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All My Friends
05:24
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Intro
All my friends are married,
the rest are dead.
Refrain
Hey, I want you to know
that I’m glad I had you by my side
when I needed it the most
Hey you I want you to know
that I’ll be there for you,
just give me a sign and I will come for you
Just give me a sign, just give me a sign
Verse 1
It was a Friday in September around four o’clock
when they finally reached me on my phone
We were looking for him since 8 a.m.
and wondered where he might have gone
Ramona was the first, to get the news
and she texted me:
“Please answer your phone and call me back!
It’s an emergency!”
Verse 2
In moments like this, when all is dark
we can see the light around the corner.
When we find ourselves, in the arms of our friends
and cry on their shoulders.
Through grief we reach acceptance and our hearts will fill with love
and even though we truly miss our friend.
Life goes on and some of us got married and we’re all happy in the end.
Outro
Why, tell me why?
Why didn’t you talk to us?
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2. |
Metamorphosis
04:13
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Verse 1
There were moments in my life, when all fell apart
And I didn’t have no sense of satisfaction in the dark
But in a moment of devotion and reflection it hit me
That there is life and there is love and there is you and there is me
Chorus
When you wake up and you open your eyes
And you feel grateful to be alive
Carry on, the world’s in your hand
Don’t waste no time my friend
Verse 2
I was tired of my self-pitty, that I’ve built over time
I had to take responsibility for this life that I call mine
I remembered this old saying, my dear friend used to sing
How “all we’ve got is time” and how we waste it constantly
Verse 3
That’s exactly the moment when I promised to myself
To focus on the good things and moments in my life
Like you, my love, my friends and family
And all the tiny little things that matters most to me
Chorus
Bridge
There is an infinite number of possibilities
Of “what ifs” and “what whens” and uncertainties
But I don’t let myself go down this road again
I hold the outcome and the future of my life in my own hands
Whatever has happened in the past
Whatever will be will be
The only thing that matters is now
The future is you, the future is me
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3. |
Why so Serious?
03:51
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Verse
How are you, how do you do?
(You) put your faith in crossed fingers and horse shoes
Since the day, you were born
Why so serious, why so serious?
Refrain
Never be ashamed of a scar
It (only) means, that you’ve become stronger
We stopped looking for monsters
under our own bed
Because they are inside our head
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4. |
Hendricks the Hatmaker
04:34
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Verse 1
They called us “Hatemakers” , “the Hardworkers” and many names more
There were times when we didn’t know what we’ve been called before
But time will heal all wounds, as they say and so we take it
We’ve been and will forever be “Hendricks the Hatmaker”
Verse 2
We travelled to the north, played in a smuggler’s forest
We spent nights and nights in smelly pubs and danced with some pirates.
We woke up and went on, as long as one of us could drive
We loved what we did, this band it was our life.
Refrain
So raise your glasses and join us to sing along
Let’s sing for what’s behind and what’s still to come
So raise your glasses, may you be happy or sad.
Here’s to all the living and the dead!
Verse 3
Moments become memories, and memories remain
So I swear from today until I die.
I will always remember you my friend, you’re in my heart
and tears will be washed with a smile
Outro
Here’s to the memories, here’s to all the songs
to the evenings we spent, and to the stories we told
Here’s to all the friends we found on the road
and here’s to you, my friend!
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5. |
From the Cities
02:55
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Verse 1
Ever since man could walk, there were those who did and those who talked
Ever since man could think, there were thoughts of love and thoughts of hate
You could think that after all these years, something like evolution would kick in,
but why the fuck do we need to defend what should be common sense?
Refrain
From the Cities to the villages
Stand up for what you want!
Never hide behind your privileges
Stand up for those who can’t!
From the Cities to the villages
Take it to the streets
and write it on the walls
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6. |
One O'Clock
04:15
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Hey you, over there
Have you heard about it, do you care ?
Hey you, sitting at the bar
Come closer, don’t sit that far.
Don’t you have no one, to talk to ?
Don’t you have no one, to care ?
It’s One O’Clock in the morning
The bar is closing, where do you go, tell me where ?
Hey you, why do you cry ?
Grown up men don’t cry, don’t you know that ?
A lonely man, no place to go
And no one is waiting for him at home.
Hey you, over there
Have you heard about it, do you care ?
Hey you, sitting at the bar
Come closer, don’t sit that far.
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7. |
All We've Got (2022)
03:24
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Refrain
All we’ve got is time
and we lose it day and night
It passes by with every heartbeat
make it count, make it right
1
On our eternal journey homebound we’re trying to find
where the blood pumps around
Home’s just a word though,
made up by mothers to make their children come back
Ref
All we’ve got is time
and we lose it day and night
It passes by with every heartbeat
make it count, make it right
All we’ve got is time
and you’ve disposed it all at once
And I wish you all the best mate,
wherever you are
2
You’ve got lost in this illusion and were drowning in
In a million shades of black
By giving in
you’ve stolen your own chances
to ever get it back
Ref
B-Teil
We can never replace you but we live up to defeat the pain (lalalalala)
Your decision is clear and we’ll never share a laugh again (lalalalala)
Your freedom of choice means by no means free (lalalalala)
But there was just enough shit to climb out of the latrine
Ref
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8. |
Violet (2022)
03:55
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Tell me where are you going my dear Violet. Tell me where are you going my dear Violet, because the world outside is cold and the ocean oh so deep and the sheep will pay attention to the wolf when it speaks.
Tell me where are the sisters my dear Violet. Tell me where are the sisters my dear Violet. Mother nature took her toll and no one really learned from it but that’s just the role we play, listen, watch and then repeat. So they promise you my dear, your much more than just a number. If you just follow their lead.
My dear Violet. Oh dear Violet. You are the one. Unsinkable silence. My dear Violet. Come on home.
Let’s give the warmonger another vessel. Lets give the warmonger another vessel.
Transportation is an issue and the butcher’s short on time and the victims needs to be on the scene of the crime.
Tell me where are the lifeboats my dear Violet. Tell me where are the lifeboats my dear Violet. Sometimes they safe another life or they’ll pull it in the deep.
Depends on if we need a hero or a newspaper to feed.
But i’ll promise you my dear you’re much more than just a number If you just follow their lead.
My dear Violet. Oh dear Violet. You are the one. Unsinkable silence. My dear Violet. Come on home.
No response from all our saints. Maybe god himself needs help because nothing
really changed here since April 1912. God himself needs all our help he’s been deserted by his friends. The devil’s on vacation represented by ourselfs
My dear Violet. Oh dear Violet. You are the one. Unsinkable silence. My dear Violet. Come on home.
My dear violet. C’mon Violet. Please come home.
We’re going down, We’re going down, We’re going down.
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9. |
What We're in for (2022)
04:24
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1
Parents sent their youth for years into the mud
While the people home where starving they’ve spilled each others blood
Hold back your panic boys, grab on to your rifle
Go over the top now and lay down your life
2
You can see two flashes right, right in the eyes
80 Million people were bound to die
for a violent illusion, an historic fever dream
we dreamt for almost 30 years and keep dreaming, so it seems
Bridge
Now here we are
Some buy mobile phones, some starve
How would it be if the’ve left marble instead of ashes?
They brought books instead of bullets
They’ve brought love instead of death
Ref
Put your ear on the door and you’ll hear madness outside screaming
You’re always on the run you can never tell if you’re running or chasing
Build another wall and you’ll hear the madness outside screaming
open the door and you will know
What the hell we’re in for?
3
70 Years later we’ve got to pay
the bill of those delusions from back in the day
with international bullets and laser-guided bombs
Its been a whole rotten century of listening to the wrong folks
Bridge
Ref
B-Teil
How can we expect
Just the slightest bit of respect
From our children when they’re asking us why?
We fill our pockets up with earth
To give ourselfs a Dollar’s worth
And put them on this planet only to die
Ref
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1
I come from far away
My time hasn’t met this date
But even thought they are separated by symbols
does a difference for me
Refrain
Until we’re falling off the planet baby
One thing’s for sure
We keep on missing the good old days
While we’re, we’re passing through
2
Your journal’s way too real
When memories become a battlefield
But just because they aren’t right doesn’t mean they’re wrong, mean they’re wrong.
Refrain
Bridge
Hands down
Chin up
What ever the price happens to be
We are now and we are here
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11. |
Government (2022)
02:52
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1
At the boozer across the street
I checked my latest newsfeed
And I realized what goes wont come around
Timeline fines and welfare
All organized from armchairs
About as understanding as their baton rounds
Refrain
When will we tell the government to fuck off
Use some elbow grease and bid them farewell
When will we tell the government to fuck off
They will rather move air then themselves
2
So I left home and went to Bern
And asked them nicely to return
Back to their holes whence they came
As I found they blokes I sough
I made a little drawing while I talked
And had security to show me out
Refrain
When will we tell the government to fuck off
Use some elbow grease and bid them farewell
When will we tell the government to fuck off
And candidate ourselves
Bridge/Refrain
When will we tell the government to fuck off
And drive around in fancy limousines
When will we tell the government to fuck off
And live our lifes just as kings
Bridge/Refrain
When will we tell the government to fuck off
And drive around in fancy limousines
When will we tell the government to fuck off
And live our lifes just as kings
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Hendricks the Hatmaker Switzerland
Hendricks the Hatmaker, that’s Nicolas, Stefan and Ramona, combine the three musical genres of “Gin”, “Millinery” and „Butt-
Kicking”.
Guitars, drums, bass, and even from time-to-time an acoustic instrument, complement each other almost as perfectly as cucumber and tonic water.
They now continue with their plan to take over the world as a classic punk-power-trio.
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