These models inspired him To write some of the greatest music Of the romantic era Johannes Brahms is often mentioned In the same breath as Bach and Beethoven Once during a rehearsal Brahms said with great conviction:

Na na na na When your heart's about to break Sometimes you just gotta say When you're feeling like the world is pushing on your chest Don't let it get to you Sometimes you gotta step back and take a breath When you know some stupid boy's just trying to

I ain't living with the ghost No future living in the past Tomorrow wasn't built to last How can I scream, I'm scared to breathe I wrote each word, you gave the toast But we were fire and gasoline Marry me to the blue sky Bury me in that long last drop

Sadness grows, sadness stains, You on the table Tears flow again and again Hello love it's London calling Wave the white hanky, a breath for the belly Keep on hoping for blood in the morning Nothing's right, everything's hurting Everything's hurting

Air, air, air, air, air, air Air-air-air-air-air-air-air-air You, you don't mean no harm But you're stringin' me along and I don't have the time to spare And I, I'm trying hard to breathe But you're suffocating me, this time I'm coming up for air Never

Long enough now I'm strong enough To know you gotta go There's no more to say So save your breath No matter what I hear you say I'm telling you Strong enough and I quite crying I don't need your sympathy There's nothing you can say or do for me

Trashed and scattered again, I'm feelin' so low You waste your breath while fuckin' with me, my blood is so cold I won't be the victim, but the first to cast a stone Sedated nights to the bar room fights as metropolis takes its toll And don't you try to

I will take it all in one breath and hold it down You can tell me to move and I won't go You can tell me to try and I won't go (Go-go-go-down-go-go-go-go-go) If I give more than enough ground, will you claim it? And if I try to pretend that I don't hear

I know you better than you It's never more than I can take I wouldn't have it any other way Slip away in the night You find me holding my breath for you But you're not yourself 'Cause you will never slip away Come and suffer here You find me on my knees

You can’t hide from me There ain’t no tricks that you can try on me I know your every move before you even breathe baby Thinking you know something I don’t know but my eyes, my eyes, my eyes Like a telescope You left your troubles in my head, in my head