track i wrote for a bet throughout 2021

LYRICS:

VERSE 1:
A single drop of rain
On a winter rose that never blooms again
A single flake of snow
Last summer seems too long ago

VERSE 2:
My heart chilled to the core
Never get to hear your laughter anymore
The music from the chimes
Deafened by the noise of passing time

CHORUS:
When you look at me - from the other side oh oh oh oh
How i wish i could see - the shine in your eyes (for) just one more time
Lighting up the sky, in this endless white, but it seems even colder on the outside
Feels like im trapped inside - like you left me behind - behind...

BRIDGE:
White turns to gray, we face the storm, leads us astray, you keep me warm,
Pulling the sleigh, the sun ices up, you know the way, of that im sure.
You keep me warm, pulling the sleigh, we face the storm, you know the way,
white turns to gray, the sun ices up, leads us astray.

snow globe

bonus track? - i wanted to have a calmer ending to the collection because the ending of avatar is so messy. 
the original song is by canadian singer/songwriter Stan Rogers. it tells the story of the protagonist explaining his decision to leave his eastern hometown to move to the west for work. would you rather let the western dust fill your nose or stay in the beautiful east but let collecting the dole rot your soul ?


LYRICS:

VERSE 1
I often take these night shift walks
When the foreman's not around
I turn my back on the cooling stacks
And make for open ground
Far out beyond the tank-farm fence
Where the gas flare makes no sound
I forget the stink and I always think
Back to that Eastern town

VERSE 2
I remember back six years ago
This western life I chose
And every day the news would say
Some factory's going to close
Well, I could have stayed to take the dole
But I'm not one of those.
I take nothing free, and that makes me,
An idiot, I suppose.

CHORUS 1
So I bid farewell to the Eastern town
I never more will see
But work I must so I eat this dust
And breathe refinery
Oh I miss the green and the woods and streams
And I don't like cowboy clothes
But I like being free and that makes me
An idiot, I suppose.

VERSE 3
So come all you fine young fellows
Who've been beaten to the ground
This western life's no paradise,
But it's better than lying down.
Oh the streets aren't clean, and there's nothing green,
And the hills are dirty brown,
But the government dole will rot your soul
Back there in your home town.

CHORUS 2
So bid farewell to the Eastern town
You never more will see.
There's self-respect and a steady check
In this refinery.
You will miss the green and the woods and streams
And the dust will fill your nose.
But you'll be free, and just like me,
An idiot, I suppose.

So I bid farewell to the Eastern town
I never more will see
But work I must so I eat this dust
And breathe refinery
Oh I miss the green and the woods and streams
And I don't like cowboy clothes
But I like being free and that makes me
An idiot, I suppose!

the idiot (stan rogers cover)

the most "experimental" track here probably, almost entirely instrumental
inspired by music from Paysage d'Hiver, Örnatorpet, Burzum, ...
the entire song is cold, i like to listen to dungeon synth and black metal when walking through a blizzard in winter
the lyrics are thoughts on the title which i in turn got took from here: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Calendar
(this was made in april. most songs have some references like that, patience even has some to this calendar as well - first seed second seed last seed etc ;) )

LYRICS:
spring's thaws
vanquished eternally
a boreal kingdom
to rule
rains severed hand
wields the crystal staff
hear the frozen screams
shatter

the mage

title track - made this in may, inspired by wienerberger cloudwatching, the urge to travel and the urge to stay at home, runner's high, corny songs that have 'beautiful' in the lyrics and the eurovision song contest (requiring songs to be max. 3 minutes long)

LYRICS:

INTRO
if i didnt have you here with me
id say theres so much out there yet to see
and if theres treasure out there to be found
then i dont care, i just want you around

VERSE 1
theres palaces of gold
so they say and forests oh so old
and that theres mountaintops so cold
make sure you live to see it all
cause they say life comes at you fast, and you cant even keep up
with how much of it has passed, but honestly
i dont even mind if they are wrong or right
all i know is time just stops when youre right here by my side

CHORUS
if i didnt have you here with me
id say theres so much out there yet to see
and if theres treasure out there to be found
then i dont care, i just want you around
if there was nothing else for us to do
in our very own refugio
id just wanna watch the clouds with you
in our very own reclusio

VERSE 2
you know its really hard to stay
when the weight thats holding you back gets lighter every single day
so just take my hand lets run away from here
who cares whod care if wed just disappear
and if i had thousand years to see the lands
i wouldnt need to take a single glance
and if i had a thousand oceans to sail through
id never find something as beautiful as you

CHORUS

BRIDGE
when you look at me i realize
theres only so many birds in the skies
theres only so much water in the sea
but in your eyes there lies infinity

CHORUS

reclusio

this one is about my trip to malta last year. its the first song i made this year, in january, with the intention of it being a more upbeat version of snow globe. its the only one with guitar in the back and features the most questionable vocals of all 6 songs as in january i thought it was a good idea to do a long note at the end


LYRICS:

VERSE 1
steps after steps, spiraling into horizons
what youre looking for, it all seems so far 
away from here, resembling all the broken pieces
of the past you already forgot

PRE-CHORUS 1
you took your time to come here
you better persevere

CHORUS
the wind stokes your fire inside
your mind as strong as the rising tide
your memories fortified, 
youre invincible tonight

VERSE 2
you and the birds in the sky the only ones to hear the oceans
waves crashing in, onto those rocky cliffs youre crossing
as tall as towers and as strong as your will to carry on
along those warm rocks in the sun

PRE-CHORUS 2
too late to turn around
your hands have come unbound

CHORUS
the wind stokes your fire inside
your mind strong as the rising tide
your memories fortified, 
youre invincible tonight

BRIDGE
closing out a peaceful evening with a can of cisk as in the
blue distance the water melts the sun
your thoughts are wandering off to beaches and lagoons and corals
as sliema watches over you

CHORUS
the wind stokes your fire inside
your mind strong as the rising tide
your memories fortified, 
youre invincible tonight

OUTRO
inviiiiiiiincible toniiiiiiiight

sliema

made in march. my favorite lyrics of the 6 original songs. its about getting (un)lucky in poker and a cryptography exam that i failed in january, couldnt take in february because i had covid and then finally passed in march, just a few days after finishing the lyrics to this track.


LYRICS:

VERSE 1
i promise not to kill time
or mess with the beauty of two intertwined timelines
or settle for the queen of hearts
come to think about it, we might as well play cards
 
suns dawn made me fold my hand
lay down the things that i dont quite understand
march has got me picking up some of the pieces
return to believing, thinking its feasible

now im not just gonna shove though
i think of it as some odd kind of walkthrough
the kind that kids use, that kinda just fits you,
the kind that really just highlights the kindness in you

cause kindness youll sow and love you will harvest
so baby just wait, just wait and be honest
be it the first, the second or last seed
april come she will, an eternity in a heartbeat


CHORUS 1 & 2
a few more turns and cut corners
no souls were here ever before us,
in the end it all should make sense
cause lady luck rewards patience

so wherever you are, keep the lights on
cause we always let bygones be bygones
down the road i hope you keep your smile on
and shine, baby, shine baby, shine on

i love your sassy remarks that shame me
and your words of advice that *make* me
just one afternoon in utopia
your laugh is like a cornucopia

a few more turns and cut corners
no souls were here ever before us,
in the end it all should make sense
cause lady luck rewards patience


VERSE 2
i do trust in technology
but sometimes i need a real reminder
id never fall for fallacies
like youd never love me... honestly

i know how bad a bad beat hurts - and
i know you think its undeserved and i know youll hit them even worse
i know how cold the ice can be
but agony is part of bliss and love is part of misery

so promise me youd wait as well
it doesnt have to be forever - you dont even have to tell me
where and why and how and when two hundred seperate journeys end
and become one instead

youd think being immortal gets stale fast
when relationships feel as fragile as glass
when a lifetime feels as thin as paper
then you just need the right thing to wait for!

patience

a very shmaxy christmas - instrumental

LYRICS:

VERSE 1
i wanna drive my ford fiesta
and write a thesis this semester
and i also kinda wanna sniff some glue
well thats not true, thats what i used to do
i wanna watch the sunshine neverend
and pep the cat to stop licking his rear end
and if i had one more wish thatd be great
id wish malaga cant relegate

CHORUS
i wanna skate, i wanna be the best breaststroker
i wanna win in every single game/hand of poker
i wanna walk for days, i got the world to see
but on christmas day homes the place i wish to be

VERSE 2
next thing i want are less distractions
and not having to make corrections
i want the hawks to beat the niners
and only good concert headliners
but i know humility
so i know not every gifts for me
and wanting everything feels just plain wrong
cause i dont wanna record the vocals for this song

CHORUS

BRIDGE
im gonna take the train home tonight
im gonna watch the world in white
but first im gonna up the kitsch
so get ready for a shift in pitch

CHORUS

a very shmaxy christmas

LYRICS

CHORUS / INTRO
lightning has struck
my mind feels like a circuit
you are the drop
to set me on electric fire
ill-omened luck
like sub-atoms leaving orbit 
im caught up in shock
you trapped me in your red hot wire

flash me a smile
i know that im in danger
give me some time
to think about the things i do
swear ill be fine
and i swear im never changing
give me a kiss
and ten seconds out of time with you

VERSE 1
enter midnight
clouded by lullabies
theres only fog up in the sky
then like a sun ray
envoy of the new day
a bright voice clears the mist away

dawn is breaking 
youre captivating
what path am i forsaking
as i stagger
crossing golden daggers
did you put your mark on me

VERSE 2
enter sunrise
blinding starlight
oh lady justice close my eyes
enter symphonies 
of ever changing melodies
and still lady luck wont roll her dice

for this is not chance
its a sword dance
and our odd idea of romance
but still braving your mystique
that turns any tides meek
i find the heart to speak

BRIDGE
tick - as clocks have stopped to tock 
a rock that plugs the sands of time
keeps me here til time is ripe
outside of space and normal life 
my fears of you just dissipate
like tears of dew evaporate with
current running through my veins
invigorating my brain
a state of ageless awe attained
as thunder claps and once again your~

ten seconds

CHORUS
seawas aus dem garten eden der ideen
wo meine tog wie jede jahreszeit vergehn
i bin do so der clifton clowers growing flowers
tuat ma lad i muass jetzt unkraut zwickn gehn

waun i mi daun wieda in meim feia verlier
hau i nua so in des eisen dass i glia
hinten oben druntn numoi hundert stunden
nur dass i am schluss an misthaufn verzier

oba daun spriassn de ruam wie raketen ausm gatsch
blattl wochsn wie flügel vo meim magic touch
da hos is ausm huat da zauberer is fuat
so there will be no encore thank you very much

aus anem ned so klanem augenblick wern drei
da grosse letzte taunz - des kennt a sei
schau de erdn duat si auf es mocht an schnoiza
und i zö scho ei zum schmiedekrokuswoiza

VERSE 1
there's no point in trying
to break open this blanket of snow
So i wait for a spring sunrise
to melt all my curiosities away

VERSE 2
ive grown tired of waiting
am i a blossom or just a rock
my earthern bed holds me
but i need to live in this cold world outside

schmiedekrokuswalzer

LYRICS

wenn du morgens gehst von mir
bleib ich oft noch länger hier
und denk über die sagen nach
die du erschaffst, aus reinem nichts

dann schreib ich lächelnd zweite teile
in denen ich mir selbst verzeihe
leicht die seiten, schwer das buch,
auf dem meine ganze welt beruht

mit dir durch die welt zu laufen
ist das größte privileg
wo reden mehr wie tanzen ist
und streit es sowieso nicht gibt

doch will ich nicht für immer bleiben
wo du ohne ein wort verstehst
aber noch das ende schreiben,
das nirgends sonst zu sagen geht

und nachts da wissen zu berichten
auf schwarzem stoff mit goldnem garn
mond und stern von den geschichten 
den schönsten, den' die niemals warn

drum schau wie dort die wolken fliegen
bäche einfach so versiegen
lichter durch den himmel gleiten
dir den weg im wind geleiten

dann gib in den kupferkessel
honig, der den geist entfesselt
das tor zur sonne steht dir frei
ich wünsch mir nur die nacht herbei

denn nachts da wissen zu berichten
auf schwarzem stoff mit goldnem garn
mond und stern von den geschichten 
den schönsten, den' die niemals warn

mond und stern

LYRICS
eingerollt und schwer wie stein
liegst du hier neben mir daheim
wenn du auch mal schläfst allein
soll dieses lied dir decke sein

pepe's theremin

LYRICS

my name is maximilian josef pfeil
but everybody calls me
shmax

I'm going to change my luck tonight
Don't want to cry anymore
Not going to take what fortune brings
I'm going to make my own law

Goodbye bad times
Goodbye ever more
Goodbye bad times
I'm going to walk out your door

I think I'm happy now
And I think I'm in love
I'm free at last somehow
I'm going to stay here above

Goodbye bad times
Goodbye ever more
Goodbye bad times
I'm going to walk out your door

And now the sun is shining down
The way that I foresaw
And if I have to face the clouds
I'll beat them like before

Goodbye bad times
Goodbye ever more
Goodbye bad times
I'm going to walk out your door

And now the sun is shining down
The way that I foresaw
And if I have to face the clouds
I'll beat them like before

Goodbye bad times
Goodbye ever more
Goodbye bad times
I'm going to walk out your door
Goodbye bad times
Goodbye ever more
Goodbye bad times
I'm going to walk out your door

good-bye bad times (phil oakey & giorgio moroder cover)

INTRO
my indifference is my blight
the night, it draws me out to run
far away from anyone
like a lonely cone of light

V1
when all things changed - i lost my faith, and
almost thought - i lost the touch, but
you remained - a rose in bloom
that restored - my confidence

C1
my indifference is my blight
the night, it draws me out to run
far away from anyone
like a lonely cone of light
so then i took to the sky
where the four caught up to me
with such grace and nobility
that sometimes its okay to cry

V2
you lit up - the hall's facade, and
i wonder what - had happened to our love
the cards were dealt, the game was on
you won it all, euphoria

C2
my indifference laid to rest
too much i built on major fraud
the simple paths are always flawed
for you i will change for the best
just for a moment intertwined
yet youre your best self everyday
at least it seems to me that way
that is just one thing you can find 

B
in two lonely cones of light, trust in me,
and not the noisy dreams of drama, kings and queens,
your constellations burst my stars, for eternity,
a fire thats never burned so bright

OUTRO
my indifference is my blight
the night, it draws me out to run
far away from anyone
like a lonely cone of light
just for a moment intertwined
yet youre your best self everyday
at least it seems to me that way.
that is just one thing you could find

cones of light

medley aus song snippets von 2023 u anfang 2024

💛 topaz (aitana bonmatí) 💛
🤍 diamond (diamonds) 🤍
💝 ruby (push n pull) 💝
💜 amethyst (barbie girl) 💜
💙 sapphire (snow globe 2024) 💙
🖤 obsidian (vierteljahrhunder dreiviertler) 🖤
💚 emerald (coccola) 💚

bunte steine

shy boy, stir me up
didnt even know you got the midas touch

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