Kevin Browne: Songs
No Way Out/ Eine Mauer
(Kevin Browne)
July, 1994
No way out, you must stay forever
Stinking streets and the dirty sidewalks
No relief, from the summer heat
Faces stare back, not a word is spoken
I see you through the window of my room
Down below, empty space, I see children playing
And the tracks cross your skin like a scare that won’t heal
No way out, you must stay forever
Empty looks from the faces you see,
No relief, from the same old routine
Voices come back, but there’s no real answer
I see you on the stage hiding in your corner
Very few know your name, or that you exist
And like the grass that withers, you will fade
Lonely hours, empty dreams, and would you believe I miss you from where I stand
Across the river, through your streets, walking past your outside walls
Caught a glimpse of your eyes
Es gibt keine Heimat, kein Gefühl
Es gibt keine Wörter dazu
Es gibt keine Heimat, kein Gefühl
No future, niemand hört zu
Wegwerfgesellschaft, Null-Bock-Generation
Sie warten nicht mehr auf Revolution
Alles los, auf die Strasse, keine Hoffnung, Punkergasse
Es gibt…
Der alte Zauber, der dickste Mist
Gerechtigkeit ist schon vermisst
Behandle alles wie ein rohes Ei
Zärtlichkeit ist schon vorbei
Es gibt…
Strahlentod, trockenes Brot
Alles verschmutzt, Atemnot
Was hab’ ich gefressen, ich darf nicht vergessen
Es gibt…
Es gibt noch eine Mauer, es gibt noch eine Mauer zwischen uns
Es gibt zu viele Lüge, es gibt zu viel Betrug und zu viel Hass
Niemand weiss, niemand hört, was ich sage
Ist ja alles noch so blöd?
(Summer 1989)
(English translation)
There is no homeland, no feeling
There are no words for it
There is no homeland, no feeling
No future, no one listens
Throw-away-society, don’t care generation
They no longer wait for a revolution
A lot is happening on the street
No hope, punker alley
-chorus
The old ways, the thickest nonsense
Justice has already been missed
Handle everything like an egg
Tenderness is already gone
-chorus
Death from radiation, dry bread
Everything is dirtied, can’t breathe (breathing distress)
What did I eat, I must not forget (not allowed to forget)
-chorus
There’s still a wall between us
There are too many lies, there’s too much deception and too much hatred
No one knows, no one listens to what I say
Is everything still so stupid
guitar chords
Am (oo, we may need to tab this one! Malachi?) Basically build off an Am F progression
cho - Em C G Fmaj7
break - Am7 Em7 Fmaj7 G
on German text still building on this pattern for the most part, just play along you'll probably get it