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The Brave Love

by Tom Block

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1.
Geniuses 05:15
When it comes to things that matter, admiring here I sit. Thoughts so straight and clear. It's fascinating, I admit My thoughts are always racing and I do not understand The process that led to deduct the result they got in the end. Admiring a genius. The key to so much progress is a great mind at work. Mathematical jargon of which I don't understand a word. Of fundamental importance for all of humanity. Playing with logic patterns that I could not even see. Admiring a genius. Tell me how to spacetravel Tell me how to timetravel Tell me how to program Tell me how to clone men
2.
You who more than anyone obeyed the ten commandments are you who more than anyone broke the ten commandments. You who more than anyone loved the masses are you who more than anyone despises now the masses. You who more than anyone burned with ideals are you who more than anyone knew reality. You are what our world has bred, an abandoned railroad track that smells now of flowering grasses. You who more than anyone defends a side are you who more than anyone takes the point out of your fight. You who more than anyone has made mistakes are you who more than anyone shows the courage that it takes. You who more than anyone act out of fear are you who more than anyone brings the danger near. You are what our world has bred, an abandoned railroad track that smells now of flowering grasses.
3.
Karojisatsu 03:07
I'm virtually spending physical hours in a vacuum with unknown friends. Swiping down a screen, I'm waiting. Pushed off my path, I'm out for a new love, someone who shares the dreams I have, revolutionary dreams I had. From nine to five I lose my faith in the vultures' and the cowards' cave From five to nine I sit and look at sculptures, busts and clocks and books. Just keep snoozing, my eyes are bruising. Every morning you're in my head. I shake you off. You're shaken back. I'm a broken soul looking for a meaning, looking for family on the world wide web. Well, its not working. You're all working! From nine to five I lose my faith in the vultures' and the cowards' cave From five to nine I sit and look at sculptures, busts and clocks and books. I heard of a club called 27 and they're hosting a party but I won't get in, because it's members only and requires talent. From nine to five I lost my faith in the vultures' and the cowards' cave From five to nine I sat and looked at sculptures, busts and clocks and books.
4.
Strain your lover's backbone through his perforated fear. Sift through her muddy distrust and extract the elixir. Squeeze your lover's courage, fish the doubts out of his juice. Cojones at the right time, make her cared for past her youth. Stay with me in the reciprocity of a brave brave love, like none other! Any broken bone, well, it can only heal when both ends are not too far apart. Force his chickens out the cage before they start to breed. Offer cover when she's dauntless, but step on her cold feet. Crush him like a pillow until there's no white feathers left. Suck out all her valour, make it splurt out of her chest! Stay with me in the reciprocity of a brave brave love, like none other! Any broken bone, well, it can only heal when both ends are not too far apart. They leave you to bleed out, over and over again. They leave you to bleed out! They leave you to bleed out, until you only can love yourself, until you can only love yourself! You should've stayed with me in the reciprocity of a brave brave love, like the one we had! Once a broken bone, well, now we're amputees and with a limb less we're now back at the start. ...and I don't care.
5.
Meeresgrund 02:56
Ahoi! Runter ziehst Du mich. An den tiefsten Punkt. An den Meeresgrund. ...und gibst mich nie mehr her. Ich weiß der Tag kommt. Für immer dein! Ahoi!
6.
Young one, listen! When you're young you can't be wrong. Make the most of that ego while it's strong, while it doesn't play along. Cherish it before it's gone! The fearful hate the brave love. The fear of hate can make you hateful. The fearful hate the brave love. The fear of hate can make you hateful. The brave love.
7.
The Scale 03:13
Have you ever tried to balance a scale? If one end is too heavy you're predicted to fail. All weight placed on one end for equality's sake. will only cause the whole scale to break. Now they're burning books and we're all back at the start Whatever books they burn that is fascist at heart Whether you're left or right doesn't make you right or wrong Ideological aggression only makes your opposition grow strong and carry on doing wrong, on and on
8.
Home 02:28
When your home breaks, it will always leave a scar. It will break your comfort, it'll barricade your heart. But whether it's a sad return to find that all your friends are debt Or a reason to break free from the life that you once led Your heartache, it will always cease and once it does so, you'll find an inner piece is missing. When your home breaks, it will always leave a scar. It will break your comfort, it will barricade your heart. But whether it's a sad return to find that all your friends are debt Or a reason to break free from the life that you once led Your heartache, it will always cease and once it does so, you'll find an inner peace.
9.
My words are in my head and not ever on my tongue at all Although I worked so hard on it, I still just feel I can't just call you up and tell you how I feel, how I really really feel. I feel like if I just give in, I'll die within an eye's blink, from exhaustion and emotional distress. I'm a lonely workaholic boy. All of my heroes, they've died in my dreams. I'm dealing with my apathy. I'm a lonely workaholic boy All of my heroes, they've died in my dreams.
10.
Wherever I seek, I see the survival of the fittest, not of the kindest. Wherever I seek, I see the reign of the killers and thieves. A thief, is that what you want me to be? Because you seem to like it. How can we develop to peace?

about

My second album “The Brave Love” was released digitally on the St. Petersburg-based net label Liminal Recs on the 1st of September 2018: liminalrecs.com/releases/limrec156/

Limited compact disc editions of this release are available here as of the 1st of November 2018.

credits

released November 1, 2018

All songs on this album were written and performed by myself, except song seven, which was co-written with Marko Maric.

The lyrics of track two are an adaptation of Ryūnosuke Akutagawas poem “Voltaire”.

The lead vocals on all tracks were recorded at the NBC Universal recording studio in Munich with special thanks to Raphi Brunner and Elmar Krick, except the vocals on track seven.

The cajon on track six was performed by Daniel Habeland and engineered by Raphi Brunner at the NBC Universal recording studios in Munich.

The lead guitars on tracks six and seven were performed by Marko Maric and engineered by Alexander Can Koller.

The analogue drums on tracks six and seven were performed and engineered by Alexander Can Koller.

All tracks have been mastered by Martin Schlaud at MCS Mastering Berlin.

The front cover drawing was provided by Federica Tumminello.

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Tom Block

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