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Immer mehr

Karan

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singer-songwriter acoustic german

Liner Notes:

This is a song of encouragement, for when the heart is faint, hope has fallen asleep and winter drags on all too long.

A big THANK YOU to my wonderful bandmate, Duke Meyer, whom I have just managed to talk into FAWMing (http://fawm.org/fawmers/dukemeyer/) and who took most of this afternoon to be my recording tutor, because I was getting fed up with my extremely limited technical abilities...

In German, by the way, "immer mehr" has a double meaning: "more and more", as well as "always more than...".

Lyrics:

Immer mehr aufstehen als hinfallen.
Immer mehr gehen als stehn.
Immer mehr lieben statt Liebe verschieben,
nur weil wir den Weg noch nicht sehn.

Immer mehr unter die Haut gehn.
Immer mehr tun, Hand in Hand.
Immer mehr Herz auf der Zunge getragen
und Auge in Auge erkannt.

Immer mehr
immer mehr
immer mehr
Leben

Immer mehr Sand im Getriebe.
Immer mehr Unsinn im Sinn.
Immer mehr Mut aus verwandelter Wut,
und dann immer ein neuer Beginn.

Immer mehr wagen als fürchten.
Immer mehr sein, was wir sind.
Immer mehr schreien, die Freiheit befreien,
die Flügel entfalten im Wind.

Immer mehr
immer mehr
immer mehr
Leben

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Always more getting up than falling down.
Always more walking than standing.
Aways more loving than adjourning love
just because we can't see the way yet.

Going more and more under the skin,
Doing more, hand in hand.
Carrying the heart on the tongue, more and more,
recognising each other, face to face.

More and more
more and more
more and more
life.

More and more sand in the clockwork.
More and more mischief on the mind.
More and more courage out of transformed anger,
and then always a new beginning.

More and more daring than fearing.
More and more being what we are.
More and more yelling, liberating freedom,
unfolding the wings in the wind.

More and more
more and more
more and more
life.

© Karan 2010

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Beth Kille 2 weeks ago

Great groove & really cool voice! It doesn't even bother me that I can understand what you're singing because it's such a neat sound (thanks for the translation though!!).
Roy Estel Hughes 3 weeks ago

I have to say, hearing the German you are singing and reading along in English is always fascinating! The words always take me some place else entirely not like the English or the German! I like the layering of the Bass on this song, too.

Great work, I look forward to more, now that I am recovering from being ill...
Valerie Cox 1 month ago

This track rocks! You sound incredible. I'd love to see you live.
AXL 1 month ago

Wieder mal ein ziemlich augefuchster melodischer Aufbau.

"Immer mehr wagen als fürchten.
Immer mehr sein, was wir sind."

sind meine Lieblingszeilen.
AquaMunkee 1 month ago

I love the saying "Immer mehr Sand im Getriebe," the translation works well too but I assume this is a German expression - I think I'll start using that!

The guitar fits these lyrics very well, the deliberate plodding along more and more... well done!
VikkiFlawith 1 month ago

very nice groove - your music has such flowing movement in it, I find it compelling even if I don't understand every German word. Like the lyrics in both languages!
Michael Gutierrez-May 1 month ago

I really like the chorus here and now I have learned a few new German words.
Benjamin Nolan 1 month ago

Wow, your voice is so powerful on the chorus in this! I mean, you're normally quite a striking singer, but something about this track really makes that power stand out!
hoops 1 month ago

Funky little tune, and yeah superb inspiring lyrics. Great work.
Oh move and heaven and earth (as they say here) to make it to the London FOP! Would love to see you again
robinmarie 1 month ago

I love songs in German. There aren't enough. I really like the repetition of chorus to reinforce the verses.
songsville 1 month ago

Life-affirming! I'm just sitting down to write tonight and this has really lifted me up. I shall entfalten my Flügel too and write something lifty... [Edit: Here it is http://fawm.org/songs/1292/]

I like the bass nestling in the back there keeping it bouncing along.