You Don´t Know Them by Karlit-O-Kay (K-O-K) published on 2021-01-09T06:41:07Z One of my best friends ended up in a closed psychiatric ward a few years ago after a psychotic episode. He stayed there for a total of eight months. And I visited him there almost every week. I met doctors and nurses there who lovingly and empathetically cared for the mentally ill people on the ward. Nevertheless, despite all the commitment, the feeling remained that the patients were often separated from the helpers by an invisible wall. That the patients lived in a world which remained to a large extent strange and incomprehensible to the doctors, nurses and also relatives (as it did for me as the best friend). This basic feeling gave the impulse for the title of this song and the following lyrics. You don‘t know them They sit under the water tap The dull madness is reflected in their face They have been declared insane Deflowered and dishonoured Locked in a darkroom With the label „Not worth living“ Their language is as a word salad Banished to the madhouse And I yell at them: You commit slander against them You degrade them to slaughter cattle And again and again and again I scream: You don't know them! They were sent to the desert ice Far from the divine circle of life Even as a child they were abandoned In their soul indelibly wounded Their parents have turned away, They have never known this scum The community sits at the table of gifts High shut, doors closed. And I yell at them: You commit slander against them You degrade them to slaughter cattle And again and again and again I scream And again and again and again I scream And again and again and again I scream: You don't know them! Einer meiner besten Freunde landete vor einigen Jahren nach einem psychotischen Schub in der geschlossenen Psychiatrie. Insgesamt acht Monate blieb er dort. Und ich besuchte ihn dort fast jede Woche. Ich begegnete dort Ärzten und Pflegern, die sich liebevoll und einfühlsam um die psychisch kranken Menschen auf der Station kümmerten. Dennoch blieb bei allem Engagement das Gefühl zurück, dass die Patienten häufig eine unsichtbare Wand von den Helfern trennte. Dass die Patienten in einer Welt lebten, die zu einem guten Teil für die Ärzte, Pfleger und auch Angehörigen (wie für mich als bester Freund) fremd und unverstehbar blieb. Dieses Grundgefühl gab den Anstoß für den Titel dieses Songs und den darauf basierenden Text. Ihr kennt sie nicht Sie sitzen unterm Wasserhahn Im Gesicht spiegelt sich der dumpfe Wahn Man hat sie verrückt erklärt, Entjungfert und entehrt In einer Dunkelkammer eingesperrt Mit dem Etikett nicht lebenswert Ihre Sprache wird als Wortsalat In das Irrenreich verbannt Und ich schrei sie an: Ihr rufmordet sie Ihr degradiert sie zum Schlachtvieh Und wieder und wieder schrei ich: Ihr kennt sie nicht! Man schickte sie ins Wüsteneis Weit entfernt vom göttlichen Lebenskreis Schon als Kind hat man sie ausgesetzt, In der Seele unauslöschbar verletzt Ihre Eltern haben sich abgewandt Diesen Abschaum haben sie doch nie gekannt Die Gemeinschaft sitzt am Gabentisch Hochgeschlossen, Türen zu Und ich schrei sie an: Ihr rufmordet sie Ihr degradiert sie zum Schlachtvieh Und wieder und wieder schrei ich und wieder und wieder schrei ich und wieder und wieder schrei ich: Ihr kennt sie nicht! Genre SCFIRST Comment by FlexHead Beautiful and heart warming track 2023-02-15T14:23:43Z Comment by TOM R. OLSEN /\/\⭐️ 2022-01-08T19:57:28Z Comment by Stas Mix Penetrates right into the heart ❣ 2021-10-09T19:40:31Z Comment by THE 087 fantastic vocal work! 2021-09-22T15:50:18Z Comment by Atm0zion Really lush track fair dues!, Love the melodic layers and the dark guitar really adds a lovely vibe! 2021-08-21T10:56:25Z Comment by Gabriel Ganz. Schön. Gut. !!! 2021-07-10T17:05:54Z Comment by O#D Composer a delicate theme which is very well treated musically speaking, hence this scent of melancholy. Bravo Carl 2021-06-10T15:03:28Z Comment by Grinch Dollaz beautiful 2021-05-21T22:12:58Z Comment by Didier Ganache Superb sound atmosphere of this track. 2021-05-10T18:39:26Z Comment by Noise of the World Wonderful song with quite a sad message... 2021-04-22T19:36:37Z Comment by ElectroTrek Karl!!!I This procures a very psychedelic mood, which is befitting of the theme...LOVE your liberal generous spirit! Your lyrical message is so profound & very much needed. There are those on this planet who 'kill' with their textbook knowledge when they don't understand or relate--although this is not your story's case--& thank goodness...This does need to be stopped. Your best friend is highly blessed to have such a compassionate soul remain alongside him. PROUD of YOU! Pain & suffering is a fierce cruelty that has broken many, & with absence of understanding or inability to relate--whether educated or not--many people can't seem to bring down the wall...It takes just the right key to unlock the door to healing. I pray your best friend finds this...I, too, have had to deal with an extended family member who has had sociopathic tendencies & progressed to the level of displaying lack of remorse for injuring others...An extreme hell, I wish for no one to experience! 2021-04-22T06:28:49Z Comment by Helge Ich habe mal wieder hinein gelauscht, und da kam mir diese Passage bekannt vor. Es klingt zufälliger weise fast wie Wigwam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCJxVa6O7i8&ab_channel=emerni 2021-04-12T08:25:39Z Comment by hitchhiking 2 hawaii putting it out into the universes, we shall collab one day 2021-04-05T07:15:42Z Comment by hitchhiking 2 hawaii now this is a journey!! great work maybe we could collab one day! great song! 2021-04-01T11:07:46Z Comment by Electra Volcana brings me back to a Pink Floyd and The Church mood, great talent K O K 2021-03-28T07:13:06Z Comment by Electra Volcana amazing discovery 2021-03-27T20:01:08Z Comment by Paul Baglyos Sorry -- I meant sensibilities (without all the extra typos 2021-03-19T13:12:06Z Comment by Paul Baglyos I admire your compositional sensibilitiesvilivil 2021-03-19T13:11:22Z Comment by Mithou to nice 2021-03-15T15:40:38Z Comment by Blue Haze Bob Complex lyrics-- 2021-03-14T18:49:49Z Comment by Blue Haze Bob Such cool use of synth-- 2021-03-14T18:48:37Z Comment by Neurotic Beauties super stimmungsvoll! In unsere neue Playlist gepackt :) 2021-03-06T00:08:56Z Comment by OMCB Very melancholy mood. Touching song. Very nicely instrumentalized. 2021-02-28T16:18:07Z Comment by rosin dust mesmerizing 2021-02-28T11:43:20Z Comment by Mountain Songs Having had some experience of what is related in your description, can really empathise so well with this, Karl. Such an important, much misunderstood issue you're raising here. Excellent work, my friend. 2021-02-25T12:02:52Z Comment by idematoa Great song 🙏😍👍🎧🎶 2021-02-25T06:52:49Z Comment by hss:4orus love it! 2021-02-24T01:45:17Z Comment by melakki 2:45 Love it! 2021-02-22T16:16:40Z Comment by Riley McMonigle Nice clean sound! 2021-02-22T06:45:40Z Comment by Myckael Marcovic Catching words ! 2021-02-21T14:48:16Z