To simplify things a bit,the actual horn/reed and string players are
not noted under each individual song,they are however the following:

strings:
Øyvind Fossheim : violin
Vegard Johnsen : violin
André Orvik : violin
Hans Morten Stensland : violin
Jon W. Sønstebø : viola
Anne Britt Søvig Årdal : cello

reeds:
Ketil Vestrim Einarsen : flute
Lars Horntveth : tenor sax & bass-clarinette
Anne-Grethe Orvik : oboe

horns:
Even S. Andersen : trombone
Mathias Eick : trumpet & flugelhorn
Line Horntveth : tuba



BEDROOM EYES


and so it ends,and so it will be
it's over now,and she is free
and we who saw and couldn't belive
are justified and relieved
bedroom eyes

we missed her ways and the way she felt 
to be around and to know
grew so transparent that in the end
we only saw the shadow 
of her bedroom eyes
and how they hypnotized

her murky waters still look clear
and from the surface still untouched
eyes decieve and so do hearts
and decency keeps the image retouched
all we see is bedroom eyes
hypnotized 
by bedroom eyes

tuning (L to H): D A D F# A D
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
personnel:
Bent: acoustic guitars,leadvocal
Snah: background vocal,piano
Baard: string/reed - arr.


FOR FREE



good genes from a good family
blue blood and a proud pedigee
they'd given all they could give
expectations to outlive
all full, too tired to lie
plain sick of ma's apple-pie
approaching critical mass
fractured just like glass

contain - if in doubt bring out the novocane
conceal - never disclose just how you feel

but what great sacrifice
lies behind those layers of ice
was the guilty face that was hid
just an ugly display of the ID ?
the front cracks from the strain 
there's just no way to explain
truth vague,uncertain and blurred
a silence louder than words

contain - if in doubt bring out the novocaine
conceal - never disclose just how you feel

when life feels clandestine,the action is always offscreen
your eyes will never see the stumps on this amputee
this amputee..

completly out of control
full bore into the hole
all set,primed to implode
sensory overload
where there once was a plan
a talking head to trepan
momentum ground to a halt
stalemate by default

tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
words : Sæther
music : Sæther
personnel :
 Bent - el./acoustic guitars,bass,mellotron,12-str.mando-guitar,lead vocals
 Snah - lead guitar,viscount organ,background voc.,
 Geb - drums
 Baard - string/reed arr.


B.S. 



I will shine if you give me a chance
I can act,sing and dance
I will be whatever you want me to be
if you only let me...

all the dust makes the void go away
merely a small price to pay
under lights it is so much more real
than the way it sometimes feels

it's so quiet when everyone's gone home
and you're left there on your own
and the world is too vague to fully grasp
so gorgeous,but out of focus

so kick my ass if I burn in my dreams
put me back in my place
but I bet that when it's all said and done
you can still recall my face

when everyone's gone home
and you're left there on your own
and the world is too vague to fully grasp
so gorgeous..

it's so quiet when everyone's gone home
and you're left there on your own
and the world is too vague to fully grasp
so gorgeous,but out of focus
enormous and so gorgeous

tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
words : Sæther
music : Sæther 
personnel :
 Bent: el./acoustic guitars,guitarsolo,bass,L & B-g. vocals,percussion
 Snah: leslie guitar,background vocals
 Geb: drums,percussion
 Baard: wurlizer,clavinette,background vocals,string/reed/horn - arr.


LANDSLIDE



nothing to explain
whenever you're around me 
the silence's still astounding
unshadowed by distress or overcasting anger
we're lucky if the landslide hit's us hard on time;
our rose-lipped youth is passing by

so easy that it's hard
walking on a faultline,spending all the dreamtime
waiting for the landslide to hit home
so those self-seeking satellites stop spinning 'round
and are forced to choose a different course

who would wanna know?
if you're not gonna show
how the crazy gift of time takes it's toll
Impress me and say that you will put it straight
wipe off the residue and clean the slate
go get a grip before it's all too late
all and everythings at stake.

too proud to let you know  (nothing to explain)
I tried to prove you wrong  (no need to complain)
but there's a consolation : 
the gravity's increasing  (nothing to explain whenever you're around me)
since you've been around
the self-seeking satellites stopped spinning 'round
can't find no joke to fend you off

who would wanna know?
if you're not gonna show
how the crazy gift of time takes it's toll

Impress me and say that you will put it straight
wipe off the residue and clean the slate
go get a grip before it's all too late
all and everythings at stake:
more than anyone can take!

tuning (L to h): D A D A D E
words : Ryan with Sæther
music : Ryan with Sæther
 Snah : acoustic guitars,lead & background vocals
 Bent : bass,background vocals,percussion
 Geb : drums
 Baard : piano,background vocals,string/reed - arr.


GO TO CALIFORNIA



there is no tomorrow,there's only now
and when you think about it so much left to do
you can have kisses by the millions...

get up ,go to california,go to where the skies are blue
move on there are no exceptions,the world is turning tricks for you
there is no tomorrow,there's only now
and when you think about it so much left to do
you can have kisses by the millions if you want to...

some stall,some can't get their bearings,some can never move on time
don't think,never fret or worry,life will not leave you behind
there is no tomorrow,there's only now
and when you think about it so much left to do
you can have kisses by the millions if you want to... 

some dream too much
some dreams turn into nightmares too
all dream,but not a single soul wasted time and stayed content
get up, go to california!
get up, go to california!!
get up, go to california!!!

get up ,go to california,go to where the skies are blue
move on there are no exceptions,the world is turning tricks for you
some dream too much
some dreams turn into nightmares too
all dream,but not a single soul wasted time and stayed content
there is no tomorrow,there's only now
and when you think about it so much left to do
you can have kisses by the millions if you want to... 
get up, go to california!
get up, go to california!!
get up, go to california!!!

tuning (L to H ): D G C F# A D
words : Sæther
music : Ryan & Sæther
personnel:
 Snah : guitar,lead vocals
 Bent : bass,background vocals,percussion
 Geb : drums
 Baard : wurlizer,background vocals
 Ketil Vestrum Einarsen : flutes


PAINTING THE NIGHT UNREAL



painting the night unreal
out-glossing neon ,selling sex-appeal
cheaper thrills and instant visions ;
dreams that men will steal

barge in on softer shoes
putting stickers on the darker hues
carnivores in pink polyester
dig that L.A. ruse

those family ties ,those brainless insulting big lies
that bald-eagle seal,so that we know it isn't real

initiate and commence countdown
there's a new sheriff in town
paint the night in your favourite shade
before the colours all fade,the thrills all decay
untill there is nothing but mediocrity on display
  
keep it contained and still
put some meaning in those sugared pills
let them dream their sweet psychosis
syndicate their thrills

the greatest scam ,the soft white underbelly of uncle Sam
the stench and the pain you can never contain

tuning : (L to H): D G C F# A D
words : Sæther
music : Sæther
personnel:
 Bent : bass,lead vocals,viscount organ
 Snah : guitar
 Geb : drums
 Baard : background vocals,horn/reed -arr.


THE SLOW PHASEOUT



there's nothing I can do to begin to understand
I wouldn't dare to get near that quicksand
I'm watching your thrills from my home in the hills
to me it seems so bland
I look down from my mountain,see lives passing by
on that four lane deep stir-fry
seeking sainthood,seeing human driftwood,I feel like an alien spy

why do you do the things you do?
why do you do the things you do,you say...

there's no single reason ,it just happened that way
now my mind is turning into clay
all of my days drift by in a daze while I wish myself away
the blood on my hands will never fully dry,I mislaid my alibi
the grail lost its sheen,now I just feel unclean
decomposing with a sigh

why do you do the things you do?
why do you do the things you do,you say...
withdraw to where I'm free from doubt
to simmer in this slow phaseout (beyond the point of caring)
to simmer in this slow phaseout (awoken from these dreams)

there's nothing I can do to begin to understand
I wouldn't dare to get near that quicksand
I'm watching your thrills from my home in the hills
to me it seems so bland
why do you do the things you do?
why do you do the things you do,you say...
withdraw to where I'm free from doubt
to simmer in this slow phaseout 
why do you do the things you do
withdraw to where I'm free from doubt
to simmer in this slow phaseout 
why do you do the things you do,you say...

tuning (L to H ): D G C F# A D
words : Sæther
music : Sæther with Ryan
personnel:
 Bent : bass,lead & background vocals,percussion,mellotron
 Snah : el. & acoustic guitars,mellotron
 Geb : drums,percussion
 Baard : fender rhodes,background vocals,horn/reed - arr.


BLINDFOLDED



it's eady after all that's been said and done to you
the sun ain't gonna set unless you want it to
it's an easy bet that you're sensing
their honesty and poetry is makebelive
come on give in,say it straight now,whatever goes down

as always: somewhere else is a better place to be
you will never know unless you've been there
obscured in misery,tired of guilt-tripping
up and down,you've been around aimlessly

eyes brighter,your touch is lighter
still I can feel the strain 
so good to complain,so good to complain,so good
but I'm looking forward,I don't get bored
'cause I never felt certain
who's behind the curtain

so when you wish to go away to heaven knows,some place to pray
what am I to say?
it's not easy to watch the way you push yourself on down

but I still adore you ,I'm happy for you
as long as I'm blindfolded,I'm blindfolded

it's easy after all if you feel like going home
you are free to go and who can stop you
and I'll be standing by,watching - waiting
'till we're done having fun and say goodbye

tuning (L to H): E A D G G D
words : Ryan
music : Ryan
 snah : acoustic guitars,lead vocals
 Bent : bass,background vocals,percussion
 Geb : drums,percussion
 Baard : piano,string/reed - arr.


WHEN YOU'RE DEAD



I watch you show
the profusion of colours your petals bestow
in fragrant flares all through the night
'till daybreak turns from blue to bright

let me know now
is it now or is it never
is it for real or is it forever ?

strangeness yet to come
leaves have died and grown back on
with earth we bury when tired of strife
from earth we came into this life

so when you see me fall apart
won't you help me up and guide me back to start?
even in my dreams when I am in doubt
oh,Lord won't you help me when I am down and out ?

no colours seem right
they faded out into the night
who will turn the light back on,
when darkness turns from black to wrong?
let me know now
is it now or is it never
is it for real or is it forever ?
is it now or is it never
is it for real or is it forever ?
is it now or is it never
is it for real or is it forever ?

everything is great when you're dead
your family surrounds you,there are flowers in your bed
everything is just like they said...
I like lying down just to feel it. 

tuning (L to H) : E A D G B E
words : Gebhardt
music : Gebhardt
personnel :
 Geb : el. & acoustic guitars,lead vocals,banjo,zither
 Snah : bass,background vocals
 Bent : drums,percussion,background vocals
 Baard : clavinette
 Lars Horntveth : horn/reed - arr. 

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