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Creatures of Light and Darkness

by Johnny Bob

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    “Creatures Of Light & Darkness” is the fourth studio album by the Hamburg neo-prog band Johnny Bob. The album is produced by Johnny Bob founder and multi-instrumentalist Jörg Purfürst. He’s written all songs together with his brother and singer Carsten Díaz, who is also responsible for the lyrics.

    In addition to Jörg Purfürst and Carsten Díaz, drummer Philip Mestwerdt completes the line-up. Various guest musicians are involved in the musical implementation of the album, above all guitarist Jürgen Ufer & Ole Schützler / Keyboards.
    As with all previous releases by the band, the cover artwork was created by Hamburg artist Anja Walter.

    On “Creatures Of Light & Darkness” Johnny Bob mix neo-prog with folk rock and indie rock. The album maintains the sound of the 70s and 80s

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1.
Erlkönig 02:16
I found out a secret I opened a door Now I see you as you truly are What others will ignore It's time to change this We never prove ourselves Creatures of light and darkness Caught in different worlds
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Tokyo 05:09
TOKYO Tokyo doesn’t love us anymore Kaiju rising against the sky Lost and found you don’t care Shooting grounds all quiet tonight Shadows stir your cold nightmare Flowers rain all rejoice I can’t stand your endless noise I can’t love I can’t hate Kairosoft has closed the gate Tokyo doesn’t love us anymore Tokyo – darkness falls Ancient rites your dead end Tokyo – you don't care Where all your girls have been sent Tokyo – hot click bait But I don't feel nothing at all Tokyo – you uncreate I have come for your fall Hear the Ryus scream I have come for your fall Tokyo doesn’t love us anymore It's not fair and I don’t understand Overloaded by your virtual truth Colossus gone insane Curtain call wasted youth Orchids breathe the poisoned air streetfood for dragonflies Uncreating you don't care and your children pay the price Bizarre porn manga flood Warashi super god A curse upon you Tokyo! I feel nothing at all I have come for your fall Hear the Ryus scream Tokyo doesn’t love us anymore
3.
Fading Suns 03:41
FADING SUNS I wonder why the sky is bright tonight And there is nothing left to say For you and me our hearts are watertight The universe so quiet today Fading Suns save your light for me You're not meant to stay Down on the street empty faces in battalions The traffic howls time stand still My gemini this forlorn town is a mirror eye Lost in your run of the mill Fading Suns save your light for me You're not meant to stay Is it the darkness between the stars you’d like Is it the crashing of a thousand cars you’d like I wonder why the sky is bright tonight And there is nothing left to say For you and me our hearts are watertight The universe so quiet today Fading Suns save your light for me You're not meant to stay Remember me when all is set and done Cause you and me we are just fading suns Is it the darkness between the stars you’d like Is it the crashing of a thousand cars you’d like Is it a vegvisir for avatars you’d like Is it the note and not the repertoire you'd like Shine on
4.
Zen Comic Show I) Grotesque Swarmride Into the valley on a midnight train Get ready to be eaten alive (in a swarmride) Who’s to blame, we are all insane, Zen Comic Show (applause applause) Coincidences on an alcoholic eve Queens and clowns (wearing mussel crowns) The stars in the window and a bird on the pole Tycoons in cars (on Rubljovka) And the darkness thickens every day It looks like a steep incline (on the borderline) Who’s to blame we are all insane Zen Comic Show And the ivory towers crumble away Where are you in this dawn of the fallen And the darkness thickens every day Tycoons in cars (cocaine and vodka) Into the valley on a midnight train Zen Comic Show Into the valley on a midnight train Get ready to be eaten alive (in a swarmride) Who’s to blame, we are all insane, Zen Comic Show (applause applause) Coincidences on an alcoholic eve Queens and clowns (wearing mussel crowns) The stars in the window and a bird on the pole Tycoons in cars (on Rubljovka) Where are you in this dawn of the fallen Into the valley on a midnight train Get ready to be eaten alive ii) Ad Shine Now you have fallen behind The snow keeps you blind When there is nothing left undone I will follow under the sun When I see where I belong And your nightlight fades When there is nothing left to say I will stay out of your way
5.
God Machine 04:58
5 God Machine I hear the sound of the engine Running day and night Melting the future and guiding With a halo shining bright In the name of the black king It's turning night and day I hear the sound of the engine Holding sway Cry of the animal in the dark Scratching at your door it will tear you apart Your time has come my part is done Today is not the day But now the sun is sinking And war is on the land In the distance the frontline And the devil's guiding hand There's protection in masses And now I'm ready to fight In the eye of a storm The sea is getting quiet I feel my heart and soul crushing in the God Machine Controlling all the facts and all that's ever been I am here enemy mine Today is not the day I feel my mind tick ticking on in the dark Putting out fire with gasoline I am here enemy mine Today is not the day I hear the cry of the animal in the dark Scratching at your door it will tear you apart I wait for you if you should fall behind Bitterness fuels my love for you I see the people dancing To the rhythm of the God Machine But I’ll be waiting for you In a shanghaied limousine
6.
I am Ocean 03:29
I am Ocean Last night I heard a cry coming from the sea A whale so big and strong Blood washed upon the shore under the northern sun Breathing plastic in my lung I am ocean I am blue I am ocean I am you What race is next in line to lose the final run When god’s forsaken creation eats your daughters and sons What if we decipher the code in a thousand years I am ocean I am blue I am ocean I am you
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September 08:19
September Crack the sunset safety glass September Blossom fire in the market square I could never trouble you to care So let it go tell it to all of your friends Summer’s gone all games have an end It’s all a-glow fast burning star The spring’s unloved kin Supernova you are shining bright Destruction’s coming set the stage alight You cause trouble wherever you go Bring your own style just to steal the show Crack the sunset safety glass September Feel my head got trapped in tanglewire Best before date simply long expired In my darkest hour I feel your hand You hold me tight when my world’s at an end Now let it go tell it to all of your friends Summer’s gone all games have an end Have you heard the songs and stories About that punk queen in her leather shirt Souvenirs lost in time with a bitter enzyme Infantile like a nursery rhyme Have you seen her walking gently In the shine of the city lights And how her kisses make the boys go wild In the shine of the city lights She’s got a voice just like a fairy Have you heard the songs and storys Souvenirs lost in time with a bitter enzyme Infantile like a nursery rhyme I know her well and I know she’s living rough In the shine of the city lights How her glances cause the heart to bleed On the dark side of the street In her veins wild horses running And a wolfhound at her feet Crack the sunset safety glass September I’m wide awake I guess I’m breaking through Remembrance day feels like a sneak preview Of a summer where all games had an end In light and darkness about to transcend
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Brand New Day A white horse for a fallen knight Oh baby I don’t care Out of the chaos in the morning light Into the next affair Sweeten the pot with a mockingbird’s song And dirty kitchenware Falling I made mistakes I was just a boy I won’t apologize Now with you acting like Helen of Troy Lasergaze and ice We built on sand til the walls came down And I don’t like it alright Falling Brand new day I stay away from this brand new day You call a taxi though I’d rather walk We are getting nowhere Suburban order or the jailhouse rock Stuffy like Moliere Sweeten the pot with a mockingbird’s song And dirty kitchenware Brand new day I stay away from this brand new day
9.
A Song To The Seasons   I remember it was springtime we were all lost in the flood The lights went out the panic came the streets were drenched in mud I was standing by the window with my brother wond’ring why For him here’s a Song to the Seasons   We were thrashed into the summer where the sun was rimmed with frost The air was cold the days were dark the holidays all lost And me and my brother were getting sick of all the flies For him here’s a Song to the Seasons   Surely dear old autumn came it was boring just like hell Ghosts rushed in and took us right to the wishing well Where our last hard-earned penny went straight into the mud For just another change of the season   Winter kept us waiting in the end we heard its cry With full force it came on the land a cruel strong passer-by My brother kept on running but in the end he lost the race For him here’s a Song to the Seasons   Now the years they're going on and on but the song remains the same People they fell victim to the never-ending claim Of rain, of storm of frost and snow 'til the cycle starts again For you here’s a Song to the Seasons Cause life goes on and on For you here’s a Song to the Seasons Cause life goes on and on While we wait for another dawn
10.
White Bear Lake Now the drug takes effect Loose that noose around my neck I like your silver hair And your arrogant ivory stare As soon as we were gone we were forgotten And you see our tears crash on the shore As soon as we were gone we were forgotten And you see our tears crash on the shore She can’t see she’s my enemy Complicated she comes and takes She's the new girl in White Bear Lake In between the lines it meant a lot Knowing how to put me on the spot As soon as we were gone we were forgotten And you see our tears crash on the shore As soon as we were gone we were forgotten And you see our tears crash on the shore Mr Cohen sings you look at me But you don’t make your move Paralyzing with your eyes What is it you’re trying to prove Just like me you were forced to leave your country All we craved was to be adored But as soon as we were gone we were forgotten And you see our tears crash on the shore She rides a horse a deadly smile And I am borderline Of course this all is just a fake Daydream in White Bear Lake
11.
Mohawk 03:39
Mohawk Got no desire to stay here, days come and days go by And I know you know it's time The bullet wounds, your thousand yard stare Fading pictures on the walls And I know you know it's time And you know you have to act now Punk idols and sprayguns all this street credibility So pretty out of tune A black flag and a mohawk won't save you from eternity And I know you know it's time And you know you have to act now They call you romantic and you know why You watch the music night and day In your mind all the trees are screaming And all important years fade away Styling your Mohawk for another day I think it’s time to face it kill that monkey get back to start Fugazi records play Spread your wings I can’t stand it no more Girl I want you to come with me Cause I know you know it's time And you know you have to act now They call you romantic and you know why You watch the music night and day In your mind all the trees are screaming And all important years fade away Styling your Mohawk for another day Watching the M T V
12.
Empire 02:41
EMPIRE I made a deal with the southern sons They sent me back again to the Empire I faced the moors to the sound of the guns Onward through the valleys to the Empire I saw the monarchs in their jeweled chairs Succumbing to the charms of the Empire Too bored to scream, forlorn glares Bringing down the glory of the Empire When it’s coming close to you You feel the amber squirrels in your brain When you hit these special moments And you know you’re not the same They rise and fall but they never last I’m coming for your rooks and I will bring you down They bathe in bubbles of the past I walked the streets of tears to the Empire The skald is dead but the sun goes on Telling ‘bout the wonders of the Empire And there’s way for our pawns to hit and run Tearing down the banners of the Empire When it’s coming close to you You feel the amber squirrels in your brain When you hit these special moments And you know you’re not the same I made a vow for an undead ghoul He sent me back again to the Empire I took his hand and he ate my soul All in for the downfall of the Empire
13.
Nocturne 06:51
Nocturne Now everything is quiet Watching the city shoot out the lights With everything’s out of tune And this creature in the corner And you thunder through the night Cold river turn of the tide In the darkness the shadows move In the darkness the game is real In the darkness who can see you In the darkness I’ll be near you In the darkness I’m your guide Take my hand shoot out the lights In the darkness who can see your face In the darkness there’s a human race Scorn and anger turn of the tide Shoot out the lights I found out a secret I opened a door Now I see you as you truly are What others will ignore Shoot out the lights Embrace the dark Stand proud don’t hide Search on for sparks Tear down your wall Rise up don’t kneel Stand tall and proud This game is for real
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From “Carnival Of The Brahma-Sox” passing all our albums along the way we make a trip to new shores: On “Creatures Of Light & Darkness” you hear classic Johnny Bob prog-arrangements mixed with a more songwriter-oriented approach. The album cultivates the sound of the 70s and 80s. We recorded it – like the previous albums – in the band’s own Ulumulu studio.

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released May 27, 2022

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Johnny Bob Hamburg, Germany

Johnny Bob is a neo-prog band from Hamburg. They form 2017 in memory of two school bands which disband after their members graduate in the early nineties.

German magazine “eclipsed” rates Johnny Bob in October 2019 to become one of the “big bands in the national progressive scene”.
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