Альбом Michael Learns To Rock

(Jascha Richter/Johan Stentorp)

I'm running on empty alone in a steel cold town
The colours are fading to grey when you're not around

I'm going over what you said
The words keep ringing in my head
What happened to the promises
The promises we made

(Chorus)
You gave me frostbite in my heart
'Cause you had me branded from the start
Nobody knows what I'm going through (hey baby why..)
You gave me frostbite in my heart
'Cause you tore the love we had apart
Somebody tell me now what I should do

I'm driving alone with the radio on in my car
I'm staring at faces in places that used to be ours

Can't you see what you do to me
I'm drowning in my misery
That fatal kiss of destiny
Is clinging on for evermore

(Chorus)

(I had to let you know) I keep thinking of you
(I can't let go) You know it's all that I do
(I had to let you know) 'Cause you are still on my mind all the time
Don't leave me hanging
You had me branded (Branded from the start)

(Chorus)

Why leave me hanging... You had me branded
Don't keep me hanging on (Hey baby why...)

(Jascha Richter/Nick Jarl)

I believe in the world
When I see the beauty in a girl like you
And I believe that all my dreams of yesterday
Are one touch away

(Chorus)
Wanna be your final destination (I wanna be your town)
Wanna be the station where you jump off the train
Let's make a story about you and me
This love is meant to be

I believe that life
Is giving back to you what you sacrifice
All the tears I cry disappear with the love I see
Right next to me

(Chorus)

(Music:Jacky Zhang/Words: Jascha Richter)

Hiding from the rain and snow
Trying to forget but I won't let go
Looking at a crowded street
Listening to my own heart beat

So many people all around the world
Tell me where do I find someone like you girl

(Chorus)
Take me to your heart take me to your soul
Give me your hand before I'm old
Show me what love is - haven't got a clue
Show me that wonders can be true

They say nothing lasts forever
We're only here today
Love is now or never
Bring me far away

Take me to your heart take me to your soul
Give me your hand and hold me
Show me what love is - be my guiding star
It's easy take me to your heart

Standing on a mountain high
Looking at the moon through a clear blue sky
I should go and see some friends
But they don't really comprehend

Don't need too much talking without saying anything
All I need is someone who makes me wanna sing
(Chorus)

(Jascha Richter)

If we want it we just have to choose
If we need it we don't have to lose
I see into your eyes
It's time to realize

If you want it I am here for you
If you need it and you love me too
There is no black or white
This is no sacrifice

(Chorus)
We don't have to lose this love my friend
We won't make the same mistake again
We've been restless we've been blind
We've been going out of our minds

If we want it we could try again
If we need it this could be the end
Of feeling crazy
The end of feeling sad

(Chorus)

We don't have to run
And crash into some wall
We don't have to let it go
We don't have to fall

(Chorus)

We don't have to lose

(Jascha Richter/Chief 1)

Should I close my eyes so I don't see your smile
Would it be a clever thing to do
And should I stay away from you for a little while
Should I leave it all behind

(Chorus)
When you are giving me salvation just like someone heaven sent
This wasn't meant to be baby can't you see
This is an open invitation for the beginning of the end
Though I'm flying now, I'm gonna be crying over you

Should I stop dancing on the edge of a knife
Would it be a clever thing to do
Should I lock my door should I stop kissing life
Should I get rid of you

(Chorus)

This love is forbidden fruit (baby just stop looking at me)
I should have cut you off by the root (this love just wasn't meant to be)

(Chorus)

(Jascha Richter/Johan Stentorp)

I've been looking for an angle
For a shortcut to your mind
There's no point for us to wrangle
So baby here's the bottom line (Here it goes)

I know you never left me when you ran away
'Cause I can tell you missed me more than you will say

(Chorus)
Suddenly the sky turns blue I'm hit by a feeling
Whenever I am close to you my troubles fade away
Suddenly the wind gets warm I'm finally breathing (tonight)
That is how I know where I belong - you will always be the one

If you're ever feeling lonely
And you ever change your mind

You know I never blamed you for being brave
When I was way too scared to face the mess we'd made

(Chorus)
Suddenly the sky turns blue I'm hit by a feeling
Whenever I am close to you my troubles fade away
Wherever I go and whatever I do
I'm always reaching out for you
That is how I know where I belong - you will always be the one

I am still reminded how we sat in silence
And you smiled at me and said
There's no need for us to cry 'cause this is not goodbye

(Chorus)
Suddenly the sky turns blue I'm hit by a feeling
Whenever I am close to you my troubles fade away
Wherever I go and whatever I do
I'm always reaching out for you
That is how I know where I belong - you will always be the one

(Jascha Richter)

What about the life that you were dreaming of
What about the picture in my head
What about the love that we were fighting for
Is it still somewhere alive or is it dead

How could we ever go so wrong
I always thought that we were strong

(Chorus)
But if you leave my world tomorrow
And if you leave me cold tonight
(If you're gonna leave me cold tonight)
(Do you really wanna see me cry)
I'm gonna live my life in sorrow
And you'll forever see me cry
(If you're gonna leave me cold tonight)

What about the home that we were building up
What about the colours in our hearts
What about the kids we should be playing with
Should we leave this fantasy into the dark

You are as shining as the sun
You are the place where I belong

(Chorus)

Do you share the pain inside
Do you know how much it bites
Do you mind to watch me fall
Do you care for me at all

(Chorus)

I'm gonna live my life in sorrow
And you'll forever see me cry
(If you're gonna leave me cold tonight)

But if you leave my world tomorrow
You've got to leave me cold tonight

(Jascha Richter/John Gordon)

Now baby who's to blame
You keep my picture in a frame
Without room to move

Now show me the man
That could fit into your plan
Of a faultless love

Now we have to sail and we have to live
And we have to fail and we have to forgive

(Chorus)
This is who I am
A part of me that you don't understand
And I love you still
I'm only riding through the hills

But it's a minor thing
You're still the one that makes me sing
Until the end of time

And you caught my love in a summer breeze
But sometimes there's a bird that I have to release

(Chorus)

Can't you see you only want the best of me
Now you've got the ball don't you let it fall

(Chorus)

This is how I feel
A little part of me that you don't understand
This is who I am
A little part of me that you don't understand

(duet with Julie Berthelsen)
(Jascha Richter/Julie Berthelsen/Mats Berntoft/Moh Denebi)

I stayed up late last night
I thought of the days gone by
The picture of you and me
Is not what it used to be

Something happened along the way
Little changes in our game
Somehow everything's brighter now
My heart knows the reason why

We can't hide from love any longer
It can't be denied with you I'm alive

(Chorus)
I used to think that love was escapable
Can't see why we should be divided
Isn't life just unbelievable
Now I'm coming home to you

I'm beginning to understand
The way that I feel inside

So how could we let it be
When there's so much more to see

We can't hide from love any longer
I know what I feel I know this is real

(Chorus):

Love is not escapable
Love is not escapable

I used to think that love was escapable
Can't see why we should be divided

(Chorus)

(Jascha Richter/Mats Berntoft/Moh Denebi)

Listen baby this is the deal
I need a minute to tell you how I feel
I've got this one thing on my mind
Like an obsession it's keeping me spellbound

I have to get just a little bit more
Won't let this moment walk right out the door
I feel your presence within miles
And when I'm with you I see the sunrise

(Chorus)
So baby hold me close to you right now
I'm only waiting for you to teach me how
To laugh and cry to live and die
In your arms tonight
So baby show me how to laugh and cry

The world around us is moving so fast
We've gotta live love and try to make it last
From this moment the colour is red
And what my heart wants is one road ahead.

(Chorus)
So baby hold me close to you right now
I'm only waiting for you to teach me how
To laugh and cry to live and die

'Cause baby within my heart
You are my forever shining star
Where ever the road may lead
In you I will believe
Forever and ever

(Chorus)

So baby show me how to laugh and cry
How to laugh and cry

You're such a serious girl
You've got the weight of the world on your shoulders
You hide away in your room
And every day you get just that much older
Your mind is filled with politics
Global trends and dirty tricks
Let it breathe let it be
Find a little heaven (find a little heaven with me)
Chorus:
My blue angel it's no crime
To make sweet love in the moonlight
My blue angel there's a time
A time for saving the day
And time to fly away
You've got a beautiful face
Oh but you're watering the saddest expression
You know that life is too short
For only seeing your darkest obsession
You're so consumed with social views
Conspiracies and hidden clues
Give it up set it free
Came and spread your wings (come and spread your wings for me)
Chorus:
My blue angel it's no crime
To make sweet love in the moonlight
My blue angel there's a time
A time for saving the day
And time to fly away
Rap:
The Middle East, Beijing Square, gun control, polluted air, The right to life,
the CIA, the mystery of JFK
Brutality and acid rain, homelessness and so much pain
Crazy times, violent crimes, its enough to blow the mind

A man stands next to at great wall
He's too close he can't see at all
But if he doesn't stand so near
The bigger picture become so clear
I've been so into myself now
In my world I saw nothing else
So many times I made you cry
I never knew the reason why
I couldn't face the truth that was inside
But as the world is turning
You know I'm slowly learning
Chorus:
Looking at love from a different view
Seeing my self the way you do
Checking my self checking myself searching my soul
Looking at love through another's eyes
Seeing things I never realize
Kicking my self kicking my self I was
But now I'm looking at love
I stared deep into the mirror
A hard look I ain't no hero
For the first time I can see
How hard it's been to love a man like me
Your give me love with no conditions
Your trust me with no suspicious
I know I haven't done the same
I never really saw your pain
I couldn't face the truth that was inside
But as the world is turning
You know I'm slowly learning
Chorus:
Looking at love from a different view
Seeing my self the way you do
Checking my self checking myself searching my soul
Looking at love through another's eyes
Seeing things I never realize
Kicking my self kicking my self I was
But now I'm looking at love

I wake up in a sweat can't sleep I'm soaking wet
I toss and turn the whole night through
I keep going in and out of time (ahh ahh)
I just can't seem to bear my world without you there
You've gone back to the life you knew
But somehow I just can't get back to mine (ahh ahh)

When you went away nothing I could say
Could ever bring you back to me
Your lipstick cherry red the hours in my bed
Still haunts my memory
Chorus:
A kiss in the rain on a dark afternoon
A heart so in pain cos' love came too soon
A taste of her lips still lingers in vain
A sad souvenir of a kiss in the rain
He could offer more than long walks on the shore
My love for you was not enough
Girl I couldn't keep the flame alive (ahh ahh)
Still when I close my eyes it's you I visualize
Though I try to shout it out
Don't you know these feelings still survive
Was it just a fling at temporary thing
I find the letters that you wrote
And though I set you free you're still a part of me
The spell can not be broke
Chorus:
A kiss in the rain on a dark afternoon
A heart so in pain cos' love came too soon
A taste of her lips still lingers in vain
A sad souvenir of a kiss in the rain

He takes you out and he takes you up
'cause he can show you so much
I go to bed and tomorrow again
there's a lot of work to be done
He gives you gold and he'll promise you
the whole world will be yours
I just can tell you I love you so
even though my odds are low
Chorus:
I'm not an actor I'm not a star
and I don't even have my own car
But I'm hoping so much you'll stay
that you will love me anyway
The dirty games and the neonshows
this is the world he knows
Watching the stars satisfies my soul
thinking of him makes me feel so cold
The fancy cars and the restaurants
you're just so fond of the man
Sometimes I wonder if you are blind
can't you see, he's got dirt on his mind
Chorus:
I'm not an actor I'm not a star
and I don't even have my own car...

When I woke up in my bed
Opened my eyes this morning
I saw the heavy black side of my
Soul was creeping out the window
The happiness I felt disappeared again
Cos' there was someone knocking at my door
I guess it is the postman with a
lot of messages from the world outside
Chorus:
Keep all your bills keep all your papers away from here
Leave me alone it is such a lovely day
No matter what you do in your life
You know you always have to sign
In a world where we were drowning in papers
It's difficult to hold the line
Newspapers pages always full of lies
Letters that make me cry
Sometimes I think that I've got enough
You better keep that stuff away from my side
Chorus:
Keep all your bills keep all your papers away from here
Leave me alone it is such a lovely day

(Jascha Richter)

I'm lying in the sun
longing for a place in the shadow
I'm lying in the snow
longing for a place by the fire

And when I beg you for water
you just drink the water yourself
And when I reach my hand to you
you just turn your face away

But even though the cold from your still beating heart
already killed me twice
And even though the cold in your eyes
makes me freeze all the time

Chorus:
I still carry on and
I still walk around and
I still feel the warming glow
shining somewhere in the future
shining not so far away

I'm climbing up the mountain
mountain of society
But every time I reach the top
you just push me down again

And when I look around me
I can see I'm not alone
There are a lot of people around
climbing mountains next to me

But even though the cold from your still beating heart
already killed me twice
And even though the cold in your eyes
makes me freeze all the time

Chorus:
I still carry on and
I still walk around and
I still feel the warming glow
shining somewhere in the future
shining not so far away

The party's on the room is crowded
your conversation is so polite
And when you dance you keep your distance
no one's gonna walk you home tonight
You're searching for perfect love
you dreamed of when you were young
you'll find it or you won't have anyone
Chorus:
Why not forget your crazy dream
about a love that can't exist
'Coz while you dream so much you miss
you waste a lifetime
Just take a look below the surface
his golden hair will be turning grey
Though in your mind you pictured heaven
even heaven has a rainy day
No one can touch a dream
so forever you've been on your own
you're older and you are still all alone
Chorus:
Why not forget your crazy dream
about a love that can't exist
'Coz while you dream so much you miss
you waste a lifetime
Why don't you take a look around
not everyone has settled down
But you still think you're seventeen
It's a crazy dream
So take a chance and take your shot
No paradise but it's all we've got
and I will try to make your dream come true

She walks around slowly like a lion some kind of animal
Beauty's the beast walking through the jungle the world is at her feet
She passes by not a word is spoken man she's got these eyes
With just a look animal instinct takes over your higher mind
The body's weak the will is weaker
You think I'm crazy mister you ain't seen her
Chorus:
She's an african queen (sha la la la ...)
Your most primitive dream (sha la la la ...)
Close your eyes and repeat (sha la la la ...)
Beauty's only skin deep (sha la la la ...)
She loves to dance when the spirit moves her she moves like no one else
She makes you laugh get's you thinking crazy till you don't know yourself
Go one jump in the water's waiting
Now you've been warned so boy don't say you ain't been
Chorus:
She's an african queen (sha la la la ...)
Your most primitive dream (sha la la la ...)
Close your eyes and repeat (sha la la la ...)
Beauty's only skin deep (sha la la la ...)
Never says nothing just comes around
Stealing your heart without a sound
Uhh she comes like a thief in the night
And she means to steal you blind

The starry skies were clear the moon was shining bright
Was driving slowly through the night
Somehow I lost my way I started feeling weak
Pulled off the road to get some sleep
Then suddenly in front of me she was standing there
She called me in the night
Chorus:
Come on and dance with me
Come on and dance with me
Come on and dance with me she said
Her skin was velvet smooth her eyes looked almost ancient
And when we touched it felt so strange
She told med if I wanted to I could go with her
She moved me with her eyes
Chorus:
Come on and dance with me
Come on and dance with me
Come on and dance with me she said
We didn't do much talking no we didn't spoil the game
I only heard her say
Chorus:
Come on and dance with me
Come on and dance with me
Come on and dance with me she said

Don't let them talk don't let them tell you stories about the war
Don't let them in don't let them steal the gold in your heart
And if it's hard to do alone come on and take my hand
Don't be afraid together we'll fight
To keep the cruelty out of our lives
Chorus:
Let's build a room let's build a room
Where only lovers inside can breathe the air
Let's build a room let's build a room
Were the only thing is a bed on the floor
Let's build a room let's build a room
I'm sure the birds in the trees can tell exactly how
To build a room to build a room a room for love
The summers all over the land it isn't hard to understand
What we were doing if it wasn't for the war
Just take my hand together we'll fight
To keep the cruelty out of our lives
Chorus:
Let's build a room let's build a room
Where only lovers inside can breathe the air
Let's build a room let's build a room
Were the only thing is a bed on the floor
Let's build a room let's build a room
I'm sure the birds in the trees can tell exactly how
To build a room to build a room a room for love

I been here waiting for someone to share my vision
Coming here tonight was not the best decision
You look like someone who might welcome some direction
You look like one who's grown accustomed to attention
Come and be yourself with me baby talk to me
Loose your self inside the beat
Chorus:
I won't be gone after midnight I'm not at dream
This dream will vanish in daylight but I will be
My life is a late night party in the smokey light
Strangers move together whispering sweet lies
Dancers move like lovers leave the world behind
A secret wish takes hold and burns down deep inside
Common people find uncommon states of mind
You'll want it more and more each time
Chorus:
I won't be gone after midnight I'm not a dream
This dream will vanish in daylight but I will be