Abacus – Highland Warrior
ABACUS (the name is based on the ancient calculating tool Abacus) is a German “Krautrock legend”. The band, founded in Hamm/Westphalia in 1971, had their breakthrough at the Germersheim Rock Festival (2nd. British Rock Meeting), where they were celebrated in front of over 100.000 music fans just like Pink Floyd, Wishbone Ash or Status Quo, who also performed at this event. In the 1970s, Abacus released four records, the last three were recorded in Giorgio Moroder’s “Musicland” studios in Munich. Global record sales, numerous national and international tours, TV and radio shows helped Abacus to become a top act – not only in Germany. Musical differences led, among other things, to the musicians splitting up in 1976. Klaus Kohlhase, bass guitarist and motor of Abacus, revived the band in 1979. He eventually found the musicians who helped to refine the Abacus sound. In 1982 Abacus signed a new record deal with the EMI in Cologne. That was followed by contracts at Musea Records/France and Numusi/Berlin, Germany. In addition to the re-release of the first 4 albums on CD, previously unreleased song material was released under the title “Archives 1-3″.
Five years after the release of their last album “European Stories” and exactly on the occasion of the band’s 50th anniversary, the new Abacus album “Highland Warrior” will be released. “Highland Warrior” is a concept album, it is the musical saga about Robert I., the first King of Scotland (11 July 1274; † 7 June 1329 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire), better known as “Robert the Bruce”.
Lyrics (click here)
Into my life
Hello world, I’m going to salute you
It is my turn I really want to do for you
When she’s coming my way I don’t know what to say
But now she is mine she comes into my life
Hello world, I’m going to salute you
All of my lies that I have cried
I don’t know why, I don’t know why
So I feel when you come into my life
Yes, it’s my life, when she runs into my arms
That is my life and now she’ll get into my heart
Let me tell you about this little girl
She’s coming my way and she’s driving me wild
It was my life, when she runs into my arms
All of my lies that I have cried
I don’t know why, I don’t know why
So I feel when you come into my life
Hello world, I’m going to salute you
It is my life and I know she want’s me too
She’s coming my way I don’t know what to say
But now she is mine runs into my life
It was my life, when she runs into my arms
All of my lies that I have cried
I don’t know why, I don’t know why
Anything will remind me of you
All of my lies that I have cried
I don’t know why, I don’t know why
When you come into my life… into my life
Now you’re gone
I‘m gonna live my life like every day’s the last
Without a simple goodbye it all goes by so fast
Gonna open my eyes and see for the first time
To let go of you is like a child letting go of his kite
There it goes up in the sky
There it goes beyond the clouds
For no reason, why, why
And now you’re gone, can’t cry hard enough
For you to hear me, you to hear me now
Things got out of hand I thought that you understand
When words don’t say enough
But maybe I just said too much
I promised not to cry I let it slip out of grip
Gonna look back in vain and see you there in the rain
There it goes up in the sky
There it goes beyond the clouds
For no reason, why, why
And now you’re gone, can’t cry hard enough
For you to hear me, you to hear me now
Rule The World
Some few minutes left to start it
Everybody is on his own
Every note needs to burst out me
And I’m feeling so alone
And I’m standing on the stage now
Let my feelings slip away
There’s no time for hesitation
Keep things moving out of hell
The crowd is in rage
Everybody is on his way
There’s no time for you
No time for you to waste
Well you have to learn
Oh haven’t you heard
Rule the world
The bitterness of lifetime
Pressed myself into the dark
Now it turns into a sweet rhyme
So it’s bound to rock guitars
Some few minutes left to star it
Everybody is on his own
Every note needs to burst out me
And I’m feeling so alone
The crowd is in rage
Everybody is on his way
There’s no time for you
No time for you to waste
Well you have to learn
Oh haven’t you heard
Rule the world
HIGHLAND WARRIOR
[Gaelic Voices]My War is Over Now
My war is over now, so peace at last
The story of my life unfolds from now back to the past
I’m blinded by the morning due
Is this my home, I’m feeling so secure?
Are you still alive? I wonder where you are?
I see a light from heaven, it’s brighter than a star
Tomorrow I might see a little clearer
And all my dreams are getting nearer
Don’t blow the candle out, just leave it by my bed
With all dead soldiers fight inside my head
I cannot see, I cannot feel, I cannot breathe
I’m drowning in my fear
The one real house that I call home
The place where I belong, it’s getting near
Remember when the battle line became a holy shrine
Dead soldiers covered all the Highland’s plane
The world stopped turning and the time stood still
Recalling senseless slaughter, is this God’s will?
Back to the place I’m calling home
The wind cuts like a knife
I faced my tombstone written, so am I still alive?
With blood it’s written on the city walls
Is this God’s will? And then the final curtain falls
Don’t blow the candle………
Lay Down Your Sword
Against fierce winds and over stormy land
Through icecold water and desert sand
The Highland storm cust like a knife
Can’t feel my body, am I still alive?
It’s hard to find my path back home to you
Dead soldiers block my stonefull way, that’s true
And blood adheres my eyes, I cannot see
A battle field is not the place to be
At last at home, your shouts and candle show the way
Wash off the Highland blood, with you will always stay
And when the mighty King requests to fight
I wouldn’t ask it’s wrong or is it right?
When I fall asleep please hold my head
I hear your voice I know I’m not dead
I lie in your arms and feel so secure
Recall each torture minute I went through
SUBCHORUS
Lay down your sword, lay down your gun
Lay down your arms, surrender
Lay down your arrows, lay down your bows
Lay down your knifes, remember
THE VOICE
[Gaelic Voices]ON MY WAY HOME
I’m running home, laid down my bow
I can’t believe the war is over now
I wonder where you are, I’m still alive
I washed my hands from blood, laid down my knife
I’m running home, please hold me tight
The war is over now, so no more fight
I hear your voice, the distance is near
I’m coming home, my love don’t fear
I seem so secure, please hold me tight
Don’t blow the candle out beside my bed
I stumble home to meet you in the morning due
The war is over now, so this is true
And when the King stands up and shouts: It’s war again!
I throw may arms away, I’m not his man
No blood and slaughter any more I can assure
So touch my wounds right in the morning due
SHELTER
And outside it’s stormy and there’s no end in sight
And inside your silence as you switch out the light
I watch your face while you are asleep
A rest in grace I want to keep
Just hold on to this time you’ll be fine I promise you:
Every day that you stay in my life I’ll take care of you
Every day that you stay in my life I’ll take care of you
And outside it’s stormy and there’s no end in sight
And this time I feel it you need the strengh to fight
And sunshine will cut through and fade the darkest night
I light the way so you can see
The road ahead so nearly free
Just hold on to this time you’ll be fine I promise you:
Every day that you stay in my life I’ll take care of you
Every day that you stay in my life I’ll take care of you
Tracklist:
- Into My Life 07:15
- Now You Are Gone 05:58
- Rule The World 08:16
- Highland Warrior (Part 1) 04:57
- My War is Over Now (HW Part 2) 08:20
- Lay Down Your Sword (HW Part 2) 04:23
- The Voice (HW Part 3) 02:50
- On My Way Home (HW Part 3) 05:57
- Shelter (HW Part 3) 03:34
total: 51:30 min