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1. |
Under The Radar
03:36
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I want to disappear
If just for a while
I want to be invisible
And vanish in style
I want to be a ghost
If just for one day
Switch everything off
And wander away
Let’s go
Under the radar
Just for a while
Under the radar
Just you and I
Under the radar
Just for a bit
Under the radar
Off the grid
Under the radar
Under the radar
If I were a mole
I’d go underground
To live in a hole
And never be found
One day I’ll be gone
I hope not too soon
Like a solar eclipse
Like a new moon
Let’s go
Under the radar
Just for a while
Under the radar
Just you and I
Under the radar
Just for a bit
Under the radar
And off the grid
Under the radar
Under the radar
I want to disappear
If just for a while
And then reappear
In glorious style
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2. |
Out With A Bang
03:36
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I’m not in tune
In tune with the universe
They say it’s a phase
But it feels like a curse
I’m not in sync
In sync with society
Its hateful embrace
Is smothering me
Let’s go out
Let’s go out tonight
Let’s go out
Let’s go out with a bang
And if anyone stops us
We’ll take them with us
Let’s go out
Let’s go out tonight
We’re not in line
In line with reality
We fall out of time
Fated to misery
But we’re not willing
Willing to go with the flow
We refuse to resign
Refuse to let go
Let’s go out
Let’s go out tonight
Let’s go out
Let’s go out with a bang
And if anyone blocks us
We’ll take them with us
Let’s go out
Let’s go out tonight
Let’s go out
Let’s go out tonight
Let’s go out
Let’s go out with a bang
And if anyone breaks us
We’ll take them with us
Let’s go out
Let’s go out tonight
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3. |
Echoes And Shadows
03:00
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Echoes and shadows
Echoes and shadows
Echoes and shadows
Echoes and shadows
You taunt me, you tease me, you torture me
You haunt me, you hurt me, you hassle me
You’re just a shadow of your former self
I’m just the echo of a better man
Echoes and shadows
A slow parade of yesterdays
Echoes and shadows
Almost gone without a trace
You bend me, you break me, you bury me
You mar me, you maim me, you murder me
I’m just a copy of a prototype
You’re just an image of a better time
Echoes and shadows
A slow parade of yesterdays
Echoes and shadows
Almost gone without a trace
Do you see me?
Can you hear me?
Do you see me?
Can you hear me?
Echoes and shadows
A slow parade of yesterdays
Echoes and shadows
Almost gone without a trace
Echoes and shadows
A memory that slowly fades
Echoes and shadows
Almost gone without a trace
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4. |
You Are Strange
02:43
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I’m looking at you
Watching from the corner of my eyes
Seeing you move
Waiting for the kick to break the silence
When everything’s new
I’ll be standing on the sidelines
Whatever you do
Never dare apologize
You’re strange
You’re strange
So strange
I hope you’ll never change
You’re strange
So strange
Too strange
I hope you’ll never change
This is the truth
I never met a stranger I could trust
Until I met you
I never had a lover I could talk to
I’m finally through
With feeling bad about my anger
And finally through
With feeling sorry for myself
You’re strange
You’re strange
So strange
I hope you’ll never change
You’re strange
So strange
Too strange
I hope you’ll never change
I hope you’ll never change
I hope you’ll never change
You’re strange
You’re strange
So strange
I hope you’ll never change
You’re strange
So strange
Too strange
I hope you’ll never change
You’re strange
You’re strange
So strange
I hope you’ll never change
You’re strange
So strange
Too strange
I hope you’ll never change
I hope you’ll never change
I hope you’ll never change
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5. |
Normal
03:12
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How does it feel to be normal?
When I was born
The curtain was torn
Flowers went dead
The river turned red
When I was fifteen
A girl I’d never seen
Took one look at me
And told me I was ugly
But tell me what’s your secret
Tell me what’s your secret
Tell me what’s your secret
How does it feel to be normal?
How does it feel to fit in?
How does it feel to be normal?
Do you feel anything at all?
When you were young
The anthem was sung
The banner was raised
The angels were praised
And then you grew up
And all of that stopped
The higher the top
The lower the drop
But tell me what’s your secret
Tell me what’s your secret
Tell me what’s your secret
How does it feel to be normal?
How does it feel to fit in?
How does it feel to be normal?
Do you feel anything at all?
How does it feel to be normal?
How does it feel to fit in?
How does it feel to be normal?
Do you feel anything at all?
Do you feel anything at all?
Do you feel anything at all?
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6. |
Haunted Love
03:13
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I’m frightened of our love
I think it’s haunted
It’s everything and more
Than I never wanted
In between the walls
Skeletons are fencing
Up and down the halls
Enemies are dancing
Haunted
Haunted
Haunted love
Haunted
Haunted
Haunted love
I fear for our love
It must be damned
Built on ancient ruins
Raised by sacred hands
Behind these secret doors
Spirits are conspiring
Underneath the floors
Memories are hiding
This love is
Haunted
Haunted
Haunted love
Haunted
Haunted
Haunted love
And every time I turn to run
Something tells me to hold on
Haunted
Haunted love
And every time I turn to flee
Something grabs a hold of me
And every time I turn to run
Something tells me to hold on
This love is
Haunted
Haunted
Haunted love
Haunted
Haunted
Haunted love
This love is
Haunted
Haunted
Haunted love
Haunted
Haunted
Haunted love
And every time I turn to run
Something tells me to hold on
Haunted
Haunted love
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7. |
The City Sleeps
03:42
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I strolled past the old café
And peeked through the window pane
Through the reflection of my face
I saw you sitting in my place
They tore down the engine plant
And buried the metro line
But at least we’re working, man
At least we’re still online
And every time I pack my case
Something makes me choose to stay
And stick to what I’ve always known
I’m homesick though I’m home
The city sleeps
The city rears
The city cries
Cuz we’re still here
The city dreams
The city drowns
The city fears
But we’re still here
Let’s move to far away
Just in time before the flood
Maybe there’ll be better days
Or maybe there’ll be blood
Cuz every time I pack my case
Something makes me choose to stay
And stick to what I’ve always known
I’m homesick though I’m home
The city sleeps
The city rears
The city cries
Cuz we’re still here
The city dreams
The city drowns
The city fears
But we’re still here
We’re still here
We’re still here
We’re still here
Still here
The city sleeps
The city dreams
But we’re still here
The city sleeps
The city rears
The city cries
But we’re still here
The city dreams
The city drowns
The city fears
But we’re still here
We’re still here
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8. |
Beautiful Lies
03:45
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Keep on pushing
Keep on trying
To keep the beat in spite of everything else
Keep on running
Keep on rhyming
To keep it up in time with everyone else
All of your love
All of your life
Watch it pass in front of your eyes
Please understand
It’s not in your hands
Beautiful lies, beautiful lies
Even the blind always look twice
What if you’re wrong, what if you’re right
What if it’s all a question of time
Beautiful lies
Beautiful eyes
Trick yourself into believing
That your life is still worth fighting for
Trick yourself into believing
That your life is still worth dying for
All of my love
All of my life
Watch me stumble into the fire
Please understand
It’s not in your hands
Beautiful lies, beautiful lies
Even the blind always look twice
What if you’re wrong, what if you’re right
What if it’s all just a question of time
Beautiful lies
Beautiful eyes
Beautiful lies
Beautiful lies
Beautiful lies, beautiful lies
Even the blind always look twice
Maybe you’re wrong, Maybe if you’re right
Maybe it’s all just a question of time
Beautiful lies
Beautiful eyes
Beautiful lies
Beautiful lies
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9. |
Painkiller
02:56
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I bumped into the world
Now I’m seeing the sounds
My head in a cloud
I bumped into myself
Now I’m hearing the signs
My head in a bind
I need a pain
I need a pain
I need a pain
Painkiller
Painkiller
Please relief the pain
Painkiller
Painkiller
Please ease the pain
Kill the pain
I bumped into a ghost
Now I’m feeling the cold
My head in a daze
I crashed into a wall
Now I’m hearing the call
My head in a daze
I need a pain
I need a pain
I need a pain
Painkiller
Painkiller
Please relief the pain
Painkiller
Painkiller
Please ease the pain
Kill the pain
Be my painkiller…
Painkiller
Painkiller
Please relief the pain
Painkiller
Painkiller
Please ease the pain
Kill the pain
Kill the pain
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10. |
Here In The Night
03:06
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We used to listen to the radio
Early morning BBC
Playing mixtapes on your stereo
Duran Duran and Morrissey
We used to trade a line or two
And teach each other tricky tunes
Strum along to Waterloo
Sunset in the afternoon
Here in the night
These moments come alive
Here in the night
I travel back in time
One evening underneath the sun
Behind The Misty Minaret
To a Spandau Ballet song
We shared your final cigarette
Here in the night
These moments come alive
Here in the night
It’s time to close my eyes
And if I could do it all again
I guess I’d make the same mistake
If I could do it all again
You know I’d make the same mistake
Here in the night
These moments come alive
Here in the night
I travel back in time
Here in the night
These moments come alive
In the night
It’s time to close your eyes
And if I could do it all again
I guess I’d make the same mistake
If I could do it all again
I know I’d make the same mistake
If I could do it all over again
I know I’d make the same mistake
If I could do it all again
I know I’d make the same mistake
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11. |
Everybody Is A Nobody
03:02
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We pump it up
To pull it down
And die in the spotlight
To Babylon
We move along
Afraid of the sunshine
Like animals
With cannonballs
Shooting a movie
We try to be
The enemy
Pretend to be free
Everybody is a nobody
Everybody is a nobody
Everybody is a nobody
In my town
You’re killing me
You’re kidding me
You’re giving it to me
You superstar
You break my heart
I shoot at the TV
The radicals
Are criminals
Keep tryin’ to please me
While beggars meet
On Shelter Street
Pretend to be free
Everybody is a nobody
Everybody is a nobody
Everybody is a nobody
In my town
Everybody is a nobody
Everybody is a nobody
Everybody is a nobody
Everybody is a nobody
In my town
Everybody is a nobody
Everybody is a nobody
Everybody is a nobody
In my town
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12. |
No Way Out
03:07
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I hate this place
This living hell
Everyone inside
Pretends they’re doing well
We come here for our daily dose of madness
We come here for our daily dose of shock
There is no way out of here
There is no way out
If the universe is everywhere
There is no way out
I hate this place
And it hates me back
Everyone in here
Is ready to attack
I cancel my subscription to your anger
I cancel my subscription to your hate
There is no way out of here
There is no way out
If the universe is everywhere
There is no way out
There is no way out of here
There is no way out of here
There is no way out of here
There is no way out of here
There is no way out of here
There is no way out
If the universe is everywhere
There is no way out
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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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