Of pebbles and boulders, by Solemn Silence

Of pebbles and boulders

by Solemn Silence

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1.	Blame 04:29	lyrics
1. Blame – 4:29 Again, the morning sun will rise The trees will sing their daily song Cause I listen to their wonders I yearn for all that teems with life Cause everybody’s down, everybody’s pain Yet, who’s to blame? And here the autumns poems die They claim their sorrow in the news I want to be just somewhere And I will stay for all I care Everybody’s lost, every day the same Yet, who’s to blame? One evening we will finally know It’s just a place that never was It means so much to others Like the meadow in the woods Everybody’s lost, every day the same Yet, who’s to blame? God, I need to know Why their boredom lights on fire The world is ever ending In the shadows of their lies Twisting every motion Their laughter leads the way And all he needs to find The one to blame
2.	Falling forward 04:17	lyrics
2. Falling forward – 4:18 The bells, they ring, the churches call At mornings light we rise All followers that don’t believe will fall Our tiny fears, the doubts they need The moments that went by If no one follows, do we lead? The good, the bad, all dreams we had All visions in the sand Our future builds on hope And every pain will end Gods that no one believes in Guide us along a path that is lost Fate is just an illusion Predetermined choices that do not exist Every little detail and everything we do Doesn’t really matter in the end Always in the future and always in the past Forgot the present days to spend No – I hear your calling Leave me – as we’re falling forward I will hear the calling I will feel the falling instead Once we lost our future And lead the ways with lies we were fed Every second, every minute, every hour, every day Every month and every year, we are falling forward
3.	Pebbles and boulders 03:07	lyrics
3. Pebbles and boulders – 3:07 Somebody once said To follow your dreams The weight of the world Lies on your shoulders And when you look back On what you’ve done Tiny pebbles That turned into boulders You follow your tribe You’ve got no reason why You do not get wise You’re just turning older Guide your heart God-shaped future Science, love, art One with nature
4.	All I see 03:48	lyrics
4. All I see – 3:48 All I see, will turn to dust And all I feel, will fade away So, in the evening our lovers disappear Their frail illusion, not far nor near Once I found, a life like mine Yet, all she dreams is wasted time And in the morning our lovers don’t know why Their hearts surrender as time goes by Yet, all we hope, it’s out for me One day I believe, it’s all we see So, in the evening our lovers disappear Their frail illusion, not far nor near Come for her Smell the golden leaves Clear the sky Feel the autumn breeze The tiny stream Down in the forest heart And all its life The whole of every part The green we need And we forget to seek Get back to her And you will find your dreams
5.	Those who remain calm 03:14	lyrics
5. Those who remain calm - 3:13 God knows, they’ve got no hope Fighting back the liar’s rage Sleep tight, the bombs might fall, It’s dark, we’ve got it all Nothingness and nobody will ever lead the way Everybody wants it all Everybody’s hurting and the world has gone astray Who will heed the call? Calm down, they need our fear The world is dark, but we’re still here Who knew where the road did lead? Who cares about your dreams? Calm down, it’s all we do My dear, I care for you
6.	Dreamer 03:50	lyrics
6. Dreamer – 3:50 Get out boy for all the days you wonder They called you a dreamer, they left you alone Get out boy, nobody ever listens Your hearts on fire, your soul is ice Free me of all these doubts No one else cares about Get out boy, you wonder if you found her You have no future without a past you look back, it does not really matter You’ll always be a dreamer and dreams will never last Free me of all the doubts No one else cares about Guide me – a path that no one takes Dreamer – a guide that never breaks
7.	It's darkness, it's dust 05:32	lyrics
7. It’s darkness, it’ dust – 5:32 Rain keeps falling, autumn’s dreaming golden leaves Early morning, she keeps walking down the street She will wake the fall, she regrets nothing at all Emily awaits – the curtains’ call The doors are open, the crowd is rushing in They watch her dancing every night on stage The gutters made a star the world will watch and know who you are And Emily just smiles, she reached so far Chairs remaining empty as the seasons go The crowd is missing, the dancers take their final bow The orchestra still plays, wait for news, it’s over my dear And Emily does cry, the end is near The gates are closing, they threw their roses one last time The lights shut down – curtain called the final sign Nothing that remains, where do we go, we’ve got no escape And Emily just dreams of days gone by The only things that’s missing here is love The ones who watched the stages glow as no one kept us down You tried to be a neon light fairy ‘til the end we see – It’s darkness, it’s dust The only things that’s missing here is love The ones we lost some time ago, the ghosts we miss the most You came and cheered and carried our dreams It means the world – It’s darkness, it’s dust
8.	Far worse things 04:23	lyrics
8. Far worse things – 4:23 Laughing Sal at Savin Rock Amusement Park Listen to them, the children of the night What music they make Darkness all around And hearts that never find the peace to mourn They condemn you to death To eternal hunger for living blood Pray to your god and fight To avenge their merciless sins In the darkness they hunt their prey Stake the demons at night Blessed be the daylight Gone be the night – at night they come Say your prayers and fight my dear For the dead travel fast Spiders spinning their webs for unwary flies If we fail to concede To walk into the unknown alone Dracula (1931, Bela Lugosi): There are far worse things awaiting man than death You are too late. My blood now flows through her veins. She will live through the centuries to come, as I have lived.
9.	Asgard 02:59	lyrics
9. Asgard – 3:02 Yet, I don’t know where I’m trying What shall I become? It seems that there’s no one waiting here All the ways I try to reach you Yet I don’t know where - Asgard On we march with golden armies Strong we lead our ways They will sing about our glory Tales of twilight days I have seen the path of father Our silicone void Seems that there is no one waiting here Just escape as we are waiting and the storm will pass – Asgard Yet, I don’t what I’m trying What shall I become? We sail against the dark the blackened sky Merry men as we are waiting It does not matter why – Asgard
10.	Still the water flows 02:31	lyrics
10. Still the water flows – 2:30 There is a place that no one knows about We leave no trace, the world will never know As the water flows by We hear the sounds Of the birds in the sky And dream of peace As the woods still know and prevail Come lie with me and take my hand We try to see and if the world might end There’s still a place no one knows about where the water flows
11.	At least we tried 04:48	lyrics
11. At least we tried – 4:50 Emily says that there is no hope Good for us that she is usually wrong Emily claims that no one is safe Where do we still belong? We can’t move on any further The road is blocked, the gates are closed We try to turn as the walls come down The bricks surround us everywhere We need to find a way out of here A labyrinth with all dead ends The sky is far, and all birds are gone Who cannot fly will not escape Break all the chains Destroy what holds you down Rise up and fight Move ahead of the crowd There is no time for waiting Don’t be left behind The world will coil in madness A calm before the storm We will just try, got nothing to loose At least we tried, tried, tried Martin Luther King, 1963 With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
12.	A sailor's home 04:46	lyrics
12. A sailor’s home – 4:26 They see the northern lights and leave the shore in awe A shadow in the dark, they’re waiting for The boat has sailed away, the men are out at sea They wait for their return – they wait for me And even though it’s fighting as the waves crush down We do not despair and think of home And suddenly the pyres at the shore are gone We cannot not see the coast where we come from Just the darkness of the night (Just the blackness of the sea) The sun will shine again as the darkest night has gone No sailors have returned no sign has come They start to gather offerings for gods they do not know Flowers, notes and candles at the shore They found the sail at night, the remnants of the boat They did not find the men – the cries so loud They had to say goodbye, they shed so many tears You couldn’t see, my love, that I’m still here In the darkness of the night In the blackness of the sea You do not need to wait for us You do not need to sing your song You do not need to mourn your loss Cause we’re already home In the darkness of the night – in the blackness of the sea In the vastness of the storm – that’s where I’ll always be
13.	A simple song (bonus) 02:27	lyrics
13. A simple song (bonus track) – 2:26 I see the waves, I see the sun Sit at the beach, all worries gone Plentiful sand beneath my feet And in my arms, my dearest one It’s just a simple song Just a place where I belong And if I sing It is for Jing I feel your heart, I feel you’re near I sense your breath, your skin, your hair All that we are, and all that shall be A gentle breeze, so warm and fair

about

Recorded on rainy weekends and evenings between January 2021 and February 2023

All music and lyrics, guitars, bass, keys, vocals & programming: Lennart Randau

Samples: pond5.com

Recording, Mixing: Lennart Randau

Mastering (Tracks 1 - 12): Brett Caldas-Lima, towerstudio.net

Cover art: Mariusz Lewandowski, lewandowski.art