Airplanes In My Head (version 2012 from I Walk)
What's All This
His pyjamas lie there in my bed
His comb stuck in my brush
I said what's all this?
His shoes stand in a tidy row
That's nice to see when you get home
What's all this?
His after-shave hangs in the air
He might have chosen mine to wear
What's all this?
You say he's moved in with you here
You point me to the door, that's clear
What's all this?
His favourite dish upon the stove
I'd shove my fist right down his throat but mustn't
No, I mustn't
Of embarassment he shows no trace
His friendly smile lights up the place
He's grinning, just grinning!
How come I deserve to be
The fool that he makes out of me
At least you could have given me a clue
You could have had a one-night fling
In time I'd forget everything
But I've got no chance
I'm left no time to understand
If you could see you've hurried love
His head slumped on his double chin
Since when d'you go for a slob like him
What's all this?
What's that you say?
How come you throw your heart to waste
On such a sponge, a blubber-face?
What's that?
What's it all about?
I left you often on your own
For him you kick me out of house and home
What's all this?
What's all it about?
You try to seem such perfect lovers
Oh how you two deserve each other
So innocent, but laughing too loud
You must have really suffered guilt so
As you were tossing in your pillows
Since when have you had a heart made of stone?
You drank my love up in one go
How come I deserve to be
The fool that he makes out of me
At least you could have given me a clue
You could have had a one-night fling
In time I'd forget everything
But I've got no chance
I'm left no time to understand
If you could see you've hurried love
Full Moon
Full moon, I'm drunk as a skunk
So mad about her, you can see the depths to which I've sunk
Can't stand the days, at night I call her name
Prowl around the neighbourhood, the hunter captured by the game
I've been trying to steal her heart for so long
She's stubborn but so am I
I want her more as each and every day goes by
Be my ally, conquer her pride
We two together could besiege her heart from every side
Be my friend, don't let her slip through my hands
Cast your spell upon her, I'll stalk through her dreams
So I can find her there defenceless, surrendering her love to me
And if you do this for me . oh what delight
I'll turn into a werewolf then and howl to you throughout the night
Full moon, shine down your light on me
Full moon, make me her lunacy
You know she doesn't want me but you can turn the tide
I can't go on without her so quickly, make her mine
Full moon, hear my lonely cry
You're so pale, I'm deathly white
If nothing happens soon I don't think I can last the night
From up in heaven you stare down on us serene
I'm in desperation, and I'm begging you to rescue me
Do something now, tomorrow will be too late
My last hope's in your power,listen to my plea
And help me now to win her heart or it'll be the end of me
I'm drowning in the tears that all true lovers shed
Don't leave me in this limbo, moon
Don't leave me in this loneliness
Full moon, shine down your light on me
Full moon, make me her lunacy
You know she doesn't want me but you can turn the tide
I can't go on without her so quickly, make her mine
Full moon, hear my lonely cry
Come and make her want me the man of her dreams
So I can find her there defenceless surrendering her love to me
And if you do this for me . oh what delight
I'll turn into a werewolf then and howl to you throughout the night
Full moon, shine down your light on me
Full moon, make me her lunacy
You know she doesn't want me but you can turn the tide
I can't go on without her so quickly, make her mine
Full moon, hear my lonely cry
Airplanes In My Head (version 1988 from What's All This)
Your eyes have clouded
Your smile is fixed
And your thoughts are far away from here
You kiss me like an actress
Then walk out of shot
Your indifference abundantly clear
I'm empty, used up
Only dregs in my cup
And airplanes in my head
You shrug off my embrace
With a smile on your face
We should be sleeping in seperate beds
Give me my heart back now
It's half broken anyway
Give me my heart back now
I beg you to go away
The sooner you walk out the door
The sooner I pick myself up from the floor
You use me up
Like a pack of cigarettes
Then crush me and cast me aside
You talk like it's a duty
Looking for your own beauty
While pretending to gaze in my eyes
You're never there
When I'm gasping for air
And the airplanes all explode
Lifting off from the runway
Oh, this traffic is one-way
And we've come to the end of the road
Give me my heart back now
It's half broken anyway
Give me my heart back now
I beg you to go away
The sooner you walk out the door
The sooner I pick myself up from the floor
You're giving me nothing
You've taken my all
And I feel like an empty shell
Airplanes in my head
Drown the words that we've said
And if you stay you'll just put me through hell
Give me my heart back now
It's half broken anyway
Give me my heart back now
I beg you to go away
The sooner you walk out the door
The sooner I pick myself up from the floor
Alcohol
Full moon, I'm drunk as a skunk
So mad about her, you can see the depths to which I've sunk
Can't stand the days, at night I call her name
Prowl around the neighbourhood, the hunter captured by the game
I've been trying to steal her heart for so long
She's stubborn but so am I
I want her more as each and every day goes by
Be my ally, conquer her pride
We two together could besiege her heart from every side
Be my friend, don't let her slip through my hands
Cast your spell upon her, I'll stalk through her dreams
So I can find her there defenceless, surrendering her love to me
And if you do this for me . oh what delight
I'll turn into a werewolf then and howl to you throughout the night
Full moon, shine down your light on me
Full moon, make me her lunacy
You know she doesn't want me but you can turn the tide
I can't go on without her so quickly, make her mine
Full moon, hear my lonely cry
You're so pale, I'm deathly white
If nothing happens soon I don't think I can last the night
From up in heaven you stare down on us serene
I'm in desperation, and I'm begging you to rescue me
Do something now, tomorrow will be too late
My last hope's in your power, listen to my plea
And help me now to win her heart or it'll be the end of me
I'm drowning in the tears that all true lovers shed
Don't leave me in this limbo, moon
Don't leave me in this loneliness
Full moon, shine down your light on me
Full moon, make me her lunacy
You know she doesn't want me but you can turn the tide
I can't go on without her so quickly, make her mine
Full moon, hear my lonely cry
Come and make her want me the man of her dreams
So I can find her there defenceless surrendering her love to me
And if you do this for me . oh what delight
I'll turn into a werewolf then and howl to you throughout the night
Full moon, shine down your light on me
Full moon, make me her lunacy
You know she doesn't want me but you can turn the tide
I can't go on without her so quickly, make her mine
Full moon, hear my lonely cry
Angst
Afraid of the past, afraid you might fall
Retreating inside yourself in cold funk at it all
Afraid of any freedom, of looking a fool
You skate on the surface
Afraid of the depth of the pool
Fear that you.ll become nothing
And that time's running out
So afraid of getting used to things
Only fear remains beyond doubt
Fear that you'll become nothing
And the thought makes you numb
Angst makes you tiny
Angst strikes you dumb
Fear needs an armory, afraid of your foes
Oh, but angst won't remind you, most enemies are ghosts
So scared to be beaten, so scared to compete
Scared of stupidity, so smart on the streets
Fear gets employed as a system, intimidation as control
Fear shuts up you, eats the soul
Fear of each other, too scared to connect
We won't meet each other's eyes, all "I"'s we suspect
Afraid of emotion, scared of tenderness
Afraid that experience only leads to distress
Fear that you.ll become nothing
Fear of manipulation, of being left in the cold
Scared you don't do right by everyone,
Fear eats the soul
Scared to defend ourselves,
Scared and lonely we weep
So scared of being scared
so scared we're asleep
So scared of being scared
We go to sleep
So Far Away
Another telephone call
We talk again for hours
And still so much remains unspoken
Long-distance love is all we get
I feel so far away, so weary
I want to see your face and hold you close
I only want to have you near me
I need you here with me
I want you to be with me
I want you to want me
Just come here...
Wish you understood how I need your magic touch
Believe me when I tell you how much
I miss you
I lie awake at night
You're running round my head
And fight it as I might it won't get better
I'm cracking up without you
Alone here, it feels like a sentence in hell
And I want you more than I could ever tell
More than I can ever explain
I need you here with me
I want you to be with me
I want you to want me
Just come here...
Wish you understood how I need your magic touch
Believe me when I tell you how much
I miss you
I miss your head next to mine
The soft smell of your body
I miss your sweet talk in my ear
Our heartbeats locked together
I miss all the things you make me feel...
A love that lasts forever
I need you here with me
I want you to be with me
I want you to want me
Just come here...
Wish you understood how I need your magic touch
Believe me when I tell you how much
I miss you
Men
Men will open their arms
Men assure security
Men will cry in their beer
If you don't treat them tenderly
So vulnerable, here are the men
Whatever in the world
Would the world become without them?
Men do deals and favours
Men think a woman can be owned
Men will always hustle
Men tell lies on the telephone
Men are all primed for action
Wallets full of credit cards the main attraction
Men consider themselves with pride
Men are macho, but so soft inside
Men need help, 'cause they can't decide
What makes a man a man
When is a a man a man?
What makes a man a man?
Men have rippling muscels
Men can carry heavy sacks...
Men who've seen it all
Men who'll have many heart attacks
Men bash their heads on brick walls
Men who think that only men make any sense at all
Men consider themselves with pride
Men are macho, but so soft inside
Men need help, 'cause they can't decide
What makes a man a man
When is a a man a man?
What makes a man a man?
Men get drunk with style
Men go out to pick a fight
Men read morning papers
Men watch TV late at night
Men are building missiles
Men do each and every single damn right thing
When is a man a man?
What makes a man a man?
Men can never have babies
Men are going bald on top
Men just want to be human
But they're programmed to be men, they cannot stop
So vulnerable, here are the men
Whatever in the world
Would the world become without them?
Men were glasses to cover their eyes
Men go off into corners to cry
Men need help, 'cause they can't decide
What makes a man a man
When is a man a man?
What makes a man a man?
Hey mama, hey papa, how can I be a man?
White Arrogance
There's a shiver in the air
It's all too clear
It's a lament for all the world
No-one wants to hear
Behind unshakeable faith in god
In isolation
Safe behind the barricades
They call it homeland
White arrogance
The only yardstick
White arrogance
All men are equal
But the whites are somehow better
And in the camps they cry with rage
The white yoke cuts deep
And we just watch in on TV
What can we do?
We see the truncheons, the black blood
The silent cries
They live their lives down in the mud
We, too, are to blame
White arrogance
The only yardstick
White arrogance
All men are equal
But the whites are somehow better
Too cowardly to do a thing
Too cowardly to boycott
Too cowardly to do a thing
Too cowardly to boycott
Holding men in contempt
Shipping men like cattle
Holding men in contempt
Shipping men like cattle
With brown eyes and black hair
It's difficult life
Here as much as there
There are different shades of white
We see the slogans on the walls
Cash changing hands
Be good to all your fellow men
Who gives a damn?
White arrogance
The only yardstick
White arrogance
All men are equal
But the whites are somehow better
Bochum
Sun still fighting
Through smoke and steam
Life here's better
Than you could ever dream
Life here's better
Life here's better
I know you're no beauty
For work's lined your face
You don't like wearing make-up
You're an honest place
Where the human race
Isn't always in competition
Your heartbeat's of metal
It hammers out through the night
The foundation of prosperity
You're a working town
Don't let them put you down
You bloom in your own way
Bochum, I call you home
Bochum, you're in my bones
Oh, Gluck auf, Bochum
You're not a neon playground
There are no fashion shows here
You're not a postcard for the tourists
Here it's the heart that counts
Not the size of bank accounts
You've never sold yourself away
Bochum, I call you home
Bochum, you're in my bones
Oh, Gluck auf, Bochum
May your smile shine on forever
Through the cold dust it gleams
Be proud of your tiny gardens
Proud of your traffic lights
Proud of your chimney-stacks
Proud of your football team
Bochum, I call you home
Bochum, you're in my bones
Oh, Gluck auf
Bochum, I call you home
Bochum, you're in my bones
Oh, Gluck auf
Oh, Gluck auf
Oh, Gluck auf, Bochum
Hold Me
You've made my dreams seem like real life
Everyone comes true
Reality's unfocused, I've lost myself in you
Warm me with tender whispers
Oh, now enfold me in your arms
Hold me these few moments just until sleep comes
I feel so safe beside you, your heart next to mine
I want to enjoy this moment till the end of time
So good to feel you by me, good fortune overflows
I willingly surrender, find comfort in your arms
I'm beside myself with joy
Feel I could float away with you
Weightless, carefree, deep in love, it's ecstasy
Rain on me your kiss of fire
Call up the storm
The night's so short
Take me, I want to be overwhelmed by you
So good to have you here
Come and tell me all there is to know
I'll never tire of listening
Never let you go
Breathe life into my body and drown me in your arms
Hold me these sweet moments just until sleep comes
Hold me just until sleep comes
Airplanes In My Head (version 2012 from I Walk)
Shatter me with your pain and smile
It's so clear you're not here anymore
Your caresses are machines
That are painful to feel
I can't tell when we started to fall
Everything hurts
Every move, every word
And the airplanes in my head
Are lost and confused
Oh, empty and bruised
As we come to the end
As we come to the end of it all
Give me back my heart
It's breaking more every day
Give me back my heart
It's taking my life away
The minute you walk out the door
Is the minute I pick myself up off the floor
You're never there
When I'm gasping for air
And the airplanes all explode
Kisses of duty
Are lost in their beauty
Walking down your glittering road
You're giving me nothing
You've taken my all
Now I'm here in an empty shell
Airplanes in my head
Drown the words that we've said
And if you stay you'll just put me
You'll just put me through hell
Give me back my heart
It's breaking more every day
Give me back my heart
You're taking my life away
The minute you walk out the door
Is the minute I pick myself up off the floor
Is the minute
You're giving me nothing
You've taken my all
Now I'm here in an empty shell
Airplanes in my head
Drown the words that we've said
And if you stay you'll just put me
You'll just put me through hell
Give me back my heart
It's breaking more every day
Give me back my heart
It's taking my life away
The minute you walk out the door
Is the minute I pick myself up off the floor
I will get myself
Get myself up off the floor
I'll pick myself up