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Expedition
07:12
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Wasting no time
Marching on tottering ways
Obey the calling
To promised lands
The jungle is deep, so deep
And so is our will to find
Like wheels of fortune
We're twirling around
We don't know this time
We don't know this place
We are dancing
While they stand
Their eternal race
We are spacemen
And we all found out
The moon knows what it's all about
Our sails in the wind
Torn between calm and hail
Fear to get boring
At the bottom of the sea
Deserts to cross
And over the barricades
Like allied forces
In the name of a smile
We don't know this time
We don't know this place
We are dancing
While they stand
Their eternal race
We are spacemen
And we all found out
The moon knows what it's all about
We don't know this world
We don't know these tracks
We are sailors
Who clean all the rotten decks
We are agents
And we search for more
Questions are what we adore
Waiting to float in the air
Waiting to stop despair
Words roll like thunder
Pulling me under
Waiting to burn in high flames
Waiting to play the games
All thoughts of sorrow
Leaving tomorrow
Waiting to leap in the light
Waiting to fly my kite
Cold lines of warning
Forcing my mourning
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Timecode
08:25
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It was a time of innocence
When I was twelve
safe and sound
Inside my shell
I didn’t plan, I didn’t move
It was a time the dreams began
When I was thirteen
Kiss of Life
So cautiously
And I felt, and I touched
You can try if you want to
Said the clown, tumbling over
You can hide for a minute now
Said the turtle and rushed away
It was a time the shadows fell
When I was sixteen
Reflection and pain
A rebel in vain
And I moaned, and I cried
It is a time of eternity
Because I am
Circling round
Starting again
And we dance, sometimes we dance
You can try if you want to
Said the clown, tumbling over
You can hide for a minute now
Said the turtle and rushed away
You can face the world
And wonder with big eyes
You can catch a star
And then you realize
You will ask for asking’s sake
Like communicats bouncing today
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3. |
Half Empty, Half Fool
11:23
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Captured in the whirling pools
No escape - the spiral rules
And draws like a magnet, draws
We have to obey
Born into the shifting sands
Wriggling, blood upon my hands
And it pours like a waterfall it pours
And I disappear
All I say fades away
All I say won’t remain
And sail away, away, away…
On water so near, water so clear
The moon controls the tide
Waves of life keep rolling to the shore
To stop once more
Before they must return
Time, time, time
The moon controls the light
A fire leading lovers through the night
Tender glances at the shore
Before they must return
Words I say
Words I hear
Words between the lines
Words of love
Words of truth
Won’t be remembered by time
If I stay here to face the day
Would the waves stop to return?
If I stay here to cry for help
Would the tide start to learn?
Words I say
Words I hear
Words of no respect
If I told myself to get out of your way
There’s nothing more to say
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4. |
Child Of Hope
06:20
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In your smile
Queen of nearness
And glorious things to come
In your arms
Heaven’s daughter
I feel the universe
And a kicking against my skin
Feel the lifeline
Watch it grow
Silent dancer
You soon will know
Tiny hunger
Start to play
Child of Hope
Born to stay
In your eyes
Queen of kindness
I see purity
And a well of loving care
In your voice
Graceful beauty
I hear songs so mild
And nursery rhymes
You will cry out
You will wonder about
The dazzling lights
They will punch you to breathe
And it times like these
You will run
And burn like the sun
It’s paradise and strife
It’s your life
In your dreams
Tender fairy
I see a doll’s house
And balloons in the zoo
Soon it will come true
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5. |
Living In The Human Race
08:11
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Rambling Rosie takes her toll
As she knees upon my face
I can smell her sparkling well
While I wait to raise the pace
She knows the point
She smokes a joint
She’s fumbling, crumbling case
She grabs it pink, I start to think
We’re living in the human race
I know this is Babylon
This is starlit hell
Peter denied in fear of a crime
Then changed a lot of things
He travelled the land,
Spoke of live
And started eating chicken wings
I know these traps,
I reject to kill
I never ever will
While the words drop out of me
I’m struggling with my memory
While it’s dark around me
While it’s dark
Turn on a light to guide me
And a map, and a rule,
And a wish, and a sign
Here in this land
Here in this frozen land
Confusion is shrill
Illusion is shaking and faking
Talking our souls from our minds
Here in this land
Here in this hollow land
Creation runs wild
Relations are twinkling and sinking
Drinking the blood of our veins
Make a stand
Make amends
Turn away the haze
The flood, the lies
The keys, the pain
Lay down my love
Night is creeping in
Say all the time
However we can win
If we can’t change our fate
We can change our life
Waves roll aside
As long as we can hide
Stay on with me
So I can keep my prime
Close by your side
You just arrived on time
Hold me passionately
Never let me go
Ring all the bells
Call me, we run the show
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6. |
Ferengi Lover
05:30
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I am handsome, I am brave
I just know how to behave
I’ve got wisdom, I’ve got style
And I’m horny once in a while
Yes, I’m horny once in a while
Oh, I’m horny all the time
When I’m out for space patrol
It ain’t hard to lose control
All the Klingon’s birds of prey
All their girls in negligé
Klingon girls are neglecting me
Hey, I am your Ferengi Lover
Caress my ears and brush my teeth
Kiss my feet from underneath
Let me hear your ay to me
You’re the only Ferengi
You are only Ferengi
Baby, you’re the only one now
When there’s trouble round the stars
See me hiding behind Mars
I’ll protect you babe, I’ll fight
I’m the last in line- alright
I’m the last in line - tonight
Why am I the last one, baby?
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7. |
Have A Break
08:45
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Hey, let’s start today
Push them away
The devastating thoughts
In time the light returns
And things that I have learned
Crawl back to my mind
Look, outside the night
Cools with silent whisper
Holding life so quiet
And I will go there
I will revive my wings
And fly back to your skies
Hey, let’s have a break
For future’s sake
Release the pain
The ghosts that I called in confusion
Have aroused an illusion
That everything’s destroyed
Look, outside the oak
Losing all it’s leaves now
And soon will bear the snow
I’ll stand beside there in the storm
And keep my trunk and branches warm
And keep away your fear
Take a look inside
Colours start to shine again
Displace black and white
No need to act against my chance
Or to disorganize romance
This is my hand
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8. |
When The Night Begins
07:40
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When the night begins
Shadows start to fade
Masquerading ends
And hide anew
Children, go to sleep
Close your tired eyes
Receive the sweetest dreams
In Sandman’s reign
When the night begins
Creatures stalk their prey
Remaining silent now
- and attack
The bars get crowded now
Laughter fills the air
We’re talking endlessly until dawn
When the night begins
The burglars fix their tools
Acting carefully
Without a sound
Tears are running down
Over loser’s cheek
He turns off all the lights
And sleeps alone
It feels so good to me
When I’m cuddled up to my love
Hey, in this charm we’re falling asleep
And our souls embrace and we dream
Your heard warms my frozen life
Sets me free, looses my chains
Smile, smile until the end of time
Move, like you’ve never moved before
And we squeeze every breath
Dive in our sweat
Deep we advance
Lost in a trance
Till we explode
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9. |
Mountain High
10:12
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Ships without a sail
Snakes without a tail
Senses start to fail
Plans have gone away
Aims have gone astray
Fragments on my way
Unable to keep the light
To face the fight and see
Unable to force my fate
To communicate with me
When you dive you can’t run
When you bleed there’s a gun
Buildings of pain
Mountain high, oversized
You don’t dare to stare too
At the top
Hoarding your lies
Falling from skies
And still your heart is true
Crack the shell
Ride the waves
Of confidence and laughter
The race is on
On we
Go ahead
Headless foe
Cross the line
Line up smiles
Smile within
In different styles
Let your features just win
Let your creatures begin
Chase your dreams
Dreams of life
Life to steal
Steely knife
Words to trust
Trusts of gold
Golden hearts
Hearts so cold
Let your hunted soul shine
Let your senses feel fine
Catch the train
Train your mind
Mind the step
Step behind
Melt the ice
Eyes of hope
Hope to smash
Smash the dope
Let your vipers release
Let your snipers now cease fire
When you hide you can’t show
When you’re cramped it can’t flow
Canyons to cross
Turn the page, start again
Watch out for the splendor
Of your life
Use every stair
When there’s blues everywhere
And still your heard is true
Crack the shell, join the waves
Of confidence and laughter
I’m able to hold the light
To start the fight and win
I’m able to call my fate
To communicate with me
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Chandelier Neuss, Germany
CHANDELIER is a German progressive rock band. Originally active from 1986 to 1998, the band reunited in 2019.
Chandelier recommends:
If you like your prog a little krauty, experimental and electronic then SOL, the first solo album by our singer Martin Eden is just what you need.
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With our drummer & keyboard player on board, this is obviously an album that every self-respecting Chandelier fan should own.
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The second solo CD from Chandelier guitarist Udo Lang. Private Galaxy is full of stunning moments, brilliant instrumental tracks and even songs sung by the man himself.
go to albumIf you like Chandelier, you may also like:
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supported by 5 fans who also own “Timecode”
Beautifully crafted and imaginative, living up to the dreamy cover artwork.
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supported by 4 fans who also own “Timecode”
Although the 3 guest vocalists on this album sing wonderfully, and the songs are diverse and creative, I still prefer the voice of Peter Falconer. Still, I highly recommend this album, aware that my preference is somewhat of a bias. Some of the guitar playing on here is incredible. Despite the new vocalists, the sound of this album is still distinctly Drifting Sun. Personally, I give it 7.5/10.
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featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 27, 2023
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