w i t h a s m i l e



this is a tired old world i want
news from elsewhere
good news
bad news
on picture-postcards
this is a blind spot
this is an empty lot
i need a radio
i need a hilltop
i want my news from elsewhere

it is a mighty long way from
here to elsewhere
uphill
downhill
wish i had a
fourwheel-drive
wish i was a contender
but you are never standing
by the roadside
you are never waving at me
i would be rather happy here
if i could tell you where i will be
passing by
with a smile

t` is a funny idea that i should
be from somewhere
isn`t it obvious
that i have never
never ever been there
i`m on the look-out
i don`t belong here
it would be wonderfull
if i was wrong
i would be rather happy here
if i could tell you where i will be
passing by
with a smile

(spoken words:)
In the wooden shed he found a piece of cardboard on which the previous
occupant had written: “how can i please myself when i have no self to
please?³ “sorry, young man³ -thought Burroughs- “i think you are
kidding yourself. as long as you talk to yourself, you have a self. the
self is a pimping, blackmailing chauffeur who gets you from here to
there on word lines.³

i would be rather happy here
if i could tell you where i will be
passing by
with a smile
with a smile
yeah

a b s o l u t e l y f r e e

lonely as a cloud
i am dangling my feet
and the view from up here is
absolutely breathtaking

lonely as a cloud
i am dangling my soul
let my shadow do the thinking
while she walks the watervein
absolutely free
only as a cloud
i am not afraid to fall
and i don`t recall to ever
have had any fears at all, i`m
absolutely free
these things don`t usually happen upon me
absolutely free
these things don`t usually happen upon me

dreams are very important but
more than that is what i make of them
truth is not necessary
more than that is what i make of it
and what you make of that
comes back to me in dreams
that are (that are)
absolutely free
these things don`t usually happen upon me
absolutely free
these things don`t usually happen upon me

only now a flashing light
has had me photographed - a still
someone else now does the dreaming
somebody like me who is
absolutely free
these things don`t usually happen upon me
absolutely free
these things don`t usually happen upon me
that easy
that easy
that easy

i a m c o l d a n d i a m n o t



i am cold
i am true
always know
what to do
there is nothing
in my life
to distract me
i am cold
i am true
i believe
in what i do
neath your lies
i can see
a lot of practice
when you get tired
of your acting
i can show you
you don`t know
how to pretent
to have nothing
left to lose
you have nothing
left to offer
but your own
exquisite self
i want you now
i am cold
you are there i am cold
i am true
always know
what to do
there is nothing
in my life
to distract me
i am cold
i am true
i believe
in what i do
neath your lies
i can see
a lot of practice
when you get tired
of your acting
i can show you
you don`t know
how to pretent
to have nothing
left to lose
you have nothing
left to offer
but your own
exquisite self
i want you now
i am cold
you are there
and when we´re taken up
the sky
up
the sky
comes raining down
down to the ground
where i lay
on my face
pick me up
bird - in space
this is where i belong
and when we`re taken up
the sky
up
the sky
comes crashing down
down to the ground
where i lay
on my face
come what may
bird - in space
this is where we belong
i am god
i am cruel
i believe in
what i do
there is nothing
in this world
to distract me
i am cold
i am strong
i am supposed
to carry on
your routines
are too weak
to get a dog
back on its feet
you are tired of
acting out on
your own exquisit self
you have nothing
left to offer
but that statue
on the shelf
i am here
to carry on
i am god
and i am strong
i am cold
and i am not
and you are warm
and soft as gold
i want you now
i want you here
and there
you are
and when we`re taken up
the sky
up
the sky
comes crashing down
down to the ground
where i lay
on my face
pick me up
bird - in space
this is where i belong


g i v e m e a k i s s



all there is
the next thing that happens
she smiles to herself
`bout her loves and detachments
one this way
at that end
one that way
tommorrow
i´ll need so much more
time to spend in a hurry
i need many more things to touch
to devour
i want to be selfish like you
in the morning
i want to be free from the weeping
the sorrow
believe it or not
i feel like a god
not one single moment to waste
not a second
and then she fell silent
to hear herself breathing
ear
drums
in temples
alone
i was sleeping
she kissed me to wake me
to ask me to hold her
i wonder
where had she been hiding
while a whole generation went
joyfully riding
into the light they themselves were emitting
on the machine for eternal bliss
i was here with you - now
give me a kiss
believe it or not
i feel like a god
not one single moment to waste
not a second
i am here with you - now
i am here with you - now
i am here with you - now
give me a kiss


i n a l o n g t i m e



enjoy yourself
like a man
girl
enjoy yourself
like a boy
just like a woman can
yeah
in the sun
-sun is the word-
like the bow of a boat
in the water where you float
all the wet
all the foam where you lay
like a slow damp day in the heat
be a cat in the shade of a tree
or a leaf in the wind
you are free
you are safe
as you stride
and you stroll
you are in control
and still
here with me
when the dark falls
when the dark falls

it has been a long long time
not a sound not a word not a song
we hadn`t heard
in a long time
not then
but before
we have been longing for
in a long time
uhm
uhm
uhm

all these things
and all these other things
to be different in the world
of a girl
like a man
and a boy
just like a woman can
with a girl like me
on a sunday
the scent of a hot day - gold
skin
tip of the tongue
the beginning and the end
in the blink of an eye
bird in the sky
yeah
-bird is the word
bird bird is the word-
you are free
you are safe
as you stride
and you stroll
you are in control
and still
here with me
when the dark falls
when the dark falls


e d u c a t i o n o f t h e s o u l



people in dreams
are often name-
but seldom faceless
people in dreams
hear planes come in
here they come now
people in dreams
are at many common places
he don`t know
and she don`t know
they only work there
people in dreams
wake at all times by my bedside
people in dreams
never wonder why
no no no no no
he don`t think
and she don`t think
make me say
some dreadful things
i can`t relate to
people in planes
never dream of flying
to scared of dying
waking up
so spread your little wings and say
yeah yeah yeah yeah
show me how the planes come in
show me how the planes come in
show me how the planes come in
ohohohohoyeah
people in dreams
are often dull and disconnected
they only work where
all the planes come in
here they come now
people in dreams
can get quite peculiar when
they hear trains go by
bye bye bye bye bye
people in dreams
are often dope and so darn useless
people in dreams
are such a crashing bore
he should know
and she should know
that eventually i`ll wake up a stranger
ever changing like a
thoroughly deranged and corrupt world
never would
he should know
and she should know
what they are here for
what are they here for ?
they are here to go
ain`t no fish in the sea
you can`t catch
ain`t no fish in the sea
you can`t fry
people in dreams
are sometimes very eager
where they work
i try to extend my hand and linger
where they work
i lay my head in the nape of my neck
where they work
i take a deep deep breath to begin with
the education of my soul
all i really want is
education of the soul
all i can ever give you is
education of the soul
people in dreams
sometimes get very lonely
they cling to you
and then never wanna let go
cause he don`t know
and she don`t know
how good it gets
to be alone
all they do is work here
at this station
people in dreams
with reserved and sullen faces
joining in for old times sake
hello dragsville
i can see the years go by
i can hear the years go by
i can feel the years go by
bye bye bye well
he should know
and she should know
what they are here for
what are they here for ?
they are here to go
ain`t no fish in the sea
you can`t catch
ain`t no fish in the sea
you can`t fry
and where they work
i try to extend my hand and linger
and where they work
i lay my head in the back of my neck
and where they work
i take a deep deep breath to begin with
the education of my soul
all i really want is
the education of my soul
all i can ever give you is
education of the soul


o b l i v i o n s e e k e r s / h e r e t o g o



we are only visitors
we are here to go
tracing out new paths
along the old maps
into a new direction
go for walks in the rain
and come back pleased
with the beauty
and boldness
of the arts
we dare to live for
we are comic fighters
beyond time/space
bringing a new order
into an old tale
it is that old dream
out of a deep night
wake up and
gloriously
returning to sanity
is very popular these days
and perhaps
if need be
not difficult to do
and perhaps
if need be
not difficult to do
feel my lips
feel the softness
of my skin
hear my heart beat
fast and furious
taste me
taste my breasts
my thighs
my sex
as we lie there naked
in the moonlight
in the sun
we understand
that we are here
here to go
for walks in the rain
and come back pleased
and knowing
that all this is nothing
all this is nothing
without the beauty
without our boldness
as we dare
live for
the beauty
and the arts


h i g h



look at these
dry leaves
and crumbling blossoms
old beat books
stripped of the cover
i feel delighted
suddenly singing
with a voice
that is coming
from out of the blue
dark points in time
follow after
shy not shallow
high not hollow
a slightly off-beat
pounding heart

because it`s
all over
i need not to take cover
nothing can break besides my soul - yeah
i got it under control - yeah

miles of tape in
cardboard boxes
millions of pages on
gains and losses
i feel spooky
suddenly speaking
with a voice
that is coming
from behind the shelf
locked up inside is
my happier self
shy not shallow
high not hollow
a slightly off-beat
pounding heart

because it`s
all over...

bundled dreams and
dusty gems
imploring notes
that strangers send:
please me deeper
love me sweeter
hug me harder
never let me go - I am
shy not shallow
high not hollow
got a slightly off-beat
pounding heart

because it`s...


j o h n n y g u i t a r



i open up my eyes to the morning-sun
i open up my soul for the things to come
but what was there to come but you
swiftly sneaking in
i hate you
you`ve been spitting out your vile
with a wicked smile
after holding out your hands
with an intimidated glance
you better stay away from me
or else I push your ugly face in

you tell me
this life that you`re living is not yours
this life that your living is a lie
this life that you`re living
it belongs to me
give it back !
give it back !
give it back !

you cover up your ears
and point at the stars
you cover up your eyes
and point all around
you better cover up your face
and cover up your mouth
i hate you
there is
nothing i can say or do
`til you`re through
my mind`s a blank
in the face of such a crank
you better stay away from me
or else i push your creepy face in

you tell me...

i open up my eyes to the morning-sun
i open up my soul for the things that are to come
i open up my mouth to sing this song
and you`re gone


n e v e r g o n e



listen
just once
and never forget
just one i love you
no more to be said
just one i touch you
with my smile
just one i want you
no denial

just one be strong
just one live long
on fast
going on
never gone
never gone

listen
to me
just once this time
this one i love you
for all that i know
there it is
and it will always be here
it is here
and it will always be there

just one...

i give you my ears
for you to hear
so listen this once
and for all that you care
i give you my eyes
for you to see
this one thing
for nothing
forever
for free

just one...

n o t h i n g c a n c e l s l o v e



i know
nothing cancels love
i know
nothing cancels love
but nothing`s worse
than waiting
day after day
yet i know
nothing cancels love
i like to shoot an arrow
right into your heart
and i don`t know why this is
it is always coming back
i keep sending you letters
with priority
and i don`t know why this is
they are always coming back
don`t let me down

i know
it drives me off the road sometimes
i should know much better
i know
it is not the end of the world
but nothing`s worse
than wait...tick-tack-tick-tack-

i know
nothing cancels love
i know
nothing cancels love
i know
nothing cancels love
i know
nothing cancels love

and i should like to shoot an arrow
right between your eyes
but i know much to well that
this arrow would be coming back
the written word is movable
the written word is removable
but my voice is free and fast
my voice will last
so please confirm
that you know

nothing cancels love
you know
nothing cancels love
real love


m e m o r i e s



i know
i can not leave this place
full of memories
things like
the way they knew us
all over town
we used
to walk the streets together
we could be seen
pass shops where people knew us
yeah, people knew
i got
to choose between tomorrow
and yesterday
i can`t stop to think about
my life here today
maybe
i`ll find someone to get you
off my mind
take me away from here
and leave it
leave it all behind