We come from a time so different from this
Sometimes your era can be a bliss
Back then to hear the music that we play
Was not that easy as it is today
People had to travel some hundred miles away
But was it really worth the price they had to pay
Without amps we were not loud enough
And our music of that time was not that rough
Modern times throw me in a daze
My eyes are burning from the blaze
Fells like being in a pit - But
I get used to it
Cello Solo
If there was something to celebrate
Something to commemorate
We had much more than a cask of wine
This is why we lost track of time
Klarinettensoli
To court our men had much more to dare
To get the Ladies - it's so unfair
Two hundred years later, how hace men advanced
It's all so clear, the ladies lead the dance
Modern times throw me in a daze
My eyes are burning from the blaze
Fells like being in a pit - But
Once upon the time I heard
About a rightful king
He should have been so wise and old
And justice did he bring
The people said: he is our man
And his words were shining
Like the good heart he seemed to have
His smile was very bright
He took care of the rich and poor
His life was like a light
The people said: he is our man
And his words were shining
But once a servant of the king
That knew him very well
Left the castle to the world
And told the people all
Be careful with this golden man
Before you all will fall down
Once upon the time I saw
A wise old rightful king
He took care for order and law
And justice did he bring
But the people knew he was only a liar
They took their swords and killed him
By a wiser man he was told
"Time is your enemy as you get old"
Now faced with his mortality
He thought "I´ll live my life intensely"
I´ll be no man of lesser will
Top every mountain, cross every hill
I´ll live ten days to your one
And will not rest ´til all prices won
Refrain:
Zeit verfliegt, Zeit verrinnt
Vergiss niemals, Du wirst alt mein Kind!
To seize all time is my secret
I´ll possess what you´ll never get
I will do everything, nothing´s too much
Every good looking thing I will touch
All world wonders I will see
Are you surprised to hear from me
Just called to let you know what I think of you
I think you lied to yourself a million times
But this ain't the worst of all your crimes
I thought I liked you, but you wasted my time
O.K. if you lie to yourself, but you lied to me
Don't lie so much anymore
'Cause others may leave you dying on the floor
I thought you're more than these average guys
I must have had two blind eyes
No, I don't think you're great, no I don't think you've
got balls
Yes, I've got the feeling I was talking to the walls
You made my mind all twisted, feeling like I never
existed
I'm sure your brain's so small sized, 'cause you
couldn't get a phonecall organized
I thought you're more than these average guys
I must have had two blind eyes
No, I don't believe you're just too busy,
no, I don't believe you work hard
Yes, I've got the feeling you a kick in your ass to
start
Don't wanna cry my heart out but you suck,
you're even stingyer than Dagobert Duck
I'm sure your brain is so small sized,
wouldn't get a toothbrush organized
I thought you're more than these average guys
When she walked in, she shone like a star
No wonder she makes you forget, where you are
To tell you of that goddes is my duty
No rose or swan could match her beauty
I knew as time went by she'd be gone
When I see her I know, life goes on and on
Surely I cannot live like a monk
But to do her, I was just too drunk
She could make the mountains shake
And every sleeping flower awake
When she spoke to me it felt like a breeze
That gently blows in spring through trees
I can't recall what she said, my blood started to run
But the look in her eyes said you're the chosen one
I tried to answer it took me a while
But what I said chased away her smile
Surely I cannot live like a monk
But to do her, I was just too drunk
With a very hard slap that shattered my face
I knew soon she'd be on the next one's trace
When I think of the pain my eyes open wide
I think you've stayed too long so many reasons why
But you've got everything, 'though you're such a boring
I don't wanna know your name, I don't wanna see your face
I don't wanna say hello, you're such a big disgrace
Don't take my words so hard, nothing personal you see
Things are so easy in your life, it' just my jealousy
I don't like your style, I don't like your stupid walk
I don't like the way you sound, I just hate it when you
talk
You pollute the air I breathe, I can't stand your smell
You're as exciting as a stone, you're sick and you can
even tell
Don't take my words so hard, nothing personal you see
Hello, do you remember me?
I'm your painting, your history
On a rich man's wall, I'm to be seen
I've come to you in your dream
You painted for immortality
And had such a great ability
Colors and brushes were your tools
You thought all others were just fools
I'm here to torture you tonight
There is no hope or help in sight
People looking at my face
Eternal beauty, charm and grace
Noone cares that you're my creator
Soon you'll fade and meet your maker
You were as genius without a doubt
With no free time, you were too proud
Years ago your friends turned away
Because you were working night and day
But now you see what you have done
For you are old and I remain forever young
Traded life for work when you were in bloom
Stinging like salt in your wound
One thought brings terror to your brain
Why did you live your life in vain?
Even though your art lives through the ages
You lived an empty life in cages
Now victimized a price so high
Too late to change, soo you'll die
People looking at my face
Eternal beauty, charm and grace
Noone cares that you're my creator
Yes I could relieve my coachman
Get rid of my servants as fast as I can
Yes I could sell my beloved hat
My coat, my shoes, I can do that
Yes I could crawl before the master
Do as he says work much faster
Yes I could ask him for a loan
Watch him smiling from his throne
I'm in way over my head
But sink that low
I'd rather be dead
I could get served less expensive food
But I would fall in a sullen mood
Eat normal food no french cuisine
Travel Europe not the Carribean
I'm in way over my head
B ut sink that low
I'd rather be dead
Yes I could abandon all my precious things
Change my life and see what the future brings
Yes I could say: I like what you do
Say: I love who you are and what you look like too
I could get dressed in these rags you have on
Though they aren't made of chiffon
I'm in way over my head
But sink that low
I've been looking so long for you now,
You won't get away from my grasp
You've been living so long in hiding
Hiding behind that false mask.
You know and I know that you ain't got
that long to last
Your looks and your feelings are just the
remains of your past
Standing in the wings there,
you wait for the curtain to fall
Knowing the terror and holding
You have on us all.
I know that you're going to scratch me and
maim me and maul
You know I'm helpless from your
Mesmerising cat call.
Keep your distance,
Walk away don't take his bait
Don't you stray, don't fade away
Watch your step, he's out to get you
Come what may
Don't you stray, from the narrow way
I'm running and hiding
in my dreams you're always there
You're the Phantom of the Opera
You're the devil you're just out to scare
You damaged my mind and my soul
it just floats through the air
You haunt me, yout taunt me,
Your memory leaves me mystified
As if I'd been on the other side
Like diving in the ocean feels like
I'm moving in slow motion
I said, this strong faith I can't ignore
We will reach another shore
There was nothing anyone could do
There was nothing anyone could say
I thought my faith would not go away
Knowing now, what everybody knew
So absurd thinking this is true
I felt heaven, when we kissed
But now I know - you don't exist
I said, I'll give you anything at all
And will be there when you call
Don't want this moment to slip away
By your side I want to lay
I said, when I loose my destination
I look at you for inspiration
There was nothing anyone could do
There was nothing anyone could say
I thought my faith would not go away
Knowing now, what everybody knew
So absurd thinking this is true
I felt heaven, when we kissed
But now I know - you don't exist
Not a dream, it is for real
Noone can change the emptiness I feel
Burning my eyes are turning red
A strange and sick feeling in my head
Blinded eyes - I could not see
That everybody was laughing at me
Now I'm angry so full of hate
Who helps me out of that twisted state
Knowing now, what everybody knew
So absurd thinking this is true
I felt heaven, when we kissed
I remember it as plain as day
Although it happened in the dark of the night
I was strolling through the streets of Paris
And it was cold it was starting to rain
And then I heard a piercing scream
And I rushed to the scene of the crime
But all I found was the butchered remains
Of two girls lay side by side
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Someone call the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Vite before the killers go free
There's some people coming down the street
At last there's someone heard my call
I can't understand why they're pointing at me
I never done nothing at all
But I must have got some blood on my hands
Because everyone's shouting at me
I can't speak French so I couldn't explain
And like a fool I started running away
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Running from the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Running from the arms of the law
And now I've gotta get away from the arms of the law
All France is looking for me
I've gotta find my way across the border for sure
Down the south to Italy
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Someone call the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Am I ever gonna be free
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Running from the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Running from the arms of the law
It took so long and I'm getting so tired
I'm running out of places to hide
Should I return to the scene of the crime
Where the two young victims died
If I could go to somebody for help
It'd get me out of trouble for sure
But I know that it's on my mind
That my doctor said I've done it before
Murders in the Rue Morgue
They're never gonna find me
Murders in the Rue Morgue
I'd get real sticky, but it gets too tricky
That hair looks really big, but it must be a wig
She wanted to kiss him to death, but he had bad breath
His wallet is really thick, but…what a prick
It's so hard to believe, but she was so naive
Yeah I do like hash, but I never have the cash
Your salary would hire, but the boss was such a liar
You're looking for romance, but should you take this
chance?
He left her very soon, but she's not really sad
So you see the word "but" isn't always that bad
Your music's great, but your voice is what I hate
She was real juicy, but he was such a wussy
I thought your eyes are blue, but I found out it's not
true
He used to be cool, but that was back in school
He left her very soon, but she's not really sad
We come from a time so different from this
Sometimes your era can be a bliss
Back then to hear the music that we play
Was not that easy as it is today
People had to travel some hundred miles away
But was it really worth the price they had to pay
Without maps we were not loud enough
And our music of that time was not that rough
Modern times throw me in a daze
My eyes are burning from the blaze
Fells like being in a pit - But
I get used to it
Cello Solo
If there was something to celebrate
Something to commemorate
We had much more than a cask of wine
This is why we lost track of time
Klarinettensoli
To court our men had much more to dare
To get the Ladies - it's so unfair
Two hundred years later, how hace men advanced
It's all so clear, the ladies lead the dance
Modern times throw me in a daze
My eyes are burning from the blaze
Fells like being in a pit - But
Whispering and gossip while you entered the scene
All eyes were on you like on a figurine
You can't get rid of these paranoic fears
Wicked rumors are ringing in your ears
A carriage should have taken you home
Instead you got here
With all your medal's chrome
You never thought this cold happen to you
This time you bit off more than you can chew
You try to seem normal breaking down in tears
Slaving on to your shirt, seconds turn to years
You try to talk clearly but your thoughts whirl around
Now you're suddenly aware that you're loosing ground
You experience the feeling of being insane
'Cause you can't think
With a paralyzed brain
You never thought this could happen to you
This time you bit off more than you can chew
Tryin' to stand up from that easy chair
You fall into a plate, look at the food in your hair
People 've gone home while you fell asleep
A wreck on the ground collapsed in a heap
You never thought this cold happen to you
You never thought this could happen to you
You thought you just had a bit
But suddenly you just got a hit
With feelings getting out of control
A temperature of burning coal
You feel sick - sick - sick and sicker
And you think your tounge is thicker
Your champagne glas breaks, look at the mess
You swear next time, "I take less"
The party must go on without you
You gotta get out of this human zoo
Clinking glasses, your head starts to swell
All this noise brings you in hell
People wonder, what's in your crazy mind
But you don't care, you left this world behind
You talk of glories, that are not true
Thinking people have no clue
The party must go on without you
You gotta get out of this human zoo
Clinking glasses, your head starts to swell
All this noise brings you in hell
You should go home before it gets obscene
You swear next time I stay clean
And endless price you have to pay
For trying to have fun today
The party must go on without you
You gotta get out of this human zoo
Clinking glasses, your head starts to swell
As I get up and take a walk
Somebody starts to talk
I can hear people already dead
Didn't understand what they said
In front of me the hangman glares
Walking up the gallows' stairs
An endless fall soon I'll be dead
In panic I awake in a damp bed
What can a dream reveal?
Especially if it seems so real?
Knights are fighting for their god
Arrows fly is that my blood
A dungeon cell is where I lay
I can scream but can't get away
It doesn't stop I feel doomed
They've put salt in my open wound
Doesn't matter how hard I fight
It only makes the collar tight
What can a dream reveal?
Especially if it seems so real?
I'm living in a air balloon
I want to go to the moon
All alone the sky is black
The balloon is gone, I can't get back
Suddenly in a web I'm caught
I see a spider slowly walk
I twist and turn but it's not enough
Screaming and thrashing I can't wake up
What can a dream reveal?
Giving a swish with your arse in the air
Don't you know what they're saying?
Charlotte you're so refined
When you take all the love that they're giving
Sticking with every man that you find
Don't you know what they're after?
Charlotte you've got your legs in the air
Dont you hear all the laughter?
Charlotte the Harlot show me your leg
Charlotte the Harlot take me to bed
Charlotte the Harlot let me see blood
Charlotte the Harlot let me see love
Taking so many men to your room
Don't you feel no remorse?
You charge them a fiver
It's only for starters
And ten for the main course
And you've got no feelings
They died long ago
Don't you care who you let in?
And don't you know you're breaking
The law with the service you're giving
Charlotte the Harlot show me your leg
Charlotte the Harlot take me to bed
Charlotte the Harlot let me see blood
Charlotte the Harlot let me see love
There was a time when you left me standing there
Picking up pieces of love off the floor
Well Charlotte you left me alone in there
To make your ends as a bloody whore
Well Charlotte you told me you love me true
Picking up pieces of love yesterday
Well Charlotte you're drawers are off color too
'Cause you're making love all day
'Cause you're making love, love, love
Giving a swish with your arse in the air
Don't you know what they're saying?
Charlotte you're so refined when
You take all the love that they're giving
Sticking with every man that you find,
Dont you know what they're after?
Charlotte you've got your legs in the air
Don't you hear all the laughter?
Charlotte the Harlot show me your leg
Charlotte the Harlot take me to bed
Charlotte the Harlot let me see blood
Though you tried to be really nice
The salesman gives you no advice
He doesn't give you any information
He definetely needs a long vacation.
You didn't come here to have a fight
Especially with someone whose not that bright
Being treated like this isn't funny
Go somewhere else with your money
From this gent you wouldn't buy bread
So unfriendly, what's in his head
Staring at him you ask yourself
What is with his mental health
Be prepared, this will repeat
Antoher trial to defeat
Though you tried to be really nice
The salesman gives you no advice
He doesn't give you any information
He definetely needs a long vacation.
Lookin' in his face you feel a little sick
Think you need a dagger, need it quick
A vicious deed is now contrived
Your heart enraged, will he survive?
Be prepared, this will repeat
Antoher trial to defeat
Though you tried to be really nice
The salesman gives you no advice
He doesn't give you any information
16 years old when I went to the war
To fight for a land fit for heroes
God on my side and a gun in my hand
Chasing my days down to zero
And I marched and I fought and I bled and I died,
And I never did get any older,
But I knew at the time that a year in the line
Was a long enough life for a soldier.
We all volunteered and we wrote down our names,
And we added two years to our ages
Eager for life and ahead of the game
Ready for history's pages
And we brawled and we fought and we whored 'til we stood
Ten thousand shoulder to shoulder
A thirst for the hun we were food for the gun
And that's what you are when you're soldiers.
I heard my friend cry and he sank to his knees,
Coughing blood as he screemed for his mother
And I fell by his side and that's how we died,
Clinging like kids to each other
And I lay in the mud, an' the guts and the blood,
And I wept as his body grew colder
And I called for my mother and she never came
Though it wasn't my fault and I wasn't to blame
The day not half over and tenthousand slain,
And now there's nobody remembers our names,
Uh, this goes out to
Everybody with they head up
Keep it up baby
[Qua Billz]
How many y'all had ever sleep out on park benches
When cops came we hit the fences
We stole food outta Poppi store e'ryday
He freaked out when his baby girl passed away
I'm sheddin' tears for my homies who are now gone
If that's your man get revenge and keep his name strong
She just a victim of the ghetto, and she hate it now
Cause she gettin' money on the corner and got a baby now
They sprayed us down and used whips but couldn't hold us back
Don't be ashamed of where you from and show the world you black
I'm one of the few that could make it out these ghetto streets
Cause I refuse to have to murder just so I can eat
I'm livin' life like a king cause I'm supposed to
Worship my women like a queen, not a ho you
And I can show you how the definite can feed ya kids
And in return all I ask is that you let me live
[Chorus]
Can I live
One loss I give
Can I live
One loss I give
(I gotta do it, I gotta do it)
Can I Live
[Qua Billz]
I wake up early in the mornin', five times I will pray
Lord forgive me of my sins, and can I make another day
My hearts bleed for the life that this glamour holds
All the money and the women I think it's takin' control
See you a victim of your own life
You didn't ask God for parents that'll hit the pipe
For neighborhoods with apartments that were roach infested
For no heat and now you're telephone's disconnected
I remember when we had to use candles just for light
Blowin' out the cold smoke from the bed at night
My whole world's now, Ramera Tatianna Lawson
I may like bein' a father, when I ain't flossin'
But my life's the only thing that really kept me goin'
Sometimes I still can't believe that I made it flowin'
I could show you how to be legit as a kid
And in return all I ask is that you can let me live
[Chorus]
Can I Live (Can I Live)
One loss I give (Give oh yeah)
Can I Live (Oh yes)
One loss I give
(I gotta do it, I gotta do it)
Can I live
[Qua Billz]
Death is devine, my rhymes light
Be penetratin' through your mind like, they highlights
My mic's like a wrist to me
Simp-e-ly I'ma a man makin' history
Burnin' this paper after people gettin' cancer
Meetin' these ladies, from the models to the dancers
Takin' ladies to the clubs, take 'em to the hotel
The motel, gimme two, so they both yell
Look at me, I got, money, you swear I had a disease
When you need to cut it please, we all in it for G's
A straight warrior, going out for mine on these streets
Remember when I had to do it for me and my brother to eat
But I ain't never looking back cause all the problems is gone
'Scept all my people keep on dying when all the babies is born
I changed the styles without a tool, favor and dad's call
It's a long way to Heaven, but it's longer to fall
[Chorus to fade]
[Qua Billz over chorus]
This goes out, to the recent Notorious B.I.G.
And Tupac Shakur, put ya guns down yo
Time for us to start gettin'
We deserve it baby
