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Golden Days
03:26
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Good stories warm our hearts
But bad news sell better
First the sad numbers of the day
Followed by the weather
We’re simple souls in a bubble
Convinced by the view
It became so easy lately
To avoid the truth
They wish back
Those Golden Days
Forgetting they never took place
They wish backThose Golden Days
Forgetting they never took place
An easy fix for complex problems
Why has no one thought of that before?
Old forces back to power
What a brave new world
And the others fight again
To cover up what counts
For far too long the same old song
Now the crowd is getting loud
They wish back
Those Golden Days
Forgetting they never took place
They wish backThose Golden Days
Forgetting they never took place
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2. |
Where I Am Now
04:36
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I’ve always been ambitious
In going with the flow
Always dreamed of bigger things
But to afraid to risk and grow
I’m wondering lately
Where did it all get me?
I wanted to be special
Special to others not myself
I wanted to stand out
Without using my elbows
I’m wondering lately
Where did it all get me?
I’m wondering lately
Where did it all get me?
I gotta ask myself this big question now
Am I happy where I am now?
I gotta ask myself this big question now
Am I happy where I am now?
Somehow I ended up here
Like I chose this path
And it feels like my last chance
Of turning back
I’m wondering lately
Where would that get me?
I can’t know about another life
Before I lived it
But what I have now
Is it really worth risking?
I’m wondering lately
Where would that get me?
I’m wondering lately
Where would that get me?
I gotta ask myself this big question now
Am I happy where I am now?
I gotta ask myself this big question now
Am I happy where I am now?
Am I happy where I am now?
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3. |
Etiquette
03:36
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While you talk about the weather and you compliment her dress
I stand silently next to you, I think I got something to confess
I’m not good at smalltalk, and I’m not sure if I wanna be
Cause life is too short to make fake friends, at least for me
Oh the etiquette is holding us back
Oh the etiquette, Oh the etiquette
Oh the etiquette is holding us back
This constraint to make a good impression I just can’t understand
Oh the etiquette is holding us back
Oh the etiquette, Oh the etiquette
Oh the etiquette is holding us back
from doing what should be done and saying what should be said
Once upon a time I would have tried to act interested
but I think lately I’ve grown out of that
Cause I’ve discovered that it’s so much more fun to be myself
And I’m sorry, you’re not the pleasant company you’d like to be
when you don’t really have anything important to say
Oh the etiquette is holding us back
Oh the etiquette, Oh the etiquette
Oh the etiquette is holding us back
This constraint to make a good impression I just can’t understand
Oh the etiquette is holding us back
Oh the etiquette, Oh the etiquette
Oh the etiquette is holding us back
from doing what should be done and saying what should be said
So I’m dancing on the table and you can all watch me if you like
Making sure at least one of us is having a good time
So I’m dancing on the table and you can join me if you like
to make sure at least two of us are having a good time
So we’re dancing on the table and you can watch us if you like
to make sure at least some of us are having a good time
So we’re dancing on the table and you can all join us if you like
maybe it’s possible for all of us to have a good time
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4. |
Chess Figure
04:05
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You thought your whole life
You were fighting on the right side
Never wondered why the bad guys
Were so similar to you
You were perfect for the job
Cause you followed orders like a dog
And you never spent a second thought
On what they said was right
You were just another chess figure
Believing that the side you were on did matter
Now you’d like to change the rules
It may not be pleasant, but you’re still just another peasant
So someone woke you
From your warm and cosy dream
And shattered your whole world
Into tiny little pieces
When you realized your mistake,
To follow without ever to think
Now the damage is done, and you’ve had your fun
And who’s gonna clean up the mess you’ve made?
You were just another chess figure
Believing that the side you were on did matter
Now you’d like to change the rules
It may not be pleasant, but you’re still just another peasant
Checkmate, this game is tough
It requires you to use your head and heart
and I am sure you can tell good and bad apart
Please no excuses, no excuses anymore
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5. |
Perspective
03:32
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When I once looked at the ground
I discovered something I still think about
And I’m still struggling to explain
it makes me wonder if I’m still sane
and when it all
doesn’t make no sense
maybe we just need to change
and when it all
doesn’t make no sense
maybe we just need to change
to change our perspective
What makes us different from them
What’s so special ‘bout us then?
‘Cause when you’re watching from above
their lives seem so similar to ours
They rush around with no direction as it seems
toil until their final heartbeat
they struggle with problems bigger than themselves
and in the end it seems like nothing remains
and when it all
doesn’t make no sense
maybe we just need to change
and when it all
doesn’t make no sense
maybe we just need to change
to change our perspective
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PHI Esslingen, Germany
The Greek letter 'PHI' stands for the golden ratio in mathematics, arts and architecture. In this sense, the band combines soul, funk and rock into a fusion that finds its roots in indie rock. This sounds familiar and yet somehow completely different. Handmade, self-written songs with English lyrics about true-to-life socio-critical snapshots meet emotions and the pure joy of playing. ... more
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