Name: promise
Duration: P00H05M55S
Description: track 8 from "insight"

promise

from insight (single tracks edition) by Elleven

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track 8 from "insight"

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sitting on the stairway, a ticket-seller sells me / a key for the lovesick-room where your heart is only full of gloom // all those letters, all those phone-calls in the night / you cheated me without a feeling, I have lost without a fight // I turn the key and listen to our songs, I find some photos in a trunk / a closet full of memories, but only mine not "you and me" // only talking, only hanging on to more / all those tries just for a smile, just to keep the score…// looked out for the best to come, but I knew I’d never won / everything was just a false and cold-eyed smile, / was a promise you’ll stay always by my side, by my side / all those walls inside your mind, all those thirsty, hopeless tears that I’ve cried / just too much for your narrow-minded life / it’s just your easy way out — hiding from your mind // so sweet, tender lies, so easy just to say "not now…" // you will never know, time just may show, you’ll never know what’s your way to go // I take the photos and I’ll put them in the fire / and when they burn I’ll feel this funeral desire / just to bring back all those feelings I have thrown away / just to bring back all the love to make you wanna stay

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from insight (single tracks edition), released November 30, 2007
music: Elleven · lyrics: J. Graff

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Elleven Neuss, Germany

Elleven was founded in 2001, from former "Chandelier" drummer Tom Jarzina, Stephan Scholz and Julia Graff. Soon after we were joined by Armin Riemer (keys, "Brainside") and Carsten Hütter (git). In 2007 we released our first album "insight" together with bassist Roger Weitz (Flying Circus).
At the moment we’re working on our second album together with a new drummer – Herry Rubarth (Chandelier) ... more

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