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Fernweh

by The Revenants

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1.
Don't know where I been Don't know where I am headed Hoping that I find my way Looking for directions, asking every stranger But they got nothing to say So I'll just trip along Hoping I don't fall, hoping I don't go astray Into parts unknown Going, going gone into parts unknown Don't know who I was Don't know who I'll wind up Hoping I can figure it out Maybe I'll get lucky, maybe I will triumph I'll see a turnabout So I'll just skip along Despite my fear, despite all of my doubt I hope one day I will find my way If I roll like a stone into parts, into parts unknown Don't know where I came from Don't know where I'm going But I hope I get there soon Ripping up some rubber Burning up some asphalt Hoping I find Brigadoon I am on my way, in the bright of the sun By the light of the moon
2.
I reached out my hand And you pulled me into you We got as close as close can be To the point I passed on through What I won't remember What I yearn to forget What I won't remember Regret Was a winter's day In a deep and dark December We made love like no one’s business At least that's what I remember Wish I could wish it all away Wish I might and I wish I may I reached out my hand But you were long gone Sometimes I wonder if you ever there at all Or was that time a fabled once upon
3.
Tick-tock, tick-tok Goes old man time Just letting us know the game’s afoot Nothing lasts No nothing lasts forever So it’s best to not stay put What time is it Time to get gone Time to get right outta here What time is it Time to leave it all behind Time to disappear Get outta here Ring out the old Ring in the new And if you tarry you’ll be replaced Time is a-wastin’ Keep that in mind So it’s best to make haste You gotta be a fool If you think time’s on your side ‘Cause it ain’t No it ain’t Days turn into weeks Weeks turn into years And there’s nothing you about it You’re a speck of dust Blown along a troubling wind Ain’t no way you can’t doubt it
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Wanderlust 04:17
Can’t wait to move Can’t wait to go Can’t wait to thrive and grow Can’t be slow, no no Out of this world Out of this world Out of this world Out of this world Out of this world Out of this world Gotta get out or bust Out of this world Wanderlust Can’t wait to leave Can’t wait to split Can’t wait to say I quit I won’t submit, no no Hit the road Hit the road And don’t look back Can’t wait to soar Can’t wait to fly Can’t wait to say goodbye Say goodbye, yeah yeah
5.
I have seen some crazy things I have seen some wacky stuff Just when I think I seen it all I had not seen enough I had not seen enough I had not seen enough I have traveled this world I been hither and yon I have raced against the sun To find a brand new dawn I have been around the bend I have been where the buffalo roam But no matter where I gone Ain't no place I feel at home Ain't no place I feel at home Ain't no place I feel at home I have witnessed wicked things I been sickened by it all I been kicked down to the curb But still I stand tall But still I stand tall But still I stand tall
6.
There was a time And oh what a time What a time, what a time it was It was a time Unlike any other time When the whole wide world was abuzz I’m not here no more I’m gone far, far away I’m not here no more No more yesterday There was a place And oh what a place Such a place, such a place nonpareil It was a place Where could live my life At least for a little while There was a dream And oh what a dream What a dream, a dream beyond belief It was a dream That went on and on And in it I found relief
7.
A storm moved in To our neighborhood And it flooded Our house and home We stack up our sandbags And we stocked up But nothing Nothing could stop the flood The light's gone out The light's gone out The light's gone out All over the world We ate from our cans Chef Boyardee It tasted like tin With tomato sauce We talk about old times How we left food to rot And how we wished We could take a bath We lit up candles We slept in our attic And we listened To the radio The air grew stale And the food ran out And we dreamed, we dreamed We dreamed of better days
8.
On Your Way 05:04
You said that it was time that you leave here Got to be going, be on your way You said there's no reason to stay here No point in stalling, no reason to delay Time to call it and pull up your stakes Time to sell all the crap And clean your cupboards bare Time to rid yourself of all your records Box up your dishes, empty the Frigidare If I may say so and I will It's been a thrill, it's been a thrill And yeah, oh, there's one more thing One more thing I go to say I love you, I love you Though I know you'll be on your way You said that it was time for you to take stock And see the world from a new point of view You said that it was time for you to find a new god One that's not spiteful, one you won't wanna rue If I may say so and I might Hope you win the fight
9.
Fernweh 05:34
I've served my time Done all I can do Done all I can do With the likes of you Just gotta get out Gotta get out of here Gotta carve a new path Gotta face my fear Headed out Headed out of here I am gone, gone, gone Headed out Headed out of here Get along, long, long I got to wander I've done my duty And I have done it well Done it well Can't you tell Just gotta get lost Gotta leave this place Gotta put it all behind Gotta run a new race I gotta wander Ain't got no choice I gotta wander Gotta find a new voice I gotta wander Find a higher ground I gotta wander Gotta wander around I have made my mark I have left my stain I have left my stain I have caused some pain Just gotta leave this place Gotta leave it all behind Gotta see what's out there Gotta get some peace of mind
10.
Always been a wanderer Yeah I’ve wandered all my days Even when my wandering Got me lost in a maze I been lonely I been downright depressed Looking for that place Where I can take my rest Wherever I am Wherever I go I just wanna be back home with you Whenever I'm lost Whenever I'm broken I just wanna be back home with you Always been a stranger In this land of the strange Never been part of anything Always felt small change I been out here Been out here on my own With no one to hold my hand My whole life alone You are all I think about You are all I hope to find You are all I dream about You are never not on my mind Always been a loner Yeah I’ve carved out my own road It was never easy No place to lay my load I been out here Thinking what I left behind And of all the people I’ve known It was you on my mind
11.
I been waiting Waiting at the gate Waiting to board my flight I been waiting for a million years To burst into that good night I will be home soon I been living Living for the moment Living like no tomorrow I been living for a million years Living through grief and sorrow
12.
Got my things all packed away Turned off the radio Took one last look around And told myself I'm ready to go I was born a long, long way From where I'm wanna be And now I'm, I'm on my way I'm on my back way home Got my ticket in my hand The train is almost here A wind blows my at my back My eyes let go a tear Scenes go floating by Like something from a dream And I let go a laugh This is not just what it seems

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“Among the great struggles of man ― good/evil, reason/unreason ― there is also this mighty conflict between the fantasy of Home and the fantasy of Away, the dream of roots and the mirage of the journey.”
―Salman Rushdie

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released May 28, 2023

Cover "Fernweh" by Eliot Wilder

Songs written and performed by Eliot Wilder

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