DIGNITY

Lyrics by Uli Krücken

Once upon the time
long before the gold rush
before the trains were rolling with long-range
natives ranged the rocky mountains
all around the fountains
Manhattan was a mountain sight
in the fading light

far away, an unknown coast
a captain and his crew
sailors work on deck
and they all know what's to do
the sun is going down
in this tiny little town
the captain lives in sorrow
his ship will leave tomorrow

Bridge
and while the Captain and his sailors hoist the sails
the natives in America range the good old trails
the drums begin, they stamp their feet, jumping in a trance
celebrating Manitou, the old man starts the dance
Refrain
Sitting by the fire telling tales of death and birth
the old man sitting cross-legged on the ground of mother earth
his face is painted with red stripes
rings of smoke left off his pipe
his skin is showing marks of time
believing that it's time to resign

Long Verse
darkness creeps in like a stealer
the sailors coming near and nearer
the Captain and his crew
can't imagine what's to do
and while they're dancing
the fire's burning down
the natives were surrounded
the old man left his crown and while they're dancing
the fire's burning down
the natives were surrounded
the old man left his crown

Bridge
but when he's fighting
there is no trace of his age
he seems to be a young man
showing how to ride in rage
riding his unsaddled horse
he can swing the ax with force
a nightmare riding high upon his horse
Refrain
Sitting by the fire telling tales of death and birth
the old man sitting cross-legged on the ground of mother earth
his face is painted with red stripes
rings of smoke left off his pipe
his skin is showing marks of time
believing that it's time to resign

Lyrics by Uli Krücken

I still remember
we had a golden times
so innocent and sweet
we sang these nursery rhymes
the playground was our world
and in our phantasy
we were building castles in the sand
in perfect harmony

we had big fun in that georgeous garden pool
our childhood was so well protected when we went to school

in this town,
in this town
in this town

In the glare of the night
I see a strange kind of sight
they were walking round in circles
all these people of a circus
this is not the place
where I once used to be
this is not the place
where I once used to be

homeless hobos line the street
walking round with blisters on their feet
they ain't got no socks or shoes
dancing barfoot to the cityblues
they ain't got no shoes

Too much trouble in this town
too much wasting all around
In this town I'm here with you
but there is not so much to do
every day it's just the same
I can tell you it's a shame
this is not the town
where I once used to be
this is not the town
where I once used to be

time went by these days are gone
the gardenpool is left undone
leaves and debris on the ground
that's all what we found
what we found,
that's all we found

In this town I spent my life
I'm sure I'm wasting time
some things have changed
and some survived
by every step I take
I see there's something new
just like coming out of the blue
this is not the place where I once used to be
in this town of disillusion
captured in our mindconfusion
in this town in nowhereland
changes came and went

in this town,
in this town

Lyrics by Uli Krücken

Every picture tells a story
every painting tells a tale
about the power and the glory
of long forgotten times so pale

And when I close my eyes
I can feel the winds of paradise
angels riding clouds in the sky
and in this dream I` ve seen
this well known place I've never been

angels riding clouds in the sky
angels riding clouds in the sky

if you know what is going on
if you can trust your imagination
you 've got to try to help me now
In the mind's eye, worlds collide
where dreams and fears reside
Imagination's fire, burning ever bright

And when I close my eyes
I can feel the winds of paradise
angels riding clouds in the sky
and in this dream I've seen
this well known place I've never been
angels riding clouds in the sky
angels riding clouds in the sky……

Whispers of wisdom, stories untold,
in mind's chambers, secrets unfold
Every picture tells a story
Every painting tells a tale

Lyrics by Frank Altpeter


Well I woke up this morning
And the sun was burning low
I've been thinkin' 'bout the years gone
And the things I didn't know
I had a lot of dreams baby
But I let them slip away
Time's slippin' through my hands
Like a river in the rain

I used to dream so high baby
Reachin' for the stars
But now the light's gettin' dimmer
And I'm wonderin' where they are
Had all those big ambitions
But they feel like faded blues

Time's slippin' through my hands
And I can't hold it back no more
I was runnin' towards the future
But I'm knockin' on the door
Time's slippin through my hands
And I can't find what I'm lookin' for

Lyrics by Uli Krücken

Caught and trapped, you lost your way
and in your land the light of day
is quickly disappearing in the sky,
well you know you had the chance to say good bye
there's no way out but that's a lie

Now that you know what you have lost
you whish you could turn around and say
that you are sorry anyway
for all the fakes without a proof
for telling lies about the truth

Now you know you're on the way
it doesn't matter you say
there's no way out it's all in all too late
all in all the human race
is quickly counting off the days
there's no way out it's all in all too late

every time you watch this face on every screen
on every billboard magazine
you know this land is going down there's one more king without a crown
you know this orange face
he's the USA's disgrace

you're telling fakes without a proof
you're telling lies about the truth
you're telling lies about the truth

Don't you see there'is no way
Don't you here the words they say
Don't you hear the marching feet
walking down this one-way street
Minnesota's going cold as ICE
the orange man still spreads his lies
he's telling only lies about the truth

Now you know you're on the way
it doesn't matter what you say
there's no way out it's all in all too late
all in all the human race
is quickly counting off the days
there's no way out it's all in all too late

Minnesota's going cold as ICE
the orange man still spreads his lies
he's telling only lies about the truth
about the truth

Lyrics by Uli Krücken

I remember the time
way back in 1969,
I was young and strong
nothing could go wrong
all I've ever done,
all I ever said
and the good old times
are still in my head

on the wings of time
it's all blown away
all blown away
all blown away

But these days are gone
I told you on the phone
in the cold and grey
no words left to say
in that mountainside
on that rainy day
your heart and soul
have another date
on the wings of time
it is all blown away.

It'so easy to lean back and say
all my troubles are washed away
all my life I was faithful and brave
from the cradle to the grave
said the old man and closed his eyes
buried together with all his lies
buried together with all his lies
and that's what I despise

On the wings of time
it's all blown away
And as years go by
day by day they fly
you better stay right here
where it's safe and warm
here you got shelter from the storm
here you got shelter from the storm

in that state of mind
it's so hard to find
what I'm searching for
you're gonna run out for the door
on the wings
on the wings of time
I will fly away

on the wings
On the wings of time
comes another day

It'so easy to lean back and say
all my troubles are washed away
all my life I was faithful and brave
from the cradle to the grave
said the old man and closed his eyes

some things never change
and there's no time to regret
or even bet what lies ahead
it could be right or wrong
if you write a song
even if you go back in time
it's so hard it doesn't even ease my mind

Lyrics by Uli Krücken

Now you're gone and I know what went wrong
we were too close and now
we don't talk anymore like we did once before
we were too close it's so sad
and I feel like I'm dead thoughts go round in my head
we were too close
I wish I could turn the wheel of time
erase the thoughts in our mind
if I could do it all once again
I think it would be the same
verse
I'm still waiting here with another beer
feeling blue, this song is for you
but it's too late, I know
I don't know where to go cause my brain's working slow
working too slow
all the way that I once walked with you
we were too close
Ref
After all this time leaving it all behind
after all these years only trouble and tears
only trouble and tears
we were too close
I'm still waiting here with another beer
and I know we were too close
we were too close
verse
all alone in this house of our own
and I'm shivering to the bone
it's so cold and I'm feeling that old
heart and soul feel like fire
fire and coal
we were too close
we were too close

Lyrics by Uli Krücken

There's a place in the wide open space
Long ago in the ancient days
It's the beginning of all
The beginning of rise and fall
Mankind has taken first steps on the floor of this world

Refrain:
There were birds in the sky
Soaring so high
Sharks in the sea
Swimming eternally
And the rivers constantly flow
All the way all things have to go
All things have to go

There's no light late at night
Only the stars shining bright
We must struggle and fight
Anyway, anyhow life goes on in that flow
Like every river and every canal flowing constantly well

Refrain:
There were birds in the sky
Sharks in the sea
Swimming eternally
And the rivers constantly flow
All the way all things have to go
All things have to go

Well the wind blows so strong,
And he's singing a song
Of sunrise and sundown of tides high and low
Just the way all things go
Every tree, every flower is constantly losing it's power
Like every river and every canal flowing constantly well