Booklet «Cenesthesia » (lyrics 2014)

1 Free Fall
2 Nemesis
see my world is turning darker
there’s no light upon my road
watch the trees losing their color
hear the rain losing its sound
tired of becoming mutilated
raise your head
being perforated and used up
raise your head
you’re incomparable
you make me insane
you make me vulnerable
and you are adorable
boon and bane
I’m in a free fall
giant boulders lose their equipoise
and runaways get closer to my place
another doom
sky begins to thunder and to burn
I’m ready for an all-refacing play
another dawn
see my world is turning ugly, and everything
everything seems to lose its shine
I fail to deal with the sudden end, the sudden ending game
would you mind if I’d complain
sick of being recontaminated
raise your head
graded down to acreage and bulk
raise your head
and you are adorable
boon and bane
I’m in a free fall
giant boulders lose their equipoise
and runaways get closer to my place
another doom
another dawn
ain’t no parachute
no explanation for your fading away
ain’t no surgery
ain’t no cure
no aspiration
sky begins to thunder and to burn
I’m ready for an all-refacing play
another dawn
3 So Nigh But So Far
no I don’t know how good I am
I’m just unable to sense
all I stand for, all I stand for
so often I am on the brink
but then I set in to rethink
what I’m up to, how I appeal to them
so in the end and finally I need
no more to wait and see
to prosper and succeed
it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh but so far
and always I’m feeling under par
and I sigh ‚cause I don’t have the gall to do
whatever comes up to me
it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh but so far
and always I’m feeling under par
and I sigh ‚cause I don’t don’t dare at all to do
seems I am the odd one out
no one can allay these doubts
where it takes me, where it takes me
so in the end and finally I need
the self-esteem indeed
to prosper and succeed
it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh but so far
and always I’m feeling under par
and I sigh ‚cause I don’t have the gall to do
whatever comes up to me
it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh but so far
and always I’m feeling under par
and I sigh ‚cause I don’t don’t dare at all to do
whatever comes up to
imagine how it aches
feeling out of place
born to be a shadow of oneself
I don’t wake up, no not even I awake
when land begins to tremble
and sky begins to storm
it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh but so far
and always I’m feeling under par
and I sigh ‚cause I don’t have the gall to do
whatever comes up to me
it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh, it’s so nigh but so far
and always I’m feeling under par
and I sigh ‚cause I don’t don’t dare at all to do
whatever comes up to me
4 Bow And Arrow
I kinda always guessed they loved to brawl
I kinda always guessed it’s all about
destruction and combat
I never strived to see nor tried to get
the bottom of their plans
I never considered them to be right
they keep losing bow and arrow
they’ve no clue to find the cause
but they go on, on and on
now that I pay attention to what they say
now that I start to question I judge
my preconceptions as damn wrong
I’m not the kind of person to raise the flag
and take into the streets
what is my part to make them win
they keep losing bow and arrow
they defy and fight the laws
they keep losing bow and arrow
they defy and fight the laws
to go on, on and on, on and on
to go on and on, on and on
on and on and on
5 WYSIWYG
(What You See Is What You Get)
most of them grew up this way
there’s no awareness these days
it’s the rise of a n he disguise
it’s the rise of a dangerous neglect
and its profiteers
sure, what you see is just what you get
if you just scan and skim the booklet
all that I see’s immaturity
why don’t we cast an eye on
I don’t care, I don’t see
I don’t feel accountability
I don’t want, I don’t mind
I don’t name it a crime
I don’t want to abstain from
all these intransparent chains
draw curtains over the pain
and of course it’s the weakest link
who carries the can
change sets in with the consumers
we got to move it in all
stop the colonization now
it’s all in your hands
sure, what you see is just what you get
if you just scan and skim the booklet
I would not allow for brainwashing me
why don’t we cast an eye on
I don’t care, I don’t see
I don’t feel accountability
I don’t want, I don’t mind
I don’t name it a crime
I don’t want to abstain from
so I am no longer your extension
no I am no more your foolish man
see I don’t give a damn about rewards
and now my hayfork beats you off
now my farm shuts off supply
I don’t care, I don’t see
I don’t feel accountability
I don’t want, I don’t mind
I don’t name it a crime
I don’t want to abstain from
this is the answer to the pain
I don’t care, I don’t see
I don’t want to abstain from
6 R.O.S.I.E
(Ruling Operating System Is Eroding)
so I’m just a pawn in your opinion
and what I do is a great deal, what I do’s for public weal
I know I owe these goodies to the union
to date I have not seen the doings you conceal
this is the answer to the pain
all I do, all I did grew inane
when the awareness fell in silence
silence, silence over me
all I gave, all I willed was intended
and traces back to a lie in silence
silence, silence as I see
all I do, all I did grew inane
when the awareness fell in silence
silence, silence over me
all I gave, all I willed was intended
and traces back to a lie in silence
silence, silence as I see
tired of obeying your moves
don’t you go on with your abuse
we are no longer the cue balls
this is the vengeance of the pawns
this is the answer to the pain
all I do, all I did grew inane
when the awareness fell in silence
silence, silence over me
all I gave, all I willed was intended
and traces back to a lie in silence
silence, silence as I see
all I do, all I ever had
since I was a lad
got to understand
and to step in
to break the silence
silence, silence over me
8 Chips
so you mean that you’re about to lose your way
you say that you’re about to lose yourself some day
oh you mean the gamble is unethical
you say that any longer you don’t have the gall
but I’m gonna grab blue chips today
I scent the bulls in a dark alleyway
I wanna cash on a real big deal once again
oh I’m gonna get some chips someway
push on my bears and toss them away
I wanna cash on a real big deal once again
so I mean you don’t appear to be my man
I say I need a smoothie for my masterplan
oh I mean you’re highly skilled and off the rack
I say if you’re not man enough get off my back
but I’m gonna grab blue chips today
I scent the bulls in a dark alleyway
I wanna cash on a real big deal once again
oh I’m gonna get some chips someway
push on my bears and toss them away
I wanna cash on a real big deal once again
I’m gonna grab blue chips today
I scent the bulls in a dark alleyway
oh I’m gonna get some chips someway
I’m pushing my bears and I’ll toss them away
oh I’m gonna get some chips someway
I do it again, yeah I do anyway
but I’m gonna grab blue chips today
I scent the bulls in a dark alleyway
I wanna cash on a real big deal once again
oh I’m gonna get some chips someway
push on my bears and toss them away
I wanna cash on a real big deal once again
oh I’m gonna get some chips someway
I do it again, yeah I do anyway
9 Sinocracy
chains. I’m encumbered and hamstrung
what a bummer, what a pain
no I find no peace of mind
all day long
burn. gotta burn, got to explode
and I yearn just to unlearn
I am called unteachable
no control
holding off on my cure tonight
so I will whoop it up, alright
I’m gonna sin
tonight I’m gonna sin
beast. I’m a monster on the loose
and my hormones are confused
some accede and some refuse
beast. beast. beast.
fight. should I fight this feeling
should I let myself go
should I try to conceal it
fight. fright. fright.
holding off on my cure tonight
so I will whoop it up, alright
I’m gonna sin
tonight I’m gonna sin
I’m gonna sin
tonight I’m gonna sin
holding off, holding off
so I will whoop it up, alright
I’m gonna sin
tonight I’m gonna sin
I’m gonna sin
tonight I’m gonna sin
10 Lonely Fight
you’re against the rulers
you criticize the folk
a self-proclaimed reviewer
who cannot take a joke
you let it out, let it out, let it out
and you shout it out, shout it out, shout it out
but one by one, they got you wrong
one by one is toppling down
and one by one bows to the crown
no one, no one will silence your tongue
you’re incensed
they all close their eyes
and no one seems to question
you are fighting a lonely fight
never lose your belief
blame it on the system
or blame it on the boom
if no one seems to listen
you blame it on the moon
one by one, one by one is toppling down
no one, no one will silence your tongue
you’re incensed
they all close their eyes
and no one seems to question
you are fighting a lonely fight
never lose your belief
a lonely, a lonely
a lonely fight, a lonely fight
a lonely fight, a lonely fight
a lonely fight, a lonely fight
you are fighting a lonely fight
never lose your belief
11 Times
things got to move, got to grow, got to change
stand to the rules to make out
and stand the pace
life’s got to rush, to show off, to amaze
well, that’s a must to make out
and stand the pace
tied carrots dangle
since we’re in to pay for these
times are changing, things are moving fast
sky is falling and overwhelms the past
times are changing and I’m afraid to fall behind
time outruns me, life is passing me by
sick to approve, to bow low, to arrange
branded as fool I break out and ban the race
strive not to crush, to sow scoff and dispraise
pell-mell and fuss, I break out and ban the race
why cannot everything remain the way it is
times are changing, things are moving fast
sky is falling and overwhelms the past
times are changing and I’m afraid to fall behind
time outruns me, life is passing me by
our time is king, those lemmings
keep on waiting in the wings
I guess that they will never stop the climb
I doubt that they could do this all the time
no one can go that high, not even you
but all I used to hear is you’re okay
I trust that you’re a liar in despair
I doubt that you can stand this anytime
you know, I know, we sit in the same boat
now I see how the wind blows
all in all, all I see, I see that
times are changing, life is growing fast
oh you know, time gets faster
time can screw you down
now will I stop to labor, fan my flame again
oh, times are moving
times are changing fast
12 Infinity
no, I don’t feel able to decode
these many signs along the road
no, it’s not that I’m the kind of fool
it’s more that I am not as cool
I don’t want to run and hide from life
but I am overstrained
all I wanted, all I’m asking you for
is a guiding hand and a meaning
all I got is forgotten and waste
all that remains is the taste
of infinity
infinity
say you know ’bout what we are here for
you’d know if there is something more
I don’t want to moan about my life
but I am overstrained
all I wanted, all I’m asking you for
is a guiding hand and a meaning
all I got is forgotten and waste
all that remains is the taste
of infinity
infinity
all I wanted, all I’m asking you for
is a guiding hand and a meaning
all I got is forgotten and waste
all that remains is the taste
of infinity
infinity
people ease into things
straightaway they need more to perform
more and more it gets hard
to recover and to leave the comfort zone
don’t you run man, don’t you run
don’t you run man, don’t you run
don’t you run Jebediah
the world is changing
your words won’t move it
don’t you name it a lie
come on Jebediah
the world’s estranging
your works won’t move it
don’t you turn in your grave
it’s been a long long time
since you’ve planted your flag on ground
standards come values
go and new feelings of life abound
don’t you run man, don’t you run
don’t you run man, don’t you run
Jebediah, it’s a good world we live in
Jebediah, Jebediah, Jebediah
don’t you hear that
won’t you move your head
don’t you get so mad
all you see’s cupidity and gluttony and hate
Jebediah, Jebediah listen
Jebediah, Jebediah wait
Jebediah wait
Jebediah
don’t you run man, don’t you run
don’t you run man, don’t you run
don’t you run Jebediah
the world is changing
your words won’t move it
don’t you name it a lie
come on Jebediah
the world’s estranging
your works won’t move it
don’t you turn in your grave
don’t you run Jebediah
the world is changing
your words won’t move it
don’t you name it a lie
come on Jebediah
the world’s estranging
your works won’t move it
don’t you turn in your grave
13 Jebediah
14 Snooze
homebody so you’re lying flat on the floor
don’t want to go out
don’t want to stay inside your own walls
nothing to show, you’re emptied out to the core
it’s time to get loud
it’s time to scout your own potential
no follow, follow
no running away
and now you’re trapped in the middle
you’re under constraint to stay
hey, hey fellow, fellow
you don’t know what to do
you’re facing a riddle
you’re on your own to brood
all day, all night
all day, all night
you pace up and down, scanning the ground
unable to find any beaten track
those ways you used to follow and position
no follow, follow
no running away
and now you’re trapped in the middle
it’s time to leave the doorway tonight
all day, all night
where’s the snooze button
wake-up’s too sudden
need that snooze button
need that snooze button
where’s the snooze button
wake-up’s too sudden
need that snooze button
need that snooze button
gotta snooze, gotta snooze
snooze, gotta snooze
gotta snooze, gotta snooze
snooze, gotta snooze
gotta snooze, gotta snooze
snooze, gotta snooze
all day, all night
all day, all night
15 Lorelei
I’m lost, I’m caught, I’m out of control
you frost my thoughts, I want you
I’m keen, I’m weak, I’m under your spell
you’ve seen my peeks, I want you
and I flout the waves who crash on the rocks
this is my chance now to unblock the lock
Lorelei, Lorelei, as cold as ice
you’re playing hard to get and still I give a try
to follow you and direct your attention
to my humble self
at least to hear your voice again
to see your eyes
only once before I capsize
Lorelei, Lorelei, as cold as ice
you’re playing hard to get and still I give a try
to follow you and direct your attention to my humble self
at least to hear your voice again, to see your eyes
only once before I capsize
you move your head, you get out my sight
I lose your track, I want you
I’m mazed, amazed, no signs anymore
I’m turning my sails now to search the offshore
while you raise a smile, you’re rolling your eyes
I’m spinning and spinning, I’m closer to dying
Lorelei, Lorelei, as cold as ice
you’re playing hard to get and still I give a try
to follow you and direct your attention to my humble self
at least to hear your voice again, to see your eyes
only once before I capsize
don’t you see I’m on the ropes
since you’re gone
gone now
gone
why won’t you keep me alive
alive
17 Solitude
all I see’s a man on the run
all I see is me going on
with my lone life
all I see’s a man in despair
all I see is me getting nowhere
in my bland life
going on, going on
the taste of an other, a former life
the taste of a rather insane night
I want to lighten up again
I’m all set to waken
all I see is me all alone
going in for all and for none
in my free time
all in all I know it’s a game
all in all I know it’s a shame
whiling away my time
on and on, on and on
the taste of an other, a former life
the taste of a rather insane night
I want to lighten up again
I’m all set to waken
solitude rises the more
I guess the more
I guess the more I see
time passes
my time passes
my goal becomes indistinct
solitude rises the more
I guess the more
I guess the more I see
Thank you, our families and our friends
for the inspiration.
A very special thank to Michael Brändli
(sound engineer at Hardstudios Switzerland)
for his mind-blowing effort and mental support
during the album recordings and mixing sessions.
Further thanks to the people who supported us
for making “Cenesthesia” possible:
Hardstudios Team (Moritz Wetter, Florian Wetter,
Christian Kolp, Sabrina Fraticelli, Angelika Schmidlin)
Videoclip Team (Juri Steinhart, Simon Huber,
Christian Anderegg, Dominic Beyeler)
Artwork Team (Prill Vieceli Cremers,
Interns: Stephanie Cuérel, Barbara Galizia)
Photography (Peter Hauser, Philipp Knöpfel &
Céline Müller, Benjamin Gantenbein),
many helping hands (Michael Eugster, Phil Fichtinger,
Frank Lenggenhager, Franz Studer)
and financial support (Cassinelli-Vogel-Stiftung,
C. und A. Kupper-Stiftung, BÜCHI Labortechnik AG,
Astrid und Patrick Sprenger).