recorded 1983 in Hotline Studios, Frankfurt                                                                                      

merry-go-round                                                                                                                   I ran thru´the deserts oft the morning,                                                                        I ran thru´the mirrors of my mind                                                                                                                   my love gave me power, stopped me yawning                                                                                                                                                           my love brought me back in time
                                                                                                                                                                                        me ´n´my baby high, me´n´my baby high,me´n´ my baby high, up in the sky                                                                                                                                                              me ´n´my baby high, me´n´my baby high,me´n´ my baby high, up in the sky                                                                                                                                                              wasted my time on the merry-go-round   go round,  go round, go round                                                                 wasted my time on the merry-go-round   go round, go round                                                                                                                               

I ran thru´the jungles of emotion, I ran till it caused me pain.                                                             
my love gave me replay in slow motion, my love stopped me running in vain

me ´n´my baby high, me´n´my baby high,me´n´ my baby high, up in the sky                                                                                                                                                              me ´n´my baby high, me´n´my baby high,me´n´ my baby high, up in the sky                                                                                                                                                              wasted my time on the merry-go-round   go round,  go round, go round                                                                 wasted my time on the merry-go-round   go round, go round

songbook 05  mit Werner Schnittger und Marc Fournelle

green wave - merry go round (1983)

She wrote a letter

she wrote a letter to her mama saying: I had to leave, it makes me sick you had to stay
no time to say good-bye, they said  you gotta flee, flee way down South, down the motorway

those highway chaos scenes I never will forget: one million cars in endless rows- 
the way they crashed and smashed, all the wounded and the dead,
a world in panic - no place to go

   this ain´t no place to live in, this is a place to die, you better leave now Sellafield, tell you the reason why: 
a plane crashed down on reactor IV, the pilot´s lost  control, we blame it on the stormy night and the pilot was too old
but we do urge you not to panic now - we got all the plans to get you out  somehow - 
the young people leave (but the old people stay),hop in your cars and move down to the motorway!

harpsolo
she wrote a letter to her mama, but then she threw it away: how should it reach them folks back home?
no way to get it mailed, - maybe they´re dead by now - you get no news from the danger zone... 

no more sun in the afternoon like in village green days, no more birds in the old oak trees, no more green alley ways

(maybe the fuckin´weather is to blame for it?)

sit alone in my hotel room, dream of days long gone by, underneath city´s neon gloom, underneath starless skies

no more sun in the afternoon like in village green days, no more birds in the old oak trees, no more green alley ways

solo

look at me now! - I am Sarah! look at me now! - I´m not goin´ insane!
Solo

1 - 04 She Wrote A Letter

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De groene slang (Amsterdam ´65 tot ...)
Die grüne Schlange (A´dam ´65 bis …)

nevel in de Phono-Bar, ´65, Amsterdam
Nebel in der Phono-Bar, ´65 Amsterdam
hier, vlak bij de vlooienmaarkt kuste zij mij, de groene slang
hier, nah beim Flohmarkt, küsste sie mich, die grüne Schlange,
stikkies, rode Lebanon, bang? Nee, wees niet bang
stikkies* ,roter Libanon, Angst? Nein, brauchst keine Angst zu haben!
de zoete smaak van vrijheid in de kus van de groene slang
der süße Geschmack von Freiheit im Kuss der grünen Schlange

“heb je ´n kwartje of een dubbeltje?”
“hast´n kwartje** oder ein dubbeltje?***“
vroegen wij touristen op de Dam
fragten wir Touristen auf dem Dam
Wij hebben niets gegeten, uh, al dagenlang,
wir haben nichts gegessen, uh, schon tagelang,
Urenlang, dagenlang, liggen wij hier in de nevel 
stundenlang, tagelang liegen wir hier im Nebel
Groene slang, wees niet bang
grüne Schlange, hab´keine Angst
de nevel is de prijs van
der Nebel ist der Preis von

Amsterdam, Amsterdam
zij zeggen: niets moet, maar alles kan!
Sie sagen: nichts muss, aber alles kann!
Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
Ik hou van jou, mijn leven lang!
Ich liebe dich, mein Leben lang!

Pink Floyd in Paradiso, the Kinks in Fantasio twee (zwei)
Nieuwedijk, de eetsalon, een bami hapje of twee
Die Snackbar am Nieuwedijk, ein oder zwei Indonesische Reisröllchen
Provos demonstreeren tegen Vietnam, ik ga mee! 
Provos demonstrieren gegen Vietnam, ich gehe mit!
Shaggie draaien? nee,dat kan ik toch nog niet! Nee, nee,nee 
Zigaretten von Hand drehen? Nein, das kann ich doch noch nicht! Nein, Nein, Nein

Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
zij zeggen: niets moet, maar alles kan!
Sie sagen: nichts muss, aber alles kann!
Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
Ik blijf een provo, mijn leven lang
Ich bleibe ein Provo**** mein Leben lang

hier wij zitten in de nevel van onze dromen op de Dam
hier sitzen wir auf dem Dam im Nebel unserer Träume
En wij dromen van het leven een leven lang (2x)
Und wir träumen vom Leben, ein Leben lang

Gesprochen:
Amsterdam,
Ik hou van jou, mijn leven lang!
Ich liebe dich mein Leben lang
en ik ga nog naar het Paradiso naar toe,
und ich gehe noch Richtung Paradiso
dan naar de Centraal Station
dann zum Hauptbahnhof
Ik rijd nog even eens met de witte fiets naar het Waterlooplein
Ich fahre noch gerade mal kurz mit einem weißen Fahrrad***** zum Waterlooplein
Naar de vlooienmarkt, een jasje kopen
zum Flohmarkt, ´ne Jacke kaufen
slechts louter kabouter, dank je wel ,tot ziens, tot ziens! 
Überall nichts als Kabouter******, danke,…bis bald,… bis bald!

Ja, ga maar stoppen, ik denk, het liedje is uit!
Ja, halt mal an; ich denke, das Lied ist aus!

stikkies* bleistiftdicke selbstgedrehte Zigaretten (mit/ohne)

kwartje** frühere niederländische 25cent Münze

dubbeltje*** frühere niederländische 10cent Münze

provo**** Zusammenschluß von Hippies, Anarchos u. a. als Provadya –Bewegung (daher:Provos) schon ca. 1965/66 im Stadtrat von Amsterdam, Initiatoren und Betreiber von Paradiso, Kosmos, Fantasio II und später Melkweg

witte fiets ***** weiß angestrichene Fahrräder wurden überall in Amsterdam von den Provos abgestellt; jeder, der wollte, konnte sie frei benutzen und dann für andere irgendwo stehen lassen

kabouters ***** Heinzelmännchen – Nachfolgebewegung der Provos ab ca.1968/69
Phonobar - legendärer Jazzclub (1960 -1973) in Amsterdam, Thorbeckeplein 15

02 de groene slang (Amsterdam´65 tot´68)

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Ulysses

One fine morning , in a far away land,
Zeus told me
to go sailing out into the distance

so I sailed far and wide, across the Egyptian sea
Searching for Ithaka
Somehow I lost my way - somewhere
somewhere

years and tears went by, nearly without a sound,
It has been a quiet life
That I spent sailing somewhere in the distance

And now I´m back again, but you, where are you now?
maybe you got tired
And left sailing searching for Ithaka
Alone in the distance

Thought I could win like in the old days
When we sailed on the sea of green
Still I´m searching for the old ways
We walked so many times in our sunken dreams

Solo (Strophe)

And now I´m back again, but you, where are you now?
maybe you got tired
And left sailing into the distance

And it´s rather late now, the sun is almost sinking down
I can feel the distance
To you, beyond the horizon
beyond the horizon

Zwischenteil (4 Takte)
I won´t forget any beauty I´ve seen
won´t forget noone, no places I´ve been

Thought I could win like in the old days 2x
When we sailed on the sea of green
Still I´m searching for those old ways
We walked so many times in our golden dreams

05 Ulysses

CD (LEICO-8837)


dreams & clouds

Once in a moment, one of these moments in life
knew I met you somewhere – out in the rain
And you told me - about dreams and about clouds
And you told me about how the nights were without –

Hey you, in this very moment
remembered our days in the outskirts of town
We two, lost there in that moment,
and love, have we ever really found it,
Have we ever really found it?

And I saw you, you with your caring eyes,
did you ever realize - the rain in my eyes?
And I told you about dreams and about clouds
And I told you about how the days were without –

Hey you, in this very moment
remembered our nights in the outskirts of town
We two, lost there in that moment,
and love, have we ever really found it,
Have we ever really found it?

Bridge
The day when you did leave me, really felt like dying
My world came tumbling down, couldn´t keep from crying
But time passed slowly by and all those lonely nights
And now you again?

Hey you, in this very moment 2x
remembered our days in the outskirts of town
We two, lost there in that moment,
and love, have we ever really found it,
Have we ever really found it?

Hey you, in this very moment
remembered our nights in the outskirts of town
We two, lost there in that moment,
and love, have we ever really found it,
Have we ever really found it? So what?

06 dreams & clouds

CD (LEICO-8837)

Flying home

the passenger:
come flying –home to me
come flying – can´t you see
you missed the train you use to take, by a minute or two
here I stand and wonder what you´ll do

flying – you know my dear
flying – spoils the atmosphere
I need your love so badly, baby, I long to be back home
lost here in this station all alone

allright, allright, I´ll take this plane my love
tonight, tonight, we will be united

flying, I´m in the air
flying, soon I´ll be there
strange familiar feeling, feels like eight miles high,
hey, you byrds, I´m high up in the sky

high– eight miles high-somehow lost-in the sky
like byrds – eight miles high-somehow lost-in the sky, in the sky

allright, allright, you took this plane my love
tonight, tonight, we will be united
Alright, alright, this is your first flight,
So be home soon and we´ll be united

the pilot:
Good morning, ladies & gentlemen this is your captain speaking
this is flight AA 11 - we´re on our way home now!

Gonna leave this country – this is my vow –
gonna leave this country – right now-
gonna leave this country – this is my vow
gonna leave this country – right now-
Gonna leave America – this is my vow –
gonna leave America – right now-

gonna leave America – the land of the glory-
gonna leave America –end of the story
Gonna leave America – I´m bound for heaven –
gonna leave America – it´s 9/11#

Gonna leave America – back to my father-
back to my mother, my sisters and brothers
you just killed them, innocent peasants,
now we all meet again – up there in heaven

they didn´t know about America –they´ve never seen it,
they only worked in their fields in the mountains and you killed them,
I´m gonna take you all with me - to meet my family,
to prove they were innocent, yes they were innocent

now I´m flying home,
now I´m flying home
with all of you with me
I´m flying home to my father,
to my mother,
my sisters and brothers
I´m flying home

Look mummy, look daddy:
here come the towers

(oh, my god)

07 flying home

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stay awake

Keepin an eye upon the sparrow, some words they better stay unsaid
That is the truth, no use, cos´ everybody knows
If you take a walk in the rain you might get wet

you better stay awake, you stay awake, from today until tomorrow

stay awake in this world of silence, feel how it overwhelms the night
calling them names, like fame, but everybody knows,
they burn away too soon in the heat of light

you better stay awake,you stay awake, from today until tomorrow

Lucy was dreaming in her heaven of silence
Dreaming of sparrows on cloud number nine
Dreaming of words without sound without meanings
Dreaming of flowers and dandelion wine

Lucy stepped down from her sky full of diamonds
They changed all her diamonds into metal and steel
into religion, and into science
will she learn the way how to smile as you kill?

I hope she don´t get fooled again

stay awake in this world of silence, feel how it overwhelms the night
calling them names, like fame, but everybody knows,
they burn away too soon in the heat of light

you better stay awake, stay awake, from today until tomorrow
stay awake, stay awake, from today until forever

08 stay awake

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the morning

Found no sleep until the morning, stayed awake thru´ the night		
no relief, only darkness
No dreams to dream, the minutes met my deepest frights

Mesmerized by the shadows, watched them tumbling thru´ the night		
So confused just like that moonchild
Without a warning the morning broke with all its might

shadows kept on crawling in, chased away the brightness of my day		
where have all my colours gone, kneeling at the ceiling
shadows kept on crawling in, chased away the brightness of my day		
where have all my colours gone, kneeling at the ceil

Now I´m facing, the sound of silence, here I´m lost again in the crowd,
no coat to warm me, here in that snowstorm,
I sing my song about those days so loud and proud

shadows kept on crawling in, chased away the brightness of my day		
where have all my colours gone, kneeling at the ceiling
shadows kept on crawling in, chased away the brightness of my day		
where have all my colours gone, kneeling at the ceiling
where have all my colours gone, kneeling at the c

still I´m dreaming of sunny days						
now that my pockets are filled with rain
the sun has gone, and the moon is here to stay 
if this is real, the fool awakes and feels the pain

shadows kept on crawling in, chased away the brightness of my day		
where have all my colours gone, kneeling at the ceiling
shadows kept on crawling in, chased away the brightness of my day		
where have all my colours gone, kneeling at the ceiling

09 the morning

CD (LEICO-8837)


Mona

Mona tried to tell me it takes only one moment,
when you drive your car into the light
She said to me: we´re all kind of waiting
Waiting – for the darkest night

But I´m not in a hurry –
Sure I know time passes by
Mona said: so, don´t you worry
We meet again every once in a while

Right or wrong is just the game we play
When we lose our faith in dreams
black & white clichés like puppets on strings

Away –she said, away – she said

Sometimes I think you must be that jailor
who keeps me imprisoned from here to eternity
sometimes I´m thirsty, you don´t bring me water
sometimes I hate so much I wish I could flee

Away –she said, away – she said

Right or wrong is just the game we play
When we fear the world of dreams
Reducing our life to soap operas on black & white screens

so the one means being nr. One
All the zeros stand for fools
No space for inbetweenies - you win - I lose

Go back to the ones that have sent you
– we don´t need you here around
I don´t know where I could go back to
Always I´m lost - but never found

sometimes life is like a concert
you enter the stage and you do your thing
where to go toif the stage has been stolen?
There will be nobody – to- hear- you - sing

10 Mona

CD (LEICO-8837)


lost&found

under the wino bridge
sits the hobo with the grin
all of his dreams lie for sale
in a nearby lost&found

look at the relics of his wildest dreams
remnants of some movies´sceneries
storyteller´s dreams
exposed in this lost&found

useless and senseless and fearless and hopeless
nameless and countless, covered with dust
noone remembers them, no one is missing them
everyone´s feeling - something´s got lost
Something´s got lost

under the wino bridge
sits the hobo with the grin
all of his dreams lie for sale
in a nearby lost&found

useless and senseless and fearless and hopeless
nameless and countless, covered with dust
noone remembers them, no one is missing them
but everyone´s feeling - something´s got lost
useless and senseless and fearless and hopeless
nameless and countless, covered with dust
noone remembers them, no one is missing them
everyone´s feeling - something´s got lost
something got lost

under the wino bridge
sits the hobo with the grin
all of his dreams lie for sale
in a nearby lost&found

look at the relics of his wildest dreams
remnants of some movies´sceneries
look at this storyteller´s dreams
exposed in this lost&found

11 lost & found

CD (LEICO-8837)


I don´t care

So you stopped dreaming now
looks like the end, somehow
of a never-ending dream
but what´s never ending?

all of my life I dream away
many a friend came here to play
some disappear some fade away
I don´t care, it´s life only

you say reality
is the only place to be
I say reality
is the gallows pole for dreamers

So you stopped dreaming now
looks like the end, somehow
of a never-ending dream
but what´s never ending.?

all of the places I have been
real or only in my dreams
all of the faces I have seen
become part of my bluescreen
my bluescreen

all of my life I dream away
so many friends came here to play
some disappear some fade away
I don´t care, it´s life only
I don´t care,

12 I don´t care

In 1975, green wave started with the slogan "the last rock band before the border" and over the years as a live band, it gained a circle of friends at many events that went far beyond the Saarland borders, right down to the "legendary" Amsterdam Melkweg.

From 1998 they turned increasingly to the recording work in the band's own studio and presented 2000 "the inner garden", LEICO-8548 and 2009 the double CD "... we used to cut the green grass ... / ... the war is over ..." LEICO- 8725.
In 2015 green wave, the last rock band before the border, performed live for the last time at the Altstadtfest Saarbrücken, with the last line-up:
Sven Groß (keyboards, voc.), Daniel Minnerath (guitars), Deddé Schäfer (bass, voc.), Rainer Wahlmann (vox, harp, perc.), Manuel Schwierczek (drums)
until 2017, green wave worked in the green wave studios that Sven Groß has run since 2013 on their last album "stolen dreams in a nearby lost & found".

Everything has its time - including green wave.
2020, after more than 40 years this CD "stolen dreams in a nearby lost & found" LEICO-8837 is the final farewell.
Story on the homepage
https://green-wave-live.jimdofree.com/ and on
https://green-wave48.blogspot.com
all green wave CDs are available for purchase on
https://green-wave.bandcamp.com/
Thanks to all friends who have accompanied and supported us over the years!

The lyrics of all 4 green wave CDs are part of Rainer Wahlmann's framework: “… green days on a planet blue…”, which describes 30 years (1985 - 2015) from the life of protagonist Dave:
an environmental catastrophe caused by the feasibility delusion of the "gray" - a flow of refugees from north to south similar to a migration - Dave's encounter with his great love Sarah - a time of peaceful coexistence of nature and people in a community in northern Spain - Sarah's death - the expulsion of the "colorful" their "paradise" - Dave as a homeless person under the bridges in Llanes - the re-encounter with his "stolen dreams" in the window of a lost property office - the knowledge that they have lost them - the start of "new dreams"
Story on the homepage
https://green-wave-live.jimdofree.com/ and on
https://green-wave48.blogspot.com

Thanks to all friends who have accompanied and supported us over the years

green_wave

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