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Blind Spot On The Bright Side Of Life

by BROKOF

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1.
When I Leave 03:51
When I was on top of the world I knew it would not last ’Cause the wheels kept turning All is thrown into the past When I go I will do All the things I always wanted to do I will not look back When I start anew I will let it all go And let it all run loose There is no path traveler Just the marks of our shoes When I leave, When I leave I leave it all behind When I was lost in dead end streets Strangers sang in cahoots with me Saying they’d love me most When I deserve it least I told them I do not believe They said: Don’t mind, It takes time to achieve The right frame of mind To let it all go And let it all run loose There is no path traveler Just the marks of our shoes When I leave, When I leave I leave it all behind
2.
Only A Song 03:34
Only A Song Oh, I know you’ve been here for so long It almost felt like home Home is always the hardest thing To leave behind when you go You go easy, oh yes you do A rollercoaster kind of a mindset So far got you through I’ve been waiting I’ve been waiting for so long Now I thought maybe I try and reach Out for you with a song I’ve been wondering On and on and on About what happened And where have you gone? Say don’t you miss the feeling The feeling we once shared How we would easily roll with the punches ’Cause truly we didn’t care Oh I do Yes I do Always easily falling to pieces Over all that reminds of you I’ve been wondering On and on and on About what happened And where did we go wrong? I’ve been waiting I’ve been waiting for so long Now I thought maybe I try and reach Out for you with a song And maybe you’d sing along Just like nothing was wrong ’Cause it’s only a song, A song…
3.
High On You 04:31
High On You I’m high on you High on you I believe, I believe I’m high on you To fly with you It’s all I need All I need I got your smell on me I’m lighter than I’ve ever been I can’t believe you will be by my side I can hardly breathe You set fire to me I feel weak at the knees All I want is to be with you Tell me this is real Is it real? Blind Spot
4.
Blind Spot On The Bright Side Of Life I spent a lazy day Out in the sun There was nothing on my mind And nothing needed to be done I wished I had a smoke But then just bought a new pack of chewing gum Some street band played a song I vaguely knew The singer said For you for you, it’s all for you And then he’d look down sadly Like I guess all singers are supposed to do Oh, yeah it’s been a long, long time Since I last felt that light I'm fine, I just do nothing But watch the world pass me by Here in this blind spot On the bright side of life There are new houses everywhere They all look the same They boast their owners wish To make a fast buck unashamed I wonder about disfigurement And how we’re ever going to explain Oh, yeah We had it all my friend It was in our hands To make it something beautiful We chose to never mind instead, No war, no devastation, no hunger Speaks in our defence Stuffed beasts and drunken saviours Are hanging around here We all mapped out the same strategy To disappear This world of greed and power Does not speak for me I’ll rather pick some flowers To show you how I feel I'll join this roller coaster ride without regret I never once look back You show me where to look instead Working hard and harder At being hardest to forget
5.
Time & Space 03:40
Time & Space All that longing, all the crying All the hope that keeps dying You’re shaking, you’re out of control, It takes possession over heart and soul All that aching, all the yearning You’re on fire, you’re burning, With desire that you cannot still Full of dreams that stay unfulfilled I know you know no way to give it up I know you want it to stop You want it to just not Ruin your world and let it all fall apart I know it’s breaking your heart It feels like you’re split in two There’s all that you want But just can’t do Just like a shadow it keeps haunting you It always follows, no matter what you do You think it’s crazy, try to see it through What you wish for and what it means to you You don’t eat much and you hardly sleep You grow weaker from week to week There are blackouts, words you can’t recall And the feeling that you just fall and fall Through time and space, but strangely leave no trace
6.
Running To You My Love I'll cross mountains, rivers and valleys I will sleep right under the stars I'll avoid people and cities Try to stay away from the war When I come running to you my love With raindrops falling from the clouds above I'll be humming a song for us When I come running to you my love I keep your letter secure in my pocket To know it's there makes me feel safe out here Just to think that I'll be a father Helps the evil I saw disappear When I come running to you my love With raindrops falling from the clouds above I'll be humming a song for us When I come running to you my love Last night an angel spoke to me She said you're home and you wait for me I told her I would give my life To just see you once and hold our child
7.
Not At All 04:21
Not At All No, we’re not very sad And maybe even less Disappointed ’Cause there has always been Something ahead Of everything that we’ve spoiled and We know this is not the end This is not the end We won’t fall We won’t be broken No, not at all Our smell is fading off the sheets Everything is the same Everything is okay Somehow There’s not much to say We think there’s no doubt That this is the perfect time To leave it all right now Right now We won’t fall And we won’t be broken No, not at all
8.
Share 06:24
Sipping on a highball Feeling sweaty Sore feet, headache, lids heavy Bass Drum, Bass Drum, goes steady Whenever you wanna leave I’m ready Yeah I need a breath of fresh air Just need a breath of fresh air I pod, I store, I message I fuck, I eat, I get it If that's what you seek Here you have it Served bit by bit No rackets Yeah All want their share All get theirs yeah Hell, yeah Have a look around See how they ripped and raped this town Every which way you look you see the traces Money is cool, ´Cause money makes you rich All you gotta do is win that pitch Don’t you know that we all gonna make it? Yeah, we all get there SUV, asshole, inflation Dumbness defies equations Busyness business success Ever growing market happiness Oh, yeah All want their share All get theirs yeah Yeah, it's party party Party party If the ship goes down We still party Open end yeah All weekend Then back to a bullshit job existence Yeah All want their share All get theirs yeah Hell, yeah Come along man You look as good As anyone can The truth is everyone can't be mistaken Fake facts Pulled out of a hat Rule the world Place your bet Just like a funny feeling that can't be shaken And soon the news will break Shake baby shake Shake baby shake A la-la-la-la leg Big buck, big balls, big apple London, falls, un-rebelled Recall, refill, refall To have and have not But want it all Oh, yeah All want their share All get theirs yeah From bugaboo, who is who, Babyccino To Warcraft shooter game casinos Trophy Girls, snap chats, pussy cats Save the world dot com chit chat Oh, yeah All want their share All get theirs yeah Hell, yeah Have a look around See how they ripped and raped this town Every which way you look you see the traces Money is cool, ´Cause money makes you rich All you gotta do is win that pitch Don’t you know that we all gonna make it? Yeah, we all get there All want their share All get theirs yeah Highball High
9.
There’s a postcard of Rome Pinned to the fridge That holds a can of Coke And a half-eaten sandwich The shades are drawn She slept in late There’s a song on the radio That sounds like fake She knows she is trapped In a world in between She needs to find a way back Eventually She crosses the room To fix a drink Among the pile of dishes That floods the sink How to hold on Stay strong? How to keep on keeping on? When all feels wrong And nothing is true When there is nowhere you belong to? At 2:38 She’s already late For the waitress job At the same sad Italian place She’s been writing on a book Some eight years now It’s like she still couldn’t say What the plot is about There’s the coming and going Of love and men Both past and future Remain open-ends On pages and pages No one will ever read The stories of a life Lived secretly
10.
The Load 03:05
Stay calm, breathe in and out Watch your step, keep your head down Hungry sirens seeking their fire Everything gets drier and drier All this comes for a reason Could you please stop pleading? Now don’t get personal, I think we should try To keep it civil all things despite I never liked you, I think you lack style You always hated me, but I don’t mind From your point of view, I guess I got issues too But oh Say isn’t it so? That this is a load Out of control No matter what you’ve been told Or how this unfolds This is a load Out of control You say that’s market, market learns by itself And then you put your shit on the shelf And all the promo work is pretty tight Yeah, all in all you feel alright Down south the earth is burning Up north a flood is churning
11.
Susanne 03:46
Susanne When we were lovers Back then Each step we took Happenstance We were so young and innocent Without a clue how this would end We stood no chance Against chance Oh, Susanne Would life ever feel like this again? Yeah back when Everything always just began Do you remember our plans? Nothing would ever come of them Oh, Susanne How I loved to watch you dance The world was not enough It sure was made for us Always going faster, further and Never ever stop And never give up No, never give up Never stand still No matter what Susanne When I close my eyes There you stand The book of dead names in your hands And a Walkman that played Townes Van Zandt End to end With the sound full blast in the cans The world was not enough All future made for us Always going faster, further and Never ever stop And never give up No, never give up Never be like them No matter what
12.
Invisible 03:36
Oh yeah, I’ll be invisible Live a life forgivable Hide in plain sight Doing only mine Oh, yeah I know you give it all Yeah, you wanna live it all Anywhere you’re going Anywhere it’s showing I feel invincible Forgive the unforgiveable With a turn of my head I’m learning to forget Remember when we started out We truly thought the world was ours No one could talk us out of breaking the rules And yes, I know that you’ve been only joking You never knew my heart was broken It’s true I too Was laughing like a fool Oh, yeah I’ve been here too long I stayed though it felt all wrong Nothing’s gonna change As long as I’m staying I know you give it all You forgive the unforgiveable There’s nothing you charge For being who you are I’ll be untouchable Un-begrudge-able Following the moonlight Rising with the tide

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released March 15, 2024

All songs recorded & mixed by BROKOF at Popschutz Studio Berlin & Popschutz Fabrik MN
Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,11 & 12 mastered by Mike Grinser at Manmade Mastering Berlin.
Tracks 7,8,9 & 10 mastered by Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound NJ*
Diana Kaukua assisted the recording of the song „Blind Spot On The Bright Side Of Life“
Bastian Kaletta played bass on „High On You“, „Susanne“ and „Invisible“
Dirk Kretz played lap steel guitar on „Blind Spot On The Bright Side Of Life“ and Stefan Meinking played trombone on „Running To You My Love“
Cover Artwork „while some recollections may vary“ by Martin Bronsema
Inside photo by Bastian Kaletta
Cover concept: Anna-Carla Brokof
Cover design by Katharina Langer
Published by Upper Edition, Freibank Musikverlag

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BROKOF Berlin, Germany

BROKOF is an alternative folk rock band based in Berlin, Germany.
They released five albums since 2010 as well as a collaboration with american Singer Random Willson.

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