Vocals in techno are often relegated to an afterthought, but with this album, I wanted to shift that perspective. I built each track starting from the lyrics and the voice, allowing the techno elements to breathe only after the song’s soul was fully realized. For those who connect with the songwriting but prefer a different atmosphere, I have included original versions that stand on their own.
Perfect for a club floor or a quiet afternoon.
Lost in Melancholy
Lyrics
1. Fade into black
I still wait here
While the clock refuses to move
Your perfume lingers
In the air that forgot how to soothe
I’m learning to lose
Slowly
Learning to lose
Fade into black
No way back
However too late
Forever too late
Empty room echoes your shell
In dust I trace
The ghost of where your shadow fell
No turning back
No way back
The night used to be ours
Turn back the hours
I still wait
I still wait here
Fade into black…
I will always wait
Forever Too Late
2. Your Shadow Stays
Your shadow stays when you’re gone
Your shadow stays on the wall too long
Your shadow stays it breathes with me
Your shadow stays won’t set me free
All night long… all night long…
Your shadow stays… far to long…
I close my eyes, you’re still there
Walking circles in thinning air
Your shadow stays cold on my skin
Your shadow stays where love wore thin
It drags its fingers through the smoke
Traces the hollow where our hearts once spoke
It knows my secrets, it knows my name
It wears your shape but it’s not the same
All night long… all night long…
Your shadow stays… far to long…
I turn the lights off, it gets brighter
I scream your name, it gets quieter
No footsteps left, but the floor still creaks
This house is mine… but it still reeks of you
Your shadow stays when morning comes
Bleeds through the curtains, swallows the sun
Your shadow stays, it’s all that’s left
A black stain shaped like the love I kept
All night long… all night long…
Your shadow stays…
…far to long…
3. Faded Horizon
Horizon blurs in the misty dawn,
Faded dreams, forever gone
On the edge where the world meets the sea,
Dreamy pop calls, setting me free
But freedom’s chains are heavy and cold,
In cinematic gold, stories untold
The waves whisper secrets of loss,
Melancholy cost, too high the cross
Faded horizon, slipping from sight,
Dark pop night, holding me tight
Triest sails drifting into the blue,
In this melancholy, I’m through
The film captures the final frame,
Of a love in shame, whispering my name
The waves whisper secrets of loss,
Melancholy cost, too high the cross
Faded horizon, slipping from sight,
Dark pop night, holding me tight
Triest sails drifting into the blue,
In this melancholy, I’m through
Beyond the fade, what lies ahead?
A void of dread, where dreams are dead
Horizon calls, but I turn away,
In the triest day, I choose to stay
Faded horizon…
Faded horizon…
Faded horizon…
4. Eternal Twilight
Twilight lingers, refusing to fade,
Eternal shade, in the masquerade
In the twilight, where day meets night,
Dreamy pop ignites, but no delight
Shadows lengthen, swallowing the sun,
Dramatic stun, nowhere to run
The light dims low, the darkness creeps,
Monotonous sleeps, always repeats
Eternal twilight, forever in between,
Dark haze scene, haunting dream
Triest souls wandering the gray,
In this wistful ruin, we decay
Whispers of evening, promises broken,
Words unspoken, like a token
The film loops on an endless reel,
Of wounds that feel and never heal
The light dims low, the darkness creeps,
Monotonous sleeps, always repeats
Eternal twilight, forever in between,
Dark haze scene, haunting dream
Triest souls wandering the gray,
In this wistful ruin, we decay
Trapped in the dusk, no morning light,
Eternal fight, lost in sight
Twilight holds me in its embrace,
In the triest place, I find my space
Eternal twilight…
Eternal twilight…
5. Shadows in the Rain
Whispers echo through the empty streets,
Rain falls like tears from a broken sky
Memories fade in the cold, gray light,
I’m lost in the haze, wondering why
The night pulls me under, no escape in sight,
Heartbeats slow in this endless fight
Shadows in the rain, drowning my soul,
Cinematic sorrow, making me whole
Dreamy echoes call, in the dark we fall,
Melancholy waves, crashing through it all
Silhouettes dance on the walls of my mind,
Forgotten promises, left far behind
The wind carries sighs of what could have been,
In this dreamy void, where the pain begins
The night pulls me under, no escape in sight,
Heartbeats slow in this endless fight
Shadows in the rain, drowning my soul,
Cinematic sorrow, making me whole
Dreamy echoes call, in the dark we fall,
Melancholy waves, crashing through it all
Fading lights, a distant thunder roar,
I’m adrift in this storm forevermore
No dawn to break the eternal night,
Just the ache that holds me tight
6. Whispered Regrets
Soft piano keys in the misty air,
A sigh escapes, heavy with despair
Regrets linger like smoke in the room,
Faces blur in the gathering gloom
I reach for the light, but it’s slipping away,
In this dreamy haze, I silently pray
The silence screams, the heartaches grow,
In the cinematic reel, the tears overflow
Whispered regrets, in the dead of night,
Dark pop dreams, stealing the light
Melancholy strings pull me down low,
Into the abyss where the sad winds blow
Echoes of laughter from a time long gone,
Now just ghosts in the pale dawn
The mirror reflects a fractured soul,
In this triest world, I’ve lost control
The silence screams, the heartaches grow,
In the cinematic reel, the tears overflow
Whispered regrets, in the dead of night,
Dark pop dreams, stealing the light
Melancholy strings pull me down low,
Into the abyss where the sad winds blow
Layers of sorrow, building like waves,
Crashing against these empty graves
No redemption in this endless play,
Just the fade to black, day after day
Whispered regrets…
Whispered regrets…
7. Midnight Lament
Midnight strikes, the lament begins,
Dreamy pop spins, under my skin
Shadows creep in the flickering light,
Cinematic plight, endless night
The clock ticks slow, the pain grows deep,
In this melancholy, I cannot sleep
Midnight lament, crying to the moon,
Dark waves consume, all too soon
Triest hearts beating in unison,
Melancholy sun, never to come
Echoes of voices from the grave,
In the dreamy wave, nothing to save
The screen shows fates intertwined,
Where hope is blind, left behind
The clock ticks slow, the pain grows deep,
In this melancholy, I cannot sleep
Midnight lament, crying to the moon,
Dark waves consume, all too soon
Triest hearts beating in unison,
Melancholy sun, never to come
Lamenting souls in the witching hour,
Powerless against the sorrow’s power
The night devours, no dawn in view,
Just the lament, pulling me through
Midnight lament…
8. Silent Symphony
Strings vibrate in the silent hall,
Dreamy pop falls, answering the call
Notes of sorrow fill the empty space,
Cinematic grace, in this chase
The conductor waves, but no sound escapes,
Melancholy shapes, the heart reshapes
Silent symphony, playing in my mind,
Dark waves bind, leaving me blind
Triest crescendos rising high,
In this melancholy, I cry
Instruments weep in the dim-lit room,
Echoes of doom, sealing my tomb
The score unfolds like a tragic tale,
Where heroes fail, and love grows pale
The conductor waves, but no sound escapes,
Melancholy shapes, the heart reshapes
Silent symphony, playing in my mind,
Dark waves bind, leaving me blind
Triest crescendos rising high,
In this melancholy, I cry
Breaking the silence with a single tear,
The end draws near, crystal clear
Symphony fades into the void,
In the triest void, overjoyed? No, destroyed
Silent symphony…
9. Broken Reverie
Soft synth waves in a hazy dream,
Reverie breaks, tearing at the seam
In the reverie, colors bleed to black,
Dreamy paths lead to no coming back
Hearts shatter like glass in the storm,
Cinematic sorrow, taking form
The pieces scatter, lost in the wind,
Melancholy sins, where to begin?
Broken reverie, shards in my hand,
Dark pop lands, where I stand
Triest eyes staring into the abyss,
In this dreamy kiss, eternal bliss missed
Whispers of what was, now turned to dust,
In the void of trust, betrayal’s thrust
The film rolls on, scene after scene,
Of a love that’s mean, forever unseen
The pieces scatter, lost in the wind,
Melancholy sins, where to begin?
Broken reverie, shards in my hand,
Dark pop lands, where I stand
Triest eyes staring into the abyss,
In this dreamy kiss, eternal bliss missed
Mending the break with threads of night,
But the darkness fights, no end in sight
Reverie fades, a final sigh,
In the triest high, I wave goodbye
Broken reverie…
10. Veil of Tears
Distant thunder, a veil descends,
Tears mingle with the rain that never ends
Behind the veil, the world turns gray,
Dreamy illusions lead me astray
Hearts entangled in webs of lies,
In the cinematic dark, hope dies
The ache deepens, no light to guide,
In this pop sorrow, I confide
Veil of tears, blurring the view,
Dark dreamy nights, pulling me through
Melancholy whispers, cold and true,
In the triest hour, I’m lost without you
Footsteps echo in empty halls,
Ghosts of the past, answering calls
The screen flickers with faded scenes,
Where love was real, or so it seems
The ache deepens, no light to guide,
In this pop sorrow, I confide
Veil of tears, blurring the view,
Dark dreamy nights, pulling me through
Melancholy whispers, cold and true,
In the triest hour, I’m lost without you
Torn fabric of dreams, unraveling slow,
No mending the wounds that overflow
The veil lifts briefly, then falls again,
Trapping me in this eternal pain
Veil of tears…
11. Echoes of the Void
The void calls out with a hollow sound,
Dreamy pop swirls, pulling me down
Stars collapse in the blackest sky,
In this melancholy, I say goodbye
Cinematic frames, frozen in time,
The sadness climbs, a steep incline
Echoes of the void, ringing in my ears,
Dark waves of fear, drowning my tears
Triest melodies, in the night they play,
Melancholy heart, leading me astray
Empty spaces where you used to be,
Shadows dance in cruel mockery
The dream unfolds like a tragic film,
Where the light is dim, and hope is slim
Cinematic frames, frozen in time,
The sadness climbs, a steep incline
Echoes of the void, ringing in my ears,
Dark waves of fear, drowning my tears
Triest melodies, in the night they play,
Melancholy heart, leading me astray
Bridging the gap to nowhere at all,
Falling deeper with every call
The void embraces, cold and vast,
In this dark pop, the die is cast
Echoes of the void…
12. Forgotten Lullaby
Cradled in darkness, the cradle rocks slow,
Lullabies fade into shadows below
Eyes wide open, but the world is blind,
In this dreamy pop, peace I can’t find
The melody twists, a knife in the chest,
Cinematic pain, never at rest
Forgotten lullaby, singing me to sleep,
Dark waves crashing, secrets I keep
Melancholy heart, beating so weak,
In the triest night, it’s you I seek
Stars fall silent, the moon turns away,
Whispers of loss in the light of day
I’m a wanderer in this foggy dream,
Where the sorrow flows like a endless stream
The melody twists, a knife in the chest,
Cinematic pain, never at rest
Forgotten lullaby, singing me to sleep,
Dark waves crashing, secrets I keep
Melancholy heart, beating so weak,
In the triest night, it’s you I seek
Echoing chambers of a broken mind,
No escape from the ties that bind
The lullaby hums, a funeral song,
In this dark realm, where I belong
Forgotten lullaby…
Gloomy Techno
Lyrics
1. Fade into black (Final, Minimal Techno)
I still wait here
While the clock refuses to move
Your perfume lingers
In the air that forgot how to soothe
I’m learning to lose
Slowly
Learning to lose
Fade into black
No way back
However too late
Forever too late
Empty room echoes your shell
In dust I trace
The ghost of where your shadow fell
No turning back
No way back
Fade into black
No way back
The night used to be ours
Turn back the hours
I still wait
I still wait here
Fade into black…
Fade into black…
Fade into black…
No way back
Forever Too Late
2. Your Shadow Stays (Final, Dark hypnotic Techno)
Your shadow stays when you’re gone
Your shadow stays on the wall too long
Your shadow stays, it breathes with me
Your shadow stays, won’t set me free
All night long… all night long…
Your shadow stays… far to long…
I close my eyes, you’re still there
Walking circles in thinning air
Your shadow stays cold on my skin
Your shadow stays where love wore thin
It drags its fingers through the smoke
Traces the hollow where our hearts once spoke
It knows my secrets, it knows my name
It wears your shape but it’s not the same
All night long… all night long…
Your shadow stays… far to long…
I turn the lights off, it gets brighter
I scream your name, it gets quieter
No footsteps left, but the floor still creaks
This house is mine… but it still reeks of you
Your shadow stays when morning comes
Bleeds through the curtains, swallows the sun
Your shadow stays, it’s all that’s left
A black stain shaped like the love I kept
All night long… all night long…
Your shadow stays…
…far to long…
3. Faded Horizon (Final, Hard Techno)
Horizon blurs in the misty dawn,
Faded dreams, forever gone
On the edge where the world meets the sea,
Dreamy pop calls, setting me free
But freedom’s chains are heavy and cold,
In cinematic gold, stories untold
The waves whisper secrets of loss,
Melancholy cost, too high the cross
Faded horizon, slipping from sight,
Dark pop night, holding me tight
Triest sails drifting into the blue,
In this melancholy, I’m through
The film captures the final frame,
Of a love in shame, whispering my name
The waves whisper secrets of loss,
Melancholy cost, too high the cross
Faded horizon, slipping from sight,
Dark pop night, holding me tight
Triest sails drifting into the blue,
In this melancholy, I’m through
Beyond the fade, what lies ahead?
A void of dread, where dreams are dead
Horizon calls, but I turn away,
In the triest day, I choose to stay
Faded horizon…
4. Eternal Twilight (Final, Acid Techno)
Twilight lingers, refusing to fade,
Eternal shade, in the masquerade
In the twilight, where day meets night,
Dreamy pop ignites, but no delight
Shadows lengthen, swallowing the sun,
Dramatic stun, nowhere to run
The light dims low, the darkness creeps,
Monotonous sleeps, always repeats
Eternal twilight, forever in between,
Dark haze scene, haunting dream
Triest souls wandering the gray,
In this wistful ruin, we decay
Whispers of evening, promises broken,
Words unspoken, like a token
The film loops on an endless reel,
Of wounds that feel and never heal
The light dims low, the darkness creeps,
Monotonous sleeps, always repeats
Eternal twilight, forever in between,
Dark haze scene, haunting dream
Triest souls wandering the gray,
In this wistful ruin, we decay
Trapped in the dusk, no morning light,
Eternal fight, lost in sight
Twilight holds me in its embrace,
In the triest place, I find my space
Eternal twilight…
5. Shadows in the Rain (Final, Detroit Techno)
Whispers echo through the empty streets,
Rain falls like tears from a broken sky
Memories fade in the cold, gray light,
I’m lost in the haze, wondering why
The night pulls me under, no escape in sight,
Heartbeats slow in this endless fight
Shadows in the rain, drowning my soul,
Cinematic sorrow, making me whole
Dreamy echoes call, in the dark we fall,
Melancholy waves, crashing through it all
Silhouettes dance on the walls of my mind,
Forgotten promises, left far behind
The wind carries sighs of what could have been,
In this dreamy void, where the pain begins
The night pulls me under, no escape in sight,
Heartbeats slow in this endless fight
Shadows in the rain, drowning my soul,
Cinematic sorrow, making me whole
Dreamy echoes call, in the dark we fall,
Melancholy waves, crashing through it all
Fading lights, a distant thunder roar,
I’m adrift in this storm forevermore
No dawn to break the eternal night,
Just the ache that holds me
6. Whispered Regrets (Final, Deep Techno)
Soft piano keys in the misty air,
A sigh escapes, heavy with despair
Regrets linger like smoke in the room,
Faces blur in the gathering gloom
I reach for the light, but it’s slipping away,
In this dreamy haze, I silently pray
The silence screams, the heartaches grow,
In the cinematic reel, the tears overflow
Whispered regrets, in the dead of night,
Dark pop dreams, stealing the light
Melancholy strings pull me down low,
Into the abyss where the sad winds blow
Echoes of laughter from a time long gone,
Now just ghosts in the pale dawn
The mirror reflects a fractured soul,
In this triest world, I’ve lost control
The silence screams, the heartaches grow,
In the cinematic reel, the tears overflow
Whispered regrets, in the dead of night,
Dark pop dreams, stealing the light
Melancholy strings pull me down low,
Into the abyss where the sad winds blow
Layers of sorrow, building like waves,
Crashing against these empty graves
No redemption in this endless play,
Just the fade to black, day after day
Whispered regrets…
7. Midnight Lament (Final, Psychedelic Techno)
Midnight strikes, the lament begins,
Dreamy pop spins, under my skin
Shadows creep in the flickering light,
Cinematic plight, endless night
The clock ticks slow, the pain grows deep,
In this melancholy, I cannot sleep
Midnight lament, crying to the moon,
Dark waves consume, all too soon
Triest hearts beating in unison,
Melancholy sun, never to come
Echoes of voices from the grave,
In the dreamy wave, nothing to save
The screen shows fates intertwined,
Where hope is blind, left behind
The clock ticks slow, the pain grows deep,
In this melancholy, I cannot sleep
Midnight lament, crying to the moon,
Dark waves consume, all too soon
Triest hearts beating in unison,
Melancholy sun, never to come
Lamenting souls in the witching hour,
Powerless against the sorrow’s power
The night devours, no dawn in view,
Just the lament, pulling me through
Midnight lament…
8. Silent Symphony (Final, Cyberpunk Techno)
Strings vibrate in the silent hall,
Dreamy pop falls, answering the call
Notes of sorrow fill the empty space,
Cinematic grace, in this chase
The conductor waves, but no sound escapes,
Melancholy shapes, the heart reshapes
Silent symphony, playing in my mind,
Dark waves bind, leaving me blind
Triest crescendos rising high,
In this melancholy, I cry
Instruments weep in the dim-lit room,
Echoes of doom, sealing my tomb
The score unfolds like a tragic tale,
Where heroes fail, and love grows pale
The conductor waves, but no sound escapes,
Melancholy shapes, the heart resha…
Silent symphony, playing in my mind,
Dark waves bind, leaving me blind
Triest crescendos rising high,
In this melancholy, I cry
Breaking the silence with a single tear,
The end draws near, crystal clear
Symphony fades into the void,
In the triest void, overjoyed? No, destroyed
Silent symphony…
Silent symphony…
9. Broken Reverie (Final, Melodic Techno)
Soft synth waves in a hazy dream,
Reverie breaks, tearing at the seam
In the reverie, colors bleed to black,
Dreamy paths lead to no coming back
Hearts shatter like glass in the storm,
Cinematic sorrow, taking form
The pieces scatter, lost in the wind,
Melancholy sins, where to begin?
Broken reverie, shards in my hand,
Dark pop lands, where I stand
Triest eyes staring into the abyss,
In this dreamy kiss, eternal bliss missed
Whispers of what was, now turned to dust,
In the void of trust, betrayal’s thrust
The film rolls on, scene after scene,
Of a love that’s mean, forever unseen
The pieces scatter, lost in the wind,
Melancholy sins, where to begin?
Broken reverie, shards in my hand,
Dark pop lands, where I stand
Triest eyes staring into the abyss,
In this dreamy kiss, eternal bliss missed
Mending the break with threads of night,
But the darkness fights, no end in sight
Reverie fades, a final sigh,
In the triest high, I wave goodbye
Broken reverie…
10. Veil of Tears (Berlin Techno)
Distant thunder, a veil descends,
Tears mingle with the rain that never ends
Behind the veil, the world turns gray,
Dreamy illusions lead me astray
Hearts entangled in webs of lies,
In the cinematic dark, hope dies
The ache deepens, no light to guide,
In this pop sorrow, I confide
Veil of tears, blurring the view,
Dark dreamy nights, pulling me through
Melancholy whispers, cold and true,
In the triest hour, I’m lost without you
Footsteps echo in empty halls,
Ghosts of the past, answering calls
The screen flickers with faded scenes,
Where love was real, or so it seems
The ache deepens, no light to guide,
In this pop sorrow, I confide
Veil of tears, blurring the view,
Dark dreamy nights, pulling me through
Melancholy whispers, cold and true,
In the triest hour, I’m lost without you
Torn fabric of dreams, unraveling slow,
No mending the wounds that overflow
The veil lifts briefly, then falls again,
Trapping me in this eternal pain
Veil of tears…
Veil of tears…
11. Echoes of the Void (Final, Underground Techno)
The void calls out with a hollow sound,
Dreamy pop swirls, pulling me down
Stars collapse in the blackest sky,
In this melancholy, I say goodbye
Cinematic frames, frozen in time,
The sadness climbs, a steep incline
Echoes of the void, ringing in my ears,
Dark waves of fear, drowning my tears
Triest melodies, in the night they play,
Melancholy heart, leading me astray
Empty spaces where you used to be,
Shadows dance in cruel mockery
The dream unfolds like a tragic film,
Where the light is dim, and hope is slim
Cinematic frames, frozen in time,
The sadness climbs, a steep incline
Echoes of the void, ringing in my ears,
Dark waves of fear, drowning my tears
Triest melodies, in the night they play,
Melancholy heart, leading me astray
Bridging the gap to nowhere at all,
Falling deeper with every call
The void embraces, cold and vast,
In this dark pop, the die is cast
Echoes of the void…
12. Forgotten Lullaby (Final, Progressive Techno)
Cradled in darkness, the cradle rocks slow
Lullabies fade into shadows below
Eyes wide open, but the world is blind
In this dreamy pop, peace I can’t find
The melody twists, a knife in the chest
Cinematic pain, never at rest
Forgotten lullaby, singing me to sleep
Dark waves crashing, secrets I keep
Melancholy heart, beating so weak
In the triest night, it’s you I seek
Stars fall silent, the moon turns away
Whispers of loss in the light of day
I’m a wanderer in this foggy dream
Where the sorrow flows like a endless stream
The melody twists, a knife in the chest
Cinematic pain, never at rest
Forgotten lullaby, singing me to sleep
Dark waves crashing, secrets I keep
Melancholy heart, beating so weak
In the triest night, it’s you I seek
Echoing chambers of a broken mind
No escape from the ties that bind
The lullaby hums, a funeral song
In this dark realm, where I belong
Forgotten lullaby…
