All I wanted

You rave on about a car drive
somewhere out in Germany
you had dinner near some river
like you can't get that with me

and it all sounds so familiar
I make sure to bite my tongue
it's done nothing else but trouble
kind of like our song

and all because

all I wanted was
the best of both of us

this must be Robin felt like
who'd have thought I'd fit his shoes
how I smirked inside your T-shirt
after he had called for you

I've been him in that hotel room
when I took it as a no
now I'd rather be in Hamburg
putting up our breakfast show

and all because

all I wanted was
the best of both of us
all I wanted was

for us to get across
for things to be like then, out there on the road
for my mediocre jokes to work again

we can leave tonight -
I'll drive us past the wood
just sit there being beautiful
while I'll be good

hell, I'll be good

all I wanted
all I wanted

I'm telling myself it's all for the better

Copper Shades

the copper shades you wore
were very big and green
and I was only feather-light
above the engine-roar
in the smell of gasoline
you'd make sure I'd hold on tight

and there we'd go with no direction
anywhere the wind would blow
and I would ask you all these questions
while your pride of me would show

then in an act of love
you'd pull me close and check
my orange-colored water wings
you'd turn the engine off
and somewhere from the back
we'd both jump in for a swim

and there we'd go with no direction
anywhere the wind would blow
and I would ask you all these questions
while your pride of me would show

and safe in your Calypso
with the world of wise Cousteau below
and ice cream castles overhead
now how was I to know
how was I to know

a towel round my chest
your copper shades back on
we would speed up fast
and dry up by the sun

Fortune teller

look at you now
in such a rush but one big step behind
you need a clue now
all blinded by the gypsy of your mind

if you give me you hand -
I'll do what I can to get you calm
by making up the meaning of the lines in your palm

look at you now
uptight and in denial for a while
you look like shit now
it's the tears of things and halb so schlimm

come on, show me that smile

and give me your hand -
I'll do what I can to get you calm
by making up the meaning of the lines in your palm

look at you now

Robin II

well, it's been a few days now, so how have you been?
not that I must know what state you're in

I should care less

well, I just bawled my eyes out and feel really relieved
not that I threw up be enough to fully retrieve

I'm still a mess

but what really helps a lot is the knowledge
that it's nothing but the time it takes
you gave me meals for thought
and Robin a laughing break
how quickly will he re-enter the lists?
don't correct me if I'm wrong
I'm sure that grudge exists, especially his
and that mine will make
a brilliant song

lately I have not been that close with time
the weekends seem the worst ever since they're all mine

and it's hard to get through

well, congratulations - you entered the Torture Top 3
and by the way already not happy anniversary

here's to you and your cool
here's to me and my catch-22

but what really helps a lot is the knowledge
that it's nothing but the time it takes
it is funny - not at all half as funny as
to call me Robin by mistake
don't correct me if I'm wrong
I'm sure that grudge exists (especially his…)
and that mine will make a brilliant song

a brilliant song

Sirens

damn, this is bad - this is so bad
I get out of the crash thinking no one survived
big eyes from the backseat
to my surprise I see all three alive

you're losing blood in the grass there
on the side of the road in your stripe summer dress
the boy runs off to see you
I pick him up, but he must've seen some of your legs

I swear dear, you'll be alright
now don't you go out on me here
I swear I hear sirens come close
that means help is near

the autobahn is reflecting
rotting fruit in at least 30 something degrees
nothing but chaos
all these questions, ignorance

FUCK THE POLICE!

I swear dear, you'll be alright
now don't you go out on me here
I swear I hear sirens come close
that means help is near

now you listen to me
I will bring you back home
will you listen to me
I will bring you back home

home

back from the car-dump
I sit down with the boy on the edge of the bed
in a hotel room near Munich
remembering what I said

©ELINE!

Summer

the Benz fans
are turned up high
land pans
before your eyes
flashback
to father's suntanned thighs
hopped on
in driver's seat
up front
with dangling feet
chest belt
his muscled arm around

and the sun goes down

the lake wakes
a hard blue sky
waves break
and Sam says 'hi'
flashback
to Super Snorkel Spy
young blonde
with fishing net
strong, fond
his back half wet
splash track
and underwater sound

and the sun goes down

please stop the thinking and the torture
you can really only take so much
things do look better in the morning
without any grudge

the twins bathe
at 10 a.m.
grins taped
on Sony cam
flashback
to mother's glaring lamp
dives, swift
into the roar
wives drift
shift, save on shore
jam-packed
the night that Natty drowns

and the sun goes down

please stop the thinking and the torture
you can really only take so much
things do look better in the morning
without any grudge

would you stop this futile thinking
would you stop these figments now

Swim with Sam

Sammy says he lost his call
On the day Cousteau had died
The ocean was a tub of sharks
With Jacques Yves as a guide

Sammy says the water's safe
That man should not have left the seas
Called the Human Bathyscaphe
He's King of Expertise

So if someone wants to know
And asks you where I am
You say you saw me go
For a swim with Sam

Sam here says they call him "nice"
And that it makes him really sick
That his "nice" is like "polite"
And silence does the trick

Sam here says he'd like to go
Somewhere far away from here
To a sea that no one knows
To completely disappear

So if someone wants to know
And asks you where I am
You say you saw me go
For a swim with Sam

Yeah if someone wants to know
And asks you where I am
You say you saw me go
For a swim with Sam

[Instrumental]

So if someone wants to know
And asks you where I am
You say you saw me go
For a swim with Sam

Yeah if someone wants to know
And asks you where I am
You say you saw me go
For a swim with Sam

For a swim with Sam...

Don't try to talk me out of this
Not while I'm here in Carla's seat
"The sea has many drops of water
But the salt won't let you taste the sweet"

Don't try to talk me out of this
Not while I'm here in Carla's seat
"The sea has many drops of water
But the salt won't let you taste the sweet"

Don't try to talk me out of this
(Go for a swim with Sam)
Not while I'm here in Carla's seat
(Go for a swim with Sam)
Don't try to talk me out of this
(Go for a swim with Sam)
Not while I'm here in Carla's seat

Winterschlafer

That was your mark
Who I just informed
Go back to bed
While it's still warm

Now one thing you need
That is not in this lair
Just lay down your arm
Your under my care

Close those eyes
Good night, night to you
Go and go, this cold winter through
And see what time, wil there

Let's pull up a chair
Now janosh is here for
Ich macht dig bezocht
Sachste et beer

And when your fast a sleep
I will play with your hair
To my tears, I will bring
You're under my care

Close those eyes
Good night, night to you
Go and go, this cold winter through
Look what heard of drawn
The sun long gone

Close those eyes
Good night, night to you
Go and won't take strainnow from you
When spring araise
We'll have to see
If you'r sick of life
We'll maybe me