One With the Waves

If thoughts were dancing green lizards, words would only be their shadows<br/> <br/> The sky was clear, it was a beautiful day<br/> Dancing green lizards - she couldn't understand<br/> She saw them there, she couldn't look away<br/> But soon they disappeared like writings in the sand<br/> <br/> She watched the lizards, she couldn't explain<br/> Was it a dream? Was she still sane?<br/> <br/> Refrain:<br/> Dancing green lizards - in the fading light<br/> Dancing green lizards - haunt her every night<br/> Dancing green lizards - now they're out of sight<br/> Dancing green lizards - she will never forget<br/> <br/> The next day she returned, but the lizards were gone<br/> Dancing green lizards leaving no trace<br/> She was alone there by the setting of the sun<br/> Only their shadows were still in this place<br/> <br/> She watched the shadows, she couldn't resist<br/> To ask if these lizards do really exist<br/> <br/> Refrain<br/> <br/> She watched the shadows, she couldn't deny<br/> Keeping no secrets, telling no lies<br/> <br/> Refrain (two times)<br/> <br/> <br/> Johannes: Die Grundidee des Textes habe ich beim Lesen des Buches "Die Frau, die in der Erde lebt" bekommen. So entstand zuerst der Titel "Dancing Green Lizards", der sich an sich (meiner Meinung nach) schon gut klingt. Die Geschichte, die ich danach geschrieben habe, hat zwar nichts mehr mit dem Buch zu tun, aber nun dreht es sich um jemand, der etwas gesehen hat, nämlich diese tanzenden grünen Eidechsen, die dann aber verschwinden. Man kann diese Geschichte so auslegem, wie man will. Entweder als Erinnerung an etwas Vergangenes, das nicht mehr wiederkommt. Oder man kann die Sache auch so sehen, daß die Person in dem Text die Eidechsen nicht nicht sehen kann, weil sie sie bereits gesehen hat, ohne daß sie eine Chance zum Wegsehen gehabt hatte. Oder man vergleicht die Eidechsen mit Gedanken (was in dem Buch der Fall ist): Dann hat sie also Gedanken gelesen, was zur Folge hat, daß sie nicht mehr weiß, was nun wirklich ist und was nicht. Das einzige, was in ihren Augen dann noch wirklich der Wahrheit entspricht, sind die Gedanken ("Keeping no secrets, telling no lies"). Oder vielleicht hat der Autor auch nur ein paar schöne Wörter und Satzfragmente, die ihm gefielen, zusammengebaut und geschaut, was dabei rauskommt?<br/> Sebastian: Warum drängt sich mir nur letztere Möglichkeit so sehr auf?

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

A frail child screaming its mother's name<br/> A blind man sees again<br/> A lonesome tear is touching palest skin<br/> A sullen sun rising against its will<br/> <br/> A scarlet rose standing in full bloom<br/> A forest swallowed by flames<br/> A woman's lips touching a baby's hand<br/> A final jump into the night...<br/> <br/> Bridge:<br/> One moment fills a thousand books<br/> One spark lights up the universe<br/> One love creates a whole new life<br/> And the stars and the sun unite...at last<br/> <br/> Refrain:<br/> Death you receive - you believe in immortality<br/> The dearest one gone - and you run towards eternity<br/> <br/> A skeleton man yearns for a final embrace<br/> A young eye is pierced by thorns<br/> A pallid smile rushing over a face<br/> A raindrop breaks on the ground of a cracked earth<br/> <br/> A withered pink adorns a dreary grave<br/> A sprout awakens to life<br/> A grey man's hand is slapping a helpless face<br/> A vein is sewed up by divine hands...<br/> <br/> Bridge<br/> <br/> Refrain<br/> <br/> Beware the synchronicle<br/> But behold its miracle<br/> Adore the synchronicle<br/> But fear its miracle

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

"In order to define light one must have experienced darkness..."<br/> <br/> So dark, your scent in my lungs<br/> Your voice's promising<br/> Sombre alto wakes my ears at once<br/> (Now I'm blind just for you...)<br/> <br/> Please take my hand...my fear submits<br/> Only trust remains<br/> Lead me to the verge of stainless sin<br/> (Now I'm deaf just for you...)<br/> <br/> Bridge: <br/> ...just for you (I swallow the words<br/> ...just for you I hollow their worlds<br/> ...just for you So pour out the words<br/> ...just for you ...Over me)<br/> <br/> So dark so silent...so good<br/> Neverending reverie?<br/> Not one word disturbes our lips' moves<br/> (Now I'm dumb just for you...)<br/> <br/> Bridge<br/> <br/> Refrain:<br/> Divine darkness, cover me<br/> With your skin and with your soul<br/> Protect me, never let me go astray<br/> I'll reward you with the deepest fibre of my heart<br/> <br/> Fix the ends of my straight-jacket<br/> And bind my hand and foot<br/> Then throw me into deepest rivers<br/> And tell me to swim<br/> <br/> Refrain<br/> <br/> Bridge<br/> <br/> Refrain<br/> <br/> "... and in darkness I have dwelt"

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Sparkling sounds travel the air<br/> Fluid reflections praise the sun<br/> A new-born brook eats its way<br/> To seek reunion with Mother Earth ...<br/> <br/> On and on it is floating<br/> On its quest towards the seas<br/> A liquid force of creation<br/> While meandering through the woods ... through the woods<br/> <br/> Rapids hinder this river in vain<br/> So do cataracts<br/> They only strengthen the river's flow<br/> On its destined path ... destined path<br/> <br/> Conquering wildest lands<br/> This silver stream of life<br/> As it is flowing towards desolate oceans<br/> <br/> Refrain:<br/> From the hidden place of its spring<br/> To the shores of its gaping mouth<br/> It reflects the inborn circulation of time<br/> Fish keep fighting against the tide<br/> Yet they cannot ease its might<br/> Life and death are becoming bonded by blood<br/> <br/> Violent tranquillity<br/> Of a boundless flood<br/> Time is its ally of ruin<br/> As it reaches for the shores of a wounded mouth<br/> <br/> It conquered wildest lands<br/> This silver stream of life<br/> As it was flowing towards desolate oceans<br/> <br/> Refrain

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026