Soft Night (2004)
Sorti en 2004, Soft Night est le premier album de Johannes Hopfner. Un album de jeunesse, où l’acoustique alternatif devient terrain d’exploration intérieure. On y traverse des illusions, des visions chamaniques, des errances nocturnes et des élans amoureux, comme autant de fragments d’un monde en construction. Autoproduit et mixé / masterisé par Avalon Studio, le disque rencontre très vite son public, dépassant les 50 000 téléchargements sur Jamendo. Une œuvre fondatrice, fiévreuse et onirique, qui pose les premières pierres de son univers musical.
Released in 2004, Soft Night is Johannes Hopfner’s first album. A youthful work in which alternative acoustic music becomes a terrain for inner exploration. The listener moves through illusions, shamanic visions, nocturnal wanderings and romantic impulses, fragments of a world in the making. Self‑produced and mixed/mastered by Avalon Studio, the record quickly found its audience, surpassing 50,000 downloads on Jamendo. A foundational, fevered and dreamlike work that lays the first stones of his musical universe.
15 titres • 1 h 02
1. Gold River (4:36) + PAROLES
Inside the wall, inside the time, a lot of people cry.
Hear my voice, and let me sing the song of the lost mind.
All just an illusion, the Indian smoke in my head,
All just an illusion, come on now…
If you say goodbye, my soul will cry out,
If you stay with me, my spirit will soar.
When you travel a far, you feel the world, the world in your hand,
Friends are your friends, but you will see you are alone,
In the gold river,
In the cold river.
When the little man is lost in the sea, the moon falls down,
He tries to be free, from his family from us all now,
He says: “Come on now, need to smoke, I need to fly,
He says: “Come on now, need to smoke, I need to fly,
In the gold river,
In the cold river.
Hear my voice, and let me sing the song of the lost mind.
All just an illusion, the Indian smoke in my head,
All just an illusion, come on now…
If you say goodbye, my soul will cry out,
If you stay with me, my spirit will soar.
When you travel a far, you feel the world, the world in your hand,
Friends are your friends, but you will see you are alone,
In the gold river,
In the cold river.
When the little man is lost in the sea, the moon falls down,
He tries to be free, from his family from us all now,
He says: “Come on now, need to smoke, I need to fly,
He says: “Come on now, need to smoke, I need to fly,
In the gold river,
In the cold river.
2. Garden of Eden (4:17) + PAROLES
This is the story of a lonely man, walking on the street’s edge
He’s old, but still has the joy of life,
Do you know him? He’s the wizard, the wizard of universal time.
He has come to meet the angels, the angels mystery.
He has a long way to go, and his mind is crystal clear.
Would you like to follow him in the sun,
Meeting Poets in the garden of Eden.
Would you like to follow him through the night,
Hunting dreams in the garden of Eden.
Streets are now empty and full of fog,
Drinking, singing with strange shadows, discovering ancient secret.
Did you see him? He’s the prince, the prince of our souls.
He has come to meet the angels, the angels mystery.
He has a long way to go, and his mind is crystal clear.
He’s old, but still has the joy of life,
Do you know him? He’s the wizard, the wizard of universal time.
He has come to meet the angels, the angels mystery.
He has a long way to go, and his mind is crystal clear.
Would you like to follow him in the sun,
Meeting Poets in the garden of Eden.
Would you like to follow him through the night,
Hunting dreams in the garden of Eden.
Streets are now empty and full of fog,
Drinking, singing with strange shadows, discovering ancient secret.
Did you see him? He’s the prince, the prince of our souls.
He has come to meet the angels, the angels mystery.
He has a long way to go, and his mind is crystal clear.
3. Inner Space (4:11) + PAROLES
Last night, I had a dream,
The lord of Lizard was my friend,
He was old and his skin was cold.
We’ve been in a coffee shop,
Smoking joints and drinking hard,
The lord will carry me back home again.
I can feel, I can see my body is getting so heavy,
Will I try, will I dare, to play this mysterious game.
We walked around the land, he showed me how to live better,
Teaching me how to be myself.
One day he will fly away, but I will never forget,
How to control my inner space.
Music spreads in the air,
Leaving us with its strangeness.
Dancing in the space,
The lizard is the master of time.
Life is an eternal fight, between reason and madness,
Trying to keep my motion in control.
Love is our spiritual guide, listening to the angels rhymes,
Trying to understand my life.
The lord of Lizard was my friend,
He was old and his skin was cold.
We’ve been in a coffee shop,
Smoking joints and drinking hard,
The lord will carry me back home again.
I can feel, I can see my body is getting so heavy,
Will I try, will I dare, to play this mysterious game.
We walked around the land, he showed me how to live better,
Teaching me how to be myself.
One day he will fly away, but I will never forget,
How to control my inner space.
Music spreads in the air,
Leaving us with its strangeness.
Dancing in the space,
The lizard is the master of time.
Life is an eternal fight, between reason and madness,
Trying to keep my motion in control.
Love is our spiritual guide, listening to the angels rhymes,
Trying to understand my life.
4. Soft Romance (3:17) + PAROLES
Tell me where you live, before I disappear.
My eyes cannot see the truth, but can feel the pain.
Lost in the soft romance, little fairies dance.
Tell me where I can hide, before the sadness descends.
When you came back to me, I saw the truth.
You came back to me, I’ll never let you go.
Take me to your land, where people live so free,
I can feel your sweet love, coursing through my veins.
When I dream of you my heart explodes,
I’ll never understand, how I could live without you.
My eyes cannot see the truth, but can feel the pain.
Lost in the soft romance, little fairies dance.
Tell me where I can hide, before the sadness descends.
When you came back to me, I saw the truth.
You came back to me, I’ll never let you go.
Take me to your land, where people live so free,
I can feel your sweet love, coursing through my veins.
When I dream of you my heart explodes,
I’ll never understand, how I could live without you.
5. Unicorn (3:04) + PAROLES
We’ve been sailing on a star,
Seeing our lives in the mirror of dawn,
Do we have just one more chance,
To travel in the night, to travel in the sky.
Leaving our faces in a bottom of a glass,
Then walk together to recall our dreams.
Forget the sun, forget our mind,
We’ve lost our head but not our love.
Sister of unicorn dance, dance, dance.
Brother of pyramid, dance, dance, dance.
Sweet little flower, dance, dance, dance.
Our love will never, die, die, die
Seeing our lives in the mirror of dawn,
Do we have just one more chance,
To travel in the night, to travel in the sky.
Leaving our faces in a bottom of a glass,
Then walk together to recall our dreams.
Forget the sun, forget our mind,
We’ve lost our head but not our love.
Sister of unicorn dance, dance, dance.
Brother of pyramid, dance, dance, dance.
Sweet little flower, dance, dance, dance.
Our love will never, die, die, die
6. Indian in the Desert (5:53) + PAROLES
Do you know why we exist?
Do you know that all we see is just an illusion,
I’ve talked to my spirit one day, and I saw an Indian answer my question:
“Fly little man, to the end, join us in the dance of wild disillusion.
Can you see the ocean of time, Take my hand and drink my mind.”
Into the sun… Into the night.
I followed the Indian through the desert, he was a falcon, I was a spy,
After a long march under the terrible sun, he stopped, made fire, then sang:
“Heyah… Heyah…”
His voice was soft and desperate my friend, I was alone,
He illuminated ancient rites for eternity.
All along the river flow.
I saw this little girl beside me.
Has she the power to love me
Into the sun … Into the night.
I came to this ceremony place again and again, blue Sunday, confusion,
I saw the same Indian in the same desert, he stopped, made fire, than sang:
“Heyah… Heyah…”
Indian, Indian, follow my spirit, take me to the place you’ve been,
Now that I saw the truth in your eyes.
Do you know that all we see is just an illusion,
I’ve talked to my spirit one day, and I saw an Indian answer my question:
“Fly little man, to the end, join us in the dance of wild disillusion.
Can you see the ocean of time, Take my hand and drink my mind.”
Into the sun… Into the night.
I followed the Indian through the desert, he was a falcon, I was a spy,
After a long march under the terrible sun, he stopped, made fire, then sang:
“Heyah… Heyah…”
His voice was soft and desperate my friend, I was alone,
He illuminated ancient rites for eternity.
All along the river flow.
I saw this little girl beside me.
Has she the power to love me
Into the sun … Into the night.
I came to this ceremony place again and again, blue Sunday, confusion,
I saw the same Indian in the same desert, he stopped, made fire, than sang:
“Heyah… Heyah…”
Indian, Indian, follow my spirit, take me to the place you’ve been,
Now that I saw the truth in your eyes.
7. Midnight Woman (4:26) + PAROLES
I am standing beside her,
The sun strokes the walls,
I feel the sorrow around me,
Now she’s going to leave me,
And I cry, and cry.
Where will you go now?
I see a murder in this room,
Smoke drifts through this chamber,
With wicked brew, and dark slumbers,
She stole my mind and I’m falling deep below.
I fear that I’ve lost my mind,
I fear that I’m going mad,
I fear that eagles will kill me,
I fear that my time has come.
I’ve seen your shadow on the stairs,
In the gallery some eyes glint and sleek,
The time suddenly eats your beautiful face,
Upstairs a drunk man shows me the light,
I remember your snake hair,
You where young and free,
You looked at me jubilantly,
You murmured insanities.
The Indian dances, he disappears while the wind blew,
The light never shines at night while the monsters appear,
They only show me the dark side of the moon,
And I climb up a tree to hide myself in a gloom.
The sun strokes the walls,
I feel the sorrow around me,
Now she’s going to leave me,
And I cry, and cry.
Where will you go now?
I see a murder in this room,
Smoke drifts through this chamber,
With wicked brew, and dark slumbers,
She stole my mind and I’m falling deep below.
I fear that I’ve lost my mind,
I fear that I’m going mad,
I fear that eagles will kill me,
I fear that my time has come.
I’ve seen your shadow on the stairs,
In the gallery some eyes glint and sleek,
The time suddenly eats your beautiful face,
Upstairs a drunk man shows me the light,
I remember your snake hair,
You where young and free,
You looked at me jubilantly,
You murmured insanities.
The Indian dances, he disappears while the wind blew,
The light never shines at night while the monsters appear,
They only show me the dark side of the moon,
And I climb up a tree to hide myself in a gloom.
8. Le rêveur (6:03) + PAROLES
Quand nos âmes seront perdues,
Dans les lacs du superflu.
Quand nos rêves s’envoleront,
Tels des fleurs aux larmes de plomb.
Quand le ciel volera loin,
Les terres cracheront leur venin.
Quand les lunes de l’Infini,
Boivent le vin des douces nuits.
Quand les mers aux mille couleurs,
Déversent le son de leurs cœurs.
Quand le doux parfum des anges,
Finira dans un losange.
Quand les plumes du Paradis,
Se mélangent dans l’hystérie.
Quand les feux énigmatiques,
Pleurent des flammes rouge électrique.
Quand le souffle de l’Univers,
Apaise la soif singulière.
Dans les lacs du superflu.
Quand nos rêves s’envoleront,
Tels des fleurs aux larmes de plomb.
Quand le ciel volera loin,
Les terres cracheront leur venin.
Quand les lunes de l’Infini,
Boivent le vin des douces nuits.
Quand les mers aux mille couleurs,
Déversent le son de leurs cœurs.
Quand le doux parfum des anges,
Finira dans un losange.
Quand les plumes du Paradis,
Se mélangent dans l’hystérie.
Quand les feux énigmatiques,
Pleurent des flammes rouge électrique.
Quand le souffle de l’Univers,
Apaise la soif singulière.
9. Talking about the Blues (3:59) + PAROLES
Do you feel the sting in your heart,
Someone turned your face to the wall.
You’re talking about the blues, man,
Living beyond the sea.
You’re talking about the blues, man,
Melancholy is your device.
Many things have changed your life,
Sunset shines on your snakebite,
Will you still be there tonight,
Will bells echo in clouds?
Someone turned your face to the wall.
You’re talking about the blues, man,
Living beyond the sea.
You’re talking about the blues, man,
Melancholy is your device.
Many things have changed your life,
Sunset shines on your snakebite,
Will you still be there tonight,
Will bells echo in clouds?
10. On the Road (3:21) + PAROLES
Drink from the river, my friend
Selfish dreams are insane
Set fire to yourself
Riders on the road
Recite Indian tales, my friend
Let your senses ignite
Ride down Crazy Horse
Sand storm on the road
You’ve feel the rain falling on the sea
You’ve seen footprints scattered in the tree
Selfish dreams are insane
Set fire to yourself
Riders on the road
Recite Indian tales, my friend
Let your senses ignite
Ride down Crazy Horse
Sand storm on the road
You’ve feel the rain falling on the sea
You’ve seen footprints scattered in the tree
11. Destiny (3:23) + PAROLES
Look back,
let your mind forget, hang around the stars,
Let the
stream flow down, Feel your eyes burning,
See the
birds go mad, Reinvent the sky.
What is man’s destiny?
Blow your mind out my friend!
What is man’s destiny?
So many questions in me.
Look back,
let your mind forget, fight against the war,
Let this
song remain, blood is on the road,
And the owl
slips in, in your frenzied dreams.
let your mind forget, hang around the stars,
Let the
stream flow down, Feel your eyes burning,
See the
birds go mad, Reinvent the sky.
What is man’s destiny?
Blow your mind out my friend!
What is man’s destiny?
So many questions in me.
Look back,
let your mind forget, fight against the war,
Let this
song remain, blood is on the road,
And the owl
slips in, in your frenzied dreams.
12. What Have They Done with Freedom (4:27) + PAROLES
Every time I look around different faces in my brain.
I don’t know who, told them to,
I really don’t know, why they are so foolish,
Being good to your country, smiling as someone very cool.
Be a good guy to yourself, a sad man hiding behind a mask.
What have they done with freedom?
Have they put it underground?
What have they done with freedom?
Know they are trying to hide.
Oh no, now listen at me, black bird has come to pick at our veins,
Oh no, I think it’s a pity, the world’s gonna die and no one’s gonna cry.
Remember the time, when people were together,
Dancing with the wind, dancing with the flowers.
I don’t know who, told them to,
I really don’t know, why they are so foolish,
Being good to your country, smiling as someone very cool.
Be a good guy to yourself, a sad man hiding behind a mask.
What have they done with freedom?
Have they put it underground?
What have they done with freedom?
Know they are trying to hide.
Oh no, now listen at me, black bird has come to pick at our veins,
Oh no, I think it’s a pity, the world’s gonna die and no one’s gonna cry.
Remember the time, when people were together,
Dancing with the wind, dancing with the flowers.
13. Nothing Can Split Us Apart (3:35) + PAROLES
Light, your cigarette,
Breath in the smoke and let your mind forget.
Kiss, this pretty face,
Life is a game now enter in this dance.
Do you believe in what we shared last night, about love,
Making love with you is just a sweet romance.
Hold this rose and never let it fade, no never,
Something touched our hearts, they resound, rebound, in sky.
Nothing can split us apart.
Twirl, twist in your dance
Your head is heavy you are in a trance,
Lost, on the road,
Singing this song with her she’s in your blood.
Breath in the smoke and let your mind forget.
Kiss, this pretty face,
Life is a game now enter in this dance.
Do you believe in what we shared last night, about love,
Making love with you is just a sweet romance.
Hold this rose and never let it fade, no never,
Something touched our hearts, they resound, rebound, in sky.
Nothing can split us apart.
Twirl, twist in your dance
Your head is heavy you are in a trance,
Lost, on the road,
Singing this song with her she’s in your blood.
14. White Window (4:27) + PAROLES
I’ m walking straight, travelling through the forest
Birds are flying, looking through my mind
“I want to tell you a story, about the wind, the sky, and the white window.
The music’s echoes everywhere, your ears playing strange games”
Take your time, follow me
Through the sky, all along, along, along
Your head is burning, your mind is shaking
You hear a sound, all along, along, along
We are going to die, we are going to live,
Don’t you think it’s a strange world, come on my friend follow me.
Staring at the stars, your body is high, through the white window.
In the back of your brain there’s a girl, it’s the white window.
Come on man just follow your heart, step outside through the white window.
She is smiling, just follow her, you’ve got to move.
There’s a sign written on this wall,
Now listen to me, this girl is for you,
She’s standing here ready for love.
Take your soul forget the night, forget the time,
Dance with birds and dance with your mind,
All you’ve got to do is to cry.
And her voice continues to echo everywhere, girl where are you going?
I’ m here for you baby don’t you know, don’t you know me?
I ask your love but no return, now listen to this:
Take your soul forget the night, forget the time,
Dance with birds and dance with your mind,
All you’ve got to do is to cry.
Birds are flying, looking through my mind
“I want to tell you a story, about the wind, the sky, and the white window.
The music’s echoes everywhere, your ears playing strange games”
Take your time, follow me
Through the sky, all along, along, along
Your head is burning, your mind is shaking
You hear a sound, all along, along, along
We are going to die, we are going to live,
Don’t you think it’s a strange world, come on my friend follow me.
Staring at the stars, your body is high, through the white window.
In the back of your brain there’s a girl, it’s the white window.
Come on man just follow your heart, step outside through the white window.
She is smiling, just follow her, you’ve got to move.
There’s a sign written on this wall,
Now listen to me, this girl is for you,
She’s standing here ready for love.
Take your soul forget the night, forget the time,
Dance with birds and dance with your mind,
All you’ve got to do is to cry.
And her voice continues to echo everywhere, girl where are you going?
I’ m here for you baby don’t you know, don’t you know me?
I ask your love but no return, now listen to this:
Take your soul forget the night, forget the time,
Dance with birds and dance with your mind,
All you’ve got to do is to cry.
15. Too Much Wine, Whiskey and Coke (3:38) + PAROLES
What happened to me, I think I got stoned,
Once again, I feel too hard into it.
Do you see me creeping, eyes that do not see,
I think it’s time for me to go to sleep.
Too much wine, too much whiskey, searching to eternally fly,
Too much coke, too much dope, searching for an eternal high.
See me fly…See me smile.
I’m now watching TV, a new show is coming,
Just like watching my asshole.
Everyone’s happy, that superficial life,
Just like watching my asshole.
Once again, I feel too hard into it.
Do you see me creeping, eyes that do not see,
I think it’s time for me to go to sleep.
Too much wine, too much whiskey, searching to eternally fly,
Too much coke, too much dope, searching for an eternal high.
See me fly…See me smile.
I’m now watching TV, a new show is coming,
Just like watching my asshole.
Everyone’s happy, that superficial life,
Just like watching my asshole.