maybe
maybe (1988)
music & lyrics by harald eraker, except music & lyrics by morten rønning and harald eraker on who's to care, lyrics by morten rønning and harald eraker and music by harald eraker on that place and this place, and music & lyrics by morten rønning on maureen.

that place

we're looking out of the window
across the lake at the railway station
a few houses and a crossroad
nothing' but isolation
to get burned all over that place

teardrop of hate

deep into the jungle
on an island created with beauty
by a teardrop from the goddess of love
live the ancient people
struggling with the forces
from far below and high above

the peace is shattered by as often before a tourist group from the west
as a guide from denmark leads the way to another exotic spot on the map of interest
lining up for the show, the ancient have a look in their eyes of emptiness
cameras are moving fast, taking it for granted that the rich are really wanted guests
driven by the urge to inform, the guide reveals that they have no culture nor religion to bless
he carries on with a smile that they don't even know how to wash themselves
and are quite helpless
to satisfy the white, they´re made to shoot an arrow or two like it's some kind of school test
that's when i drop a teardrop of hate, cause with camera on my chest i'm just like all the rest

deep into the jungle
on an island created with beauty
by a teardrop from the goddess of love

someone died today

far away from here
across the stormy sea
someone sighed today
isn't it a mystery
we are one

breathe the air
feel me everywhere
breathe the air

far away from here
on a desert land
someone tried to say
can you understand
we are one

every breath you take is filled with every destiny on mother earth
so listen carefully, the wind today will bring you death and birth
you can feel the unknown ties
only when you close your eyes

far away from here
stuck inside a cell
someone died today
isn't it like hell
we are one

the bed
this is what i know
my bed was made of steel
donated by the army
and of course coloured green

the bed was in a room
i assure you that it was real
and the room was in a place
which has to be seen

they called it a home to leave me alone
and i was only seven feeling i was in heaven
only after dark
sleeping in my sleep, or was i dead
she was sitting on the lawn at dawn
her hair untidy with her legs apart
her eyes were tempting and her lips were red

my daddy went to war
to save another race
protected by the bible
and of course the plain truth

my mother tried to smile
despite her twisted face
and no one ever tried to tell her
what to do

they called it a home to leave me alone
and i was only seven feeling i was in heaven
only after dark
sleeping in my sleep, or was i dead
she was sitting on the lawn at dawn
her hair untidy with her legs apart
her eyes were tempting and her lips were red

and i kissed her to fly away
and i kissed her to fly

loneliness

i do not understand
what am i, a man?
frightened by this loneliness deep in my mind
loneliness haunting unkind

no, i don't understand
what am i, a man?
frightened by this loneliness deep in my mind
loneliness haunting unkind

cause i have reasons counting thousand
for me to laugh and shout, and
people filling days and nights with joy
and i could never say as many
who hardly have a penny;
i wish i could have bought my child a toy

in spite of what you gave
you could never save
me from feeling loneliness dark in my mind
loneliness haunting behind
loneliness is easy to find

cause even though the good in my life
gave reasons sharp as the edge of a knife
lo live again and make a brand new start
i often still have days of darkness
and nights with sleepless hardness
when empty sounds of sorrow fill my heart

while my life turns slow
friends will come and go
frightened by this loneliness dark and unkind
loneliness haunting my mind
loneliness making me blind
loneliness deep in my mind

the window

visions of light from something slipping through
into my mind – let it shine
the inner light came suddenly
my eyes could see with honesty
like earthquakes attacking at night it shook my life
i wasn’t alert and the wall was hurt

the window of our youth, forbidden fruit
eve, your eating the apple and i get it
cause i found the solution of how to get loose

a world in which always hate has made the rules
too much power turned them to fools
as far as i can see, the morn of death
came with the taste of wealth
our culture was baptized in blood
when the man of peace was killed in a feast

we hardly know anything about the place
called paradise put way off in space
but details about a hot and burning hell
we study hard and really develop well
and models of eternal suffering
have come to blend the end

laws from above is the slime of dogmas hand
hypocrisy has captured man
and the low of the inquisition still remain
the rich are ruling, it’s all the same
lenin and luther’s infallibility
preaching mankind – they make us blind

maybe

i have a dream
and i’ll sing it for you when you’re blue
love’s gonna win
dream; love’s gonna win

hey mr. starstripe

did you think that i felt well
as i was transferred to hell
with a bloody flag that was causing my death
choking my breath
hey mr. starstripe i don’t like your borders

did you think that i was proud
when the officer did shout
words in praise of my unselfish death
choking my breath
hey mr. starstripe i don’t like you speeches

now my body’s lying in the deep
but don’t you believe that i’m going to sleep
cause i’m gonna set my body free
spreading my ashes in the sea

did you think that i felt brave
when i was lowered in my grave
and a monument was hiding my death
choking my breath
hey mr. starstripe i don’t like your heroes

now my body’s lying in the cold
but don’t let them steal your hopes to live to be old
i’ll let go of hatred in my mind
cause eye for an eye will make me blind

did you think your piles of dead
could read the thoughts within my head
as i cried out silent sorrows of death
choking my breath
hey mr. starstripe i don’t like your numbers

born to be blind

listen jesus, why all this darkness
wasn’t it really part of your plan
what kind of answer will you give
confronted with truth, wanted by man

listen jesus, why all this darkness
children of our own blood are treated unkind
what sort of light would you present
to people captured in the dark, born to be blind

you should be love
light from above
give us a clue

listen jesus, why all this darkness
ripples of violence just has no end
we all proclaim that war is a crime
but the next thing we know is hating our friends

listen jesus, why all this darkness
will loving survive the power of hate
sharing a bed, but two lovers feel cold
they’re not making love and closing their gate

maureen

maureen had blue eyes
she came from over the ocean
she wore a pretty smile
she is much older than me
she has been gone for years

i don’t forget her
no, i won’t forget her
no, never forget her

the ghetto

a ghetto of white children, a fence with an iron gate closed
a room without freedom, cold isolation and helpless desire
parted from loving you, jesus is still crucified
hands always folded forced to make prayers to escape hell and fire

roots, which are cut off with leaves turning brown in the wind
wild plants are growing outside my window, it could have been mine
a child in a bed drying, loneliness haunting unkind
then comes the nightmare where mother will leave me a scar in my mind

cause i yelled out loud with a silent sound
like the wave of death when it hits the beach
as i say you leave i was nailed to the ground
without possibilities to reach
you said; stay behind, turn away from me
no one else will dry away your tears
when i gave you birth you were never mine
you must see your call and make it fine
then i saw your train disappear in rain
whatever happened to the childhood, i don’t know

a fear for happiness, rules they keep killing my youth
the law from above us says do not ask questions, the good book knows the truth
a knowledge of where my heart belong is denied
pictures of the promised land is giving me hope, how was i to know that they lied

without any children, but mother will desperately cling
out tears they run dry and memories fade, no more verses to sing

again i can feel

again i can see, it is light
again i can see, it’s really light
every sunset in me makes me wanna forget wisdom

again i can be, it is life
again i can be, it’s really life
every moment i am free makes me wanna forget wisdom

deep in my soul
without doom
forgetting this world
i can see music and wine
clearing my mind
counting out time

again i can feel, it is love
again i can feel, it’s really love
every woman with heat makes me wanna forget wisdom
deep in my soul
without doom
forgetting this world
i can feel her body of lust
making me trust
our love will never rust

dead girl

dear girl, rest your head
lay your body down into my bed
and there will be a chance for you to find
a little peace of mind

dear girl, close your eyes
to think of nothing is to be really wise
and there will be a chance for you to find
a little peace of mind

dear girl, feel your blood
flowing freely and cleaning out the mud
and there will be a chance for you to find
a little peace of mind

dead girl, don’t feel blue
cause if you’re going down i’ll be there with you
and there will be a chance for you to find
a little peace of mind

you lay the way you make your bed

you think the future looks to dark
and without meaning while you
look down on you shadow too long
letting it blind you, not feeling strong
look up ahead
you lay the way you make your bed

you see a door that closes fast
creating distance while you
let the key that could bring you and me
closer together just disappear
it’s in your head
you lay the way you make your bed

the wind and the sea giving life to a child
make love when you feel it
the smell of the grass and the trees that grows wild
with power and spirit
don’t ever let them fool you

you feel your days are always nights
and close your mind while you
let the tears fill your eyes
to take away the light from the sky
wake up instead you lay the way you make your bed

searching

where do i come from
where do i belong
i’ve had my days of searching
but now i’m feeling strong

cause now i see it clearly
that i’ll rest my head
yes, now i see it clearly
that i’ll rest my head
when i’m dead

dead-end street

i have searched inside my mind to find my way
drinking beer late at night and sleeping away the day
and i’ve chased my thoughts in flight with nothing left to say
walking in a dead-end street with no end

i have tried to touch the heart of a woman with me
laid her body down and tried to turn the key
and i’ve searched for her secret parts to make us both feel free
walking in a dead-end street with no end

once there was a man who had walked alone for years
always looking for someone to kiss away his tears
then a woman came to cross his path at night
her body was warm and soft, to him she was the light
he asked her; do you know where i can get shelter from my pain
she answered; yes, and walked away in the rain
walking in a dead-end street with no end

because of rain

lady, oh lady
where have you gone tonight
gone tonight again

maybe, oh maybe
we never made it right
because of rain

but i’ll be honest with you tonight

who’s to care

i’ve been deeper into darkness than this before
but that was when i knew how to light the light
don’t know really how i got this way this time
even in the morning i can only see the night

the razor blade is just a thought with no relief
there is no comfort in the beer i drink
i was put to empty the ocean with a spoon
is this the way you want me to sink

40.000 children dying every day
that’s 40.000 mothers drying out in pain

i’ve heard that even behind the darkest cloud
the sun will shine from a clear blue sky
but how could that ever turn me on
when those clouds always are stuck in my eyes

past tense

love me, love me even though i know
that it’s past tense and that you're gone
love me like there’s no tomorrow, baby
love me on and on

i know that you’re thousand miles away
even though you live next door
i know that you have nothing left to say
you just couldn’t take it anymore

queen of maybe

did you see me swimming
in the sea of nothingness
searching for a lifeline
to be wanted, nothing less
did you see me at all

did you hear me struggling
with the words mixed up in my head
while you, the queen of maybe
were asleep right there in my bed
did you hear me at all

did you feel me wishing
to be loved without fear
imagining the forces
from the inside keeping you near
did you feel me at all

drifting away i can do nothing more
than to stay awhile to pray
you’ll soon reach the shore

did you search me in spaces
between words of love and hate
as you had me on my knees
did you open up the gate
did you search me at all

did you ask me for my loving
at the time when i had peace of mind
letting me smell your fine ointment
leaving it all behind
did you ask for me at all

this place

we’re looking out of the window
across the lake at the railway station
a few houses and a crossroad
nothing’ but isolation
to get burned all over this place