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Bomb alert

from On Detour to Shortcut by cHoclat FRoG

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You know it from every airport or train station: The typical security announcements regarding the mindfulness of your own luggage. They are blurted out in different languages ​​by bored staff or machines in a large check-in hall and most of the time you don't understand what's being said. Everything just sounds like a huge noise unit.

The idea behind the creation of the 2nd track is a scenario with an abandoned suitcase in such a place. What would happen? How would people react? Is it an attack? Will there even be a detonation? The plot and musical arrangement creates tension that would perhaps fit well into an action blockbuster movie. Hollywood where are you? (lol)
On the other hand, the song leaves a sarcastic, macabre aftertaste. Cause things may or may not happen and thus the thought carousel turns around the listeners head. Somewhere between hope, fear and anxiety.

lyrics

Attention please, this is a security announcement: Please do not leave your luggage unattended at any time.

Verse 1:
Thousands of people are waiting in lines
to give up their luggage
They're talking and joking and killing the time
they're moving sluggish
Business as usual: Standardized
Deadly dullness and nervousness
Situation's not equalized
no room for transgress

Chorus:
Security stuff is running around
A fearful movement is changing the sound
The scenery now looks like an open wound
The crowd is hit by a violant pound

Some people shout and try to escape
Others use mobiles for their 'Insta-tape'
The reason for is a dangerous jape
There's a lonesome suitcase

Verse 2:
The panic is over state of trans
Confusion and blood
A lot of people without a chance
There's no god to help
Fire departement and ambulance
Torned fingers and broken panes
Wobbling bodies stupid glance
What a sinker, what a sinker

(Guitar solo)

Interlude:
Statistics are telling that the possibility
for an assault is nearly zero
And indeed it is more likely to fall off a ladder and die or by an arrow

Yes we know life is very threatening
most of the time it ends fine and happily
It's just our mind that juggles us things
Sometimes it's dumb sometimes it's gabby

Announcements:
Attention please, this is a security announcement: Please do not leave your luggage unattended at any time.

Achtung bitte, dies ist eine Sicherheitsdurchsage. Bitte lassen Sie Ihr Gepäck zu keiner Zeit unbeaufsichtigt.

Atención por favor, este es un anuncio de seguridad. Por favor, no deje su equipaje desatendido en ningún momento.

Attencione prego, questo è un avviso di sicurezza. Si prega di non lasciare i bagliagli in costoditi in nessun momento. Grazie.

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from On Detour to Shortcut, released November 3, 2023

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cHoclat FRoG Bad Camberg, Germany

"cHoclat FRoG" is a german progressiverock studio-duo featuring Rainer and Tim Ludwig.
Both members have been playing together since 2003 after the 70's progger Rainer encouraged his daughter's boyfriend to play bass and gradually got him hooked
about the prog genre too. After years of playing together with many groove
studies plus an intermediate band they founded this strange studio project. ... more

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