The Red Garden

I wrote this song because I wanted to capture the feeling of slowly drifting away from who you used to be, especially after going through something that changes you deep inside. It’s about the quiet, creeping darkness that settles in when you stop fighting your inner demons and start living with them. The moth symbolizes fragility and transformation—when it dies, it marks the end of something soft and vulnerable. This song is my way of expressing that shift, not with fear, but with acceptance.

When the Moth Dies

YEAH

GET OUT MY HEAD THROUGH MY SKIN
BLEED EVERYTHING THAT I AM
WALLS I BUILT HAVE ALL FELL DOWN
NOTHING ELSE CAN BREAK ME OUT

I ROT

if i could wash it all away
would you never change?
could it make you stay?

YEAH

GET OUT MY HEAD THROUGH MY SKIN
BLEED EVERYTHING THAT I AM
WALLS I BUILT HAVE ALL FELL DOWN
NOTHING ELSE CAN BREAK ME OUT

LET DOWN

if i could wash it all away
would you never change?
could it make you stay?

BREAK OUT

Paper chains
pages in clouds
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hmmmmmmmmmmmm,
ohhhhhhhhhh,
i can't get,
you out of my head.....
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Chorus
Echoed cries,
In broken halls.
Truth denies,
But silence calls.
Verse 2
Letters bled,
Ink like rain.
Words we said—
Now just stain.
hmmmmmmmmmmmm,
ohhhhhhhhhh,
i can't get,
you out of my head.....
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Chorus
Echoed cries,
In broken halls.
Truth denies,
But silence calls.
Bridge
Ash and thread,
Bones and dust.
What we fed
Turned to rust.
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Final Chorus
Echoed cries,
Still remain.
Ghosts arise—
Whisper pain.
hmmmmmmmmmmmm,
ohhhhhhhhhh,
i can't get,
you out of my head.....
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,

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Paper chains

Text:
(Verse 1)
They say the world is wide and free
But only 'til it’s watching me
The trees, they whisper, "stay unknown"
The light reveals, but leaves you lone

(Verse 2)
A step too far, a breath too proud
And silence shifts into a crowd
Eyes appear where none should be
Truth can burn as much as flee

(Chorus)
Out in the clearing, you stand alone
A target made of skin and bone
The brave get seen, the brave get hurt
But shadows freeze in safer dirt
So choose your place, behind or bright
No peace comes easy, no truth without fight

(solo)

(Verse 3)
They never touched you in the dark
But you were also just a spark
The sun invites, but never shields
And every hero bleeds in fields

(Bridge)
They won’t aim for what they cannot find
But what’s the worth of life confined?
The loudest hearts get pierced the most
Yet echo longer than a ghost

(solo)

(Final Chorus – bigger)
Out in the clearing, no disguise
Just breath and blood beneath the skies
Let them come, let fear unfold
I'd rather break than never bold
You call it danger — I call it life
I won’t grow roots beneath a lie

(Outro – flüsternd, auf minimalem Beat)
Stay hidden if you must…
But don’t mistake stillness for trust.

Out in the Clearing

Lyrics:

We drift through the air with
All our perception stripped away
Watching all the colors turn to Grey
Where life once stood death will stand
They've built an hourglass and we've become the sand 

I feel it when I'm sleeping
And it haunts me when im awake

I been feeling empty lately
Its like the misery made me weak
Complete, like its what I'd been missing
But I can feel it coming back with every failure
Barely breathing, saying all of my prayers through a crash cart
No control, lost everything I thought I'd known
All alone
We could make this house a home

And i can feel it when im sleeping 
And it haunts me when im awake 
I dont wanna wait til im in the ground
To say everything I should've said when you were around 
So if you're there, if you can hear, if you can hear me now
I will find you through the sound

I swear that you'll be found
I swear that you'll be found 

Dont go without me
Let me see the light with my own two eyes
One last time


Where Life Once Stood

His Breath Has Gone 



Ohhhhhh . . .
Hmmm . . .
Sand sighs beneath the moon . . .
Ahhh—Anubis waits . . .


In the hush . . . of the sand . . .
  when the stars . . . align . . .
Hmmm-hmmm . . .
A shadow moves . . . past the temple sign . . .

Wrapped in linen . . . cold and tight . . .
  the jackal waits . . .
    at the edge . . .
      of night . . .

Ohhhhhh . . .


His breath . . . has gone . . .
    ahhh— the fire’s no more . . .
He walks . . . the veil . . .
    through the Duat . . . door . . .

No heartbeat . . . drums . . .
    no soul . . . to save . . .
Hmmmm . . .
Anubis . . . whispers . . .
    by his grave . . .
Ohhhh—ohhhh . . .


Golden mask . . . hollow eyes . . .
Scarab wings . . . where silence flies . . .
Ahhh-hmmm . . .

His name is carved . . . in stone so black . . .
  Ra is gone . . .
    He won’t come back . . .
Ohhhhhh . . .


The gods . . . weigh nothing but sin . . .
The feather floats . . . won’t let him in . . .
Hmmm—ahhh—

He cries out loud . . .
  but no one hears . . .
    Ohhhhhh . . .
Even Osiris turns from tears . . .


His breath . . . is gone . . .
  His fate . . . is sealed . . .
Ohhh—hmmm . . .
The lotus closes . . . the scarab shields . . .

No ka remains . . . no light . . . to crave . . .
  Anubis . . . guards him . . .
    in his grave . . .
Ahhh—ahhh . . .


O Nile . . . don’t carry . . . his name downstream . . .
  Let it sink . . . in the death-god’s dream . . .
Ohhhhhh . . .


His breath . . .
  has gone . . .
    He walks the dark . . .
       alone . . .
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His Breath Has Gone

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Out in the Clearing

Thomas Brutscher