This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders
Finally in the Linda canon
In dir verschwinden wollen sie, Linda
In dir verschwinden wollen sie, Linda
To steal your spirit, cold as the winters,
They whisper softly, whisper hollow,
They creep closer, they always follow.
Your heart is warm, your gaze so clear,
Yet shadows follow, none appear.
They dig so deep, they come for you,
They mock, they jeer, they’re cruel, untrue.
In dir verschwinden wollen sie, Linda,
They hunt for lights, for light and children.
They weave their nets, nets full of pain,
They want it all – your heart, your flame.
Their whispers crawl through every wall,
The room grows cold, time starts to fall.
The world dissolves, you’re not yourself,
They dance in silence, stealing health.
I search for you, Linda, for your face,
Yet shadows drift; you’re all light’s trace.
They leer in silence, I hear their glee,
In dir verschwinden wollen sie, Linda.
In dir verschwinden wollen sie, Linda,
They crave your ember, the fire deep inner.
Yet I cling tight, I won’t let go,
Your name blazes like torches glow.
Linda, Linda, do you hear?
I scream at shadows, but they draw near.
The ghosts stay silent, but I won’t flee,
You won’t die in this frozen sea.
In dir verschwinden wollen sie, Linda,
But love doesn’t perish, Linda, never.
I fight, I yell, I hold my stance,
Together we burn, as torches dance.
In dir verschwinden… wollen sie… Linda…
But I stay here… for you… forever.
There it is, our contribution to the Lindawave canon. A bit of a paranoid science-fiction-style Linda track, complete with a War-of-the-Worlds bridge.
I did it. I’ve created a Linda track.
Honestly, with a Linda track, the album can’t really fail anymore. The only thing any serious bat cloak or bohemian in harem pants seeks in a wave album is the Linda track.
Yesterday, I also put together another particularly brilliant track for Dieter’s solo album. I’m keeping it under wraps for now, but this is the cover art:
It’s psychedelic folk because Dieter wants to demonstrate that krautdance is more than just German stomp beats and straightforward dance music.
So even on New Year’s Eve, things remain exciting in the Benders household.
Do I have a kind of speech for you? Yes, maybe about how incomprehensible I find it that something like this came from Motown Records:
Horrible mastering, really. This is unbearable—what an utter mess. And no, I’m not talking about the music style or even the tired trap-vocoder gimmick.
But apparently, there are entire demographics now for whom “messy” became the norm. Though don’t underestimate the phenomenon of bought popularity either.
Of course, people with hearing impairments also deserve music. But do they deserve their own canon without any clear indication that it’s a canon for those with hearing disabilities?
That’s a question, fortunately, one can have differing opinions on.
There’s something to be said about how the Linda canon isn’t very German in origin.
Kind regards,
Martinus Benders