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Bonifaz
IOU
Album, 19.12.2005, Rockwerk Records
01 A Crumpled Invitation
02 Brick
03 Red Tail Of The Sun
04 Forbidden Cries
05 It’s Not Fair
06 My Saviour
07 Withered Flowers
08 The Old Pictures
09 Elopement Alone
10 Climb And Fall
Album Credits:
Produced, written, arranged and performed by Bonifaz
Recorded, mixed and mastered at boneStudio
Photography: Matt Grissini
Layout: Bonifaz
Preview-Single „Red Tail Of The Sun“
Lyrics:
A Crumpled Invitation
A crumpled invitation
Don’t know from whom it came
Untouched for a week or so
Dust-covered shame
Why should I care for something
Less important than what I’ve lost
I stumbled stone blind over wounds
Not realizing at what cost
My heart is pounding louder than an earthquake
My teardrops running faster than the waterfalls of pain
You left behind in good ol’ home
Nearby the forest of the gnome
The mailbox full of letters
Newspapers on the porch
A savaged paper garden
And I ain’t got a torch
Why should I care for something
Less important than what I’ve lost
I stumbled stone blind over wounds
Not realizing at what cost
My heart is pounding louder than an earthquake
My teardrops running faster than the waterfalls
Oh, the sorrow’s growing bigger than a mountain
And the nights are getting colder than the icicles of pain
You left behind in good ol’ home
Nearby the forest of the gnome
Lately it’s been quiet here
Except for the sound of falling rain
From this cloud hanging over the roof
Since the day you left me in pain
I believed I’d never fail
Now I’m afraid to pull the strings
After all I must admit
I’ve lost control over the run of things
My heart is pounding louder than an earthquake
My teardrops running faster than the waterfalls
Oh, the sorrow’s growing bigger than a mountain
And the nights are getting colder than the icicles of pain
You left behind in good ol’ home
Nearby the forest of the gnome
A crumpled invitation
A letter with a name
Didn’t see the wood for the trees
Now I’m going down in shame
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2004 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, guitars, piano, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl
Brick
Creaking wood as I take a step
How much longer can you take my weight
Squeaking door, have I pulled you out
Of your lost but steady sleep
I lay my hands on a wall so cold
Hope it doesn’t start to shiver
The storm outside comes through the cracks
The house begins to weep
So many years you stood there
How many more can you take
It wouldn’t surprise me at all
If I die before you’ll awake
‘Cause you’re hard as stone and patient
And you know where you belong
The pain inside that left its marks
Shouldn’t worry you too much
‘Cause you’re a brick from the outside
Don’t hide away in trees
You should be proud of something
Don’t fall back on your knees
I tried everything to keep you alive
But I couldn’t stop the mumble
So remember me as a friend inside
And tell me when you crumble
We always resent some stranger
For trampling on our feelings
But our dearest friends and lovers
Could trample down our soul
I know you stand defenseless
I could tear your bones apart
But I’d never let a stranger
Burst in and break your heart
‘Cause you’re a brick from the outside
Don’t hide away in trees
You should be proud of something
Don’t fall back on your knees
I tried everything to keep you alive
But I couldn’t stop the mumble
So remember me as a friend inside
And tell me when you crumble
Now tell me when you crumble
But who am I to know
The centuries before my time
You have lived for generations
You could survive a couple more
So consider the circumstances
Before you bury me in debris
‘Cause maybe I’m the worst so far
In sheltering your door
Yeah, maybe I’m the worst so far
And nothing more
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2004 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, guitars, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl
Red Tail Of The Sun
I’m walking ‘round, ‘round town with you
Got such a feeling when the sky is blue
The streets are full but plain and wide
I didn’t hear that lonely girl who cried
But as the shadows crawl out of the wilderness
The lurking eyes begin to glow and burn you down
We’ll find ourselves in emptiness of twilight zones
You’ll end up sleeping in a burial gown
The moon is growing thicker
In the red tail of the sun
In the red tail of the sun
In the red tail of the sun
(repeat)
The night is ominously calm
The street lights shine down on the wasted day
The doors are shut, the windows closed
Got such a feeling when the colours fade
But as the shadows crawl out of the wilderness
The lurking eyes begin to glow and burn you down
We’ll find ourselves in emptiness of twilight zones
You’ll end up sleeping in a burial gown
The moon is growing thicker
In the red tail of the sun
In the red tail of the sun
In the red tail of the sun
(repeat)
The night is young, I know you feel the way I do
The little devil in my soul has grown on you
Imagine me and you and moonlight leading through
I fell for the night like I fell for you
The moon is growing thicker
In the barrel of a gun
In the barrel of a gun
In the barrel of a gun
(repeat)
I fell for the night like I fell for you
(repeat 4x)
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2004 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, guitars, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl
Forbidden Cries
Running your kingdom down
Telling rumours about this town
I don’t want to fight your views
But how can I make you tell the truth
You would never show your fears
You would never cry these tears
That dam up behind your eyes – forbidden cries
Isn’t it just that you’re sleeping
Isn’t it just that I’m here
Your eyes never saw the movement
I’ll wait another year
A vicious circle of lies and pain
You never felt your loving flame
Hanging above the canyons of hope
In your hand a frozen rope
You’d never let your secrets appear
Wondering if I would steer
But I could never take your eyes’ forbidden cries
Isn’t it just that you’re sleeping
(Sleeping)
Isn’t it just that I’m here
(I am here)
Your eyes never saw the movement
I’ll wait another year
Isn’t it just that I’m feeling
(Feeling)
The way you disappear
(Disappear)
My eyes never saw your face again
Though I still know you are near
You would never listen to me
Wondering what life could be
I cannot free your dying life’s forbidden cries
Isn’t it just that you’re sleeping
(Sleeping)
Isn’t it just that I’m here
(I am here)
Your eyes never saw the movement
I’ll wait another year
Isn’t it just that I’m feeling
(Feeling)
The way you disappear
(Disappear)
My eyes never saw your face again
Though I still know you are near
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2001 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, piano, guitars, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl
It’s Not Fair
They know who’d obey
Who never thought of going own ways
They know who would play
Don’t do as I do, do as I say
Under control
It is written in the stars
Playing a role
Written to fill their world with scars
No it’s not fair
No it’s not fair
Who will be there
Someone who cares
No it’s not fair
They tell them to pray
To the hero of the day
They know who’d obey
No matter what they say
Some will be gone
As soon as they realize the plan
Some will hold on
Until the sun will rise again
No it’s not fair
No it’s not fair
Who will be there
Someone who cares
No it’s not fair
Windows and willows and chains on their feet
Someday we will be free, we will meet
Friends are rare, friends are not everywhere
Hope-filled hearts beating – this world isn’t fair
The sadness will stay
The way we feel is so absurd
Everyone knows
What we’ve seen and what we’ve heard
They know who’d obey
Who never thought of going own ways
They know who would play
Don’t do as I do, do as I say
No it’s not fair
No it’s not fair
Who will be there
Someone who cares
No it’s not fair
Windows and willows and chains on their feet
Someday we will be free, we will meet
Friends are rare, friends are not everywhere
Hope-filled hearts beating – this world isn’t fair
(repeat)
No it’s not fair
No it’s not fair
No it’s not fair
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2002 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, guitars, organ, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl
My Saviour
I want you to be the plane in the air
That loses control and crashes somewhere
‘Cause I’ll be inside, in this hell on wings
And appreciate the pleasure that it brings
I want you to be the boat in the sea
That breaks into pieces and sets me free
I want to struggle until I drown
In the storm tide coming up, pulling down
I want you to be my savior
I want you to be my savior
I want you to be the train in full motion
That slips off the rails in total commotion
‘Cause I’ll be inside, in this hell on wheels
Overwhelmed by the heavenly way that it feels
I want you to break my fall with concrete
I want you to be the nails in my feet
I want you to be my savior
I want you to be my savior
You can be the lucky one
To take my life away
I want you to be my savior
I want you to be my savior
And once I’m gone, don’t search for an answer
Your life will be forever changed
It’s the only thing I could give in return
So let this painful fire burn
(Let it burn)
I want you to be my savior
I want you to be my savior
I want you to break my fall with concrete
I want you to be the nails in my feet
I want you to be my savior
I want you to be my savior
I want you to be my savior
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2002/2005 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, guitars, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl
Withered Flowers
Offer me a place
Where sorrow turns to grace
I would love to stay here
I would sweep away the fear
Offer me a seat
Once or twice a week
You would see me with a smile
I would stay here for a while
Once I’m there I will never let you go
But I just stare into the dark
I just find myself torn apart
Withered flowers grow inside of me
I’m going blind, no haven I can see
Where are the homes of the lonely souls
I only hear a one man band
Playing for the money I owe you
Take away my pain
There’s something across the grain
I would promise you that…
No, I’d just break it like that
I’m so out of reach
No security breach
Isn’t there a way inside
A fortress strong and far and wide and… you know
Once I’m there I will burst and cover you
But I just walk into the night
Dreams are with me, out of sight
Withered flowers grow inside of me
I’m going blind, no haven I can see
Where are the homes of the lonely souls
I only hear a one man band
Playing for the money I owe you
Once I’m there I will never let you go
But I just stare into the dark
I just find myself torn apart
Withered flowers grow inside of me
I’m going blind, no haven I can see
Where are the homes of the lonely souls
I only hear a one man band
Playing for the money I owe you
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2004 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, guitars, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl
The Old Pictures
The old pictures
Taken a year ago
Nothing came to slowly
The anger still to grow
It had to grow
You told us stories
Everything about the days
The ones of an older phase
We always had our separate ways
I had to go
The old picture’s stuck here in my mind
The old picture’s stuck here in my mind
But now it’s torn into pieces
A puzzle that would never fit
I hit my head against the wall
I shout my words against the wall
I had to leave the entrance hall
Who sawed at the legs of the chair I’m sitting on
The old pictures
Taken a year ago
Easy come, easy go
Still it’s something we’d know
We have to know
You told us stories
Actually some are true
I recall the good old times
Don’t deny it, it’s all behind
We had to do something
Now the old picture is bound to vanish
The old picture’s bound to vanish
‘Cause now it’s torn into pieces
A puzzle that would never fit
I drown my head in the deepest seas
To catch the soul of my memories
They all shall come down from the trees
Who sawed at the branch of the tree I’m sleeping on
Turn the pages, look at the days
If looks could kill I’d regret anyway
Laugh about a man like me
Reveal your mind – what would I see
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2002 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, piano, guitars, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl
Elopement Alone
Because I don’t feel it anymore
When it’s over – it was long before
That I came back to search for a friend
It was hard but I got over it in the end
I’ve washed my hands and I’ve washed my face
No stains on my clothes, no less beautiful place
Now it happened to me – it could have happened to you
I don’t remember the time as if it wouldn’t be true
A time has gone and a time will come
I’ll be there for the moon – I’ll be there for the sun
Broken in pieces I could have cried at my past
I’ll rather stay as I am
‘Cause this is what I am at best
No I don’t see it anymore
I don’t remember the clothes you wore
I would have gone insane, would I still know your name
I don’t look at your picture, I just look at the frame
A time has gone and a time will come
I’ll be there for the moon – I’ll be there for the sun
Broken in pieces I could have cried at my past
I’ll rather stay as I am
‘Cause this is what I am at best
And there’s a life outside of this comfort city
I’m on my way and I’ll just say “what a pity”
I’ve got decisions to make, a hundred hearts to break
I’ve got my ticket – I’ll be gone by tomorrow
Whatever you say
It’s over, it’s over
A time has gone and a time will come
I’ll be there for the moon – I’ll be there for the sun
Broken in pieces I could have cried at my past
I’ll rather stay as I am
‘Cause this is what I am at best
A time has gone and a time will come
I’ll be there for the moon – I’ll be there for the sun
Broken in pieces I could have cried at my past
I’ll rather stay as I am
I’ll rather stay as I am
I’ll rather stay as I am
‘Cause this is what I am at best
This is what I am at best
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2002 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, guitars, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl
Climb And Fall
No need to hide a natural frown
Behind a forced smile
You could run for your life
Or walk just another mile
Sometimes it’s so much easier
To face the desperation in us all
To accept that we may climb
Just to take another fall
Then you would see everything that’s real
You would feel what you should feel
No laugh could help a man so close to death
When all he needs is an understanding breath
What have you got
When you wipe away the shiny dust
No need to spread the lies
If you got friends you can really trust
Do you fake all the happiness
So that you can walk away and take a rest
Or is it really true
That you want nobody to share it with you
‘Cause you would see everything that’s real
You would feel what you should feel
No laugh could help a man so close to death
When all he needs is an understanding breath
And you would take more than you could give
You would learn a different way to live
Yeah, no laugh could help a man so close to death
When all he needs is an understanding breath
Words & Music: Bonifaz Prexl, ©2005
From the album “IOU”
written in 2004 – recorded in 2004/2005
drums, bass guitar, piano, vocals – Bonifaz Prexl