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Reflection
03:22
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When will you decide which is the right side?
Will you stay human or become a monster running wild
If you’re not protected against the epidemic of hate
I’m afraid, my friend, you should hide before it’s too late
Young heroes dressed in black gathering near your home
Reason’s caught the last train, the lights will soon be gone
The mold on the history book’s infecting your proud chest
Somebody forgot to close the gate of the dark past
Come on, start the car, let’s find the world of colorful people to be their guests.
Let’s go to the Dob utca or to the Temple Bar in Dublin
In Passau there’s a coctail-bar where Julio is waiting
The Swedish guys in Galway already began the session
A Norwegian yankee plays Hungarian Folk with passion
I’ve been watching my children playing with the others
They never asked the question why their skins have different colors
I’ve been living among people, never afraid of the color
Black, white, yellow, brown, each of them is my brother
Spare me your lousy argument, it’s time to cast it away forever
[Chorus:]
For two-hundred-thousand years
We live here together but the hate won’t cease
Now ignorance bears its sword again
The scientific battle has long been lost for them
No matter the pain
The enemy’s a reflection in your brain
When will you decide which is the good side?
Will you stay with humanity, or go marching with false pride
Your only real enemy is the one that’s in your head
If you go the way of destruction, you too, will soon be dead
You’ll be a bloody puppet in the hands of those men
Who haven’t any interest in being more humane
And that you learn to live with people, never afraid of the colour,
Recognizing yourself in any black stranger
Come on now, it’s time to shut the gate of dark past forever
[Chorus]
For two-hundred-thousand years
We live here together but the hate won’t cease
Now ignorance bears its sword again
The scientific battle has long been lost for them
No matter the pain
Isn’t it quite plain?
The enemy’s a reflection in your brain
Can’t you see, my friend? The enemy’s a reflection in your brain
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2. |
Alert
03:43
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I can’t learn anything because it’s boring
I need more impulses that are fun
I’m not very skilled, I just do what they tell me
So that I can buy anything that I want
I’ve got tools that make my life easy
I don’t need to think too much
I can use magic and I’ve got power
I can have the world with my touch
[Chorus:]
Somebody tell me please how can I get rid of my feelings
They are disturbing the transition to a perfect world
I’m so addicted to this little screen, I’ve lost the meaning
But my brain keeps making me alert
I’ll let you control my desires
I’ll give you permission with just one click
Providing information about me
In exchange I only need a dopamine kick
[Chorus 2]
Didn’t the pharaoh tell the truth?
Wasn’t Hammurabi right?
Weren’t Zeus and his team the ones who ruled?
Wasn’t the mighty Cesar justified?
Wasn’t the inquisitor the hand of God?
Didn’t the king get his crown from heaven?
Didn’t the noble have blue blood?
Wasn’t the sceptical called heathen?
Or does the factory owner want cheap work?
Is the president’s job to lie to us?
‘Growth & Technology’, new religion?
Does everybody just have to sell products?
[Chorus 3:]
Somebody tell me please how can I get rid of my feelings
They are disturbing the transition to a perfect world
I’m so addicted to this little screen, I’ve lost the meaning
But reason keeps making me alert
My reason is making me alert
I’m on alert
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3. |
Loony Circles
03:01
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4. |
One More for the Road
04:00
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Over easy in a diner at 3 AM
I waited out the rain but this heartache won't end
Coffee black, cigarettes, maam, before I go
Pour me one more for the road
I see you in a picture, I hear you on the line
Baby as I watch the miles and years roll by
If I could only hold you again, you'd know
Baby once more for the road
[Chorus:]
One more day and I believe I’d get it right
A lot less running and a little sleep at night
One more day to say that I apologize
For every seed of trouble that I've sown
If I could have just one more for the road
Smoky old ballroom in some old one horse town
When I was a younger man we used to burn 'em down
With no shoulder I can cry on I'm drinking all alone
Pour me one more for the road
I’ve been way up and way down,
been right but mostly wrong
Once upon a time I had it on but now it's gone
I know that there are those who are praying for my soul
Send me up one for the road
One more for the road
[Chorus:]
One more day and I believe I get it right
A lot less running and a little sleep at night
One more day to say that I apologize
For every seed of trouble that I've sown
If I could have just one more for the road
One more for the road
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5. |
Rock in the Grass
03:18
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When you feel like the world is spinning around you
A storm’s coming and blowing everything away
Nothing’s for sure, you find no place to hold on to
Everybody’s leaving but you want to stay
The earth is moving, the clouds are rolling
The river’s flowing, the rain is falling
Day and night, dark and light show ages to pass
Your hair is graying, your skin is aging
Your cells are dying, your blood’s renewing
And your heart keeps staying in its place
Like a rock in the grass
By this time the landscape has changed around you
The ocean wind makes the fields of fresh long green grass dance
The most gentle beings like the most solid things, they know what to do
With strong roots and a good ground you can, too, reach a perfect balance
The fire’s burning, the roots keep growing
War’s destroying but love’s surviving
Heat and cold hardened you, you wonder (wander) less and less
Your legs are slowing, your sight is failing
Your hopes are falling, your mind’s improving
And your heart keeps staying in its place
Like a rock in the grass
Hands are writing and music’s playing
Flowers are blooming and stars exploding
The sun is rising, the air is warming
The moon is waning, the tides are turning
Germs are thriving, your friends are dying
Docs are fighting ‘cause love’s abiding
Gravitation is pulling down this whole mass (mess)
And the world keeps spinning while you’re lying in the gentle green grass
And your heart keeps staying in its place
Like a rock in the grass
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6. |
Lonesome Highway
03:14
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She went west to be an actress back in nineteen-sixty-five
With the hopes and dreams of a girl turned twenty-one
Now she's waiting there 'round tables for the nickles and the dimes
While she's waiting on the break that never comes
[Chorus:]
Well that's a lonesome highway to the end of the rainbow
Paved with broken hearts of those who once believed
But I'm never gonna give up my dreams I follow
Through the storms of life round the curves entwined and weaved
Down the darkest roads wherever they may lead
Well he headed down to Nashville with a notebook full of rhymes
Down on music road he knocked on every door
But no one cared to listen so he works assembly line
And he feels there's no use trying anymore
Now he played in all the juke-joints from New York to LA
Then he hoped each one would be a stepping stone
To a life of adulation it grew harder every day
So he finally gave it up and just went home
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7. |
Kentucky Mandolin
03:02
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8. |
Another Time
03:18
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Another time might fit much better to our stubborn ideals
Another country might have a better ground to raise our flowers
Another way of life might foster these odd lonesome artisans
A world no one leaves us behind
But who would be the one to make you smile
If we’d been born in another time
Another language might work better to get the message of the songs
Another music might be able to get in touch with your souls
Another stage might offer more place for some lonesome artisans
Where no one pushes us aside
But who would be the one to make you cry
If we’d been born in another time
Another year might produce a better season for our wine
Another decade might have the right climate to reach you on the line
Another century might see a blooming trade for lonesome artisans
An era of craftsmanship alive
But who would be the one to show you all
If we’d been born in another time
Another hour might bring more luck in the big casino of life
Another day might take us away from the everlasting strife
Another morning might be glorious for lonesome artisans
When we could find the perfect rhyme
But who would be the one to try it hard
If we’d been born in another time
Walking slowly on the road I think about a time
That’s never really existed, our ideals have been resting
On some basic human principles to use our skills and find
Some harmony in nature and the struggle to get better
At shaping the right melody and singing the right words
Choosing the right tools to make the best out of these woods
That are lying on this road we have to walk
‘Cause we weren’t born in another time
No one can live in another time
We have to drink the bitter wine
Didn’t even try to walk the line
These are the walls we have to climb
Nothing can be done, nowhere to run
There ain’t no road to another time
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9. |
Let It Rain
02:21
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Another full moon sky
Through the trees and filtered light
And the silence oh my dear
Is the storm drawing near.
Let it rain, I don't mind
I'll keep you warm, high and dry
Light your fire and hold you right
And sing your song one more time
Howl at the moon if you want.
Hell, you won't be the only one.
There's no place that I'd rather be
Than at home with you next to me.
Let it rain, I don't mind
I'll keep you warm, high and dry
Light your fire and hold you right
And sing your song one more time
At home inside
I long to see them eyes
And feel your skin on mine
So let it storm all night
Even days on end's just fine
Let it rain, I don't mind
I'll keep you warm, high and dry
Light your fire and hold you right
And sing your song one more time
I hope it rains, I don't mind
I'll keep you warm, high and dry
Light your fire and hold you right
And sing your song one more time
At home inside
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10. |
Mennem kell tovább
03:54
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[Chorus:]
Jól van, jól van
Ma éjjel elindulok tovább
Jól van, jól van
Az út ködös, a cél egyre tisztább
Jól van, jól van
Nem nézek hátra inkább
Nem kérdem, mi lesz majd
Csak megyek, megyek tovább
Mögöttem jó néhány boldog nyár
(Menned kell tovább)
Előttem homály, bizonytalanság
(Menned kell tovább)
Mögöttem a mocsár, mit jól ismerek már
(Menned kell tovább)
Előttem egy parádézó modern barbár világ
Most légy okos, hogy ebben értelmet találj!
Bennem a láng, mindig reményt adó
(Menned kell tovább)
Mellettem egy lány, kisember a karján
(Menned kell tovább)
Alattam egy süllyedő hajó
(Menned kell tovább)
Felettem a Nap segít nekem, melyik a jó irány
Menj, hogy az életnek értelmet adjál!
Nem kérdem, hogy mi az én sorsom
Megyek, mert tudom, hogy mire vágyom
Nem kérdez tőlem sem az élet
Addig kell mennem, amíg élek
Nem tudom, hol fogok kikötni
Hol fogok holnap gyökeret verni
Nem kérdem, mi lesz majd
Csak megyek, megyek tovább
Mennem kell tovább!
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11. |
Cherokee Shuffle
03:42
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12. |
Angel's Wings
04:34
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[Chorus:]
You say you're down on your luck
Hey baby it's a long, long way up
Hold back now, hold back your fears
You say you're really down and out
And you feel like there's no way out now
Let go now let go of your tears some more
How many times have you asked yourself?
Is this the hand of fate now that I've been dealt?
You're so disillusioned this can't be real
And you can't stand now the way you feel
I don't care about what they say
I won't live or die that way
Tired of figuring out things on my own
Angel's wings won't you carry me home?
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
I triumphed in the face of adversity
And I became the man I never thought I'd be
And now my biggest challenge, a thing called love
I guess I'm not as tough as I thought I was
I don't care about what they say
I wanna marry you some day
When I wake up, it's a brand new day
Angel's wings gonna carry you away
Angel's wings gonna carry me away
Angel's wings gonna carry us away
Gonna carry us away
Gonna carry us away
Gonna carry us away
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Lonesome Artisans Augsburg, Germany
Lonesome Artisans is a music group established in 2019 and based on the bluegrass-folk tradition. We fuse the fine acoustic sounds of traditional bluegrass instruments with the world of melodic punk rock.
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