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All Time High
04:44
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lights to the left and rails to the right
nearly the same view every night
drifting seagulls drifting boats
triple rainbows straddling the road
it´s like a foresight it´s a beginning
no back talking the beginning of spring
and while the minutes fly
another all time high
waste products on the riverside
It´s an insane view through shrouded eyes
cloudy sundown evening showers
blood moon rises above the towers
it´s a hindsight
an awakening
dismal wasteland of sin
and while the minutes die
another all time high
lights to the left and rails to the right
a new perspective on daily grind
it´s all illusion, hallucination
hang over, an imitation of spring
and while the spirits fly
to overturn that lie
keep the all time high
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your face is in a focus
pulled by someone somewhere else
expressions analyzed - is the bad boy doing well?
every move is registrated
so is everything you touch
heartrate on the smartphone
feel it pumpin´ in your crotch
you got the techno blues.
this is the techno blues
industrial spirit computer slaves in line
no cash? no need to worry
your design is defined
details in the darknet
your brain begins to rise
bite-sized science lessons
offered by the wise
Bannon QAnon and the digital tribe…
unfree deliberately
this is the techno blues.
you got the techno blues
the community´s enlightened
you got wind of the big lie
following the followers
commit the cyber crime
shades reflecting radiance
the monitor is bright
from one second to another
you shoot out the lights…
deep state infiltrated technology freak
you get what you need
erase and delete
intelligent investigative internet freak
you get what you need
erase and delete
unfree deliberately
you got the techno blues
this is the techno blues
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3. |
Blockage
04:48
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world trade in action
decisions made decisions failed
no second answers
U do PR you kill utopia
the best that´s ever given
in our economy
unavoidable
see what happens
keep it rolling
breakdown in stupidity
„an avalanche of ships
stuck in the canal
like a beached whale“
blood circulation
blocked in arteries blocked in veins
at the age of resignation
all hopes in vain
all hope´s in vain
the best that´s ever given
in our biology
inescapable
see it coming
keep on waiting
breakdown in anxiety
blockage!
„shortages!“
blockage!
„basically anything will be affected…“
blockage!
„shortages!“
blockage!
„we have to be very careful about this!“
ever given
forever
theories and visions
possibilities
sanity and reason
strangled by reality
the best that’s ever given
in our philosophy
still attainable
what ever happens
what ever comes
won´t be the end of history
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4. |
Colour Creeps
04:18
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blank-faced skippers lead us
between arcane lines
detaining disorder
channel our minds
indicating shear beauty
orange silver red white
shiny shiny
colour creeps
Shiny shiny
colours creep
in a row
an array
blank-faced skippers lead us
between arcane lines
seaming senseless
apparently mindless
pointlessly pointing
to an apparent horizon
shiny shiny
colour creeps
shiny shiny
colour creeps
in a row
an array
straight our way…
shiny shiny
colour creeps
colours creep
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5. |
Quizás
06:02
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floating around the place I can’t be found
floating around out of time out of bounds
floating around the most relieving sound
the place that
never is, always was
always is, never was
quizás!
floating around over coloured ground
floating around and no frowns and no downs
the time that
never is, always was
always is, never was
quizás?
floating around far out
far away from the crowd
far out where the silence is loud
no trace of the place that
always is, never was
Never is, always was
quizás.
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Verrannt, verkannt
03:20
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beengt bedrängt beschrankt beschränkt
gekränkt gehängt gelenkt verdrängt
verengt vermengt verrenkt versenkt
verwandt verkannt verrannt verdammt
navigieren revoltieren
resistenzen renitenzen
geflohen gegangen gesehen gedacht
gesungen gemalt gespielt gemacht
gezogen geschoben gerissen gerammt
bemüht belesen befreit gelacht
navigieren revoltieren
resistenzen renitenzen
verrannt verkannt
gedacht gerannt gewollt gebrannt
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7. |
"Die Invasion" (Thema)
01:08
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Ein Anderer
04:47
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es freundlicht ein wenig.
es leichtet
es schmeichelt
es of-t und es wärmt
als wär´ ich ein anderer
etwas stört da erheblich,
es quengelt
es quert
es nervt und es lärmt
als wäre Ich ein Anderer
egal
denn es freundlicht tatsächlich
tatsächlich ein wenig
es freundlicht beständig
es weicht
es hellt
es heilt
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9. |
When the Madness Is Over
03:59
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when the madness is over
and the noise dies down
where do you go
existence is one man show
you make a row
all the things you blow
create an all time low
hyperproblems
minor solutions
all in all this is evolution
when the madness is over
you’re on your own
you got stuck inside
with all the pestering doubts
you´re trying to fight
life to the left
all the rest to the right
still far behind the final peace of mind
can´t complain
it could be worse
and when the lunacy´s over
you’re on your own
when the madness is over
And the noise dies down
it´s all just fine
just a drop of time
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tom yam gai Cologne, Germany
Spirit moves, spirit grows, nothing more to know... "tom yam gai" is an individual sound project from Cologne. Under this moniker all sound is created by Tom Theunissen, including the input and contributions of real and virtual guests. It was set up in late 2020 to create music for films. And turned into a psychedelic song experiment. ... more
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