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With reluctance I admit 
I’m unable to commit
In matters of the heart 
I keep mine and yours apart
A reduction in our distance 
Could awaken my resistance 
Though I’m craving love and care 
I might feel deprived from air

Modern celibacy 
Fear of intimacy
Emotional deficiency
Oh oh

I like waking in your arms
And I’m tempted by your charms
When there are strings attached
Then my heart remains untouched
When desire meets obligation 
Feel like making no concession
Sorry but I cannot settle 
My will stings me like a nettle

Modern celibacy 
Fear of intimacy
Emotional deficiency
Oh oh

I dislike being constrained 
I’m unacquainted with restraint
Need my time and need my space 
Hard to synch up with your pace
I’m not lonely I ‘m alone
And fond of being on my own
It takes a whole new attitude 
Parting with my solitude

Modern celibacy 
Fear of intimacy

Modern celibacy 
Fear of intimacy
Dysfunctional delicacy 

Modern celibacy 
Fear of intimacy
Emotional deficiency

Modern Celibacy

I went to bed my cheeks were red
I felt so hot how could I not
Reached down my hand did twist and bend
Did pump and grind but could not find

One finger or two I don’t know what to do
A twist a turn I want to scream and burn
A stroke a spank I’m stiff as plank
Is this a prank I ‘m failing to wank

Whatever happened to my digital pleasure
It’s something I discovered in my days of leisure
My dirty little secret my libidinal treasure
It gave me joy and wonder beyond any measure

I went to bed my cheeks were red
I felt so hot how could I not
Reached down my hand did twist and bend
Did pump and grind but could not find

One finger or two I don’t know what to do
Two fingers or three who’s gonna set me free
A stroke a spank I’m stiff as a plank
Is this a prank I ‘m failing to wank

Whatever happened to my digital pleasure
It’s something I discovered in my days of leisure
My dirty little secret my libidinal treasure
Gave me joy and wonder beyond any measure

One finger or two...

Failure To Wank

I must confess I like excess 
When we meet up and we undress
But what immensely turns me on
Is when you don’t pick up your phone

When I come round and you’re not there
When you ignore me and not care
It sounds absurd but it’s so true 
And that’s why I’m hung up on you
I am hung up on you
I am hung up on you

I am you know I am
I am you know I am
I am you know I am
I am you know I am

I‘m your rejection junkie
Your chained up little monkey
I‘m your rejection junkie
Your chained up little monkey
You know I am

I am you know I am
I am you know I am
I am you know I am
I am you know I am
I’m your rejection junkie

I must confess I like excess 
When we meet up and we undress
But what immensely turns me on
Is when you don’t pick up your phone

When I come round and you’re not there
When you ignore me and not care
It sounds absurd but it’s so true 
And that’s why I’m hung up on you
Hung up on you

Rejection Junkie

Berlin Brides' live score for the film "Spättans väg / The Way Of the Flounder" by Johannes Stjärne Nilsson, performed on the 27th of March 2014 in Moving Silence Festival at Goethe Institut, Athens, Greece.

Spättans väg - The Way Of the Flounder | film score | Moving Silence Festival, Goethe Institut

Featured in the album "The Fuzzy Nerds are Dead" (1994-2014) Vol. IV "covering the nerds".

Vocals: Natasha Giannaraki
Synths: Marilena Orfanou
Mixed by: Berlin Brides
Produced by: Berlin Brides
Recorded at hatStudio 

"The Fuzzy Nerds are Dead" (1994-2014) Vol. IV "covering the nerds" presents bands and artists who cover some of The Fuzzy Nerds songs.

Berlin Brides, My Wet Calvin, Dans Mon Salon, Schema, Σπύρος Γραμμένος, Year Zero, Insomnia Band featuring Elias M., Never Burn, Noisyπ, Radioaisle, The Yotas, Your Painted Smile and Project produce 13 Fuzzy Nerds covers exclusively for The Fuzzy Nerds Are Dead (1994-2014) Vol. IV project and they create a whole different perspective of the fuzzy sound, each one on his own way.

The mastering for this project was made by Panos Papakostas at NoisyLand Recordings Studios (Sept. 2014)

"The Fuzzy Nerds are Dead" (1994-2014) Vol. IV - Psycho Puppie Records & NoisyLand Recordings.

Released 27 September 2014

Artwork by Dio Hatzo

All songs in this Volume were originally written by Petros Fuzzhead Vyzoukis except "A" originally written by Andreas Vyzoukis and "I feel fine" originally written by The Fuzzy Nerds. All covers were made by the band or artist attributed, respectively.

I Feel Fine (the fuzzy nerds cover)

Berlin Brides' introverted, pared down version of Nirvana's 'Breed'.
From 'Nirvana's Nevermind revisited by Greek Bands'.
Exclusively for SONIK mag.

Breed (Nirvana cover)

I went to the doctor to examine my foot
It felt mistreated by a kinky boot
I took my shoe off and I felt his hand
It must have been the first time since I joined this band

I called the masseur to rub my back
His name was Jacob but I call him Jack
I felt self-conscious while removing my clothes
I lack human contact I 'm afraid it shows

I 'm living my life in perfect bliss
Though there's one thing I truly miss
I sing this ballad for the touch-deprived
If you hold my hand I'll be revived
If you hold my hand I'll be revived
I sing this ballad for the touch-deprived 

I went to the shop to try on a dress
I wished to dazzle and impress
When the salesgirl came to zip me up
Her sudden touch made me jump

Oh yeah it made me jump

I do shiatsu with a girl named Clare
I pay good money in return of care
And when she presses my meridian points
I hear the groan from all my joints

I 'm living my life in perfect bliss
Though there 's one thing I truly miss
I sing this ballad for the touch-deprived
If you hold my hand I’ll be revived

Ballad for the Touch-Deprived

Paralyzed

She walses in the room in her Barbie doll shoes
Her expensive perfume her bourgeois girl blues
Permanent vacation is her true vocation
Her sole occupation is procrastination

All decked out in the latest fashion
Declaring she’s in love when she’s lost the passion
Always takes a taxi to bring her home
In Paris in Madrid in Berlin or Rome

Left out freaked out she’s the one I’m on about
She can only whisper when she wants to shout
Invariably stressed but impeccably dressed
You can only guess she’s a princess in distress
Oh she’s a princess in distress
Oh she’s a princess in distress

She left her living room of fake furs and warm hues
She boarded on the plane and reapplied her rouge
Choosing relocation over suffocation
Then somehow replicating her situation

The bubble has burst and her prince is gone
Now she sits at home all alone
She’s filing her nails then she stares at the phone
Then binges on champagne and provolone 

Left out freaked out she’s the one I’m on about
She can only whisper when she wants to shout
Invariably stressed but impeccably dressed
You can only guess she’s a princess in distress
Oh she’s a princess in distress
Oh she’s a princess in distress

Using more make-up to conceal her breakup
Keeps on dreaming when she needs to wake up
Invariably stressed but impeccably dressed
You can only guess she’s a princess in distress
Aaah she’s a princess in distress
Oh she’s a princess in distress

Princess in distress 
Princess in distress 
Princess in distress
Oh she’s a princess in distress

Princess in Distress

I went to Madame O’s to groom my bush
I was feeling kind of scruffy when I shook my tush
She laid me on the bed and removed my clothes
I could keep my eyes open she preferred them closed

I could keep my eyes open she preferred them closed

She said relax it’s just a bikini wax
I know that it hurts but let me take it to the max
You’re on the express train let me lay down the tracks
I’m your ace of spades so be my queen of Jacks

She suggested a brazilian or a landing strip
As the melting wax began to drip
As she laid hot wax on my inner thigh
I could sense she was on an illicit high

I could sense she was on an illicit high

So I ground my teeth and I clenched my fist
Too late to argue or resist
I held my breath till she was done
Where was hair now there was none

Does it spoil all the fun?

She said relax it’s just a bikini wax
I know that it hurts but let me take it to the max
You’re on the express train let me lay down the tracks
I’m your ace of spades so be my queen of Jacks


Bikini Wax

Paris sous la pluie quel dommage quel ennui
Madrid qué calor no hay mar qué horror

Aténas en verano andamos mano a mano
Verano en Aténas te conozco apénas

Cet été athénien c’est le mien et le tien
On est louche on se touche on se tient par la main
Cet été athénien c’est le mien et le tien
Louche touche tient par la main

L’Acropole quelle beauté mais la ville quelle saleté
El mar qué splendor y el agua qué frescor

Aténas en verano andamos mano a mano
Verano en Aténas te conozco apénas

Cet été athénien c’est le mien et le tien
On est louche on se touche on se tient par la main
Cet été athénien c’est le mien et le tien
Louche touche tient par la main

Été Athénien

The Berlin Brides’ sound is a hybrid of electro, punk and power pop. They are: Natasha, lyricist and lead singer, and Marilena, keyboardist who gives the band its electronic identity. Conceived in Berlin and formed in Greece, they are reinventing the music scene in Athens with their caustic lyrics and their combustible live performances.
They have toured Greece extensively and have played alongside CocoRosie, Kap Bambino, Jessie Evans, and in EJEKT festival with the Subways, Klaxons, Jarvis Cocker and Royksopp. 
They performed in the UK for the first time in June 2009 in Buffalo Bar, London, as winners of the Velvet Magazine Prize 2009. It was awarded to them by Artrocker Magazine, which labeled their self-released EP ‘Failure to Wank' one of the two best releases of 2008. That performance granted them a slot in the New Bands Stage at Offset Festival in September 2009, where they performed to an enthused audience and received glowing reviews. In October 2010 they debuted in North America with 6 shows in Toronto Indie Week Festival, winning fans and critical acclaim on the other side of the Atlantic.
Inner Ear Records released their 7” single “Rejection Junkie” on clear vinyl in June 2010 and their debut album "Modern Celibacy" in October 2010 on CD and 12” vinyl.

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