“Red”

RED war Sarah´s Debüt-Album, welches 2014 erschien und vor musikalischem Feingefühl nur so strotzte. Besonders eindringliche Momente sind hier die Balladen, bei denen sich die Multiinstrumentalistin selbst am Klavier begleitet, auf die Ausdruckskraft ihrer Stimme setzt und beweist, dass sie die Königsdisziplin ‘Eine Frau und ein Piano’ perfekt beherrscht (“Fragility”, “Moving Mountains”, “I Will Be Beautiful”). Ihre Stimme verschmilzt dabei mit dem Klang des Klaviers und ihren Texten. Erinnerungen an Ikonen wie Carole King, Carly Simon , James Taylor und Jackson Browne werden wach, nicht zuletzt wegen der dezenten 70er Jahre-Retro-Anklänge. Aber auch die schnelleren Songs lassen Nichts zu wünschen übrig. So eignet sich der Titelsong “Red” durchaus als radio-tauglicher Popstoff. Bei etwas härter angelegten Songs (“Pieces”) bewährt sich die diskrete Instrumentierung. Das reduzierte Klangkostüm der Band dient durchaus als konstantes Stilmittel, das die Stimme perfekt in Szene setzt und Raum auch für leise Töne lässt. RED ist ein Album, das dezente Quervergleiche zulässt, wobei es der Band und besonders Sarah Straub gelingt, sich ihre Eigenständigkeit zu bewahren. Im Fokus stehen Texte, die die ewigen Themen zwischen Mann und Frau beleuchten, aber auch Rückblicke auf besondere Lebenssituationen (“Reflection loss”). 12 Songs als geschlossener, runder Zyklus, den Blick immer auf sorgfältiges Songwriting gerichtet.
Good morning fellow
Haven´t seen you up for a while
Good morning patience
I´m surprised that you give me a smile
My eyes are a little too small
My head is aching like hell but
This day´s gonna be a good day
So take my hand
Red is my blood
As red as my hair
Your blood´s red too
there´s so much we share
Show me the colour, the colour you wear
Your blood´s red too
So there´s so much that we share
Your blood´s red too so
Red
Just stop for a second
Let me look at you, not just from afar
You´re so stunning
Just the way you are
Their world is a little too small
They give me headaches like hell but
We shouldn´t care so take my hand
Red is my blood
As red as my hair
Your blood´s red too
there´s so much we share
Show me the colour, the colour you wear
Your blood´s red too
So there´s so much that we share
Your blood´s red too so
Red
You may agree
It is so nice to see
That i´m not the only one
Will you join me now,
Now that we are 2 of a kind somehow?
Red is my blood
As red as my hair
Your blood´s red too
there´s so much we share
Show me the colour, the colour you wear
Your blood´s red too
So there´s so much that we share
My cold cold heart is melting
when I see your blue blue eyes
My small small hands are shaking
´cause I payed a heavy prize
My long long legs are taking me
along my own own way
The clock is ticking loudly
telling me today´s the day
My eyes are blue or green or brown
doesn´t matter, my ears hear no sound
I stutter, I feel dizzy
´cause I know that he´s around
Bittersweet surrender
you know that
just because I´m losing you
doesn´t mean that I am lost
The grey grey sky is crying
and my red red lips are sealed
´cause there is nothing left to say
until my heart has healed
My white white skin is frozen
my black black soul is burned
All these things I cannot change
about which i´m concerned
Grow grow little flower
you´re beauty is still in bloom
float as high as airplanes fly
greet the stars and greet the moon
Bittersweet surrender
you know that
just because I´m losing you
doesn´t mean that I am lost
Bittersweet surrender
you know that
just because I´m losing you
doesn´t mean that I am lost
Writer, write down my life
show the world what I have done
Reader read with humour
´cause everything, everything was just for fun
Bittersweet surrender
you know that
just because I´m losing you
doesn´t mean that I am lost
Bittersweet surrender
you know that
just because I´m losing you
doesn´t mean that I am lost
What does it mean I´m not good enough
I fall apart, I fall apart
They told me that it would be rough
I played my part, I played my part
They might say there´s no space in this corner
I´d rather choose the other one
What should I say now
Now that you can´t hear me anymore
I´ll never be someone else but me
I´ll never change myself to be with you
I cannot be what you want me to be
Life will teach me better anyway
I´ll keep in mind
What you´ve done for me
I´ll never be someone else but me
Is this me in the mirror
Colours blur, colours blur
Is this what I am living for
I guess not, I guess not
They might say there´s no space in this corner
I´d rather choose the other one
What should I say now
Now that you can´t hear me anymore
I´ll never be someone else but me
I´ll never change myself to be with you
I cannot be what you want me to be
Life will teach me better anyway
I´ll keep in mind
What you´ve done for me
I´ll never be someone else but me
I cannot give, cannot give anymore
I will not do what you are waiting for
I cannot give cannot give anymore
What are you waiting for
What should I say now
Now that you can´t hear me anymore
I´ll never be someone else but me
I´ll never change myself to be with you
I cannot be what you want me to be
Life will teach me better anyway
I´ll keep in mind
What you´ve done for me
I´ll never be someone else but me
I wanna be a rock in your river, deep in your river
a stone worn smooth by your strength
believe me when I say I might belong to you
trust me when I say the rains are gone
I will be beautiful, beautiful
I will be beautiful
For you
I wanna be a rock in your river, deep in your river
a stone worn smooth by your strength
your river´s running deeper than they all could flow, flow
but I am here to stay to get some more
I will be beautiful, beautiful
I will be beautiful
For you
trust in me, trust in you
who will act like a fool
when love takes us light years away
trust in me, trust in you
this is what lovers do
when there is no other way
I will be beautiful, beautiful
I will be beautiful
For you
Don’t say it’s easy
People saw you cry
You’re not an angel
Falling from the sky
You’re doubting the truth
And you’re pushin’ me away
You’re doubting our future
And in tears you say
I’m goin’ my way
I’m taking my chances
I won’t row back
I run ahead
There’s no emotion
I cannot feel my heart
I’m standin’ painless
Feels like a start
Now there’s an answer
And I’m running dry
It’s taking my heart out
forcin’ me to cry
I’m goin’ my way
I’m taking my chances
I won’t row back
I run ahead
I’m goin’ my way
I’m taking my chances
I won’t row back
I run ahead
Movin’ on - I leave the tears behind
Wide apart – I don´t know what to find
Far away – I´m torn apart but nevermind
Getting on - I can’t just sit and wait
Walking on - I’m forcing you to
Let me go- It’s not your life I’m living for
I’m goin’ my way
I’m taking my chances
I won’t row back
I run ahead
I’m goin’ my way
I’m taking my chances
I won’t row back
I run ahead
I’m goin’ my way
I’m taking my chances
I won’t row back
I run ahead
You smell like home
and you taste like the ocean
when I´m the fish in your sea
I´m as glad as I could be
We fly as high as eagles do
come down and then stumble too
a breath and a kiss
make me shiver like this
I lock my doubts up and let you in
I don´t wanna go, I don´t wanna go and switch off my brain
I wanna lose myself in you and the state I´m in
I got you and you got me
I got you and you got me
so who´s gonna save me now
when I don´t wanna saved anymore
You fit me a glove and you
rule my world and you´re
who you need to be
to feel completely free
You take me with you and
I lay everything in your hands
we grow together
they can do whatever they want
I lock my doubts up and let you in
I don´t wanna go, I don´t wanna go and switch off my brain
I wanna lose myself in you and the state I´m in
I got you and you got me
I got you and you got me
so who´s gonna save me now
when I don´t wanna saved anymore
Wake me up only from
all these endless nights I had without you
who´s gonna save me now
when I don´t wanna be saved anymore
I got you and you got me
I got you and you got me
so who´s gonna save me now
when I don´t wanna saved anymore
I hold the steering wheel
As strong as I can
Cause I´m afraid of fading away
I don´t know what went wrong
And where it all began
But I know the price I pay
I step on the gas
I can feel the speed
I just wanna run away
To the horizon, to be free of me
I don´t wanna lose you but I will
If I cannot change myself
So I overcome my fear tonight
Moving mountains
For you
I cut my hair, I cut you out
of my life
I love to deceive myself
you know who I am
only you know who I could be
maybe I could have your help
I put on my shoes
I put on my faith
I just wanna run away
to the horizon, to be free of me
I don´t wanna lose you but i will
If I cannot change myself
So I overcome my fear tonight
Moving mountains
For you
I left you yesterday
I won´t leave you tonight
you give me the strength to make it right
I will be so much better
I will be so much more, more, more
I don´t wanna lose you but i will
If I cannot change myself
So I overcome my fear tonight
Moving mountains
For you
This is a song for all the pieces of my heart
This is a song for all the pieces
This is a song for all the pieces of my heart
This is a song for all the pieces
One piece I gave to the one that I loved and
He smoked his cigarettes and threw my heart into his ashtray
I was confused I didn´t know what to do
It´s a wild wild world, it´s a wild wild world
Take me to the other side
Show me all the light
That could shine
Through me and you
Bring me closer to the edge
Stand on a rocky ledge
Make me wanna do what I wanna do
This is a song for all the pieces of my mind
This is a song for all the pieces
One piece I gave to the one that left
And he smoked his cigarettes and put my mind into his ashtray
I was confused I didn´t know what to do
It´s a wild wild world, it´s a wild wild world
Take me to the other side
Show me all the light
That could shine
Through me and you
Bring me closer to the edge
Stand on a rocky ledge
Make me wanna do what I wanna do
Take me to the other side
Show me all the light
That could shine
Through me and you
Bring me closer to the edge
Stand on a rocky ledge
Make me wanna do what I wanna do
It may take a lifetime
They say enough is enough
This house is full of odours
And my engine is running rough
They say it´s only a doorstep
But to me it means a lot
This house is full of sounds
Would you believe it or not
a sewing machine
In my head or in this room
Candles light her face and my soul
Please let this illusion never stop
Temperature´s rising
This is maximum reflection loss
This is perfection
No barriers to cross
Reflection loss
can someone bring me back there
can someone turn back time
I never feel at home anywhere else
As I close my eyes
A sewing machine
In my head or in this room
Candles light her face and my soul
Please let this illusion never stop
Temperature´s rising
This is maximum reflection loss
This is perfection
No barriers to cross
Reflection loss
Footprints on the doorstep
Like a journey through time
Makes me feel whole again
No wall´s too hard to climb
Temperature´s rising
This is maximum reflection loss
This is perfection
No barriers to cross
Reflection loss
Can you wait here for a second
I´ve waited all night long for you
My head is full of things that went wrong and I don´t know
What I wanna do
I´m still the same
But your perception´s changed
Give me one more chance and I´ll show you I would do anything
What do you feel
When you look at me
After all
If I could then I would let you go
If I could then I would let you go
If I could then I would let you go
If I could then I would let you go
And now you look at me like I´m a stranger
You look at me like I´m not there
The cold in here makes me shiver, makes me lose my mind
But you don´t really care
If I could then I would let you go
If I could then I would let you go
If I could then I would let you go
If I could then I would let you go
When the night is so deep and the world falls apart
Give me something to mend my broken heart
I´ve been losing myself, I´ve been falling so deep
And now I have to admin my own defeat
If I could then I would let you go
If I could then I would let you go
If I could then I would let you go
If I could then I would let you go
Like a feather I fall
Out of the clouds
Out of it all
I smell the rain
But I can´t feel it
I´m playing blind
So I can´t see it
I had a heart
But didn´t use it
I got a choice
But didn´t choose it
I reach out for someone who´s strong
Somebody to get along
Find a place to belong
A soul to sing this song
My fragility will break me
Hold me and protect me
I´m not feeling that strong at all
My fragility will break me
Somehow I feel guilty
I´m not free, cannot be me
Cannot be me
I smell the rain
But I can´t feel it
I´m playing blind
So I can´t see it
I had a heart
But didn´t use it
I got a choice
But didn´t choose it
I´m no slave of anything
Finally I can start breathing
While you´re still condemning me
For the things you´ve done for me
My fragility will break me
Hold me and protect me
I´m not feeling that strong at all
My fragility will break me
Somehow I feel guilty
I´m not free, cannot be me
Cannot be me
Is it my fault that you are gone?
Too many clouds cover the sun
Time was never on my side
No matter how hard I tried
To get along with you
To find myself in you
To always tell the truth
To follow the rules
My fragility will break me
Hold me and protect me
I´m not feeling that strong at all
My fragility will break me
Somehow I feel guilty
I´m not free, cannot be me
Cannot be me
Like a feather I fall
Out of the clouds
Out of it all
I am back at square one
The only option is to run
I´ve come to terms with all the things that I´ve been through
I keep an eye out for you
But you are gone like you always do
I run faster so I won´t have the chance to regret you
And I say goodbye, I say goodbye,
I say goodbye to you
I say goodbye, I say goodbye
See me in the armour of a knight
I am determined to fight
What have you to say for yourself now that we´re done
I feel the wind in my hair
Look how the people stop and stare
I am a thunderbold, ice-cold, devil-may-care
And I say goodbye, I say goodbye,
I say goodbye to you
I say goodbye, I say goodbye
We´re like water and oil
Water and oil
We´re like water and oil
Water and oil
And I say goodbye, I say goodbye,
I say goodbye to you
I say goodbye, I say goodbye
And I say goodbye, I say goodbye,
I say goodbye to you
I say goodbye, I say goodbye