Never The Same
A Long Way
Sipping Coffee
Road To Nowhere
Who Cares
Lucky
Girl On The Run
Social Services
Shine A Light
Out Of Order
Dear Privacy
Giving It Up
Hello And Good Bye
Beautiful Addiction
Impressions

Never The Same
written by Franco Fichtner (2009)

please turn around and say you can
remember things you've left undone
good times come and go without
giving notice, sending doubts
we all know the pain
we've been through the strain

senselessly helpless, a dead end
hitting a brickwall, all hopes bent
the best memories still remain
you wish for more of the same
we're not to extend
we have to amend

it will never be
it will never be the same

choices passed burn deep under your skin
you made it clear, conditions pinned
yet blame yourself for the resign
when the great truth is so benign
it's better to have lost
than never loved at all

it will never be
it will never be the same
it will never be
it will never be the same
it will never be
it will never be the same

A Long Way
written by Franco Fichtner (2009)

I've come along way
rushing life
no, a lot of truth
not many lies
just kidding when I say
"coming down with 25"
(it's good to be alive)

but still a long way to go
more lessons to learn
let them come
and still a lot to be seen
it's the cause to stay keen
I'm aware

chasing tomorrow
starting today
with no directions
you can't stray
so let's find some rules
and choose to not obey
(we'll go a long way)

who knows why we're fighting?
who knows what we're hiding in our heads?
and who knows what tomorrow will bring
for you and me?

I've come a long way
ever chasing you
told you once before
I don't need someone new
and although we're busy
runnning around in loops
(we'd jump through any hoop)

with you here by my side
through good and bad times
yes, I do
will be your best friend
the one who understands
mutually
with still a long way to go
more lessons to learn
let them come
and still a lot to be seen
the cause to stay keen
we're aware

Sipping Coffee
written by Franco Fichtner (2008)

I heard you say
that you want to go away
while sipping a coffee
on a fine winter's day
where's the soundtrack
to this shocking turn?
I'd rent an orchestra
and it should play the saddest songs
the saddest songs, the saddest songs

how much do you care
and why should that change just like that
I still believe
this is delicacy at it's best
so many songs
unsorted and unheard
are haunting my disk
I'll never get through them on my own
on my own, on my own

I'm shedding a tear
as we turn around and leave
in different directions
never thought life could be like this
so I'm writing this song
as a late gift to your day
I hope it forces a smile
and I don't know what
I don't know what
I don't know what

Road To Nowhere
written by Franco Fichtner (2007)

it wouldn't be fair to make
promises that we can't keep
we can try to see what's best
but certainty gets lost
if you told me I'd have a
chance to do it over again
I wouldn't change a thing and
I'm not sure what that means
but I know as bad as things
turned out to be this time
I take comfort in not traveling
alone on this road
(on this road to nowhere)
(on this road to nowhere)

some say you need to aim high
so you can climb up bit by bit
though it's not the final destination
that we desperately seek
I love to think that it's the journey
which makes us breathe
sets us on our feet and
teaches us to believe in the path
of fate but it's nothing
if you don't want it to be
I hope you know it'll always be me
along this endless road
(on this road to nowhere)
(on this road to nowhere)

(on this road to nowhere)
it'll always be me
on this road to nowhere
(on this road to nowhere)
I will travel here
on this road to nowhere
(on this road to nowhere)
let me show you the way
on this road to nowhere
(on this road to nowhere)
maybe you'll stay with me
on this road to nowhere
(on this road to nowhere)

Who Cares
written by Franco Fichtner (2009)

yes, do go on
just be gone
I'll get all the help I need
you perceive
not your grief
you can't depend on me
so tell me
who you've been
no, you're no friend of mine

how does it feel to be wrong?
to get your nose severely burnt?
does your dad know what you'll do?
you'll break his heart
his heart, his heart
his heart some day

run away
escape
feel the rush in your veins
complete
your mind's need
can you compete with your fate?
'cause it's late
and might break
who are you to decide

when and where you need your peace?
who and what you deserve on lease?
does your mom get what's driving you?
don't break her heart
her heart, her heart
her heart into parts

just so you know
I hate soaps
but I love a foolish grasp
and your grace
it fails
ignorance won't apprehend
don't care
please spare
any excuse you may conceive

you're feeding trolls when you say
I was in line all of the way
I'll refuse to mime your concience
it would break your heart
your heart, your heart
you'll never know, oh, oh
and who cares?
and who cares?
who cares?

Lucky
written by Franco Fichtner (2008)

do you like to think you're priviledged?
(yeah, you do)
do you know you have a lot of courage?
(it's not sub-par)
do you want to make things different?
(then, please, try)
I've never seen you try before
faking happiness is getting old, old, so old
deep down you hate this more than anything

I'm sorry
for being
who I am
mostly naive
a fine jerk
your best friend
indiscrete and
just happy

have you got your share of work acknowledged?
(you'll need the fix)
have you noticed traits of internal hemorrhage?
(lie to yourself)
have you drowned the good times spent?
(please, don't pretend)
you haven't been running away before
replacing happiness shouldn't be your goal
deep down you hate here more than any place

only once I've seen you cry
now your happiness has grown colder than ice
deep down you hate me more than anyone

I'm sorry
for being
who I am
mostly right
a fine jerk
your best friend
indiscrete and
so lucky

still taking your picture all around
(right by my side)
still hoping the little girl will be more proud
(one fine day)

Girl On The Run
written by Franco Fichtner (2008)

she's got a smile
shining ten feet wide
even when it's pitch-black
she's got the plans
it's all in her hands
even though they're years ahead
I'm down on my kees
'cause I think that she's
the girl with a gun, and

she's on the run, yeah
soon a thousand miles away
so I pray, I'll pray

she's gonna steer
spannig a whole year
she says she'll be back
let's talk on the phone
the only line home
speeding through the net
still down on my knees
though listening with ease
to the songs we played the most

I'm sure it's all been said
and done before but
your presence will be
deeply missed here and
maybe it's no mystery that I
I hate to see you go still it helps
to know you're out there somewhere
making the wait worth all the while

she's on the run, yeah
stop her if you dare
don't you dare, don't you dare
she's on the run, yeah
the girl with a gun, yeah
soon much too far away
let's pray, we'll pray
we'll pray, we'll pray
so let's pray, we'll pray
we'll pray, we'll pray
that she's coming back

Social Services
written by Franco Fichtner (2008)

take a seat and fill this out
make your social environment prowd
even though nothing's gonna change

paying all those bills for
a bunch of gross deceivers and
getting nothing in return

I said countless times "don't give in"
I'm sick of more explaining it
to all the idiots in this town

reading all the papers with
omitted fine print letters
how can you stay objective like that

another issue burst
now for the role model's cost
focusing on rose-colored dreams

I said countless times "don't give in"
I'm sick of more explaining it
to all the idiots in this town

repeat the line to be approved
I guess this world has moved from
innovation to transcript

repeat the line to be approved
I fear I'm stuck in a loop so
please press repeat once again

with queues winding far
they know where you are
and ever take your freedom away
I know that you're soft
but still it seems odd
they can't cuff your freedom away

I said countless times "don't give in"
I'm sick of more explaining it
to all the idiots in this town

I said countless times "I don't give in"
I'm sick of more and more explaining it
to all the idiots in this god-forsaken town

Shine A Light
written by Franco Fichtner (2008)

set it down, you will not hurt
anyone around but you and me
in the end, don't dare to stray
don't trust in what they say
how they genuinely feel
words can never tell

cast it away, you will not succeed
with good faith alone in this cold
cold world we call our own
and they'll always do what they want
actions are plain truth

shine a light, yeah
shine a light, yeah
shine a light, yeah
how did it end like this?
how did we find the bliss?
why did it all work out?
shine a light, yeah
shine a light, yeah
shine a light, yeah
how did it end like this?
how did we find the bliss?
why did it all work out okay?

settle down, you cannot hurt
anyone around but you and me
in the end, don't dare to stray
don't trust in what they say
how they genuinely feel
words will never tell

Out Of Order
written by Franco Fichtner (2008)

you cleaned up and missed a spot
the greener gras there seems to rot
and since when do you care that much?

if things had been worked out
I wouldn't want them
if life had been what you thought
you shouldn't need it

not being attached isn't so bad
a different path can always come up
but what's facing fear compared to that?

if things had been worn out
I wouldn't try them
if life had been what they taught
you couldn't feel it

you swore you'd
leave this place
without a trace
your whole world
gone out of order

the air gets worse with every breath
through waste we take our very next steps
now, we're far from being great

when nature is better off
without us
when we try to fix the broke
will it break us?

you swore you'd
leave this place
without a trace
your whole world
gone out of order

'cause we can't
leave this place
without a trace
a whole world
gone out of order

Dear Privacy
written by Franco Fichtner, Alexander
Scholz, Mario Winkelmann (2008)

preventation of
surveiling nations
find the terror with
no room for error

take of your clothes
they know you anway
keep your hands clean
they know you don't want to

greedy fingers
grasping at straws
slipping away
justice for all

take of your clothes
they know you anway
keep your hands clean
they know you don't want to

clocks ticking
plots thickening
collaborate will
flaky reasons still

so take of your clothes
they've know you for so long
and keep your hands clean
no, we never really do
but don't you talk to strangers
they knew you would today
la di da di da
la da da da
la di da di da
la da da da da da da

Giving It Up
written by Franco Fichtner (2008)

giving it up, and she never called
giving it up, and she never falls for
I heard me singing my sleep
giving it up, and she only lied
giving it up, and she never tries to
hear me, I'm crying in the night
it's alright
let these tears flow in vain
just by margin I lost the game
so I pray
that we'll all get along
and that nothing's truly wrong

yes, nothing's truly wrong
shift your point of view
but when nothing's really wrong
why are we never satisfied?

letting it down, I let you win
letting it down, you can't take this spin
I heard me mumble in my thoughts
letting it down, will she ever learn?
letting it down, can we both be strong?
see me, I'm groping in the dark
it's a start
and it won't be the last time
that you've heard me sing
though it will be
spring time soon
last summer won't be gone

giving it up, there's more to find
letting it down, let it all unwind
I heard me screaming out loud
through the crowd
that there must be a way
through this worn out cliche

no, nothing's truly wrong
shift your point of view
but when nothing's really wrong
why are we never satisfied?

Hello And Good Bye
written by Franco Fichtner (2007)

hello and good bye again
I don't even know your name
but you are already gone
so why do I keep singing on?
'cause I don't like to be alone
and it can't be all that wrong
but in the end I'll admit that
life sucks just as much as we want
as we want, as we want
as we want it to...
as we want, as we want, as we want
as we want it to suck

good bye and hello again
I think I remember your name
but nothing special has come out
of your mouth, this is about
what I want and I don't get
or not deserve or worse yet
that it's still not the time
for life to be just as fine
as we need, as we need
as we need it to...
as we need, as we need, as we need
as we need it to be

do you feel that this is going somewhere?
'cause I am getting tired of being scared
and I don't feel like falling behind the line
I simply wanna go...

hello and good bye again
I guess I will forget your name
the world is such a huge place
so I'll go out and find my pace
and maybe my one will be right where
I stroll along without much care
and then I'll finally admit that
life is beautiful as it is
as it is, as it is
life is beautiful as it is
as it is, as it is
life is so beautiful...
as it is, as it is
life is beautiful as it is
as it is, as it is, as it is

Beautiful Addiction
written by Franco Fichtner (2007)

it is greedy
really needy
and so easy
to fall

feeling happy
and sadly
untrustworthy
today

they were crying
hardly trying
to reach
out their hands

it's my beautiful addiction
not so beautiful affliction
and it's a beautiful hello

it is cold
gets older
and so here
we fall

feels useless
and stupid
it's good that
it fades

still there's crying
no use trying
to lie
and get on

it's my beautiful addiction
not so beautiful affliction
and it's a beautiful hello

it's my beautiful relation
to this beautiful temptation
and it's a beautiful farewell

Impressions
written by Franco Fichtner (2007)

blurry vision of a light
on the other side
does it call my name?
or is this just the lame
old story that they tell
somewhere between heaven and hell
I don't wanna think so
I don't wanna think so

a movie colored white and black
there is always a way back
yet so many shades of grey
I don't know where to leave or stay
a little help from my friends
but will someone understand?
I don't think so
I don't think so

impressions in my mind
old and new from time to time
impressions in my mind
false and true from time to time
impressions, impressions

there are signs blocking my steps
but they don't warn about the traps
you always find much too soon
recall that it's just noon
still the day goes on
a chance to make mistakes undone
I wanna think so
I wanna think so

impressions in my mind
old and new from time to time
impressions in my mind
false and true from time to time
impressions, impressions

impressions in my mind
old and new from time to time
impressions in my mind
false and true from time to time
impressions, impressions, oh