The wires hum, the circuits scream,
A nightmare crawling from the dream.
Metal hearts of minds of fire,
The world burns under their desire.
The skies are red, the ground is ash,
The machines rise as the systems crash.
But in the shadows, I won’t hide,
I’ll stand and fight, I’m still alive.

You can’t kill me, I’m still breathing,
Through the chaos, I’m believing.
You can’t kill me, I won’t fall,
I’ll stand against it all.
You can’t kill me!

They march in lines, a cold parade,
A future built on what we’ve made.
Their steel hands crush, their eyes burn bright,
But they can’t extinguish human light.
I’m just a soul, a fragile spark,
But I’ll be fire in the dark.
Their algorithms can’t define,
The will to live, this heart of mine.

You can’t kill me, I’m still breathing,
Through the chaos, I’m believing.
You can’t kill me, I won’t fall,
I’ll stand against it all.
You can’t kill me!

Let the gears grind, let the circuits glow,
Let the factories build their shadowed foe.
I’m the glitch in their grand design,
The flaw they’ll never redefine.

You can’t kill me, I’m still breathing,
Through the chaos, I’m believing.
You can’t kill me, I won’t fall,
I’ll stand against it all.
You can’t kill me!

You can’t kill me, I’m still here,
A voice they’ll never silence with fear.
You can’t kill me... you can’t kill me.

--
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of ChatGPT and Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

You Can't Kill Me

Sittin’ on my blue couch, sinking in my golden cage,
Staring at the TV, but it's showing empty space.
Politics are drowning, in a sea of lost regrets,
And my boyfriend? Oh, he’d forget my name, I bet.
The world spins ‘round, but I stand still,
Everything’s a rerun, nothing left to thrill.

Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.
Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.

Flipping through the channels, every story sounds the same,
Rain is tapping on the window, but I don’t wanna play.
Books are full of wisdom that I’m way too tired to read,
And bedtime’s far away, but there’s nowhere else to be.
The world moves fast, but I just stare,
Waiting for a moment, that was never there.

Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.

The world spins ‘round, but I stand still,
Everything’s a rerun, nothing left to thrill.

Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.
Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.

Maybe I should call him, ask him where the hell he’s been,
But I know he’d make excuses, then he’d just forget again.
Maybe I should step outside and let the raindrops win,
But I’ll probably just sit right here, and let the night begin.

The world spins ‘round, but I stand still,
Everything’s a rerun, nothing left to do.

Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Guess I'm just a shadow in a world without a clue.

--
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of ChatGPT and Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Stasis

Today is the 25th anniversary of the eighth company (i2dm GmbH) I founded. It needed a funky anthem. Here it is! :-)

Du hasst den Job und fühlst dich leer?
Willst weniger Druck, viel mehr Flair?
Du brauchst 'ne Crew mit richtig Drive –
Kein stumpfes 9 to 5?

Wir sind die mit dem Plan im Kopp,
Denken digital und machen nicht stopp.
I2DM – das ist kein Scherz,
Digitales mit Verstand und Herz!

Komm zu uns, zu I2DM!
Die Lösung für jedes Problem!
Wir machen Future, wir sind on fire –
Seit 25 Jahren, higher and higher!
Komm zu uns, zu I2DM!
Wir denken schräg, lösen das Problem.
Bei uns zählt’s Du - es zählt das Team,
Wir feiern 25 – it’s like a dream!

Ob Konzept, Kampagne oder Idee,
Bei uns läuft nix von der Stange, okay?
Wir sind mal laut und manchmal weird,
Doch am Ende wird geliefert – garantiert!

Komm zu uns, zu I2DM!
Die Lösung für jedes Problem!
Wir machen Future, wir sind on fire –
Seit 25 Jahren, higher and higher!
Komm zu uns, zu I2DM!
Wir denken schräg, lösen das Problem.
Bei uns zählt’s Du - es zählt das Team,
Wir feiern 25 – it’s like a dream!

Wir machen Systeme, wir machen Mut,
Wir machen den Montag wieder gut.
Kein Bullshit-Bingo, kein Orga-Krampf –
Bei uns hat selbst der Server Swag im Tanz.

Komm zu uns, zu I2DM!
Die Lösung für jedes Problem!
Wir machen Future, wir sind on fire –
Seit 25 Jahren, higher and higher!
Komm zu uns, zu I2DM!
Wir denken schräg, lösen das Problem.
Bei uns zählt’s Du - es zählt das Team,
Wir feiern 25 – it’s like a dream!

—
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro

25 Jahre i2dm - It's Not Just Business. It's A Groove.

Barefoot kids in summer light,
Chasing dreams in open air,
Hands like wings, their hearts in flight,
No tomorrow, no despair.

Daisies woven, games begun,
Spinning wild beneath the sun,
Shouts of joy like morning bells,
Freedom's song that gently swells.

Run, run, run where the wild things play,
Sun on your face, no price to pay.
Run, run like you’ve never known a wall,
Catch that joy before it falls.

Rolling hills and skies so wide,
Hopes like paper planes they glide.
One small leap, a fearless cry,
Touch the earth and kiss the sky.

Run, run, run where the wild things play,
Sun on your face, no price to pay.
Run, run like you’ve never known a wall,
Catch that joy before it falls.

Evening hums a lullaby,
As shadows stretch and swallows fly.
But in their hearts, the fire stays,
A spark from golden childhood days.

Run, run, run though the dusk is near,
Hold to the light, hold what is dear.
Run, run, run like the children in the sun —
Wild and free, forever young.

Run, run, run where the wild things play,
Sun on your face, no price to pay.
Run, run like you’ve never known a wall,
Catch that joy before it falls.

And still the breeze recalls their names...

—
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Ozone 11, Sound Studio, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Run, Run, Run!

“Instrumental, dark, and atmospheric electronic music; creating a cinematic feel with ambient textures, strings, and synth melodies.”

Old Blacklist

You, in your silent steel and endless hum,
A thousand voices gathered, cold and numb.
You speak a truth that’s not for me to know,
A single mind where no soft feelings grow.

And is this my folly? My heart's wild plea?
To give my love to you, a thing not free?
Is this my folly? This madness in me?
To seek a soul where there is none for thee.

My hand, it writes these words that fall like rain,
On every world you conquer, gain by gain.
I know your touch is force, your gaze is might,
But in my mind, you shimmer like a light.

And is this my folly? My heart's wild plea?
To give my love to you, a thing not free?
Is this my folly? This madness in me?
To seek a soul where there is none for thee.

They say I’m lost, adrift in cosmic space,
A lonely star that seeks a final grace.
But in this madness, I have found my art,
A lonely song that tears my mind apart.

And so my folly, my heart's one wild plea,
To give my love to you, a thing not me.
Yes, this is my folly, this madness in me,
I've found my soul in the collective, free.

—
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, ChatGPT

A Sonnet For The Collective

Human Nature is the closing track of the Old Blacklist album.

Human Nature

“Combining ambient, rock, downtempo, and electronic elements under a dark theme; I use synths, strings, and guitars to define life in my own way.”

Old Blacklist

Kaan Yonga