from the flags and the crowd
On the quay
Hooray! They cheered hooray! Hooray!
Not much of a choice
They fired and he fired back
He tried not to count the men
Who fell
Someone he called friend
Lost his legs the other day
He died twelve feet away
Too far
Hooray through the smoke. Hooray! Hooray!
Hooray in his ears. Hooray! Hooray!
Not much of a choice
When the big shell hit the trench
Away it carried him
To his very end
Hooray at his grave. Hooray! Hooray!
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YASEMINE
Yasemine …
Was that really your name?
You came and went
Left me with no one to blame but me
Fools in love seldom get off scot-free
You took my car, my guitar and my heart
And turned them to debris
Yasemine …
Yasemine …
Most wicked thief I've ever met
I deemed myself smart
I hadn't seen nothing yet
The diamond ring Granny left behind for my future wife
The Swiss pilot's watch of my Dad
That once had saved his life …
I wouldn't be here without it
Yasemine …
Yasemine …
Some hearts are easy to break
But Yasemine
What that might bring about
You shouldn't underestimate
Yasemine …
I've got a call from the man
At least your accent was real
He tracked you down in Amsterdam
One of the next days he'll gonna knock at your door
And that man and his gun
Will be the last you will see evermore
Yasemine …
Yasemine …
Mistakes are quickly made
But Yasemine
Some of them are not to tolerate
Yasemine …
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8. |
You Won't Get Away
03:27
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I think that you don't know my face
I know yours pretty well
I followed you since Ecuador
You won't get away
Get away from me
Your boss paid you to kill my wife
I strangled him to death
That way you get your money's worth
You won't get away
Get away from me
There is no place where you can hide
This letter comes from hell
Your death is all that's left for me
You won't get away
You won't get away
Get away from me
Get away
From me
From me
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Ricochet
04:31
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A shot – just one shot in the dark
A ricochet through the park
Near Main Street by the mall
No – no idea where it came from
Who fired that damned gun
Or what he was aiming at
I was late and I was waiting
For the bus that night
After working overtime again
I was looking forward
To a long night in your arms
But then I
Dropped down
No, no light at all
A cold and high black wall
Around me and my pain
I heard a voice beside me say
That I had passed away
But that just wasn't true
I couldn't see and couldn't speak
And couldn't move at all
But I heard every single word and sound
Then they drove me here
Where I am lying ever since
Down, in my pain
Way down
I heard you coming
I heard you cry
I heard you praying
All night
Lord, I know I committed no sin
Big enough to lock me in
This horrific cage
If you can't give him back to me
If you won't set me free
What could you mean to me?
I know he won't stay
I know I can't go
He will leave and I will stay
Living on the only way
That's left to me
Down
Down
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Moneymaker
03:38
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When I was still in primary school
I found a cat in its own yard
I took it home and didn't bring it back
'til they offered a reward
Okay. I shake my moneymaker
My favorite sound
I shake my moneymaker
You might get off to see the real world
I'd rather get real rich
For a while I was in real estate
But that didn't cure my itch
I gotta think big
Think big
Shake my moneymaker
Think big
If you wanna be a big shot
Don’t think 'bout robbing banks
The real big buck is where they sell
Machine guns, shells and tanks
I give 'em what they want
I shake my moneymaker
Give 'em what they pay for
Give 'em what they need
What they need
I'll sell you all you need
To kill your enemies
Or your dissidents
Free delivery
I take cash and gold
I take oil and coal
I take drugs and land
Anything
I take all you might have
I take it all
Don't talk to me 'bout ethics
Don’t talk to me 'bout peace
War is just two blocks away
One wrong turn and you're on your knees
You should have bought a gun
You should have bought a gun
Shake my moneymaker
Shake my moneymaker
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Would You Like To Dance
04:56
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Yes, it's been a real long time
Almost seven years
And it's wonderful
To see you
I'm so glad that I found you here
In this good old place
Sipping Irish beer
We had a lot of fun here
Together
You're looking still so young
No, I ain't kidding
But don't look at me
I'm grey and
Yes I know I grew fat
One could say I am doing well
You'd love my car
It's fast as hell
I'm fine besides some problems
On the job
Would you like to dance?
Would you like to dance?
Would you like to dance with me?
No, it's no decent job
It's still the kind
You've always hated
Never mind, I'm not in jail
Let me buy you a drink
You and me we had a perfect year
And when I'm looking back from here
The time with you
Was the best time of my life
Would you like to dance?
Would you like to dance?
Would you like to dance with me?
No, I won't be here on Friday night
I won't be here at all
I'm in trouble
I killed a man
It was me or him
It was do or die
But he's the son of the boss
And that's the reason why
Sure as hell
As soon as they find me
I'll be dead
Would you like to dance?
Would you like to dance?
Would you like to dance?
And kiss me goodbye
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