Identity

by Attila Tapolczai

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1.
The Day That Reason Died 02:38
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The Day That Reason Died [Verse 1:] Prejudice has never been my way I'm still fighting against it every day Every time I meet this old evil I hope it doesn't affect most of the people But hey! What is going out there World politics' getting to look like a nightmare What has been morally unacceptable Is now becoming everywhere perceptible [Chorus:] We're in the age of information where fear controls the mind Yet I thought that sane solutions for problems aren't too difficult to find But then I woke up one day and I saw how they sent that man of hate into power And that was the day that reason, that was the day that reason died [Verse 2:] I never thought it was a perfect world we lived in Or that the chance for peace was very promising And when I watched the first war in the television At the latest then I should have lost any better vision But here in the first world the majority, The ones who always refer to Christianity Are afraid of helping strangers, I can live with that But these Christians want to send them back to death [Chorus 2:] We're in the age of information where fear controls the mind Yet I thought that sane solutions for problems aren't too difficult to find But then I woke up one day and I saw how they eagerly built a fence at the border And that was the day that reason, that was the day that reason died [Verse 1] [Chorus 3:] We're in the age of information where fear controls the mind Yet I thought that sane solutions for problems aren't too difficult to find But then I woke up one day and I saw how a country proudly went into disaster And that was the day that reason, that was the day that reason died
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Empty Cage 03:56
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Empty Cage [Verse 1:] Getting off the train in Bp. This smell doesn't quite please me I'm in the glowing future eaten by rust Going down the metro station What I see is a broken nation Looking for her savior in the dust [Chorus:] Walking the streets of my childhood A strange feeling's haunting me all around You're in me but I can't identify with you You're an empty cage in my own mind [Verse 2:] Looking 'round in this old big city The supply of goods' confusing me The main stream of thoughts push me on the side Traveling deep in the country The new fashion of evil hits me On posters promoting genocide [Chorus] [Verse 3:] I hear a voice, the river's calling me Like a stone it shaped my identity But the water washed me far away But things remain that keep on worrying me Like what will happen to my family On which path will they find their way? [Chorus] [Out-Chorus:] Free your mind!
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Make It Happen 03:26
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Make It Happen [Verse 1:] How long can we keep our eyes closed and ignore the warning sign? We all live in the poisonous footprint that my dear humanity left behind Never before have lived so many people on the Earth And the destination must be changed before we get really hurt [Verse 2:] Of course we're free to believe that this isn't serious at all Or can we just listen to the 15.000 scientists who sent out a desperate call The warming Earth, the melting ice, the deadly air should make us draw the red line And the destination's a sustainable planet [Chorus:] It's time to make it happen It's time (time), time for us to make it happen For us to make it [Chorus] [Verse 3:] How many more graphs have to be shown to see the world's forests decline How many species have been sent to extinction in just a short period of time We've rubbish growing everywhere and carbon burning in the air And the destination is a healthy ecosystem [Chorus] [Verse 4:] Who's going to give up the obsolete idea of endless growth? Who's willing to sacrifice the profit, leaving the highway of madness for a shaky road Our voice must be raised before we spiraling out into suicide And the destination is a.......thriving Earth [Chorus] 2x
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A Sad Winter 03:14
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Ask Me 03:23
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Ask Me [Verse 1:] My father told me once 'Son, If you want to get to know yourself There's no better mirror to look at than your own little man' And I enjoy the rare moments when you're standing next to me Once I've been your father, please don't run away from me [Chorus:] Come on, ask me what storm clouds are made of What's the name of that bird? Where do planets go? You don't have to convince me how smart and great you are, boy Just make me feel to be your father once more [Verse 2:] My mother told me too, 'Dear, if you want to be a man, Well, you need to be a father', and now I understand Then I got this present but I threw it away from me I had to save my soul, it wasn't for you, please forgive me [Chorus 2:] Come on, ask me: Where do rivers come from? Why do people hate each other, why love feels so warm You don't have to convince me how fast and strong you are, boy Just make me feel to be your father once more [Verse 3:] Now we're looking at the train, the one that brings you home The one that makes me lonely, but the one we must get on And as you hold my hand 'cause the crowd and the big machine makes you feel small You let me be your father once more [Chorus 3:] And you ask me how fast this train is going I say faster than I'd like but, never mind, it feels like home And trust me, I will let you go, boy Just make me feel to be your father once more [Chorus 1] [Chorus 2]
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Radio 03:23
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Radio [Chorus:] I see the lovely faces everywhere around the house Dancing, playing, singing, crying and laughing at the world below Coming from different places, might have grew up with different music But we're the ones who never really care what's on the radio [Verse 1:] Travelled to many countries, weeks and months away from Hungary Didn't speak the language but we never missed a country-fellow We heard our melodies and met people of every colours Like in a good family for a drink we mostly didn't say no [Bridge:] But there times when I felt the loneliness At normal family meetings or in school The kids were talking about the latest fashion or hits Who had the most they were the cool And I was the fool [Chorus] [Verse 2:] Away with empty phrases, no need for fake sentiments We want real, honest feelings, serious topics and critical voice We don't want anybody to tell us what to sing in the shower Shut off the radio and never say we have no other choice [Bridge 2:] And I remember listening to every shit as a kid And it hurts but some of them I even liked And I feel so sorry about the latest generations Who's going to sing 'em about their rights? Come and see the light!
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The Unchosen One 03:06
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Cohesion 02:55
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Cohesion [Verse 1-2:] The words are worn, the flags are waving forsaken The songs are empty, the coats of arms are broken The searching continues desperately where to belong Dead statues are ruling the square Balloons of symbols are filling the air The past is forgotten but the need for identity is strong [Chorus:] So what's the cohesion between you and me? May I ask you now seriously? Why can't we gather under the flag of humanity? [Verse 3-4:] The gods have found their peace in the ether Classes are more obscure than ever Ethnic separation offers a way back to the swamps Broken families are the rule not the exception Worthless tabloids are increasing the tension Pseudo-communities occupy us with fake science [Chorus] [Out-Chorus:] You and me we have a common fate Who's gonna win if we disintegrate? All people do have a common fate Who's gonna win in the end if we disintegrate? Animals and plants have the common fate Who's gonna win if we disintegrate? We all on this planet share the common fate Who's gonna win in the end if we disintegrate? Lalala, lalala, lalala, lalala, laa
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Perceive 05:03
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Perceive [Verse 1:] Leaves are dancing in the wind outside They tell you something, open your mind Breathe their smell, let them speak To feel their power, let yourself be weak [Verse 2:] Clouds are rolling slowly in the sky They tell you different stories, they don't lie Look up and believe what they say Let your imagination fly away [Verse 3:] Birds are singing 'round the morning dew They'll soon be leaving but for a few Open your ears, watch them fly They quietly disappear in the sky [Chorus:] The world is much more than what you see If you don't suppress your sensibility For to find life's finest art Never have fear to open your heart [Verse 4:] People are passing by on the square Just like you, each has a cross to bear Read their eyes, feel what they feel Have you ever before felt them so near? [Verse 5:] Children are playing loudly in the park Can you see in their true eyes that spark? They know how to see the world without knowing what that means Before we turn them into machines [Verse 6:] Your hands are stroking my face, it's so fine The candle's burning, your heart is mine It tells me how you feel as I listen to its beat Your love's driving me crazy, your kiss is sweet [Chorus] [Verse 7:] The snow keeps falling, freezing wind outside Warm lights in the windows show where we all hide Some on their own, some with family Some with an empty heart, some in love like you and me [Chorus] [Out-Chorus:] That's how you reach life's highest art Perceive the world with a free and open heart
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Mackerel Sky 04:53
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I Want To Wander With You 03:56
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I Want To Wander With You [Verse 1 - 2:] I want to wander with you Don't let me go out alone Let's get some fresh air, come on and leave the car at home I know you don't like to bike But I know you like to walk After all that's the best 'cause we both love to talk [Bridge 1:] When I first saw that Buddha painting on your wall The one that was actually inappropriate to hang there I felt that our souls must have been deeply connected somehow He just smiled at us as the time went timeless on the couch with each other [Chorus 1:] I want to be on your side I hope you want it too I want to be your part, I want to wander with you [Verse 3 -4:] I want to swim with you But against the stream 'cause it's much more fun Just slow and relaxed, we both hate the German Autobahn I love being lazy with you Especially on a Saturday night Lying in bed while others are partying outside [Bridge 2:] And you know I have nothing against technology Otherwise I couldn't have recorded this song But I feel so blessed when you stroke me more often than your smart-phone Then I promise I won't read or practice too long [Chorus 2:] I want to be on your side You say you want it too I want to see you smile, I want to wander with you [Verse 5 - 6:] I want to lay on the grass But 'shit', we left the blanket at home It's OK, the sun's shining anyway wherever you roam I'm going to leave you tonight But I won't be away for long You know it keeps me realizing that my attraction to you is still strong [Bridge 3:] And when I come home on one night, everything's so peaceful I don't want to wake you up, well, actually it's not true You tell me it's so great to have me back 'cause you're tired of washing dishes And it goes on and on since you made me fall in love with you [Chorus 3:] I want to be on your side I feel you want it too I want you to be free, I want to wander with you
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Sunshine 03:33
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Sunshine [Verse 1:] It's a cloudy Christmas Day and there's not too much to say It's just another one without you The phone is still warm and that's became the norm Distance never stops to make me blue I see the other kids throwing snowballs at their dad But I only have the snow So I put some feelings under it and I wait for the day it begins to thaw [Chorus:] So come out little sunshine cheer up the world today Make them dark clouds roll by Melt the snow, help plants to grow and bring my feelings back They're bound to be suppressed, not to die [Verse 2:] Eleven years are gone and too many things are done I've surrendered and, you see, my hands are tied We held on through the years and we shed so many tears But you taught me to look at the positive side But there are those moments when we run out of strength And you hide behind the clouds Helplessness makes me sad and I put my feelings deep under the ground [Chorus] [Break] = [Verse] [Chorus] [Out-Chorus:] ...not to die
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The Machine 02:35
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The Machine [Verse 1:] Have you, have you, have you fulfilled our wildest dreams? Don't you, don't you, don't you take the price? Will you, will you, will you take complete control? Are you, are you, are you the machine? [Verse 2:] Did we, did we, did we start to dig our own graves? Can we, can we, can we turn it to a plantation? Do we, do we, do we take the responsibility? Shall we, shall we, shall we learn to survive? [Chorus 1:] Is this the future we dreamed of? Crystal Meth and sado-mechanized love On hills of broken iPhones and empty batteries What happened to Buddha and Jesus? 'Eternal' went to endless zeros 'Perfection of the self' sank in radioactive seas [Verse 3:] Will they, will they, will they replace all intelligence? Did they, did they, did they make our life easier? Could they, could they, could they have a personality? Are they, are they, are they a runaway train? [Chorus 2:] Is this the future we dreamed of? Rattling guns and an oil-soaked dove Streets filled with rolling monsters and choking gas What happened to Buddha and Jesus? They're converted into ones and zeros 'Perfection of the self' transformed into cancer cells [Bridge:] And we're dancing with you all night long And you lead us 'cause you're perfect and strong And you comfort our lives We're staring into your electric eyes And we never fall 'cause a god just can't be wrong And you control our lives Seducing us with your electric eyes And we never ask, 'What if the calculation goes wrong?' [Verse 4:] Who will, who will, who will stop the giant vampire? Who can, who can, who can tame the chain reaction? Who did, who did, who did hide the using instruction? Who built, who built, who built the machine?
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Go On 03:16
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Go On [Chorus:] I've trusted, won and lost and I've learned to accept it And I believed in the things that I've done I was tested and tempted, discontented, exhausted But I've never been afraid to go on [Verse 1:] Oh, have you ever sailed on a ship with a broken mast And you know the sharks are only waiting for your fall Oh, but you never reach the shore if you never try So put the oars out and row as fast as you can until you see your goal [Chorus] [Verse 2:] Oh, would you ever leave the house on a stormy night If you knew that somebody needs you outside Oh, could you ever risk your safety and your comfort For a journey that leads you to the unknown with a beloved guide [Break] = [Chorus] [Bridge:] Now the wind is gone, nothing moves, you're contented and relaxed But after the ebb flows the tide And the flame within you won't leave you to rest Something calls you, drives you, makes you run again into the wild [Chorus] [Last Chorus:] I've trusted, won and lost and I've learned to accept it I hoped to be right and proved to be wrong I've rambled and stumbled, I landed, never granted But I've gone on through writing this song
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Who You Are 03:21
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Who You Are [Verse 1:] So long, turn off the light, And ask yourself who you are Silence is ruling now But the demons and fairies aren't far [Chorus:] Seeking the road in the dark Sparkling eyes tell you which way to go And some music is played in the sky Calling your name and that's who you are [Verse 2:] Morning, a new day arrived And you know you must decide where to go No one else can carry your load And the words are true 'You reap what you sow' [Chorus 2:] Seeking yourself in the crowd Caring eyes tell you which way to go And some music is beating in your heart Playing your tune and that's what you are [Verse 3:] Time, you feel, is passing you by And you have no more but this one life And as long as you're here there's still plenty to realize Before at the last gate you arrive [Chorus 3:] Seeking your place in the night Grateful eyes tell you which way to go And some music like your own shining star Casts a light on the road where you are [Out-Chorus:] And the music like your own shining star Will always help you to find who you are

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released June 29, 2018

Produced by Attila Tapolczai

Music & Lyrics:
Attila Tapolczai (1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,13,14,15)
Hauke Iven Marquard (7)
Milan Ikhardt (10)

Musicians:
Attila Tapolczai - mandolin (all), acoustic guitar (4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14),
electric guitar: (2,3), upright bass (5,9,12,14),
lead vocals (all), backing vocals (8,9)

Colm Egan - acoustic guitar (1,2,3,6,15), electric guitar (1,5,8,14),
backing vocals (1,2,3,13,14,15)

Peter Wachter - acoustic bass guitar (1,2,3,4,6,8,10,11,13,15),
upright bass (7), backing vocals (13)

Johanna Regenbogen - viola (1,2,3,5,6,9,12,13,14,15),
backing vocals (1,2,3,11,12,13,14,15)

Hauke Iven Marquard - fiddle (2,3,7,8,10,11)

Aleix Kammerl - fiddle (4,5,6,13,15)

Milan Ikhardt - 5-string banjo (1,2,7,8,10,13,14)

Adrienn Bódy - dobro (4,10)

Recorded in Augsburg, Germany and Budapest, Hungary
between January and May, 2018

Recording, Mixing & Mastering: Attila Tapolczai
Artwork: Attila Tapolczai

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Attila Tapolczai Augsburg, Germany

Attila Tapolczai is a singer-songwriter, guitar and mandolin player. Previously doing many years of punk rock, he formed his first acoustic group in 2005 which became known as Attila & Friends.

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