A Day at the Mazes
A Day at the Mazes är The Human Maze första CD-produktion.
Musik och texter är skrivna under ett par intensiva månader hösten 2009.
Under våren 2010 färdigställdes den i Hyltebjair Studios.
All musik och text samt alla instrument och all sång står Mikael Johansson och Peter Larsson för.
Mikael Johansson står dessutom för alla arrangemang.
The Human Maze är resultatet av 4-5 års samarbete där Peter och Micke har spelat tillsammans i olika konstellationer.
Adayatthemazes
LYRICS
First in line
In my life there have always been good times
In my house there has always been laughter
In my dreams I could feel the future
but something’s nagging me
Float away your old memories will always stay
Dream away all your wrinkles are here to stay
And I know that in some odd way
there’ll be hell to pay
If I only played my numbers right from the start
I know - for sure I’ll be first in line
If I only kept my thought in my mind all the time
I’m sure we all would be drinking sparkling wine
There is hope in the air and I breathe it
There is light in the tunnel I see it
Singing all your hopes and dreams
to keep it as it is
In the end closing in on the finals
When we close and I stand at the crossroads
I can see it is all in my head
have to let it go
Chorus
If I only played….
SOLO
Chorus
If I only played….
Everything is possible
Going places I ain’t seen
Following traces of an endless dream
I’ll overcome all obstacles
take a run for it all and nothing less
Life is just a bunch of moments
You just have to keep the better ones
Decision comes to you in hints
Life is just a walk on cobble stones
A shining light on the horizon
A ray of sunlight on your face
And if not money but life’s the object,
There’s still hope for the human race
A heart full of joy within your presence
A song of starshine in my head
And if my body feels the rhythm
My mind will surely see it through
It is so very good to be alive
So many things you can’t do when you’re dead
Reaching the highs, keeps you in drive
Pushing you another hundred steps ahead
Make no mistake, all things are possible
The only walls are in my head
My daydreams are achievable
Going nowhere is the only thing I dread
Chorus:
A shining light…….
Life’s a gift; you can take my word for it
There’s always a choice
Use it or lose it, live it or kill it
And the best things in life are free
Solo
Chorus:
Life without living
I left the Northern woodlands to seek out the truth
The lakes and the mountains where I rested my youth
I’ve been told all kind of stories about peril and grief
Of hardship and worries and of death in the sleep
They told me to watch out for the rich and the slick
And of course of the poor ones who are up for a trick.
I see that…
A life without living is all that I’ve had
To get without giving can sure make you sad.
The bright city skyline is shining like gold
Can this be a bad sign as of what I’ve been told?
The people and places look alright to me
Some smiles in their faces gives comfort to me.
I remember…..
My life without living that was all that I had
When I got without giving made me uneasy and sad
From the morning of the day
to the evening of my life
there's a way to see through all their lies
from this moment till the end of time listen…
Solo
Now I’ve noticed the difference
between the old and the new
I remember the tension from the most to the few
Insight, for better or worse is that we all can be free
No need for a curse they’re just different from me
I see that…
A life without living is all that I’ve had
To get without giving can sure make you sad.
My life without living that was all that I had
When I got without giving made me uneasy and sad
My life without living I’ve got more than I had
I enjoy it when I’m giving keeps me from getting mad
First and Last
Lying on barren ground trying not to be found
lost in time - all broken dreams hopes are mine
We need a common ground, find pieces to be found
right in time - a new life, a nursery rhyme
‘cause it’s the first and last
commitment I will make to you
nothing can stop me loving you but you
‘cause you’re my first and last
companion in prosperity
I hold the pass
Change is my personal responsibility
I stand tall - closing the books on the past
There is a certain line in every song I write
saying the words I’m to scared to say loud
It was the first and last
sensation of uncertainty
It ain’t gonna happen once again
‘cause you’re my first and last
devotion for the rest of time
loosing my past
You move the earth
You move the sea and the sky
You touch the sky
You touch my heart and my soul
Solo
Chorus 2
Devoted to you…..
I hold the pass….
It ain´t gonna happen again
First and last
Ex Africa semper quid novi
("From Africa always comes something new")
In times of need and aching longing
survival comes in black and white.
It starts with goods of no belonging
‘till you can’t tell what’s wrong from right
From those of influence and power
commitment comes in guarded words
Psychotic clowns in ivory towers
secretly swings their monetary swords
When all the clouds are covering the sky
and rain is hammering on the ground
And all the people are asking why
there is not a single seed to be found
Then the sun is hot and the wind is dry
From beasts and birds there’s not a sound
until a voice so young and shy
asks why his empty tummy is so round
The conscience of the rich in western lands
Is filled with greed and badly hidden scorn
Their stories can be found in every newsstand.
But in a slice of real life they are still unborn
With starvation, hate, like cancer grows
Revenge and anger becomes a loyal friend
And when deep compassion never shows
There will be no winners in the end
Chorus
Solo
Chorus
Follow the song
Everybody’s searching for
some peace of mind
And your faults - all mistakes
you must leave behind
You just follow the song in your mind
Bring the sunshine and I’ll bring the sky
And you’ll sure be surprised what you’ll find
in a state where your ego will die
And you’ll find you’re not alone
Even though you’re still at home
Take your pain and your sorrow
and your devious act
Trade it for tomorrow
get a life – react
Chorus
I know for sure how you will act
Anyway
Here to stay¨
Everyday
till the end of time
Solo
Chorus
Till the end of time
Jerahmeel
I can’t look behind me. they’re out everywhere
Should stop and refute them, to frighten to dare
When they laugh behind me, I get so aimless
I know I must fight it, I know that it’s true
What ever is sighted? I know I won’t loose
But every time my heart gets restless
But when I’m with you there’s no fear
All wonderful tunes I can hear
I see the cloud disappear
That feeling is so sincere
I’m walking thru carbon and steel
There isn’t a thing I can’t feel
I suddenly get my appeal
To You I’m nothing but real, Jerahmeel
To feel we are someone can feel so unreal
But you see in the long run we're all gonna’ heal
And then one day the paradise is here
And how can this happen not sure I can say
When senses are sharpened you’re ready to play
Go out and get, a wonderful career
Chorus:
And when I’m with you………
Suddenly all seem to disappear, I’m free
Close you’re eyes and journey starts
And nothing can stand in your way
Born to be free, Jerahmeel
Solo
Chorus:
And when I’m with you…..
Jerahmeel "He will obtain Gods mercy”.
One of the lucky few?
When you’re stuck with the stars
the earth seems pretty small.
You find the only things that’s yours
is a lack of oxygen and a free fall.
Are you really one of the lucky few
Who can look down on all the rest?
Or are you just the back-up crew
to the clowns of life that passed the test?
In a hidden place in your brain.
In the deep heart of your soul.
In a forgotten time of your life.
You’ll beat the fears and get some peace of mind.
You gave your life so freely.
To move out from the shades.
But reality might seem quite ugly.
When all the glitter fades
The age of reason has been lost in rhyme.
Silently waiting for the wrecking ball.
Get on your feet, you’re short of time.
Your sanity’s going, you’re out of control
Don’t bet to much on the work you’ve done.
The trip to darkness has just begun.
No use of dreaming of heaven in despair.
No use of waiting for the right moment to appear
Chorus In a hidden place…….
You have dreams enough for two or more.
And every passing minute
is a chance to turn it all around
Solo
Chorus In a hidden place…….
Hole in the wall wind up.
Backstreets with condemned houses silently falling apart
bean flickers, benders keeping court at the knocking shop
Burglars and villains fight
coppers and mugs all night
Timmy and Scum Bob plans a hole in the wall rob-job
Up in the attic six flights up
Tim’s off his trolley – lost his plot
Rat arsed, and sleeping on Jazz mags
Bob dreams of humping and jugs and Johnny bags
Cops stumbles in and kickin´ poor Timmy’s cobblers off
Bob gets his ass kicked and
then all of his teeth down his throat
Pieces of shit, despair
Life in the pit ain’t fair
Done over hard they wake up singing the cop shop blues
Hole in the walls are hard to crack
But Timmy and Bob will be right back
Get up and see the needle is clean
Powder your nose white with pictures of the Queen
SOLO
Holes in the wall is all they’ll get
And all they’ll bring home will be sweat
Get up see the needle is clean
Powder your nose white with pictures of the Queen
Hole in the walls are hard to crack
But Timmy and Bob will be right back
Holes in the wall is all they’ll get
And all they’ll bring home will be sweat
Gold Digger
Is there a single reason, is this my final season
absent-minded
My mind is bitter sour, is this the final hour
swindled, blinded
Once, I was true, I had the truth within
Now, in review
I’m searching, believing, I’m sure that I will win
Gold digger, You’re always chasing for a clue
Gold digger, But how ’bout you
Gold digger, But the obsession only grew
The bigger, the greater, you’re so profound
Gold digger, You never given it a rest
Gold digger, But how ‘bout you
Gold digger, Ignore the pain inside you’re chest
One day you, will find it, the prize is,
you’ll find, you’re holy ground
I’ve lost my drawing power, I’m felling so devoured
altered reaction
I’ll beat this premonition, Surely a rescue mission
coming attraction
I’m in pursue, The truth that lies within
Now, in review
I’m searching, believing, I’m sure that I will win
Chorus Gold digger………..
And so the tale, it will prevail
In time to come this is the Holy Grail
There never be, no one but me
Who’ll find the right answer,
In search for a universal veil?
I’m in pursue, the truth that lies within
Now, in review
I’m searching, believing, I’m sure that I will win
Chorus x 2