"Meine Augen sind so dunkel, "Gleichwohl hast Du Deine Augen verstecktAuch sind die Visionen schwarz, Lichtschein hinter der Dunkelheit;Schwarz wie die Nacht; Ein Licht das mir gezeigt hat,Der Dämmerzustand des Menschen – Daß Du von Angst erfüllt bist.Ist meine Zeit des Daseins." Erzähle mir bitteWarum Du diese Angst in Dir trägst!" "Ich bin so alleine;Einsamkeit […]
Tag Archives: Lyrics by Theatre Of Tragedy
…A Distance There Is…
Come in out of the rain thou sayest – but thou ne’er step’st aside;And I am trapp’d –A distance there is…None, save me and the bodkin – pitter-patter on the roof:Behold! – ’tis not the rain; thence me it has to be –I will not drink thy vintage wine, my dear;Thou hast heed’d that I […]
Crash / Concrete
Head crash – I can’t see youSpit teeth – I can hear youI feel your pounding me onto the streetI’ve learned to know the taste of concrete Why don’t you follow me? Street brash – time flies, tick-tockEyes flash – feels like electroshockI feel the blood gushing, crumbling awayI know this marks the end of […]
Envision
He tries to see, although he can’tHe tries, but doesn’t understandHe calls on a different phone-lineNo one that he knowsAn out of focus acquaintanceSpeaking in a silent parlance "Remember me", breaks the silenceA recurring line againHe’s looking for somethingCan’t see that he’s strandedHe’s just moving/going somewhereHe just can’t stand this feeling no moreHe feels the […]
Hollow-Hearted, Heart-Departed
Filthy harlots – the Lord’s grape!With lore ornamented entreating;Hollow hearted, heart-departed –Yet thou reapest the blooming rose –When ’tis the weed which is to be swath’d I do, in the blooming flower, pleasurefind!And me in the yesterday’s bind?!Innocence is reserved for the meek:Of naught is my grasp ne’er to be! Hah! – for thee even […]
Play
She fills the rich kitsch niche where she sitsMaking chit-chat, this and that, from the bitsConsumed, perfumed, detracts the room despiteGlowing, knowing she can head for the limelightShe’s too rich for her men She won’t stay, what a shameA shameShe won’t fit in his worldShe exists for the gameA shameTricky repertoireWords flying ’roundPicky seminarBound to […]
Cheerful Dirge
Hap mirthfulness! – Oh! joy of grand riddance;Undress me my hauberk! – the wyern hath errant’d. Ire of yore – bard of e’eryears –I deem the brood hath wan’d –fore’ermore?! Fro the chasm of the bosom, bale a hand back.Hark! my dove – henceforth I bulwark thee! –Teathers of swans in my pillow – I […]
Fragment
Broken framesShattered glassLike a monochrome filmThe replaceable backgroundFlickers and dissolvesOut of control There’s no sense, it’s all Volta, Amp?re and OhmEarth to Moon, it’s the same as London-Rome Out of focus, blurred imageAs solid as a liquid monumentA second of lifeThe time-frame of ’69Technology, machinery, humanityIt’s all the same There’s no sense, it’s all Volta, […]