ÜBERWAGNER OR A BILLION BUBBLES IN MY MIND


it blows a billion bubbles in my mind
if my conscience is all I'll ever find
hindsight is only now in reverse
the best view is right from the back of a hearse
you always find the truth in dark places

I understand your need to feel you're right
to stand erect and gaze into the light
the void in your hearts and the holes in your souls
you fill with the grandeur and power of gold
and raise your righteous voices in anger

it blows a billion bubbles in my mind
if my conscience is all I'll ever find
gambling is dull when you know you will win
if nothing is sacred you can't live in sin
I wish I had some of your moral
-codes as a guideline
-support as a foothold
-stands to confine me
-courage to stay bold

it blows a billion bubbles in my mind
mind over matter
my terrestial point of view
useless in blows....

tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
words : Sæther
music: Sæther
personnel:
B.Sæther:
bass gtr ,rythm gtr (left ch),trumpet mellotron,lead/bg
vocs,glockenspiel,tambourine
H.M.Ryan :
viscount organ,rythm gtr (right ch),lead gtr,bg vocs,flute and string
mellotron
H:Gebhardt :
drums
K.Vestrum :
flute
Ø.Fossheim,V.Johnsen,A.Ohrvik,H.M.Stensland :
violins
J.W.Sønstebø:
viola
A.B.Sævig Årdal:
cello


CIRCLES


circles - safe and familiar circles
an old battleground with no victor crowned
and no way out

circles - go 'round and 'round in circles
and shiver inside when planets collide
lifetimes slip by in these circles

circles - days bleed into one grey mass
as distinction is blurred,words are all slurred
and meaningless

circles - stuck in the mode established
so many years ago,this constant vertigo
spiralling endlessly...

circles - we may be spinning alone in circles,
but that is OK,you know what they say;
"tomorrow's another day"...

tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
words:Sæther
music:Sæther
personnel:
B.Sæther :
acoustic gtrs,vocs,bass gtr
H.M.Ryan :
el.gtr,el.harmonium,bg vocs,ARP- & sidstation synths
H.Gebhardt :
drums
B.Slagsvold :
bg vocs,flute mellotron,clavinette


NEVERLAND


circumstances - know who'll fix you up
on to the premises -just pass the loving cup
in a dreamless slumber
old intentions outnumbered
climbing the tree,all but senselessly

come to neverland
dog star struck
come to neverland

hoping empathy will somehow heal the world
dabbling in melancholy ,the wounded birds allure
muses shadow casting
an exile everlasting
drawn laughing to the flame
preoccupied with pain

come to neverland
dog star struck
come to neverland

come to neverland!
come to neverland!!

tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
words: Ryan
music: Sæther
personnel:
H.M.Ryan :
el.gtr , acoustic 12-string gtrs,lead vocs
B.Sæther :
bass gtr,lead & bg vocs,flute mellotron
H.Gebhardt :
drums
B.Slagsvold:
hammond organ
H.Sten: theremin


THIS OTHERNESS


was it always this way ?
how could I not see it happen -
how could it catch up so ruthlessly
quick and steady,when I'm not ready ?

how come it's taken so long ?
I have no answers to sell you -
how come the smiles have all turned into frowns,
unfeeling - self revealing ?
bringing this otherness,opening the door
to some other place that I've not known before
blurred 'round the edges,stripped to the core -
the fantasy just can't sustain it no more

was it always this late ?
where did time take a shortcut -
where are the tracks of the hours inbetween
when life was waiting for us ?
stuck in this otherness that's opened the door
to some other place that I've not known before
thrown out of synch like some old acidhead
awoken from dreams to find nightmares instead

the night is all around me,
and dawn has never seemed so far away

tuning (L to H): D G C F A D
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
personnel:
B.Sæther:
bass gtr,piano,viscount organ,lead vocs,percussion
H:M:Ryan:
el gtr,bg vocs,percussion
H.Gebhardt:
drums,percussion
B.slagsvold:
bg vocs
H.Sten:
percussion


CAROUSEL


stalemate,sister -it's the game you play
did you run out of options or just lose your way ?
presumed alive,gone MIA

if every promise was a cheap little lie
the need to believe just refused to die
sometimes you can almost see time fly
into winter nights
green and blue like the northern lights
frayed 'round the edges
worse for wear,but fit for fight
the cracks won't show at night

blending in with the clientele
'round and around on the carousel
tomorrow daylight will break the spell


thursday morning has an icecoat on
summer left, and now winter's begun
sister,sister you can try to run
into winter nights
dance around with the northern lights
search till you find your wave
vindicate what you never forgave

tonight,tonight
all the stars will shine on you tonight
tonight all the stars will shine on you
tonight the shadows fade
the veils come off in the masquerade
the lies are worn,they've ceased to take
all the facts are fake

tuning (L to H): E B E G# B E
words: Sæther
music: Sæther,with Ryan
personnel:
B.Sæther :
acoustic gtr,lead vocs,bass gtr,percussion
H.M.Ryan:
el. gtrs,lapsteel gtr,bg vocs
H.Gebhardt:
drums,percussion
B.Slagsvold:
violin & cello mellotron,bg vocs,sting/horn/reed arrangements
A.G.Ohrvik :
Oboe
K.Vestrum :
flute
Ø.Fossheim,V.Johnsen,A.Ohrvik,H.M.Stensland :
violins
J.W.Sønstebø:
viola
A.B.Sævig Årdal:
cello


WHAT IF...


what if the world was round - would anyone believe it ?
if there was no sound - would anyone hear it ?
if there was no sky - where would heaven be ?
if there is no god - there'll still be eternity

fragile as glass - so little we know
when time will pass and what time will show
I can't see a cloud - still I sense the rain
no crooked road has got me as far as this train
that won't get me down,
'cause you won't see a future 'till you're first in line
that would be just fine,
'cause the end of the circle is the start of the line

all thing must pass,we'll come to an end
when nothing can last,there's not more to spend
well,there is no future,so nothing is to fear
we're pieces in this puzzle where nothing is common or rare
that won't get me down,
'cause you won't see a future 'till you're first in line
that would be just fine,
'cause the end of the circle is the start of the line

swim into future,dive beyond time
flow with the mainstream,follow the line
the future's an ocean,we dive beyond time
swim with the mainstream,follow the line
I follow the line...
that won't get me down,
'cause you won't see a future 'till you're first in line
that would be just fine,
if the end of the circle's the start of the line
the start of the line - that would be just fine

tuning (L to H):E A D G B E
words: Gebhardt
music: Gebhardt
personnel:
H.Gebhardt:
drums,acoustic gtrs,lead vocs
H.M.Ryan:
el. & slide gtrs,trumpet mellotron,bg vocs
B.Sæther:
bass gtr,viscount organ,bg vocs,tambourine
L.Horntveth:
saxophones,horn/reed arr.
M.Eick:
trumpet
Ø.Brække:
trombone


THE MIRROR & THE LIE


dance for me,ballerina of my dreams
I feel so lost,but I don't know why
hold me close,I'm afraid I will disappear
into the mirror and the lie

and I will promise to go on as long as you want me to
and I will dream along and help to make it real for you too

make me shine,you can change me in your eye
I have been there before
hide my bags and help me believe again
I can't take this anymore

and I will promise to go on as long as you want me to
and I will dream along and help to make it real for you too

give me words to catch your heart
golden chords to set my song apart
the key that keeps that door ajar
is hidden right beneath my lucky star

just a shiver and a sigh
left to the dice
the mirror and the lies

tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
personnel:
B.Sæther:
harmonium,lead & bg vocs,el. & acoustic gtrs,bass gtrs,drums
H.M.Ryan:
piano,fender rhodes
H.Gebhardt:
zither,lapsteel gtr,banjo
H.Sten:
echoplex
B.Slagsvold:
string/reed arr.
A.G.Ohrvik :
Oboe
K.Vestrum :
flute
Ø.Fossheim,V.Johnsen,A.Ohrvik,H.M.Stensland :
violins
J.W.Sønstebø:
viola
A.B.Sævig Årdal:
cello


SERPENTINE


Reeling offbeat on the all time high
pushing enveloped detoured rollercoaster rides
took a night to remember and a day to forget
we never bothered talking...

strolling zigzag and around the bends
put all trust in lucky charms,beginning with the end
I called up a candlelit romance and read
still I couldn't get it...

last time we deviated,raving about it,
we had no second thoughts
I spent a lifetime finding out how you move
crooked constellations -
serpentine,serpentine
outta sight,outta mind

counting numbers,days and weeks go by
find no reason to retrieve,no matter how I try
crystalline your voice resounds in my head
I am all addicted....

last time we deviated,raving about it,
we had no second thoughts
I spent a lifetime finding out how you move
crooked constellations -
serpentine,serpentine
outta sight,outta mind

zigzag and around the bends
there and back without an end
still your song resounds!

last time we deviated,raving about it,
we had no second thoughts
I spent a lifetime finding out how you move
last time we deviated,raving about it,
we had no second thoughts
I spent a lifetime finding out how you move
crooked constellations -
serpentine,serpentine
outta sight,outta mind

tuning (L to H): E B D G A D
words:Ryan
music: Ryan
personnel:
H.M.Ryan:
el. & acoustic gtrs,sidstation synth,lead & bg vocs
B.Sæther:
bass gtr,bg vocs
H.Gebhardt:
drums
B.Slagsvold:
piano


CUSTER'S LAST STAND (ONE MORE DAEMON)


she's got stuff in her heart that you never got to see
running from your shadow and trying to be free
she caught the truth you hid behind your eyes
- but there's still one more daemon to exorcise

outside and inside you it never made sense
growing and swelling just making you tense
what you looked for was right there in front of your eyes
- just that one more daemon to exorcise

well it's always too early and never too late
just let it ride and chalk it up to fate
in the mirror it's right there in front of your eyes
checking up on your size -
oh,yeah - that one last daemon to exorcise.

tuning (L to H):E B D G A D
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
personnel:
B.Sæther:
bass gtr,rythm gtr (left ch),guiro,vibra slap,tambourine,handclaps,
choir & flute mellotrons,vocs
H.M.Ryan:
lead & rythm gtr (right ch.),ARP & sidstation synyhs,flute mellotron
H.Gebhardt:
drums,marraccas


COMPOSITE HEAD


I've got a candyapple conscience
and the sun shines in my eyes
I'm the unforseen stranger,
the lone ranger in disguise
I'm happy just to be here,
I'll gladly stay all day
if you feed me I'll stay over
and I'll never go away
- I'm the composite head

put the pedal to the metal
come play footsie with fate
I'm an unrepenting sinner -
your day-glo' selfportrait
I'm your conscience over easy
and I'm panting in your ear
I'm the brainwave tangodancer
from the other hemisphere
I'm happy just to be here,
I'll gladly stay all day
if you feed me I'll stay over
and I'll never go away
- I'm the composite head

I've go a candyapple conscience
and the sun shines in my eyes
I'm the unforseen stranger,
the lone ranger in disguise
I'm the composite head!

tuning (L to H):E A D G C F
words: Sæther
music: Sæther,with Ryan
personnel;
B.Sæther:
bass,el. rythm gtr,vocs
H.M.Ryan:
acoustic/12 string el./lead gtrs
H.Gebhardt:
drums,tambourine


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