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01. Now & Forever

Music & lyrics by Marco Heubaum
Millions of songs all these years in my soul
And when we met I just knew they´re for you
Now your voice is singing them all
Your wings at mine we will never fall

On and on
We will fly now & forever
Side to side now & forever my love

Thousands of miles through the cold stormy air
There´s really nothing that I wouldn´t dare
I climb the eye of the hurricane
When the winds are whispering your name

On and on
We will fly now & forever
Side to side now & forever my love

02. Ravenheart

Music by Marco Heubaum & Lisa Middelhauve
Lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve
Come to me, Ravenheart
Messenger of evil...

You shadow of forgotten dreams
You come to take away
My hope on your black wings

Come on! Come to me, Ravenheart
Messenger of evil
Come to me. What´s the news?
Here I´m still left lonely

Of love & hate the singers tell
But I feel more, more of both,
More than heaven & hell.
I take a bow to destiny
Now I have really learnt my part
Once loving him, now hating love
I´ve made mistakes, my Ravenheart

So, come on! Come to me, Ravenheart
Messenger of evil
Come to me. What´s the news?
Here I´m still left lonely

Will I get back who I adore?
Thus spoke the raven: nevermore.

03. Kill The Sun

Music & lyrics by Marco Heubaum
I am down at the water
My bare feet are numb
And for aeons now nothing seems real

Now it´s hard to hold sight
Through your soft eiderdown
But I still got my hands on the wheel

You can rain down on me
But you can´t darken the sun
You can cast a spell on the moon
But you can´t kill the sun

You have set my mind
Between worlds spinning round
I´m a stranger in my universe

But I see my sun
And I know that it will
Be forever shining on earth

You can rain down on me
But you can´t darken the sun
You can cast a spell on the moon
But you can´t kill the sun

04. In Love With The Darkness

Music by Marco Heubaum, Lisa & Nils Middelhauve
Lyrics by Lisa & Nils Middelhauve
No more tears
I'm out of fears
I'm out of pain
I'm out in the rain

It will gently wash away
The light of the day

I'm in love with the darkness of the night
I'm in love with all that's out of sight
I'm in love with the magic of the new
And the darkness loves me, too

Finally
It covers me
It makes me taste
It's sure embrace

It will gently take away
The sorrows of the day

I'm in love with the darkness of the night
I'm in love with all that's out of sight
I'm in love with the magic of the new
And the darkness loves me, too

Come out, come out wherever you are
Don't hide, don't hide near or far
Come out, come out, wherever you are
Don't hide, don't hide!

05. Eversleeping

Music & lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve
Once I travelled 7 seas to find my love
And once I sang 700 songs
Well, maybe I still have to walk 7000 miles
Until I find the one that I belong

I will rest my head side by side
To the one that stays in the night
I will lose my breath in my last words of sorrow
And whatever comes will come soon
Dying I will pray to the moon
That there once will be a better tomorrow

Once I crossed 7 rivers to find my love
And once, for 7 years, I forgot my name
Well, if I have to I will die 7 deaths just to lie
In the arms of my eversleeping aim

I will rest my head side by side
To the one that stays in the night
I will lose my breath in my last words of sorrow
And whatever comes will come soon
Dying I will pray to the moon
That there once will be a better tomorrow

I dreamt last night that he came to me
He said: "My love, why do you cry?
For now it won´t be long any more
Until in my cold grave we will lie"

06. Only For The Stars In Your Eyes

Music by Marco Heubaum & Lisa Middelhauve
Lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve
On a train to Neverland
We are riding hand in hand
We are chasing unicorns
And elves

Chinese dragons guide our way
To the dawning of the day
We will give a promise to
Ourselves

Only for tonight
Only for the stars in your eyes

We are crazy, but who cares...!
To our heaven there are stairs
If we want it to be like
That

And reality is just
An illusion that we must
Soon return to, yes, but not
Yet

Only for tonight
Only for the stars in your eyes

Hey, Give me what I need!
Hey, you are what I want!

Only for tonight
For your eyes only

Only for tonight
Only for the stars in your eyes

07. The End Of Every Story

Music by Marco Heubaum & Philip Restemeier
Lyrics by Marco Heubaum
Do you know we reached somehow the end of every story?
Welcome to the final show it´s here in all its glory!

All we´ve been, all we see was born so long ago
In times of joy and of tears, we carried on
The winds were still, did no harm to our shores
But the seed´s already sewn, now the storm will come

Over and over we´re downcast
Only, it´s only a dark past!

Do you know we reached somehow the end of every story?
Welcome to the final show it´s here in all its glory!
You can run but all you flee is a life of sorrow
Time will tell what kind of fate will be waiting for us now

Built on sand by our hands were all of our homes
Turn around, realize this world is not our own
So we have to succumb to the call of fate
Hear it now, it leads us down to future´s open gate

Falling, we´re falling with closed eyes
Losing, now losing our old disguise

Do you know we reached somehow the end of every story?
Welcome to the final show it´s here in all its glory!
You can run but all you flee is a life of sorrow
Time will tell what kind of fate will be waiting for us now

08. The Lioness

Music by Marco Heubaum & Lisa Middelhauve
Lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve
Cerulean sky over desert fields and sand veils
And underneath a lioness is stalking narrowing rings
Feel her coming near, she smells the blood, her prey is near
So see her, hear her, feel her, be her

The Lioness is hunting us
So beautiful and dangerous
Her embrace is murderous
Beware of the Lioness

Do you feel her gentle touch
Her sweet caress hurts just as much
So take care, take care of her
The lioness will win

The Lioness is hunting us
So beautiful and dangerous
Her embrace is murderous
Beware of the Lioness

So close you hear her purring
So close she smells your fear
Not close enough to lose yourself
Beware - the lioness is near!

09. India

Music & lyrics by Marco Heubaum
On!
Sailing on!
To our fate!
To India?

Above the seas with the wind we are flying high
Our wings are sails and our trail means no second try
Golden and silver the future will be
When we´re at the aim

Forward we sail into the unknown
We have no fear we´re sacred
We´re going to where no one has gone before
Keep on till we have reached the sunset
There will be no withdrawal
We´re heading for the the treasures of India

Stars show the way through the night, we don´t look behind
Water supplies getting low but we´re strong in mind
Power and Glory will come to us all
When we´re at the aim

Forward we sail into the unknown
We have no fear we´re sacred
We´re going to where no one has gone before
Keep on till we have reached the sunset
There will be no withdrawal
We´re heading for the the treasures of India

Once there was a vision to find
A new land behind the horizon
When we chased the sun
A whole new world was born

My dearest wishes, they will be fulfilled
When we have reached our destination

Forward we sail into the unknown
We have no fear we´re sacred
We´re going to where no one has gone before
Keep on til we have reached the sunset
There will be no withdrawal
We´re heading for the the treasures of India

10. Save My Life

Music by Marco Heubaum
Lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve & Marco Heubaum
My soul feels empty
I'm drowning in my tears
It's pain, I'm learning
My heart is aching
Got poison in my veins
In hell I'm burning

Save my life
Save my life
Let these tears be our secret
You and I
You and I
Once we were so close
Save my life

It's all or nothing
I'm asking you to give
Let live or die
Everything is better
Than this silent lie
Say that it's no lie!

Save my life
Save my life
Let these tears be our secret
You and I
You and I
Once we were so close
Save my life

I need you to save my life!

Save my life
Save my life
Let these tears be our secret
You and I
You and I
Once we were so close...

Save my life
Save my life
Let me feel you breathing
In your hands
In your hands
Is the heart of mine
Save my life

11. Ginger

Music by Lisa Middelhauve & Marco Heubaum
Lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve
Something infests me when i´m alone
It´s lunacy
I want to vomit, spit out my life
So queer it seems
Retract your reverence and slander me
I´m the traitor of mine
A close-up picture of my lost chastity
There´s nothing left of me anymore

And no rain can wash away those bloody tears
As sweet sounds of destruction reach my ears
Red lips like roses call my name
But laughter is all the woman of now hears

In gloom I wander, it batters me
Though I subsist of it
The smell of incense arouses me
Abeyance maddens me
A ginger sunset is my caress
As I expire
As music´s fading I fade within
There´s nothing left of me anymore

And no rain can wash away those bloody tears
As sweet sounds of destruction reach my ears
Red lips like roses call my name
But laughter is all the woman of now hears

12. Firestorm

Music by Marco Heubaum
Lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve
Close to the flame
Behind my eyes there is a beast
that longs for you
Calling my name
So if you're brave enough to risk it
follow me
Into the firestorm

Have you ever been inside a flame?
Did you ever play a burning game?
Would you do what I want you to do?
Do you like the way I'm burning you?

Close to the flame
Behind my eyes there is a beast
that longs for you
Calling my name
So if you're brave enough to risk it
follow me
Into the firestorm

There's no need to be afraid of this
Let me melt you with my dragon-kiss
Let me walk with you the firing line
Put your burn onto the heart of mine

(I. Will. Burn. You.)

Yesterday I had a flaming dream
We were swimming in a lava stream
We were watching an exploding sun
Counting sparkles until they were gone

13. Some Like It Cold

Music by Marco Heubaum & Lisa Middelhauve
Lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve
Glamourous stars darken the day
The shadows of night lighten their way
The wisdom of fools is not easy to learn
So go one step ahead and two in return

I am the sense in all of your tears
I am the reason of all of your fears

I am praised for my sadness
I am praised for my faults
I am praised for my madness
Cos some like it hot
And some like it cold

Evening calls the sunset to rise
I am a liar so take my advice
The wheel of fortune always goes round
Whatever goes up must always come down

I am the sense in all of your tears
I am the reason of all of your fears

I am praised for my sadness
I am praised for my faults
I am praised for my madness
Cos some like it hot
I like it... cold

14. Black Flame

Music & lyrics by Marco Heubaum
Incinerate my skin
And touch me far, far beyond
Burn me out, my sin
And take me deeper underground
I know it´s way too late
When this dance has begun
So put on the heat
And let the fire run

Take me away, my black flame!

Immaculate you are
In your tender violence
And when you touch my heart
I´ll always lower my defense
Don´t let me wait too long
Cos I don't like to be save
We know we can´t go wrong
On our way through time and space

Take me away, my black flame!

15. Like A Rose On The Grave Of Love

Music & lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve
Come like the dusk
Like a rose on the grave of love
You are my lust
Like a rose on the grave of love

I curse the day I first saw you
Like a rose that is born to bloom
Don't look at me the way you do
Like the roses, they fear the gloom

Your thorns, they kissed my blood

Your beauty heals, your beauty kills
And who would know better than I do?
Pretend you love me!

Come like the dusk
Like a rose on the grave of love
You are my lust
Like a rose on the grave of love

Indeed, reality seems far
When a rose is in love with you
Slaves of our hearts, that's what we are
We loved and died where roses grew

They watched us silently

A rose is free, a rose is wild
And who would know better than I do?
Roses are not made for love!

16. Sisters Of The Light

Music by Marco Heubaum & Lisa Middelhauve
Lyrics by Lisa Middelhauve
Follow me through the night
We are sisters of the light!
Follow me through the night
We are sisters of the light
We are daughters of sin
We are laughter in the wind
Follow me through the night
We are sisters of the light
We are wild, we are free
Through the darkness follow me!

I am here to break the silence and
I want you to be the voice of mine

Follow me
Follow me
Follow me now!

Follow me through the night
We are sisters of the light
We are daughters of sin
We are laughter in the wind
Follow me through the night
We are sisters of the light
We are wild, we are free
Through the darkness follow me!

You alone, you can let time stand still and
You create the missing element

We're the fires of hell
We're the deep rough sea
We're the stormy air
We are we
We're the ashes of time
And we are banshee
Through the darkness, sisters,
Follow me!

Follow me
Follow me
Follow me now!

Follow me through the night
We are sisters of the light
We are daughters of sin
We are laughter in the wind
Follow me through the night
We are sisters of the light
We are wild, we are free
Through the darkness follow me!

17. Mermaids (Child Of The Blue)

Music & lyrics by Marco Heubaum
Sigh - for they make you feel alive
Try - it´s just one step aside
Fly - over seas of drunken wine
Lie - cos you´ll never draw a line

Don´t dive too deep - too deep into the sea!

Come and be a child of the blue
We make the azure dream come true

Cry - for they leave you cold and dead
Ride - till the last of suns is set

Don´t dive too deep - too deep into the sea!

Come and be a child of the blue
We make the azure dream come true

I drift and fall - sapphire spear inside
they come for me and softly close my eyes

Fight - for this is your last chance!

Come and be a child of the blue
Leave the past, we make it new

You will always be our child!

18. Drown In Me

Trust in me, I´ll make you see
Everything inside the fire
Let us share all our secrets
I can take away the dire

I will make you drown
I will let you fall so deep
I will see you frown
I will let you fall so deep into me

Fight me - as now it´s over
Hate me - so I can forgive myself
Now I am crying
Will it be your fate to love and die?

I will make you drown
I will let you fall so deep
I will see you frown
I will let you fall so deep into me

Forgive me - and die!

19. One Word

A thousand times a hundred signs
We fail to see and spoil it all
In thousand ways we fail to say
What is really on our mind

All we are feeling
All we hope for
And all we need to say
Is just one word

A thousand times our lips are closed
A thousand keys we throw away
The voice keeps still the heart keeps on
Longing to be heard

All we are feeling...

Do you sometimes wonder
Why we lose each other
Without sense?

Why we talk so much
Just by saying nothing
Nothing at all?

Do you sometimes wonder
Why you lose yourself?

All we are feeling...

20. Lullaby

You're still awake and I can feel the tears dryin' on your skin
And I wish that they were mine
I touch your hand, I kiss your lips to make you feel I'm there
Just to hold you through this night

The weight of the world, this burden on your shoulders
Demons of the past, will they ever disappear?

Memories of withered dreams, illusions torn and gone
Remaining scars no one can see
This end of innocence and thought it made you strong
Your inner wounds, a part of me

I only wish to be the one you can rely on
Do you feel I care, care for all I have with you?

When curtains fall and the lights begin to fade
There's only us and all masks are obsolete

You're still awake and I can sense a smile upon your face
So glad to have you by my side
Draw back my hand and let the sleep's relief enter its place
Close your eyes, sleep well tonight
My love, feel safe tonight!