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The Art Of How To Start
03:35
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It‘s a little song
about a sunday morning
a little song about being close though far away
it‘s a little song
about healing without warning
and about the art of how to start a beautiful day
about the art / of how to start
a perfect day / by just listening to your heart
… by just talking to your heart
It‘s a little song
I‘d like to sing to you
and if I play it wrong
I know you‘d hear the right things through
I thought I knew
what life could give to me
but you made all the worn out things so brand new
by the art of how to start
a perfect love by just talking to my heart
you know the art of how to start
a perfect love by just listening to my heart
and I wish I can give back as much as I get
I wanna learn the art of how to keep things flowing
and I thank God and I thank you
and I wanna just let you know I wanna learn with you
the art of how to keep a perfect start growing
by the art of how to start
a perfect beginning by just opening your heart
this is the the art of how to start
a perfect everything by just giving all my heart
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2. |
Alright Tonight
04:23
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ALRIGHT TONIGHT
1
Don‘t you apologize, he says
it‘s alright tonight, have a little rest
it‘s alright tonight, have a little rest
Sometimes the dam you built just breaks apart
and the water floods your heart, floods your heart
And you can weep like a child, and fall like a stone
and you will still be alright and you won‘t be alone
cause you know I will stay and you don‘t need to hide
what‘s wrong inside, oh you can cry
and still be alright
alright tonight
2
Ever since I was a little child
I wanted to be alright / I wanted to be alright
So I tried to live my life on shifting sand
and wondered why I got nowhere in the end
Now I can weep like a child /and fall like stone
and I will still be alright / and I won‘t be alone
cause I know that he‘ll stay /and he‘ll keep the worst outside
and brighten up my night / with his sparkling light
and I can be alright,
alright tonight
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3. |
That Cloud
05:33
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That cloud
1
Rain
Rain and the streetlights
the streetlights and your shoes
in front of my backdoor
Thoughts
thoughts and a coffee
a coffee and your paints
in my livingroom
Miles and weeks to go
days passing by too slow
2
You
You and this summer
this summer last year
last year sure was magic
Now
we‘re singing this new song
and I miss the old one
and I imagine
us, ready to go
days not passing by slow enough
I wanna be that cloud above your head
or the wind on your skin,
or the soft sheets on your bed
or the morning sun that wakes you up
the velvet moon that you look up to at night,
to make sure that you‘re alright
I wanna be that cloud above you in the sky
3
Faith
faith and your colors
your colors and your songs
is what you have left me
Trains
pulling in stations
airplanes and patience
willl always be part of me
you come and you go
and time keeps fading too fast or too slow
I wanna be that cloud above your head
or the wind on your skin,
or the soft sheets on your bed
or the morning sun that wakes you up
the velvet moon that you look up to at night,
to make sure that you‘re alright
I wanna be that cloud above you in the sky
and I‘ll fly
to wherever you are
no matter how far
into your sight
day and night
I wanna be by your side…
4
Rain
rain and the streetlights
streetlights and your shoes
in front of my backdoor
Me
me and this dark night
with cloudy and dark skies
I want to fly over
I wanna be that cloud above your head
or the wind on your skin,
or the soft sheets on your bed
or the morning sun that wakes you up
the velvet moon that you look up to at night,
to make sure that you‘re alright
I wanna be that cloud above you in the sky
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4. |
Come In
04:47
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For so
so long
you felt like standing outside
somewhere, somehow
it gets colder and the roaring much too loud
and then
still still still
there‘s someone saying
come on in, come on in, come in
For so
so long
you felt like standing on the sidelines
no one hears what you say
and every word is swallowed dispiteously
and then there‘s space
there‘s sound
there‘s grace
there‘s someone saying
talk to me, talk to me, talk to me
For so
so long
you felt invisible
so much inside
you had to hide
there‘s no chance for flowers on a winter‘s night
and then
a blink of an eye
and there is day
and there is light
there‘s someone saying you‘re beautiful, beautiful, so beautiful
So come on in, come on in, come in, come in with me
turn on the light, and your voice
and we turn on all the senses tright inside
and then, then a beginning
come on in, come on in, come in
come on in, come on in, come in
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5. |
I Can't Write Music
04:54
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1
i can write
a thousand songs
when we are apart
when you are gone
just thinking of you
makes the words fall in place
and my fingers start to play
but i can‘t write music
when you are near
i can‘t think of lyrics
while you are here
oh, I can hear
the whole world sing
while I can‘t write anything
no, i can‘t write music
when you are with me
your touch is my rhythm
your scent‘s my melody
the tunes I think of
become stuck on my tongue
cause you are my song
you are my song
2
There‘s music when
you look at me
and there‘s a soft tune
when you breathe
into my hair in the dark late at night
and the tempo of our heartbeats‘s just right
no, i cant write music…
you are
you are
you are the rhyme
you are the rhyme to everything
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6. |
Who Would Have Thought
02:56
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I knew that I’d write you
a thousand more songs
but who would have thought of a sad one?
I knew something eventually might
possibly go wrong
but why does the hurt have to be so strong?
You filled this cup
and won‘t drink it up
you ran down this road
and now you‘re feeling trapped
but do you really wanna go
to where you came from?
I knew I‘d give again all that I am
and all I have
but why‘s this hole in my heart all I get back?
I knew the day would finally fade and the
the night would come
but who would have thought of such a dark one?
You opened doors
but won‘t enter the room
you picked this flower
to watch it fade so soon
but do you really wanna miss
next springtime‘s bloom?
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7. |
May Becomes June
04:05
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I know that your life kind of stands still
I know what you miss, I know how you feel
I know how you wish yourself away
The ground feels too soft for the weight on your shoulders
the world spins too slow to be able to hold us
and you wonder how the night still turns into day
But there‘s thirtysixhundred seconds in an hour
each morning you look outside a hundred new flowers
we had december yesterday
this morning it‘s may
this morning it‘s may
I still feel the love whirring around
though life‘s trying real hard to strike it down
it‘s like a mirage in gold and in blue
Remember the strawberry afternoon light
swinging in the breeze of the soft evening tide
we still don‘t have plans but we‘ll make them come true
And there‘s still thirtysixhundred seconds in an hour
there‘s blood in your veins and no pain without power
so all alone were you,
and this morning we‘re two
this morning we‘re two
And there‘s thirtysixhundred seconds in an hour
each morning you look outside a hundred new flowers
we had december yesterday
this morning it‘s may
Yes, there‘s still thirtysixhundred seconds in an hour
there‘s blood in your veins and no pain without power
so all alone were you,
and this morning we‘re two
and may becomes june
may becomes june
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8. |
More
02:39
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I’m sitting in silence and I’m just too tired to sleep
Outside rain is falling like words I’ve been trying to keep
The past is what formed us
and we seem to stumble on ghosts,
but know:
I love you more
more than there’s miles between us
I love you more
more than there’s grieve they bring us
more than there’s hours in a day
a day you’re away
I love you more than I can say
I’m singing a song cause I’m bad at saying it to your face
Ever since you touched my hand my heart is alighter place
Now nothing is stable,
still we might be able to grow
as long as you know:
I love you more
more than there’s miles between us
I love you more
more than there’s grieve they bring us
more than there’s hours in a day
a day you’re away
I love you more than I can say
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9. |
Boat
02:55
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1
i am a boat on the sea
far from the meadows and trees
from the singing of birds and the buzz of the bees
i am a boat on the sea
2
i am a boat in the blue
wind, send me where you want to
i carry the most precious load below
and I‘m trying to go with the flow
and i stay under the stars all the way
and i pray the harbor won‘t be far away
may storms shake my sails - I won‘t break
3
I am a boat on the waves
destined to be strong and brave
though I suffer from scars that the sailors graved
what you gave me i will keep safe
and i stay under the stars all the way
and i pray the harbor won‘t be far away
may storms shake my sails - I won‘t break
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Quiet
05:03
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everything’s quiet
the world is asleep
and even shadows hide
everything’s quiet
no cars on the street
just rimy hours in moonlight
the night’s a silent song
but something is wrong
why can’t I just feel free
everything’s quiet
a little too quiet
cause you’re not here with me
everything’s quiet
no steps on the stairs
no breath, no music, no words
everything’s quiet
and my silent prayers
die away unheard
my autumn is your spring
my days end where yours begin
and even in my dreams
everything’s quiet
a little too quiet
cause you’re too far from me
so sing me a song
or just come back home
cause everything’s too quiet
call me again
or get on a plane
cause everything’s too quiet
send me a note
or get off the road
cause everything’s too quiet
sing me a song
and proof me all wrong
cause everything’s too quiet
my autumn is your spring
my days end where yours begin
and even in my dreams
everything’s quiet
a little too quiet
cause you’re not here with me
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11. |
On Mars
02:46
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1
here on mars
life is hard
you‘re so alone
with those cracks in your heart
the air is thin
and the night is dark
you‘re life just feels like it‘s falling apart
2
even here on mars
you count your scars
put patches on your wounds
and look up to the stars
your space ship may be fast
but they seem so far
and you just know that you‘re stuck here on mars
but
you‘re in the right place
wherever you are
you‘re running this race
and doing good so far
you give what you got
and you are who you are
that‘s all you can be
even here on mars
that‘s all you can be
even here on mars
3
here on mars
there‘s time to heal
cause no one asks
how you feel
it‘s only you
and all you can do
is sing out your heart
to the stone face of mars
as loud as you can
as loud as you can
no one cares
cause no one hears
so sing as loud as you can
as loud as you can
4
then open your eyes
and look around
you‘re still on mars
but there‘s something you‘ve found
it‘s all about you
and about what you do
and even on mars
singing feels good
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12. |
Long Way Home
03:48
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13. |
To My Heart
04:08
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14. |
Warmer Winter
03:30
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It‘s gonna be a warmer winter this year
You can tell by how it feels when it comes near
and there‘s nothing to fear
It‘s gonna be a warmer winter
when the snow falls from the sky
and you look him in the eye
and see a so much brighter light
And frozen hearts
let down their guards
they play their foregone parts
and melt together
in the sunny weather
of a so much warmer winter
...
last year was so much colder
now lay your hands on her shoulder
and kiss her with your softer mouth
the warmth you‘re breathing out
makes blankets out of every cloud
and covers any doubt
And frozen hearts…
On your wings the ice
melts under blue skies
and up you rise
and come alive
come on and dive
in this blooming winter life
It‘s gonna be a warmer winter
with multicolored snowflakes
and on your blazing skin awakes
summertime
summertime
in winter
in a warmer winter….
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15. |
On Mars (Jazzy Version)
03:07
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1
here on mars
life is hard
you‘re so alone
with those cracks in your heart
the air is thin
and the night is dark
you‘re life just feels like it‘s falling apart
2
even here on mars
you count your scars
put patches on your wounds
and look up to the stars
your space ship may be fast
but they seem so far
and you just know that you‘re stuck here on mars
but
you‘re in the right place
wherever you are
you‘re running this race
and doing good so far
you give what you got
and you are who you are
that‘s all you can be
even here on mars
that‘s all you can be
even here on mars
3
here on mars
there‘s time to heal
cause no one asks
how you feel
it‘s only you
and all you can do
is sing out your heart
to the stone face of mars
as loud as you can
as loud as you can
no one cares
cause no one hears
so sing as loud as you can
as loud as you can
4
then open your eyes
and look around
you‘re still on mars
but there‘s something you‘ve found
it‘s all about you
and about what you do
and even on mars
singing feels good
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the art of how to start
It‘s a little song
about a sunday morning
a little song about being close though far away
it‘s a little song
about healing without warning
and about the art of how to start a beautiful day
about the art / of how to start
a perfect day / by just listening to your heart
… by just talking to your heart
It‘s a little song
I‘d like to sing to you
and if I play it wrong
I know you‘d hear the right things through
I thought I knew
what life could give to me
but you made all the worn out things so brand new
by the art of how to start
a perfect love by just talking to my heart
you know the art of how to start
a perfect love by just listening to my heart
and I wish I can give back as much as I get
I wanna learn the art of how to keep things flowing
and I thank God and I thank you
and I wanna just let you know I wanna learn with you
the art of how to keep a perfect start growing
by the art of how to start
a perfect beginning by just opening your heart
this is the the art of how to start
a perfect everything by just giving all my heart
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Dania Koenig Bornheim, Germany
Dania König ist studierte Jazz- und Popularmusikerin, Dozentin, Autorin, Produzentin, Sprecherin, Lebensliebhaberin. Sie
veröffentlichte bislang mehr als 10 Alben bei verschiedenen Labels, u.a. UNIVERSAL Music (mit ihrer Band "königwerq").
Dania lebt mit ihrem Mann, dem amerikanischen Musiker Dino Soldo, und ihren 3 Kindern in einem kleinen Dörfchen bei Köln.
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