Papageno
Papageno draws from Mozart's The Magic Flute - not as a reference, but as a mirror. The song captures the inner conflict that arises when outside forces stand against love: the tension between duty and devotion, fear and surrender. Tamino's journey becomes a deeply personal one - a cry for guidance through noise, pressure, and doubt. Papageno, the bird-catcher who moves between worlds, becomes the guide we call for when we can no longer find our own way. A feeling I have faced more than once - and perhaps you have too.
Verse 1: The night makes my heart beat, no mercy and no rest, I need a rest, Commands over closeness, a boot is pressed on my chest. My blood is boiling inside of me, I turn blind and can't see, Go away, go away and put that boot away, never look back. Verse 2: Between duty and integrity, my beloved ocean is not blue, it turns black, I walk this thin line, need to let go of what used to be mine. Goddess of the night, where is my savior, I am in search of that knight, Little bird catcher show me wisdom, it will break my kingdom. Hook: Bullets in my heart Feel the burn, it's so hard Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno Chorus: Oh, I feel it's all gone, I look into the mirror, I see the bad one, The clock is ticking, it should show the hours, but the hours don't pass. Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, I don't understand, lead me to wisdom, Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, please guide us all into freedom. Verse 4: All efforts have been in vain, I can't survive inside this pain, Maybe this is how it's meant, everything lost like it's heaven-sent. No more yes or no in sight, darkness shatters all the light. Chains and freedom intertwine, I know time has come - I am fine Verse 5: A princess and her prince just try, to find some love, I cry, It's the highest emotion you'll know, still the wheel keeps grinding slow. May the gods forgive our sins, there are no more big wins, Feel goosebumps on our skins, sadness wins as the world spins. Hook: Bullets in my heart Feel the burn, it's so hard Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno Chorus: Oh, I feel it's all gone, I look into the mirror, I see the bad one, The clock is ticking, it should show the hours, but the hours don't pass. Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, I don't understand, lead me to wisdom, Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, please guide us all into freedom. Verse 6: Cast out, pushed out to bleed, though it's only love I need, King of night, what have you done, I swear I hurt no one. I won't kill the heart inside, no place to hide and nobody's pride, I am Tamino, I will stand, will save Pamina, hand in hand. Verse 7: Holy gods, don't make them pay, they don't see, they lost their way, Papageno knows the way, please show it, like this I can't stay. I curse the chains, I hate this fight, though I stand up for my right, Pamina hear my vow: I will not kill - not now, not ever and not somehow. Hook: Bullets in my heart Feel the burn, it's so hard Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno Chorus: Oh, I feel it's all gone, I look into the mirror, I see the bad one, The clock is ticking, it should show the hours, but the hours don't pass. Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, I don't understand, lead me to wisdom, Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, please guide us all into freedom. Outro: Papageno, if I must, then I will go. Even if I turn blind, I will face the road.