Eternum – Experiment Zero
Der erste Schritt zur Unsterblichkeit ist der letzte der Menschlichkeit.
Ein Experiment soll den Menschen unsterblich machen. Eternum erzählt, was davon übrig bleibt, wenn Wissenschaft keine Grenze mehr kennt.
Die Songs zum Buch
Songtext
Woke to static in my veins,
shadows whisper through the chains,
every promise that we burned
was a lesson never learned.Through the cities made of glass,
through the dreams that couldn’t last,
I still hear the echo call —
from the rise before the fall.In the silence I can feel,
what the gods could not conceal,
and the memory still bleeds…
it never sleeps.Eternum — we are the fire in the cold,
Eternum — the story never told,
in the ruins of our names,
we remain,
we remain.Neon ghosts and wired skin,
hollow hearts that pulse within,
we were born and built to fade,
but we fight what we made.Every breath a borrowed lie,
every code a lullaby,
still we scream against the void —
we were never just destroyed.In the static I can see,
what was left of you and me,
and the truth cuts through the pain —
it speaks my name.Eternum — we are the fire in the cold,
Eternum — the story never told,
in the ruins of our names,
we remain,
we remain.And if the sun forgets to rise,
we’ll light the dark with what survives,
in the dust of all we’ve done,
we are one, we are one.Eternum — we are the fire in the cold,
Eternum — the story never told,
through the silence, through the pain,
we remain…
we remain.Songtext
In einer Welt ohne Gnade
In einer Welt aus SchuldIn einer Welt die nichts verzeiht
In einer Welt ohne Menschlichkeit
Da bist du Sklave der Elite
Und Kranksein zahlt nicht deine MieteDas wird nicht geduldet, das darf nicht sein
Dann kommen sie und holen dich hineinDu wirst bezahlen, so oder so
Und glaube mir, sie finden dich, Bro
Du hast Organe, du hast Blut
Da nützt dir wenig deine WutDaddy, where are you tonight
They took you screaming from my sight
I’m all alone, where did you go
Does anybody even knowDas nennen sie Fortschritt, nennen es Zukunft
Doch bei all dem Handeln, wo bleibt die Vernunft
Sie träumen vom Leben das niemals endet
Auf Kosten von uns, bis nichts mehr bleibtEin Foto liegt auf kaltem Stein
Ein Kind das fragt, warum muss das sein
Die Antwort kommt von keinem Mund
Die Wahrheit liegt begraben, tief im GrundDaddy, where are you tonight
They took you screaming from my sight
I’m all alone, where did you go
Does anybody even knowDoch es gibt sie, die die sich wehren
Die sich nicht von anderen nähren
Sie stehen auf, bilden ein Heer
Und bald, ja bald gibt es keine Elite mehrGerechtigkeit, ein Recht auf Leben
Das muss es auf dieser Erde geben
Gleicher als gleich, niemand schwer reich
Niemand versklavt, ungerecht bestraftWe want our lives, we want them back
No more blood on their golden track
We are the ones who won’t forget
This is a fight that’s not over yetDaddy, I’m still waiting here
Every night I feel you near
Will you come back home to me
I just want us to be freeDaddy wo bist du
Songtext
They say I don’t belong...
Maybe so...I’m standing in the light
With nothing in these hands
Just a heart that won’t quit beating
For a world that don’t understand
Been waiting for a sign
That someone still might care
But all I hear is war drums
Pounding everywhereThe smoke keeps rising up
Ashes fall like snow
You’re counting bodies, waving flags
Never reaping what you sowThey say: Move along now
You don’t belong round here
No place for quiet hoping
When the hate is all we hearI am the peace you don’t want
But I’m still here
Still standing here
I am the hope you left for dead
But I ain’t gone
Lord, I carry onStill here
I’m still here
Still here
We’re all still here
Still here
We ain’t leavingI hold my arms out wide
For anyone in need
I’m waiting in the silence
Praying someone seesBut you strike before I speak
Won’t let me have my say
The children keep on falling
Mamas kneel and pray
That’s what you call power?They laugh: You fool, wake up
Open your eyes and see
The world wants blood, not dreamers
Got no use for you and meYou’re sitting safe in towers
Made of money, made of stone
You send our sons to die out there
Then leave us here alone
You start the wars from way up high
But never lose no sleep
It’s us who carry coffins home
It’s us who have to weepI am the peace you don’t want
But I’m still here
Still standing hereI held my hands out just for you
You filled them up with lead
I walk the rows of white stone crosses
Whispering to the dead
They ain’t coming home no more
Never see their babies grow
Tell me now: Was it worth it?
Tell me: Was it worth your soul?I am the peace you don’t want
But I’m still here
I’m still standing here
We are the hope that won’t lay down
And we stand tall
WE STAND TALL
WE’LL ALWAYS STANDI’m still here...
Just come home.Songtext
I see the skyline shining bright at night,
a world of velvet rooms and quiet lives.
Where doors are open long before they try,
and every step looks easy from the outside.
They talk about hard work, about the climb,
but some are born already halfway high.
And down below, the lights don’t shine as wide
some dreams get smaller just trying to survive.And I wonder, do they ever look down?
Do they hear the quiet breaking on the ground?
Do they know the cost of keeping hope alive… on our side?Cause what I see is a world leaning out of balance slowly.
A distance growing where the heart should be.
And I can’t unsee all the ones holding on with tired hands,
still believing they can stand a chance.
Oh, what I see is a world that needs
a little more healing, a little more feeling.
And I can’t stay quiet… about what I see.I see a mother counting coins at night,
choosing which bill can wait this time.
A kid pretending everything’s alright
cause children learn too early how to hide.
They call it bad luck or just the game,
but no one chooses to lose this way.
Some roads are heavy before they begin,
and all they ask is a chance to win.And I wonder, does anyone know
how heavy life feels far below?
How many voices fall before they’re heard… without a word?Cause what I see is a world leaning out of balance slowly.
A distance growing where the heart should be.
And I can’t unsee all the ones holding on with tired hands,
still believing they can stand a chance.
Oh, what I see is a world that needs
a little more healing, a little more feeling.
And I can’t stay quiet… about what I see.
I’m not pointing fingers, I just want us to listen.
Cause kindness is fading when no one pays attention.
The world keeps turning but someone might fall
and we could be the reason they make it at all.What I see is a world leaning back toward the daylight
slowly, when someone chooses empathy.
And I believe every change begins
with one small spark in an ordinary human heart.
Oh, what I see is a chance for us to start believing, start healing.
And I won’t stay quiet… about what I see.Songtext
We all wear the same uniform
The one they gave us
And call it – lifeFriday night – yard time begins
Two days of choice
Then back to the cell
The job calls, of courseWe dance
’Cause they let us dance
Just long enough
To believe
It was our ideaThe leash runs so long
We can’t see the fence
We call it freedom
’Cause truth would be too intenseWe dance
’Cause they let us dance
Just long enough
To believe
It was our ideaI know it
Still won’t take the uniform off
What does that say about me
Why can’t I just walk off?Come let’s dance
Let’s forget about the chains
Come let’s dance
True freedom – never ours to claim
Never possessed
Never
PossessedSongtext
Grey sky morning, can’t get out of bed
Heavy blanket, heavier in my head
Days are short and nights are way too long
Forgot the words to every summer songLooking through the window, world in black and white
Searching for some colour, searching for the lightBut I know it won’t last forever
Dark and light belong togetherI’m waiting for the sun
To warm my frozen heart
Waiting for the sun
To make a brand new start
These winter days will fade
The light will find a way
I’m waiting for the sun
It’s coming, any dayCoffee’s cold again, I’m staring at the wall
Can’t remember spring or autumn, can’t recall
Friends are asking how I’m doing, I say fine
But honestly I’m barely crossing every lineCounting down the hours till I sleep again
Hoping when I wake up, something’s gonna changeI know it won’t last forever
Dark and light belong togetherI’m waiting for the sun
To warm my frozen heart
Waiting for the sun
To make a brand new start
These winter days will fade
The light will find a way
I’m waiting for the sun
It’s coming, any daySome days I forget
That seasons always turn
Some days I forget
The light will returnHold on, hold on
The dawn is almost here
Hold on, hold on
The sky is gonna clearI’m waiting for the sun
To warm my frozen heart
Waiting for the sun
I’ve made it through the dark
These winter days will fade
I found another way
No more waiting for the sun
I feel it on my faceThe sun is coming
I can feel it now
The sun is coming
FinallySongtext
Underneath the silver rain,
I still whisper your name.
In the static, in the dark,
every scar becomes a spark.All we built, all we betrayed,
ashes born of what we made.
But the fire still remains —
I can feel it in my veins.Eternum…
nothing fades away.
Through the silence,
we still find a way.
All we lost,
and all we became…
Eternum…
the silence remains.Time dissolves, but not the pain,
every loss repeats again.
Through the cold of endless skies,
truth is born where memory dies.I still hear the voices call,
echoes rising through the fall.
Every end we tried to hide,
lives within the other side.Eternum…
nothing fades away.
Through the silence,
we still find a way.
All we lost,
and all we became…
Eternum…
the silence remains.And if forever means to bleed,
then forever’s all we need.
Every tear, a spark of gold,
burning through what won’t grow old.Eternum…
nothing fades away.
Through the silence,
we still find a way.
In the end,
we whisper the same…
Eternum…
the silence remains.Songtext
Neon pulse beneath my skin,
echoes whisper where we’ve been.
I can feel you in the sound,
lost, but never found.Every shadow, every flame,
every heartbeat says your name.
And I know, through love and pain —
the silence still remains.Eternum… we burn again,
in the dark, we find the end.
Eternum… through loss, through pain,
the silence still remains.Eternum… remains… remains…
Bodies fade, but souls ignite,
in the rhythm of the night.
Every dream we let decay,
still dances in the grey.Every sin we can’t erase,
every tear becomes a trace.
And I know, though we’ve been changed —
the silence still remains.Eternum… we burn again,
in the dark, we find the end.
Eternum… through loss, through pain,
the silence still remains.Re-mains… re-mains… E-ter-num…
Can you feel it in the light?
Can you breathe inside the night?
We were never meant to stay —
but the silence finds a way.Eternum… we burn again,
from the dark, we rise again.
Eternum… through loss, through pain,
the silence still remains.Eternum… remains…
Songtext
You lie on a table of glass and of steel
They sculpt you again, strip away what you feel
Your skin becomes satin, your body turns stone
You’re frozen in beauty – but you’re not your ownThey take what was mortal, the proof that you lived
The wrinkle, the silver, the scars that you hid
You burn like a star that refuses to fall
Immortal, perfected – and nothing at allBut the final page was never the enemy
It’s the thread that’s been holding the whole story steady
Without any ending, no story begins
The final page – that’s where the meaning isAt first you devour every word like red wine
Every chapter’s a fever, you’re lost in the high
But when nothing can end, all the colors run dry
A thousand pages deep – and you’ve forgotten whyTheir faces like paintings, so perfect, so still
No crack in the surface, no sign of the chill
Who teaches the leaving when no one has left?
Who shows us the beauty of drawing last breath?But the final page was never the enemy
It’s the thread that’s been holding the whole story steady
Without any ending, no story begins
The final page – that’s where the meaning isThey ran from the dark
But the dark stood its ground
It waits where the silence
Is the only soundThe body won’t age
But the soul’s wearing thin
They still draw breath –
But there’s no one withinThey write a book that can never be done
The ink’s fading fast and the pages weigh tons
Maybe death was never the end of the song
Maybe death was the rest where the notes all belongThe final page waits.
It was never the dark.
It was the only light
That could find your heart.
Buch und Musik
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