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      • It Was the Moment (2024)
      • Ecstasy in the Shadow of Ecstasy (2020)
      • Exciting Times (2018)
      • New Decadence (2016)
      • Let’s Part in Style (2014)
      • Show Me The Face (2010)
      • Party Girl (2007)
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    New Decadence (2016)

    Tracklist

    1. First Six Months of Love
    2. Behind Closed Doors
    3. Russian Romance
    4. My Familiar Unfamiliar
    5. I Saw The Spark
    6. Dance While You Can
    7. End of an Era
    8. Le Temps Qui Meurt
    9. Drugs Saved My Life

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    Lyrics

    You must know that moment
    When the miserable world cracks open
    You finally meet someone
    Suddenly the chapter’s written

    Six months with nothing other
    Than a duvet and a jug of water
    It’s a chemical jackpot babe
    And we’ve got the winning number

    Give me the first six months of love
    Give me the first six months of love
    Before the truth comes spilling out
    Before you open your big mouth
    One of the finest things in life
    Gone on a serotonin ride
    God knows I’ve waited long enough
    Give me the first six months
    First six months of love

    Before begin the dissections
    Before the therapy sessions
    We danced the night we met
    Now we need dancing lessons

    Remember how it all began
    We must not let habit set in
    Come up the stairs, let’s recommence
    The first six months over again

    Give me the first six months of love
    Give me the first six months of love
    Before the truth comes spilling out
    Before you open your big mouth
    One of the finest things in life
    Gone on a serotonin ride
    Babe if we gonna stick it out
    Give me the first six months
    First six months of love

     

    Behind closed doors
    No words can touch that which is shared
    Behind closed doors
    No one can know the moments known by two alone
    And those who share a bed do so forever more
    Live on forever
    Behind closed doors

    Behind closed doors
    No ending can erase the tender inside jokes
    No gossip can deny the morning sunlight
    For those who share a bed do so forever more
    No one can know that which is shared
    Behind closed doors

    Behind closed doors
    No words can touch that which is shared
    Behind closed doors
    No one can know the moments known by two alone
    And those who share a bed do so forever more
    No ending can erase the tender inside jokes
    No gossip can deny the morning sunlight
    For those who share a bed do so forever more
    No one can know that which is shared
    Behind closed doors

     

    Beautiful nihilist
    When nothing matters
    Every moment comes alive
    In love it’s all or nothing
    Look at this life
    How could the stakes be less than high

    Feel –
    The heat beyond the heat
    The winter of all winters
    The heart at maximum
    And love
    Until the edge of time
    I will be by your side
    The madness of this life

    A Russian Romance
    A Russian Romance
    You ask what happened
    I only say
    A Russian Romance
    A Russian Romance
    Even when love is gone
    The song plays on

    An ancient melody
    We knew the words by heart
    Before we even met
    When you’re faced with your darkest nature
    Plunge down my love
    And I’ll be waiting for you there

    Feel –
    The heat beyond the heat
    The winter of all winters
    The heart at maximum
    And love
    Until the edge of time
    I will be by your side
    The madness of this life

    A Russian Romance
    A Russian Romance
    You ask what happened
    I only say
    A Russian Romance
    A Russian Romance
    Even when love is gone
    The song plays on

    A Russian Romance
    A Russian Romance
    There are some things in life
    Of which you’ll never make sense
    A Russian Romance
    A Russian Romance
    Even when love is gone
    The song plays on

     

    My familiar unfamiliar
    My dearest mystery
    I can’t get used to you
    You turn from the kitchen window
    I’m willing everything
    I can’t get used to you
    Don’t ever get used to me

    Stay shy
    I’ll remain your mistress
    At breakfast time
    I know you belong to the wind
    And so do I
    But please, every morning
    You turn from the kitchen window
    I’m willing everything
    I can’t get used to you
    Don’t ever get used to me

    I know it’s sexy to be
    With someone new
    But even more so
    With one you’ve been through
    All that we’ve been through
    I’m willing everything
    I can’t get used to you
    Don’t ever get used to me

    My familiar unfamiliar
    My dearest mystery
    I can’t get used to you
    You turn from the kitchen window
    I’m willing everything
    I can’t get used to you
    Don’t ever get used to me

     

    I saw the spark
    And nothing can be done
    I saw that unmistakeable look
    At first recognition
    When she walked in the room
    The expression in your eyes
    Nature taking its course
    And there’s nothing I can do

    We all get our turn to laugh
    And our turn to cry
    I’ve had my moments in the light
    And I’ve been left behind
    Tonight it’s my turn
    To sit back and watch sparks fly
    When she entered the room
    A page turned on my life

    I saw the spark
    And nothing can be done
    I know that look
    Cause I’ve been in your position
    When she walked in the room
    And there’s nothing I can do
    But to love you both the more
    Second best thing to a cure

    My side of the room grows dark
    As this new discovery takes centre stage
    Those I choose to keep close
    Are bound to relate
    I feel the jealousy rising up
    But I know
    Trying to stop these things
    Only makes them worse
    Still I can’t hide the hurt

    I saw the spark
    And nothing can be done
    I know that unmistakeable look
    At first recognition
    When she walked in the room
    And there’s nothing I can do
    But to love you both the more
    Second best thing to a cure

    At one point in time
    I had that moment with both of you
    When the meeting overwhelmed
    And now you’re introduced
    I had given it no thought
    But of course it all makes sense
    I’ve dreaded this moment

    I saw the spark
    And nothing can be done
    I know that look
    Now I’m in the shit position
    When she walked in the room
    The expression in your eyes
    Nature taking its course
    And there’s nothing I can do
    But to love you both the more
    No there’s nothing I can do
    But to love you both the more
    Second best thing to a cure

     

    Where
    Where are they now?
    The ones with whom I laid in summer
    You lover somehow
    I’ll find a way to keep forever

    Dance while you can
    Before the night is over
    We know how life
    How life can change
    In an instant baby
    Dance while you can
    Don’t you know life is horror
    I’ve seen how fast it can change

    Look into my eyes
    We know life pulls the rug from our feet
    One day to another
    No time to be shy
    We must treat this and every night
    Like the last goodbye

    Where
    Where are they now?
    The ones with whom I laid in summer
    You lover somehow
    I’ll find a way to keep forever

    Pictures that we took
    Just a decade ago
    Oh my god half those people are dead
    (Or almost dead)
    Life goes so fast
    Yes of course
    But no one really believes it
    Till they get there

    For all the people laying in hospital beds
    For our mothers suffering somewhere
    So many living in hell
    Who would kill for a night like this
    Dance while you can

    Before the night is over
    We know how life
    How life can change
    In an instant baby
    Dance while you can
    Don’t you know life is horror
    I’ve seen how fast it can change

    Where
    Where are they now?
    The ones with whom I laid in summer
    You lover I vow
    I’ll find a way to keep forever

     

    You say you’re leaving Berlin
    You’ve been threatening for years
    But this is it
    Remember how we met
    As strangers on the street
    I said you were a creep
    And so began our friendship

    Soon we were together every day
    Our favourite meeting place
    Our favourite cafe
    Only so many times
    These eras our lives
    We never realize
    Till come the turning of the tides

    Now it’s the end of an era
    End of an era, my friend
    (La la la la la)
    (La la la la la)
    It’s the end of an era
    End of an era when our lives
    Did so effortlessly collide
    We had a good time didn’t we
    We had a good time didn’t we

    Friendships don’t end we know
    But time and place, the river flows
    (End of an era)
    (End of an era)
    We’ll meet in other circumstance
    Five years we spent in a daily dance
    (End of an era)
    (End of an era)

    How I’d often turn around and see
    Your face remained for so long unfamiliar
    It happened suddenly
    A stranger you were to me
    Next day I looked and realized
    That no one knew me better

    It’s the end of an era
    End of an era, my friend
    (La la la la la)
    (La la la la la)
    It’s the end of an era
    End of an era when our lives
    Did so effortlessly collide
    We had a good time didn’t we
    We had a good time didn’t we

    We had a good time
    We leave a good thing for another good thing
    We had a good time
    We had a good time didn’t we

    End of an era
    End of an era, my friend
    (La la la la la)
    (La la la la la)
    It’s the end of an era
    End of an era when our lives
    Did so effortlessly collide
    We had a good time didn’t we
    We had a good time didn’t we

     

    I wish I’d met you earlier
    Or maybe it’s better we met as adults
    You taught me how to stop thinking so much
    Thinking never got me anywhere

    How I spun in circles before you came
    The sober mind is a messy thing
    Those who know I’m a solid candidate
    Believe when I say

    Drugs saved my life
    Showed me an open hand
    I owe more than I can say
    To those select days
    Eyes each moment anew
    I know it’s not right to say
    But if you’ve walked through those fields
    Then you know what I mean

    I’m sorry about those things I said
    Before I met you myself
    Those who hate you the most
    Have never kissed you on the mouth

    I’m the type
    Who knows how to draw the line
    So I don’t visit you that often
    But I live with
    The knowledge of your smile

    Showed me an open hand
    I owe more than I can say
    To those select days
    Eyes each moment anew
    I know it’s not right to say
    But if you’ve walked through those fields
    Then you know what I mean

    Where are you the rest of the time?
    And why do eyes grow tired?
    And I can’t forget the night
    That you stabbed me in the back
    So I live a reasonable life
    But I never forget
    Those summer nights

    Showed me an open hand
    I owe more than I can say
    To those select days
    Eyes each moment anew
    I know it’s not right to say
    But if you’ve walked through those fields
    Then you know what I mean

     

    Credits

    Released September 28, 2016

    All songs written and produced by Michelle Gurevich
    Michelle: lead and backing vocals, synths, electric and classical guitars
    Lead guitar on First Six Months of Love performed by Diego Ferri
    Drums on Le Temps Qui Meurt performed by Sam Cino
    Mixed by Jonas Larsen, Lisa Alma and Michelle Gurevich
    Mastered by Jonas Larsen
    Album cover photo by Lisa Bregneager

    © Copyright Michelle Gurevich