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Living In The Past

by Ronald Harmstein

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A Drop Of Milk 03:46
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A drop of milk On a sheet of paper A hidden tear From underground Watch the train Arriving at the station Watch the people With their different dreams It is all done In a few moments The shadow lost And burned in hell All the tears That have been burning In your eyes Are now away And I like What the others don´t And I like Just to hang around And I like A lot of things What I like the most Is you So when my life Will be over Be sure I´ll be waiting There for you I don´t know hell I don´t know heaven But what I know is I love you And I like What the others don´t And I like Just to hang around And I like A lot of things What I like the most Is you And I like What the others don´t And I like Just to hang around And I like A lot of things What I like the most Is you
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Let The Rain Fall 03:19
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I got caught in the desert Of the cold steel hearts With no-one around But the shadow of Joanne I felt like a burglar As I opened my mouth Let the water run dry From my bottle of leather The sky is still blue And we´ve got some birds to sing And a couple of trees Made from PVC Let the rain fall Against our windows Let the time fall In our minds Let the flowers In our garden Let them grow beneath our feet Would you tell me About the secret affairs In the dawn of the day The golden and the brown Seeds of the roses Have been planted like barbed wire Go on to the earth And ask for your desire I´m standing on the edge Of the shimmering twilight Suitcase packed Insurance paid out And the years Are getting shorter And moonlight Fills my eyes When I´m sad I think about you When I´m gone I can tell you I am bound I got caught in the desert Of the cold steel hearts With no-one around But the shadow of Joanne I felt like a burglar As I opened my mouth Let the water run dry From my bottle of leather The sky is still blue And we´ve got some birds to sing And a couple of trees Made from PVC Let the rain fall Against our windows Let the time fall In our minds Let the flowers In our garden Let them grow beneath our feet And the years Are getting shorter And moonlight Fills my eyes When I´m sad I think about you When I´m gone I can tell you I am bound
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Der Weg der Lämmer 03:14
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Schau auf den Weg der Lämmer Sie ziehen zum Schlachthof hin Ein Abschied ist es für immer Sie werden das Messer sehen Und auch heute ist es nicht anders Auch heute ist alles wie sonst Schau auf den Weg der Lämmer Sie ziehen zum Schlachthof hin Sie ziehen zum Schlachthof hin Schau auf den Weg der Armen Sie ziehen zum Wohlfahrtsamt Sie hoffen auf das Erbarmen Der Herrscher in diesem Land Und auch heute ist es nicht anders Auch heute ist alles wie sonst Schau auf den Weg der Armen Sie ziehen zum Wohlfahrtsamt Sie ziehen zum Wohlfahrtsamt Schau auf den Weg der Irren Sie ziehen in die Psychiatrie Sie lassen sich dort einsperren Doch Heilung finden sie nie Und auch heute ist es nicht anders Auch heute ist alles wie sonst Schau auf den Weg der Irren Sie ziehen in die Psychiatrie Sie ziehen in die Psychiatrie Sie ziehen in die Psychiatrie
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This Silver Mine 03:38
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There´s a big dark mine In the backyard of the city That´s where I stay From time to time And we are all Diggers for gold here Sometimes we´re lost In this silver mine And some are here They keep us in line And some are here They can give us the whip Sometimes I think They don´t know what they´re doing No-one herein Has committed a crime Come with me and share the smoke And we´ll talk about the love To the earth And to the worlds beyond Yes I know that we are dreamers And we´ll never change Change the way We love to touch the sky But when we ride Our nightwinged horses Cross the desert lands And the lonesome plains We´ll reach the sun Long before daybreak And in no time at all We´ll be back again Come with me and share the smoke And we´ll talk about the love To the earth And to the worlds beyond Yes I know that we are dreamers And we´ll never change Change the way We love to touch the sky
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Shake Hands 02:32
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Shake hands With the unknown soldier Fight for freedom In the wasted lands Build up the tribes And the laws of tomorrow We´re on a mission That will never end There is a couple Of hidden bandits I don´t know What they´re fighting for We´ve got our guns And our bags to carry Heavy load Is coming down from above We build it up And then we break it all down That´s just the way The world is turning It´s nothing worth To look into the future When you forget Where you´re coming from It´s nothing worth To look into the future When you forget Where you´re coming from But in the end We are always fighting Against nothing But ourselves There ain´t no guns There ain´t no soldiers That´s just my mind Running wild We build it up And then we break it all down That´s just the way The world is turning It´s nothing worth To look into the future When you forget Where you´re coming from We build it up And then we break it all down That´s just the way The world is turning It´s nothing worth To look into the future When you forget Where you´re coming from It´s nothing worth To look into the future When you forget Where you´re coming from
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Magischer Moment 02:53
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Ein magischer Moment nur Die Welt dort draußen steht still Keiner muss zur Arbeit Jeder tut nur das, was er will Kein Morgen mehr, kein Gestern Wir leben jetzt und für den Augenblick Alles das, was zählt, ist vergangen Und du kriegst `nen anderen Blick Auf die Dinge, die da waren Auf die Dinge, die da sind Auf den Ursprung aller Wesen Die da waren, die da sind Auf den Schöpfer jeden Ursprungs Der da war und der da ist Auf die Liebe, auf den Schlüssel Der das Tor zur Welt aufschließt Hungrig nach Gefühlen Doch satt von einem Ton Gerechtigkeit auf Erden Du wartest auf den falschen Lohn Einsamkeit der Preis Den du für deine Liebe bezahlst Doch schau nicht zurück Schau auf die Dinge, die du magst Auf die Dinge, die da waren Auf die Dinge, die da sind Auf den Ursprung aller Wesen Die da waren, die da sind Auf den Schöpfer jeden Ursprungs Der da war und der da ist Auf die Liebe, auf den Schlüssel Der das Tor zur Welt aufschließt Auf die Dinge, die da waren Auf die Dinge, die da sind Auf den Ursprung aller Wesen Die da waren, die da sind Auf den Schöpfer jeden Ursprungs Der da war und der da ist Auf die Liebe, auf den Schlüssel Der das Tor zur Welt aufschließt
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Right And Wrong 02:57
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The light is dimmed Winter has come The shadows are about to appear The morning, it is cold The evening is dark Snowflakes are dancing in the air It´a wonderful moment For loving your creator It´s just a wonderful world The riders, they are riding The smokers, they do smoke We look into the future And see that there is hope That the evil may get better And the man might see the light Together with their women That they might stop the fight Between right and wrong Between us and ourselves Between right and wrong Between us and ourselves Now we´re waiting for A new morning to come We´re waiting for love to appear Now it is spoken the word That can free us from anger The only key to the world It´a wonderful moment For loving your creator It´s just a wonderful world The riders, they are riding The smokers, they do smoke We look into the future And see that there is hope That the evil may get better And the man might see the light Together with their women That they might stop the fight Between right and wrong Between us and ourselves Between right and wrong Between us and ourselves The light is dimmed Winter has come The shadows are about to appear The morning, it is cold The evening is dark Snowflakes are dancing in the air It´a wonderful moment For loving your creator It´s just a wonderful world The riders, they are riding The smokers, they do smoke We look into the future And see that there is hope That the evil may get better And the man might see the light Together with their women That they might stop the fight Between right and wrong Between us and ourselves Between right and wrong Between us and ourselves
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Reach Out 03:51
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Reach out for her light Her hair of red and gold And she turned to me And she put her arms Around my neck And I´ve laid beside her And I have touched her With my hands And when I tried Sometimes I reached her With my mind And when I tried Sometimes I reached her With my mind Reach out for her ears There are promises to keep But she turned away Forsaken the day I saw the light The lights of the world They were of no colour I closed my eyes And when I tried I could not reach her With my mind And when I tried I could not reach her With my mind Now reach out for her dreams These things you can´t forget But when I saw you After all this time I turned away And if I could love you Forever and ever I would not say But when I tried Sometimes I reached her With my dreams Oh yes, I have tried Sometimes we reached us With our dreams
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Sheltering Harbour 03:11
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So don´t you hear What the wind is talking Don´t you look Into the setting sun Don´t you see Where the gods are walking Don´t you know I´m on the run But I´m still looking For a sheltering harbour Far out on the open sea Still rowing My boat is a-drifting There´s a current That takes me away And the clouds They melt into sun And the clouds They melt into sun And the clouds They melt into sun So row your boat The Armoured Shiver Share the breeze With the seagull´s wings Heave the sails Turn back to the river Where the waters are Sweeter than wine But I´m still looking For a sheltering harbour Far out on the open sea Still rowing My boat is a-drifting There´s a current That takes me away And the clouds They melt into sun And the clouds They melt into sun And the clouds They melt into sun So don´t you hear What the wind is talking Don´t you look Into the setting sun Don´t you see Where the gods are walking Don´t you know I´m on the run But I´m still looking For a sheltering harbour Far out on the open sea Still rowing My boat is a-drifting There´s a current That takes me away And the clouds They melt into sun And the clouds They melt into sun And the clouds They melt into sun
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A Better Place 03:57
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Must be a century ago I was astonished About the way He turned into a snake But in the way He raised his head You could see That he was broken When he thought That he was thinking About his thoughts Say goodbye to the world Bye to the people Innocence is lost And your heart is bound in chains Comes a time When you´re thinking Comes a time When you know What you feel is what you get And yo can put it all In your shoes In your shoes All in your shoes In your shoes Heard about the age That now should be arising All the wars, all those tears All those money They´re dealing with the death They´re dealing with the devil And some of them are liars And some must be blind Say goodbye to the world Bye to the people Innocence is lost And your heart is bound in chains Comes a time When you´re thinking Comes a time When you know What you feel is what you get And yo can put it all In your shoes In your shoes All in your shoes In your shoes There´s a better place for you Said the joker to the sinner As he turned and smiled Pointing out the door With your heart between your legs And the fingers on the button You cannot count on What is left of my old bones Say goodbye to the world Bye to the people Innocence is lost And your heart is bound in chains Comes a time When you´re thinking Comes a time When you know What you feel is what you get And yo can put it all In your shoes In your shoes All in your shoes In your shoes
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Trains Coming In 01:47
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Trains coming in Trains going out I got my suitcase And I got no doubt That this is the answer To all the stupid questions That need to be asked `Til the world stops turning round Heaven is above me Earth is under my feet Life is just a swinger club Where we kindly meet And we all are out of fashion We´re from another school We cannot share the passion We all indeed are fools Oh please awake me From these bad dreams Life is a mirror And we´re actors on a screen You don´t need to tell me Any of your needs Sometimes there´s a turning point We all need to be freed And we´re riding down the river The endless river of time We´re coming back in circles To the aims we call divine And the river is a mirror And every face is you They´re telling you the secrets That once belonged to you Trains coming in Trains going out I got my suitcase But I got no doubt That this is the answer To all the stupid questions That need to be asked `Til the world stops turning round `Til the world stops turning round `Til the world stops turning round
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War 02:43
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See the little soldier there He´s only eight years old Carrying his machine gun Fighting for his lord This lord is not from heaven This lord is not from hell It´s just another warlord Who rings the iron bell of War, just war It is war, just war In the world, it is war Just war in the world War in the world War in the world Watch the marine soldier there He´s educated well Carrying his luggage To a foreign land Some people there got angry They fought the regime down And now the troops have landed To fight the enemy with War, just war It is war, just war In the world, it is war Just war in the world War in the world War in the world As long as nothing matters But might and gold and war You cannot stop the battle Between the rich man and the poor So hurry up, you little lads And throw away your guns Wipe away the bloody dirt That covers your small heart with War, just war It is war, just war In the world, it is war Just war in the world War in the world War in the world
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Maybe In Heaven 02:04
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No, I´m not talking `bout you Though it touches me, too All the time that has gone No, I´m not sure you´re the one To give me pleasure, give me satisfaction The price would be too high Let us look for another attraction Maybe in heaven or in the skies And from my point of view I still believe in you There never was no fight Only some kind of night To give me darkness, give me desperation The price was really high Started to look for another relation Maybe in heaven or in the skies Oh yes, I´m talking `bout you I think you´re feeling it, too All the time that has gone No I don´t think you´re the one To give me hope, give me understanding The price would be too high Let us look for another connection Maybe in heaven or in the skies
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Das Ende der Welt 03:18
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Machen Sie keine Scherze Das ist das Ende der Welt Wir füttern unsere Nerze Mit sauer verdientem Geld Mir gehört auf der Welt fast gar nichts Außer einer Tüte mit Gras Und einer alten Wasserpfeife Aus ausbruchsicherem Glas Sie braucht neue Klamotten Er braucht einen BMW Männer wollen immer nur f***en Doch wir wollen THC Mir gehört auf der Welt fast gar nichts Außer einer Tüte mit Gras Und einer alten Wasserpfeife Aus ausbruchsicherem Glas Hab ich nun Depressionen Oder einen dicken Kopf Manchmal muss man sich belohnen Gott sei Dank hab ich noch Stoff Mir gehört auf der Welt fast gar nichts Außer einer Tüte mit Gras Und einer alten Wasserpfeife Aus ausbruchsicherem Glas Man sollte nicht zu viel denken Ans ein oder andere Problem Der liebe Gott, der wird’s schon lenken Und wir machen´s uns bequem Mir gehört auf der Welt fast gar nichts Außer einer Tüte mit Gras Und einer alten Wasserpfeife Aus ausbruchsicherem Glas

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These are all songs from the past. They were first recorded with my band Geronimoe´s Perception. Now I thought they were all pearls that needed fresh clothing, because sometimes the recording quality of the old tracks was not really satisfying. This is the result.

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released September 11, 2023

All songs written and performed by Ronald Harmstein.
Recorded August-September 2023 at Van Elli Studios Münster.
Mixed & mastered by Harmstein.
A Bardo Beat Production.

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Ronald Harmstein Münster, Germany

Founding member of the Jam Punk band Schmabreux in 1988, solo project Geronimoe´s Perception from 1993 to 2010, member of Iggy Metall, Modest Lush, Amun Bhopal and Tändstickor.

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