LYRICS OF MARCUS CETERA SONGS
You No Me
Everything is dark
Everything is wet
I’m locked here in the bathroom
You’re banging at the door
You scream that I’m nothing
I’m worthless shit
I heard it all before, and I open the door ...
And later on you‘ll smile
You’ll look me in the eye
You‘ll say „I’m sorry baby,
Why not try again?“
You grab my arm
You twist it tight
You drag me on the floor
I guess I will forgive you
That’s what I always do
On good days we’re perfect
On good days we’re strong
Every time I wait for these days to come along
I don’t know what to do
I don’t know what is true
I can’t be with you
Can’t be without you
This is what is left of, what is left of me
It’s you, only you, and no me
This is what is left of, what is left of me
It’s you, only you
And no no no me
I’m standing at the door
Not sure if I should leave
Where should I go
You’re all that I have
And maybe it’s just me
It’s me I have to change
If I try a little more I might make us good again
I don’t know what to do
I don’t know what is true
I can’t be with you
Can’t be without you
This is what is left of, what is left of me
It’s you, only you, and no me
This is what is left of, what is left of me
It’s you, only you
And no no no me
It’s me, it’s me ...
It’s me, it’s me, I have to change
I have to face reality
It’s me, it’s me, I have to change
How do I face reality?
It’s me, it’s me, I have to change
I have to face reality
It’s me, it’s me, I have to change
How do I face another day?
(Written in January 2025, Marcus Cetera)
LYRICS OF DRÆVES SONGS
Gladiator
Lights cut deep, I hear the call
Like a bassline on the floor
I’m dressed in red
And drenched in sweat
Here’s the fear, my old friend
There’s no way back
I will go through
This moment’s mine
It’s under my control
No way back, my hands are shaking
Like the bassline on the floor
I hear the crowd
The flashing light
The stage is mine now, all night
There’s no way back
I will go through
This moment’s mine
It’s under my control
I will not fail
I will not fall
I will keep going on and on
I will not fail
I will not fall
I will keep going on and on
(Written in February 2025, Marcus Cetera)
Super Rich
Everything can turn for you tonight
Everything can turn to gold
And you will
Never be the same
You’ll never be the same again
Do you know
I have it all
I have it all
I have it all
I have it all
Everything can turn for you tonight
Everything can turn to gold
You just need to tell me
Tell me all the things you want
There’s really nothing that I could not do for you
Let me give you…
One, two,
Anything that you want to
Anything that you want
I wanna be your super rich
Make you whole again
And you don’t even know what you really need
You don’t have a clue
I do, I do
You’ll never be the same
You’ll never be alone again
I can take you to the stars
Let me give you…
One, two,
Anything that you want to
Anything that you want
I wanna be your super rich
Super rich
Super rich
Tonight
I wanted to make you smile
Tonight
I wanted to take you high
So, why
Why are you not impressed now?
One, two,
Anything that you want to
Anything that you want
I wanna be your super rich
I wanna be your super rich
(Written in January 2025, Marcus Cetera)
Words Inside
Where are you?
I can not see you
I can not stop these words
Inside me
They’re screaming at me
I can not stop these…
… Words I fear, words I hate, words that break,
They can’t get off my mind
I hear nothing else, all these words
They can’t get off my mind
I can’t think, I can’t breathe, I can’t hold it
I hear the word
I reach for you
I pull too hard
What the f*** goes on?
I push you back
You hit the ground
Then I pull out a gun
Oh, what the f*** goes on?
What you say?
I can not hear you
I can not stop these words
Inside me
They’re screaming at me
I can not stop these…
… Words I fear, words that break, words that kill,
They can’t get off my mind
I hear nothing else, all these words
They can’t get off my mind
I can’t think, I can’t breathe, I can’t hold it
I hear the word
I stumble back
I scream your name
What the f*** goes on?
It’s on my hands
It covers me
Oh, what the f*** goes on?
What the f*** goes on?
(Written in May 2025, Marcus Cetera)
We Are Paranoid
Walk in the rain
Feeling no pain
Will not complain
About it again
Going to lose no more sleep
Losing no face
Moving with grace
Leaving no trace
Not out of place
Another day in a life
No wake up
No fall
No human
No animal
No make-up
No hole
No soul
We are paranoid
We are numb
We are cynical
We are dumb
We are scum
We are done
No make-up
No hole
No soul
We are paranoid
We are numb
We are cynical
We are dumb
We’re falling apart
We’re losing it all
We’re watching us burning it all
We are paranoid
We are numb
We are scum
We are done
(Written in June 2025, Marcus Cetera)
Show Falls
Scroll away any empathy
What’s a lie if it’s in style
Reframe
Find a softer name for shame
Keep the house clean and in order
Stand your ground, or just do nothing at all
Just do nothing at all
Show falls
The mask is down
All hail to the crowned clown
Better to bend
Better to smile
Better to fall into line
You never know
Step aside and let it happen
Pass the blame with a little smile
Comply
Everything is alright
Tell your kids, that’s just how it is
Come on, it’s not too bad after all
It’s not bad at all
Show falls
The mask is down
All hail to the crowned clown
Better to bend
Better to smile
Better to fall into line
You never know
Better not help a friend
Better not ask where they went
Better say Hail!
Hail! Hail!
Hail! Hail!
Show falls
The mask is down
All hail to the crowned clown
Better to hate
Better to lie
Better to fall into line
You never know
(Written in June 2025, Marcus Cetera)
Love & Stabbing in the Backyard
Oh, I do remember when I had just really met you
You were barefoot, chewing gum, and said the world had let you
You said, “I like the quiet ones, they tend to hit much harder”
And here I am, bleeding out, this is just a love song
Did you stab me in the backyard, my endless love?
Did you stab me in the backyard, my endless love?
I loved you like a dog loves their owner
You loved me like a fire loves what it burns, what it burns
Is there something left to burn
Well, this is just a love song
Did you stab me in the backyard, my endless love?
Did you stab me in the backyard, my endless love?
Oh, I do remember when you kissed me on my teeth
Your lips they were magnetic, and you said you’d never leave
I didn’t sleep, I didn’t eat, nothing did I see
What’s this rusty taste? This is our love song
Did you stab me in the backyard, my endless love?
Did you stab me in the backyard, my endless love?
We were in the backyard, and you looked at me like nothing
You hade a knife already out like it was part of something
You said my name, so slow and weird like you were almost bluffing
Your arm moved forward, and it hit me like a love song
Did you just stab me in the backyard, my endless love?
Did you just stab me in the backyard, my endless love?
My endless love, my endless love
The grass is dark, the grass is warm
I guess this was our love song
(Written in May 2025, Marcus Cetera)
Ignite
Waited in the dark for too long
Thought our hope would fade away
We bit our tongues, we played along
While we waited for another day
We’ll learn to fight with empty hands
And find our strength inside
Let’s go where we don’t belong
Let’s go shatter all their lies
‘Cause tonight, tonight
We’re gonna stand up and fight
We’re gonna rip this whole place down tonight
Tonight, tonight, we’re gonna stand up and fight
We’re gonna rip this kingdom down tonight
We don’t fall
This is our wake up call
Tonight, tonight, we’re gonna stand up and fight
We’re gonna rip it up, rip it up
Tonight we ignite
We watched them take our light
And bury everything we made
But we still hold the spark inside
Light a fire they cannot fade
We’ll learn to fight with broken arms
And find our strength inside
Let’s go where we don’t belong
Let’s go shatter all their lies
'Cause tonight, tonight,
We’re gonna stand up and fight
We’re gonna rip this whole place down tonight
Tonight, tonight, we’re gonna stand up and fight
We’re gonna rip this kingdom down tonight
We don’t fall
This is our a wake up call
Tonight, tonight,
We’re gonna stand up fight
We’re gonna reach it all tonight
Tonight, tonight,
We’re gonna stand up fight
I’m a hurricane
I’m blazing flame
And I’m soaring somewhere
Somewhere over the rainbow
I was made for such a day
(Written in April 2025, Marcus Cetera)