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1.
Drover 02:08
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To the drums of any stranger passing by we’ve been holding ourselves down We would be dancing to another tune A boil up for lancing, still we don’t impugn Still it won’t Raise suspicion though we caught it in a lie We’re deluded by this fine gown We stick to the nameplate that we see ingrown Dismissing a mandate we have never known When we should say I come around when the storm is over and I come around as the only drover When I touch you again And all the malice, all the venom, all the guile They are nothing but a distant sound The chatter pervading all acuity Is finally fading to vacuity Once we should say… I come around when the storm is over and I come around, I’m the only drover When I touch you again
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Culprit 03:03
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Past the dizziness I could have heard you calling for me But your subliminal efforts to reach me I didn’t see The static was too loud around here When all our enemies came with a vengeance I did stumble Caught off-balance there I took a blow but not a tumble For a moment I was proud I hadn’t drowned here We’re firing signals keeping an eye out for something we’ll never see With no assistance something to show us that it was just you and me We are the culprit Now in my nakedness taking offence at the random voices I almost deployed the silencer at the expense of wiser choices Preventing me to see what was shown here Facing away from you I would build up a wall to fortify the night When finally you came to me and signalled that it’s going to be alright We have never been alone here We’re firing signals keeping an eye out for something we’ll never see With no assistance something to show us that it was just you and me We are the culprit Casting friend and foe Is moving way too slow With our focus only on the afterglow We’re firing signals keeping an eye out for something we’ll never see With no assistance something to show us that it was just you and me We’re firing signals keeping an eye out for something we’ll never see With no assistance something to show us that it was just you and me We are the culprit
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Monuments 02:59
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You dread the end of any dream You’re not awake yet so it seems All lost inside your little schemes That keep you off the way Even as you are closing in it’s hard to tell what could’ve been From any other useless win That’s leading you astray You could reach me when we are alone you’re building up the strength Tell me what you want to know I am serious From the ropes that keep you safe And restrain you from providing proof You may suffer lethal chafe What have you been holding on to all along? Countless nights have left a blur Your stream of thought a single slur A smudge over essential words You wouldn’t wipe away To decipher what you couldn’t read And cause your heart to overheat This futile subtle one-way street That’s leading to decay You could read me we are alone You couldn’t help but stay Even if you want to go This is serious And those bigger shoes to fill You believe you had to grow into Represent your living will What have you been holding on to all along? With your vow to break away And the monuments brought along You’ll get stronger day by day What have you been holding on to all along?
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Eggshells 03:00
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Take a blade to mark the time I figured out that I I am done with staring holes Carve the mark into my skin before I chicken out Wipe the eggshells off my soles These shadows have been dancing for too long Them missionaries singing their song With insinuations ever so strong That anyone who differs is wrong Is there anything else to say In the driver seat a set of hand me downs So I force the finger down my throat When I barely missed the mark this time around They would linger just to gloat These animals keep asking for more But I’ve never gotten closer before By now I couldn’t help but ignore Them smashing in their head on my door Is there anything else to say They simply let it go as they will But this is not how I get my thrill I’ve listened to the answers but still I have a bigger bucket to fill Is there anything else to say
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The Baton 03:50
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So the minute you poked the hive Your benevolence took a dive Where you used to sit and pray But you would never listen You are running out lying low Wouldn’t that only go to show There is something more to say Well, take this in This endeavour is not in vain But the prevalent ball and chain You allowed to take the lead Still waves about the baton Stop returning blow for blow From high above and down below You will learn to grow the seed And calm the waves to flatten When all your intentions go down the drain Bearing the question what is there to gain From putting the word out that you’re unwell Who are they to blame When another one comes to play You can always disobey There is still ground to stand So what if it’s shrouded You are never left high and dry Pluck it up and testify All the boats at your command Can’t be overcrowded When all your intentions go down the drain Bearing the question what is there to gain From putting the word out that you’re unwell Who are they to blame When all of the answers you could not have known Somehow turn out to be written in stone Not putting a single crack in your shell Who are they to blame
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Mercenaries 02:59
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When you tell your story where am I supposed to stand I cannot see from here and your voice is breaking When the purgatory that I built with my own hands Couldn’t trigger any fear so it started making up all new rules just to mess with my tools And when mercenaries who’re not interested in gold Plot against me in my sleep using old instructions When it’s arbitrary if convictions can be sold Regardless of how deep the destruction of some houses of cards may involve loyal guards I am here while you’re supposed to be Somewhere near, but when I disagree You say “come and find me” When a fake Hail Mary made a fairly decent spade I’d rely on loosened soil unaware of the fact That all the things I bury they would blunt the sharpest blade Exhausted from the toil the impact of the weals on my hands has eroded my plans I am here while you’re supposed to be Somewhere near, but when I disagree You say “come and find me” I am here while you’re supposed to be Somewhere near, but when I disagree You say “come and find me”
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Howling 03:11
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When all those flights that leave the airfield Crash like bugs into your windshield When debris holds you down In the shape of your crown When you lose the main part in your own show With no more seats left in the front row When you hope for the bone That will never be thrown In a moment of silence Find the key to the gate Of the strongest alliance When those sheep you have seen prowling Turn against you and start howling When the hotbed of sin Makes you strip off your skin When while listening to old grooves You are forgetting all the dance moves When the ultimate goal Lies beyond your control In a moment of silence Find the key to the gate Of the strongest alliance And contemplate All you have listed and all the conceits That your mind could piece together Make an impressively powerful fleet That you might as well untether We’ll go together When you want to take it lighter You’re still thinking like a fighter On your mark set and no Be a spark to the glow
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Ghosts 04:10
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How will this play out Seceded from the crowd Am I sage, am I caged Or am I just way too proud Vanities abound Releasing all the hounds This disguise it is a compromise So I could go another round All this ‘eventually’ sometimes it’s killing me And I can’t shake it off my hands I move the clocks around they won’t make a single sound And they just won’t run out of sand The stories I have told I put them all on hold Over time this once upon a time It was getting a bit old You’re mentioning the key That should have been with me I have spent all my sentiment Yet I can barely see The ghosts of duality keep playing their tricks on me Making the cut along my skin While I am hovering, they’d be uncovering They are my only next of kin From the height I have climbed, I’m reaching out to you Every worm here will bear another can For the ten millionth time I really thought I knew Maybe one day I’ll die a wiser man Any conclusion, reducing confusion Will have me gradually absolved I’ll carry it over, over and over Until the mystery is solved
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The Trap 03:55
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You are the prophet, I am the voice you hear You are the bidder, I am the auctioneer You are the doctor, I am the healing balm You are the preacher, I am the psalm Don’t fall into the trap again that’s making you forget that You are the jury, I am the final speech You are the tutor, I am the class to teach You are the farmer, while I am seed and soil You are the engine, I am the can of oil Don’t fall into the trap again that you were stuck in long ago The more you know The less you show Don’t fall into the trap again that’s making you forget that You are the athlete, I am the lap to run You are the finger, I am the loaded gun You are the light switch, I’m electricity You are the public, I am publicity Don’t fall into the trap again that’s making you forget that You are the building, I am the piece of land You are the desert, I’m all grains of sand You are the notion, and I am word of mouth You are the needle, I’m North and South Don’t fall into the trap again that you were stuck in long ago The more you know The less you show Don’t fall for the trap that’s making you regret to grow The more you know The less you show Don’t fall into the trap again that’s making you forget that Don’t fall into the trap again that you were stuck in long ago The more you know The less you show Don’t fall for the trap that’s making the whole cow house low The more you know The less you show Don’t fall for the trap that’s making you regret to grow
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Paper Wall 02:55
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How can I take it further What you say is nothing really new If I am the observer Would that leave all action up to you Epiphanies built on quicksand Slip through my fingertips and All I am left with is a glimpse Hold the rope for me We’ve been dancing forever Don’t you see the progress I have made But if we’re in this together Why am I the only one who’s played Holding the blinds to my head Having all evidence shred That would just keep me on the brink I’m hitting the paper wall That’s running beneath it all And know it’s the only way to sink Hold the rope for me From the deepest sleep I intend to reap So listen There is no argument I’m making it permanent But I cannot do it on my own Hold the rope for me please
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Paper Cuts 03:21
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Ask what you want from me I’m not your enemy You know ‘cause I know That you know All that you said to me I cannot disagree But how far can you throw To call it too… …Close and too big to miss And stand out against the hiss I’m not here to test you But ignorance Will never be a bliss You don’t need new words for this To come to the rescue Do you? Take it away These paper cuts can never do you harm See how they stay Mysteriously out of your way I’ve not come to riddle you These walls are too brittle to Not take advantage And take ‘em down I’ll hold the tools for you Take aim and follow through I know, you’ll manage As always Take it away These paper cuts can never do you harm See how they stay Mysteriously out of your way Take it away These paper cuts can never do you harm With nothing to say They could use to ever twist your arm You will understand Quiet down and soon enough you’ll see The blade in your hand Well it is pointing straight at me
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Fences 04:04
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For the longest time I bit my tongue Held my breath and kept my head down Any words unspoken, songs unsung Could not live up to such a let-down Caught a whiff of something devious That someone must have failed to mention Or the prologue was so tedious That I missed the main convention Like a warning for anyone to see That was whispered to everyone but me Never figured that the multitude I denied with all my senses Would be worthy of my gratitude Never knew I could climb those fences You forgave me when all I did was wait Gave me pointers that led me to the gate Intruders will never find their way There’s a trust I’m not planning to betray Now I know it might be strenuous After all I am not that lazy Let them think that I’m ingenuous It is high time for something crazy

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While the whole world seems to be increasingly leaning towards creating and releasing isolated individual songs one after another, To Hell With Tradition keeps moving against the current, diving deeper and deeper into creating consistent coherent concept albums.

Whilst consistently progressing on the hauntingly impulsive musical path set out on by the predecessors, and exploring it with increasing confidence, the deep contemplation on perceived duality expressed as an intense, dialogic inner discourse makes Blurred the most intimate To Hell With Tradition album yet – poignant in every sense of the word.

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released August 26, 2022

All music written, performed, recorded and produced by Achim Hofmeyer
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To Hell With Tradition is an independent music solo project founded in 2019 by Achim Hofmeyer, a singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and music producer based in Heidelberg, Germany

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