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Not all that long ago
Between the streams of the whitewater
Was a small town down below
A place of 300 souls
Most of them worked underground
In the silvermine Juliane-Sophie
And yet others
Support themselves as lumberjacks
Common people
So satisfied
Living peaceful
In such a perfect world
The day will dawn when everything will change
The people were so unaware only memories will remain
Below the lowest water level
The spire and the old bridge
Come to light
From the lake in the mist of the valley
You may hear the bells chime
Every spring after the thaw
The water flooded all the valleys
Many people lost their alls
Life an hometowns were destroyed
Rainmakers came to present their best solution
That ment a radical chance
Their small town had to make way for a catchment lake
The day had come
And everything had changed
The people had to face the truth
Only memories will remain
Below the lowest water level
The spire and the old bridge
Come to light
From the lake in the mist of the valley
You may hear the bells chime
Do you remember the long forgotten
Tales of this lost place
The spire and the old bridge
Come to light
From the lake in the mist of the valley
You may hear the bells chime
Below the lowest water level
The spire and the old bridge
Come to light
From the lake in the mist of the valley
You may hear the bells chime
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Sitting here at the campfire
Watching the lonely dance of the flames
Reflections revolve around
Missing your voice, your face again and again
Treasured memories begin to fade
There is so much emptiness
The night falls and
The heat of the fire burns my skin
Stand in the middle on half that glade
Start to recognize fall in the shade
You are always with me
And my thoughts are always with you
When it seems unreal
You are there – pale
I know how I feel
You're bright your pale
In loving memory
You are there – pale
Believe you care for me
You're bright and pale
The tide is strong and it had killed you
Such a vision that my voice may steal
Out of the dark of the shade
Into the bright, sparkly
Moonlight on the glade
The river keeps the secret of you
It hurts instead who will remember you
I sing this song it reminds me of you
It reminds me of...
Stand in the middle - on half that glade
Start to recognize - fall in the shade
You are always with me
And my thoughts are always
When it seems unreal
You are there – pale
I know how I feel
You're bright your pale
In loving memory
You are there – pale
Believe you care for me
You're bright and pale
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03 Words Become A Song
04:35
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What if there was no music?
What would happen to you and me?
How would we reveal our feelings?
Could we tell stories 'bout the history?
How to get the little ones off to bed?
Every movie - boring and bad
No perfect sale in the commercial break
No Kansas song like their „Portrait“
Oh, these thoughts are like a bad dream
And false reality
We bring a melody to life
And words become a song
Let's sing a favourite melody
When you play the guitar it inspires me
Set words to a tune
In a harmony
And annoying our families
This is all that we need
For our lifelong dreams
Such a perfect time
Words are spinning in our minds
Anyhow, we can try
Today it's time to write a new song
But we're struggling with the words
Pondering in front of a piece of paper
No dazzling idea – maybe later
The chord progression – already heared before
More is less or less is more
We're racking our brains but it's all too lame
Driving us insane
We bring a melody to life
And words become a song
Let's sing a favourite melody
When you play the guitar it inspires me
Set words to a tune
In a harmony
And annoying our families
This is all that we need
For our lifelong dreams
Such a perfect time
Words are spinning in our minds
We can try
Beautiful how you sing for me
Beautiful how you play for me
Because your tunes inspire me
Let's sing a melody
My words in your harmony
Beautiful how you play for me
This is all – all I'll ever need
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04 Close To The Heart
05:04
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Sometimes, darkness fills your mind
Your heart is broken
And all pain captured inside
But if you close your eyes
You see a warm light
That shines so bright
Into the night – cold night
Leaving all behind
And come home to you
Just the best I can do
I will hold you
Leaving all behind
And lay down in your arms
Memories, of better days
When you were by my side
And everything was easy
Hearing your laughter
And feeling your breathe on my neck
You keep me save and warm – so warm
Leaving all behind
And come home to you
Just the best I can do
For me and you
Leaving all behind
And lay down in your arms
When time goes by
And feelings hide
Hold me tight
Leaving all behind
And come home to you
Just the best I can do
For me and you
Leaving all behind
And lay down in you arms
In your arms
Close to the heart
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05 The Horseshoe
07:54
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In times immemorial
In the shades beyond the forest
Lived the Big One isolated and lonely
There were nobody else could be seen
He answered to the name Bodo
And when he saw her, for the first time
He desired the heart of the beautiful lady
But she smiled him away...
When I roam through the forest
And think about the tales
That my grandsire told me
Legends and tales from earlier bygone days
I wish I could be this lighthearted child
And make them alive
There came the day,
The princess Brunhilda went for a ride
In the dark, deep, misty woodland
After a short time, she bursted upon the Big One
She gave a smile and passed him by
But he took the chance and tried to capture her
There was only one way to escape
She claps spurs to her horse and bounced upon the valley
In the opposing baron ground
The Big One obeyed her
But he was so ponderous and fell down the canyon
And was turned into a sharped black dog
When I roam through the forest
And think about the tales
That my grandsire told me
Legends and tales from earlier bygone days
I wish I could be this lighthearted child
And amazed listen to ancient times
When the giant an his princess
Were still alive
After the hooves have reached the other side
And a horseshoe was left behind
The princess was safe and sound
But she had lost her clunky crown
Brunhilda took a scared look into the abyss
By the riverside
She saw the giant was turned into stone
Relieved she rode away
When I roam through the forest
And think about the tales
That my grandsire told me
Legends and tales from earlier bygone days
I wish I could be this lighthearted child
And amazed listen to ancient times
When the giant an his princess
Were still alive
In times immemorial, the river is named after Bodo
The crown is cursed forever and ever
Nobody will recover
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06 Wild West
05:43
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Near the western side of the Mississippi
In the time of the 19th century
Was a large territory with fertile land
Suitable for livestock farming
The story tells about some forgotten cowboys
Who could tame the wild horses
And they chased after evil bandits
That's the life in the wild wild west
The hunter catches the outlaw
And he tries to escape death
But sooner as he guessed
His head is in the hangman's noose
They bore the names Sundance Kid, Cole Younger,
Frank & Jesse James, Billy The Kid
Still the most legendary gunfighter of the wild west
An unfearing, angry young man
At least he had the death of four men on his conscience
He lived a short and dangerous life
He died at 22, killed in an ambush
That's the life in the wild wild west
The hunter catches the outlaw
And he tries to escape death
But sooner as he guessed
His head is in the hangman's noose
That's the life in the wild west
For whom the bell tolls
Don't need to beg for mercy
And all that is left
Is the final request
The life in the wild west
The hunter catch the outlaw
And he tries to escape death
But sooner as he guessed
His head is in the hangman's noose
That's the life in the wild wild west
The hunter catch the outlaw
And he tries to escape death
(For whom the bell tolls)
(Don't need to beg for mercy)
And all that is left
Is the final request
All that remains of the wild west heroes
Is good for the scripts of Tarantino
More than names on a piece of paper
Just history...
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07 My Dear Children
06:57
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I woke up this morning and I am still feeling tired
So much to do and so little time
I want to hide beneath my blanket
The question is merely do I have a choice?
I hear soft voices from the children's room
Suddenly a laughter, what's happening now?
I am curious and getting up fast
I am opening the door and there a pillow fight!
You are my life
You give me the strength
To keep you safe and warm
I see myself in your eyes
You are a part of me – forevermore
'Cause of you, I have learned a lot of new things
To see the world through children's eyes
You bring so much joy into my life
I am sure you can change the world
Never cease to inspire me
With your laughter and your fantasy
You are my life
You give me the strength
To keep you safe and warm
I see myself in your eyes
You are a part of me
You are my life
You give me the strength
To keep you safe and warm
I see myself in your eyes
You are a part of me – forevermore
Never cease to inspire me
With your laughter, your fantasy
My dear children open your hearts
And be yourselves
You are my life
You give me the strength
To keep you safe and warm
I see myself in your eyes
You are a part of me - forevermore
You are my life
You give me the strength
To keep you safe and warm
I see myself in your eyes
You are a part of me – forevermore
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08 Die Zwerge Vom Iberg
08:16
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Kleingewachsen, schlau und von übermenschlicher Macht
Versteckt in den Höhlen des Bremketals bei dunkler Nacht
Wir sind ein listiges Waldvolk mit Zauberhüten und kostbaren Schätzen
So erzählen's die Sagen und Mythen
Pass gut auf und gib fein acht
Wir hol'n Dein Balg um Mitternacht
Bricht die Dunkelheit herein
Tanzen wir in den Wald hinein
Mit Euch Menschen treiben wir unser Unwesen
Knabe willst Du deine Liebste freien?
Dir die silbernen Teller und Löffel der Zwerge leihen?
Dann hüte Dich, ein Zauber lässt uns unsichtbar werden
Und unentdeckt können wir den Hochzeitsschmaus verzehren
Pass gut auf und gib fein acht
Das hast Du wohl nicht bedacht
Bricht die Dunkelheit herein
Singen wir in den Harz hinein
Mit Euch Menschen treiben wir Schabernack
Passt gut auf und gebt fein acht
Wir Zwerge haben dunkle Macht
Bricht die Dunkelheit herein
Tanzen wir in den Wald hinein
Mit Euch Menschen treiben wir unser Unwesen
Nehmt euch in acht
Bricht die Dunkelheit herein
Singen wir in den Harz hinein
Mit Euch Menschen treiben wir Schabernack
Nicht weit entfernt auf dem höchsten Stein im WeltWald - sitzt er, der Gebieter aller Elfen, Gnome und Zwerge - der Zwergenkönig Hübich.
Er wacht über sein Reich, regiert gerecht und gnädig und ist dem Menschenvolk gut gesonn.
Doch wehe dem, der seinen Besitz nicht ehrt, der spürt des Zwergenkönigs unbändigen Zorn.
Festgebannt ward er dem Tode geweiht
Zur Zeit des 30-jährigen Krieges, zerschossen Soldaten die Spitze des Hübichensteins.
Der Zwergenkönigs war ausser sich vor Zorn und zog sich mit seinem Gefolge zurück in die Höhlen des Ibergs und seither wurden sie nie wieder gesehen...
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09 The Dwarfs King
06:04
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He was a kind and wise ruler
With a heart that was made of gold
He wore a grey curly beard down to his belly
Blessed with the power of magic
The king of the dwarfs
Once upon a time, a woodmans son and his fellows
Were roaming through the forest
While climbing up the dwarfs king stones
He wanted to show his courage
Without listening to his friends warnings
He was a kind and wise ruler
With a heart that was made of gold
He wore a grey curly beard down to his belly
Blessed with the power of magic
The king of the dwarfs
It was bound to happen
The king was incensed
Noone ever was allowed to set foot on his rocks
So the woodmans son was banished
At the top of the stone forever
The fellows brought word to the widowed father
Words that broke his heart
He was a kind and wise ruler
With a heart that was made of gold
He wore a grey curly beard down to his belly
Blessed with the power of magic
The king of the dwarfs
The only thing he could do
Was to take the sons life
So the forester set out for his son
And wished he died with his wife
He met a little man and cried on his shoulder
The little man was noone else than the kindhearted dwarf king
Who felt sorry for him
The only way to free his son
Was shooting him with his gun
But the dwarfs gathered in the same place to protect the lost boy
So they pelted the forester with pine cones by themselves
They built a ladder to pave the way for the king
With an august eye and in a large voice
He gave him the last chance to safe his life
If he had regrets about what he did
And the lad did
Ever after the woodmans son promised
That no human being will ever touch the stones anymore
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10 Erinnerungen
05:40
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Zieh mit dem Wind
Weil die Wolken deine Flügel sind
Unsere Tränen begleiten dich
Auf dem Weg in die Ewigkeit
Zieh mit dem Wind
Weil die Liebe unsere Hoffnung ist
Auf ein Wiedersehen im Nirgendwo
In Unendlichkeit
Gibt es für dich keinen Ausweg
Mit dunklen Gedanken durchlebst du den Tag
Hast dein Leben schon aufgegeben
Zu deinem Schutz hohe Mauern gebaut
Zieh mit dem Wind
Weil die Wolken deine Flügel sind
Unsere Tränen begleiten dich
Auf dem Weg in die Ewigkeit
In Richtung der Sonne
Die Strahlen tragen dich fort von hier
Und alles was uns bleibt
Sind Erinnerungen von dir
Warum musste es so schnell enden?
Ein Moment hat alles zerstört
Die Frage nach Schuld
Stillt unseren Schmerz nicht
Zieh mit dem Wind
Weil die Wolken deine Flügel sind
Unsere Tränen begleiten dich
Auf dem Weg in die Ewigkeit
In Richtung der Sonne
Die Strahlen tragen dich fort von hier
Und alles was uns bleibt
Sind Erinnerungen von dir
Da ist diese Sehnsucht
An der man fast zerbricht
Tränen laufen unaufhörlich
Doch wir vergessen dich nie
Denn in unseren Herzen
Erwachen Bilder zu neuem Leben
Jeder Moment mit dir
Und die Hoffnung
Auf ein Wiedersehen mit dir
Zieh mit dem Wind
Weil die Wolken deine Flügel sind
Unsere Tränen begleiten dich
Auf dem Weg in die Ewigkeit
In Richtung der Sonne
Die Strahlen tragen dich fort von hier
Und alles was uns bleibt
Sind Erinnerungen von dir
Oh, wir vermissen dich
Doch diese Hoffnung stillt unseren Schmerz nicht
Oh, in unseren Herzen
Und alles was uns bleibt sind Erinnerungen von dir
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11. |
11 Melanie's Theme
05:39
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