SeductionFrozen Heat

These tears sit like diamondsin every wrinkle of my facethey bathe my frozen heartlike hot coalsopen my resigned armscaress my staring eyeswash away those black marksin the past andbreak throughmilky ways to future

Footloose Emotion

When I feel those velvethands on my breastevery pore starts to dancelittle laser arrows penetrate my heartheat waves on my bodymy mind is on vacationbut all my feelings are presentthousands of golden needles in my feetI offer you all I can and moreI suck your happy smilethat rolls to my bodyyour silky feet wake up my exhausted legsyour eyes shine like stars and reflect in mineI love that little question markon the edge of your mouthyour nose just fits between my breastblood sweat without T shirt

Conditional Present

Dig for those jewelsinside of mekeep them in your heartdon't use themfor careless pleasure

AttractionWild Days

So many wild daysPass by my eyesWhat kind of wild daysGo into my headFlow into my bloodBut these wild daysWant to suck sweet loveWant to steal rich livesColour my desireYou who love wild daysYou who never lose your courageBe carefulThese wild daysAsk for a lot of wild daysThis is the price

Fast Train from Mind to Soul

Let me take this fast trainto happinessNever did I feel such strongdesire to partNever have I been so far awaywith my thoughtsNever were my feet so highup in the skyNever was my mind so closeto my soulHow close am I?

Soul Eggs

Burning calm on the lipsmeagre theatre in the eyesan immeasurable amount ofgoldkisses in the mouththat prevent releasealso rebounded at thegate of teethlike the trembling shrillcries that are riddled with holesglances, kisses, cries and othersubdued relatives stand opposedin the arsenal of the souland stare at each otherThey are the tiny, unbornsoul eggs that yearn forthe light of life

Calm Before the NightChapel of the Night

Stars - underneath life and futureNight sky in souls and bodiesStars - comfort for the lonely of the nightNight sky - support and help in plightStars - glowing clouds brewed up of the sea's fogNight sky - nails at the icy firmamentStars softly speak with the starsSilence

Fix me a Dream

Fix me a drink andcaress my sweet and sour dreamsexpect no gratitudeit would be hypocrisythat wouldn't suit methat would hourlypush me to the vergelet me use my limited powerfor goodnessnobody will ever change

TransitionsJoy Erosion

The gates of my heart wide openJoy flies over the seaEyes against the skyBreathsteps in the airHearts sweet of hunger and thirstRichness sails in dreamsAwakeness - the deepest dreamDesire flows and fills the cupsunspoken loveshrouded in veilscries after loud unwrappingand endless tendernessEmercency brake - Alert phase 0

Lifecake

Loud silence in the land of 'NowhereSoft movements of pointsSudden breathingDoubtful appearanceflat and deepthe feelingspatial bleedingemotional emptinesshollow beatingHomo is here

AwakeningExpired Love

Our life is an empty piea book without pagesmuch energy but no viewkeys don't fit anymoreOur life is a misty rosegardenwhere has the sunshine gonegone with consciousness appearedIsn't it strange that friends become strangershave strange hearts and facesA change of the paper wall (moon) is notthe refreshment we needThe deep frozen happiness doesn't heat my heartGive me back these stolen momentsand lift my soul

Screaming into your Dreams

We have to stay apartOur bodies go different waysOur eyes have other aimsOur ears hear different soundsWe are still aliveBut the colours fade awayEvery day is another daybut nothing moreFar away I keep screaminginto your dreamsHot, soft and tender screamsknock on screamproof doors

Full CircleHappy Emptiness

I am your long-tongued informationwhich you carry awayto unknown hemispheresuninformed I sit heredon't care anymore and have no fearhow could I-empty as I ambut happier than before

Motion

You're too young to be oldKeep your burning memoriesin mind andyour wild days in your pocketAsking questionskeeps your eyes burning

Maria Kern

Maria Kern created these 'Harmony & Tension' poetry and illustrationsin the years 1989 -1996. There are close links between her poems,paintings and music.

The new lyric rock album 'Tension & Harmony' offers a wide variety ofsongs, such as ballads, mainstream melodies to rather experimental music.The lyrics reach from a descriptive everyday language to philosophicalthoughts, from concrete, colourful and lifely to quite abstract, surrealistic,dadaistic and absurd expressions and pictures.

Maria Kern will perform this album on stage with a band and a multimediashow, consisting of combined art forms such as films, pictures, painting,collages, dancing, acting and a VNS (Very Nervous System) machine thatproduces sounds and images by movements/dancing.

There is a clear concept and process with logical links to the story throughthe whole show. The main message is about different stages and themes inlife: relationships, psychology, social and philosophical aspects and visions.

The live show involves as many senses of the audience as possible resultingin a perfect happening and lasting adventure. Visual effects and sounds willtouch the soul - the entire peformance turns out to a journey into the worldof dreams and emotions.

© All poems and illustrations by Maria Kern

Information: MUSICOM, Höhenweg 9, CH-9042 Speicher,Tel. 071 344 42 20, Fax 071 344 42 21