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MINOR SUN

by The Beauty Of Gemina

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1.
End 04:41
End Will that be enough, that’s what I wonder? Will I feel the sparks in the rain? Will I see the coloured waves are rising? Will I see the golden lane? When I’m dying When I’m dying When love is dying When love is dying Will that be enough, that’s what I wonder? And I feel the chaos in my brain Will I see the yellow haze is shining? Will I feel that I go insane? When I’m dying When I’m dying When love is dying When love is dying The world is turning The sky is burning So should I yield? The world is turning The sky is burning So should I yield? The world is turning The sky is burning So should I yield? Will that be enough, that’s what I wonder? Will I feel all attempts were in vain? Will I see my blinded mind enlightened? Will I grieve at the end of the day? When I’m dying When I’m dying When love is dying When love is dying And you see me fall and I do not weep I am close to the end And you can see all my angels fall in one day I am close to the end - so close to the end The world is turning The sky is burning So should I yield? The world is turning The sky is burning So should I yield? The world is turning The sky is burning So should I yield? So should I yield? So should I yield? So should I yield? So should I yield? So should I yield? So should I yield?
2.
Waiting in the forest I’m waiting in the forest I’m waiting through the night I’m waiting and I’m seeing The dusk is full of shade No, no - I can’t hear you’re calling No, no – the day is ending I’m waiting in the forest All the colours dark at night Remembering the gloaming I fear the fading light No, no - I can’t hear you calling No, no - I can’t hear you calling I’m waiting in the forest I’m waiting one last night I’m waiting and I’m feeling My heart is full of shade No, no - I can’t hear you’re calling No, no – when love is ending I’m waiting in the forest Now the wind is cold and free I’m waiting and I’m thinking How warm it used to be No, no - I can’t hear you calling No, no - I can’t hear you calling No, no - I can’t hear you calling No, no - I can’t hear you calling
3.
Bitter Sweet Goodbye When the sound is falling Time - time to go The wind is gathering And I'm ashamed of Ashamed but I'm right The night is coming Time to stop and change my name I change, I change my life I never made you mine Close your door Close your door Close your door Close your door It's time to say goodbye It's time to say It's time to say goodbye The end is coming Time to take the lonesome way I change, I change the side I never made it mine Winter, winter leaving The snow is gathering And my heart is beating Lost the rhythm for our love Close your door - Lost the key now See you at the window See your face there Close your door I fall in disgrace It's time to say goodbye It's time to say goodbye It's time to say goodbye Oh no, no, no it's all gone No thoughts for ever-more Nothing more to say Close your door - the wind is in the snow And spring is hiding Oh no - Time to say goodbye It's time, time to say goodbye It's time, time to say goodbye It's time, time to say goodbye It's time, time to say goodbye It's time, time to say goodbye It's time, time to say goodbye
4.
Endless time to see Out of sight out of mind – back to life You hear my voice and I won’t criticise All is good and endless time I can see Into my eyes you can still find the answer Out of sight - out of mind – but it’s me All the streets lie empty I can see All the time I try to feel right The demons awakened are on my side All this time all I feel is love All this time all I feel it’s love All this time all I feel is love All this time all I feel it’s love Out of sight - out of mind – you’re still here And the dark sky is clear you can see All the stars ceased to be bright Even the demons are missing the moonlight Out of sight out of mind – back to life I hear your voice and you won’t criticise All is good endless time you can see Into your eyes I can still find the answer Keep hope inside Keep hope inside All this time all you feel is love All this time all you feel it’s love All this time all you feel is love All this time all you feel it’s love Keep hope inside Keep hope inside All this time all we feel is love All this time all we feel it’s love All this time all we feel is love All this time all we feel it’s love Keep hope inside Keep hope inside Keep hope inside Keep hope inside
5.
Close to the fire Today we’re sailing in the rain And we leave for a young world On the flood and with the tide All with the strong following wind Than we are kissing in the night And all the stars guide our will And we know the darkened land Is far, far away … Is far, far away Is far, far away Far, far away Close to the fire Close to the sea And we are close to desire We break up to survive We’re close to the fire Our eyes are not too weak With heart and soul, we want to be For- forward till the end Together Today we’re drifting to reclaim And we dream of a strong world We make love in a silver light And the ghosts are coming in So then we’re kissing through the night And all the stars hide our sin And we know the darkened land Is far, far away … Close to the fire Close to the sea And we are close to desire We break up to survive We’re close to the fire Our eyes are not too weak With heart and soul, we want to be For- forward till the end Together Eheheh… Eheheh… Eheheh… And we can hear the echo And we’re near to the island And our eyes went blind As always the same old thing And we don’t fear the echo We’re reaching the island And our hearts go wild And our bodies still claiming And we were sailing side by side And timeless stars heal our pain And we know the darkened land Is far, far away .. Is far, far away Is far, far away Far, far away Close to the fire Close to the sea And we are close to desire We break up to survive We’re close to the fire Our eyes are not too weak With heart and soul, we want to be For- forward till the end For- forward till the end Eheheh… Eheheh… Eheheh… Close to the fire Close to the sea And we are close to desire We break up to survive We’re close to the fire Our eyes are not too weak With heart and soul, we want to be For- forward till the end For- forward till the end
6.
Crossroads 04:13
Crossroads I'm standing at the crossroads There are many roads to take But I stand here so silently For fear of a mistake One path leads to paradise One path leads to pain One path leads to freedom They all look the same. I've travelled many roads And not all of them where good The foolish ones taught more to me Than the wise one’s ever could One path dare to sacrifice One path dare to shame One path dare to freedom They all look the same. There were roads I never travelled There were turns I did not take There were mysteries I could not unravelled But leaving you was my only mistake. So I'm standing at the crossroads Imprisoned by this doubt As if by doing nothing I might find my way out One path leads to paradise One path leads to pain One path leads to freedom They all look the same There were roads I never travelled There were turns I did not take There were mysteries I could not unravelled But leaving you was my only mistake.
7.
Down on the lane You’ve never felt home on this planet And your ticking time was always against it Never in and always far It’s closing time we open the day of mourning The end of hurt is coming The left alone is going Forever without a doubt And you changed the state of full desire And as never you’re clear in mind And you’ve got your soul back to the wind And the wind will rather save you now Your book is closing But your words are growing And I see you’re walking And I see you’re shining And I hear you breathing And I hear you’re calling And I see you’re dancing I see you’re dancing in the light And you’ve been waiting so long And you’ve never lost your dream To become an ocean fire That I won’t stop to admire And I won’t forget your name Now you will follow all the clouds Down on the lane Down on the lane This song is closing But the sound is rising And I see you’re walking And I see you’re shining And I hear you breathing And I hear you’re calling And I see you’re dancing I see you’re dancing in the light And you’ve been waiting that long And you’ve never lost your dream To become an ocean fire That I won’t stop to admire And I won’t forget your name You will follow all the clouds I see you’re dancing in the light And you’ve been waiting that long And you’ve never lost your dream To become an ocean fire That I won’t stop to admire And I won’t forget your name You will follow all the clouds Down on the lane Down on the lane
8.
A thousand Lakes I see you’re standing in the dark I know, know your name I hear you’re screaming in a hall I see you’re walking in the yard All flowers look the same I see you’re running from it all I know Holding back the years Never Never home Never home I see you’re walking the same road Just another day This time you won’t come back I know you’re dreaming in the court What else I could say I know your dreams are painted black I know Go on, go on Go on, go on To the thousand lakes One last time Go on, go on To the thousand lakes One last time I see you standing in the yard I know, know your name I hear you’re weeping in your fall I know I see you’re sleeping in the dark The candles still the same I see them not burn down at all I know Holding back the years Forever All alone All alone Go on, go on Go on, go on To the thousand lakes One last time Go on, go on To the thousand lakes One last time Go on, go on To the thousand lakes One last time One last time One last time One last time
9.
Wonders 04:56
Wonders I’m counting all these wonders Never mind - I catch their name I’m counting all this thunder Out of the rain What is there to know? All this time I see And I’m going Time to think by feeling Time for breathing And all with one flow Out of the rain In the wood this black tree I’ve been looking for Out of the rain And the minor sun, minor sin And we know them And we’ll ever know And we’ll ever know And we’ll ever know I’m counting all these wonders Never mind! – I touch your face I’m counting all this thunder Out of the rain Out of the rain In the wood this black tree I’ve been looking for Out of the rain And the minor sun, minor sin Out of the rain In the wood this black tree I’ve been looking for Out of the rain And the minor sun, minor sin We don’t fear them And we’ll never do And we’ll never do And we’ll never do And we’ll never do
10.
Another death Rake up all my mind I know it’s all in me And my time is now and running And the sun is going down Rake up all my mind All death All death Forgotten who I am I left it all behind And the light is low and weakening And the silence carries on Forgotten who I am All death All death And the clock is inside And the clock is inside The clock is inside And running through it Through my heart, my mind My mind And the time is now and running And the time is now and running And the stars are falling down Rake up all my mind All death All death And the clock is inside The clock is inside And running through it Through my heart, my mind My mind All death All death All death All death
11.
Wednesday radio I’m taking the guitar in this shining silver And I’m playing her real loud All the notes you listen for Listen to the drums like a restless river It is pounding in my thoughts And the beat is right on cue Feel your skin at night You’re sitting down on me Break on through the pleasure Open hearts Watching all the brilliantly dazzling glitter And the glimmer is that kind And this song is right on cue And they play it on the radio And the sound in hi-fi now In the rhythm of changing chords And the changing is in me And they play it on the radio And the sound in hi-fi now And they play it and play it more And the playing is in me Wake up now wake up all And the prayers are out of sin Listen now listen now Here comes my song Wake up now wake up all And the layers no longer grim At the wall at the wall It’s my Wednesday song And they play it on the radio And the sound in hi-fi now And they play it and play it more And the playing is in me Feel your lips at night You’re going down on me Break on through the treasure Open hearts Listen to my voice in this fearless morning And I’m singing it real proud All the words you listen for And they play it on the radio And the sound in hi-fi now In the rhythm of changing chords And the changing is in me Wake up now wake up all And the prayers are out of sin Listen now listen now Here comes my song And they play it on the radio And the sound in hi-fi now In the rhythm of changing chords And the changing is in me And they play it on the radio And the sound in hi-fi now And they play it and play it more And the playing is in me
12.
Winter Song 04:47
Winter song I hear the faraway bells are ringing seven-times now And the winter is here and I feel the coldness And the warmth I crave is inside And I walk on by your windowpane And I hope you hear what I say These sounds might come from heaven seven-times now It’s not the winter you fear it’s the old road Let’s change it and make it real now And we’re strong and weak and strong again And I hope you hear what I say In this winter song In this winter song In this winter song And the spring is near as never, as never time yet And we wake and sleep and wake again And I hope you hear what I say And we wake and sleep and wake again It’s from my heart what I say In this winter song In this winter song In this winter song
13.
Silent Land 07:52
Silent Land Wake up wake up - I see the sun Wake up wake up - I see the sun Wake up wake up - I see the sun Wake up wake up - I see the sun Wake up wake up - I reach the sun Wake up wake up - I reach the sun Wake up wake up Under the rainbow Under the sky I burn I burn Wake up wake up - I heal the sun Wake up wake up - I heal the sun Wake up wake up Under the rainbow Under the sky I burn I burn I burn Wake up wake up Under the rainbow Under the sky I burn I burn I burn I burn

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THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA
Album: «MINOR SUN»

Haunting melodies, urgent arrangements, deep messages, an engaging voice, and clear execution. These are the hallmarks of Swiss cult band THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA, and its mastermind Michael Sele, who have once again proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are amongst the very best in their genre. Their seventh studio album «Minor Sun» (Release: 2. September 2016), features thirteen masterful new songs.

Nothing has been left to chance. Not the music itself, which both en-lightens the soul and celebrates the aesthetics of darkness. Not the top-ics and lyrics, the poetically gentle lantern for the dark corners of socie-ty. Not the giant fan community that extends throughout Europe. This and more are the well-earned results of steadfast and continual devel-opment over the years. THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA will celebrate its ten-year anniversary with a few elected concerts all over Europe.

The album «Minor Sun» is in fact a birthday present dedicated first and foremost to the band’s most loyal fans, who have been eagerly awaiting its release. The pre-released single «Crossroads» - the album’s only cover version - was viewed over 210,000 times in just four weeks. This is a truly impressive figure that speaks to the building anticipation amongst fans.

Those looking to classify the THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA, might choose “Dark Wave”, a genre characterised as dark, forlorn, lamenting yet longing. «That’s probably not far off. It’s an apt description of the scene in which our music has struck a chord and the types of large festivals we play in Europe,» agreed Michael Sele, before finishing his thought with a wink. «It fits perfectly to the “little” sun in minor key that we radiate. Because we’re not all that dark, in fact musically we’re quite bright and colourful. We tackle societal and contemporary topics as a modern rock band, melding soundscape and lyrics into a cohesive en-semble.» With a proven track record of success!

But are such categories even necessary? Do we need to assign music to one group or another? Probably not. Music, after all, is for listening. It invites you to descend and immerse yourself in emotion and to float back to the surface when ready. Music is what we need it to be in a giv-en moment, and the most important thing is that it is moving without leaving you behind. THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA’s new album «Minor Sun» is guaranteed not to leave you hanging.

The soul of TBOG, «Michael Sele is himself a work of art», praised the Swiss Magazine «Rock The Bow». «His voice is on par with Nick Cave, and his song writing, his compositions and his arrangements are currently amongst the very best in his respective genre.» What more can be said?

Creativity. This is the driving force deep within Michael Sele. «I see myself as an observer and not an autobiographical storyteller. I am interested in societal topics, like for example the behaviour of institutions as well as their effects on people. But also in people themselves... their existence and experiences. These are the threads that I weave into my songs. And I would like to point out that it is the message, and not the content of a song, that really counts. If a song is unable to find the right words, then it makes no sense. The topics that move me are not meant to be understood by me alone. These messages need to be transported like a vehicle on stage. In this sense, I am more of a «life compan-ion» for the people who love our music. Often such people are middle aged and have experienced a lot in life. Their biographies include highs and lows, and even sometimes breaks. Such people are lone wolves who find a pack, and solidarity, amongst the audience at our concerts. Sometimes people travel from thousands of kilometres away to be a part of this community. This is greatest compliment they can pay to our music. I am so very grateful.»

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released September 12, 2016

All music recorded, mixed & produced by Michael Sele, Icecube Studio Mels, January – June 2016
Mastered by Dan Suter, echochamber.ch, Zurich Switzerland
Cover photography by Sanne De Wilde
ART Design & concept by Mario Frick & Janto Lenherr, www.neuland.li
℗ & © 2016 TBOG MUSIC – Switzerland. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, lending, hiring, broadcasting and public performance prohibited.

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The Beauty of Gemina Zürich, Switzerland

“The Beauty Of Gemina” have been performing live for 15 years. Nine studio albums, top-ten hits in the alternative charts throughout Europe and sold-out concerts all over the world line the trail of the dark indie band around the songwriter and mastermind Michael Sele. ... more

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