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The Nature Of Things

by TAKE OFF TO NOVA

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1.
Racer 04:38
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Racer Traffic jam on the boulevard She´s like a vision Shades, lipstick, overall suit In a race car A few more miles to black market place She can smell the gasoline Her favorite perfume it has always been She´s all touch-and-go Never take it slow Down in the motordrome Is where she feels that rush Them bumper chaser try to disgrace her But she´s a racer Yes she is! In the mountains she does her laps Between the rocks In the heat, in the dust Against the clock Sometimes she gets carried out to far She doesn´t mind the dents and bruises The one or other battle scar She´s all touch-and-go Never take it slow Down in the motordrome Is where she feels that rush Them bumper chaser try to disgrace her But she´s a racer Stop signs everywhere she goes She understood soon how the wind blows it´s in your face! But one day she had cut her strings To take a leap, unfold her wings If you go all in, life won´t keep back Her road to happiness is black She´s all touch-and-go Never take it slow Down in the motordrome Is where she feels that rush Them bumper chaser try to disgrace her But she´s a racer She´s all touch-and-go Never take it slow Down in the motordrome Is where she feels that rush Them bumper chaser try to disgrace her But she´s a racer Yes she is!
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Gust Of Wind 03:45
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Gust Of Wind How will things end? Nobody knows When the wind turns , how a tree grows But I do know, how things can begin Here and today, if I dare to give in Will I find comfort in your arms When I come back a battered dog? Now´s the time, open the window wide It takes a gust of wind under their wings Most of them crash and die, others take the sky Don´t mourn , don´t regret! We are what we dream, they give us cover We need some cosiness in a big world Would you leave home, give in to wanderlust And risk to prove the world is unjust? Would you dare to go where to it all leads? Thoughts to words, words to deeds? Now´s the time, open the window wide It takes a gust of wind under their wings Most of them crash and die, others take the sky Don´t mourn , don´t regret! We make big plans, but don´t take them on Afraid of the pain of the fall We live with a stuffed heart Unfulfilled hopes still warm the soul, other than shattered dreams An aired heart calls for new Ideas Now´s the time, open the window wide It takes a gust of wind under their wings Most of them crash and die, others take the sky Don´t mourn , don´t regret! Now´s the time, await the gust of wind Await the gust of wind, don´t mourn , don´t regret! Await the gust of wind, don´t mourn , don´t regret!
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Testify 04:11
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Testify The girl in the mirror openly shows her despite You turn away before she can pick a fight I feel you shiver when I hold you tight You turn to me and demand that I testify The search for an answer, the reason why Is water on the seed of doubt in your mind You’re judge and you’re jury in this unfair trial Please, please don’t make me testify You try to connect the dots But love is a riddle to be left unsolved It defies reasoning, bows to no law Can’t be explained by logical thought You don’t feel entitled when love jumps the gun We cannot see just how the strings run And If we want to make them undone The heart is a Gordian knot You ask me if we can stand the test of time Don’t be afraid, there’s a low after every high No matter what comes, my word I’ll stand by Before all who judge us, I will testify Before all who judge us, I will testify Before all who judge us, I will testify
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The Game 04:30
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The Game One single thought A faint desire Seed in your heart Certain to flower It can´t be ignored Soon it gets under your skin It tugs and pulls Love made you blossom You burned from head to toe With Hair and skin New thoughts came down like a rug You wouldn’t speak You did not want to stain our memories You took the next step on a path I didn´t see Soon I was lost, you were too far ahead of me Isn´t love a game, asking for a playful heart To cherish the day? When your grown-up world becomes too cold and hard Come back to play I was so green Always the boy, not the man I should be So foolishly I mistook sex for love Sex is all play, love has to grow up You, all by yourself Decided to go down that new road Us, you had outgrown Isn´t love a game, asking for a playful heart To cherish the day? When your grown-up world becomes too cold and hard Come back to play You heard the call Eyes in the distance Following the song of life in transition I kept our vow Tomorrow is the hangman Of the here and now
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When Rock 'n' Roll Was Young 05:10
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When Rock 'n' Roll Was Young Dusting off some old vinyl World starts to spin with a crackling From Pete Seeger to the King Songs from a world in divide White dove labours under the olive branch People singing give peace a chance To the head a gun A bomb for a second sun, yes a deadly one In times when rock ‘n’ roll was young I hear the beat, feel the pulse of the time Songs against battle cries When I see the pictures of Vietnam I can hear Jimi´s Machine Gun James Brown was no smooth crooner He said it loud, you should be proud Show yourself, go dancing in the streets These days demand a new sound MLK he lead the way from Selma to Montgomery Left and right in one big fray A fight for a new era, a brighter dawn In times when rock ‘n’ roll was young The zeitgeist is the poet´s muse And words can be like tinder Before they stood up and took to the streets People hung on his Lip, sat at her feet To liberate the body, mind and soul They pray to the gods of rock ‘n’ roll It can´t be stopped by no rain and mud A mass with hundred thousand at Woodstock Girls in short skirts, flowers in the hair Make love not war, sounding through the air Turn on, tune it, then drop out Old certainties called into doubt, they´ve come undone In times when rock ‘n’ roll was young Has our world become a better place? There is a new divide! Those same dreams are still alive and We are hammer and anvil shaping the times
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No Man's Land 06:02
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No Man's Land I only mind my business, I hear you say They leave me be if I stay out of the fray What am I supposed to do, a single man alone? It will blow by, soon will be gone It’s time to take a stand Before we wake up in no man’s land Under fire from all sides Hiding in castles made of sand Right in no man’s land With pride and a broad chest you declare I´m a pacifist! The pacifist’s dilemma is If he keeps out of it, he adds to the bully’s score ´cause it takes two for peace, but only one for war It’s time to take a stand Before we wake up in no man’s land Under fire from all sides Hiding in castles made of sand Right in no man’s land You have it comfy in your bubble You don´t wanna stand on one side or the other You choose your battles carefully, so you say But It´s never the right place nor the right day You cover your eyes, but they will see you You cover your ears, but your heart talks too You cover your mouth, and the silence pierces through You have to do, what a single man can do You have to do, what a single man can do You have to do, what a single gal can do You have to do, what a single gal can do It’s time to take a stand Before we wake up in no man’s land Under fire from all sides Hiding in castles made of sand Right in no man’s land It’s time to take a stand Under fire from all sides Taking a beating by every hand Right in no man’s land
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Pharos 04:48
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PHAROS Down many roads of mire, dirt, and dust Years stilling wanderlust Schooled by gambles, losses and dead ends Lessons taught by snake oil salesmen A wise man told him, don´t follow old paths Challenge certainties Strengthen your convictions, my son, they´ll be sword and shield But It’s a lifelong quest to forge the adamant steel Build a fortress once you are back home Lay a foundation, let it grow It will lift you up to a higher ground Make you king without crown Architect, foreman, worker, hand Build to take a stand Brick by brick, stone by stone, they build your castle home With sunburned skin, sore back, and broken bones The first wall folded to wind and storm A tremor let the second one crumble to the ground The third one vanity and pride put down Slowly, it takes shape, at the horizon a spike An arm reaching for the sky With a sleight of hand they try to flip the truth What is wrong? what is right? We break to mend, attack to defend We live and let die The fire beacon in the night Cuts through doubts like a knife The needle dead sure guides the thread which holds it all together A stinger that draws blood, the thorn in thy flesh
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The Nature Of Things 04:49
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The Nature Of Things He can’t sleep, he watches the shadow play The eldest chants a prayer for guidance along the way It’s his first hunt, his heart is pounding inside his chest His eyes won’t close tonight, the inner stage is set In a world with more losses than wins Man can’t grasp the nature of things The spear won’t cut through, the mammoth’s fur is too thick With claws like sharpened stone,the cat moves in a blitz Gods must be soothed, they watch over the elements Fires, floods, storms come down, should they fall out of balance If they come back empty handed, there will be no offerings Man then must suffer, it’s the nature of things He stepped outside when he heard the underworld call Countless fires in the sky, but the moon won’t calm Day grapples night in the circle of seasons In this strange world, without rhyme or reason He wonders what the new day may bring He will accept, it’s the nature of things In a world with more losses than wins Man can´t grasp the nature of things
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Mind Bomb 07:22
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Mind Bomb Silent explosion in slow motion Breaks my bubble, my silken slumber I remember words, see images blurred Was it just a bad dream? I have to get over this killer hangover My head feels like a snowglobe A feeling of urgency starts to creep up on me No early warning, how can this be? Mindbomb sets off no alarm Shockwaves rattle my cage Propaganda coup blows off the roof Time to wake up from this state of shock Things remain in the back of your mind Stick to the brain like glue What goes around, soon comes around Rumur becomes a social flue A plague of fake news turns brain into brain juice Bores holes into reasoning I like straight lines and order in things But nonsense over no sense? Mindbomb sets off no alarm Shockwaves rattle my cage Propaganda coup blows off the roof Time to wake up from this state of shock One or two tweets a day Keeps the royalists happy and gay For the merch is to be sold So the truth must be trolled Beyond any doubt His words are the gospel to the faithful The tares must be gathered out Gathered out from the wheat You know it’s roots go deep Tick tock – time is running down the clock The impacts, they come closer We must peel the layers, dismantle, deconstruct Find the right wires to cut We won’t duck away or wait for better days We won’t yield or bend a knee The lambs to the slaughter will put up a fight They will scratch and they will bite Mindbomb sets off no alarm Shockwaves rattle my cage Propaganda coup blows off the roof Time to wake up from this state of shock Time to wake up from this state of shock Time to wake up from this state of shock
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Neon Light Faeries 05:27
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Neon Light Faeries Shadow city has a grip on me And just like her I cannot sleep Will the drizzle help me drown my thoughts? They meander without me A flicker then cuts through the dark Creatures of the night neon light faeries Spring from my mind as to dance in Water puddles and glass Remind me that objects in the mirror Are closer than they appear They blink and taunt like fireflies Under their spell I feel hypnotized Sooner or later they lead me to her She stands out everywhere Does she follow me or do I follow her? Creatures of the night neon light faeries Spring from my mind as to dance in Water puddles and glass Remind me that objects in the mirror Are closer than they appear An echo of my hearts call An appearance in a neon glow The woman today Is not the woman I know Creatures of the night neon light faeries Spring from my mind as to dance in Water puddles and glass Remind me that objects in the mirror are so close Creatures of the night neon light faeries Creatures of the night neon light faeries are so close Creatures of the night Creatures of the night neon light faeries are so close Creatures of the night Creatures of the night are closer than they appear

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In their newest Album “The Nature Of Things”, the rock band TAKE OFF TO NOVA build upon the timeless foundation of classic rock riffs, expanding their sound with elements of jazz, pop, and progressive music. Lead vocalist and guitarist Roger Barrach takes the helm, addressing themes of female empowerment ("Racer"), political commentary ("Mind Bomb"), and the inner battles against one's own demons ("Gust Of Wind," "Neon Light Faeries") through his poignant lyrics. If you appreciate vintage guitar tones, skilled musicianship, and meaningful lyrics, you won't want to overlook the band's latest release.

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released April 19, 2024

Roger Barrach - Guitar, Vocals
André Philippi - Drums
Jacek Moczulski - Bass

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