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Close To A Reality

by Nnella

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For The Fire 02:37
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For The Fire - nnella Walking through my mind again. Oh it is the sugar man. Beggin for my very hand. I am stuck on. Ah Ah I Wonder if he came to play “Break the old rules”. Lovely game. Wonder if he s up to stay For the fire. Ah … For the fire. Stranger in a silver cape. Turn around and call my name. Kill the guilt and kill the shame. With respect. Ah Ah Ah Slowly sinking mango drops. Smoky eyes and ginger fog. Fantasized, unspoken thoughts. I am ticking . Ah… Like a bomb. I'd be up again oh oh If you're up my friend oh oh I'd come round again for more If you're up again oh oh I'd be up again oh oh If you're up my friend for more For the fire.
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My Own Little Prison 03:53
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My Own Little Prison - nnella I’m gonna build me my own little prison, so I can be free again. Be free again. Be free again. A place to escape the noise and the bait. Uhh, I’m tired of this freedom, we’re captured in choosing while losing our energy. But my own little prison of conscious decisions will make me Me again. Feel me again. Feel, feel free again. Be again. Be free Be be me again. See again. See, see me again be again. be again. be be be be free again. Focus ‘s a priviledge that only the rich bitches can afford. Honey, you gotta pay if you don’t wanna pay by being brain washed. When silence’s extinct. Say, why do we think these horrible thoughts? Weird huhh? But my own little prison of conscious decisions, will make me Me again…. Do we really need 12 different kinds of the same damn thing? Oh we keep on wondering why we’re so overwhelmed - while making the easy things hard. Please let me miss most, so I don’t miss it all. Let me miss most, so I won’t miss Me again….
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Baddest Me 02:51
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Baddest Me - nnella If there wasn’t you, I guess I’d be a man’s own. But now I’ve got rights. And if there wasn’t you, I’d have no room of my own. Money to decide. And if there wasn’t all your love, not sure I’d have the juice to thrive. Oh You made me dream a betta betta betta me. If there wasn’t you, not sure I’d believe passion ‘s something you can choose. And if there wasn’t you, not sure I’d see myself the way I do through you. If I couldn’t count on you when shit hits the fan, would I get up each time I fall? Oh You made me dream a betta betta betta me. So I can now free my betta betta baddest me-e-e. Keep on growing Keep on. Keep on going Keep on growing Keep on. Keep on going Keep on growing cause you You made me dream a betta betta betta me. So I can now free my betta betta baddest me-e-e.
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Hin & Weg - Teil 1 03:40
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HIN & WEG – Teil 1 - nnella Du schausch mi a. I schau di a. Nur us da wite. Kum mar ned z noh. Du schausch mi a. I schau di a. Nur für a bizle. Kömmar des no? Uh Du schausch mi a. I schau di a. Mir schaun üs a. Schaun üs ez a. Mir schaun üs a. Mir schaun üs a. Und mir sin hin. Hin und Weg. Uh Schau di mol a. Schau mi mol a. Schau üs mol a. Schau üs mol a. Schau di mol a. Schau mi mol a. mir sin doch hin. Hin und wit wit Weg Mi Uf ...
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Hin & Weg - Teil 2 02:46
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HIN & WEG – TEIL 2 - nnella Ma müsst a fescht heba. Wo sich alle fescht heban. Bis mar widdar spüran w‘rum ma eigentlich leaban. I möcht mit dir ufwacha im Tanz. Kum weck mi uf. Weck mi uf. I möcht mit dir ufwacha im Tanz. Kum weck mi uf. Weck mi uf. Küss mi wach. Damit i widda troma ka. Und an Sinn im Leaba ha. Weil i was erleaba ka. Mi herz pumpa spür. I widda was zum geaba ha. Jo an Grund zum leaba ha. Weil i widda mi si darf. uf dera Wealt. Währends dussa imma wärmer würd. Dinna imma mehr durchwüahlt. Langsam, langsam fescht abküahlt. Ma mirkts ersch wenns oan früat. Ma müsst a fescht heba. Wo sich alle fescht heban. Bis mar widdar spüran warum ma eigentlich leaban. I möcht mit dir uftaua im Tanz. Kum wärm mi uf. Wärm mi uf. I möcht mit dir uftaua im Tanz. Kum ma mi hoaß. Mach mi hoaß. Zünd mi a. Bis i funka sprüha ka. Vor Luscht ufs leaba glüha ka. Weil i widda mi si darf. Di an mir spür. Damit i widda troma ka. Und an Sinn im Leaba ha. Weil i was erleaba ka. Mi herz pumpa spür. I widda was zum geaba ha. Jo an Grund zum leaba ha. Weil i widda mi si darf. Uf dera Wealt. Mir sind doch hin hin hin hin hin. Hin und weg (mi uf us dera wealt.)
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Tiger 03:24
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Tiger - nnella The tiger s born each and every night. Made by storm. On the dark side of the light. And I know it has its ways. It has it’s ways to bite. To bite. And I know I’m hung. And I know I’m hung. And I know I’m hung. (…) And I know I’m hungry for my life. Of no use if I lose my mind. But can we afford to shut our eyes? So I keep on balancing on this rope of growing height. Keeping you in sight. And I know I’m hung. And I know I’m hung. And I know I’m hung. (…) And I know I’m hungry for my life. Oh when your thirst is so strong, you no longer feel the urge to drink. But then the rain comes and you almost go insane. Have we forgotten we’re mostly made of water? Have we forgotten how much we need each other? And I know I’m hung. And I know I’m hung. And I know I’m hung. (…) And I know I’m hungry for my life.
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St. Valentine 04:35
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St. Valentine - nnella A day to remember what we’ve been taught to crave. heart shaped promise dressed in rosé. Child of the industry of a world that loves money more than love itself. Ain’t it so? Where’s the prince? The only, only one? We’ve seen him on the screen. When is he bound to come? The curse of Disney. The damage that’s been done. The Hearts it’s broken, one by one. Believing it was wrong. But being Single is no sickness. Enjoying it, no crime. And there’s no better time to do so than on Valentine. Oh Valentine. Oh Valentine. Soaked in sunken dreams and wine. Oh Valentine. Saint Valentine. How I used to pray for thy Heart filled with longing. To finally be seen. To compensate the void. Felt for a full year. Some make love to a stranger. Some to a bucket of ice cream Some keep waiting for their saviour. Swiping for the dream. But being Single is no sickness. Enjoying it, no crime. And there’s no better time to do so than on Valentine. Oh Valentine. Oh Valentine. Soaked in sunken dreams and wine. Oh Valentine. Saint Valentine. How I used to wish you mine. Oh Valentine. Oh Valentine. Drenched in drunken hopes and sighs. Oh Valentine. Saint Valentine. I am glad to be mine. Air filled with expectations, with sweat and with despair. How can you satisfy your wife, and also your affair? So no need to waste your pity on me. Save it for yourself. Being Single is no sickness. But I guess thanks for your help. Yeah being Single is no sickness. Though sometimes I wouldn’t mind, spewing on my calendar at the sight of Valentine. Oh Valentine. Oh Valentine. Soaked in sunken dreams and lies. Oh Valentine. Saint Valentine. How I used to wish you mine. Oh Valentine. Oh Valentine. Drenched in drunken hopes and sighs. Oh Valentine. Saint Valentine. I am glad to be mine.
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Holy Mary 04:42
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Holy Mary - nnella You got a minus on your test. Disappointment battling with relief. Guess you were somehow wishing. While hovering in fear. To kick your plans and future. And wave your dreams goodbye. Made sure it won’t happen. But couldn’t keep the “what if” off your mind. What if? Little hands, with little fingers. Scent of the softest skin. The feeling of true meaning. Unconditional loving kicking in. Yeah you find yourself day dreaming. I’d say slightly romanticizing. Though you know you’d be the second Holy Mary if those daydreams came to life. But what if? Would it solve all of your problems? Guess, if they are caused by too much sleep. Give you a sense of meaning? Or be a sentence of 9 months and 18 years? Would you two grow much, much closer? Marry and get a home? Yeah would you two be fulfilled lovers? Or your only dates be set in court? What if? And you find yourself daydreaming. I’d say slightly nightmare like. Screaming bundle in your hands. While working all the time. And your needs, your dreams washed down the drain in stress and in fatigue. No money, no man. Not even a cat. and no security. What if? You know you’ve chosen yourself. At least for the next few years. Got dreams and you’ve got visions. Focus on your career. Though you know it can go hand in hand. It’s been done before. You know that you could have it all. With the right support. So what if? Uh it is your birthday. Another year has passed. The clock keeps on ticking. Say, how long will the battery last? Fantasies of leaking rubber, Making him a father, makes you come. You can’t deny there’s a part of you who’d like to be two instead of one. What if?
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Who Is Gonna Hold You? 02:52
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Who is gonna hold you? - nnella Spoiled child of peace, singing to the ticking of the bomb. And just like with putting off anything, we put it off, hoping tomorrow comes. But who’s gonna hold us then? Say who will hold you? Who ’s gonna hold you? Who ’s gonna hold you responsible? For showing no response ability. Future me, Are you still feeling overwhelmed by your own limitations? Or finally got your ass up, became part of a wave that lets them know “We hold, And we will hold you. We’re gonna hold you. We’re gonna hold you responsible.” ?
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Butter & Flies 05:39
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Butter & Flies - nnella I go for a walk. myself on a leash. I am my own dog. I am my own priest. I am the beauty and I am the beast. Let me off the leash. Let, let me off my leash. Will we ever guess who we truly are? It’s never been too late to re-re-restart. Oh courage my friend, hold my bleeding heart. Inside where butterflies dance with wolves in the dark is my free soul listening through the cracks of my heart. You know it’s never just an ending but a start. You go wherever your love needs to be. Come back oh set me free. You wanna go somewhere where no one else has gone? You wanna go so far, bathe in the unknown? You wanna be someone. You wanna be someone. But most of all you wanna be loved. Yes, you wanna do. What noone else has done. Wanna go so far, bathe in the unknown. You wanna be someone. Someone for someone. & you are gonna make it. mean something. after all you’re my free soul listening through the cracks of my heart. You know it’s never just an ending but a start. You go wherever your love liberates. Come back and oh will I beg you to stay. Would you stay with me? Say would you stay with me? We will make it mean something.

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Full of surprises: NNELLAs new Album “Close To A Reality” is a dance between tension and ease - and an attempt to understand the world a little bit better.
Her sound is inspired by artists such as Sophie Hunger, Kat Frankie and Ani DiFranco, as well as 4 years of studying jazz music. Just like her role models NNELLA likes to try on different colors and play with a variety of genres. While her Debut Album can be located in the Singer-Songwriter/Alternative Rock niche, her second album “Close To A Reality” moves towards Alternative Pop.
NNELLA’s lyrics reflect today’s zeitgeist including topics such as mental health, the climate crisis and feminism. Depending on the song, the Austrian artist tells her stories either in English, German or her mother tongue – a distinct German dialect; Vorarlbergerisch.

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released April 26, 2024

Lyrics & Music: Nadja Bodlak
Performed by: Nadja Bodlak (vocals, keys, e-guitar, dulcimer, additional programming), Alexander Matheis (e-bass, e-synth), Valentin Georg Goidinger (e-guitar), Jakob Gschwandtner (drums, percussion),
Tobias Wöhrer (additional programming, e-bass, e-synth), Mira Gregoric (Violine), Margit Gruber (Violine), Flora Geißelbrecht (Viola), Ida Leidl (Cello)
Recording & Mixing: Tobias Wöhrer
Mastering: Alexandr Vatagin
Production: Tobias Wöhrer, Nadja Bodlak
Label: very hairy records

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Nnella Berlin, Germany

NNELLA likes to scratch that itch. With a hint of irony - and a penchant for the absurd.

The Austrian Art Pop musician who currently lives in Berlin has started releasing music on her own record label “very hairy records” in 2020. ... more

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