watermakers
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it's OK for as long as it lasts
years, or an hour
but take what is yours
take my soul, take my fire
it's beautiful as long as it works
the whole world, or just the street
but take what is yours
take my love, take my hatred
if you go away
pretend like we are halfway
halfway
so far still from the end
it stays warm as long as it burns
your entire heart, your mind
so take what is yours
take my body in your hand
if you go away
pretend like we are halfway
halfway
so far still from the end
be quiet
don't say anything to the pain
half way
give me the feeling
that I can return
if you go away
pretend like we are halfway
halfway
so far still from the end
be quiet
don't say anything to the pain
half way
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2.
the spring wind that blew
became sultrier and you waved
was it difficult to notice
that the kiss you blew to me
did not reach me when I drove off?
you watched me, I closed my eyes
i could just see your face, yet I was alone
alone with my friends
and I knew it was too late
and that you disappeared from my view
faster and faster
i can only play
with the notes and my role
which is nothing to share
it fills my emptiness
here I am safe, here I am strong
here I am sacred, here is my church
this is my haven, here I will moor
here lies my heart for you
i look at you, you close your eyes
you know why I am here and you smile
i direct my gaze at your entire being and
you know that I can read
your mind and what you expect from me
now
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i can only play
with the notes and my role
which I simply have to share
it fills my emptiness
here I am safe, here I am strong
here I am sacred, here is my church
this is my haven, here I will moor
here lies my heart for you
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3.
There my ship already
comes I look from the beach Writing in
the sand has no use for me anymore
Because the letters of your name are
not showing in the sand But the laws of
the land do not apply on the open sea So I
I will take you there Grant me my
farewell And forgive me for counting all steps
out loud Let's go dancing
darling Dancing at sea Let's go
dancing darling Dancing at sea A
farewell waltz at the water line Dancing
at sea For your tears Two for
mine Three for the horizon at which
we will disappear You did know who I was
Waving with my coat My arms wide
and empty And a heart that soared
crying And longed more and more for
the warmth of your cheek Let's go
dancing darling Dancing at sea
Let's go dancing darling Dancing
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at sea A farewell waltz at the
water line Dancing at sea For your
tears Two for mine Three for the
horizon at which we will disappear Say it
was nothing And tell me that I dreamt Say
I was crazy Dare to tell me that I
dreamt Say I was foolish But
I wasn't dreaming Let's go dancing
darling Dancing at sea Let's go
dancing darling Dancing at sea A
farewell waltz at the water line Dancing
at sea One for your tears Two for
mine Three for the horizon At
which we will disappear
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4.
Do you think it will be different
When my angel leaves me?
Leaves me again in silence
Like she came to me
Like silver in my black
With just one thing on her mind
That she got crazy with desire
Just to hang around for a while
In the valley of my faith
She is sweetly circling my head
But she doesn't let her be caught
She is my angel for a day
Do you think she will stay long
Exaggerate her patience
Because she might like it?
Or that she will wing up off my shoulder
Not too late, but a little older
Like a bird that's supposed to scare
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Or just without a reason
Without a future or past
Starts flying up to the sun
Where the end once begun
She always calls that today
She is my angel for a day
She has only just arrived
And I am already scared
For the space in my bed
Because an angels never stays long
Like it always has been this way
She lies next to me like a cat
And when she leaves it will be
Like I never had anything else
Than an angel for a day
I think it will be different
Because one day is just too short
For an angel to die
And the dust is the proof
That the silver is slowly turning to grey
Even though she has freshly painted it
But I can live with it
Because what's beautiful only lasts a little while
Which is long enough for me
Although I am secretly happy
That I quickly wrote her down
My angel for a day
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5.
i have waited
till I couldn't any longer
till the sun was too high in the sky
i thought
that you had more reason to stay
and I let myself push away
lonely like a wolf
i have waited
longer than any man can take
i bring myself
to the borders of the sands
where the ocean begins
to the water and the sand
where the ocean begins
that's where I rest
where the ocean begins
i have waited
in the heart of the desert
it is nowhere as hot as here
and in the night
i could hope what you wished
i shivered, shuddered
cold to the bones
i have waited
longer than any man can take
i bring myself
to the borders of the sands
where the ocean begins
to the water and the sand
where the ocean begins
that's where I rest
where the ocean begins
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6.
Now that the clock is no longer my friend
and the waiter is rude Because the man he
is serving ran into the wrong woman again Can
somebody tell me why my heart is still
beating? Why do I keep ordering?
Why don't I get up? Because there is
only one conclusion She's not
here and I don't think she'll
come She's not here and I wonder
why I just don't walk home The glass that
dives into the basin The money that
rattles in my pocket All the noises
irritate me I'm not comfortable here
Because there is only
one conclusion She's not here and I
don't think she'll come She's not
here and I wonder why I just don't walk home
Because from under the table desire
is reaching for me again It goes
for my throat Makes me decide
to get up And start running blindly
into the night Don't ask me what
I want from so much despair
in one man who can think of only
one woman But she's not
here and I don't think she'll
come She's not here and I wonder
why I just don't walk home No,
she's not here ...
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7.
It's always a struggle: either I choose loneliness
Always the odd one out with the idea that nobody's
watching Or I go to my friends Stand in their light or
their shadow I have done everything but the doubt is
still there My sleep full with angry dreams Every night was much
too long But all my ghosts and demons no longer
frighten me Monsters never sleep So I just go to
bed Monsters never sleep I didn't set the alarm
because they will wake me It's always a struggle Or
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you stand up for your rights Or that you
complain but not really act
against what is said There's always
someone telling you you're not worth it, or
something They are the monsters you
see Every night was much too long But
all my ghosts and demons
no longer frighten me
Monsters never sleep So I
just go to bed Monsters never sleep I didn't
set the alarm because they
will wake me Monsters
never sleep ... Monsters never
sleep ... Monsters never sleep So
I just go to bed Monsters
never sleep I didn't set
the alarm because they will
wake me
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8.
the woman on the porch
steals my attention, coldly and swiftly
thief of my night's rest
makes me sweat in my hell
i can't forget
because I saw something in her eyes
of a love and compassion
you rarely get to see
the woman on the porch
steals the daylight, hazy and tired
thief of the twilight
the evening belongs to her
she will get me hooked
because the fire is on her side
like a candle in the wee hours
she sets this junkie free
the woman on the porch
steals my pride, so soft and sweet
thief of my pride
once I was a thief like her
but I dove away into thin air
and I only heard her sigh
there high in the sky
lost in a free fall
my long flight begun
the woman on the porch
steals my love, hard and cruel
thief of my passion
of which I know little
and now that little wound is chafing
which I carelessly bandaged
with all hope for tomorrow
she salvaged me
and I am grounded once more
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9.
Dark and warm I feel my arm is tensing up against you Simple and well You see what
you do and your cool amazes you Everything stands still for someone who knows what she wants and you are
that someone The scent does its work You know that I notice how you are awaiting the moment Everything
stands still for someone who knows what he wants and I am that someone Face to face we are
waiting Hey, do we go or do we stay here? Face to face we turn Hey,
do we go or do we stay here? My heart in my mouth Not from fear but because an abundance of
blood in my body And slowly our common sense leaves but we still know
what's driving us Everything stands still if you know what you want and that's what's happening now Face
to face we are waiting Hey, do we go or do we stay here?
Face to face we talk till it's too late ... Or is it?
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10.
Every slow day is a holy medicine I am not
sick I only feel a little pain But every dark night is
a cup full of venom I am not sick Though I could have been well
Two cold hands Two cold hands on my body They don't even
belong to you, they're mine Two cold hands on my body I can
feel them burn Every slow day a pill against the pain I am not
sick and I don't want to be But every dark
night is a venomous medicine I am not sick
but I should have been well Two cold hands Two
cold hands on my body They don't even belong to you, they're mine
Two cold hands on my body I can feel them burn
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11.
cross my name
from your address book
lots of B's, more C's
now I open everything up
now I can confess everything
you still have to get used to the fact
that it's true what I say
cross my name
don't peruse any more
in the album of portraits
and dried out dried flowers
put me down
put me aside
like a book from yesteryear
for you read it only once
don't peruse any more
lies are so beautiful
so quiet and mysterious
when they're still what they are
as long as you believe them
because the truth really hurts
don't peruse any more
in your diary and notebook
all crayons and pencils
will never write anything again
to which you can hold on to
and by which you can survive
do once more what I tell you to
cross my name
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12.
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My ring hurts on all your fingers My
chain is burning round your neck They
could be pretty and they can entertain you
with their gloss But they cannot force
you And they never increase the love
or the chance for luck or at least
second hand memories Gold and
silver never gave me anything
Gold and silver are my incapacity My ring
hurts on all your fingers so you save
it in a box And my watch tells you
it's time for change Gold
and silver never gave me anything
Gold and silver are my incapacity
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13.
There I was No idea and no plan either In the middle of my home In the middle of the night On the floor with my
guitar I held guard For the song you are listening to now That not existed then I played every note Thought
of it word by word But still there's something wrong and I don't know what it is But it's probably something made
of sugar Something that really doesn't belong in this song But it's probably something made of sugar There I was
again For the I don't know how many'th time Straight under my roof Straight under my moon On the floor with my
guitar I sat front row At the song you are listening to now It came out of nowhere Surrendered itself to me, but
also left nothing behind But still there's something wrong and I don't know what it is But it's probably something
made of sugar Something that really doesn't belong in this song But it's probably something made of sugar
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14.
the foaming course
is now behind the rudder
i am not longing that much for later anymore
we made a lot of water
through the cracks and holes
i was bailing more than I sailed
i was looking for a safe harbor
deserted and down wind
but who looks and doesn't find
is asking for melancholy and thirst
and both are equally addictive
we are water makers
and will we keep on floating
if now we let our bodies
rest together?
or will we sink
drown without glory
in the tears
we didn't use to put out the fire?
we are water makers, my love
water makers
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take the old compass
look how clear the glass
without a crack, not a crack of remorse
i am fed up with me
so much regret still ahead
and yet I feel better than I used to
i am looking for an island
my feet in your deep grounds
wash the salt from my wound
at a clean well
so open all faucets for me
we are water makers
and will we keep on floating
if now we let our bodies
rest together?
or will we sink
drown without glory
in the tears
we didn't use to put out the fire?
we are water makers, my love
water makers
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15.
I can see the stop if I stand up It's not far and it's time to go Although you're never sure if you
can catch the last one I already paid for the ticket I take the bus home ... The view is kind of pretty
from the hill It always is too short but I don't really mind Because when you go up, you have to come
down It's okay for today I take the bus home And if I could dance I would dance
my ass off And if I could sing, this is what I would sing for you But I think I better keep my mouth shut
I take the bus home The ride back shakes me awake after an hour I feel good with this driver
behind the wheel Tomorrow I won't be able to wait again till I leave So I enjoy myself
in the bus home I take the bus home ...
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16.
Strange that I thought that everything would be beautiful when I went Away from home And that I thought that I would be really
free Without a home But I didn't know anything about you and you didn't know why And when you asked me I said nothing and
thus enough Strange that I thought I could travel with a circus where everything was allowed And that I would
be myself then Every day But I didn't know anything about me and you didn't know why And when you asked me I said
nothing and thus enough My song can be so sad, but it soothes my foolish heart My heart that broke
because it wanted to, but it bit off more of your pain than it could chew Strange that I hope that everything will be fine again when I
return Back home But that would be against better judgement for I am homesick for always
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© René Wirtz 2002