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It Will Take You A While
03:39
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IT WILL TAKE YOU A WHILE
( Music & Lyrics : THEODORE PANAGIOTOU )
It will take you a while to find out some beliefs
and know what went wrong, then doubt silently
It will take you a while to read between the lines
and name within time the snake , the leader and the clown
Ooh , it will take half an eternity
to fail and stand up again for the rest of your life
REFRAIN
And if / you ask me why / it‘s bitter like that / it should be easier
At least / we should have tried / all of these years for better
And be united as one / helpful and tight together
to let the weaker breathe / and the stronger share and offer
Oooh-ooh / it‘s not your fault here
For a thousand years we were afraid to aim high
And for the gift of knowledge we‘d rather be blind
(... so it will take us a while )
* * * *
It will take you a while to search for your dragons
to swallow your tears and kill them one by one
And there is not such a guide, to show you who‘s a real friend
who will support you in life and stay by your side
You have to get smoked to face the heat alone
to cry , being tortured at home and come out strong
REFRAIN
And I / I don‘t know why / don‘t ask me twice / it should be easier
I didn‘t have time / just like you to bother
It looks we really like / to be defined from competition
Greed / it runs in our vains / it still conquers our presence
Oooh-ooh / it‘s not your fault here / it is how it‘s build / our non-society
Without respect for memory / with a lack of dignity /
... so it will take us a while
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2. |
On A Facebook Update
05:13
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ON A FACEBOOK UPDATE
( Music & Lyrics : Theodore Panagiotou )
She never calls / and that‘s what he likes
It is their strange code / but it works just fine
And if they meet / on the streets outside
They will be happy after / for all that they could hide
Oooh - oooh / they pay a price now
Oooh - oooh / because one day they felt so close / somehow ...
* * * REFRAIN * * *
And time is passing by / the daily News divides us all
And all these miracles in life / remain forgotten
On a Facebook update / we are depending on a change
We‘re hiding away , scared to say / come closer / I need you
Oooh - oooh / they‘re both believing
Oooh - oooh / believing it is better like that
She never calls / and he never wonders , why .
* * * *
He has a page / with a million likes
The one he enjoys the most / is the one that she denies
And if we switch / in real life
This is the story where / he swallowed all his pride
Oooh - oooh / she was his brightest side
Oooh - oooh / and he is the one / who reflects her shine ...
* * * REFRAIN 2 * * *
And life is passing by / the daily soap divides our souls
We are cheatin‘ our days to decorate / our absence , our nonsense
On a Facebook update / our hopes are carried everyday
And all of our dreams remain a wish / unspoken , misgiven
Oooh - oooh / they‘re both believing
Oooh - oooh / believing it is better like that
She never calls / and he never wonders why ...
PETRA'S MONOLOGUE PART
In a white - blue dream / the eclipse of our meanings
In grace we fall in our own mindtrap
The digits refuse to translate our feelings
Always they remind us the path we never had ...
REFRAIN
On a facebook update we are depending on a change
We‘re hidin‘ away , scared to say / it‘s a new start , it‘s a new day
On a facebook update ( x 4 )
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3. |
Wise Up
04:49
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WISE UP
( Music : Petra Rathmann / Theodore Panagiotou)
( Lyrics : Theodore Panagiotou )
Wise up and feel the sparkle inside you
wise up and live your life as you dream today
wise up and balance the forces around you
wise up and live your life as you dreamed
REFRAIN
Our hopes , our dreams , our forward thinking
pre-directed they appear as we walk in life
Our images fading in a comfy style
and our values disappear as we compromise (x 2 times)
We never gonna change , we never gonna change
we never , never , we never gonna change
'cause we're satisfied with a cheaper elegance
in a luxurious way to fly in our laziness
We sacrifice our time in our laziness
we sacrifice our time in our laziness
We are busy seeking our breadcrumps (x 3 times)
Ooohh , meant to be alive
Ooohh , meant to be alive
Ooohh , meant to be alive , meant to be free
( Repeat REFRAIN )
We are busy seeking our breadcrumps (x 3 times)
Unbelievable , busy seeking our breadcrumps
From the King lion's share (x 3 times)
From the King lion's share , that's what we are !
From the King lion's share , unbelievable …
… Don't be afraid of yourself no more
… The King lion's share
Ooohh , meant to be
Meant to be alive , meant to be free...
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THE CHERRY PICK OF LOVE ( She forgot to tell )
Music & Lyrics : Theodore Panagiotou
She ''forgot to tell'' / that she doesnt gamble in love
She ''forgot to tell'' / that she was aiming so much higher
She ''forgot to tell'' to you / that she means it, that she means it
She has hide so well the truth
That she is the one in a million
Ohhh -ohhh... / This is what she learnt to do
Ohhh -ohhh... / To define herself through you...
* * * REFRAIN * * *
Here she comes and then she's gone / Depending what you bringing
She can read your everything / in just a flick of time
She inspires / the storyboard / She shines on the cover
Miracles and promises / She 's watched that show before
Ooooh ,and you thought that it was /just a coffee at the park / Aha
or ,just a casual night with a Martini in your hand
Oh poor boy/ you dreamer / where was your rumored deapth inside
All planets / all systems/ they will colapse until she's fine
She only gets the ''Cherry Pick of Love''
She only gets the ''Cherry Pick of Love''...
* * * *
She ''forgot to tell'' / that she 's been made out of gold
She ''forgot to tell'' / that she is there to complete you
She ''forgot to tell'' to you / that she' on fire -she 's on fire
That her eyes just cutting through / when she reads your desire
Ohhh -ohh... / And you think you are supercool
Ohhh-ohh .../ But you are acting like a fool ...
* * * REFRAIN 2 * * *
Here she comes and then she's gone / Depending what you bringing
She can read your everything / in just a flick of time
She inspires / the storyboard / She shines on the cover
Miracles and promises / She 's watched that show before
Ooooh ,and you thought that it was just a coffee at the park / Aha
Or just a casual night with a Martini in your hand
Oh poor boy / you dreamer
Where was your rumored deapth inside
All planets / all systems / they will colapse until she's fine
She only gets the ''Cherry Pick of Love''-
She only gets the ''Cherry Pick of Love''...
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5. |
The Best Is Yet To Come
07:04
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THE BEST IS YET TO COME
( Music & Lyrics : Theodore Panagiotou )
You are my life , my story , my daydream
you are my star that‘s guiding my heart
I promise I‘ll walk all the way
through good times and bad times
to keep you so close
forever “The one“
...‘Cause you are the melody
that was missing
into my half composed lines
you are the music I was searching
for you to make me fly
You are the reason I‘ve been waiting
and the ignition of my smile
Now that our hearts together beatin‘
The best is yet to come
* * * *
Until you came
my heart was blind
searching for love in places
supposed it was right
Until you came
it was “in style“
breaking the code of silence
with my feelings disguised
But baby , it was wrong
a thousand times
a thousand nights
so sad and lonely
A thousand calls
a thousand regrets
I knew you were there
a voice told me
... so beautiful ... so silently
... so smooth
Forever and ever
forever my heart belongs to you
REFRAIN
...'Cause it was you , and you came
and changed the whole story
You certainly came
and changed my whole life
I promise I‘ll walk all the way
through good times and bad times
to keep you so close
forever “The one“
( Repeat REFRAIN )
* * * *
It wasn‘t a game
to live all alone
it wasn‘t a trial
that would make me strong
And I have seen a lot
all over the world
but to get the whole picture
it needs a heart unblocked
There was nothing to share
nothing to take
nothing to enjoy
or sing abouit it
Nobody came
to lead me infront
to show me the way
to make “ It “ happen
... so beautiful , so velvetly
... so smooth
Forever and ever ,
forever my heart belongs to you
( Repeat CHORUS )
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Hit Me
06:53
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HIT ME
( Music & Lyrics : Theodore Panagiotou )
Hit me with your quality highest
instead of hitting me when we fight
with the meanest of your ways
Show me all your personal finest
instead of showing me all the day
all this madness it‘s not right
Guide me to the calmness of your heart
if you still have it
Reveal please your friendliness inside
the beauty you hide
And then you‘ll see the changes ... yeah!
Tomorrow could be may be
the last day of our lives
and we have to add something here
something - something better
So, teach me now
Share the sweet vibrations
send me all your love
And I will surprise you
the best way that I can
REFRAIN
And if you know what I‘m saying
if you really understand
There is a bright new day outside
that‘s waiting
All by ourselves we‘ll make it happen
with our bare hands and a smile
We have to dig inside our souls
for a new approach to life
Just tune yourself together
into the frequencies of everyone
Be careful what you let in
believe in “us“, yes believe
Believe in the whole mix
oooh believe in you !
* * * *
Break through with your best demonstration
With what you have inside
the things that made you laugh or cry
And take me with your pure affection
Don‘t try to fool me like I‘m blind
with foxy tricks and nickel dimes
Be the one who‘s able to smile
in stormy weather
Be the one who feels the middle line
through fire and ice
and then you‘ll change the game ...yeah!
Tomorrow it is maybe
the last day of our lives
And we haven‘t yet qualified
for something - something higher
So , proove it now
that we can survive
our differences today
That love can be created
on any given day
REFRAIN
It will take us a while to make it happen
a hard and painful time
For a better world the price
is understanding
Throw now away your i-Pod ‘‘heaven‘‘
and get in touch with the people around
Show some respect to everyone
please “bomb“ these selfish stereotypes
Just tune youself together
into the frequencies of everyone
Be careful what you let in .
Believe in “us“ , yes believe
believe in the whole mix
oooh, believe in you !
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Who Wants To Know
07:21
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WHO WANTS TO KNOW
( Music & Lyrics : Theodore Panagiotou )
...And if looks could kill
she was the perfect crime
In her little town
too many men have already died
...She could give you the blues
if you look in her eyes
'Cause her beauty it was
a promise of paradise
...Ooh, God gave enough
to sculpture all her body
...Ooh, He spends all his time
torturing people around
In a danger zone
she had to carry on
and handle life alone
REFRAIN
So , who wants to know
how this story ended ?
Everybody wants
to play a part in this
All we used to know
it‘s nothing, it‘s nonsense
On a crucial point
we all want a piece of the pie
There is no peace of mind at all
no cool decisions
The worst of ourselves we hold
by being ambitious
Who wants - who wants to know ?
Oooh, who wants to know ?
* * * *
...When she did her best
to stop this serious game
and she locked herself
into Osho‘s radical sayings
...She started to read
to play the cello and sing
and she was discrete but mean there
to protect her from everything
...Ooh, nothing has changed
Only the way the dice was rolling
...ooh, the news was the same
The people still were talking .
In this awkward zone
She had to carry on
and handle life alone
REFRAIN
Now, all she wants to know
is the gift of silence
To eat , pray and love
it doesn‘t matter how
She doesn‘t want to know
your nonsense , my nonsense
She has mastered Zen
and learnt to be stone cold
Across the Universe she flies
she knows the way now
Staring at images / her eyes
can‘t see us now
No one she really recalls
No one, nothing at all
* * * *
...So, the aftertaste
of this story told
is that we became
too attracted to fool‘s gold
...And we can‘t fulfill
our promises and our goals
'cause our theories
at any moment they could be sold
...Ooh , nothing has changed
We make deliberate mistakes
...'Cause we like to make slaves
the ones that we can charm.
In a danger zone
we have to carry on
and handle life alone
REFRAIN
'Cause all that we want
is fast a slice of heaven
to make our sorrows go
it doesn‘t matter how
Even with success
we‘re nothing , we‘re nonsense
'cause we ignore the code
of mutual respect .
Who really wants to build towards
a better future ?
In perfect arrogance we walk
and brag like roosters
Oooh ...oooh
ooooh ... oooh...
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Promise Me
07:36
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PROMISE ME
(Music & Lyrics : THEODORE PANAGIOTOU)
Show me another image of you
Show me that you can read what is true
Oooh , be flexible now and show me
They want you to fit into their groups
They want your surrender
They force you with rules
Your pain is their tool, to belong somewhere
It‘s more easy like that
to make us enemies and then ignore us
REFRAIN
So promise me tonight
that you will be the change you need
and educate yourself in life
independent and serious
Promise me tonight
that you will personally lead
and you will share the best of you
on your way to be brilliant
Promise me , promise , the privilege of mind
Promise me , oooh promise me
all the love that you hide
Promise me , promise , join your inner light
Promise me , oooh promise me
and lead yourself to shine
Tonight , get genious tonight !
* * * *
Show me another level of you
Show me that you are updated too
Oooh , don‘t follow the crowd
Just show me
They want you all day to be on the run
and know how to suffer
To report what you do and be proud too
“Welcome to the machine“...
But your defence is to grow
all your possibilities and shine
REFRAIN
So promise me tonight
that you will be the change you need
and educate yourself in life
independent and serious
Promise me tonight
that you can fly to the moon
and all your dreams -on your return
they will start to become real
Promise me , promise
the privilege of mind
Promise me , oooh promise me
all the love that you hide
Promise me , promise , join you inner light
Promise me , oooh promise me
To lead youself to shine , tonight
get brilliant tonight ...
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CONSPIRACY THEORY GIRL
(Bonus Track - Silly homemade Rough Demo)
(Music & Lyrics: Theodore Panagiotou)
You know she told me / that they live on the moon
All the rich people / from there they tell us what to do
And then she showed me / that the ''Earth is Flat''
From the crispy edges / they through out the ones who doubt
She was so skinny, so clumpsy, but tall
she found the meaning in Osho and in the ''New York Dolls''
'Round about she had conviced me so far...
* * * REFRAIN * * *
But later, on the same evening / You know she did it
Her ''holly principles'' were really gone
When she flirted with a rich man
And then he drove her / He drove her at his Luxus home
Like nothing was important
He was the owner / He was the owner of a Petro Co
With slaves around the planet
He was the ''Real Deal''/ Oh tell me how you made it
You have to do it in lenght my dear
Who will sweep your ''Jasmine tears''
Conspiracy theory / Conspiracy theory / conspiracy theory Girl (x2)
* * * *
And then she told me / From her mobile phone
They watch her from N.A.S.A / when she walks naked at her home
She really ensured me / that the BEATLES were three
She knew the two Mc Courtney's / 'They were at her bed often to sleep
She was a Vegan, She came barefoot at the pub
She was so angry, if you didnt use your ''paper cup''
'Round about , She had conviced me so far...
* * * REFRAIN * * *
But later, on the same evening / You know she did it
Her ''Holly principles'' were really gone
When he gave her permission
And she could use it / She could abuse it - all his ''Visa Gold''
Then she texted me with a story
That its more ECO / Fishing Tuna from his ''Mega Yacht''
'Cause ''Handmade saves Nature''
He was the ''Real deal'' / Oh tell me how you made it
You have to do it in lenght my dear
Who will sweep your ''Jasmine tears''
Conspiracy theory / Conspiracy theory / conspiracy theory Girl (x2)
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FOREVER
(Bonus track -Silly home made Demo -Written on a ''Stolen Piano'' after midnight)
( Music & Lyrics : Theodore Panagiotou )
Forever , I wanted
Forever , to find my other soul
Forever , Forever
My heart was blind , my heart was fool
Forever
* * * REFRAIN * * *
(But) Nobody ever touched me
nobody came even close
You know i gave my best to anyone
and then i 've watched them gone
It was a game for Idiots , for fools , for imposters
it was a game for money , for rules , and i 've been modest
Right now, I ''ll ride on
Untill i ''ll find the one who holds there
the freedom of my own
* * * *
Forever , I am ghosted
Forever , in a frozen world
Forever , Forever
I ''ll write a note , I ''ll write it all wrong
Forever
* * * REFRAIN * * *
(But) Nobody ever touched me
nobody came even close
You know i 've treated them all in novelty
and then i 've watched them gone
I am a poor minority, believing in these things
And into my Apology, i ''ll sign 'Love Pilgrim''
Right now, I ''ll ride on
Untill i ''ll find the next psychiatrist with lights still on
PIANO SOLO MONOLOGUE
So long ago, I MET HER AT A CONCERT
She was Music to me -Raindrops on my desert
I ''ride on, ride on,
Ride on until It's over...
I ''ll ride on, ride on
Ride on until it's over...
REFRAIN (Fade out)
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"THEOPETRA'S 4 ELEMENTS " is a "Crossover - progressive Rock / Pop - AOR" duet with strong Jazzy influences , made by Petra Rathmann (Germany - Hamburg - Sankt Pauli) on Saxophones and backing vocals and Theodore Panagiotou (Greece - Athens - Exarchia square) a guitarist - on multi instruments and lead vocals . Although their musicianship is in high- quality levels, LYRICS comes first here... ... more
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