Oh, mother

Music: Maria Zlatani

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

Voice:

I don´t think that people are solid

I think they´re kind of transparent

Brace yourself

for all that comes

cause, when oceans rise

you gotta hold on

Spread your wings

and rise above

for the skies are wide now

that you΄re far from home

Oh, mother

they wanna make me something

they wanna make me another

but, I keep saying no, no, no

Oh, mother

they wanna change me

cause, they don΄t understand me

but, I keep saying no, no

I keep saying no

Sometimes I

just can΄t fit in

but, those they do,

I see them suffocating

And all that I am

is all that I do

but, I don΄t wanna be great,

I just wanna be true

Oh, mother

they wanna make me something

they wanna make me another

but, I keep saying no, no, no

Oh, mother

they wanna change me

cause, they don΄t understand me

but, I keep saying no, no

I keep saying no

Brace yourself

for all that comes

cause, when oceans rise

you gotta hold on

Genesis

Music: Maria Zlatani

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

Ten years I´ve been afraid of the darkness

and nine of them I´ve been living alone

Eight times I´ve been to hell and back darling

and each time I gave a little part of my soul

I know that the world has seen Seven Wonders

but, seven nights I´ve been dreaming of you

and in six days, the say, it was built out of nothing

but, it took you just five, to burn down my own

But, one little bird, it flew

right through the flames

and up to the wide sky

Who would´ve said that the truth

belongs to the fools

that they laugh when they cry

Four little men set fire to my future

thinking it´d turn into ashes and bones

but, three rivers came and put out the fire

leaving two flowers to grow on their own

And one little bird, it flew

right through the flames

and up to the wide sky

Who would´ve said that the truth

belongs to the fools

that they laugh when they cry

I know that the fire, it can burn every thing

without ever making a sound

and I know it is hard

but, just look at the seeds

buried so deep in the ground,

waiting so gracefully

and most of all, patiently

for, somehow

they´re still gonna rise

Rise, rise

One little bird, it flew

right through the flames

and up to the wide sky

Who would´ve said that the truth

belongs to the fools

that they laugh when they cry

And one little bird, it flew

right through the flames

and up to the wide sky

Who would´ve said that the truth

belongs to the fools

that they laugh when they cry

Rivers

Music: Maria Zlatani

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

I go to the river,
the one that’s inside
and it’s been calling,
calling for freedom,
calling my name
sayin’ “don’ be scared
no, no more”

Oh, waters running deep
from the heart to our mind
sayin’ “we’re born to be free”

Oh, no more,
we can’t pretend
so, we follow the rivers instead

Rivers oh

Oh, rivers oh

“Brother, I can’t breathe”
I hear your voice in my sleep
and as it gets louder,
it seems like the world
somehow it gets quieter

Oh, waters running deep
from the heart to our minds
sayin’ “we’re born to be free”

Oh, no more,
we can’t pretend
so, we follow the rivers instead

Oh, rivers oh
Oh, rivers oh

Oh, rivers oh
Oh, rivers oh

To be loved

Music: Maria Zlatani

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

Staring at the world in a silence

wondering about all this violence

something inside you is broken

don’t know how to fix it

But, the horses, they all need to run, love

run, run, run like the river

they’re bringing us down

but still, we stand and deliver

In the madness of the world,

let’s love each other

In the darkness of our minds,

let’s hold each other tight

Cause, only love

can take far away this hunger

And to be loved

is all we’ve ever really wanted

So, we’re taking what we are giving

and feelings can be so deceiving

they can hurt to the bone

but, hearts got a mind of their own

If dreaming’s what makes you a fool

and loving’s what’s making you hazy

then, hail to the fools and the ones

that they seem like they’re crazy

In the madness of the world

let’s love each other

In the darkness of our minds

let’s hold each other tight

Cause, only love

can take far away this hunger

And to be loved

is all we’ve ever really wanted

To be loved

To be loved

And be loved

Lights on

Music: Maria Zlatani

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

Standing still by the ocean

trying to see where it ends

trying to hold all its secrets

but, they leave holes in my hands

So, I get myself in the water

and make my body a boat

now, I’m part of the ocean

and hopefully, part of the world

I, I’ll be coming back home

if you, if you leave the lights on

I, I’ll be coming back home

if you, if you leave the lights on

And there in the deep, I found solace

something more than myself

how it feels to be open

and what keeps turning the world (around)

I’ve learned that strength lies in weakness

and weakness hides in the strength

and though we’re all so different,

we all bleed just the same

I, I’ll be coming back home

if you, if you leave the lights on

I, I’ll be coming back home

if you, if you leave the lights on

The lights on

The lights on

Society 

Music: Maria Zlatani, Noukas Sotiris

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

Everybody wants to rule,

but, no one wants to pay the price

Everyone but, you and I

everyone but, you and I

All the lies that we’ve been told

and our pride that has been sold,

all this power that you seek,

makes me feel so very sick

Society, society

can’t you see

how much you bleed?

Society, society

can’t you see

how much you bleed?

You think that violence is the way

to keep me tied to all your games

but, I will always find a way,

I’ll find a way to break the chains

As long as I can breathe the air,

the only thing that seems so fair

As long as I stand on these bones

I’ll always be dancing on my toes

Society, society

can’t you see

how much you bleed?

Society, society

can’t you see

how much you bleed?

Hold on

Music: Maria Zlatani

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

Hold, hold on

for this is not the end

and we´re not dead yet

so, don´t give up

if you wanna live the dream,

you need to wake up

My, my, my

at first we were amused

but, now we´re feeling used

we can´decide

if we hate or love ourselves

but, we will be alright

We are wild and young

and foolish just enough

to keep on dreaming

while they laugh

and as long as the stars

keep burning in the night

we will be alright

We all want to be free

oh, why can´t we see

that the freedom inside

is a state of our mind?

We all want to be free

oh, why can´t we see

that the freedom inside

Hold, hold on

for this is not the end

and we´re not dead yet

so, hold

is a state of our mind?

Mine

Music: Maria Zlatani, Nikitas Tampakis

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

There is something burning in my soul

that I can not put my finger on

There’s a voice ringing in my head

and it’s screaming now to be heard

Something in the way that bluebirds fly,

makes me raise my hands to reach the sky

makes me wanna sing on and on

a song that’s been forgotten for so long

And I, 

I need to find this truth of mine

And I, 

for maybe it’s the only thing that’s mine

There is something in my mother’s hands

as she wraps me in her arms

There is something in my father’s words

that keeps me warm inside my heart

There is something burning in my soul

that I can not put my finger on

There is something staring at the world

sayin’ “You are mine and I am yours”

And I, 

I need to find this truth of mine

And I, 

for maybe it’s the only thing that’s mine

I, 

I need to find this truth of mine

And I, 

for maybe it’s the only thing that’s mine

And I, 

I need to find this truth of mine

And I, 

for maybe it’s the only thing that’s mine

What is love

Music: Maria Zlatani

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

Here’s to my love

that is haunted,

haunted, but he’s

all I wanted

What if I gave in

slowly?

Would you be kind enough

to hold me?

Cause, what is love

if not letting go

of all you fear

the most?

Letting go and

diving deep

to the unknown

Silence is cold,

cuts you deeper

Deeper than words

ever will ya

But, what if our eyes

spoke louder,

louder than our

biggest silence?

Cause, what is love

if not letting go

of all you fear

the most?

Letting go and

diving deep

to the unknown

Κι αφού ειπώθηκε κάθε λέξη,

μείναμε σιωπηλοί να

κοιταζόμαστε στο σκοτάδι

Μετρήσαμε ο ένας τις πληγές του άλλου

ώστε από την αρχή πια,

να γεννηθούμε πάλι

Κι έτσι, εκείνο το πρωί

αφήσαμε να φύγει

κάθε φόβος από εντός μας

και τους χαιρετούσαμε τώρα

καθώς πετούσαν

μακριά με τα πουλιά

Κι έτσι, κοιταχτήκαμε

για πρώτη φορά με ειλικρίνεια

Καθώς άλλωστε,

τι είναι η αγάπη;

Cause, what is love

if not letting go

of all you fear

the most?

Letting go and

diving deep

to the unknown

The garden

Music: Maria Zlatani

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

Searching for the answers

to questions that I can't form

and I'm keeping all that matters

buried in a garden I made on my own

But, all of these fears they,

they're smothering my roses

Oh, I try to set them free,

but my hands they bleed

I can't see in the darkness

But, in the darkness

we found each other

and our hands

they met one another

And the garden bloomed

and the garden bloomed

You said, time is impatient

and hungry altogether

And we are getting older,

I'm feeling like a soldier

(oh, this is a civil war)

But, I said

yesterday I saw life

dancing in the garden

with a rose in her hand and

with the time made a bargain

And the garden bloomed

and the garden bloomed

If you please,

just let it be and

give a little love most

patiently

Then you'll see

the roses grow and

all that you gave, you

take back slowly, slowly, slowly

And the garden bloomed,

and the garden bloomed

Exit sign 

Music: Maria Zlatani

Lyrics: Maria Zlatani

Feeling exposed

and kinda out of place

I´ve never once in my life,

fell down with grace

And words, well they

can not stitch me up

for, my heart has become a graveyard

for my good intentions

My, my, what have I done?

Some things they never feel wrong,

till you get them right

When everything feels so soft,

you never quite know you´ve been lost,

till you read the exit sign

Out of all of the things,

what hurt the most,

was all that we longed for without

even knowing what it was

And one might even say,

that I´d be wiser know

but honestly, I still

haven´t figured anything out

My, my, what have I done?

Some things they never feel wrong,

till you get them right

When everything feels so soft,

you never quite know you´ve been lost,

till you read the exit sign

Too late,

my mind is a dark parade

of hopes and ideas

that´ve been swallowed

by all of my fears

Oh, good Lord,

have mercy on my soul

I´ve got nowhere to hide

but, I hope in the end

I can least say that I´ve tried

My, my, all that I´ve done

most of them might have been wrong

but, I did one thing right

I´ve learned to get up when I fall

for, to be found

you´ve got to get lost

it´s all written in the exit sign

I´ve learned to get up when I fall

for, to be found

you´ve got to get lost

it´s all written in the exit sign

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