AMT-Airlines		April		Back		Bloody Sky
Burning the Flag		Gods Lament		Little hand		Mr. President
Regret it		Songs of Yesterday		Stay with me		Successful
Turn on the light		Sunshine of my life

AMT-Airlines
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

Welcome on board,
Have a nice flight,
This is American Torture Airlines.
Welcome on board,
Please take your seats,
You never will be seen again.

Hey man, you look like an Arabian bastard, like a man from way down south.
Hey man, we gotta take you away now before you (try to) blow up the White House.
Hey man, it’s all right, we are democratic, of course we respect human rights.
But now it is time to make an exception, cause we have to win (all) these fights.

Hey man, you look like a bloody dictator, like a man who kills his own folks,
But we know you’ve got oil and other resources, so we offer you bilateral talks.
Do you need arms or chemical weapons, or might there be someone you fear?
Just tell us your wishes, (I'm) sure we can help you, (and) your enemies will disappear.


April
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

Sit here reading, thinkin' 'bout the times
Got your letter, and between the lines
I can feel your heartbeat and it hurts (me bad)
Pour another lousy cup of tea
as the setting sun comes down on me
I feel the shadows of the night close in
My love is gone
Like the April morning sun
Covered by some dark storm clouds
Then there’s rain outside
And as the days pass by
I long to see what the future holds for me
I try to understand what you mean to say
As the pain returns and won't go away
But my love for you remains the same
At times I see your face in a crowd
And I try to keep from crying out loud
Your memory just won't let me be


Back
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

Now I'm
Back out of the shade of darkness
Back out of the shade of darkness,
Back out of the valley of death,
Back out of the kingdom of sadness,
Back here to catch my breath.

I scratched the surface
Fell from the sky,
Left everything behind me
That made me feel so high.
Felt that your love was gone,
And that perception made me cry.
Without it I'm lost in this world,
Without you I won't ever fly.

I felt like I was lost,
Drifted off course,
Like a ship with no destination,
No goal so much the worse.
I'm running on empty,
I'm sure I'm at my end.
While twilight zone is coming up
I see your helping hand.

I'm under water,
Liquid's black and cool.
Can't move my arms and feet,
I'm trussed up like a fool.
Cry for redemption,
Please untie my mind.
I need to breathe the air of freedom,
Without it I'll go blind.


Bloody Sky
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

Had this awful nightmare,
I was sailing on a ship.
The crew were all mass murderers.
It was a really ghastly trip.

At the helm was Stalin,
Hitler was the cabin boy.
Pol Pot, Bin Laden, all were there.
In our death they took great joy.

And I fell from a bloody sky....

Saw the fields of war
Things beyond what men can stand.
Heard the screaming of the dying,
Thought that it would never end.

On the bloody fields I saw
Dead men walking in a row.
All the tortured souls went marching on
Though they had nowhere to go.

And I fell from a bloody sky....

Their ghostly faces staring,
I heard them calling my name,
Their bony fingers pointing at me,
"Do you think it's just a game?"

My blood ran cold where I stood
As the dead went marching on.
"Hey man what have you done to stop
The suffering and the pain?"

And I fell from a bloody sky....


Burning the flag
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

try to remember the good things I knew,
The grass so green, the sky above the mountains so blue.
You stood for freedom and the brotherhood of men,
Shed your children’s blood for justice and for peace.

You had the power, the glory and the love,
Respected by the people, protected from above.
Your name was shining like a star burning so bright,
Like a lifeboat for the desperate souls, like a saviour in the night.

You were God's own country
A place of make believe
Like a city of angels
with the power to relieve.

Is it worth burning
worth burning
worth burning
the flag?

C-Teil:
But on a bright September day The deadly freight was on its way.
It struck terror into your heart, No one could hold himself apart.
It changed your face.


God's Lament
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

Well I’ve been here forever,
Divided day from the night.
Created Earth and the heavens,
Gave you precious light.

Made this place as a garden.
Made you free to decide.
And if you want, then be peaceful,
And if not then you can fight.

Flood waters rising
Racing through the streets
Earthquakes are a shaking
And thunder drums the beat.

Well I’ve been lookin' down at you.
Watched you plunder my Earth,
Wasting all of my best gifts
Not knowing what they are worth.

Now my planet is wounded,
And all my creatures are ill.
What I find here is darkness
What I made, you would kill.

Better not forget who you are


Little hand
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

Feel so trapped inside these walls,
Can’t hear her voice or how she calls.
My future’s gone without a trace.
There’s nothing that can bring me back my faith.
There’s nothing that can bring me back my faith.

Can’t find my way, like being blind.
Can’t drive those clouds out of my mind.
Lost my trust in the human race.
There’s nothing that can bring me back my faith.

Then I feel this little hand,
I’m back in this world,
Back again.

Now lost what was forever more,
My happiness lies on the floor.
The good boys have to leave this place.
There’s nothing that can bring me back my faith.

Believed in better times to come,
But better times I think are gone.
What happens now we call worst case.
There’s nothing that can bring me back my faith.


Mr President
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

Can't find no reason, can'n t find no rhyme
But it burns me to the bone
Just to mark your place in time
Is this your ultimate goal?

The coalition of the willing, it bursts of willingness
You're always right when money's on your side

Mr President, what's goin' on ...
Life is so easy with just black and white
A bit of Jesus and you're fine
You know your god is on your side
And your soldiers all in line

You sailors of the darkness, you captain of the doom
Your ship is close to Hades, can't you see? 1)

Mr President ...

alternativer Text :
The talk of ancient prophets, the brain of "long before..."
Now I know what evil's all about


Regret it
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

He came down from the hills
People said, with magic skills.
Tried to change the people’s minds,
Bring light to those who’re blind.

Chorus:
Come and follow me - you won’t regret it
I’m all you need to be - you won’t regret it
Give me all your love - you won’t regret it
‘cause I’m the one from above - you won’t regret it

He came to teach and pray.
He was a shining light they say.
Tried to bring them love and peace
To heal mankind of its disease

They sacrificed their savior,
Said he was a blasphemer.
But nothing can replace the love
Of the man sent from above.


Songs of Yesterday
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

Take my guitar and I start to sing
And wonder what tomorrow will bring.
My life has always been like a song
I’m really alive when the chorus is strong.

Chorus:
Songs of yesterday
Songs of yesterday
Songs of yesterday
In my heart

This song’s a prayer to what I believe
And all that I hope to achieve.
I know that there’s music in my heart
If it fades I'd fall apart.
(If it should fade I'd fall apart.)

I start to sing the old songs I know
And try to let my best thoughts flow.
All I need is an absorbing hook
With three chords out of my prayer book.


Stay with me
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

I woke up in a dreadful mood,
Felt like my head's 'bout to explode.
What have I done, God, how can I stay?
Is it really right to live this way?

As I grew up I always knew my aims
While other guys were stakin’ their claims.
My path is dark now, I can’t find my way.
Should I run or should I stay?

When I was young everything seemed clear
There was no pain, I had no fear.
I saw the world as an open field
Didn’t need shelter, didn’t need a shield.

Oh , Stay with me
Oh, set me free
Oh, stay with me
Cause you know
you gotta set me free


Sucessful
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

He hoped with his band
To record a hit song.
Wrote his songs straight from the heart.
Played his guitar when the kids were in bed,
Worked out every last part.

When the cold winds blew
Right into his face
He stopped there, but then he went on,
Wanting to shout out all of his fears
In a simple melody.

But when he feels blue
(And) knows not what to do,
To feel free
He takes his guitar
(And) starts singing
this strange melody.

All he wants to be is Successful

He worked like a dog
To climb to the top
Is there anyone out there listening?
Should I still write, play and sing all these songs
Or is it just time I'm wasting?

But when he feels blue
(And) knows not what to do,
To feel free
He takes his guitar
(And) starts singing
this strange melody.


Turn on the light
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

She was born down in the land of the sun,
Her family moved to get better income.
Turn on the light …Turn on the light

Refrain:
Turn on the light

When her father died she felt so alone
Without all her friends and far from her home.

When her mother married again she cried.
Man said he loved them, but she knew he lied.

Though she suffered much, she never complained,
But she felt like a painting without the paint.

When she came home too late, he slapped her face.
He called her names, really got on her case.

He went to her room when she was asleep
When he left at last, she could only weep.


Sunshine of my life
Music/Lyrics: Andreas Detterbeck

Piano-Melodie: während der ganzen Strophe

I lie awake feeling so empty.
An ice-cold shiver chills my soul.
In the stillness I feel so lost.
I hear your voice and I am found.

Alternativ:
I lie awake feeling so empty.
This stillness tells me that I’m lost
An ice-cold shiver makes me frightened
I hear your voice and I’m found

Refrain:
You are the sunshine in my life, of my life
You wipe the tears out of my eyes.

Your gentle voice tenderly strokes me
And frees my heart from those dark thoughts.
You are the light that shines down on me,
My light when all the lights are off.

Refrain:
You are the sunshine in my life, of my life
You wipe the tears out of my eyes.