Brave & Bold

words & music: Daniel Balthasar

Come again
I did not get you right
did those words
came up inside your mind?

Oh, I don't recognize you no more
have you been replaced
who's behind your face?

And you say that the world will belong to the strong
and the brave and the bold with a heart made of gold

Look again
or have you lost your sight?
Look around
and tell me where to find
all the brave
you made up in your mind

Oh, I don't recognize you no more
have you been replaced
who's behind your face?

And you say that the world will belong to the brave
but I don't feel so strong and I know you are wrong

And I know that the world will belong to them all
to the lost and the found, to the trapped, the unbound
to the sad and the few very bold such as you
to the blind, to those who see, and a piece belongs to me

30.10.13

December

words & music: Daniel Balthasar

Remember there was a time
that I felt completely in line
and perfectly in tune
with the sun and the moon

but things have changed so it seems
I haven't caught sun beams
in a very long long time
and I don't know why

Oh, it's strange somehow
everything feels like a goodbye
and I don't know why
I am caught inside
a never ending, never ending
december

Remember there was a day
I said I was moving away
but somehow that day never came
and I don't know why

maybe it wasn't for me
I saw what I was meant to see
I went where I was
supposed to go

I am caught inside
this never ending, never ending
december

23.01.14

Multiple Colours

words & music: Daniel Balthasar

Walking like you do,
Talking like you do,
Could never help me.
More that I tried to,
Fill up your shoes,
More I lost myself.
I want to feel that I’m different again,
And don’t be feel ashamed, I simply enjoy it.

All this is me, maybe that no one is dreaming of me,
But I am free to do all the same old mistakes again and again and again.

Walking the same ways,
Never look sidewise,
Will get me nowhere.
Silence is priceless,
Hear what my mind says,
Nothing is hopeless.
I’ll make you feel that I’m different again,
But don’t be afraid, I’m not a threat to you.

All this is me, maybe that no one is dreaming of me,
But I am free to do all the same old mistakes again and again and again.

Maybe I scare you,
But there is much more to win than to lose,
Don’t be alarmed if,
There is more than one single turn to choose,
Life is a vast field,
Painted in multiple colors and tones,
You can’t deny those,
Which you consider less beautiful.

All this is me, maybe that no one is dreaming of me,
But I am free to do all the same old mistakes again and again and again.

May 2003

Shadow and Light

words & music: Daniel Balthasar

When I opened up my eyes
I knew nothing was alright

There's a hole inside my mind
There's more shadow than there's light

Isolation seems to be
the only one that stays with me

The night is darkest, so they say
right before the break of day

I beg you sun go down, come on
so both of us could carry on

Oh, I'm waiting for this day to end

When I took a walk outside
Just to catch a little light

But no light was to be found
So I simply turned around

The night is darkest, so they say
right before the break of day

I beg you sun go down, come on
so both of us could carry on

Oh, I'm waiting for this day to end

04. & 05.02.13

The world is a mess

words & music: Daniel Balthasar

I want you to go to a place I don't know
and find out what matters to you

I want you to meet all the people you need
to question what you thought you knew

I try not to sound to wise and profound
so I put it simple for you

The world is a mess but believe me I do
I know that there's good in it too

I want you to see that where ever you'll be
you cannot escape from yourself
And I wish you peace and the love that I've known
and you won't need anything else

I try not to sound to wise and profound
so I put it simple for you

The world is a mess but believe me I do
I know that there's good in it too

I want you to know that where ever you'll go
I will always watch after you
now you go ahead and forget what I said
and make your own judgements for you

I try not to sound to deep and profound
so I put it simple for you

The world is a mess but believe me I do
I know that there's good in it too

12.08.13

The worst in me

words & music: Daniel Balthasar

When you stop talking
I've already gone
there is no use in fighting you

When you stop talking
you look around
and find out you're all alone

and all of your arguments
and all of your talk
have only made me walk

When I stop walking
I already know
that you were right all along

I damn you for looking straight into my head
for seeing the lies behind the things I said

For me it's much easier to be deceived
the truth is the hardest thing to believe

Oh, you bring out the worst in me
yes, you do

05.04.14