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Life's a joke

from Meer by BAUM

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In the song "Life's a joke" Scharmann refers to the phenomenon that people are only pawns on a board game being heavily influenced by coincidences in our environment. At the same time, she tries to encourage an optimistic view of the world where one is reminded to regularly zoom out sensing the absurdity of certain situations.

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Life’s a joke

Don’t forget that life’s a joke
Don’t forget that life’s a game
The dices will decide whether you
Have to turn to left or right

Pawns on a board game
You’re just the same
Don’t you dare think you’re so special

Pavements made for walking
A fridge to store my food
Café’s made for talking
What’s my current mood?
I guess I should be happy
But still I’m feeling blue
Maybe I do need a shrink
But then you need one too

Pawns on a board game
You’re just the same
Don’t you dare think you’re so special

Roads are made for driving A car to move along
A plane is made for flying
I don’t want to go on my own
A picture so I won’t forget
The food’s so good
But I didn’t taste it yet

(Refrain)

Inventing jobs to keep us busy
Taking pills that make us ill
Inventing sport to keep us moving
A moving stairs to keep us still
Inventing machines to connect
But are we connected, still?
Are we connected?

Is it easier? Is it better?
Is it safer? Do you think?

(Refrain)

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from Meer, released April 15, 2023

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BAUM Brussels, Belgium

Hendrike Scharmann (aka BAUM, Pablo’s Eye, Botanical Bodies, ...)
is a multi instrumentalist, violinist, singer and composer based in Brussels inspired by music from around the globe.

Her music floats between eclectic ambient, experiment and stubborn pop fragments, using spoken word, violin, voice, guitar, synthesizers, oud and more.

Bookings: bookings.baum@gmail.com ... more

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