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I once had a mentally ill neighbour who used to get out at 7 AM on time every single day, running up and down my street with a permanent sound of shrieking and shouting.

that was his way of expressing himself, most of the days he laughed and had a good time doing that.

I never saw him in a conversation with other people,
he only talked and shouted to himself and I wasn't even quite sure if he spoke a proper language.

he always wore the same jacket, it had Che Guevara on the back,
possibly his only friend

usually he ran all around the neighbourhood all day long til the sun went down.

But from one day to the next he was gone suddenly and never returned.

I realized that I missed his regular sounds in the morning and he had become part of my home in a way.

this is my song about him. it's also a memory of my first own flat in Hamburg-Barmbek, which was my home for four years.

lyrics

The only friend
(w+m: mats regen)

Hey!
Where have you been today?
You did not come out to play
My road it seems so silent now
Without your breathless voice

You never talk to people
But they always talk ‘bout you
Maybe you’re afraid of them
And ran away from here

You have got an unusual face
Act in unusual ways
Ran up and down the street
Without any person to meet
‘cause Ché’s your only friend

Hey!
I remember yesterday
When all the people stood and stared
At you sitting on the kerb stone’s edge
Crying out a lot of tears

I know that I am not to blame
But I can’t help it, feel ashamed
That I didn’t understand a word
Of all the things he screamed

he has got an unusual face
Acts in unusual ways
Ran up and down the street
But there was no person to meet
‘cause Ché’s his only friend

I’d like to see him run again
His laughter sounds so innocent
I’d like to hear him laugh again

Now only engine’s noise out there
All the silence leaves me scared
I’ve lost a piece of home today

I hope his friend will care ‘bout him

credits

from our blanket skies - debut EP, released March 1, 2007
recorded 2004-2006 at Sperrton Studio Hamburg by Matthias Jürgens
vocals, guitars: Mats Regen

artwork by Martin Miotk
www.martinmiotk.de

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some years ago this odd but gentle troubadour and storyteller who is aka "our blanket skies" went out for a long walk and didn't even write a postcard. For once he wrote a few new tunes in the meanwhile and is looking forward to present them to you as soon as he's finished the dishes. ... more

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