you kept every secret down the line; now you are a ghost

the time is raging you´re not coming back

it takes time to understand that losing doesn´t mean you´re lost

the truth is that no one can see in black

and i will keep your secrets inside

while you are away

i´ll take the mem’ries you hide

i´ll never let you fade

you will be there by my side

the other world´s so wide

a bale of memory´s on a roll, to rise and strike me down

it breaks me, ´cause i´m captured in my mind

Like an endless hole of mourning that i´ve learned to look upon

And weakness always grabs me from behind

and i will keep your secrets inside

while you are away

i´ll take the memories you hide

i´ll never let you fade

you will be there by my side

the other world´s so wide

no one feels that you´re really gone

we can´t lean on the past

i promise that you won´t be alone

but you´re not meant to last

forgive us cause we have to move on

it is the way to live on

and i will keep your secrets inside

while you are away

i´ll take the memories you hide

i´ll never let you fade

you will be there by my side

the other world´s so wide

no one feels that you´re really gone

we can´t lean on the past

i promise that you won´t be alone

but you´re not meant to last

forgive us cause we have to move on

now you will fade into the dark

but you don´t have to fear to go

they can never look into your heart

no one will ever touch your soul.

no one can tear us apart

you know you have to let go

and i will keep your secrets with me

do you remember you and me

we laughed together,

forever small and happy

never thought of an end to this time.

i remember; we promised –

we never lied.

we tried, at least we tried

but our unharmed world

was already scarred

and starting to give up

and finally sent us off

so now we are abandoned

no place on earth

for us to play

how can we find a way?

when there is nothing to wait for

and there is nothing to live for

i, i will save you

you will never fall

into the black hole

Though wishes won´t come true

even if you believe in them.

please, don´t lose your hope

you know i´ll always hold you

what has the world made of us

that we just

trust our own ghosts and demons

i see so many people – they all lie

and try to find their

way through the day

when there is nothing to wait for

and there is nothing to live for

chorus

and now i look around

i must admit everything has changed

and when i look at you

i smile because you´re still the same.

chorus

flower child, bold laughter in our treehouse

in a world that still fluoresced, exhausted parent-smile

they hope that you will pass the level

that the world won´t break you down

sometimes having nothing while always having it all

cramped on the inside because the others think you´re sort of weird

accept humiliations and shrugg loneliness in school,

but happiness at having answered all the questions right

but i passed the level, passed every level ´till now

i´m a quiet rebel, just a silent rebel but someone

and i´ll pass the next level, pass every level somehow

and one day i´ll finish the last level and i´ll have won

the expectations climbed steeply, you think everything you ever did

was in vain, you´ll never be good enough

wanting everything at once, being cool has no importance

after seeing that the others are never better than you

swearing not to write about love or other trash

despising all those geeks but sometimes being one myself

but i passed the level, passed every level ´till now

i´m a quiet rebel, just a silent rebel but someone

and i´ll pass the next level, pass every level somehow

and one day i´ll finish the last level and i´ll have won

no longer scared of the dark

and no more falling apart

never wanna grow up

but i passed the level, passed every level ´till now

i´m a quiet rebel, just a silent rebel but someone

and i´ll pass the next level, pass every level somehow

and one day i´ll finish the last level and i´ll have won

You leave the mainstreet

and find yourself in a seedy alley

a sweet little street lying underneath

and it´s hard to believe that you gotta be wary

mhhh..

you think these trees and buildings

have seen too much they´re sad and bitter

and yes that´s true here are so many feelings

reflecting the world, stealing your glitter

ohh, our street julius ,

ohh, our street julius

I’ve heard of people

who say they would not dare to walk here

they look for ideals

can´t find them ´cause life here´s so real

ohh, our street julius ,

ohh, our street julius

but when you´re looking at the other side

you´ll find something that you never knew

someone built a little paradise

at night stardrops begin to glow

some kind of magic lies in every corner

some kind of magic that´s forgotten

this is

ohh, our street julius ,

ohh, our street julius

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this is

ohh, our street julius ,

ohh, our street julius

this is

ohh, our street julius ,

ohh, our street julius

you caressed my belly when it was revolting

you were the healing that gave me sleep

you read all the fairytales ´till my eyes were closed

you fluffed up my sheet

you always guard me whenever you can

preparing me to stand

pretending to be asleep so that you

carry me from the car into my bed

you whisper „hey you“, i can´t restrain laughter

‚cause you know I’m awake instead.

you always guard me whenever you can

preparing me to stand

and we´re so touched that you´re proud of everything we did,

And you cry ´cause you are so touched by the things we did

and now life can almost never harm us, you´re the saving wall behind our backs

and the rising tide will never down us, ´cause our secret heroes will bring us back home

you made every sacrifice, opened all the doors

let me choose the one i want

it´s so hard to go through, to let you go

to leave you behind

you always guard me whenever you can

preparing me to stand

and we´re so touched that you´re proud of everything we did,

And you cry ´cause you are so touched by the things we did

and now life can almost never harm us, you´re the saving wall behind our backs

and the rising tide will never down us, ´cause our secret heroes will bring us back home

and sometimes i just want to hide my heart between your arms

you run your fingers through my hair and try to keep me warm

´cause being is a cold hard thing, a heedless game to take

and we´re so touched that you´re proud of everything we did,

And you cry ´cause you are so touched by the things we did

and now life can almost never harm us, you´re the saving wall behind our backs

and the rising tide will never down us, ´cause our secret heroes will bring us back home

Sorry, the fears grew all in secret

i tried to hold my feelings back

and hold on and always keep a distance

don´t let anyone get to you

before, i didn´t wanna sleep

and miss the good in life

but minds can turn everything around:

i´m sitting out the days

writing has always been the back door

but i don´t wanna feed the

wrong fires, let go of all the dreams now

too green and blue

back then, i never had a doubt

that isn´t true my dear

thought that nothing could go wrong

oh how you fooled the girl

the house is too heavy

it eats up my body,

the garden is wild

it makes me take flight

the net´s a seduction

it leads to addiction

those around me so raw

they point out my flaws

my sister´s much stronger

in fact i´m the younger one

(Bass Solo)

the house is too heavy

it eats up my body,

the garden is wild

it makes me take flight

the net´s a seduction

it leads to addiction

those around me so raw

they point out my flaws

my sister´s much stronger

in fact i´m the younger one

Sorry, the fears grew all in secret

i tried to hold my feelings back

and hold on and always keep a distance

don´t let anyone get to you

walking down the lane where every car looks just the same

There’s only this one way and evening light is on the wane

over the road he waited there for ages

she was so alone no one could have averted this

but deep inside her instinct cried

the attraction was too strong, was this one last step wrong?

everything was gone but him, he was the only one

his eyes where shining, she gave her hand and so

he held her tight forever, and never let her go

and all this time she should have known

oh why? she wants him to stay

and wants him to say he won´t fade away

oh why? she gave him her life

and so that he could survive, she knew that she would die

nothingness of life is shuffling, he sucked her doubts dry

prevented every light from rising, let sleeping dogs lie

she loved the dark and finally hurled herself into this hole

he cut her heart and buried every piece in his blank soul

and all this time she should have known

all this time god should have known

oh why? she wants him to stay

and wants him to say he won´t fade away

oh why? she gave him her life

and so that he could survive, she knew that she would die

for a long time she was lying on the ground

now she has the feeling that she´s found

oh the road is dead, no one´s around

knight in shining armor, now she´s bound

oh why? she wants him to stay

and wants him to say he won´t fade away

oh why? there´s no more need to pray, no more need to pray for

she loved the dark and so she hurled herself into this hole

he cut her heart and buried every piece in his blank soul

when there´s trouble in my life, daddy always tells me

„hang on and see what you wanna be“

i know that i should listen, ´cause

he knows whats good for me

you have a good daddy

ha ha have a good daddy

you have a good daddy

loves you ´till the end of time

yeah mommy cares and watches me but

i know i will grow up in time

this year i will graduate

but i don´t wanna walk in line

you have a good mommy

ha ha have a good mommy

you have a good mommy

loves you ´till the end of time

some kind of trouble when they´re not around

sometimes it feels like i will lose the ground

some kind of trouble when they´re not around

i need them to get my feet back on the ground

sometimes it´s all topsy-turvy

i feel the need to walk the line

all those resolutions know me

i cannot stay in line

you have a good daddy

ha ha have a good daddy

you have a good daddy

loves you ´till the end of time

you have a good mommy

ha ha have a good mommy

you have a good mommy

loves you ´till the end of time

oh all the promises we made

were never meant to fade away

and the wonders always failed

when we thought we would hold sway

and all the hands we couldn´t take;

they never gave us hold or any help

paddling in the lake of memorys that will break,

we´re searching for the days

and now we fly over rainbows

we look down through the morning smog

and we see this is never forever

save the time, ´cause when lights all fade we can´t rewind

and now it seems that life´s laughing again

we tried to fix the faults but that was wrong

oh all the tumbles that begin

are sensless in the end

and because time is bound to run

it will feed all the sins we´re fed upon

some bubbles will not burst, people can be worse

things are as they are

and now we fly over rainbows

we laugh about such sensless things

and we see this is never forever

save the time, ´cause when lights all fade we can´t rewind

feels like we´re underrated all the time

but sometimes still waters run deep

we go hand in hand on our own eight feet

we´re not as we seem; not chicks but lions

like a tough one in the rough we need no

routes to where the diamonds lie

no more truth, no more sway, no more choice, staked-out ways

full-blown weight of the aged we drag.

can´t you see they hold us down?

we don´t need them hangin’’round

they´re a load that sticks us to the ground

i can´t stand them hangin’’round

and yes i know that they are slow to grow

but they will have to let us go

they thwart the rise, they spoil the flow

and strain our wings and wonder why we´re

silent while they´re talking big

´cause winning makes you scared to lose

all the luck, all the fate, all the light, the harmless shades

flashing pictures of freedom that once were our truth

can´t you see they hold us down?

we don´t need them hangin´´round

they´re a load that sticks us to the ground

i can´t stand them hangin´´round

oh we appreciate the sacrifice you made for us

but we don´t owe you our whole lives

oh we appreciate the fights that you won for us

but we don´t owe you our own work

can´t you see they hold us down?

we don´t need them hangin´´round

they´re a load that sticks us to the ground

i can´t stand them hangin´´round

There was a day

When we planned a band

And no one could ever stop us

There was a time

When it was hard to stand

But nothing ever really could break us

And somehow

all the stress we have

really keeps us moving slowly

sometimes there´s

no way to trust

but we are able to take it all

and we will stick together

whenever any of us falls

we will hold on forever

we´re getting started, now it rolls

we´ve waited for so long

waited for the answer to come

fighting made us strong

and led us back where we belong

wherever we go,whatever we do

won´t ever matter

cause we´ve already done so much

some people will always

speak against us

but we´ll never ever give this up

we know that we can´t

be the winner of the world

And sometimes

When life wrestles us

We´ve gotta still believe in it

We don´t really need the fuss

Although everybody wants it a little bit

and i

never fail to trust

in the bond of these four hearts

come what may to cheat on us

there is nothing that can tear us apart

and we will stick together

whenever any of us falls

we will hold on forever

we´re getting started, now it rolls

we´ve waited for so long

waited for the answer to come

fighting made us strong

and led us back where we belong

wherever we go,whatever we do

won´t ever matter

cause we´ve already done so much

some people will always

speak against us

but we´ll never ever give this up

we know that we can´t

be the winner of the world

And we will fall

And we will stand up

yeah we will get up

oh we´ll be down

and we will die

and we will live again

oh we will feel the pain

but we won´t be new again

and we will stick together

whenever any of us falls

we will hold on forever

we´re getting started, now it rolls

There was a day

When we planned a band

And no one could ever stop us

thoughts run in circles, ´round and ´round,

the noise will never stop

we all have to finish our beginning, but what´s our impulse?

forever stuck in your depression, you´re not believing my words

now is the time to change it, so get over it fast

´cause hope dies last, the hope dies

i go with you all of your ways

no one can catch us if we run away

but one day will come where i have to go my own roads

don´t search for me and let me go away

flower power brings you up, you laugh

the right way in your life

but tears never left you, it´s my turn to move

help me in times of no light

the fear wants to cleave to me,

take some pauses to regenerate

strength can sometimes be so small

they told me in this way

so don´t work, work anymore, anymore

i go with you all of your ways

no one can catch us if we run away

but one day will come where i have to go my own roads

don´t search for me and let me go away

´cause i return, i will return, oh i´ll return every time

baby i´ve been dying alone to leave ya

a wreck of lying that you and i call home

like a siren, your promising words keep luring me

but you won´t get me ´cause i´ve built a space on my own

but who will save me when the walls decide to crash in on me?

and the sun will no longer shine from the south

well i told you don´t brave the current behind me

seduction wakes, words floating out of your mouth

they say

when you´re going under take your little wrecks apart

weightless in the water, peace is growing in your heart

when every sound fades away i hear the truth that you cannot say

when you´re going under take your little wrecks apart

Again you pull me under but still i can´t leave ya

no one can save me now, i bet you knew that before

the sirens swear it´s such a happy thing to be with you

i lost my faith but no matter you got so much more

when floods dry you try to cover your tracks, but you are much too weak

seems like we cannot set sail before

maybe in rage i could overlook the leaks

but baby that won´t be enough anymore.

when you´re going under take your little wrecks apart

weightless in the water, peace is growing in your heart

when every sound fades away i hear the truth that you cannot say

when you´re going under take your little wrecks apart

one day these things will change

living in silence is strange

in time you will float out of range

and then the current will change

when you´re going under take your little wrecks apart

weightless in the water, peace is growing in your heart

when every sound fades away i hear the truth that you cannot say

when you´re going under take your little wrecks apart

I was born into an ideal,

i was raised so well, was always lucky

´though there were shadows all around me

i held the key to break free

where every lack was met with fortune

like a shelter from all the bad guys

and fortune raised the expectations

but you were on my side

when we grew up i found the same world

filled with fallacy

that stiffened the face and shaded the soul

my eyes got darker, no more light to see

what was good for me,

how to break free

when every lack was met with fortune

like a shelter from all the bad guys

and fortune raised the expectations

but you were on my side

yeah you have helped me on

you picked me up whenever i was down

you held me when i thought

i´d lose the ground

when the lights were gone you exiled the dark

you were always here to calm down my heart

you always said i should find someone

who would overcome

all my aloofness and my habit to run,

and so i did but now you say it´s wrong,

´cause my old self is gone

but i feel strong

though every lack was met with fortune

i stumbled and could not stand

so scared of all my expectations

untill he took my hand

yeah he has helped me up

shows me the way

and then he stabs me in the back

he pulls me violently to the ground

and he will never abdicate my heart, his throne

and although he weighs me down

i´d hate to be alone

all the vows were ruby-red,

my view is ruby-red,

his eyes are ruby-red, oh

our love is ruby-red,

my fear is ruby-red,

his voice elusively sad,

i can´t resist

because he has helped me up

shows me the way

and then he stabs me in the back

he pulls me violently to the ground

and he will never abdicate my heart, his throne

and although he weighs me down

i´d hate to be alone

and his rage is ruby-red,

my despairs´s ruby-red,

all vows were ruby-red, oh

our love is ruby-red,

the pain is ruby-red,

my tears are ruby-red,

and my laugh