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Listening to the whispering fields
By the blow of the wheels
My heart is not where I go
Somehow I’m lookin’ for a way not to feel
How tender it seems to me when you took my hand
Sometimes I plead – Angel
Could I just leave it all
Sometimes I feel that you’re with me
Though I know well – that you far away
Maybe faith will be – for you and for me
Make a wish come true – ’cause I love you
Lookin’ for these pictures you made
This time cannot fade
I still keep watchin’ you now
Somehow I keep what I promised in May
But love cannot wait until the end of our days
Sometimes I plead – Angel
Could I just leave it all
All my thoughts and duty – Angel!!!
Could I just be with you
Sometimes I feel that you’re with me
Though I know well – that you far away
Maybe faith will be – for you and for me
Make a wish come true – ’cause I love you
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2. |
Mission Hymn
04:19
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Going up the river congo
There's a steamboat, plain to see
Endless seems to be it's journey
Yet there's still a hopeful gleam
Pilgrims reaching out for missions
The captain reaching out for one
Who has stripped off his convictions
Whose humanity's all gone
Whites consider him an agent
Natives praise him as their god
No-one knows what happened to him, yeah to him
Here at this unearthly spot
Where a spoken word means justice
And nightmares are reality
Where the people muse and wonder
What their aim in life might be
Hear the pumping heart of darkness
Feel the savage call inside
Mankind's living in a flicker
Who can say which way's the right
The steamer is at rest for aeons
But the people never are
They exploit themselves all day long
And keep on beneath the stars
We've been taught a million lessons
Which demanded every price
Yet we keep on going further
As if we had a place to hide
Hear the pumping heart of darkness
Feel the savage call inside
Mankind's living in a flicker
Who can say which way's the right
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3. |
Just The Two Of Us
04:25
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I see the crystal raindrops fall
And the beauty of it all
Is when the sun comes shining through
To make those rainbows in my mind
When I think of you sometime
And I wanna spend some time with you
Just the two of us
We can make it if we try
Just the two of us
(Just the two of us)
Just the two of us
Building castles in the sky
Just the two of us
You and I
We look for love, no time for tears
Wasted water's all that is
And it don't make no flowers grow
Good things might come to those who wait
Not for those who wait too late
We gotta go for all we know
Just the two of us
We can make it if we try
Just the two of us
(Just the two of us)
Just the two of us
Building them castles in the sky
Just the two of us
You and I
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4. |
Ho Hey
02:55
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I been trying to do it right
I been living a lonely life
I been sleepin' here instead
I been sleepin' in my bed
I been sleepin' in my bed
So show me family
All the blood that I will bleed
I don't know where I belong
I don't know where I went wrong
But I can write a song
I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart
I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweet'
I don't think you're right for him
Think of what it might have been if we
Took a bus to chinatown
I'd be standin' on canal and Bowery
She'd be standin' next to me
I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart
I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart
Love we, need it now
Let's hope, for some
'Cause oh, we're bleedin' out
I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart
I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweet
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5. |
Freedom Deep
02:41
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You show me the way
Give away
The truth
I'm looking for
I need a new way
Out of here
The door
Is opening
Freedom take me deeper
Freedom take me deeper
All the blue days
Gone astray
The clouds
Are giving in
Freedom take me deeper
Freedom take me deeper
Losing my fear
Suddenly
The way
Has come to me
Freedom take me deeper
Freedom take me deeper
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6. |
Mad World
04:57
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All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad world, mad world
Children waiting for the day, they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher, tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad world, mad world
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7. |
Come Away With Me
04:53
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Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song
Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can't tempt us, with their lies
And I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won't you try to come
Come away with me and we'll kiss
On a mountaintop
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you
(Instrumental)
And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe there in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me
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8. |
One Flight Down
03:24
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One flight down
There's a song on low
And your mind just picked up on the sound
Now you know that you're wrong
Because it drifts like smoke
And it's been there playing all along
Now you know
Now you know
The reeds and brass have been weaving
Leading into a single note
In this place
Where your arms unfold
Here at last I see your ancient face
Now you know
Now you know
The cadence rolls in broken
Plays it over and then goes
One flight down
There's a song on low
And it's been there playing all along
Now you know
Now you know
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9. |
Nightshift
04:40
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Marvin, he was a friend of mine
And he could sing a song, his heart in every line
Marvin, sang of the joy and pain,
He opened up our minds and I still can hear him say
Aw, talk to me, so you can see; what's going on
Say you will, sing your songs, for-evermore, evermore
Gonna be some sweet sounds, coming down, on the night shift
I bet you're singing proud, oh, I bet you'll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night; it's gonna be alright, on the night shift
Oh, you found a-nother home, I know you're not alone on the night shift
You found a-nother home, I know you're not alone on the night shift
Jackie, hey, what you doing now?
It seems like yesterday, when we were working out
Jackie, you set the world on fire
You came and gifted us; your love it lifted us, higher and higher
Keep it up and we'll be there, at your side
Oh, say you will, sing your songs, for-evermore, evermore, evermore
Gonna be some sweet sounds, coming down, on the night shift
I bet you're singing proud, oh, I bet you'll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night; it's gonna be alright, on the night shift
Oh, you found a-nother home, I know you're not alone on the night shift
Gonna be some sweet sounds, coming down, on the night shift
I bet you're singing proud, oh, I bet you'll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night; it's gonna be alright, on the night shift
Oh, you found a-nother home, I know you're not alone on the night
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10. |
Believe
05:18
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I don't want to believe
That it's over now
I don't want to believe
But I get round somehow
I just want you to believe
I give you all that you need
I don't feel our love's over now
Maybe I'm wrong – then I have to be strong
But what we've done is not wrong
I'm still in love with you
You don't want to believe
That we could touch the stars
Now I'm on my knees
And nothing is what it was
I just want you to believe
I give you all that you need
I don't feel our love's over now
Maybe I'm wrong – then I have to be strong
But what we've done is not wrong
I'm still in love with you
INSTRUMENTAL
I don't want to believe
You're lieing in his bed
I don't want to believe
All the things you said
I just want you to believe
I give you all that you need
I don't feel our love's over now
Maybe I'm wrong – then I have to be strong
But what we've done is not wrong
I want you to believe
I give you all that you need
I don't feel our love's over now
Maybe I'm wrong – I have to be strong
But what we've done is not wrong
I just want you to believe
I give you all that you need
I don't feel our love's over now
Maybe I'm wrong – then I have to be strong
But what we've done is not wrong
I'm still in love with you
I'm still in love with you
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11. |
Salud
05:13
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Here’s to you my good old friends
You suffered and toiled throughout your lives
While I was resting in my bed
Waiting for the sun to shine
Waiting for the sun to shine
So raise your glasses, hold them high
You can say good bye to sorrow and pain
Sit down, relax. Take your time
Tomorrow is another day
Tomorrow is another day
(Adlips)
And the earth is flat and the moon is a cheese
What you see is what you get
And all you got to say is please
It’s the only magic word you need
It’s the only magic word you need
Here’s to you my good old friends
My stars, my earth, my rainbows end
My life, my reason, my sun and moon
My devils, my angels, professors and fools
(Adlips)
Thru darkness, ice and snow you came
To find me sittin’ by the fireside
I was cosy, I was warm
Turning the water into wine
Turning the water into wine
So raise your glasses, hold them high
You suffered and toiled throughout your lives
While I was resting in my bed
Waiting for the sun to shine
Waiting for the sun to shine
(Adlips)
Waiting for the sun to shine
Waiting for the sun to shine
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12. |
Falling In Love With You
05:33
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Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay? Would it be a sin?
If I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
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13. |
Oh My Heart
03:51
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Living by my lowly creed.
Every man has certain needs
To this needs I must concede
To this needs I must concede
Oh my Heart…
I’m a man cut from the know.
Rarely do friends come and then go
She was a girl soft, but estranged
She was a girl soft, but estranged
Oh my Heart…
Yes I know, I know it’s hard
But I just won’t start
Will not take apart
Just won’t start
Will not take apart
Oh my Heart
Confusion is my middle name
Ask me again – I tell you the same
Persuaded by one sexy dame
Persuaded by one sexy dame
Oh my Heart…
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14. |
Leaving On A Jet Plane
05:26
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All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin'
It's early morn
The taxi's waitin'
He's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome
I could die
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
Every place I go, I'll think of you
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Then close your eyes
And I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times, I won't have to say
Kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
But, I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
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15. |
Fish Named Napoleon
05:28
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Melville Camus an old Postman
Brings a letter from my good friend
He wants to see me again this life
In his ocean
Signed this by
Fish named Napoleon
Fish named Napoleon
Call a taxi to Devonshire
"That's a long way, a long way, Sir
To the beaches, the gates of blue"
The meeting place
Where I meet you
Fish named Napoleon
Fish named Napoleon
Follow me boy
We drown down the Boulevard
In this world's the world so far
We go shopping in deep caves
Under trouble's highest waves
I see your fancy coral reef
With eyes like child's so quite naive
Fish named Napoleon
Fish named Napoleon
Bye bye Napoleon
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16. |
Planet Earth
04:36
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Neonlights are shining bright
I'm looking for are place tonight
A place to live in harmony
Get out of this reality
I will survive and be here on this Planet Earth
I'll be alive on Planet Earth
Won't be afraid here on Planet Earth
Won't be enslaved on Planet Earth, on Planet Earth...
We all have sold our dignity
Is there a place where we can be
My poor head's spinning like a reel
How can I tell you what I feel
I will survive and be here on this Planet Earth
I'll be alive on Planet Earth
Won't be afraid here on Planet Earth
Won't be enslaved on Planet Earth, on Planet Earth...
There is no point to understand
Where it starts and where it ends
TV-Station's telling lies
Every day and every night
I will survive and be here on this Planet Earth
I'll be alive on Planet Earth
Won't be afraid here on Planet Earth
Won't be enslaved on Planet Earth, on Planet Earth...
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Ralph Maten Hamelin, Germany
Ralph Maten is a songwriter, music producer, singer (rock / blues & jazz) & pianist (Torch Music & Adult
Contemporary).
Ralph Maten sang at big Dark Wave & EDM festivals for eight years; he played in the opening act of strange artists like Marilyn Manson, Wolfsheim, HIM, De / Vision and his youth idol Marc Almond (Soft Cell).
But he reinvented himself, back to the small clubs - gets in touch.
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