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When love dies out, one wonders how it happened: was it carelessness or too much closeness? Was it just everyday life and routine that goes with it?
After an initial phase of falling in love, daily routine knocks on the door of almost every relationship at some point. This does not necessarily have to be a negative thing, because with everyday life comes familiarity, the true recognition of each other that goes far beyond the first days of acquaintance.
But there are also relationships that fall apart once the illusion of eternal romance can no longer be maintained i. e. when a couple's romantic stage play eventually has to stand the test of real life -- and that test sometimes requires both responsibility and renunciation. This is what „Wasted Time“ is all about.
Real love is not all about looking into each other's eyes, but also looking together in the same direction, as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once put it.
"How Can I Live On Top Of A Mountain?" was a question I couldn't find an answer to for so many years and for all sorts of reasons: sometimes I couldn't reach the mountaintop at all because it was shrouded in mist and thus all the way out of sight; whereas sometimes I could only linger for a short while on the top before being pushed back down again by a simple twist of fate.
But with Ayuma, I set out for a last conquest and although the ascent was sometimes steep and arduous, in the end we’ve reached the summit on which we’ve been living ever since and where love is so much more than just a four-letter word.
„Living With You On Top Of The Mountain“ is dedicated to my wonderful querida Ayuma who is sharing life with me in true love, liberty, affection, affinity and above all with lots of fun and laughter.
At the same time, this instrumental is also a tribute to Näx, who contributed the gorgeous track „How Can I Live On Top Of A Mountain?“ to Antichrisis’ second album and whose wonderful uilleann pipes playing marked both „A Legacy of Love“ as well as „Perfume“.
This song is about a tragic love affair in West Penwyth between a priest and a mermaid...
It's over -- and while you're wandering these empty city streets late at night you're becoming aware that you're alone now and that there's no "us" anymore...
A song about the sea, about neglected duties and their consequences -- and about guilt and penance.
This is a short instrumental that I've written long time ago as a score for an imaginary movie. Somehow this slightly melancholy tune stuck with me for several years, my wife loves it and so I thought I should record it to see what might happen.
All instruments by Sid Music by Sid
Those who have suffered will be free at last. And being free means that all the pain and suffering is left behind. Spread your wings and fly, Jane...
Unfortunately, violence against women and children is still commonplace -- and this violence emanates from men. Jane became a victim of male violence.
To realise that you had gone much too far - and even if you could have stopped it all at some point, there would have been no going back.
Famous last words, imploring last calls, and the nagging fear that it might be over once and for all. And beating fists against the wall doesn't help, either...
About being young, beautiful and vivacious; turning nights into days while listening to our favourite bands. We thought we were indestructible...
Break-ups can be really traumatic -- but holding on to the inevitable only makes things worse. To recognise when love is lost is a fine art that saves a lot of pain.
The poison that will extinguish humanity consists of violence, ignorance and the desire for power...
We live on this wonderful blue planet that provides us with everything we need. But we mercilessly exploit the Earth and destroy our livelihoods as well as those of all other creatures.