Vienna

New Europeans In a quiet street washed by the rain, the room within the home. A lonely man sits cheek to cheek, with unique designs in chrome. The mellow years have long gone by, but now he sits alone. He has a brand new radio, but never turns it on. Chorus: New Europeans. Young Europeans. New Europeans. A photograph of lovers lost, lies pressed in magazines. Her eyes belong to a thousand girls, she's the wife who's never seen. Their educated son has left, in search of borrowed dreams. His television's in his bed, he's frozen to the screen. (Chorus) On a crowded beach washed by the sun, he puts his headphones on. His modern world revolves around the synthesizer's song. Full of future thoughts and thrills, his senses slip away. He's a European legacy, a culture for today. (Chorus) Young Europeans.     Private Lives All the boys are wearing blue tonight. We'll thrive, we'll dive, how can we lose? All the strangers walk like you tonight. So tall, we fall for every move. We'll laugh and talk, Don't stop for breath, In these our private lives. We dance 'til dawn, As they beat the drums, For all our private lives. Close your eyes and use the melody, Who cares who stares under the light? See the shadow tailing me again, It shows, it glows, and it grabbed so bright.     Passing Strangers We were so young, we were too vain. Dance in the dark, sing in the rain. Time on our hands, hope in our hearts. Chorus: We were talking, passing strangers. Moments caught across an empty room. Wasted whispers, faded secrets. Quickly passes, time goes, time goes by too soon. We stood alone, silent and proud. Moments unknown, lost in a crowd. Running through memories like thieves in the night. Clutching emotions, holding too tight. Hold turns to dust, shattered by light. (Repeat chorus 3 times and fade)     Sleepwalk Sleepwalk. (Repeat 3 times) Rolling and falling, I'm choking and calling, Name after name after name. Sleepwalk. (Repeat 3 times) Naked and bleeding, the streetlights stray by me, Hurting my eyes with their glare. Sleepwalk. (Repeat 3 times) Helplessly breaking, exchanging my faces, Destined, we had to collide. Sleepwalk! Caught on the outside, I'm crumbling and crawling, Watching the day drag away. Spiralling deeper, I can't feel my fingers, Grip round my throat as I dream. Dream! Sleepwalk. (Repeat 12 times and fade)     MR X I found the perfect picture, of a perfect stranger. It looked as if, it were taken in the forties sometime, Judging by the style. He could be a killer or a blind man with a cane, Perhaps he died in a car crash, years ago. Right now, it's impossible to tell. I almost thought I saw him, standing, whistling on a bridge. I asked him the time, but when he turned around, I saw it wasn't him at all. I'm still searching. I'm still searching. I saw him in an airport, while he was sitting on a wing. And I waved to him, but I don't think he noticed me. I've got a funny feeling I know who he is. Mr. X (Repeat 14 times and fade)     Western Promise Hai! Oh mystical East, on old postcards, Your childhood dreams and energies. Your temples' gardens, old world charm, An ancient culture, torn and scarred. This is my Western promise. Oh mystical East, you've lost your way, Your rising sun shall rise again. My Western world gives out her hand, A victor's help to your fallen land. This is my Western promise. Hai! Mystical East, all taxi-cabs, All ultra-neon, sign of the times. Your Buddha Zen and Christian man, All minions to messiah Pepsi can. This is my Western promise.     Vienna (deutsch) We walked in the cold air. Freezing breath on a window pane, Lying and waiting. The man in the dark in a picture frame, So mystic and soulful. A voice reaching out in a piercing cry, It stays with you until The feeling has gone only you and I. It means nothing to me. This means nothing to me. Oh Vienna,. The music is weaving Haunting notes, pizzicato strings, The rhythm is calling. Alone in the night as the daylight brings, A cool empty silence. The warmth of your hand and a cold grey sky, It fades to the distance. The image has gone only you and I. It means nothing to me. This means nothing to me. Oh, Vienna. This means nothing to me. This means nothing to me. Oh, Vienna.     All Stood Still The lights went out (The last fuse blew). The clocks all stopped (It can't be true). The program's wrong (What can we do?). The printout's blocked (It relied on you). The turbine cracked up. The buildings froze up. The system choked up. What can we do? Please remember to mention me, In tapes you leave behind. Chorus : We stood still. We all stood still. Still stood still. We're standing still. The screen shut down (There's no reply). The lifts all fall (A siren cries). And the radar fades (A pilot sighs). As the countdowns stall (The readout lies). The turbines cracked up. The buildings froze up. The system choked up. What can we do? Please remember to mention me, In tapes you leave behind. (Chorus) The black box failed (The codes got crossed). And the jails decayed (The keys got lost). Everyone kissed (We breathe exhaust). In the new arcade (Of the holocaust). The turbine cracked up. The buildings froze up. The system choked up. What can we do? Plese remember to mention me, In tapes you might leave behind. (Chorus - Repeat 2 times).     Waiting Move on as we step in time Strange words from the other line Edging forward, feeling strong Syncopate with the marching song Thoughts and dreams flick across your mind Fade away as you wait for your time to go You're waiting, waiting, waiting Looking back as you head for home Unsure if you walk alone Friends call from an open door Strange voice as you cross the floor Thoughts of home flick across your mind Slip away as you wait for your time to go You're waiting, waiting, waiting     Face To Face There’s nothing left The system’s gone It’s taking over, over, over Right before our eyes It’s all over Hear them cry It’s all over Hear them sigh It’s all over Nothing but time, time Time was all we had Face to face, room to room It’s taking over The streets are bare There’s nothing there It’s all gone now, gone now, gone now Right before our eyes It’s all over We daren’t cry It’s all over And she daren’t die It’s all over Nothing but time, time Time was all I had Face to face, room to room It’s taking over It’s all over We hear them cry It’s all over We hear them die It’s all over Nothing but time, time Time was all we had Face to face, room to room We’re taking over     Passionate Reply Suddenly you find Yourself waiting for a long time Your back’s to the wall But now you must go Painting scenes from magazines Sucking breath from nicotine Standing tall against the crowd we sigh Taking turns on telephones Living lives in other homes Listening for the passionate reply Suddenly we find Ourselves talking for a long time Our voices are low But now we must know Giving all you hope to give Taking all you’ve got to live Plotting all mistakes along the way Find it hard to take it all Reading names on other walls Writing down the words we tried to say Suddenly you find Yourself waiting for a long time Your back’s to the wall But now you must go Suddenly we find Ourselves talking for a long time Our voices are low But now we must know     Herr X Ich fand ein vollkommenes Bild Von einem vollkommenen Fremden Nach der Mode auf dem Bild Müsste es in den Vierzigern aufgenommen sein Er könnte ein Gerissener Oder ein Blinder mit einem Stock Vielleicht starb er vor Jahren in einem Autounfall Heute kann man es vermutlich wissen Danach glaubte ich Ich hätte ihn pfeifend auf einer Brücke stehen gesehen Ich fragte ihn nach der Zeit, aber als er sich umdrehte Sah ich, dass er es gar nicht war Ich suche immer noch Ich suche immer noch Ich sah ihn am Flughafen Wo er auf einem Flügel saß Ich winkte ihm, aber ich glaube nicht, dass er mich bemerkte Ich habe das komische Gefühl, dass ich weiß wer er ist Herr X Herr X Herr X Herr X Herr X Herr X Herr X Herr X     Vienna Wir gingen in die kalte Luft hinein Gefrierender Atem an einer Fensterscheibe Liegend und wartend Der Mann in der Dunkelheit in einem Bilderrahmen So mystisch und gefühlvoll Eine Stimme weitet sich aus zu einem durchdringenden Schreien Es bleibt bei dir bis Das Gefühl gegangen ist, nur du und ich Es bedeutet mir nichts Dies bedeutet mir nichts Ooooh Wien Die Musik schlängelt sich durch Unvergessliche Noten, Pizzicato-Streicher Der Rhythmus ruft auf Allein in der Nacht, wenn das Tageslicht mit sich bringt Eine kühle, leere Stille Die Wärme von deiner Hand und ein kalter grauer Himmel Er lößt sich in der der Ferne auf Das Bild ist vergangen, nur du und ich Es bedeutet mir nichts Dies bedeutet mir nichts Ooooh Wien Dies bedeutet mir nichts Dies bedeutet mir nichts Ooooh Wien