Living for the future – Songtexte

It’s quite simple
I know which way to go
I’m not normal
I’d rather live on the edge of life
In overdrive
I know

I’m not planning
On going with the flow
Or just standing
I’d rather be in the outside lane
And act insane
You know

I always knew that
The way the world is
A free man cannot belong

I never needed
Another person
To say what’s right and what’s wrong

It all began
Down in Key Largo
You pulled a gun
Down in Key Largo

We’re on the run
Selling some cargo
We had some fun
Down in Key Largo

Since I saw you
And how you make a show
The real hero
I’d rather follow your wild life
And feel alive
You know

I always knew that
The way the world is
A free man cannot belong

I never needed
Another person
To say what’s right and what’s wrong

It all began
Down in Key Largo
You pulled a gun
Down in Key Largo

We’re on the run
Selling some cargo
We had some fun
Down in Key Largo

The deal was done
Down in Key Largo
The war was won
Down in Key Largo

And when we’re done
Down in Key Largo
We’ll have some fun
Up in Chicago

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Sven Dohrow

© 2017

Our time has come
The writing’s on the wall
No way that we can change it
No way at all

The end is nigh
The end of our romance
We could have done it better
But no one gets a second chance

Put on your suit
The time has come
The countdown clock
Has just begun

Look in my eyes
And touch my hand
There’s nothing left
To understand

It’s worse than bad
It’s what we feared
And all our plans
Have disappeared

So turn your back
And say a curse
And exit to the
Universe

We’re going to the moon
There’s nothing we can do
The deal is done
We’re going to the moon
The time has come
We’d better do it soon

There’s no way back
We’re riding for a fall
We’re watching our endeavour
Go to the wall

The die is cast
The clock’s begun to tick
We’re on a hopeless mission
Eternity is just a myth

Put on your suit
The time has come
We know exactly
What we’ve done

So take your leave
And say a curse
And exit to the
Universe

We’re going to the moon
There’s nothing we can do
The deal is done
We’re going to the moon
The time has come
We’d better do it soon

We’re going to the moon
We’re going to the moon
We’re going to the moon

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Sven Dohrow

©2017

You know that I’m
A slave to your will
I do as I’m told
I go for the kill

Follow the programme
And read the instructions well
Follow your feelings
And live between heaven and hell

All the time in the world to do
Anything in the world for you
Everything that you ask me to
It’s all I want to do

You are the truth
It’s written in code
It doesn’t take much
For seeds to be sowed

Follow your instincts
And don’t ask the question why
No need to think
Your choice is to do or to die

All the time in the world to do
Anything in the world for you
Everything that you ask me to
It’s all I want to do

All the time in the world to give you
Everything that you want me to
Anything that a man can do
To make your plan come true

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Ronny Schreinzer

© 2017

Oh Marina Jones
Took me to your home
Now we’re both alone
The past is turned to stone
Could we know
The present had no future?

Have you seen her
Misdemeanour?
Have you heard her
Scream blue murder?

Have you seen her?
Has she been here?
Have you heard her?
Don’t disturb her

Oh Marina Jones
Took me to your home
Now we’re both alone
The past is turned to stone
Could we know
The present had no future?

Have you seen her
Misdemeanour?
Have you heard her
Scream blue murder?

Oh Marina Jones
Took me to your home
Now we’re both alone
The past is turned to stone
Do we know
The past has got no future?

Under the skies
My true love lies
City of spies
Open your eyes

Oh Marina Jones
The fruitless seed was sown
We were in the zone
But if the truth be known
We could see
The present had no future

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Sven Dohrow

© 2017

We talked about a thousand things
We flew around on angel’s wings
And stood atop a mountain peak
And watched the world spread out beneath

We thought this life would never end
We couldn’t really comprehend
That planet earth was spinning round
That we would plummet to the ground

But this, my friend, was yesterday
And this was all we had
Now I remember everything
Do you recall at all?

When I lost you
Everything changed
Lies became true
When I lost you

When I lost you
Nothing remained
I’ve lost myself too
Here without you

We stayed up every night till late
Impossible to separate
And when the sun rose in the sky
The only ones were you and I

And when the sun set later on
We didn’t talk to anyone
But lived on in a world for two
Where everything was me and you

But all of this was yesterday
And it was all we had
So I remember everything
Do you recall at all?

When I lost you
Everything changed
Lies became true
When I lost you

When I lost you
Nothing remained
I’ve lost myself too
Here without you

On the day you disappeared
How I searched around
I knew you wouldn’t reappear
What’s lost is never found

But all of this was yesterday
And it was all we had
So I remember everything
Do you recall at all?

When I lost you
Everything changed
Lies became true
When I lost you

When I lost you
Nothing remained
I’ve lost myself too
Here without you
Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Sven Dohrow

©2017

When, when I saw you
I was sure that my dreams had come true
You, you were the one
Yes the only one under the sun

How could I get it so wrong?
You know I ask myself that
How could I do it
And why did it take me so long?

You, you were to me
The most beautiful girl there could be
You, you were divine
Unmistakably made to be mine

How could I get it so wrong?
You know I ask myself that
Why did I do it so wrong?
If I only knew that
Why can’t I do it
So why can’t I tell you: so long?

How could I get it so wrong?
You know I ask myself that
Why did I take it so long?
If I only knew that
Why did I do it
And how could I get it so
How could I get it so wrong?

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Sven Dohrow

© 2017

At the end of love
When you’ve had enough
There’s a brand new start
At the end of love

Avoid speculation
And alienation
Life isn’t unkind
It’s all in the mind

Don’t take what you’re given
You´re never forgiven
For wasting your time
Or worse wasting mine

It’s my concern
And all I can learn
In the abyss
I’m certain of this

It’s all you’ve got
So take it or leave
Your earthly lot
You’d better believe

At the end of love
When you’ve had enough
There’s a brand new start
At the end of love

At the end of love
When you’ve had enough
There’s a brand new life
At the end of love

Control your emotion
Rein in your devotion
And don’t have a care
For pain and despair

Don’t listen to fiction
About crucifixion
There’s nothing divine
That’s not also mine

It’s my concern
And all I can learn
In the abyss
I’m certain of this

It’s all you’ve got
So take it or leave
Your earthly lot
You’d better believe

At the end of love
When you’ve had enough
There’s a brand new start
At the end of love

At the end of love
When you’ve had enough
There’s a brand new life
At the end of love

There’s a rainbow at the end of love
In the skies above
You can see it at the end of love

At the end of love
When you’ve had enough
There’s a brand new start
At the end of love

At the end of love
When you’ve had enough
There’s a brand new life
At the end of love

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Sven Dohrow

©2017

Lost lives was how the West was won
Nothing you can’t solve with a gun
You showed the world the way to go
Did what a man has got to do

Somewhere beneath a western sky
You killed the losers born to die
Playing the noble gun for hire
Shooting and fighting fire with fire

You tell the truth
For the common folk
Can you read the signs
In a puff of smoke?

Johnny, can you hear me
On the frontier, on the prairie?
And I said – Johnny, can you hear me
On the island, in the sky?

You wore your silver star with pride
Unfazed by all the souls that died
You knew by instinct what was right
Then proved it when you won the fight

You tell the truth
For the common folk
Can you read the signs
In a puff of smoke?

Johnny, can you hear me
On the frontier, on the prairie?
And I said – Johnny, can you hear me
On the island, in the sky?

Johnny, can you hear me
On the frontier, on the prairie?
And I said – Johnny, can you hear me
On the island, in the sky?

Johnny – you know the West’s still wild
Can you hear me – nothing is reconciled
From the stagecoach – you’d better grab your gun
In the badlands – we’re gonna have some fun

And I said – Johnny – do what you know you can
Can you hear me – you always get your man
From the railroad – head for the setting sun
From the mines – and make the bad guys run

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Sven Dohrow

© 2017

Love is a trial
It tests your resolve
It’s substance not style
It’s how we evolve

Gone are the times
When life was a breeze
And everyday crimes
Were mastered with ease

Looking around
What have I found?

No escaping
From your situation
Take the challenge
And never surrender

No evading
The state of negation
Face the future
And never surrender

This is the end
The end of your dreams
Life isn’t a friend
It’s not what it seems

Facing the facts
Is all you can do
Watching your back’s
Advisable too

Looking around
What have I found?

No escaping
From your situation
Take the challenge
And never surrender

No evading
The state of negation
Face the future
And never surrender

Can’t be complete
Till you’ve tasted defeat
Take the challenge
And never surrender

Cannot prevail
If you’re frightened to fail
Face the future
And never surrender

Always remember
Never surrender

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Ronny Schreinzer

©2017

Life is in the air
Waiting for a fall
Wanting to be elsewhere
Anywhere at all

Living on a prayer
Waiting for the call
Dreaming of a nightmare
Driving to the wall

You were the reason
Everything went on so well
For a while

All that is left for
Us now is living our lives
In denial

You say you’ve had enough
You’re not the only one
Where’s the fun in that?

You say you’ve had enough
You’re not the only one
Where’s the fun?

Love is what you make it
Everybody knows
All we do is fake it
Nothing ever goes
Passing over time
Never really care
Using up a lifetime
Feeling the despair

You were the reason
Everything went on so well
For a while

All that is left for
Us now is living our lives
In denial

You say you’ve had enough
You’re not the only one
Where’s the fun in that?

You say you’ve had enough
You’re not the only one
I miss the fun

You say you’ve had enough
You know the time has come
Nothing to be done

You say enough’s enough
You’re not the only one
We lost the fun

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Sven Dohrow

©2017

Searching for a place
In the universe
As the news from earth
Goes from bad to worse

Looking for the way
To a promised land
Seeing many signs
We really don’t understand

The history of our lives
Tells a tale
They say that we learn the best
When we fail

The present’s just begun
And now it’s done
I’m living for the future

The race is never won
But now it’s run
I’m living for the future

We haven’t found our place
In the universe
Everything around
Is getting worse and yet worse

The history of our lives
Tells a tale
They say that we learn the best
When we fail

The present’s just begun
And now it’s done
I’m living for the future

The race is never won
But now it’s run
I’m living for the future

It’s plain to see
Undoubtedly
That I’m the last
To praise the past
Which anyway
Has had its day
And disappeared
As we had feared

I’m finding my way through
And when I do
I’m living for the future

I simply can’t pretend
That it’s the end
I’m living for the future

It’s plain to see
Undoubtedly
That I’m the last
To praise the past
Which anyway
Has had its day
And disappeared
As we had feared

The present’s just begun
And now it’s done
I’m living for the future

The race is never won
But now it’s run
I’m living for the future

It’s written in the sky
The stars don’t lie
I’m living for the future

The present’s just begun
And now it’s done
I’m living for the future

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Sven Dohrow

©2017

I saw a slender shadow
Appear close to me
I felt a poison arrow
Enter into me

I knew that I was falling
Before your face took shape
I heard your voice was calling
No mercy, no escape

You said we couldn’t be together
But there are some things that you can’t resist
I knew it was the last adventure
That it was something that could not be missed

Now you’ve disappeared forever
Like the ghosts of yesterday
Banished to the land of never
Nothing left to do or say

Now we’ve ended our endeavour
Like the ghosts of yesterday
Leaving emptiness forever
No redemption come what may

You gave a solemn promise
To leave without a trace
You kept your word regardless
Dissolving into space

We knew we couldn’t be together
And it was wrong that we did not resist
We knew it was the last adventure
But how the time we had is sorely missed

Now you’ve disappeared forever
Like the ghosts of yesterday
Banished to the land of never
Nothing left to do or say

Now we’ve ended our endeavour
Like the ghosts of yesterday
Leaving emptiness forever
No redemption come what may

Now you’ve disappeared forever
Like the ghosts of yesterday
Banished to the land of never
Nothing left to do or say

Lyrics Tim Dowdall
Music Ronny Schreinzer

©2017