LYRICS
PERPECTIVES
Anna Maria Schuller Solo "Perspectives"
When we share the same view, it’s going easy
We see the same, talk similar
And have the same direction
This unity is peaceful, maybe even too comfortable
So are you choosing to be mostly with the ones,
Who mesh with your perspective?
When we share different views
It's going to be more delicate
We pause, discuss it, get silent or just let it out
A conflict is possible and might move into a friction
So are you choosing to solve it or fight it
Or prefer to keep the distance?
Some views are common, some natural
Some educated, some individual
Some views are social, others made by ego
Some are healthy, others not
CHORUS
I see you, I try to
Who you are, your beauty and your vulnerability
I share, explain and listen
Do you, too?
When we share our insides
We're seeking a connection
Led by thoughts, needs and feelings
Formed by experience
It's personal, until we add something or complete it
And in the end there might be a consequence
For you, for me, for others
Some views are relevant, some intolerant
Some are mean, some extrem
Some views are caring, others degrading
Some out of question, others not
CHORUS
I see you, I try to
Who you are, your beauty and your vulnerability
I share, explain and listen
Do you, too?
Anotherone's perspective is hard to take
When it makes you look wrong
Anotherone's decision is hard to take
When it cuts off your needs
It hurts, when you're not able to find the right words
Because you're too emotional
It hurts, when you're not able to express yourself
Face to face
Not to share might be safe and easy
But all you've got to say, stays hidden
And unable to connect
It makes you blind, builds boundaries and limits
When you confront, listen and respond
Borders will fall and colors will blend
It makes a change or at least a difference
Together we see more
CHORUS
I see you, I try to
Who you are, your beauty and your vulnerability
I share, explain and listen
Do you, too?
A CALL FOR WOMEN
Anna Maria Schuller Solo "Perspectives"
She has no right to education
She is not allowed to sing
She can not dress how she wants to
She is missing
She is forced into marriage
She was murdered for family honor
She was aborted or killed as a baby
Only because of being a girl
She's a victim of domestic abuse
And she of human trafficking
She is mistreated as a part of the war
And she is circumcised
How many lifes would have been different
If women and men would have been treated equally?
How many stories, fates and chances
Would have been better and fairer?
CHORUS
A call for women - to clear drawbacks and imbalance
A call for women - to close gaps and end excuses
A call for women - to empower
A call for women, diversity and feminists
She's not named particularly
She's not taken seriously
She is discriminated by the law
She's attacked because of protesting
She has to put her needs on hold
She hasn't the same occupational freedom
She earns less and is doing the same at least
She is financially dependent
How many lifes would be different
If women and men would be treated equally?
How many stories, fates and chances
Would be better and fairer?
CHORUS
A call for women - to clear drawbacks and imbalance
A call for women - to close gaps and end excuses
A call for women - to empower
A call for women, diversity and feminists
Built on history, culture and tradition
Kept alive by men, society and politics
Overaged hierarchies and outdated images
Stunned by this slow, enduring process
Changes for a new reality
Unite and break free
Be bold and confrontational
With a vision
CHORUS
A call for women - to clear drawbacks and imbalance
A call for women - to close gaps and end excuses
A call for women - to empower
A call for women, diversity and feminists
A DILEMMA
Anna Maria Schuller Solo "Perspectives"
#ClimateCrisis
Why, oh why, if we already know?
Oh why, oh why, is it so difficult?
A dire situation
Mankind has caused
The condition of our planet
After thousands of years
Confusing times
Time to change
More needs to be changed
More need to change
A complex global problem
A longlasting emercency
Are we making progress
Or is it getting worse?
It's not about having one solution
The way and will and tempo counts
Incomprehension about not admitting
That the crisis is real and here
Science against science
Nature or economy
Interests against interests
Present or future
It's about awareness
Especially for those with wealth
Voluntarily or by law?
CHORUS
A Dilemma, a cluster of opposites
Exploitation, a mirror of society
No simple solution
It won't work without real effort
World, wake up!
Change is coming - like it or not
Relinquish and rethink
Fundamentally
Ask yourself
What are you ready to put behind and give?
Moderation
Frugality instead of greed
Western World, industrial power:
You are first
What about the ones
Who have nothing or not enough?
You only can reduce
When you have too much
Caring for the planet
Means caring for all beings, too
Instead ongoing injustice
For benefit and profit
Natur against money
Deliberately or unintended
Overweight and diet cult
Activity or laziness
It's about awareness
Recycling or buying new
There's a moral problem too
CHORUS
A Dilemma, a cluster of opposites
Exploitation, a mirror of society
No simple solution
It won't work without real effort
World, wake up!
Change is coming - like it or not
WE ARE IN MOTION
Anna Maria Schuller Solo "Perspectives"
#Racism #Antiracism
Often buried and hidden
Entangled with our history
Pieces in the past, fortunately long forbidden
Others still present, highly improvable
People over industries
Humans over wealth
All humans – especially the victims of injustice
All people – especially those, whose voices aren't heard
We need to make an afford
We need to make a change
We need to spread awareness
We need to listen
Presidents, parties and police
Children books and product names
Massive drawbacks, life changing and brutal
Small bites and daily incidents
It’s been too long
But not too late
It's not enough to be no perpetrator
Not to look and to act means complicity
We need to see the blind spots
We need to understand
We need to be respectful
And bear their accusations
There're still limits and boarders
Some unfortunately still accept
Too many innocents and brave voices
Have lost their freedom, have lost their lifes
Rehumanizing people
We all want to connect
Although I haven't caused the circumstances
I have a responsibility
We need to build bridges
We need to support
We need to talk about it
We need to be open
We need to connect
We need to speak up
We need to be all colors
We are in motion
GRATEFUL
Anna Maria Schuller Solo "Perspectives"
I am thankful for not being alone
For a comfortable place, I call home
For a walk in the woods and a moment in the sun
I am thankful for today's silence
I am thankful for having opportunities
For roll models, art and inspiration
I am thankful that I have the chance to learn
For being healthy and able to give
I am thankful for being appreciated
For someone who listens and for support
I am thankful for being forgiven
When you admit that you were wrong, too
I am thankful for being able to apologize
For being brave, when I haven't felt like it
For taking the first step and for continuing
I am thankful for a daily choice
And now that I all said that
It's clear, I don't always have that
Nothing's to be taken for granted
So I'm aware and care
CHORUS
I wish you one thing to be grateful for
And many more to come
May you find joy and comfort
To look around and make amends
MOTHER WIND
Ana Mai "Blossom"
Silver grey hair, a lifetime on her face
Red wine and cigarettes, a book till late
Everything done before going to bed
Her love for silence
Like the freedom of a morning
A walk in emerald green
Her unsophistication
A cover if needed
An open book to share
Flowering time
Every phase a blossom
Daisy chain
Enduring. A snap shot
From dangling on a string to the wire of relief
Like a wolf on her own
Like a wolf in the pride
To create a horizon
To create a home
Thankful we say, thankful we say
With you we are blooming
Going through burdens with backbone and fight
Untroubled, lighthearted, maturity meets child
Pleasing somebody creates a smile on her face
No benefit needed, but a kudus to her heart
Flowering time
Every phase a blossom
Daisy chain
Enduring. A snap shot
From dangling on a string to the wire of relief
Like a wolf on her own
Like a wolf in the pride
To create a horizon
To create a home
Thankful we say, thankful we say
With you we are blooming
Time-Suite No 1-3
Inspired by "Momo", a fairy tale by Michael Ende
GREY MEN Time No 1
Ana Mai "Blossom"
Grey men, pale men, losing time
They count, they need
Further, faster, hurry, rush
No time – Crash
Grey men, cool men, so sublime
Step one, step two
Hasting, chasing, hunting, caught
No time – Stop
Grey men, good men, so sublime
They save, they spend
Second, minute, year, a life
No time – Lost
Grey men, poor men, solve to dust
Or smoke, don’t breath
Asking, longing, begging for
Time – Hush
WHAT IS TIME? Time No 2
Ana Mai "Blossom"
Tell me why these men are grey
Why they engage in other lifes
Why they behave like thieves
Who take away from others
Tell me what is time for
How much is left and what could be the measure
Is it worthwhile to have reached everything
Or just to be done
We’re getting carried away by more and more
Leaving the balance for ambitions of tomorrow
Going off road
A tunnel vision
From birth to death
From Yes to No
Addicted to a shape of time, of thoughts
And of reality
Tell me why these men are grey
Why can’t they know where to go on their own
Let’s ask them if this ever ends
And paint them with a colour
CHILDREN SONG Time No 2
Ana Mai "Blossom"
Walking barefoot on grass
Lying in the meadow
The sun’s grin
Lazy and wide
We jump in that puddle
Spin around and whirl
In neverland
Out of time
Frameless and free
Now we’re laughing
'Bout these childhood memories
Let’s spend again
Some more moments like this
Time flies
I realize, I treasure this
We’re climbing on the roof
Set up our tree house
Pull a trick on neighbours
Hide and seek
This is you, sister
Watch out, brother
In neverland
Out of time
Frameless and free
NEULAND
Ana Mai "Blossom"
Verbunden mit so vielen Orten
Strömt man durch die Zeitfabrik
Schwebend, fallend, sich aufrichtend
So erklingt des Einzelkämpfers Lied
Er will fliegen, einfach fallen
Mit verbund’nen Augen geht er seinen Weg
Frei von Ängsten in die Ferne schweben
Auf in Herrlichkeit, auf zum Ziel
Kein Blick zurück, der Freifall ruft
Der Wind hat sich gedreht
Willkommen Aufbruch, mach dich los
Das Neuland steht bevor
Er will sich in deiner Nähe wissen
Eng verbunden, in der Richtung liegt sein Weg
Herrlich schwach gemeinsam weiter gehen
So erklingt sein Neuland-Lied
Kein Blick zurück, der Freifall ruft
Der Wind hat sich gedreht
Willkommen Aufbruch, mach dich los
Das Neuland steht bevor
GOODBYE
I tried to meet you half way
You didn't want to move
You embraced my shadow
While I've been somewhere else
Still you feel familiar
Though we're apart for a while
Now we have a better life
The point of time when you decide
To call it a farewell
To lose, to win, clearness, relief
You better not regret
I'm giving you away
A part of you will stay
One last time you say my name
One last time we say goodbye
I chose the end, you finished it
No more ifs and coulds
It felt too tight for me
We are the same in many ways
Sometimes I miss you
Sometimes I realize
The point of time when you decide
To call it a farewell
To lose, to win, clearness, relief
You better not regret
I'm giving you away
A part of you will stay
One last time you say my name
One last time we say goodbye
THE RIVER CARRIES ME ON
For Singer-Songwriter Kathrin Scheer
Once I rowed my boat on the river
On and on I came back to a harbour called home
Air and Earth were my solid anchor
Peacefully I’m surrounded by the waves
Growing and learning and tasting what life could be,
Longing and loving and fighting so I have to leave
To take a turn
Fare well. The trip on my boat starts at last
Release me from moving back to the stream
The wish to live it all again
This nameless journey never ends
My boat holds my memories
No equal past and future
Still I want it all together
What stays, what lasts after I’m gone
The River carries me on
Once I rowed my boat on the river
On and on I passed a footbridge and a shore
Wind and heat drifting me further
Through ups and downs
Which followed me over the years
Twirling and dancing and laughing
Forgetting the past
Freed from someone I love
’Cause it never would last
So I take one more turn
Fare well. The trip on my boat starts again
Release me from moving back to the stream
The wish to live it all again
This nameless journey never ends
My boat holds my memories
No equal past and future
Still I want it all together
What stays, what lasts after I’m gone
The River carries me on
Falling and rising and straining
To get it all back
Searching and finding and hoping
That now it will last
So I take one last turn
Fare well. The trip on my boat starts at last
Release me from moving back to the stream
The wish to live it all again
This nameless journey never ends
My boat holds my memories
No equal past and future
Still I want it all together
What stays, what lasts after I’m gone
The River carries me on
Once I rowed my boat on the river
So grateful to reach the open sea
ALLTAGSSCHÖN
Zeitfall, Fallzeit
Rückwärts in die Zukunft gehen
Freisinn, Sinnfrei
Uhren selbst im Tempo drehen
Weiter, immer weiter
Weiter, immer weiter
Zeitspiel, Spielzeit
Ein Narr der sie mit Händen hält
Auszeit, Zeitaus
Wenn das Jetzt zum Ewig wird
Leichter, immer leichter
Leichter, immer leichter
Zeitecht, Echtzeit
Augenblick bleibt Augenblick
Zeitlos, Los Zeit
Kein Weg die Absicht je verdeckt
Weiter, immer weiter
Weiter, immer weiter
TIRED OF THE STANDSTILL
Ana Mai "Blossom"
In collaboration with Ella van der Woude
The wisdom of a mirrors’ laughter
tells the seeker where he has to go
Humming lips of dancing figures
move the candle in the storm
We’re all waiting for answers
We’re all waiting for answers
We are all terminal cases
Living in the fear of losing
The only thing we’ll ever share is the death
Tired of the standstill in a place I used to learn
I greet my life with a raising smile
Full of dreams we get things started
Full of hope we bring them to an end
Full of fear we feel the disillusion
This is what makes us grow
’Cause we are all terminal cases
The blossom of an evil hunger
Takes him to a butterfly
Hypnotised by haunting beauty
He loses the game of body and soul
The playground hides the secret well
How can the silent prayer be heard
The fading colours of a clown
point no black, no white, just you
Tired of the standstill in a place I used to learn
I greet my life with a raising smile
Full of dreams we get things started
Full of hope we bring them to an end
Full of fear we feel the disillusion
This is what makes us grow
REST YOUR MIND
Ana Mai "Blossom"
Lay down your burden
Share this time with me
No need for words
No need for pride
I’m embracing you
Rest your mind
Rest your mind
Rest your mind
In a sound of silence
You can lean on me
Find the space to sigh
With open arms
You’re welcome home
No boundary of time
Rest your mind
Rest your mind
Rest your mind
In a sound of silence
TRUST
Music: Christian Pabst
A day enlightened by a raising smile
A sense, one glance comes true
A magic moment's drawing one more view
And nothing's like before
The whirl of sound is turning into a goal
Leading, freeing, more
The sparkling fragrance changes the path once more
The circle’s end is near
Reflected footprints lead you through the windwheel of mind
Create your signs
The treasure trust in time
ÜBER "BLOSSOM"
Ana Mai, Neuklang Records 2013
Eine Blüte ist vielschichtig, wächst
Und ist vergänglich
Zu einer Blüte gehören Wurzeln
Sie duftet, macht Freude,
Schmückt Esstische und Gräber
Sie ist Unkraut, nährt und hat ihren Nutzen
Sie verschließt und öffnet sich
Sie trägt Farbe, lockt an, braucht Licht und Wasser
Sie erneuert sich stetig
Man kann sie trocknen und aufbewahren
Man tritt darauf, Man pflegt sie