Breathe
Music: Aretey / Lyrics: Phil Hennessy
I am real – see? I breathe
Cut me open, …see me bleed
Taste the tears – hold the pain
Feel the years of Life, …Insane
See your World from in my eyes
Touch yourself – in my disguise
Opened Hearts, Open wide
Broken parts – join inside
Look for you right here in me
That part of you you couldn’t see
That side of you was always numb
That voice within was always dumb
All that ever went beyond
All that never quite Belonged
Hear the questions, Know the reasons
Love the anwers – live to be some
See your World from in my eyes
Touch yourself – in my disguise
Opened Hearts, Open wide
Broken parts – join inside
Look for you right here in me
That part of you you couldn’t see
That side of you was always numb
That voice within was always dumb
(All this loving
All this kissing
All this nothing
All that’s missing)
Touch me – Feel me … HERE
See me… Sense the fear
Suck me, fuck me, into you
Breathe the life within – for you
See you World from in my eyes
Touch yourself – in my disguise
Opened Hearts, Open wide
Broken parts – join inside
Dream
Music: Aretey / Lyrics: Afra Lindner
I hope you realize, to be accepted
You don’t have to be strong
At least not all the time
You’re decision was wise
Not to show
Your emotions to everyone
But I know, that in your heart
You wish you had expressed yourself
I will dream a dream for you
If you can’t dream anymore
And if lightens up, and if it lightens up your life
I will just dream some more
Finding peace within the family
Might be just an illusion
And I admire you
For trying to end this confusion
I stand behind you
I will dream a dream for you
If you can’t dream anymore
And if lightens up, and if it lightens up your life
I will just dream some more
If you don’t want, if you don’t want to be strong
Or if you feel like crying
Or if you want, want to tear a pillow apart
Or if you feel like lying in your bed all day
Or going out in the middle of the night
Then do so
I will dream a dream for you
If you can’t dream anymore
And if lightens up, and if it lightens up your life
I will just dream some more
Little Life in my Womb
Music: Aretey / Lyrics: Afra Lindner
Little life in my womb
I breathe for you
I think for you
I eat for you
I drink for you
And I’ll do anything for you
I will protect you from smouldering danger
I will preserve you from greed and pain
I won’t reject you – never in my life
I will be there for you trying to sustain
I promise
I will protect you from lies and unjustment
I will preserve you from sorrow and hate
I will project on you – values in my life
I’ll introduce to you fairness and faith
I promise, I promise
We hope you’ll feel welcome in this odd, cruel world
We hope you’ll find the ways paved for you
Try to take in everything that comes your way
May some glory come into you
Little life in my womb
I sleep for you
I provide for you
I eat healthy food for you
I take vitamins for you
And I’ll do anything for you
I will protect you from smouldering danger
I will preserve you from greed and pain
I won’t reject you – never in my life
I will be there for you trying to sustain
I promise
I will protect you from lies and unjustment
I will preserve you from sorrow and hate
I will project on you – values in my life
I’ll introduce to you fairness and faith
I promise, I promise
We’ll pray for your life to, to be glorious
Try to take in everything
We’ll teach you to stand up for yourself
(To me) you will always be king!
Little life in my womb
I breathe for you
I dream for you
I live for you
In inhale the air for you
And I’ll survive for you
I’ll be ready for you
To make your life come true
To make your life come true
To make your life come true
Ashes on the Playground
Music: Aretey & Bram van Risp / Lyrics: Bram van Risp
In this waking hour, so keen to sleep
Visions of a man
Honest, empatic, selfconscious,
A dramatic accident?
Staring in the pool, beneath his feet
The face of a man…
Wrinkled, blurred, shaded
Embittered sentiment.
In this waking hour, so keen to sleep
Visions of a light
Longing, for freedom, unchained,
A quit say-goodbye
Staring at the door, being ajar
Its crevice reveals
A link to the future,
Appealing opportunity
He watches cartoons on TV
Red-rimmed eyes, gazing
While I fight my struggle
As my freedom could have arrived
…. Unexpectedly
He took my freedom
He took my heart
He took my freedom
He took my hand
In this waking hour, so keen to sleep
Visions of my childhood
Perfectly happy, laughter,
Dramatic accidents
Staring at your face in front of me
This picture reveals
Your illness, past, present and future
Uncertainty
Here it is, don’t look back.
New horizons are in front of me
As the true meaning of life
Has just begun
…Surprisingly
He wouldn’t understand
He’ll never understand
What he did to me
He wouldn’t understand
He’ll never understand
What it feels to be.
Torn away, from childhood
And forced into adolescence
He took my freedom
He took my heart
He took my freedom
He took my hand
And from my memory,
A train of thoughts goes on and on and on
And I realize, that I am the victim,
Twice victimized
And what remains are
Ashes on the playground…
Sick Sick Psychopath
Music: Aretey / Lyrics: Afra Lindner
Sick, sick psychopath
Sick ,sick psychopath
In the middle of the night
Out there on that beach
She didn’t cry
Off shore, out of reach
Sick, sick psychopath
Sick ,sick psychopath
You can’t trust no friends
You can’t trust no cars
Your life will sure end
End behind the bars
How do you sleep at night?
Nightmares or dreams?
Can you see your mother in the eye?
She must feel like she failed in the raising of you.
What does your mother know?
Does she know that you raped and killed a girl?
Innocence in your book
Innocence on your face
But you took another mother’s dearest pearl
Sick, sick psychopath
Sick, sick psychopath
Control out of your hands
How do you sleep at night?
Nightmares or dreams?
Can you still see Peter in the eye?
Control out of your hands
What does your daddy know?
Did he help you getting rid of the girl?
Why did he bring in your telephone?
To tell you when to shut up and when to swirl?
And by the way,
What happened to your shoe?
Doomed to die
Music: Aretey / Lyrics: Afra Lindner
Now look at me here
Sitting in the pitch-darkness,
Assaulted, feeling leashed and threashed.
My faith: deadened, exiled from common life
I am doomed to die…
Ignorant, ingenuous, innocent girl
Having an admirer, being adored
Being at the wrong place, the wrong time, the wrong age
Now look at me here
Sitting in the pitch-darkness,
Assaulted, feeling leashed and threashed.
My faith: deadened, exiled from common life
I am doomed to die…
It was easy to make do anything
I was weak
Turned myself away from you
By avoiding the crossing of our eyes
What did I know? How could I know?
Intimidation, admiration
Now look at me here
Sitting in the pitch-darkness,
Assaulted, feeling leashed and threashed.
My faith: deadened, exiled from common life
I am doomed to die…
Dancing in the Moonlight
Music: Aretey & Bram van Risp / Lyrics: Phil Hennessy
Dancing colours of the Moonlight
Reflected so clearly on the shiny surface
Of so powerfull an Ocean, so wide
My eyes glance around, each tiny sparkle
Playfully dancing on the rippling tide
A group of angelic lights, from so high
Visiting the scene so glorious, unabound
Joyfully playing, like children of the cosmos
With Mother so lovingly looking over
… and smiling so sweetly, so wise
That knowing look, shines Silver light
Upon the particles, she birthed, so bright
That playfull, happy, innocence
She shares with ALL, without exception.
The Freedom of the Universe, dancing, before my eyes
fixed in solitary Wonderment, at such a spectacle.
Transfixed to the dance of Absolute random
each particle glowing of starlight energy,
happily united in perfect abandon
My eyes glance around, each tiny sparkle
Playfully dancing on the rippling tide
A group of angelic lights, from so high
Visiting the scene so glorious, unabound
Mystery
Music: Aretey / Lyrics: Phil Hennessy
I’ve walked the fields of History
And stood amongst the sadness
I’ve wondered of the Mystery
Considered all the Madness
Floating, gracefully through time
Wandering, aimlessly through the past
Looking forward, thinking back
Following senses, loosing track
Searching, seeking, Loving
Searching, seeking, Fearing
Along the path so long and wide
Taking most within our stride
Accepting all that we can see,
Going where we need to be.
Being what we think we are.
Daring only tread so far
And then…. Beyond
What could await us there?
Holding our past…. Within our heart
Searching, seeking, Loving
Searching, seeking, Fearing
I climbed a mountain that has no peak
Onwards, upwards, forever meek.
Nature creating such Humility within our tiny souls
Such powerful emotions, as life unfolds
Arrogance
Music: Aretey / Lyrics: Afra Lindner
You’ve got a fine reputation
In your imagination
But your lack of expressing irritation
Doesn’t lead us into temptation
It’s good to feel good
But don’t get overwhelmed
You’ll never see the truth if you don’t shell
It’s good to feel good
If you stayed on the ground
But your feet seem to wanna float around
How dare you accuse us of lack of sincerity
Since you told us sentiments are a bother to you?
FACTS, that’s what matters to you,
But even your FACTS are far away from the truth
It’s good to feel good
But don’t get overwhelmed
You’ll never see the truth if you don’t shell
It’s good to feel good
If you stayed on the ground
But your feet seem to wanna float around
The facts you mentioned, you think they’re real?
Are they real?
I think it’s some kind of a deal.
What is it you’re hiding for? What is it you’re hiding for?
Hiding!
It’s good to feel good
But don’t get overwhelmed
You’ll never see the truth if you don’t shell
It’s good to feel good
If you stayed on the ground
But your feet seem to wanna float around
The Play
Music: Aretey / Lyrics: Phil Hennessy
This never-ending merry-go-round that we call life
Has endless limitations
With ever-bending rules that abound The Strife,
And senseless imitations
…. It’s a broken dream,
Those spoken agreements, all denied
It’s part of the Story…
Token bereavements, we decide
Directing the Scene
Is some of the Show, that we create
Each section it seems that someone should know
Directing the Scene
Is some of the Show, that we create
Someone should know which speed to narrate
Etheric prefixes to all we say
Generic re-mixes, every day
Re-enacting each step of the journey
Overreacting, to all that we are learning
Directing the Scene
Is some of the Show, that we create
Each section it seems that someone should know
Directing the Scene
Is some of the Show, that we create
Someone should know which speed to narrate
Forsaken potions, numb the way
For each emotion we betray
Oh, sweet additions to our Chemistry
Delete omissions from our Destiny
Standing Tall, and feeling Proud
Pas indiscretions, screaming loud
The harness, and the reigns so tight
So harmless are the games we fight
Awaiting our turn in the wings of the stage
Preparing each verse, rehearsing each page
Achieving all with strong determination
Receiving all with such eternal patience
Ready or not, the cue is approaching
Steady or not, the Truth must be spoken
The pretence is over, we step into place
Presenting each word with such talented grace
That Wondrous feeling, that standing Ovation
The laughter, the Tears, the gratification
The curtains are closing, the scenes have all changed…
Uncertainty growing, and thoughts re-arranged…
This huge old theatre (of Life) redesigned…
The sooner, the better, we all learn our lines….
