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Late Bloomer
03:18
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All my life
people say, I don‘t fit in
Everywhere I‘ve been without singing
I‘ve been sent home again
But I can‘t do things like you do
You say I‘m hazy and lazy, too
Well I know that that ain‘t true
I‘ve got a dream
I‘ve got a groove
I‘ve got a melody
that loves to move
But to see a brighter day
I had to get some big rocks out of my way
Yes, I‘m a late bloomer
I can‘t help but taking my time
And I know, in a little while
Things are gonna be so sumblime
No, it ain‘t no rumour
when people say, I‘m so slow
But for a late bloomer
that‘s the only way to go
That‘s the only way you ought to know
That‘s the only thing you ought to know
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2. |
Bird
02:39
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If a bird don‘t sing
a bird‘s gonna die
If it ain‘t about to die
it is no more living
For a bird‘s gotta fly
and sing for living
For a bird that ain‘t singing
that‘s a dirty old lie
A bird‘s gotta sing,
a bird‘s gotta die but
before it gets to heaven,
it‘s got a million miles to fly
A bird that ain‘t singing
It ain‘t gonna sit out there and sigh
A bird that ain‘t singing
that‘s a dirty old lie
For it‘s gotta be singing
Or else, it ain‘t gonna fly high
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3. |
Gentle Man
02:49
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A very gentle man you are
Hands that make my hard shell soft
And that look in your eye
stops my asking why I feel
so very in the now with you, my star
But you are so, so far away
I know that I can‘t make you stay
Yet to this place in my heart
you can always come back home
‘cause I know, a very gentle man you are
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4. |
Filmriss
02:46
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Irgendwo stieg ich wohl aus
Doch wo und wann?
Plötzlich sind die Rollen umgekehrt
Wie so was wohl passieren kann?
Doch bestimmt kennt es wohl jeder
der hier schon etwas länger verweilt
Sag mir, es gehört dazu
Sonst fühle ich mich verpeilt
Es war ein Filmriss
und ich bekam es gar nicht mit
Ich war doch unterwegs,
dann kam der Schnitt
Kein Regisseur, auch niemand sonst
hat mir Bescheid gesagt
dass ich hier Teil eines Drehbuchs bin
Eine kleine Spielfigur auf einem großen Brett
Hättste dett, hättste dett..?
Und bumm, ein anderes Licht
Und eine ganz andere Kulisse
Moment, Moment..
Wie sollte ich das bloß wissen?
Es war ein Filmriss
und ich bekam es gar nicht mit
Ich war doch unterwegs,
dann kam der Schnitt
Ein wahrer Filmriss
Ich war gar nicht bereit
So läuft das also mit der Zeit
Und bumm, ein anderes Licht
Und eine ganz andere Kulisse
Sag mir, ich hab‘ geträumt
Wie sollte ich das bloß wissen?
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Elevator Boy
02:20
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The elevator boy
makes the elevator go
all the way down
Between the stops he tells me stories
it don‘t matter where we go
He picks me up wherever I am
And on the downstairs he says Goodbye to me
End of his shift
And the boy goes home
The elevator boy
makes the elevator go
all the way down
He knows that in my heart
there‘s a little elevator
that he‘s been operating very well
And I don‘t even notice
how he pushes all the buttons
Sending us all the way down
And in the basement he says goodbye to me
End of his shift
Time and time again
and very patiently
he sends the elevator all the way down
to the bottom of my heart
6th floor, 5th floor
4th floor, 3rd floor
2nd floor
The elevator boy
makes the elevator go
all the way down
And one day, he‘ll stop talking
before we even get there
And when we get there
he asks me if I want to
go home with him
Yes
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6. |
Home
02:35
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I wish for every one to have a home
A place that‘s warm, that you can call your own
Somewhere to give you shelter from the rain
and where, as long as you like, you can stay
But oh, why is it so
that there‘s people making other people go?
Oh, ain‘t it absurd and a shame
Causing so much sorrow over something that you claim
A place that you chose all by yourself
Where you can feel safe 24/7
A haven from which you love to roam
because you know you really have a home
A place that you chose all by yourself
Where you can feel safe 24/7
And where all your friends feel happy, too
In a home that is really you
For a home, that really is
you
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7. |
Dive
03:01
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I think that I forgot about love
I mean, everything that I dreamed of
as a girl, a woman
No, I‘m not alone
I even have a home
But the prince
and the candlelight
and the fairytales are gone
Is that wrong?
I just had to carry on
I won‘t forget
though it‘s been long
what kept me alive
brought me to my knees
And to strive for my dreams
to come true
with you
Suddenly, I remember love
Just how far have I walked off?
From the life
that brought me to my knees
Oh, and the nightly please
May it all come true
with you
Wide awake I dream of love
All the things my longing consisted of
I love to dive
Ooh
Tonight, I look at the stars up above
And since it‘s all that I‘ve been thinking of,
can one really forget about love?
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8. |
Joaquin's Song
02:57
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How can I explain to you
the world you‘re living in?
How can I explain to you
the world we‘re living in, my love
My little love
Oh, look at it with your heart
Then your heart will explain
to you
How can I explain to you
the world we‘re living in?
How can I explain to you
the world you‘re living in, my love
My little love
Oh, look at it with your heart
Tell the world what your heart sees
Tell the world what your heart tells you
to see
What if one day evil shows up
on your doorstep
Will you still listen to what your heart says
and believe it‘s true?
I trust in you
But for now, close your eyes
and dream, oh, dream away
my love
My little love
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9. |
Wild Love Song
02:22
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After the hunt
after the storm
When your heart is finally warm
for it‘s found where you belong
See the children play
Laughter on a summer‘s day
Now you‘re feeling strong
and for brand new things you long
And then you wonder
How can it be hard to write a love song?
How can it be so hard
to write a fine love song?
How can it be so hard
to write a wild love song?
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10. |
So Unlikely
02:58
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I wonder
Am I dreaming
or losing my mind?
Is it true that one can find the one?
You asked me to dance
and soon it seemed
my heart
you won
But isn‘t it
so unlikely
for my dream to come true
A dream that I‘ve been dreaming so long
not knowing you dreamed it, too
Every hour I wonder
am I still the one you‘ll love?
For you make me feel like no other
You lift me up so high above
And yet it is
so unlikely
for my dream to come true
A dream that I‘ve been dreaming so long
not knowing you dreamed it, too
How brutal my fears can be
Though I feel so blessed, suddenly
I feel so fragile
and long for the day you will say
you are mine
‘Til then it is
so unlikely
for my dream to come true
A dream that I‘ve been dreaming so long
not knowing you dreamed it, too
Do you believe in love like I do?
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11. |
Tipsy
03:12
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Tonight
I wanna get tipsy
I wanna see the flipside of it all and simply have a ball
I wanna giggle when I think it‘s funny
And tonight, you be sure that I‘m your bunny, honey honey
For I
I wanna get tipsy
I wanna simply for a moment
not care at all
Forget about the TV, FB, tweet-tweet.. oh !
TMI‘s got me feeling low
I wanna get tipsy and that, folks, is all
Last call !
I just want to get tipsy
And that, folks, is all !
She just wants to get tipsy
..and that, folks, is all !
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Iris Romen Berlin, Germany
vintage pop
singer & songwriter
contrabass, shortscale ebass, fender rhodes and framus 60's acoustic guitar
from The Netherlands, based in Berlin, Germany
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