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Trolls, Girls & Lullabies

by Thomas Truax

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Welcome to our little theater, Welcome to our little show Please put to sleep your handy phones, I know it's hard to let them go Throw away your preconceptions about who this Peer is supposed to be Because I think you'll find, whether you like or not, this Peer's a bit like you and me If you've traveled around in circles and you've wondered where it ends If you've gone so fast you've blurred the lines between the real and the pretend If you've climbed up to great heights then fallen back down when you're spent Then you might have to admit you are a little like Peer Gynt
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WHILE MY HEART IS STILL BEATIN' NOTHIN'S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY I PLAY MY GAME TELL ME EVERY WOMAN IS EVIL, TELL ME UGLY IS THE NEW BEAUTIFUL STILL I'M GONNA PLAY MY GAME THE SAME 'CAUSE WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING NOBODY'S GONNA TELL ME WHAT I CANNOT DO OR DRINK OR SING I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A DREAMER AND DREAMS CAN'T BE ENSLAVED YES I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A DREAMER AND I'LL LIVE MY DREAMS MY OWN WAY X3 ALL THE WAY TO MY GRAVE WHILE MY HEART IS STILL BEATIN' I WILL FLOAT LIKE A FEATHER ON HISTORY'S TIDE WHILE MY HEART IS STILL BEATIN' I WILL BE BOUND TO NO MAN, BOUND TO NO BRIDE (CHS REPEAT)
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I know you've heard it before, I do not care, I need More More More More More More More I need to see you strip I need to take a trip I need More More More More More More More Just like a plant needs Sun I need my fun fun fun I need More More More More More More More I need sex sex sex I need six six six I need More More More More More More More Like the Moon needs the stars I need me something from Mars I need More More More More More More More Like a baby on a tit or Lady Gaga needs a hit I need More More More More More More More Like a bird needs seed or like a hippy needs weed I need More More More More More More More I know I'll reach the top because I cannot stop I need More More More More More More More Like the bee needs the sting I need to be your King I need More More More More More More More I need to fill my glass, I'd like to kick your ass I need More More More More More More More And you might think it funny but I need even more money I need More More More More More More More More drugs, more games, more power, more Fame! I need More More More More More More More
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Crazy Me 03:42
WHEN WE FINALLY ASCEND TO THAT ULTIMATE BIRD'S EYE VIEW AND WE'RE LOOKING DOWN ON ALL THE THINGS WE DID AND ALL WE ONLY DREAMT WE'D DO I KNOW THAT I WONT HAVE REGRETS YOU CAN BET THAT I WONT HAVE REGRETS Ingrid: YOU, YOU ARE, YOU KNOW YOU ARE THE ONLY SHOE THAT FITS ME THE ONLY ONE THAT GETS ME Solveig: CRAZY CRAZY WHAT IS GOING ON HERE I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF MADNESS COULD IT BE THAT THIS WAS MEANT TO BE THIS CRAZY MAN FOR CRAZY ME Mutter: YOU, YOU ARE, YOU KNOW YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT LIGHTS MY SKY MY ONLY SON All YOU, YOU ARE, YOU KNOW YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT FITS ME THE ONLY ONE THAT GETS ME
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Troll Intro 00:30
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IF YOU'RE ROUGH, THEN YOU'RE ROUGH IF YOU'RE NOT HARD THEN DON'T ACT TOUGH YOU'RE A JOKER? HAVE A LAUGH TO THYSELF, BE ENOUGH TO THYSELF, BE ENOUGH (X4) (Instrumental break) YOU MUST ACCEPT WHERE YOU ARE AT YOU'RE STILL THE SAME UNDER EACH HAT A RAT OF ANY OTHER COLOR IS A RAT AND THAT IS THAT TO THYSELF, BE ENOUGH (X4) (Instrumental break) IF YOU'RE BIG YOU ARE A WHALE IF YOU'RE SLOW YOU ARE A SNAIL THE BRIDE WILL HAVE TO HAVE A VEIL AND IF YOU'RE TROLL YOU'LL HAVE A TAIL SIE DU SELBST DIR GENUG (X4)
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Satisfaction 06:44
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Mütterlein 04:34
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Is all that we are just the sum of all we've been A collection of impressions of all that we have seen Inside you there's a piece of every place you ever went And if you've got pieces from everywhere then you're a bit like old Peer Gynt - Our kings and stars and presidents All struggle with these elements Status, age and arrogance The meaning of their existence And the question of our existence Negro slaves to Carolina Heathen images to China Use them and abuse them For money and to see what happens Here you have gone too far sir Here you have gone too far sir Punishments and Lullabies A kiss, a fist between the eyes Punishments and Lullabies A kiss, a fist between the eyes Now are you ready for your meltdown? Are you ready for your meltdown?

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"Be it with the psychedelic romance of Crazy Me or the zany To Thyself Be Enough (Troll Song), a track that would easily work as a Disney film number, Truax continues to plunge his listener into an ocean of diverse sensations. At times he recalls a tender Lou Reed and at others the dark aggressive tones often heard from Nick Cave or Mark Lanegan. Trolls, Girls and Lullabies surely takes on a new form when acting as the backdrop to Ibsen’s play, but by no means is it incomplete without it. In fact, few albums of late have felt as assured and accomplished as this. The aural world of Thomas Truax is brimming with mesmeric and emotive qualities, and once you have left it, real life feels a tad colourless in comparison." ***** -Culture Fly


Peer Gynt was staged at the Theater Dortmund, Germany, during its 2013/14 season. This is a soundtrack album of studio recordings of the music that was performed live on stage.

I usually write songs based on reflections of my own personal experiences, dreams or stories, so this project was something of a departure. Here I had to get inside the head of a difficult protagonist, a megalomaniac bordering on schizophrenic. When director Kay Voges asked me what my interpretation of Peer was, I said his modern equivalent might be a deluded rock n' roll speed freak who uses people one night, throws them away the next morning and does it all again the next night somewhere else. He "can't get no satisfaction". Kay's eyes lit up: "Thomas! Can you do me a big, slow version of..." (With Kay Voges at the helm, I already knew this was going to be a far cry from the Peer Gynt that your Grandmother saw). But Peer is not without his charms. He's highly ambitious and richly imaginative, struggling as he spins his wheels in search of meaning and identity while trying to escape roots that bore and confuse him.

I also had to write from the perspective of the women who love Peer, and the real and imaginary figures that torment and challenge him. And from the vantage point of a kind of mysterious over looker, suspended from the rafters with my guitar, various electrical gear and inventions in an open front eight-foot-square metal container above what might best be described as a stage turned into a shallow lake of water.

Though the play is well over a hundred years old and draws partly on mysterious Norwegian folklore, it is as pertinent as ever in this instant-gratification seeking age of Facebook.

We experimented with many things and some of the pieces on this album didn't wind up in the final cut of our stripped down and fast-paced production, but I include several of them here because they were a joy to make and they sit well in this album context. One early concept was to base all the music on the back beat of a real recorded human heartbeat, and even to keep the heart beating throughout the entirety of the play. We tried this in rehearsals but it proved to be too unsettling. But 'Always Been A Dreamer' and 'Satisfaction' retain their heartbeats.

It was an honor and a privilege to be involved in such a special project, with such a talented cast and crew.

-Thomas Truax, November 2013

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released February 14, 2014

All music by Thomas Truax except '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' (Jagger/Richards) ABKCO; ‘Mütterlein’ (Nico)
'In the Hall of the Mountain King' was written by Edvard Grieg and 'Saxogramophone Morning' incorporates a melody by him. Female vocals on 'Crazy Me': Bettina Lieder, Julia Schubert, Friederike Tiefenbacher
Drums on 'In the Hall of the Mountain King': Brian Viglione All other instruments: Thomas Truax
Cover photo by Chris Saunders Inside photo by Mona Ulrich Design by Thomas with help from Philip Lethen
Mastered by Dirk Jambor at Truetrack Rec © & p Psycho Teddy Records, All Rights Reserved

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Thomas Truax Birmingham, UK

"Thomas Truax crafts rich, poetically evocative songs about insects, trees, technology, and a lifelong obsession with all things lunar. He travels the world performing with his "band" of bizarre self-made instruments including a motorized drum machine made with bike wheels and a souped-up Gramophone called 'The Hornicator', as well as his venerable guitar 'Hank'.
"Inventive and Romantic" -TimeOut
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