B i o g r a p h y (by Official Site)
In Norway, Anneli Drecker is known as the Queen of Arctic Electronica. Her ethereal voice became known through the music of her band, Bel Canto. At age 17, Anneli left her Arctic home town of Tromsø with band members Geir Jenssen (aka Biosphere) and Nils Johansen, for the pulsating indie scene in Bruxelles. Signed to the legendary Belgian label Crammed discs along with Zap Mama and Tuxedomoon, Bel Canto captured the Zeitgeist of European electronic music in the late eighties. Their two first albums, White Out Conditions and Birds Of Passage were released internationally through Nettwerk and IRS/MCA, and later, in the 90´s, they were signed to Sony France and Lava/Atlantic Records. Bel Canto toured France, the Benelux and Germany many times from 88-94 and also became the winner of Rock En France in 1991. They have won the Norwegian Grammy award “Spellemannsprisen” three times, and are regarded as the great pioneers in the Norwegian electronic pop music scene. With her characteristic experimental singing style, often compared to such wonderful singers as Lisa Gerrard and Liz Fraser, Anneli has had the possibility to collaborate with many great artists. She participated in projects with Hector Zazou, Jah Wobble, Gavin Friday, DJ Krush, Tim Simenon, Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins, and Guy Sigsworth. Anneli has also cooperated with ECM artist Ketil Bjørnstad and recorded three albums based on poems by John Donne and Hart Crane. Few can claim that they have been singing duets with Morten Harket, but Anneli joined a-ha on two world tours as their guest singer. In 1999, Röyksopp - consisting of Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge, also from Tromsø - released their debut album Melody AM. As Torbjørn had been a co-producer and live member of Bel Canto for a couple of years and also a co-producer of Anneli´s first solo album Tundra, it was natural for them to have Anneli as their singer when they went out on what would be the start of one of Norway´s biggest pop adventures. The song Sparks, which Anneli wrote with Svein and Torbjørn was the third single from Melody AM and featured on several movies and tv-series. She continued working with Röyksopp for more than ten years, touring the world and co-writing several songs with Svein and Torbjørn including True To Life, Vision One and You Don't Have A Clue. In 2012, Anneli left Röyksopp to return to her own music, and her new solo record, Rocks and Straws, is a homecoming song, an ode to her native town and region. Tromsø sits deep in the Arctic but still has a very vivid cultural life and is home to many of the great artists from Norway. The long, arctic winters have no sun, but there is still light – the glassy blue of the dusk-like midday glow in the south, and the flickering green and red aurora that can be seen across the horizon on many days. Rocks and Straws is based on lyrics by the North Norwegian cult poet Arvid Hanssen, translated into English by artist and writer Roy-Frode Løvland. Hanssens poems are strongly influenced by the mysterious and powerful nature of this arctic region, like the writings of Knut Hamsun, born only a few miles from Hanssens birthplace. Man and nature, and man in nature – Hanssen captures the interaction of Northern Norwegians with their merciless but beautiful surroundings, and the sometimes-deadpan observations that follow. It is a great personal pleasure for Anneli to make Hanssens work known to a wider audience, especially outside of Norway, as he has had a great influence on her. In 1982, as a child, she starred in a major motion picture based on Hanssens book Søsken på Guds jord (Siblings on God's Earth). She met Hanssen during the shoot, and he and his works made a great impression on her. Rocks and Straws is influenced by the arctic soundscapes that Anneli has always carried with her, but is above all an acoustic record. In a world of ever-simpler electronic recordings she has moved in the other direction, and made a record based on recording techniques from the seventies. The music is played live, acoustically, with the best musicians Norway (and the world?) can offer: Eivind Aarset, guitar God and well known for his collaborations with Nils Petter Molvær, and Rune Arnesen, infamous drummer who has played with everyone, are the musical backbone of the album. Ole Vegard Skauge, acclaimed bass player of Röyksopp, and Tromsø's orchestra, The Arctic Philharmonic, also contribute to the album. Apart from singing Anneli plays the piano and organ, and has produced the recording with the musicians. As a Ph. D. candidate at the Arctic University of Tromsø, she is doing a research project on the voice techniques of indigenous people, and this is apparent especially in the song Ocean´s Organ, with a Maori group singing kapa haka songs that Anneli recorded while in Auckland, New Zealand. The title refers to the voices of sailors that have drowned in the ocean, a subject that the Maori singers could easily relate to. A global reference. Something that we all are connected to: Water. And rocks. And straws.
All I know Sexy love Fire alarm Who on earth Woebegone Tundra (mánaiga) Trinitron It's all here Still waters Rainstorm Song of the sky loom (live)
You Don't Have to Change Safe Now My Emily Stop This Strange Little Bird Painted Black Desire Angel Bossanova The Monkey Trap Interlude (Instrumental) Cool World
Becoming more like god When the storm comes I'll Strangle you Until I'm in you Monsoon baby
Tundra
All I know
I wasn't ready for this You left me here on my own So, this is where I stand I wasn't ready for this The bright days all suddenly turned dark Walking here all by myself Wondering what went wrong Wait what I said or didn't say? How did I get in this mess In being so alone All I know is that you disappeared I wasn't ready for this You left me here on my own I wasn't ready for this To house a cold, eclipsing heart Ooh, a cold heart Walking here all by myself Wondering what went wrong That I couldn't know of Didn't see All those dreams now fullfied Why did they stop to glow? All I know is that you disappeared Everywhere I turn and go I feel the ghost of you Memories haunt my ever troubled mind How I wish for this to end Find peace and start a new .. All I know is that you disappeared
Sexy Love
I know your kind, I know your score One foot in sea and one on shore I see you now, I feel you now And I just want you more and more Must be love Sexy love Oh, diorific plastic shine Oh, won't you kiss these lips of mine? I see you now, I feel you now Oh, honey, won't you be so kind Must be love Sexy love All this lifetime What's it for If not for us to share anymore?
Fire alarm
I've been ignoring you Oh, why Looking the other way as you pass me by I've been exploring truth Sometime Finding out what went wrong Why you made me cry But if this fire alarm should start I'm gonna run to you We'll find the exit, climb the stairs Into the sky so blue And if this building now should fall I will be crushed with you It's just a reflex after all But I wanna be with you I've been ignoring you Oh, why Looking the other way as you pass me by I've been avoiding you Oh why everything's amber-lit Since we said goodbye But if this fire alarm should start I'm gonna run to you We'll find the exit, climb the stairs Into the sky so blue And if this building now should fall I will be crushed next to you In case you should forget to ask I'm still in love with you Aaahhh!!!!
Who on earth
Far away the sky is turning grey Although the sun is shining above right here No, I won't let the fish eat you... And of course I know they wouldn't do! But you're too little to understand that Say, who on earth can guide us Help us stear this boat on shore? The stream might drag us under Soon we'll hit the waterfall Say, who on earth can save us From the thunder in our hearts? I swear to you, no matter what We'll never be apart! far away There is a clear new day... But it's gonna rain first in our heads Let's take the car down the highway And park it down by the bay Dip our toes into the water Say who on earth can guide us Through these misty, curving roads And lay their hands upon our shoulders Point out where to go? Say who on earth can save us From the thunder in our hearts? I swear to you, no matter what They won't tear us apart! Who eavesdropped behind my chandeliers... The trolls have all popped out Everything is here Easy-peasy lemon time Tout va bien, cherie I'm a concubine I'm a concubine
Woebegone
Oh, my heart Why did we part? Life has lost it's bloom I am sunk in gloom I've been such a fool I have been oh, so cruel Sleep has gone Grief has made me wan I am stooped from woe And my head hang low How can I go on? I am woebegone Oh, this hurt Longing Hoping you'll send word All my thoughts are blurred Broken is my heart Oh, why did we part? Hiding when I'm not dreaming Hiding when I'm not dreaming
Tundra (Manaiga)
Two people of youth were flying Two people with futures were competing Over the great white tundra They got carried away Blinded by speedrush Captured by the forces Of the magic trollsled Over the great tundra To the tundra On the tundra They went
Trinitron
Trinitron multiscan Trinitron multiscan Lauren tells a story about her tai chi friend in N.Y. Trinitron multiscan Trinitron multiscan Lauren talks about her sister And we all sing along Then Lauren reflects upon tvwatching Everything is normal It's a codified world... Do you like tv?
It's all here
If only I could open up my heart You would be the first to enter Together we could reach for another day Seek possibilities The next thing then we'll have to do Is to get out Out of reach and out of center So no one in the world can disturb the feeling Of being you and me It's all here in my heart It's all here in my dreams All here in my heart I could show you what you got I could show you what you need It's all here in my, all here in my heart I've had to take some time all to myself To restore and to re-enter Been trying to break out But I am still too scared Of being hurt again My friends keep telling me I must try to let go But who are they to tell me to do such a thing When you know that all I want Is to have him here with me It's all here in my heart And it's everything I got You know, it's all here in my heart It's all here in my dreams All here in my heart You could show me what I got You could show me what I need It's all here in my heart Oh, you know It's all here in my heart I could show you what you got I could show you what you need It's all here in my, all here in my heart All here in my heart
Still waters
Still waters run deep now I've been watching you so long I know that something's twisted I know that something's wrong How long ago Did you consult your heart You consult your heart Tend it, as I Should do too My true and tender comfort That is what I offer you Ooh, it's so easy not to say that It's so easy not to do How long ago How long now Will you remain apart Split your head and heart Keep them not apart You must consult your heart Tend it, as I should do too Tend it as I wish I could Tend it, as I should do too Tend it, as I wish I could do too.. This isn't my fault It is a why-mode
Rainstorm
Have I not been fooled again? I know I must have I thought such joy could never end I thought I would Keep you with me Eternally Now, I turn a painful red When people pass me Avert my eyes and drop my head Afraid they might See what I see My destiny I just want the rain to come To console me, to pour over me There's nothing like a rainstorm To wash away the rain My crying in vain Autumn leaves and butterflies When winter's due They all turn weak, they all just die In multitudes Invisible Nothing at all My, oh, my the wind did turn I lie awake in bed I sweat, I toss, I burn With agony This emptiness It's so meaningless I just want the rain to come To console me, to pour over me They say there's nothing like a rainstorm To wash away the rain I just want the rain to come To dissolve me, to pour over me You know they say there's nothing like a rainstorm To wash away the rain My crying in vain My crying in vain.. Have I not been fooled again?
Song of the sky loom
( Lyrics from a Native American poem from Tewa )
O, our mother the earth O, our father the sky Your children are we And we bring you gifts you love Then leave us a garment of brightness May the warp be the white light of morning May the weft be the red light of evening May the fringes be the falling rain May the border be the standing rainbow Thus weave for us a garment of brightness That we may walk fittingly where birds sing That we may walk fittingly where grass is green O, our mother the earth O, our father the sky
Frolic You Don't Have to Change
There you go In and out again Of my life It happened once before But you should know I still feel the same Just be yourself In every way you are You don't have to change In every way you are Time goes by People come and go But we remain The way we used to be Well, I saw you Walk away from love I need you so In every way you are You don't have to change In every way you are Safe now
Cold, as the wind slows you down From the edge of town As a weakened stranger lies before your eyes As the wind slows you down You're chilled to the bone As the neon lights light up the night And I, da-di-ya I feel safe now Tell you why, da-di-ya I feel safe now Stormy skies Lonely nights They can wait now Only I, mm I I feel safe now Yes, I do Cold, as the wind slows you down In this restless town As the wind sweeps the icy ground Tonight you are hurrying home You're chilled to the bone As a weakened stranger lies behind And I, da-di-ya I feel safe now Tell you why, da-di-ya I feel safe now Stormy skies Long goodbyes They can wait now Only I, mm I I feel safe now... And I, da-di-ya I feel safe now Tell you why, da-di-ya I feel safe now Stormy skies Lonely nights They can wait now Only I, mm I I feel safe now Yes, I do My Emily
All I need is some time alone Away from here, away from home Place where I can be far away From that dry, from that dry Even if I seem stronger I'm thinking of her The way she smiled Our summer nights Even if it is long ago I don't know, I don't know All I need is some time away Time to find some peace of mind Even if I seem stronger I'm thinking of her And now she's torn away We couldn't let her stay The sea and the sights and the stars in the sky I miss my Emily She was the love in me Her eyes, the sea My Emily Say you'll stay by my side tonight And hold me tight, hold me tight Oh, I know that you understand Please hold my hand, hold my hand Even if I seem stronger I'm thinking of her The way she smiled and now, she's torn away We couldn't let her stay The sea and the sights and the stars in the sky I miss my Emily She was the love in me Her eyes, the sea, the stars, the sky And now she's torn away We couldn't let her stay The sea and the sights and the stars in the sky I miss my Emily She was the love in me Her eyes, the sea My Emily Out in the sky Stop this
It isn't black, it isn't white So honey, let's not start a fight It wasn't all a big mistake It's just your loving came too late 'Cause i've had these demons inside my heart They've been pushing me from the start And now they're right here in your face They've come to put you in your place It's that radio Too many broken-hearted songs They make me zip, I know I gotta stop this, I gotta stop this It's the TV-shows Too many sad, regretful mums They make me flip, I know I gotta stop this, I gotta stop this Yeah They make me flip, I know Yeah They make me flip, I know It isn't black, it isn't white So honey, let's not start a fight I wasn't all a big mistake It's just your loving came too late 'Cause i've had these demons inside my heart They've been pushing me from the start And now they're back, what can I do? They tell me i'll stop loving you It's that radio Two many broken-hearted songs They make me zip, I know I gotta stop this, I gotta stop this It's the TV-shows Two many sad, regretful mums They make me flip, I know I gotta stop this, I gotta stop this The hip hop videos The wiggly bikini-clad bums They make me trip, I know I know, I know, I know that I know we could have made it I know, I know, I know that Somehow we could have made it Strange Little Bird
Strange little bird Caught on a wire again With her hair hanging down to her hips Now she's glazen-eyed only because she had To have it and feel it again Didn't she turn Didn't she go Didn't she rise above it all Didn't she learn Didn't she see This was not meant to be No, no, no I was the one who squeezed her demons with my hand Yeah, I was the one I thought she'd always understand Strange, strange little bird Didn't she turn Didn't she go Didn't she rise above it all Didn't she learn Didn't she see This was not her destiny No, no, no I was the one who squeezed her demons with my hand Yeah, I was the one I know I thought she'd understand Didn't she turn Didn't she go Didn't she rise above it all No, no, no Strange, strange little bird Painted black The road is painted black Maybe I don't want you back after all though I said I did It can't be just like that Maybe I don't want you back after all that is said and done Do you lie You shine Ain't you the baby I know It's time to figure out Do you lie I know, I didn't know what to do The road is painted black, painted black, painted black The road is painted black Maybe I don't want you back after all I have said and done I know it for a fact It is a vicious crack And it melts my skin down I know I know we're only waiting it out That's how I see it now Do you lie I know, I didn't know what to do I live on a lie Yes, I know what I'm all about Today is a shining I live on a lie Yes, I know it's the way I am until The road is painted black... I know I know we're only waiting it out That's how I see it now Do you lie I know, I didn't know what to do The road is painted black, painted black, painted black Desire
Loving you means everything to me And I'm doing it baby from my ship Let my crew help you on board I'm their captain and I'm sure you're gonna like it What i'll do to you I wanted you right from the start, boy Come on baby, feel my fire Desire I'm gonna prove it Learning to be better 'till the morning If you feel just like If you yearn for something higher Honey, that's all right You're the one that I desire So you better make a move And shove my back against the wall 'Cause honey, you were special born Special born for me Let us hop upon the bump, bump bunk Hop upon the bump, bump bunk Ah, Desire If you're all alone If you yearn for something better Honey, I'm the one You're the one that I desire Come on baby, feel my fire Desire I'm gonna prove it Learning to be better 'till the morning If you feel just like If you yearn for something higher Honey, that's all right You're the one that I desire Angel Bossanova
Where has my angel gone Far across the seas To my europa's land I can't believe he's gone I hope that she will see me through I love you so You're all that I need Oh, then you go Please, just stay with me I love you so No, don't walk away Sleep-walker stole my night Cute was the danger In a stranger's land I can't believe she's gone I do so hope that she will see me through I love you so You're all that I need Oh, then you go Please, just stay with me I love you so No, don't walk away I love you so You're all that I need Oh, then you go Please, just stay with me I love you so No, don't walk away The Monkey Trap
The monkey trap It is dangerous Don't get near it Don't get close If you wanna check it out You do it at your own risk It is the wicked, is the wicked in town It is the wicked, is the wicked in town Wicked in town Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Goldfinger Rushed in Painted all the traps white Made them glow through the night Goldfinger He came Painted all the traps white The monkey trap Run away from it Feel the salty taste On your lips If you wanna check it out You do it at your own risk It is the wicked, is the wicked in town Wicked in town, wicked in town Goldfinger Rushed in Painted all the traps white Made them glow through the night Goldfinger He came Painted all the traps white The monkey trap Cool world Baby, is it me you're looking for (I know, I know what you're thinking) I can tell your eyes are searching (I know, I know what you're thinking) I've done it enough times, I know (I know, I know what you're thinking) So, baby, is it me you're looking for (I know, I know what you're thinking) It's a cool wind Don't let it slip away It's a cool wind Don't let it flow away It's a cool wind Whatever you may say It's a cool wind Baby, is it me you're looking for (Doesn't matter, let's just forget it) I can tell your eyes are searching (All the better, we could regret it ) And even if you don't expect me to (Doesn't matter, let's just forget it) I know what you are thinking (All the better, we could regret it) It's a cool wind Don't let it get to you It's a cool wind Whatever get to you It's a cool world It's a cool world Cool world I'm a cool girl Just let me get to you I'm a cool girl
Rocks & Straws
(Poems by north Norwegian author Arvid Hanssen / Translated into English by Roy-Frode Løvland) Alone
Alone no man should wander When moon shines down And makes altar silver On mountains crown I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake One should not endure the burden To seize and own An ocean of stars all alone That oar wasn't meant for rowing That only gives A landing ashore Where no one lives One should not endure the burden To seize and own An ocean of stars all alone One should not endure the burden To seize and own An ocean of stars all alone, all alone An ocean of stars all alone Circulating Light Darkness comes early, comes early to the hills Soon she is here Covering mountains and loosening winds Filling her sphere In dark, shallow water a beacon shines Circulating her light Guiding the ships, safely over the waters Leading them through the night I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Evening comes early, comes early to our town Working men stay Bending their necks over oars as they frown Little girls pray In dark, shallow water a beacon shines Circulating her light Guiding the ships, safely over the waters Leading them through the night Night comes early, comes early to our home Rests in a nook Sits at the bedside, no want to roam Closing her book In dark, shallow water a beacon shines Circulating her light Guiding the ships, safely over the waters Leading them through the night Come Summer's Wind
From pale days a prayer is lifted Where cold winds of winter blow Let live all the seeds about to grow Come summer's wind Come summer's wind Come summer's wind A boat is pulled down to the water On even the coldest night A hope that grows higher than morning light I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Come summer's wind Come summer's wind Come summer's wind The night closed our doors for shelter But winter will still remain Let songs yet be sung where the hoarfrost reigns Come summer's wind Come summer's wind Come summer's wind... Green Leaves In The Snow
I have a minor field A field where I can sow But long is our winter And springtime comes so slow It's now the midst of summer And I sow while birches grow With green leaves in the snow The sea is dark grey And northern winds blow And my next door neighbour, Thomas Comes wandering, you know I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake To tell me there's no use To sow while birches grow With green leaves in the snow I am just like my neighbour As little as I sow As little as I'm hoping For better times to show Give I was like the birches Who even dare to grow With green leaves in the snow The snow With green leaves in the snow Fishermen's Blues
It's early morning Northern winds are bleak Latest news from fishing Fishing's weak But no matter any forecast There's no time for complaints Seawater's in my veins Early morning Dark around my shoes Walking down the seaside Fisherman's blues Getting in the boat Belated by the ice Got to use the shovel Don't think twice I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Yeah, I know I'm getting older Need a foothold when I row Not to end where seaweeds grow Early morning Dark around my shoes Get the engine started Fisherman's blues Backwards out the cove I hear the engine rap I set the coarse as ever Never need a map I've been fishing these waters Since I was thirteen or so Always know just where to go Early morning Dark around my shoes Light a cigarette Fisherman's blues Ocean's Organ
An organ is playing in the ocean Mighty and strong About the days you once had And those that are gone In the ocean In the ocean An organ is playing in the ocean Plays loud and wide About hopes being lit And hopes that have died An organ is playing in the ocean Playing a verse that you know An organ is playing in the ocean About the days you once had In the ocean I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake An organ is playing in the ocean With thunderous tone Playing a verse that you know is your own In the ocean Te waka Hei runga hei raro, hi ha, hi ha Toia mai, te waka Ki te urunga, te waka Ki te moenga, te waka Ki ti takotoranga i takoto ai te waka Hi Rain
Why should you complain in the rain You should think like this Every seed has its bliss In the rain I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Why should you complain in the rain It's in the rain you can see That a rainbow can be In the rain Rain, rain Summer's on its way Why should you complain in the rain Raindrops moulded your soul Shine like silver and gold In the rain Rain, rain Summer's on its way Rocks and Straws
A rock is a rock Is hard and cold Is rock to know And rock to hold I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Straws are straws You throw about Are straws, you say Not being worth a doubt Rocks are rocks Straws are straws But rocks and straws Are for a cause Rocks are rocks Straws are straws But rocks and straws Are for a cause Seagull's Melody
Creation has made it like this since beginning Where harsh winds precluded the birds from singing The only song we could hear by the sea Was a seagull's melody I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake The nightingale came as a guest in July Never to lift her voice to the sky Leaving the ice covered branch on the tree And a seagull's melody Creation has made it like this from the start That those who could sing from a tender heart Left us behind with a winters decree And a seagull's melody Waiting For A Boat
Evening comes alone Rowing towards land Finds its way to port Without boat or man I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Evening is an offering, granted free or owed No one knows while waiting Waiting for a boat Evening comes alone By my door, prevails Silently filling my home Wearing its bleak veil Evening is an offering, granted free or owed No one knows while waiting Waiting for a boat Waiting for a boat Waiting for a boat Evening is an offering, granted free or owed No one knows while waiting Waiting for a boat For a boat Waiting for a boat For a boat Waiting for a boat Waiting for a boat Waiting for a boat Little Tree Little tree, little tree Do you stand in the woods awaiting Asking with your cold and naked twig If there will be much more waiting Little tree, little tree Do you stand in the woods awaiting Remembering sunshine and summer's heat Do you stand in the woods awaiting I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Little tree, little tree Do you stand in the woods awaiting The frost covers branches and stones, can you see How many are standing awaiting Little tree Little tree, little tree Little tree, little tree
Revelation For Personal Use
Blue Evening Look how calm the waves are falling And it darkens as I row All is calm ‘round oars and tholepins In this fjord when light is low The cormorant finds the skerry It is he and it is I Who are oldest, who belong here (?) But he's rowing by my side Evening asks and evening answers Will not give me no peace of mind Is it long until we anchor That is for the Lord to find Steady steps from where I landed On a rock I call my own Good to hear the forecast chanted And walk gladly to my home Sun-wave Oh, beautiful sun-wave Sing summer, sing so Sing happiness to me Sing all sorrow fro Oh, beautiful sun-wave Sing summer, sing so Sing my lover to me My eyes on him bestow Sing so Sing so Oh, beautiful sun-wave Sing summer, sing so Sing soon he will come And never to go Sing so Sing so Oh, beautiful sun-wave Sing summer, sing so Sing happiness to me Sing all sorrow fro Oh, beautiful sun-wave Sing so Sing so Sing so Sing so Days They come to you All as one Before you know it They're in the house Some run the stairs Like happy children Shoes thunder rolls And deafens your ears But you are glad But you are glad But you are glad But you are glad But you are glad Others bear heavy burdens To your table Sit down as if at home Sit until you cannot see Other than darkness Nothing but a new and different day Can help you and you beg for it to come soon Nothing but a new and different day Can help you and you beg for it to come soon And you'll be glad And you'll be glad Soon, you'll be glad Soon, you'll be glad Heureusement Heureusement Heureusement Heureusement Nothing but a new and different day Can help you and you beg for it to come soon Nothing but a new and different day Can help you and you beg for it to come soon On a Road We walked on a road Beside red precipices A wicked light fell Upon us It was not day It wasn't night But maybe morning We were a whole world walking We told ourselves that all was a dream Every signpost turned from us In the wicked light It was not day It wasn't night But maybe morning It was not day It wasn't night But maybe the final morning Every signpost turned away from us In the wicked light Every signpost turned away from us In the wicked light Every signpost turned away from us In the wicked light Every signpost turned away from us In the wicked light It was not day It wasn't night But maybe the final morning Raindrops Drops hanging on a twig One by one Some are silver Calling for your eyes Some are nothing Other than wet You don't think they are Until they drop Drops hanging on a twig One by one Some are silver Calling for your eyes Some are nothing Other than wet You don't think they are Until they drop Some are nothing Other than wet You don't think they are Until they, until they, until they drop Snow Heavenly children Tumble To the ground Lay their soft bodies Side by side Side by side Not to play for long But long enough Not to play for long But long enough Heavenly children Tumble To the ground Lay their soft bodies Side by side Not to play for long But long enough Not to play for long But long enough To make it cold For one another Waiting time This unknown What is it this unknown That I only see glimpses of What is it this inconceivable Myriad around me What is it What is this That passes the universe Inside of me Of me This unknown What is it this unknown One day it must come closer The waiting time Chokes all my words My words The waiting time Chokes all my words The waiting time The waiting time Chokes all my words This unknown What is it this unknown One day it must come closer The waiting time Chokes all my words The waiting time Chokes all my words My words
Revelation for personal use And I shall enter Another room And a new light Shall come over me And my joy shall grow Into high trees And my heart blossom Like vineyards And lovely songs shall fill Every inch of my soul And no bitter memory Shall I own And unrest and anxiety Shall be no more And no night, and no darkness And nothing else Of what burdens me here 'Cause I shall go To the new room With all I have of faith In what is good Together with you
Between Hotels and Time My Suitcase and Me Oh suitcase my friend, have patience with me There are so many places I can't wait to see There are so many people I still like to know Oh suitcase my friend, I am not ready to go Oh suitcase my friend, don't leave me alone In this lonely hotel on the wrong side of town If this is the end, I will rather forget Oh suitcase my friend, I'm not ready yet Oh suitcase, stand still Till I've paid my bill Oh suitcase my friend, I am counting on you There are so many things I still want to do So please do not leave, do not leave me behind You know I got the money, but you got, yes you got the time Oh suitcase, stand still Till I've paid my bill Oh suitcase my friend, I'm confused and afraid Time is running out, and the bill is not paid I hope for the best, this is where I will be Then we go to rest, then we go to rest my suitcase and me
Non Albums Tracks
Becoming more like god
(Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart : Wobble/Adams/Reynolds) I've just remembered who I am More than a long lost anagram I've just remembered who I am Slightly more than just a woman or a man Becoming more like god Becoming god I've just seen who you really are Impossibly funicular I've just seen who you really are An astonishingly accomplished avatar When the storm comes
(Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart: Wobble/Adams/Reynolds)
Wait until the storm comes Out here in oblivion Wait until the storm comes Make it pure as platinum When I look in your eyes I see the whole world I feel like I'm falling In love with the world again Let your love wash over me Cleansing waters run Thunder rolls at last I'm free Let your love wash over me Let your love rain down No-one ever knew it Because we didn't show it No-one ever knew it They didn't want to see it Lying in a dark room Such a turbulent womb Lying in a dark room Where wild flowers could never bloom Love love love love love
I'll strangle you
(Hector Zazou - Sahara blue : Rimbaud/Zazou/Laswell/Drecker)
J'ai tendu des cordes de clocher à clocher Des guirlandes de fenêtre à fenêtre Des chaînes d'or d'étoile à étoile Et je danse Let me Penetrate all of your memories Let me, let me Bet that Woman who can bind you hand and foot I'll strangle you I'll strangle you... Une matinée couverte en juillet Un goût de cendres vole dans l'air Une odeur de bois suant dans l'âtre Les fleurs rouies Le saccage des promenades La bruine des chanaux par les champs I have strung ropes from steeple to steeple Garlands from window to window And golden chains from star to star... And I dance J'ai tendu des cordes de clocher à clocher Des guirlandes de fenêtre à fenêtre Des chaînes d'or d'étoile à étoile Et je danse Let me Penetrate all of your memories Let me, let me Bet that Woman who can bind you hand and foot I'll strangle you I'll strangle you... Avivant un agréable goût d'encre de chine Une poudre noire pleut doucement sur ma veillée Je baisse les feux du lustre Je me jette sur le lit Et tourné du côté de l'ombre Je vois, mes filles! Mes reines! I have strung ropes from steeple to steeple Garlands from window to window And golden chains from star to star... And I dance...
Until I'm in you
(Angel Baby Soundtrack)
Bright and shiny lonely star Take my prayer Under your wing Blow a kiss, a magic spell Gently roll the clouds away If god .. An angel sings Your very soul is mine to keep Gravity's imaginary With your white big fluffy feathered wings Hold me closer And closer, closer still Until I'm in you Secret world Heaven sent Is calling you And me Where blue and green can never be seen With all the colour in between Hold me closer And closer, closer still until I'm in you Until I'm lost in you Angel, don't be sorry, don't worry This would happen anyway, I guess Summer came, and we shared the days Now winter's here and the wind has changed Soon I'll be here on my own Feeling like a Monsoon baby
( With Inoran )
Monsoon baby A complexed maybe Rain - rinsed lady Navigating towards you by airplane Eating a local London-time supper Winter went and the days were strange But summer came and the wind did change Finally you'll get to meet Out little wonderful Monsoon baby Monsoon baby A ten moon lady Monsoon lady Monsoon baby Monsoon baby A seawind lady Monsoon baby Monsoon baby Monsoon baby A ten moon lady Monsoon lady Monsoon baby Monsoon baby A seawind lady Monsoon baby Monsoon baby Monsoon baby No more maybe Monsoon baby