strach je zlý pán / pravda a láska

from Domov by Sestra

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lyrics

temný je den, temná je noc
temná je naše mysl, temná je budoucnost
temný jsou sny a temný je i bdění
temný jsou výsledky našeho plahočení

a na vznešený cíle teď není čas
láska choulí se a čeká
a namísto ní nám vládne strach

strach z lidí, ze starých známých
z cizinců i ze sebe samých
z potíží a z komplikací
z nepřehledných situací
z bezmoci i z volnosti
z příliš mnoha možností
strach z nejisté budoucnosti
z toho, že jak suché listí
shoří naše jistoty
a žádnej ostnantej drát nás neochrání

a přitom stačí se jen trochu míň bát
strach je dobrý rádce, ale zlý pán

nakonec každý zůstane sám
prosím tě, slib mi, nesmíš se bát
strach je zlý pán
podej mi ruku půjdeme spolu
prosím tě nedívej se dolů
strach je zlý pán

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jako holubi na římsách kostelních věží
jako rackové na rozbouřeném moři
ztrácíme sílu, ztrácíme peří
jen jestli najde se mezi náma ještě někdo,
kdo věří,
že pravda a láska pravda a láska zvítězí

Fear is a Bad Master / Truth and Love

dark is the day, dark is the night
our minds are dark and the future is dark
our dreams are dark and being awake is dark
and dark are the results of our daily toil

there's no time for noble deeds
love is crouching and waiting
and instead of her, we're ruled by fear

fear of people, strangers and of close ones
of foreigners and even of ourselves
of struggle and complications
of chaotic situations
of impotence or freedom
of too many options
fear of uncertain future
and fear that all our securities will flare like a heap of dry leaves
and no barbed wire will protect us

but it would be enough to have a little less fear
fear is a good servant but a bad master

in the end everybody stays alone
promise me you won't be afraid
fear is a bad master
give me your hand, we'll walk together
please don't look down
fear is a bad master

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like pigeons on the ledges of church towers
like seagulls on the stormy sea
we're losing our strength, losing our feathers
I wonder if there's anybody among us who still believe that truth and love wins

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from Domov, released September 7, 2023

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A minimalist post rock band from Berlin. Currently playing as a duo with guitar and drums.

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