WAITING FOR THE ONE The wind blows the hair from your face while you’re waiting by the porch on this July sunny day I see from the look in your eyes that you’re worried: will he come today? You won’t be here tomorrow morning, but you said that yesterday as well I bet I’ll see you here all summer: waiting for the one who went away The blueberry-dress is the one you’ll be wearing, cos that’s the one that he said he liked and maybe tomorrow he’ll be returning, and all will be alright you won’t be here...............etc tuning (L to H): approx E A D G B E personnel: Geb-acc g Snah-mandolin,flutes,violin,voc Bent-acc g,lead voc L.Lien-voc words: Sæther music: Sæther NOTHING TO SAY With words big as headlines, the Gospel according to you is broadcast on frequencies too frequent to see through but you’ve got Nothing to say (x3) to me Nothing to say (x4) I just can’t relate to your world,man: there’s nothing in it for me The things you take for granted I still don’t wanna see cos you’ve got Nothing to say...........etc I’ll take you down to a river and show you how it flows and tell you a story and watch you grow cos I’ve got something to say (x3) to you Something to say (x8) to you........... tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-g’s,Coral electric sitar,voc Bent-b,organ b,lead voc,perc L.Lien-voc words: Sæther music: Sæther FEEDTIME It’s feedtime every dog has its day the hand that feeds you is the hand that can take it away blind leads blind leads so die away you can float in your endless sea we’re past prime-evil we’re way past pleasantries blind leads blind leads the choir has a song ready that I know many of you’ve heard before on a plate entity’s forgotten you eat anyhow in a war reason’s not important you kill anyhow in a jam you get out that’s how it is why should you care? I dont know anymore ........it’s feedtime,man The thorough rape......... tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-g’s,extremely frustrated screams... Bent-b,voc,taurus Death prod-samples words: Sæther music: Sæther ,Ryan & Gebhardt GUTWRENCH Face the situation life is not so easy death & loneliness Gutwrench tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-g Bent-b,voc words: some awful norwegian top 40- / tanz band that Lars had had to record sometime,but the title was ours. music: Sæther NOTE: This song was left out of the cd running order in order to fit the album on one cd. sad but true-get the vinyl,loser! SUNCHILD I hate you cause you’re so perfect and you make me feel so lost I love you because you’re all that I never was You,you had it all while I just shut the door and you,you climbed your mountains while I just floated ashore tell me how you do it show me how it works tell me all the stories so that I may never be hurt Chorus Sunchild...... sunchild...... Chorus tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-g’s,voc Bent-b,acc g’s,lead voc words: Sæther music: Sæther MOUNTAIN Allright,so maybe I dreamed it all but the blisters on my skin they tell me different bad dreams-sugarcoated tabs fom hell drowning in the wishing well I save for you stone cold sweat I bleed to death every night something here ain’t exactly right someone turn the wheel before I drown beneath your mountain oh,it’s so strange sometimes I see these things that don’t exist beyond my dreams............. wake up,with nerves sprayed on the wall there’s a saint across the hall,but she’s not at home now empty-too full of fear to fill up too far gone to stop,too scared to move Chorus tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-g Bent-b,lead voc,taurus,perc L.Lien-piano,hammond Death prod-echomachines,and other goodies words: Sæther music: Sæther,Ryan,Gebhardt,Lien,Sten NOTE: This song was also taken off the cd-version of da Box due to space limit. It still fuckin’ annoys me. TUESDAY MORNING The swans are arriving the moon is on the rise warm winds are blowing the bite from winters white lies the nights smell of blossoms making me forget the decay I swear almost choked me this tuesday in May show me your nightmares I’ll give your dreams «nothing» is always a lot more than it seems........ tuning (L to H): E A D G B E personnel: Geb-ARP axxe Snah-acc & electric g’s Bent-acc g,synth b,voc words: Sæther music: Sæther with Ryan NOTE: when we recorded this song,we wiped an earlier take of «mountain». »T.M.» being a bit shorter,the mid-section of « M.» was left on the tape,and made a cool inntermezzo between «T.M.» and «Loneliness». Neat,huh? ALL IS LONELINESS A song Moondog recorded for his second CBS album in 1969. Our version was based on Big Brother & The Holding Company’s cover from their first (Mainstream) album.Janis does a good job, but the original still rules. Get it! tuning (L to H): E E E E B E (capo on third fret) personnel: Geb-d,perc Snah-electric g,violin,voc Bent-acc g,lead voc,perc,cymbals L.Lien-voc Vegard Moen-Coral electric sitar words:Moondog music: Moondog COME ON IN How come you’re never there when I’m on the floor to pick me up or to kick my ass or what? I don’t think you care cos when you walk out the door you always seem to leave the deepest cut come on in don’t you think I know the answer? let me show you how the story goes come on into this void I call my castle live it up I won’t be stepping on your toes going home-time breedes misunderstanding I always seem to misunderstand the most walk the tightrope and you won’t break your neck fallin’ but it’s my death warrant that you’ve nailed upon the post Chorus you always seem to leave the deepest cut............. tuning (L to H): E A D G B E personnel: Bent-voc,g words: Sæther music Sæther STEP INSIDE AGAIN See «Soothe» for lyrics Re-recording of Step Inside from «Soothe». None of us were really satisfied W/the «metal»-version, so we decided to have another go.Today I think I prefer the original,but as a mood-piece and in this context,this one works remarkably well. tuning (L to H): E A D G B E personnel: Geb-acc g Snah-acc g Bent-taurus, toy piano, voc Death prod-synth b,samples words: Sæther music: Sæther DEMON BOX Metallic cocaine be-bop sonic rainbow child scizophrenia on the mainline watch the bugs thrive on your hide I need you like I need gangrene (x2) Demon box (x3) I saw you carve Love on your knuckles but Madness never equals Style more fun east of Eden when inches turn to miles I need you like I need gangrene (x2) too rotten to ever be forgotten, the afterlife’s secure,now go away! Demon box (x3) «It was love» said the father «It was pride» said the wife «It was duty» said the girlchild but I know who held the knife...... I need you...............................etc tuning (L to H): C# F # B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d,ARP axxe Snah-electric g’s Bent-b,voc Death prod-taurus,samples,various machines making lotsa noise Winifried & Arvid Ryan-piano & violin in a vintage recording from 1966. BABYLON your son’s wasted,mama and he don’t care if you don’t he’s hurting when he’s concious, annd forgetting when he’s stoned there’s too much confusion and too much pain your bastard son blew it again disillusion is the name of the game try playing wounded when there’s noone to blame pride is the mouse and pride is the cat why do you all have to be like that? Babylon,oh Babylon your gardens have pools in them now Babylon,oh Babylon the TV-set’s your holy cow the neighbours kid,mama he OD’d last night I guess something here just ain’t quite right...... Babylon! tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-g’s,lead voc Bent-b,voc words: Sæther music: Sæther MR WHO? I know this strange man that lives in a basement I always see him each morning at noon my grandma says that he’s very frightened and when he sees me,he whistles a tune Mr Butterclut Mr Clutterbutt Mr Butterclut Mr Who? tuning (L to H): ? personnel: Geb-g,voc Snah-d,voc Bent-b,lead voc words: Sæther & Ryan music: Gebhardt NOTE: The third song left off the cd version of the box.A pity,cos it makes the whole thing better. JUNIOR 11 days so far this week I’ve been locked up in my cage too far too soon to get the mail you maybe sent to me I still listen at the door when I hear someone outside to hear that knock of yours would really knock me off my feet I never dreamed that it could hurt so much thought that I could care so much hoped that you would stay so much and never slide away............ would you talk to me again if I told you how it hurt to see you slide away and fade away and die away from me would you look at me and laugh if I told you that I miss you and I wish you would come back again and stay this time Chorus I’ll be back in a day ,you said but you’re not coming back anyway you crush me like an ant beneath your heels cos you just don’t know how it feels........ There’s no way you could relate cos I know that all you hate is found within the doors that seperate the world and me Junior’s wailing behind walls that are built by clarion calls to change the way you feel, the way think and how you are Chorus Bridge tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-electric g’s, Bent-b,voc,acc g’s words: Sæther music: Sæther PLAN # 1 Queen bitch,slut child I know you so well you gave it all away,sister- you gave it all away but I know your eyes........ you’re just like me Sick,filthy naked and abused I’ve seen you all before cos you gave it all away you raped your own pride..... you put too much slack on your live wire saw too many thrills that killed your desire too many nights that paled your complexion and made you a «nigger» in their conception of life ....just like me you’re just like me see that creep couldn’t you just smash his face? still don’t understand what he’s doing in this place I know I didn’t when I was him when I was him.... you’re just like me. tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-g’s,taurus Bent-b,lead voc L.Lien-mellotron M.Burt-narration words: Sæther (song) Burt (poem-to be printed at a later date) music: Sæther ,Ryan SHEER PROFOUNDITY Anything I can do for you,sir? Anything I can do for you ,sir Bet you’ve heard that all your life of course it’s not your fault anything at all ,sir? I’ve waited all my life ,sir to waste my life for you ,sir! I can’t take it no more Anything I can do for you ,sir? I wouldn’t have it any other way I enjoy the pity inyour smile so,well anything at all,sir? go ahead and patronise me,shove me around and critisise me! I can’t take it no more no more -no more anything I can do for you,sir? tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-g’s Bent-b,voc Death prod-samples words: Sæther music: Sæther with Ryan & Gebhardt THE ONE WHO WENT AWAY see Waiting For The One for lyrics This is the way this song was meant to be when we wrote it-the «folksy» version was just an afterthought and recorded for fun, hell; we weren’t even shure we wanted to include the thing! But we did,and everyone is happy with it,so............ tuning (L to H): C# F# B E G# C# personnel: Geb-d Snah-g’s,voc,some righteously insane screamig...... Bent-b,g-fills,lead voc L.Lien-voc words: Sæther music: Sæther and listen-we’re there to help you..............................