Name: Music According To Billy Shears
Songlist:
1. Perfect Pair (Marino Carlini)
2. Across The Border (Marino Carlini)
3. You're Mine (Marino Carlini)
4. I'll Be Your Friend (Marino Carlini)
5. The Little One (Marino Carlini)
6. Gunslinger (Marino Carlini)
7. No More Pennies (Marino Carlini)
8. 25 (Marino Carlini)
9. Destiny (Marino Carlini)
10. Something You Didn't Understand (Marino Carlini)
11. Breaking Out (Marino Carlini)
12. Song To My Father (One More Time Again) (Marino Carlini)
13. They Call It Glory (Marino Carlini)
14. Child (Marino Carlini)
Produced by: Marino Carlini
Recorded: At ZNY Mobile Studio Langenhagen und U-Boot Studio Hannover
Arranged by: Marino Carlini, Chris U. Schulz
Mixed by: Chris U. Schulz
Mastered by: Chris U. Schulz
Musicians:
Marino Carlini (Lead-, Backing Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, String Arrangements)
Chris U. Schulz (Guitar, Bass, Keys, Drum Arragements)
Angelo Sasso Singers (Background Vocals)
Artwork: Marino Carlini
Fotos: Angela Wulf (Backcover)
Release: 22. Oktober 2026
Liner Notes by Marino:
Perfect Pair
(Marino Carlini)
"Eine Liebe, die unentdeckt bleiben sollte. Eine verbotene Affäre zweier Menschen, die anderweitig vergeben sind, die jedoch eine animalische Anziehung zueinander haben."
Everybody knows about the two we do and they never ever saw I had a crush on you,
I wanna do you, yes, I wanna do you. I wanna do you.
Every ite thing you're bout to do to me are the kind of doin' that Iike to see
I wanna do you, I wanna do you. I wanna do you.
Oh, Baby we're a perfect pair
Oh, Baby, love you to be there.
Oh, Baby, I love to love you and being in love.
Baby, I don't wanna be your No. 2, so won't you gimme all your
special things you love to do
I wanna do you, 'cos I wanna do you, l wanna do you
Across The Border
(Marino Carlini)
"Ein Song aus dem Jahr 2016, als die Flüchtlingsdiskussion auf einem Höhepunkt war. Da ich selbst aus einer Familie komme, die aus dem Nachkriegsdeutschland aus Schlesien nach Westen flüchten musste, ist meine Perspektive darauf auf Grund von Erzählungen meiner Eltern und Großeltern voreingenommen."
Everybody come across the border, dream to find a new home around.
They’ve been looking for a place in order to keep their family save and sound.
A long lost distant melody (where the heart lies buried down in the deep),
reminds them of a home too far to see, for you, for me (Memories will keep as a treasure - of the story of their ancestry).
Needed to flee from rape and murder, living a life as a refugee.
They’re still be pushed to go further, no rest on the place they wanted to be.
The crowd that offend them all constantly, (Humanity lies buried down in the deep),
reminds them of a home too far to see, for you and for me (always on the run for their lives - it’s the story of our policy).
Everyone together, bless the people with love!
Let’s be one forever, cos’ one world’s enough!
Everybody come across the border, pushed and beaten from all around.
Treating like they cause a disorder. All they want is a home to found.
A long lost distant melody …
Everyone together, bless the people with love!
Let’s be one forever, cos’ one world’s enough!
You're Mine
(Marino Carlini)
“Obsessive Liebe kann gefährlich werden. Und mit dem Tod enden. Das Thema ist schon viele Male besungen worden. Bloß halt von mir noch nicht. ;-)
Deshalb dieser Song, bei dem ich immer ”Jeanny” von Falko im Kopf hatte. ;-)"
Do you know if I'd go, that would be the craziest thing that I could do.
But you know, if you'd go, that would be even crazier than this crazy thing I'd do.
Every little thing, every dirty look, every word that you could say,
would be even worse than what I could ever do to you If you would go away.
And I say you're mine, I know you're mine.
There are a 100.000 things that show that we belong together, so let's be fine.
and say you're mine, and you admit that you're mine.
As I said, you're my pet, means you're the one and only little girl for me
So don't be sad, don't be mad, and give a little sign to make it up to you and me
And I say you're mine, I know you're mine ...
and say you're mine, and you admit that you're mine.
I said you're mine, yes, you are mine!
I would never ever let you go, that's why I seriously tell you just stay in line,
cause you are mine, yes, you are mine! You will be mine, forever mine ...!
I'll Be Your Friend
(Marino Carlini)
"Echte Freundschaft, eine Verbindung, auf die man sich verlassen kann - das ist wohl das Größte, was man jemandem anbieten kann. Ein Song über das Gute im Menschen, über Hilfe in der Not und das Zusammenstehen in guten und in schlechten Momenten."
If you are trembling 'n' your knees start to bend,
if you feel lonely, I'll give you my hand!
we'll be united, one by one again, we'll stand together, I'll be your friend!
Come along and tell me what keeps you awake.
because I'm at your side whatever it may take.
I am the one who will ease your pain,
I'm the one who will make you'll never feel the same.
Oh, you know, Oh you know,
If you're in trouble, grab your phone, don't hesitate.
you know there's someone, It will never be too late.
Don't mess with your demons inside,
with your friends the path could be so wide.
Oh, I know, Oh, I know,
If you are trembling …
If it gets cold and dark, let me be your light,
if you feel weak, I take over your fight.
You lost your kin and looking for new land,
If you need help, I'll be your friend.
The Little One
(Marino Carlini)
"Die Entscheidung getrennte Wege zu gehen ist manchmal überfällig. All die kleinen Dinge ("Little One"), die einen nerven am anderen, summieren sich mit der Zeit. Dann kippt das Verhältnis und es ist besser, dass sich die Wege trennen."
I open the door, I'm ready for more, it's time to make a change
All our fights, the tears that you cried, let's start to rearrange.
You go your way and I go mine, you see it's time
don't you realize that it's just the final end of our line.
Life’s too short, so don’t get caught by the little one, yeah.
Been waiting so long, I can’t see no wrong,
to leave the little one, yeah, the little one.
Open up your mind and see what you can find,
unless you can't avoid to look behind.
You said what you said and I said what I said, we can't undo our past
You did what you did and I did what I did, our love wasn't ment to last.
Gunslinger
(Marino Carlini)
"Wir waren in den 70ern als kleine Jungen immer auch ein bisschen Revolverheld (”Gunslinger”). Das war die große Western-Zeit von ”Bonanza”, ”Rauchende Colts” und ”Die Leute von der Shiloh Ranch”. Und natürlich der Film ”Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod” - welcher klar Pate stand für diesen Song. Erst waren es sieben und zuletzt vier Mann auf einen Streich. Das kann doch nur ich gewesen sein. ;-)"
No doubt that I ain’t gonna fail,
seven bullets on a bourbon-colored rocking chair.
Be the one who's gonna tell the tale
Messing up with the seven men, who will be there.
If you can see the signs, that hang upon everyone
in this town ruled by them.
Being cool, one of the raging kind,
My eyes are staring and my hands for them are way too fast
Moving slow and I'm shooting blind,
'cause I am the future and I'm sure they will be gone at last.
Four left, and still they're standing,
in their hands a loaded gun.
Eight eyes ain't never trembling
in a world of "to be or gone", you have to be the one.
A steady hand and a rigid face
One by one, I won't let them have a chance to live
Eating dust on that lonely place
Lead and blood, will be all what I ever have to give.
No More Pennies
(Marino Carlini)
"Ich liebe kurze Songs, in denen nicht alles wiederholt und auf Normallänge ausgewalzt wird. Wenn halt alles gesagt ist, kann man auch mal in 70 Sekunden fertig sein.
Das ist eigentlich ein kleines Gedicht, das ich vertont habe, über den Status Quo unserer Gesellschaft. Wir haben keine Reserven mehr, wir müssen uns mehr auf das Menschsein und auf unsere Umwelt besinnen."
No more pennies for the wishing well, it's the devil, who rings the bell.
So it's our soul we're about to sell. Too numb to hear that yell,
we don't recognize, we just tell, so one day we all will meet in hell.
So many wasted lives in so many centuries,
since we started as a human cell,
but now we have no pennies left for the wishing well.
25
(Marino Carlini)
"Ein Text, zu dem ich etwa zehn Jahre lang eine Melodie gesucht habe. Es sollte musikalisch ungefähr wie ”Philadelphia” von Springsteen klingen. Also eher eintönig, mit Fokus auf den Text. Der wiederum unverkennbar so ein bisschen wie Elvis’ ”In The Ghetto” ist. Solche Geschichten schreibt das Leben für manche Menschen leider immer wieder."
Born into the working class, raised among the dead.
No hope, no chance, no education for his empty-minded head
He turned around in orders, doing what he’d been said,
No way to take his destiny in his own two hands.
Burning out, a given-up, a loser on the stand.
He was 25, 25, 25 (He was only 25).
Been told to be a man some day, a member of the brave.
He was struggling for his sanity, a lost soul to be saved.
Recognized the lonely gap between schoolyard and the grave.
A growing up and a living dead and not prepared for a life
A lonely man put in the world, afraid of the dive.
He was 25, 25, 25 (He was only 25)
No money in his wallet, no woman at his side,
facing a life of poverty and a lifelong constant fight.
So he tried to realize his dreams with a gunshot in the night.
Police says, that he had no chance, as they came around.
His dream finally ended there, with his face down in the ground.
Next day’s paper’s headline said,
„one’s been killed last night”, died at 25.
He was 25, 25, just 25 - he died at 25, 25, 25 (He was only 25)
Destiny
(Marino Carlini)
“Manchmal sind es nur kleine Entscheidungen im Leben, die auf gänzlich falsche Wege führen. Es kommt immer und jeden Tag auf die richtige Wahl an. Und am Ende des Lebens schaut man auf diese schicksalbestimmenden Entscheidungen zurück und erkennt vielleicht zu spät, ob man ein Träumer oder ein Gewinner war in seinem Leben.
Unschwer zu erkennen, dass ich über mich spreche.
Über meine Wahl, alles im Leben der Musik unter zu ordnen. Aber ich glaube auch, dass manche Menschen diese Wahl gar nicht haben. Zu denen gehöre ich wohl. Aber der Zweifel daran bleibt immer - ”Hätte ich vielleicht …”
Two young lovers went to a stationary chill
to find a higher level of their personally drill
Deadman in a one-horse-town never had the courage to give up that ground, „I leave it, leave it!“, he told me,
but through the mist on his old mind he could not see.
It's random for your life, but it's the path to your ....
Destiny, you're gonna be my history,
you can make me a wanna-be
or the one, the only one who's setting me … free.
Two old people try to manage their own live
a perfect combination of a greybeard and his wife.
T-birds on the Radio, I didn't wanna blame you for that morning show
"Louder, louder!", she yelled at me, I ain't in good condition for a breaking free.
It's random for your life, but it's the path to your ….
Something You Didn't Understand
(Marino Carlini)
"Den Song habe ich 2001 geschrieben, direkt nach dem Tod eines 13jährigen depressiven Schulfreundes meiner Tochter, der tatsächlich Selbstmord begangen hatte."
You always have been the clown all around,
cheered up every down you had found.
But now I know it was all just a fake,
and it led into a bitter mistake, I know it was a bitter mistake.
And now I realize, that life was something you didn't understand,
oh, life was something you didn't understand.
Breaking Out
(Marino Carlini)
"Ein Song über die eigenen Dämonen, denen man zu entkommen versucht. Mit ein bisschen Hilfe von Freunden ist das manchmal möglich."
See me, before I lose my soul, down the rabbit hole, that I've trapped myself in. Oh, I wanna go home.
Call me, I can't hear you in the mist, I fear to take the risk to leave my old self, come on, I wanna go home.
No need to be proud! Shout out loud! It's all about: Breaking out!
Tell me to turn on my worn out mind, let's see what we can find, if there is still something, come on, let me go home!
Touch me, I can use someone who's real, anybody I can feel, to get back my wings, come on, let me go home!
No need to be proud! Shout out loud! It's all about: Breaking out!
Song To My Father (One More Time Again)
(Marino Carlini)
"Mein Vater starb als ich 18 Jahr alt war. Also genau zu der Zeit, als ich einen väterlichen Rat hätte brauchen können. Besonders auch etwas später als ich selbst Vater geworden bin. Die Sache mit ”Vater werden ist nicht schwer, Vater sein dagegen sehr” halt.
Denn meine Eltern haben rückblickend einen verdammt guten Job gemacht bei ihren drei Söhnen, finde ich. Was hätte ich dafür gegeben, noch einmal mit ihm sprechen zu können…
Was just an 18 year old boy, stood there on the edge of being a man.
Like a wild horse on the pasture of life, that began.
No skills for the way I had to go and what this life is all about.
Not quite ready yet, a grown up child, lazy and loud.
Wasn't ready to go that dusty road.
Life was a questionnaire with choices for your load.
Lost the guide to life, so I ran to find my way,
the way to be a man, to do the best I can,
but I would have loved to talk to you again
I would have love to talk to you one more time again.
Now the kids have been grown up, they didn't never ever met you,
I was there to tell them, what you didn't get the chance to do.
And now I'm older than you ever were and it's still father and son
I wonder what you would have told me and what I should have done.
I guess, you'd have smiled at me and said:
"Life, my son, it's just the sum of all the love you get."
There no guide to life, there's only love to give
That's the only clue, the rest is up to you."
But I would have loved to talk to you again,
I would have love to talk to you one more time again.
They Call It Glory
(Marino Carlini)
"Da habe ich mal wieder mit offenem Mund vor einem dieser Privatsendern wie RTL, SAT1 usw. gestanden. Da wird jeder zum Star, wenn er sich in einer dieser Shows zum Affen macht. Weil wir es mit unserer Fernbedienung offenbar genau so wollen.
"Everybody has his quarter of an hour",
but they're just another face on the telly live on RTL.
Purple colored satin, Glitter in her hair
and every little boy who plucks his eyebrows
is looking pretty well.
And on it goes, You want one of those.
They call it glory.
Like warriors on the run, determined and ready to kill
They call it glory.
that bit of embarrassment is brought to you by your will.
And here we are, that's the story!
Evening time is the colosseum fun
and commercials interrupting an exciting cynical game.
Looking nice and cute, show your muscles, be interesting,
and next season they try to hold onto their vanishing fame.
And on it goes ...
B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S as usual as usual!
They call it glory.
Like warriors on the run, determined and ready to kill
They call it glory and it’s still your will!
Child
(Marino Carlini)
"Ein Lied für meine Enkel Ben, Leon und Gino. Er beschreibt den ersten Eindruck, wenn man sein Kind oder Enkelkind zum ersten Mal im Arm hält."
It's gonna be me, it's gonna be you.
It's gonna be everybody ever met him, too.
If you gotta be true, you gotta admit,
it happens to all the people,
moved by just one smile of his face,
that's all it takes to be hooked on that very kid.