2011 by Ginger & Taliesyn Pr oductions
Yeager(Bertogg/Bütikofer/Jucker/Walser)
Marc Walser: Guitars, VocalsMichael Bütikofer: Guitars, VocalsAriane Bertogg: BassDominik Jucker: Drums
Hey, Mister YeagerAre you ready to flyYou gonna be my hero'Cause you're not the man to dieYou gonna break that barrierChasin‘ demons in the skyHey, Mister YeagerTell me, are you ready to fly
The year is '47And the enemy is redUncle Sam is worriedBut Wernher has the planHe starts to build a rocketWith a million pounds of thrustSo they kick of the raceBut who'd be first in space
Hey, Mister YeagerAre you ready to rideYour soul is full of whiskeyAnd that horse is Pancho's prideYou‘re out there in the desertRacing through the nightHey, Mister YeagerTell me, are you ready to ride
The day's October 14thAnd you'll be making historySticks and stones may break your bonesBut your spirit's wild and freeYou ring that bell and take her highDrop her nose and let her divePush her to the speed of sound'Cause all you wanna do is fly
Father(Bertogg/Walser)
George Vaine: VocalsMarc Walser: GuitarsMichael Bütikofer: TrumpetAriane Bertogg: BassDominik Jucker: Drums
I'm looking through a windowI see a man tied to his bedIn the flamelight of a candleHis white body looks like deadAnd a girl comes dancing slowlyThere's some music I can't hearWith a silverspoon and a needleShe takes away his fears
'Cause all I want and all I needI'm crying for it desperatelyFather, please Take that pain away from me
Corona of red rosesFlesh wounds into my palmsHer blue dress is a-shakingAs she’s sobbing by my feetHe's talking through a spiralBut the clouds distort my brainMy lips burst as I answerPlease take away that pain
'Cause all I want and all I needI beg you here down on my kneesPlease take that pain away from me
I'm standing on a mountainRolling thunder in my ears The sky is all ablazeAs my eyes are filled with tearsThe ground shakes and tumblesAs a deep voice speaks out loudOn the seventh day of creationThe lord created sound
Cause all I want and all I needI cry for it but no one hearsFather, pleaseTake that pain away from me
200 Horses(Bertogg/Walser)
Benj Hartwig: HammondMarc Walser: Guitars, VocalsMichael Bütikofer: GuitarsAriane Bertogg: BassDominik Jucker: Drums
Silent as a spaceshipI’m floating over seas of tarLeft behind my hometownWell, I've never been that farBlooming fields of poppyCrying out like bleeding hearts Sun’s shining through my windowBurning my wounds into scars
I had a home thereBut I did not want to stay200 horses, now we’re running away
Once I’ve had a planHow my life should beAll that is left of itIs a fading memoryI wanted to grow oldIn the sunshine of your smileSo my mind keeps spinningAs I’m riding mile by mile
I had a home thereBut I did not want to stay200 horses, now we’re running away
Painful Hours(Walser)
Stephanie Kobza: CelloMarc Walser: Guitars, VocalsAriane Bertogg: BassDominik Jucker: Drums
Painful hours They got you in their claws
The sun is shining outsideBut you’re in the pouring rainYour room is dark and lonelyJust the blue light easing your pain
You’re out of time and out of spaceTrapped in you libertyIt’s all behind the curtainThat curtain of reality
In the sweet smell of your roomYou’re slave to your own desiresYou’ve promised to keep your hands offBut you’re coming back again
Painful hours They won't let you go
You got no will to live You got no will to dieGot nowhere to run to And you don’t know how to cry
They take you to the strangest Places all aroundCause there’s nothing inside of youThat helps you not to drown
And when you’re down and outYour body keeps on shakingJust this screaming silenceThat’s falling back on you
Seahorse(Bertogg/Bütikofer/Jucker/Walser)
Marc Walser: Guitars, VocalsMichael Bütikofer: Guitars, VocalsAriane Bertogg: BassDominik Jucker: Drums
Oh mother earthOh father sea
The ship was leavingAs the sun went downAnd we were sailingIn the stardrowned nightThe pitching and the rollingRocked me to sleepOh father sea
I dreamt I was riding On a seahorse’s backBelow the silent surfaceI heard a siren's songThe voices kept on callingCalling me downOh father sea
There I was floatingThrough a sunken landFull of glowing fishAnd undiscovered plantsBelow the endless surfaceI got sight of a worldOh father sea
It's getting dark and cold nowMy eyes too weak to seeBut luminous flashesAre all alongside me There's only one direction Down to the golden coreOh father sea
My heart is beating heavilyMy lungs about to burstSilver bubbles of oxygenRelieve me from the worstCurious eyes and greedy handsDragging me down to stayI'm slipping away
No More(Bertogg/Walser)
Stephanie Kobza: CelloMarc Walser: Guitars, VocalsAriane Bertogg: BassDominik Jucker: Drums
Cold mornings at the stationFoggy rides in your blue carJust another tear is drippingDripping from my cheeks
I thought that piece of woodCould make me happyBut now that our love is goneIt wouldn’t even stop my tears
No more wild horsesSunny days out in the snowHow could you be so nearWhile I was that far
One day we’ll laugh about itFor now all we do is cryYou know that I loved you, babyThough I’ve never dared to say
I'dont Know(Bertogg/Walser)
Marc Walser: Guitars, Vocals, Hammond, PercussionAriane Bertogg: Bass, HammondDominik Jucker: Bassdrum
Well I don't know what to doWell I don't know what to doI got no one to turn toNow I'm feeling so alone
Well I'm running awayWell I'm running awayI'm longing for your kissesBut I don't know where you are
Wild Bill(Bütikofer)
Michael Bütikofer: Guitars, VocalsAriane Bertogg: BassDominik Jucker: Drums
In a small town down the highway Lived a manBound to this gunshop called Wild BillA gift from his dad
His beard grew long through all these years There behind the counterCounting these bullets Rolling away under his hands
And one fine day he ran awayAnd one fine day he ran awayAnd one fine day there was this Glimmer in his eyesWhen he bought that ticket for the train And in the waiting room he started talking To a fair and beautiful girlHe'd seen her for yearsIn the groceries by the churchBut never spoke no single word
Now he was free
The Wheel(Bertogg/Walser)
Marc Walser: Guitars, VocalsMichael Bütikofer: GuitarAriane Bertogg: BassDominik Jucker: Drums
You're part of the wheelYou're turning alongYou're in a closed circuitA never-ending showYou're part of itAnd so am IBut still you're trappedIn that spiral of time
'Cause here and nowYou know we're trapped in the wheelYou know we're trapped in the wheelYou know we're trapped in the wheelTogether
You whisper to me But no one can hearThose words of salvationThat secret prophecyStuck in our brainsEven if you shoutCause you and IYou know we can’t get out
'Cause here and nowYou know we're trapped in the wheelYou know we're trapped in the wheelYou know we're trapped in the wheelTogether
Inside I'm Free(Bertogg/Bütikofer/Jucker/Walser)
Marc Walser: GuitarsMichael Bütikofer: TrumpetAriane Bertogg: BassDominik Jucker: Drums
We'd like to thank:All our hosts during the years of touring, Asian immigrants in Germany (you prevented us from starving), Albert Aeschlimann, August Bebel, Äxl Schulze and Magnificent Music, Benj Hartwig, Bobel, Boni Bertogg and BauCompany for the tour buses, Bookers and promoters for having us at their venue, Burger King, Carmela Steiner, Charly for dancing, Chrigl Winiker, Christian Ertl, Chuck Yeager, Daniel Jenny, Danilo Neve, Everyone we've (unintentionally) stolen cables/tape from, Everyone who filmed and taped and shared the material with us, Family Rizzo for the pizzas, Florence Miller, George Vaine, Geuer for rolling, Gina Schober for the pictures and the merchandise, Hans Sichart and family, Hansgeorg Walther, H. L. Todd, Hans-Phillip Schubring, HAS, Hundreds of artists for the inspiration, Ingo Jörissen, Jens Heide and Rockfreaks, Jeti, Luc Besson, Manni Kalbitz, Marc Fritschi for the webhosting, Michel Bergner, Michel Montecrossa for the carpet, Nina, Lila &Angie, Oskar Widmaier, Peter Walser, Philipp Langenbacher for the corrections, Pino Quaresima, Rafi Kirder, Ray & Jeanett and family, Roger Rutishauser, Vasco Saxer & The Royal Hangmen, Ronnie Raumschiff, Rumi S. Hatt, Simon Stahel & Anna-Lena Keller, Sound engineers we fought with during soundchecks (it made us stronger individuals), Spatz Kommune for the cakes, Stash, WAT, Rumble and Radiologisch for the radio shows, Steinberg Media for the bugs, Stephanie Kobza, Sugar Mama and the club, Thom & Steve Wettstein, Tom Wolfe, U.S. National Museum & Admiral Farragut, Wolf, Yvonne Schröder, Zivilschutz Zürich for the amazing acoustic insulation mattresses...
AoxoToxoA, Henrik Freischlader, Karmic Society, Last Avenue, Mars Mushrooms, Siena Root, Space Debris, Strange Shape, Suddenly Plastic, Todd Wolfe, White Rabbit Dynamite... and all the other bands that shared the stage with us!
Everyone we forgot to mention - we're very sorry for that!
Marc Walser: Guitars, Vocals, Hammond, PercussionMichael Bütikofer: Guitars, Vocals, Trumpet
Ariane Bertogg: Bass, HammondDominik Jucker: Drums
Special GuestsGeorge Vaine: Vocals on "Father"
Benj Hartwig: Hammond on "200 Horses"Stephanie Kobza: Cello on "No More" and "Painful Hours"
All Songs Written & Produced by GingerRecorded by Ginger in August 2011
Mixed and Mastered by Rumi S. Hatt at Pilgrim Studio
Artwork by Marc Walser
Special thanks goes out to all our families and friends for just being there!
