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The Odd Moment
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(30 July 2015 / 06 September 2018)
he bought himself a large bed
from the meagre savings that he had
and he learned to cook some dishes
high in flavour and low on fat
so that any given day
he could invite someone to stay
everything would be prepared
but when the moment came
he never knew the thing to say
to show them that he cared
he worked out and he shaved
in a strict daily routine
he never drank or stayed up late
his underwear and sheets were clean
so that whenever someone came
to brighten up his day
they would find him at his best
but when the moment came
there was no way to make them stay
he embraced the morning light
learned to savour the bright side
and filled his heart with highest hopes
and he forced himself to smile
at every cat and every child
like a circus freak on dope
but it only led to shame
life just doesn’t work that way
try as he may to make a stand
his moment never really came
and all that brightened up his day
was to know that it would end
there’s really nothing you can do
when the world’s at odds with you
it will not warm up to you
you’re taking yourself for a fool
cross your heart and face the truth:
there’s really nothing here for you
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To Invite the Haunting
07:16
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Broken Heartbeats
04:52
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Worlds Collide
04:47
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Wake-Up Call
04:11
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08/13 October 2018
that moment when you realise
you’re awake in this long night
and the bad dream you’ve left behind
was a mercy now lost
that moment when you realise
that you’ve opened up your weary eyes
to a dreadful truth that outshines
all the killing fields you’ve crossed
that moment of despondency
when all you’ve ever hoped to be
lies in ruins before your feet
strewn across barren shores
when you see through your own disguise
and the last light dies in your eyes
that’s the moment when you realise
you’ve bet all you had on the wrong horse
that moment when the nightmare ends
you grope in the dark hoping for a hand
but there’s no-one there to help defend
against the succubus of dread
you scream at the night that still remains
with no comfort to relieve the pain
when you see the end of this losing game
that’s the moment you wake up dead
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Off Limits
03:23
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8. |
Missing Pages
04:56
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Last Line of Defence
03:15
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09 October 2018
Iä! Iä!
Iä! Iä!
Iä! Iä!
We await
The coming of an ancient wake-up call
Iä! Iä!
We await
The lightless dawn to liberate us all
Iä! Iä!
The one who dwells beyond the stars
Iä! Iä!
The one who whispers in the dark
Iä! Iä!
The one who dreams this ghoulish farce
Iä! Iä!
Reveal thyself to those who bear the mark
Iä! Iä!
We await
The one who breaks the last line of defence
Iä! Iä!
We await
The looming void to lead us to the end
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Will to Leave
07:04
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The Host
07:06
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15.–17 June 2018
there’s always time for another haunting
there’s always room for the next ghost
though the undead always leave me wanting
I will always be a willing host
there’s nothing quite like a proper haunting
no one as loyal as a silent ghost
when the dying leave and the living taunt me
only the undead will share a toast
to a soul in dismay
to a mind in disarray
to a life that’s gone astray
to the faithless that turn away
from the day
with open arms I invite the haunting
the lights are out, the stage is set
with an open mind and a bitter wanting
it only takes a thought to raise the dead
it’s so lifeless here when there’s no haunting
the gaping void of an empty host
when even ghosts turn away to taunt me
no-one in the world will raise a toast
to the spark of life that fades
to ideals and hopes decayed
to the will to leave this place
to the nameless that have returned
to their graves
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Sidetrack Walker Kiel, Germany
Sidetrack Walker is an independent music project focusing on atmosphere and honest, emotional songwriting. Headed by German
artist Dominik Sonders, it draws on genres such as Art Rock, Trip-Hop, Drum’n’Bass, Dark Folk and Modern Classical.
(Photo: Nikita Mädge)
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