Kristallpalast - Acoustic

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After recording "Kristallpalast" and reaching a pretty close version of what I had originally had in mind, I played around with this song a lot. I remixed it, changed the tempo, stripped lots of tracks, added synths and electronic drums and produced several versions of the song.
This is one of the acoustic versions which I came up with, in fact, it's the more simple one of the two. By concentrating only on the piano and the vocals, the song seems even more haunting than the original.

lyrics

Kristallpalast (lyrics)

Wir sind hier so glücklich,
wir sind hier so froh.
Wenn wir morgens aufstehen,
ist es wirklich so

Wir haben kein Problem
Wir haben keine Sorgen
Die Zukunft wird nie anders
Dasselbe wie gestern, heut und morgen

Was einmal war vergessen
Die Zukunft hat begonnen
Das Gestern war einmal,
hast Du den Ruf nicht vernommen?

Wir leben hier so glücklich in dem Kristallpalast
Auf Illusion gebaut, die Zukunft scharf verpasst.
Spiegel an den Wänden versperren uns die Sicht
Die wahre Welt interessiert uns nicht

Das Leben ist der Einsatz
Alles Leben ist ein Spiel
Wenn manche mal verlieren
verlieren sie nie viel

Wir leben auf em Boden,
krabbeln auf allen vier'n,
arbeiten und schuften,
für die die uns regiern

Das Leben treibt uns weiter
Alles leben ist ein Spiel
Das Spiel nicht zu verlieren,
das ist unser Ziel

Alles Lüge alles falsch bald wird es gescheh'n
Es wird sich alles änderm ihr werdet es noch sehn
Kristallpaläste werden untergehn

Wir leben hier so glücklich in dem Kristallpalast
Auf Illusion gebaut, die Zukunft scharf verpasst.
Spiegel an den Wänden versperren uns die Sicht
Die wahre Welt interessiert uns nicht

credits

from Ancient Gems - Acoustic, released December 18, 2017
Music & Lyrics: Andreas Nowotny (c) 1986
All vocals & piano: Nowo

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Nowo Germany

Nowo started out in the mid 80s as a singer and guitarist for several bands, before switching sides to work as a FoH sound technican.
Founder of the virtual band "Growing Old Disgracefully", he also works on downtempo electronica and rock/pop solo albums.
His latest release, "Ancient Gems" is a collection of his favourite songs from the past three decades. ... more

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