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Fragile Anwers

by Rider Where The Trees Are Low

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1.
Open up your eyes And follow the light Shining through the giant leaves Hanging from the top of the trees Through the bushes, colourful You break your way down to the beach All the obstacles behind, You catch your first glimpse of the sea What it this in the sand? Blow it, boy, blow Until your lungs give up Blow it, boy, blow So that everyone shall hear Hold it, boy, hold It tightly in your hands Softly, boy, soft The sea murmurs in your ear Shirt is torn from rapid motion The wind musses up your hair As you gaze upon the ocean You think "Here we are, but where?" Dig your feet into the white grains Blow it, boy, blow Until your lungs give up Blow it, boy, blow So that everyone shall hear Hold it, boy, hold It tightly in your hands Softly, boy, soft The sea murmurs in your ear If it ever falls down Things will change If it ever falls down Things will change The king will lose his nautical crown Respect gets lost within the sea Bury it in the sands Of time
2.
Say goodbye to me And I'll no longer be Afraid that I might hold you back somehow It's been a long day And you are on your way Home, thus you look exhausted now A beauty is like light And yours is shining bright If I don't close my eyes I'm going mad Now you give the lower clouds a kiss And I wonder what it is That makes them blush so bad And then, the sun is finally gone But the fire in my heart is burning on Sitting on this station bench alone Still waiting for the train to take me home The world's going to sleep But in my thoughts I keep Memories of the fading day ascending Darkness is complete And lanterns flash to breed The pale light of neon lamps descending And then, the train is drawing near Again, it was great to be here I'm leaving, but I'm sure I've set my mark And we're driving off into the dark
3.
Seconds I breathe in Hours I exhale The world is close to me Bad things far away Guardian of the dusk Shining through this maze We're together on these Weekend days But I'm all alone Can't hear what you say I think of you again So much for "far away" Never ending cycle One minute I hate it The other I don't And life is coming back again This recurring story It's so complicated Look through that I won't I'm serious about that I step on dead leaves Why are they still here? Look what I have found A treehouse in the trees Several of your words Call me again sometimes Hasn't it ever happened to you What has happened to me Still I'm all alone What am I doing wrong? I think of you again So much for "moving on" Never ending cycle One minute I hate it The other I don't And life is coming back again This recurring story It's so complicated Look through that I won't I'm serious about that Ever and ever What we've become? Losing 'til there's nothing left to lose Whoever has the gift to see Go ahead and wait for me Meet me on the path That I will choose That I will choose tonight
4.
Empty boxes Cupboards open wide They are all here Cars line up outside Deconstruction But the glue is hard It is like a puzzle That we piece apart Books and pictures And an old guitar Oh, this journey It takes us so far Little things That we used to know Water the cacti That he used to grow Old coats keep warm The attic is so cold Everything out now The flat is sold, so old Through a life within a day All the memories quickly went away I want to look closer but we're moving so fast Look into the future, but don't forget the past Empty boxes Cupboards open wide Late in the evening We turn off the light Chandelier rocks Our sorrow to sleep He will live on No one has to weep (They're telling us) Old coats keep warm The attic is so cold Everything out now The flat is sold, so old Through a life within a day All the memories quickly went away I want to look closer but we're moving so fast The more you like the future, the less you like the past I discovered A dedication in a book Small letters So take a closer look Try to read it But I don't know how (die folgenden letzten Zeilen ohne Gitarre und gesprochen!) "He would surely tell you If he could see you now."
5.
I was out on the ocean Drifting with the waves of life In my ship of confidence I had everything I needed Never knew what was coming next Always open to new things But suddenly, clouds piled up And first raindrops were coming down The unexpected storm blew me away Wrecked my ship and threw me into cold water I stranded on a lonely island Build a boat to leave it soon Then I found some coconuts Liked the palm trees and the sand And decided that I could also Stay here - for a little time Then some day I noticed How long I had lived here now It had become convenient I had everything I needed Always knew how the next day would be No new things around here But suddenly, doubts piled up And first ideas were coming down I thought that they would surely seek me So I drove my boat onto the sea But when the island became smaller I was afraid and turned around To regain my safe place Where everything was fine I played with the thought to destroy the boat So I would never leave again And now I'm sitting here With a vacant stare on my face My eyes upon the horizon Blank thoughts pass me by I won't escape from here That's for sure and sealed But maybe I see your sails someday Approaching in the rising sun Get me out of here
6.
To Nikol 02:18
To Nikol, I will say That I can not go on I was acting like a fool And suddenly, she's gone I know what you're thinking: "Just learn to be strong" But first of all, I tell her Why everything went wrong And to Rikk, I will say That it is not his fault When I look upon the floor Or I refuse to talk I know what you're thinking: "Sometimes it has to end" But first of all, I tell him I'm glad that he's my friend To the world, I will say Don't stare at me like this I get sad and I get mad And I clench my fist I should just not give a fuck 'bout what they think of me But I'm a part of this world And I will always be And to you, I will say You don't have to be down Music stills the pain and heals Even the saddest clown I know what you're thinking: "I don't know what to say" But first of all, I tell you Just shut up and press play
7.
Lavender skin Was taking me in And you too, me both made our experiences Life's come to a halt Don't say, it's not our fault Fragrances and eyes confusing all our senses Was it just a daydream? Anyway, I still don't know what I should feel or fear Was it just imagination? Insanity, I'm here After love, a life Perhaps better a knife? And now compair recording and the script of this whole scene Good times took a nap Yeah, we felt kinda trapped Like a ruthless engineer has strapped us into his machine Was it just a nightmare? Anyway, I rarely call it, barely call it real Was it just an accident? Well, then let's repair Go, let us go, let's go further than before What we once knew is not enough, we just got to know more Go, let us go, let us wallow in the grass 'cause we won't have another chance to save the days that pass Now we are still young
8.
Night Walk 05:22
I walk around in the night Because I feel no affection for light In darkness you are alone With your feelings and a life on your own Wind is blowing and thoughts are growing The silence amplifies the mood And I am walking down the streets It's an invisible force that leads Oh, why is this world so cruel to me? I don't want to see, just want to be myself And I don't want to look back, see how I was before I walk away I leave behind my old life No longer walking on the edge of a knife Freedom is here, on the road It surrounds me like a good warm coat The moon is rising, it's mesmerizing I stop to watch the silver disc And if I were a wolf tonight I'd start to howl to show my sudden delight Oh, why is this world so cruel to me? I don't want to see, just want to be myself And I don't want to look back, see how I was before I walk away Silence has lain on the street All I hear now is the sound of my feet I feel no need for a break Am I dreaming or am I still awake? The road seems ancient and time is patient There's no pressure that urges The sky is as clear as the air that I breathe Oh, how I wish that this night would never leave Oh, why is this world so cruel to me? I don't want to see, just want to be myself And I don't want to look back, see how I was before I walk away
9.
I'm counting circle waves Going out from stones I threw out in the water (What a child you are!) Reflection blurs, and then Becoming whole again Mutual scorn is sprouting (Look at yourself now!) The year, it gets so old The water gets so cold Still sitting here to wait (For better times to come?) Worried 'bout my health The days repeat themselves Pendulum swings back again (You better duck your head!) Solid voices asking "Why?" Fragile answers flying through the sky Wandr'ing into distance And back, it's The decline of time Night gathers around While I can hear no sound Just a distant whisper (It's wind in the trees!) Leaning back to see The stars look down on me My mind goes in circles (Just don't stumble now!) Distant voices call for you Fragile answers breathing, breaking through Wandr'ing into distance And back, it's The decline of time Things we don't dare to talk (about) Roads we don't dare to walk Deer we don't dare to stalk Doors we don't dare to chalk Little words allowed So everything's about To fall down to pieces (But it is alright) Tired voices keeping still Fragile answers landing on a hill Flying is only fun When you come down again.

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released May 15, 2009

Jan Hendrik Thiede - guitars, voices & noises, genuine f*ck-ups

Recorded 04/25/09-05/08/09 at Home, Marburg. All songs written, produced and mixed by Jan Thiede.

These songs are dedicated to the following people:
Rebecca (1,5,9), Natalie (6), Christian (7), Richard & my boys in physics.

"Through A Life Within A Day" is dedicated to the memory
of F. A. P. G. Thiede (1914-2008)

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Rider Where The Trees Are Low Marburg, Germany

RWTTAL is singer​/songw​riter Jan Thiede from Marburg, Germany. In his songs, he explores the possibilities of acoustic yet progressive music where folk miniatures and complex conceptual longtracks enjoy equal rights.

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