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Love Is A Crime
03:56
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You’re not allowed to love me
You’re not allowed to care
There’s something about me
I’m not allowed to share
You’ll be doing time
If you cross that line
Love is a crime
Love is a crime
Love is a crime
And the sentence is a broken heart
Your heart is a prison
But my mind is a cage
We make our own decisions
We choose our mistakes
You get down with the beat
Or get down on your knees
Love is a crime
Love is a crime
Love is a crime
And the sentence is a broken heart
Guilty – not guilty – guilty – not guilty - guilty
Love is a crime
Love is a crime
Love is a crime
And the sentence is a broken heart
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2. |
My Beautiful Witch
03:28
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Give me your potion
One silver spoon
Of pure emotion
Beneath the moon
I count to seven
And you are here
I count my blessings
You disappear
Tell me tell me tell me
Tell me which of you
Is my beautiful
Which of you
Is my magical
Which of you
Is my beautiful witch?
Your shape is shifting
You turn and toss
Your gaze is drifting
And double-crossed
You count to seven
And I am here
And I count my blessings
You disappear
Tell me tell me tell me
Tell me which of you
Is my beautiful
Which of you
Is my magical
Which of you
Is my beautiful witch?
My beautiful witch
My beautiful
Bewitch me
Enchant me
Tell me
Tell me tell me tell me
Tell me which of you
Is my beautiful
Which of you
Is my magical
Which of you
Is my beautiful witch?
Tell me
My beautiful witch
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3. |
Nobody Home
03:52
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This used to be a busy street
Where freaks like you and I would meet
This is where I saw you first
On the corner of a different world
But now I find - there’s nobody home
In your eyes - there’s nobody home
A paradise of steel and stone
I used to live here
But now there’s nobody home
This used to be the part of town
Where kids would come to hear the sound
No one cared to know your name
No one cared until I came
But now I find - there’s nobody home
In your eyes - there’s nobody home
A paradise of steel and stone
I used to live here
But now there’s nobody home
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4. |
Minefield
03:04
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Let me check your pulse
For signs of life
Let me hear you whisper
You’re alright
Let me see your face
Don’t be scared
Let me touch the traces
Of your despair
Minefield
Life is a minefield
Let me watch your step
And be your guide
Let me see your darkness
Black on white
Let me hear your voice
Repeat my name
Let me make the choices
And take the blame
Minefield
Life is a minefield
If life is a minefield
Let love be your shield
If love is a minefield
Let me be your shield
Minefield
Life is a minefield
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5. |
People Are Fake
03:47
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People are fake
Make no mistake
First they adore you
Then laugh in your face
People tell lies
And then act surprised
While they embrace you
They spit in your eyes
Don’t tell me you’re different
Don’t tell me you’re innocent
You’ll never never ever deceive me
Don’t tell me you’re honest
Don’t tell me I’m cynical
I’ll never never ever believe you
People are fake
Twisted like snakes
Give you the blue sky
While digging your grave
People are cruel
Exceptions are rule
Don’t look behind you
They’re following you
Don’t tell me you’re different
Don’t tell me you’re innocent
You’ll never never ever deceive me
Don’t tell me you’re honest
Don’t tell me I’m cynical
I’ll never never ever believe you
You are
We are
They are
Everybody is
FAKE FAKE FAKE
Your smile
Your style
Your attitude is
FAKE
Your fans
Your friends
Your favourite bands are
FAKE
Your likes
Your lifestyle
Your non-conformity
Your eloquence
Your tolerance
Your confidence is
FAKE fake fake fake fake
People are fake
Make no mistake
First they adore you
Then laugh in your face
People are freaks
Addicted to screens
Check out my profile
I’m not what I seem
Don’t tell me you’re different
Don’t tell me you’re innocent
You’ll never never ever deceive me
Don’t tell me you’re honest
Don’t tell me I’m cynical
I’ll never never ever believe you
Don’t tell me you’re different
You’re just like all the others before you
Don’t tell me you’re special
When just like all the others you bore me
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6. |
I Dance Alone
03:39
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I get up every day
At someone else’s time
I go out of my way
For someone else’s lies
And I work, and I pray
For someone else’s dream
Then I lay down my pay
At someone else’s feet
But come Saturday night
I dance alone
The floor belongs to me
I dance alone
Don’t try your moves on me
I dance alone
Every girl that I meet
Says I should spend some time
Every boy that I see
Thinks I should share my mind
Every day of the week
Somebody takes my part
Every night in the street
Somebody breaks my heart
Except Saturday night
I dance alone
The floor belongs to me
I dance alone
Don’t try your moves on me
I dance alone
I dance alone
This floor belongs to me
I dance alone
Don’t try your moves on me
I dance alone
I dance alone
The floor belongs to me
I dance alone
There’s nothing here to see
Leave me alone
I dance alone
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Everything’s changing
Nothing can last
Everyone’s moving
Moving too fast
Bridges are burning
Blue skies turn grey
Tables are turning
But I can’t relate
This is not my world anymore
This is not my world anymore
I can’t keep up with the times anymore
This is not my world anymore
Heaven is empty
Love is forlorn
Science is holy
And people are torn
Follow the money
The art of the deal
Swallow the honey
And nothing is real
This is not my world anymore
This is not my world anymore
I can’t keep up with the times anymore
This not my world anymore
This is not my world anymore
This is not my world anymore
I just don’t open my eyes anymore
This not my world anymore
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8. |
My Darkest Memory
02:42
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You’re my favorite enemy
You pull my leg
You twist my arm
You force my hand
You cast your charm on me
You’re my favorite enemy
You’re my darkest memory
You stole my heart
You broke my spine
You made it hard
You took your time with me
You’re my favorite enemy
You’re my darkest memory
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
You wreck my home
You paint it black
You turn me on and on
Then turn your back on me
You’re my favorite enemy
You’re my darkest memory
You’re my favorite enemy
You’re my darkest memory
You’re my favorite enemy - don’t turn your back on me
You’re my darkest memory - don’t turn your back on me
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9. |
Lab Rats
02:58
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Work
Eat
Sleep
Repeat
We are lab rats
We work ‘round the clock
Faster and faster
We run ‘til we drop
Lab rats
We don’t criticize
Follow the master
With fear in our eyes
We don’t have a name
We don’t have a face
We just get a number
And stick to our place
And then we work and eat and sleep - repeat
We work and eat and sleep - repeat
Consume and drink and screw
Just wasting our minds - until we die
Lab rats
Asleep in a cage
Take the rejection
And smother the rage
Lab rats
Surrender your will
Take the injection
Or swallow the pill
We don’t have a name
We don’t have a face
We just get a number
And run through the maze
And then we work and eat and sleep - repeat
We work and eat and sleep and start again
Consume and drink and screw
Just wasting our time - until we die
Obey
Obey
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10. |
Arms Around The World
03:25
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Do me a favor
Avert your eyes
No rash behavior
No more lies
I never meant for this to happen
And you never asked for this
Please
Don’t throw your arms around me
Don’t throw your arms around me
Throw your arms around the world
So full of mercy
Amazing grace
Too much of everything
It’s too late
I never told you I was sorry
So don’t apologize
Please
Don’t throw your arms around me
Don’t throw your arms around me
Throw your arms around the world
How could I save you
If I can’t even help myself?
Don’t throw your arms around me
Throw your arms around the world
Don’t throw your arms around me
Don’t throw your arms around me
Throw your arms around the world
Throw your arms around the world
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11. |
Slowlove
03:38
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I remember the future
All of the places I’ll see
I remember the faces
All of the strangers I’ll meet
Follow me down to the river
And float down the stream
Follow me down to forever
All the time we need
Let’s take it slow - love
One kiss at a time - love
Move to the rhythm of slowlove
Wake up to my kind of
Love in slow-motion
I remember the ocean
I remember the sea
I recall the commotion
Somebody spoke in a dream:
Follow me down to the river
Jump in the stream
Follow me down to forever
All the time that we need
Let’s take it slow - love
One kiss at a time - love
Move to the rhythm of slowlove
Wake up to my kind of
Love in slow-motion
Let’s take it slow
One kiss at a time
Move to the rhythm of slowlove
Wake up to my kind
Love in slow-motion
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12. |
Emergency Love
03:21
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Here in the future
We are the underground
Hiding in corners
Waiting for luck to turn around
Then we sacrifice our innocence
In a moment of despair
Emergency
Emergency
Emergency love
When Romeo’s bleeding
Julia knows her fate
The tide is receding
And this is the one thing that remains
A second of oblivion
And an antidote to shame
Emergency
Emergency
Emergency love
Reanimate
Reactivate
Rejuvenate
Me
Reanimate
Reactivate
Rejuvenate
Me
Emergency
Emergency
Emergency love
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13. |
Julius Caesar
03:08
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Tell me - what you want me to do
Exactly - how you want me to do it
Use me – You’ve got nothing to lose
I’ll do it – I’ll do it for you
I’ll please you – I’ll get down on my knees
Release you – if you want to be free
I’ll hear you – if you want to be hurt
Oh I’ll do it – I’ll do it to you
Julius Caesar died on his birthday
Julius Caesar died on his birthday
Julius Caesar died on his birthday
Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar
Tell me – what you want me to say
Precisely – how you want me to play it
Chain me – if you want me to stay
Oh I’ll be there – I’ll be there for you
Deny me – if you want me to suffer
Try me – if you want to discover
Tease me - if you want to be cruel
Oh I’ll be there – I’ll be here for you
Julius Caesar died on his birthday
Julius Caesar died on his birthday
Julius Caesar died on his birthday
Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar
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14. |
Join Us
03:05
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I don’t care for winners
Happy people make me sad
I gravitate towards the sinners
The murderous, the mad
So come all you freaks and losers
You scum of planet earth
Join us
Join us
Join us
Join us
We don’t care for money
For beauty or success
For lands of milk and honey
For bliss or happiness
So come all you freaks and losers
You crawlers in the dirt
Join us
Join us
Join us
Join us
If you’re not with me, you’re against me
If you’re not for me, you’re against me
Join us
Join us
Join us
Join us
If you’re not with us, you’re against us
If you’re not for us, you’re against us
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BLACKBOOK Switzerland
BLACKBOOK is a duo from Switzerland.
One half of the duo is responsible for various radio hits
which are still among the most played Swiss songs, as well as the title song of a successful international Netflix series.
The other half is a musician of several of the best-known acts in Switzerland. His history as a songwriter and producer includes numerous chart successes and number 1 hits.
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