Mindcab are a Zurich-based five-piece melodic Progressive Rock band, balancing airy, atmospheric soundscapes with tight, rhythmically intricate riffs. Since 2009, they've been on a musical journey that takes listeners on a trip through the mind, where keyboards, guitar, bass, and drums weave together in unexpected polyrhythms, guided by melodic vocal lines. Their signature is a dynamic interplay between space and structure, emotional openness and technical precision.
Time to Fall is their first full-length album with this line-up, representing a major creative milestone. It brings structure and cohesion to songs that had evolved over many years, giving the band a solid foundation to move forward. While the material was developed in the band's Zurich rehearsal studio, Anna Murphy (Cellar Darling, ex-Eluveitie), sound engineer and producer at Soundfarm Studios in Lucerne, Switzerland, shaped the album into its final form by arranging, refining, and elevating the songs' dynamics. The guitar tracks were further enhanced under the guidance of Tommy Vetterli (Coroner) at New Sound Studio, adding a distinctive edge to the band's sound.
The lyrics, written by the band's vocalist, explore personal struggle and self-reflection and mirror the band's path toward clarity and focus. After more than a decade, Mindcab are bringing their intricate and melodic music back to the stage with renewed intensity and purpose.
Did you ever know there's a darkness down below That talks to me in my dreams In a seemingly void and endless dark abyss He smiles so coldly at me
It's a figure, a shadow, a mystery that is hallow Of a man without a name As my skin crawls in despair He's drawing closer to me
Can't you see that my time is running out I'm falling into madness Like a curse and a spell, I lose myself again Will he ever go away
With the darkest thoughts that are trapped inside my head I'm falling into a trance
The calculations flow A new dimension is taking shape It's quite the mystery This new perception inside my mind
And what's the answer to it all
Breaking the barrier Of the furthest of mental frontiers Trace the trajectory From the heart to the mind's central core
And what's the answer to it
I've been trying to crying to let it all out I've been fighting, to hoping to, open my doors Resting, unnerving to keep it inside
The devil inside me is done with this wait If I don't soon escape then I might as well break I'm drowning, I may lose my fight
And what's the answer to it all
Now it's time to fall To a brand new height And it's time to fly Down with all my might
Now it's time to fall To a brand new height And it's time to fly Down with all my might
I don't want to fall into my prison again No Ooh
Open your eyes and mind To all you've ever known Your heart is kind and blind To realities around The root of all you've known Deluded overgrown The clockwork of it all To lead you to the fall
Whilst conversing with the past Making visions of the future Until you realize
Even though time passes fast And your path leads you astray The chance is very high
There's a bridge that binds the two And the fact I have for you is We repeat yesterday
You think life will ever change Well I've got news for you You're stuck in misery
Breaking, shaking, almost rotten You breathe with your anxiety Tempted, knowing, all is rotten Abandoning all your history
Past should just remain the past Otherwise you'll drown In endless twisted empathy Nostalgias crooked ground
Break the circle Break it now Break the circle It's the prison of your soul
Break the circle Now my child If you give it up right now you're lost until you die
Cause deep down you tremble You're crying and forgotten You're dancing in your lonely mind The flames of life are scorching hot The sands of time are running out Through your eternal suffering
Open your eyes and mind To all you've ever known Your heart is kind and blind To realities around The root of all you've known Deluded overgrown The clockwork of it all To lead you to the fall
Whilst conversing with the past Making visions of the future Until you realize
Even though time passes fast And your path leads you astray The chance is very high
There's a bridge that binds the two And the fact I have for you is We repeat yesterday
You think life will ever change Well I've got news for you You're stuck in misery
Time has come to seize the fire You've never been my enemy Brother lost from home Time has come to seize the fire You've never been my enemy Friend who lost control
Friend who lost control
Time is up for you to change your mind Running all you can in fight or flight Time is up for you to change your mind Running all you can, you're still in sight
Can you feel the urge for change as I can Realize I cannot change who I am Nobody talks about you anymore It's time to leave and that's for sure No ones gonna cry, I see no tears for you
No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you
Can you feel the urge for change as I can Realize I cannot change who I am Nobody talks about you anymore It's time to leave and that's for sure No ones gonna cry, I see no tears for you
Time is up for you to change your mind Running all you can in fight or flight Time is up for you to change your mind Running all you can, you're still in sight
Can you feel the urge for change as I can Realize I cannot change who I am Nobody talks about you anymore It's time to leave and that's for sure No ones gonna cry, I see no tears for you
No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you No one's waiting for you
A ruler on his throne, unravelling the knots Of his tangled mind, his sovereign demise A monarch dressed in black, carrying burdens on his back Whispers weaving through the night
This is out of control The burden on my mind Am I losing control? No more hopes to find This is out of control Gonna lose my soul
This dystopia we're living in Cannot be held by just one man The cure we need is in the mind Of our collective world, united
That's not gonna work The end is drawing near This situation, a creation of their sickened mind
This is where I stand my shield and sword in hand Standing for a population that is going down
Stop Waking up to go Now The end is drawing near Die Erasing all you've done, like you've never been here
Where, where is the kingdom to my crown Where, where is the kingdom to my crown Where is the kingdom to my crown
I've worn my crown for long and now I'm old My kingdom blind to truth that I now hold It pains me now to see our worlds decline This question plagues my mind, what should I do
I've worn my crown for long and now I'm old My kingdom blind to truth that I now hold
This dystopia we're living in Cannot be held by just one man The cure we need is in the mind Of our collective world, united
This dystopia we're living in Cannot be held by just one man The cure we need is in the mind Of our collective world, united
This dystopia we're living in Cannot be held by just one man The cure we need is in the mind Of our collective world, united
Seeking, all my answers to The meanings of my dreams Feeling, like I'm drowning again As I'm tearing up inside, and now the
Demon I've nourished for all my life makes me silent, afraid and I can't tell you why Will I struggle to tame this evil inside A final illusion to which I'll be able to abide (abide)
Let it out Just to think about the times in which you thought In which you knew just who you were You're breaking sweats, making threats to yourself
Let it out Just to go reflect upon the times that you Which you betrayed on your own mind Taking steps, into a world of confusion
Let it out Falling down into an endless dark abyss Inside a faithless void you'll drown Desperate and gasping for air
Let it out Grabbing onto bars that surround you in a cage Within a cage inside your head With no key for you to escape
The hand of shadow holds my shoulder tonight Created by darkness, yet only here due to light Come hold my hand come over here and look at me
I'm trying, to find a way out of here Defying, the world that has put me here
I'm breathing, counting minutes I'm trying to keep myself sane I'm broken, fallen hopeless Nothing left to hope I can't believe I have to go again Must I die? To break free again Just to set an end point to my misery
I've got to I've got to I've got to I've got to I've got to I've got to Let it out!
Let it out Just to think about the times in which you thought In which you knew just who you were You're breaking sweats, making threats to yourself
Let it out Just to go reflect upon the times that you Which you betrayed on your own mind Taking steps, into a world of confusion
Let it out Falling down into an endless dark abyss Inside a faithless void you'll drown Desperate and gasping for air
Let it out Grabbing onto bars that surround you in a cage Within a cage inside your head With no key for you to escape
Breathing, counting minutes I'm trying to keep myself sane I'm broken, fallen hopeless Nothing left to hope
I look around at the battlefield Adrenaline's still pumping through my veins Jets are flying, tanks are rolling Shells are blasting through the sky
Smoke is rising as the dead cover the ground Liquid fire turning all to rotten glass
War never changes and it never seems to end Victories are hollow and the loser ends up winning For what's the future of a culture that is nurtured like a vulture on our dead?
Feel the wind as time goes by The fire raging through the sky Tears of blood are flowing through Reality of war is what you see
Here I stand, gun in hand I left with a mission, with a goal To defend my nation To protect our dreams. Forgetting that the only difference Between my opponent and I were the flags we wore
Smoke is rising as the dead cover the ground Liquid fire turning all to rotten glass
War never changes and it never seems to end Victories are hollow and the loser ends up winning For what's the future of a culture that is nurtured like a vulture on our dead?
Feel the wind as time goes by The fire raging through the sky Tears of blood are flowing through Reality of war is what you see
War, war never changes Victory an illusion and death your savior Some of you will cry and some of you will die In the end, there's no meaning to it all
You may think I'm an untouchable. That I keep my distance Making sure that I never get hurt Since my very existence
Truth be told, it's never what it seems I want you closer to me But with something that is so profound I'd rather also be free
I want to be I want to be In control I want to be In control I want to be
But it seems so very hard each time I try I keep falling, every step I'm taking Feeling stronger, I keep sinking further down When everything seems to be in control
Every time I try, I keep falling, falling Every time I try, I keep falling, falling
It's always been such an unusual thing To simply let go of what keeps your mind in check Even the simplest of words and movements from you Are like a subconscious storm, like sirens in my mind
I want to be I want to be I want to be I want to be in control (I want to be) Making it harder for me to fight (I want to be) The control Of the sanity inside my mind (I want to be)
Spinning in my mental circles forever Spinning in my mental circles
But it seems so very hard each time I try I keep falling, every step I'm taking Feeling stronger, I keep sinking further down When everything seems to be in control
Every time I try, I keep falling, falling Every time I try, I keep falling, falling
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Melodic Progressive Rock five-piece from Zurich, live-ready material from Time to Fall, produced by Anna Murphy (Cellar Darling) and Tommy Vetterli (Coroner). Available for concerts and festivals across Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria.