Betonherz (Live 1984)

# BETONHERZ [INTRO] [Dry, melodic post-punk bass] [Mechanical drums] [Angular chorus guitar - repeatative] [Low analogue synth hum] Nacht. Drei Uhr dreizehn. [VERSE 1] There is a light behind the wall blood red colour Someone is watching from the other side [whispered] I Think they're watching me The streets are wet with gasoline Alleyway welcome the dark Every face is looking forward Everyone must hold their mark [PRE-CHORUS abrupt stop then bass drop] I heard the trains beneath the ground I felt them underneath my feet Something moving through the city Something I could never see [CHORUS] BETONHERZ Schlag für Schlag BETONHERZ Halt mich fest I can hear you through the concrete I can feel you in the walls BETONHERZ I am not alone BETONHERZ But who are you? [VERSE 2] We learned to live between the lines hyper-normalisation We learned the language of fear The language everybody hears A photograph beneath the mattress A number written on the door A name that I don't use anymore A Fatherland i don't know....... [Instrumental 1980 angular angry and raw guitar solo extended] [PRE-CHORUS] I heard the trains beneath the ground I felt them underneath my feet Something moving through the city Something I could never see [CHORUS] BETONHERZ Schlag für Schlag BETONHERZ Halt mich fest I can hear you through the concrete I can feel you in the walls BETONHERZ I am not alone BETONHERZ But who are you? [INSTRUMENTAL] [Long repetitive bassline] [Dry drums] [Jagged chorus guitar] [Sparse analogue synth] [Feedback slowly rising] [RUSSIAN RADIO VOICE — DISTANT] Где ты? [Pause] Я здесь. [BRIDGE] I stood beneath the tower At four am in the rain The city stands artificial. a raised finger to logic or a kick to the teeth [Low bass returns] I saw your face Behind the glass You looked at me I looked away I don't know if you were real I don't know what i really see [RUSSIAN — QUIET, ALMOST SPOKEN] Не смотри назад. [Pause] Don't look back. [BUILD] One side says: Stay. The other says: Go. One side says: Stay. The other says: Go. [Drums intensify] STAY. GO. STAY. GO. [RUSSIAN WHISPER] Иди. [Beat] Или останься. [FINAL CHORUS] BETONHERZ Schlag für Schlag BETONHERZ Halt mich fest I can hear you through the concrete I can feel you in the walls BETONHERZ I am not alone BETONHERZ But who are you? BETONHERZ I don't know which side I'm on. BETONHERZ I don't know which side you're on. BETONHERZ Maybe there was never a side at all. Or maybe just no choice. [OUTRO] [Band gradually strips away] the concrete remains. [Drums disappear.] [One repeating guitar note.] [RUSSIAN WHISPER] Где ты? [Long pause] [Very quiet] Я здесь. [Machine hum] [END]