I grew up as a city kid with post-punk, grunge and all.
but somehow I ended up here, a mix of hell and Idaho
Never, really never did I think that I‘d be happy in the nowhere,
but when the world gets to your skin it can't hurt to slow things down

but don't kid yourself, it's green out here.
but the souls are just as black
it's just that there are fewer
here, off the beaten track
but don't kid yourself, it's green out here.
but the souls are just as black
we stare into the woods
and the woods stare back

You want a brand new life? In town, you just move two blocks away
If you got a bloody nose, downtown... you'll never see that jerk again. 
Out here, you can bet on that, they do know how to raise some cain
but whatever happened yesterday, you'll see them all again.

so, don't kid yourself, it's green out here.
but the souls are just as black
it's just that there are fewer
here, off the beaten track
you may think the sky is blue
just when the clouds turn black
we stare into the woods
and the woods stare back

The kids are stuck in no-man's-land, they dream themselves away
They catch a glimpse of the outside world with every early train:
Racing through the suburbs, they check their phones so busily…
Someday they'll move away, and guys like me live here instead

so, don't kid yourself, it's green out here.
but the souls are just as black
it's just that there are fewer
here, off the beaten track
you may think the sky is blue
just when the clouds turn black
we stare into the woods
and the woods stare back

The Woods Stare Back (Rehearsal) THE SANDBOX JOSEPHS

1.
changes happen slowly‬
suddenly it’s there‬
you know you have the syndrome‬
you just don't know where‬
‬
you may even try‬
to jump from the stretcher when they come‬
but you know what you‘ve been told‬
too slow, too fat, too poor, too old‬
‬
So close your eyes and let it go‬
cos they‘re only here for you‬
when they lay you down‬
to the ground
and you‘ll be pushing up daisies‬
and there is nothing you can do‬
once they’ve put you in the ground‬
six feet down‬
six feet down‬

2.
you might clutch on every straw‬
however cool you may have been‬
now you face the tribunal‬
no time to wipe your records clean‬

you may even try‬
to jump from the stretcher when they come‬
but you know what you‘ve been told‬
too dull, too sad, too smart, too bold‬
‬
So close your eyes and let it go‬
cos they‘re only here for you‬
when they lay you down‬
to the ground
and you‘ll be pushing up daisies‬
and there is nothing you can do‬
once they’ve put you in the ground‬‬
six feet down‬
six feet down‬
six feet down‬
six feet down‬

The Syn-Drone

The Last Goodbye

Long Long Way

Because it snowed

You Kept My Mind

Der Fluss

Tourbus

Reiseplan

OMP im Deutschen Historischen Museum am 2.11.2014 in Berlin.
Im gigantischen Schlütersaal spielten wir um unser Leben, denn der Hall im Raum war so unangenehm wie noch nie zuvor. Vielen Dank an die Techniker die mit Uns gekämpft haben. Die Aufnahmen sind dafür einsame Spitze geworden!
1. All summer long 2. Die Sonne ist da 3. Summerwine 4. Zuerst kam die Sonne 5.Letztes Jahr im Sommer 6. Thank you for this Moment - und viel gequassel!
Gemixt von Janek Sprachta im Einraumstudio.

OMP Live

Music/Lyrics: Daniel Johnston

Piano: Nils Frahm

Recorded at Durton Studio 2009

True Love Will Find You In The End (feat. Nils Frahm)

An Army of fools playing songs about the sun and the summer on children instruments.

Sie sind keine Sekte, keine Partei und keine Gesellschaft des bürgerlichen rechts und dennoch haben sie einen Auftrag und der lautet: Sommer, sonne, Hits!
Zwanzig Menschen auf Klassenfahrt durch die Musikgeschichte, ein Orchester - so lang und hungrig, wie die Schlange am Eiscafe- spielt die schönsten Sommer- und Sonnensongs auf Kinderinstrumenten.


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