It’s a quarter of a century since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but still lives are put on hold by those who will divide and subjugate us. Isn’t it time, once again, to reject their calls, put them on hold?
Put them on hold
I made the call that I’m a free man
I talked wild of spirit, throughout the land
I saw the wonders that were open to mankind
I held up hope and love and life as gifts that we might shine
Then days became much darker than the night
The hope we had soon vanished from our sight
The love we took for granted we’d never find
Life fading fast as fear our hearts would bind
We put you on hold
Despite your objections
Despite your deflections
You will do as your told
When you’re out in the cold
No time for reflection
No more defection
We bring you into the fold
I dreamed that I could be a free man
I wondered if my spirit just might find a plan
I saw with wonder how despair crushed all mankind
No hope to hold, no love nor life to help us shine
We put you on hold
Despite your objections
Despite your deflections
You will do as your told
When you’re out in the cold
No time for reflection
No more defection
We’ll drag you into the fold
But, surely we can this hate denounce
We can this fear renounce
If there’s one ounce, one single ounce of decency left inside
We put them on hold
Despite their objections
Despite their deflections
We come in from the cold
We tear down the walls
At last, On reflection
from your hate we’re defecting
We reject all your calls
We reject all your calls
From my mini-album Songs of Experience
Words & Music by David Bradley
Vocals, instrumentation and mixing by DB
Cover art adapted from a photo by Saxon Moseley. More information about the photo here j.mp/tacheles-berlin-89
Now with added belltree, but no cowbell (yet)