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place under the sun
– cd lyrics
PLACE UNDER THE SUN
once I find my place under the sun
no matter who I am and why
once fortune´s smile is also mine
I´ll say to myself: hey, you´re doin´ fine
once my tide too will change
in the mirror I´ll catch my eye
and say: we´ve both been waiting for this now
you in the mirror, I in my life
once when at least dawns this great day
I´ll throw the mirror away
I´ll be united, I´ll fly, aiming at the sky
and forget about the mirror
up there, so high
OLD MAGGIE´S FARM
(based on Bob Dylan: Maggie´s farm)
I´m never goin´ back to old Maggie´s farm
all she does is dream
about bringin´ someone down
I´m never goin´ back to old Maggie´s farm
I´m on my way out now
I´ve thrown away the rusty key
to my old life
when old Maggie finds out, she´ll get all mad
another little soul´s lost
that´s what riles her up
when old Maggie finds out, she´ll get all mad
but I´m on my way out
I´ve thrown away the rusty key
to my old life
old Maggie´s farm, well that´s her big kingdom
she loves it when they all
worship her in devotion
old Maggie´s farm, well that´s her big kingdom
but I´m on my way out
I´ve thrown away the rusty key
to my old life
old Maggie hates to see someone wantin´ to think
she says that thinkin´
won´t do you no good
old Maggie hates to see someone wantin´ to think
but I´m on my way out
I´ve thrown away the rusty key
to my old life
Maggie always says her farm is all there is
she says whoever wants to take off
is just a fool
Maggie always says her farm is all there is
but I´m on my way out
I´ve thrown away the rusty key
to my old life
BECAUSE
because the ocean´s deeper than the pool
I paddle my road like a little fool
because truth is stronger then the fear
lost in no-ways I´m gone to be near
because the hill´s higher than the house
I follow the stars with no aplause
because to love is stronger than to cry
I don´t ask what and I don´t ask why
SVATOPLUK AND HIS SONS
Svatopluk gathered his sons saying:
listen carfuly to my words
I´ll teach you wisdom by example
to remember it forever
and he took some rods, tied them in a bundle
and asked his sons to break it
they tried but couldn´t do it
and were surprised:
how hard to break the rods
how hard to break the rods
if you stay united like that bundle
no one will ever break you
if not, you´ll be alone
and broken one by one
Svatopluk untied the bundle
and asked his sons to break the rods
they broke it one by one
with a little surprise:
how easy to break the rods
how easy to break the rods
YOUR LAUGH AND MY SONG
there was a storm
thunder and lightning
it lasted a while and disappeared
there was just your laugh
and just my song
bailiffs came searching our house
carrying clubs against the poor
they stumbled and fell down
on the run back home
because of your laugh
because of my song
noblemen came to our door
wanting to také our freedom
with the help of their men
they quailed and ran back home together
because of your laugh
because of my song
soliders came, uniforms green
terror and anger in their eyes
their swords flashed
on the run back home
because of your laugh
because of my song
a cruel freezing winter came
death with a scythe to visit us
but suddenly the sun shone
melting death and the scythe
your laugh rang out
and so did my song
DOGGONE LIFE
Jan gets up in the morning
his life is a dreag
gets up in the morning
and life is a dreag
so he swears
and goes to work
doggone life
doggone life
Jan drifts through the city
his life is a dreag
he drifts through the city
and life is a dreag
drinks down a bottle
´cos he has nowhere to go
doggone life
doggone life
falling asleep at night
his life is a dreag
falling asleep at night
and life is a dreag
never dreams about nothin´
nothin´ to dream about
doggone life
doggone life
and then he gets up in the morning
his life´s still a dreag
gets up again in the morning
and life´s still a dreag
so he swears
and goes to work
SLEEPING BEAUTY
maybe the prince will appear in thorns
with his helm and lance
maybe the ancient spell
will soon be broken by his kiss
maybe he´ll hurry on his horse
maybe he won´t let you sleep
maybe it´s true what they say
he´s gonna take you
from these thorns to his throne
…P IN THE S…
we are a secret way out of here
we are a whispering shadow play
we are a slowly falling veil
we are a step in the sand
so, you are leaving now
may you see your fame
we are steps in the sand
and the tide is washing in
step in the sand
…p in the s…
HORSE FAIRY-TALE
there once was a fairy-tale
in the fairy-tale was a running horse
in the horse were psycho-chemical processes
in the processes were plenty of things
in plenty of things were days passing
one by one
there once were words
leaving mother mouth one by one
and people who didn´t know
what it was all about
there were subtitles explaining everything
all the nice things passing into the past
there were people hurrying to work
and hours like river hurrying to the sea
then there were people hurrying back home
and at home there was news on the screen
and then there was a fairy-tale
and a running horse
and what came next you probably know
and if you don´t
run with the horse and try to catch him
on your own
PRAYER
I tried to measure the ocena depths
with my little hand
I tried to divide light from darkness
with my eyes
I tried to reach the threshold of eternity
with my guitar in hand
I tried to foresee all the future
bound in chains of vanity
yet, when my eyes met yours, Master
just before the dawn
I stood in silence
I tried to measure heaven´s vault
with my small arms
I tried to walk and not get weary
lost on the roads
I tried to imagine fame and wealth
with small chynge in my pocket
I tried to fly among the stars
with my tiny blue telescope
yet, when I heard your silent voice, Master
in the labyrinth of this world
I stood in silence
I tried to walk around the earth
in my ragged shoes
I tried to find the man with the burning lamp
in the darkness of the streets
I tried to listen to the sound of silence
in the cheering crowd
I tried to pull aside clouds of grief
from the balcony on the second floor
yet, when you touched me with your hand, Master
free from all fear
I stood silent
MAGGIE II
I think Maggie´s farm is once gonna tumble down
she´s put walls up everywhere
so no one can see out
I think Maggie´s farm is once gonna tumble down
but I´m on my way out
I´ve thrown away the rusty key
to my old life
NET
when there is no struggle in my soul
no alianation
when there is no moaning in my soul
no pain and complaint
when there is no desire in my soul
to have and be someone else
then you descend down to me
with comfort
you wait with my unfinished poem
so near
you wait with my painful distance
in all the strugles of my day
you wait with my net torn apart
silently trying to fix it
and I long to come near
nothing more, just to be
then there´s a song in my mind
without a tune
then there´s a distance in my mind
without steps
then there´s strenth in my mind
to stand firm and not fall
and you descend down closer to me
on a new earth
WHEN MY BODY
when once my body´s
all in black
´hope Jesus´ll welcome
my soul
all in white
when once my body´s
all in black
Jesus´ll welcome
my soul
all in white
MAGGIE III
tomorrow morning ol´ Maggie´s gonna be furious and pale
I can see her eyes again
tomorrow morning ol´ Maggie´s gonna be furious and pale
but I´m on my way out
I´ve thrown away the rusty key
to my old life
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