I’ve traveled the seas and I’ve wandered the lands
I’ve sprinkled the seeds grown into these grass
Encircled by peaks I’m unable to pass
I feel like a stone being crushed into sand

You can run all you want you can cower and hide
Fall asleep with a gun and wake up with a knife
The Devil has come to ruin our plans 
These are the deeds of a desperate man
You can dig all you want I’ve got nothing to hide
No blood on my hands no guilt in my mind
My body is old but I give what I can
These are the deeds of a desperate man

I came to a town where nobody smiled 
And tilted my hat to a woman and child
I offered support but the people were shy
Their soil ablaze and the desert is dry

You can run all you want you can cower and hide
Cloak your skin from the sun fornicate with the night
The Devil has come to ruin our plans 
These are the deeds of a desperate man
You can dig all you want I’ve got nothing to hide
Overcome by the heat and it messed with my mind
My shoulders are frail but I do what I can
These are the deeds of a desperate man

You can run all you want you can cower and hide
Fall asleep with a gun and wake up with a knife
The Devil has come to ruin our plans 
These are the deeds of a desperate man
You can dig all you want I’ve got nothing to hide
No blood on my hands no guilt in my mind
My body is old but I give what I can
These are the deeds of  a desperate man

Desperate Man

do you know what you want?

the same time everyday at the end of school
I’ll meet you in the grove where your books are strewn
you read your lines out loud to me
portray your role so flawlessly
the dramaturgy shown is your gift for sure
I clap and you bow in your play couture
a curtain falls and ends the scene
I feel your body wilt

when you stand and you're still
and you hold it until
you can’t breath anymore
maybe open the door
there’s a stair you can climb
make one step at a time
till you know what you want 
till you know what you want 
if you’re sad and you cry
wipe the tear from your eye
you’ve got so many tones 
painted dark in your sky
but you hang onto me 
like a lock hold a key
do you know what you want?
do you know what you want?

dreams thrive and they crest while delusions wane
the dawning of tomorrow ends all yesterdays
a sleeve to warm a shoulder
when autumn winds get colder
I’ll keep you in my heart when you’re far away
in a distant city on a brilliant stage
the day you read your lines to me
and kissed my cheek for luck

when you sit in your seat 
and you can’t calm your feet
and the walls start to close
and your heart starts to beat
and you run down the hall
and the clocks starts to crawl
till you know what you want
till you know what you want
when you walk in the crowd
with your head in the cloud
and your trying to think 
but the hum is to loud
will you hang on to me 
like a lock hold a key
do you know what you want?
do you know what you want?

Do You Know What You Want?

bell bottoms

A short and sweet instrumental track.

Music & Production: Tony Takamiya (Taka) & Dave Pasciuto.

Perfect

Another track for February Album Writing Month (Fawm.org).  This one was not part of a public challenge, but it was a challenge for me, nonetheless.  

I'm a sucker for good break-up songs.  Even though I've not been in one since college, the ones I have left a permanent coat hanging in my closet of moods - and while I've no need to wear it out, I can put it on just the an occasion like this song... and it still fits. :)

Anyways that's enough romanticizing. This song is is where the one you thought you loved has become your emotional executioner - all written in the context of a BANK ROBBERY.

And true to form, a Very unfinished demo with a missing second verse.  *sigh*  I wouldn't have posted it at all, except I need to have something that justifies why I was up past 3am last night.

Kisses to Chaos

do exactly as I tell you
while counting in twos
and put your lies where I can see them
it's something to prove
nobody moves.

every whisper hits my ear
with the shot of a gun
you've fired away
fire away

every sentence engineered
just to hurt only one
from kisses to chaos
shrieking in tongues

Kisses to Chaos (DEMO)

"Aeon" blends cosmic synths and driving rhythms, creating a bittersweet journey through time. Are we ancient or are we of the future? This driving and ethereal track captures the fleeting nature of existence, evoking both wonder and melancholy as it pulses with the heartbeat of the universe.

Music and Production: Tony Takamiya (Taka) & Dave Pasciuto


Aeon

"Eclipse" is a haunting electronica journey that bridges the gap between personal hope and collective darkness. With atmospheric synths and introspective lyrics, this track weaves through surreal landscapes, exploring the delicate balance between optimism and shared despair.

Drawing inspiration from both synthwave and contemporary electronic music, "Eclipse" creates a dreamlike soundscape where reality blurs with imagination. The song's hypnotic progression guides listeners through moments of shadow and light, while its recurring motifs speak to the universal experience of maintaining hope in challenging times.

Perfect for fans of: M83, Tycho, and The Midnight. Best experienced through headphones at sunset or during late-night contemplative moments.

Vocals: Steven Cisek of Simple Circuits - https://soundcloud.com/simple-circuits
Music & Production: Tony Takamiya & Dave Pasciuto

#TemporalWave #AtmosphericSound #IndieElectronica #DreamPop #Synthwave

Eclipse

13.05.1995 - Hannover / Germany - MusicHall - Festival Of Darkness

Lightning Man (Live)

A bootleg remix of the William Orbit classic I knocked up back in 2005 to play out in my live sets. Totally forgot I did it until I stumbled across it on an old hard drive just now. 

Feel free to download / share / whatever you like, and let me know what you think!   

Free Download

Water From A Vineleaf (Tripswitch Unofficial Remix 2005) - FREE DOWNLOAD!!

30th Anniversary Celebration of Basic Pain Procedure! 

In this year, the first Nitzer Ebb Release ever will celebrating its 30th Anniversary! It is for this reason Pylon Records will be release The Basic Pain Procedure CD on June 11, 2013 world wide. This CD contains all tracks of the BPP such as Faded Smiles, Tradition and Crane as well as the entire live Concert from CIHE, Chelmsford, December 9, 1983! Stay tuned!

www.nitzer-ebb.com


bell bottoms

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