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ReichtumTV - Königsberg Roots (Italo Disco) (#1)
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Königsberg Roots (#1)
Verse 1
Cobblestones hum old Prussian rhymes
Where the Pregel bends and chimes
I first hit upload in a Baltic haze
My beats tangled in the city’s maze
Neon signs bleed over brick church spires
A kid with a laptop, chasin’ fire
PromoDJ was my secret door
To a world where my tracks could roar
Pre-Chorus
Every click a spark, every play a prayer
This city and this site, they were my pair
But pixels fade, and harbors sway
Nothin’ stays the same, not even today
Chorus
Goodbye, PromoDJ, my digital stage
Goodbye, Königsberg, my rage and my age
You held my demos, my late-night dreams
Now the playlist’s done, the screen goes green
Goodbye, Kaliningrad, salt on my tongue
Goodbye, my tracklist, forever young
We danced in the code and the cobblestone dust
Now the curtain falls, and the signal’s just… gone
Verse 2 (PromoDJ memories)
I’d refresh the page till my eyes went sore
Waitin’ for a comment, just one more
A producer from Moscow, a fan from Minsk
We traded loops, drank virtual drinks
The site’s logo glowed like a distant star
When I felt too small, too far
From the clubs where the speakers shake
PromoDJ was my fake
But real enough to make me brave
To turn my bedroom noise into a wave
Pre-Chorus
Every like a hug, every share a song
This city and this site, they kept me strong
But servers sleep, and seasons turn
Nothin’ burns forever, not even the churn
Chorus
Goodbye, PromoDJ, my digital stage
Goodbye, Königsberg, my rage and my age
You held my demos, my late-night dreams
Now the playlist’s done, the screen goes green
Goodbye, Kaliningrad, salt on my tongue
Goodbye, my tracklist, forever young
We danced in the code and the cobblestone dust
Now the curtain falls, and the signal’s just… gone
Bridge
I’ll walk the Fish Market, hear the seagull’s cry
Scroll through old messages, watch the time fly
The site’s gone dark, the city’s still bright
But my tracks are stuck in that digital night
Königsberg’s ghosts hum my old melody
PromoDJ’s cache holds a piece of me
I don’t know where the next beat will land
But I’ll carry this two-way goodbye in my hand
Outro
Cobblestones hum old Prussian rhymes
Where the Pregel bends and chimes
I hit log out in a Baltic haze
My beats tangled in the city’s maze
Goodbye, PromoDJ
Goodbye, my old days
Goodbye, Kaliningrad
Goodbye, my praise...