This is the last track of the upcoming EP! In this song I used a riff (opening riff) that my Brother taught me back in the days. It was important to me to use it in this song and it is a worthy end of the tribute EP for me personally. As always, big thanks to my friends Gonzalo Civita for the incredible vocals, Henrik Schaller for the great solo and Matías Takaya for the great production! Lyrics by Shannon Once upon a time there was a boy and by his surroundings, he was destroyed. Pain over pain, zero gain He was sure that nothing in his life would remain They would kill him in his sleep While he would desperately count sheep And dream of a better life For which he wanted to strive. When you close your eyes in the darkness lies Death disguised as a lovely friend If you don't watch out It will reach for you And pull you down into the dark ghost town And pull you down But then one night, it got cold He saw something on his pillow, it was mold As he reached out He felt a touch He wanted to shout Air in his lungs was not much As he turned around, he saw its eyes Shining in a dangerous red Upon where he lied At first he was scared, as it visited him every night And soon it became clear That the thing had died Its pale skin Its long hands The greasy hair and a voice of despair It tried to pull the boy outside Tried to cover his eyesight And the boy went with his new friend When you close your eyes in the darkness lies Death disguised as a lovely friend If you don't watch out It will reach for you And pull you down into the dark ghost town And pull you down But one day, as he became a young adult His friend stopped visiting He took it as an insult As it seemed like his peaceful world was vanishing He waited and waited, but his friend stayed away What stayed was the mold in grey For the first time in years, he left his house And he regretted it yet so soon Because what shocked him most to find Was a grave with his name under the pale moonlight He saw his friend waving him with his pale, translucent hand And instructed him to follow him back to their peaceful world And the boy followed him into the afterworld So after all this time He took his last breath And followed his friend Who was known as death. Credits: Music by Michael Heß Recorded by Michael Heß Vocals by Gonzalo Civita recorded at AV Estudio. Mixed and mastered by Matías Takaya at AV Estudio. Lyrics by Shannon Cover artwork by Valentinamore

I'm happy to release a new tale called "LSD Butterfly" from the upcoming ep. I had two great musicians with me and it's always fun to work with them. My two friends Gonzalo Civita (HELÉH, TRIBAL), who delivered a brilliant vocal performance, and Henrik Schaller who played two fantastic solos for the song! Thanks also to Matías Takaya (HELÉH) for the great production! Enjoy! Credits: Music by Michael Heß Recorded by Michael Heß Vocals by Gonzalo Civita recorded at AV Estudio. Mixed and mastered by Matías Takaya at AV Estudio. Cover artwork by Valentina B. Lyrics by Shannon H. Can you see it too? All these butterflies flying in the late afternoon? In circles, squares and triangles hearing their mindless mingles. Over the colourful fields which bloom so bright it hurts my ears. But why my ears? Is the sun even real? I'm feeling like Ikarus so free But I can't escape And it seems so late. The butterflies are falling to the ground Making crazily weird sounds. It's like pink, red, blue, green is screaming Violently shaking the ceiling. Echoing through my head, body and mind Killing me inside. Everything turns dark It seems like I missed Noah's Ark. Suddenly I'm all alone Sitting in my messy bedroom, Everything was just a dream A hallucination between the realms, And as I look onto the pills I see a butterfly who gives me the chills. It's like pink, red, blue, green is screaming Violently shaking the ceiling. Echoing through my head, body and mind Killing me inside.more

Today, I am very happy to publish this song which I wrote for my brother who passed away 13 years ago. It has been an exciting adventure to write this song and I've met some friends along the way who supported me all the way. I want to thank Gonzala Civitia (HELÉH, TRIBAL) who sang the incredible vocals for this song. Furthermore, I want to thank Matías Takaya who produced the song so greatly. I stayed in close contact with both of them all the time and it was great to work on this song together. The great cover was made by the great Valentina B. The lyrics, which are based on real events, were written by my daughter Shannon. I think my brother Markus would have loved this song, so I hope you'll love it too. Credits: Music by Michael Heß Recorded by Michael Heß Vocals by Gonzalo Civita recorded at AV Estudio. Mixed and mastered by Matías Takaya at AV Estudio. Tales of Mike logo & Cover editing by Joss Miranda Lyrics by Shannon H. Why were you taken away from us so soon? Why were you taken away from me so soon? We survived the orphanage, Were hunted by a blasphemous nun, And we told ourselves, for now and forever… “NEVERMORE THIS PAIN” Landscape of Sorrow Landscape of Sorrow Years later, cancer came And you fought like an insane. But you didn’t lose the fight, Because he died right by your side. I’ve lost my brother, But God gained a brave warrior. We will carry you in our hearts And we will carry sorrow through every landscape. We survived the orphanage, Were hunted by a blasphemous nun, And we told ourselves, for now and forever… “NEVERMORE THIS PAIN” Landscape of Sorrow Landscape of Sorrowmore