Farben Lehre today:
Wojtek Wojda - voc
Konrad Wojda - guitar, voc
Adam Mikolajewski - drums
Filip Grodzicki - bass
ex-members:
Marek Knap - drums (1986-87)
Piotr Kokoszczynski - bass, voc (1986-98)
Pawel Nowak - acoustic guitar, voc (1986-87)
Piotr Bartus - drums (1987-88)
Bogdan Pawłowski - keyboard, voc (1987-89)
Krzysztof Sieczkowski - drums (1988-91)
Bogdan Kicinski - guitar, voc (1989-98)
Irek Bukowski - bass (1990)
Paweł Malecki - guitar, voc (1993-95)
Jacek Trafny - drums (1999-2002)
Robert Chabowski - guitar, voc (1986-93 and 2002-04)
Discography:
1991 - "Bez pokory" (Without humility)
1993 - "My maszyny" (We, robots)
1994 - "Samo zycie" (Just life) - live disc
1995 - "Nierealne ogniska" - (Unreal focal points)
1995 - "Insekty" (Insects)
1996 - "Zdrada" (Betrayal)
1996 - "Garazowka" (Tape from the garage)
2001 - "Atomowe Zabawki" (Atomic toys)
2001 - "Wiecznie mlodzi" (Forever Young) - The Best of - disc edited due to 15th anniversary of the band.
2003 - "Bez pokory / My maszyny" - compilation / re-edition
2003 - "Pozytywka" (Music box; it's a wordplay, as "pozytywny" means positive in Polish)
2004 - "Insekty / Zdrada" compilation / re-edition
2005 - "Farbenheit" (title refers to Fahrenheit 9/11 movie)
2006 - "Farben Lehre" 2CD compilation
2008 - "Snukraina" (Dreamland)
2009 - "Ferajna" (Gang/Bunch)
Farben Lehre music is aggressive, melodious, full of fun with play, and free from complexes. Sharp, but accessible sounds and sincere words present spiritual attempt to connect with second person. Their music is influenced by bands like: Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Clash, Pogues, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, Rancid, Greenday, Ska-P, Ukrainians, U2, Clawfinger, Nirvana, R.E.M, New Model Army or The Rolling Stones. Most important lyrics of Farben Lehre are: "Helikoptery"(The Helicopters), "Egoisci" (The Egoists), "Nierealne ogniska"(Unreal Fires), "Handel"(Commerce), "Nowy dzien" (New Day), "Rozkolysanka" (Uncradle Song), "Wiecznie mlodzi" (Forever Young), "Matura 2001" (Secondary-school certificate 2001), "Pozytywka" (Positive Song), "Judasz" (Judas), "Terrorystan" or "Pogodna" (Fine).
Farben Lehre concentrates on concert-tours; they discovered big tour called Punky Reggae Live (initially called Pankregeparty) and it`s been organized from 2004 annually, they also play "single" concerts; they have concerts with bands like The Vibrators, The Exploited, Ine Kafe, Slobodna Europa, Smola a Hrusky, UK Subs, Oi Polloi, Die Toten Hosen, Dritte Wahl and others and gave 99 concerts in 2006.
The band's motto is:
We will play to the moment, when it makes pleasure to us
To the moment, when we have something to say
To the moment when we have power
And to the moment when that what we're doing, is wanted by someone...
Pasażerowie
Farben Lehre Lyrics
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Włosy siwieją tu w oparach stresu
Szukając drogi, wiecznie się gubię
Na zakręcie w nieprzyjaznym tłumie
Gdzie spojrzę to widzę
Wszystko czym się brzydzę
Codziennie uciekam
Budzę się rano chce powiedzieć dobranoc
Bo to co widzę ciągle jest takie samo
Mało mnie cieszy, na nic nie czekam
Człowiek - brzmi dumnie
Nie ma we mnie człowieka
Gdzie spojrzę to widzę
Wszystko czym się brzydzę
Codziennie uciekam
Tam gdzie nie ma nic
Żądza pieniądza dzisiaj za gardło chwyta
Dusza głęboko gdzieś przed światem ukryta
Jeżeli tylko chcesz - pytaj śmielej
Ty również jesteś tutaj pasażerem
Gdzie spojrzę to widzę
Wszystko czym się brzydzę
Codziennie uciekam
Tam gdzie nie ma nic
The lyrics of "Pasażerowie" by Farben Lehre express the feeling of being lost in a world full of empty phrases and stress. The singer is in search of a path but seems to be constantly lost and trapped in an unfriendly crowd. Everywhere the singer looks, there is something to despise. Therefore, they try to escape to a place where there is nothing. Despite waking up every morning, they feel like saying goodnight because everything they see is the same and there is nothing to look forward to. The singer does not feel like a human being and there is a deep desire for money that chokes them. They feel like their soul is hidden somewhere beyond the reach of the world. The song ends with a message of hope encouraging the listener to ask boldly because they are also just a passenger in this world.
The song paints a bleak picture of a world where the struggle to find meaning and fulfillment is overwhelming. The singer is frustrated with the materialistic and shallow life that they see all around them, and they long for something deeper and more meaningful. The repetition of the line "Gdzie spojrzę to widzę wszystko czym się brzydzę" (Everywhere I look, I see everything I despise) highlights the sense of hopelessness that the singer feels. However, the message of the song is not entirely bleak. There is a sense that the singer is not alone in their struggle, and that everyone is a passenger on this journey through life. This idea is encapsulated in the final line of the song, "Ty również jesteś tutaj pasażerem" (You are also a passenger here).
Line by Line Meaning
Głowy są pełne pustych frazesów
Our heads are full of empty phrases
Włosy siwieją tu w oparach stresu
Our hairs are turning gray in the vapors of stress
Szukając drogi, wiecznie się gubię
Lost in search of the path
Na zakręcie w nieprzyjaznym tłumie
At the bend, in the unfriendly crowd
Gdzie spojrzę to widzę
Everywhere I look, I see
Wszystko czym się brzydzę
Everything that disgusts me
Codziennie uciekam
Every day I run away
Tam gdzie nie ma nic
To the place where there is nothing
Budzę się rano chce powiedzieć dobranoc
I wake up in the morning wanting to say goodnight
Bo to co widzę ciągle jest takie samo
Because what I see is always the same
Mało mnie cieszy, na nic nie czekam
I am not pleased, I am not waiting for anything
Człowiek - brzmi dumnie
Human-being sounds proud
Nie ma we mnie człowieka
There is no human-being in me
Żądza pieniądza dzisiaj za gardło chwyta
The greed for money is grabbing the throat today
Dusza głęboko gdzieś przed światem ukryta
The soul deeply hidden somewhere before the world
Jeżeli tylko chcesz - pytaj śmielej
If you only want to, ask boldly
Ty również jesteś tutaj pasażerem
You are also a passenger here
Gdzie spojrzę to widzę
Everywhere I look, I see
Wszystko czym się brzydzę
Everything that disgusts me
Codziennie uciekam
Every day I run away
Tam gdzie nie ma nic
To the place where there is nothing
Contributed by Carter E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nothing.
Zuzia jest super
Nothing.
Zartowalem jednak nie jest