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LYRICS FROM THE ALBUM "ON.OFF.ON.OFF.":
Hold on in the Rye, Holden

this is your first attempt to go back home again
it was almost breaking you down
this is your first attempt to be responsible
it was almost breaking her down

hold on in the rye, Holden

well, you misheard the words, that might have saved the girl
it was almost breaking her down
please stay there on the cliff and try to catch these kids
if it´s almost breaking you down....

....hold on in the rye, Holden

she´s barely aware of the dangers out there
but it´s her life and it´s her song
stop holding on

stop holding on in rye, Holden
Lately...

lately I´ve been thinking a lot about my life
maybe I should stop drinking, get a job and find a wife
the world is too big and time is too short,

an overdose while I´m in love with you

lately I´ve been thinking too much about my life
maybe I should start drinking, quit my job and leave my wife
the world ...

no overdose while I´m in love with you

come over, I wanna hold her
come over, I´m in love with you

on.off.on.off


on-off-on-off-on-off-on-off
this little decision, we will overcome
hot-cold-hot-cold-hot-cold-hot
this contradiction, we will overcome

we need a world premier for us

cold-hot-cold-hot-cold-hot-cold-hot
this little addiction, we will overcome
drop-hold-drop-hold-drop-hold-drop
this contradiction, we will overcome

we need a world premier for us

this little addiction, we will overcome

soon it´s too hot but still cold
I´m so anxious to let go
it´s too cold but still hot
am I too anxious? i don´t know
it´s so hot but still cold
I´m so anxious to let go
Euphoria / Nostalgia

euphoria, I wonder where you are
my euphoria, I wonder where you are

goodbye my imaginary friends, it´s over
my love to you has reached the end, it´s over

nostalgia, I wonder where you are
my nostalgia, I wonder where you are

goodbye...

Y-O-U-T-H
oh, you win again
teenage angst brigade

this time I´ll do this on my own
this time...

goodnight my imaginary friends, it´s over
Flowershops in Hospitals

he won´t wear raincoats, the rain will keep him inside
and I won´t wear raincoats and i never will

I sing my songs, scream out my lung while
you build your life on other people´s bad times
like flowershops in hospitals

she won´t wear raincoats, the rain will touch her skin
and I won´t wear raincoats and I never will

I sing my songs, scream out my lung while
you build your life on other people´s bad times
like flowershops near cemeteries,

and I waited for hours
to illuminate your room
but I never will buy you flowers
to support you
My Blood in Your Hair

my blood in your hair
´cause all you need is hate
served up on a plate
do me a favour, be a soulmate

you will go ahead, well I will wait instead
you will go ahead... go ahead!

your blood on my face


all you need is hate


I Lost my Head Again

wait, no hesitation,
of all temptations you are the worst,
save our constellation,
my concentration might be cursed,

no arguing, I lost my head again,
I lost my head again, i lost my head,

no arguing, I lost my arguments,

no arguing, I´m lost for words again
no arguing, I´m lost my arguments,
stop arguing, I´m much too tired, my friend

stop the noise, won´t you
stop the noise
Repeat this Line

don´t waste our time,
your eyes will rest on mine,
repeat this line,

don´t waste our time,
your eyes will rest on mine,
all the time
I don´t Speak

well, I talk while I sleep
but I don´t want to speak
and so I don´t sleep

get out of my dreams my friend
there´s nothing left to say again

and so I don´t sleep
I don´t speak

Rearview Mirror


the world will stutter:
„I´m out of order now"
stars, birds, legs don´t move,
no song on my radio,
oh my dear,
it´s coming nearer,
oh my dear,
you´re in my rearview mirror,

stars, birds, legs don´t move,
even no song on my stereo,
oh my dear..

please slow down,
our cars will collide without a sound,
and please my dear come on brake now,
your headlights are flickering eyes,
strange places and pale faces.
are in my...and you are in my..
microsleep
 

 
Almost Almost


he takes the steps ascending,
he stumbles and he falls,
there´re only two words left now: almost almost

we´ve got plenty rides,
leave your broken bones aside,
we´ve got soul tonight,
leave your broken bones aside,

he takes the steps downstairs then,
he stumbles and falls...

we´ve got plenty rides,
we´ve got soul tonight,

almost almost...
LYRICS FROM THE ALBUM "HOW TO FAKE LIKE YOU ARE NICE AND CARING":
ode to no-one

i´m a copy of a copy of a copy
of a copy of your lovefool
you might say that i´m pathetic
but in fact i´m an addict and your lovetool

this one is an ode to you, here´s to you
this one is an ode to you
my love my precious
i hope someday i´ll get it
that this is not a big thing
i hope someday i will sing

here´s a copy of a copy of a copy
of a copy of lovesong
you might say that i´m affected
but in fact i´m neglected cause your love´s gone

this one is an ode to you, here´s to you
this one is an ode to you
my love my precious
i hope someday i´ll get it
that this is not a big thing
i hope someday i will sing:

this is an ode to no-one

here´s a story about a boy who tried to destroy
his favourite toy
what his heart needs
i cook up the story but the words get blurry
as i try to worry about my heartbeat

this one is an ode to you, my love
this one is an ode to you
my love my precious
i hope someday i´ll get it
that this is not a big thing
i hope someday i will sing

this is an ode to no-one
 

remote control


and how to fake like you are nice and caring
use yourself as a remote control for people,
disarm them with you kindliness
by faking smiles you become bulletproof

walk on by walk on by, cause by faking smiles
you become bulletproof
walk on by, don´t walk on by, cause by faking smiles
you become bulletproof

and i won´t become bulletproof

inspiration

it´s hard to say why some people change
while i´m still the same
i can´t explain why all my friends change
while i´m still the same

you are my inspiration
my inspiration is gone
you are my destination
my destination is wrong

i can´t explain why all my friends change
while i´m still the same
you are the one to blame
but don´t feel ashamed please don´t change

you are my inspiration
my inspiration is gone
you are my destination
my destination is wrong
drunken trojans


drunken trojans were feeling safe and home
i hate to tell you so
that drunken trojans weren´t safe and home
i hate to tell you so
that everytime without you gets worse
and everytime without you gets worse

everytime
every single time

i can´t get along with your stockholm syndrome
all roads lead to rome
you´re like a four-year-old
with your stockholm syndrome

and i´m not your captor
please try to get free
don´t blame your sympathy
like hot wax

i pick up your slivers ´cause they shine
but i cut myself much more than just one time
i stick them together but it hurts
as i look at it i see a person
who can´t smile or whine

and like hot wax is pouring over me
i can neither move nor scream

you are, i try
you laugh while i smile
you are, i try

you want to decorate the hall
it´s too big for you even though it´s all filled up with your love
i stick them together but it hurts,
as i look at it i see a person who can´t smile

and like hot wax is pouring over me
i can neither move nor scream

you are, i try
you laugh while i smile
you are, i try
when I sleep I disappear

apparently you sleep
apparantly you´re deep asleep
apparantly you dream of elves on silver screens
apparantly I dream
apparantly ´bout something mean
but I don´t sleep now

´cause when I sleep I disappear

wake up

apparantly you scream
apparantly you still sleep
apparantly you dream of butcherknives
and golden sheep
and I don´t feel like I´m sinking into arms
so I don´t sleep now
´cause when i sleep I disappaer

I´m all alone in this place
I´m all alone in this town
I´m all alone in this sphere
called insomnia

apparantly I feel
apparantly I feel faint
so tired and hungry
exhausted and betrayed
but I don´t feel like...
 

kennedy and monroe  


you said we´re like kennedy and monroe  
you only want to let me know  
we´re the right connection  
in the very wrong time  
and you will never be mine  

i asked to try again  
and you asked me why again  
should i do this for you  
why again should we try try again  
should i do this for you  

you said we´re like marilyn and kennedy  
what if he was assassinated by norma jean  
what if she´s not the beauty that  
she claims to be  

i asked to try again  
and you asked me why again  
should i do this for you  
why again should we try try again  
should i do this for you  
 
you said we´re like kennedy and monroe  
you only want to let me know  
we´re the right connection  
in the very wrong time  
and you will never be mine  
 
butterflies

so sad, no butterflies in my head
i hope they return someday
but they are forever dead

i woke up in a dream,
with a piece of white polystyrene
and a voice whispered
"well people come and people go
but if you attend to this piece
it´s forever yours"

so sad, no butterflies in my head
i hope they return someday
but they are forever dead

i woke up in a dream
with you in my arms my dear
and this voice whispered
"well people come and people go
but if you attend to love
it´s forever yours"
castles built on sand  

two years ago this bone turned to sand  
bye-bye i´m set on fire  
at this time we tried to make amends  
bye-bye i´m set on fire  
waves of time swilled all the sand away  
bye-bye i´m set on fire  
caught beneath this landslide day-to-day  
bye-bye  

bye-bye  

i´ve not changed at all  
but you´ve before  
we set the goal to change it all  
and it saved our lives  
bye-bye i´m set on fire  
set me on fire  

two years ago i have turned your head  
that´s why i set on fire  
words have been a castle built on sand  
that´s why i set on fire  
waves of time swilled all the sand away  
bye-bye i´m set on fire  
caught beneath this landslide day-to-day  
bye-bye  

bye-bye  

i´ve not changed at all  
but you´ve before  
we set the goal to change it all  
and it saved our lives  
bye-bye i´m set on fire  
set me on fire  
all by myself

i see you wandering about
you wait for me to come around
i´m screaming, i´m screaming my lungs out
you won´t hear me
i feel sore, awareness has been gone
i feel sore, a disconnected one

all by myself
i´m all by myself

i came here in bright blue flashing lights
singing sirens accompanied my flight
they told me everything will work out fine
they told me
but i know now they were mistaken

all by myself
i´m sitting and waiting and hoping for your help


 
the cat behind the windowpane


my everyday-life in the city i love
is getting too hectic, is getting too rough
i´m longing for boredom and longing for sleep
especially in moments when our eyes meet
in moments like these i´d like to change
with the cat behind the windowpane


my everyday-life in the flat that i love
is getting too boring and is getting too calm
i´m longing for bustle and life in the streets
especially in moments when our eyes meet
in moments lik these i´d like to change
with the guy behind the windowpane
 
 
i can recommend this

i can recommend this
i am an analyst and always will be
i can recommend this
i´m a tightrope artist and always will be

10 days left and i´ll be gone to glory
a petty theft: i ripped off all your maybies
cause there´s no doubt, i will leave you out
not a single doubt, i will leave you out

and she said:
don´t wait for us, honey

i can recommend this
i am an escapist and always will be

10 days left and i´ll be gone to glory
a petty theft: i ripped off all your maybies
cause there´s no doubt, i will leave you out
not a single doubt, i will leave you out

and she said:
don´t wait for us, honey

i can recommend this, i am an analyst and always will be...
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