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PAGENU – Munich-based Artist, Tropical House & Pop


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The words behind the music

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Never give up
2026 · Album - 27

A song about resilience and believing in your dream. Between doubt, failure and self-belief, it's a reminder that perfection doesn't matter, what matters is that you never give up.

Verse 1: Never lose your love and joy to whatever it is, Only then you become what you dream, whatever it may is. It may be a game, craft or its hitting this high note, It's not about the how, it's the fact how history was wrote. Verse 2: It's never about being perfect, neither win nor lose, It maybe how to come back, but more how you chose. You may need to try a million times, come back year by year, Mostly you're absolutely gutted and filled with tear. Chorus: Never, Never, give up on your dream, And trust me one day you will be seen. And if you feel like your life is put into brackets, Well, think of Rory wearing his two green jackets. (Never, never) (Never, never) (Give up) Verse 3: They say a person with great dreams can achieve great things, But it's not just the dream, it's everything, all you do is chase that dream. It's not just passion, you put everything in it, your heart and soul, It's hard yes, but only then you reach that goal. Verse 4: Failure never ruined nobody, but doubt and fear did, And yeah man, I know how it feels to lose, it's shit. But it's what we learn from it and afterwards we do earn, Never be scared, trust yourself and reach to the highest shelf. Chorus: Never, Never, give up on your dream, And trust me one day you will be seen. And if you feel like your life is put into brackets, Well, think of Rory wearing his two green jackets. (Never, never) (Never, never) (Give up) Outro: A person without confidence, never wins and has a life of frustration, This mediocrity, all it wants for us is hesitation. It's the lazy and fearful who preach you can't go for, Just shush them and tomorrow you're going to be a superstar. (Never, never) (Never, never) (Give up)
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Music on
2026 · Single

Music is the place I go when I want to shut out the world around me, yet at the same time it drives me forward. This song describes exactly that moment when a melody or a line catches you. Those few minutes of pause, somewhere between reality and sound. If you know that feeling, this song is probably just as fitting for you.

Verse 1: Shadow of my life, I guess this is how it goes, I turn around and he got headphones on. It's scary, I try to run and get on, But somehow he is always catching up. Verse 2: Wait a second, let me catch my breath, You got me, I think about harmony. And my head plays a melody again, Lips are moving, but all I hear is music. Chorus: Music on and the world fades out, People all around me, all I hear is sound. Music on and the world fades out, People all around me, all I hear is sound. Verse 3: A song in every breath I take, I know it's not enough and I shake. I start to shine, once I wrote this perfect line, No choice, writing lyrics always has been mine. Verse 4: I don't count sheep, I sing myself to sleep, Remembering this is something time cannot erase. Only a few understand and most can't embrace, Memories become my lullaby and time flies by. Chorus: Music on and the world fades out, People all around me, all I hear is sound. Music on and the world fades out, People all around me, all I hear is sound. Verse 5: All day long I sing, pa pa, pa pa, Papageno, I follow my passion, in my head this chord progression. I turn around, my shadow has no headphones on, I look into the mirror, well, I have headphones on. Chorus: Music on and the world fades out, People all around me, all I hear is sound. Music on and the world fades out, People all around me, all I hear is sound.
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Beautiful
2026 · Single

Beautiful is a song for the ones who can't see themselves clearly. When you get older, or don't feel well, you sometimes don't see what you are - beautiful. Especially in silent moments, we may look into a darker direction. This song should show you: look how beautiful you are.

Verse 1: I will lie for you, if you can't do it right now, I will love you, if you can't do it right now. I will carry you, if you can't do it right now, I know it's eating you up, I see it, I always have. Verse 2: I will fight for you, even if I get injured, What they call weakness, is nothing extraordinary. And that's what you've always been for me. Even if you don't ask, I'll stop the world right now. Chorus: When it's quiet, no sound at all, I see you as you are, You are beautiful, we are beautiful, the world is beautiful. Fingers on the keys play a melody so beautiful, That's what we are, beautiful, beautiful. We are beautiful. Verse 3: Endless wisdom within your eyes, it's like magic, I wish I could show you your beauty, but don't know how. We talk the entire evening, hopefully this moment stays, somehow, The world outside spins and we pause it for a while, somehow. Verse 4: We talk about good old days and sometimes it feels that way, But life is what it is, and we grow older day by day. Time flies fast, but this one moment I wish would stay, All can be gone tomorrow, I cherish time with you every day. Chorus: When it's quiet, no sound at all, I see you as you are, You are beautiful, we are beautiful, the world is beautiful. Fingers on the keys play a melody so beautiful, That's what we are, beautiful, beautiful. We are beautiful. Verse 5: We are dreamers and yet we know we are still awake, We know life is not only about the choices we make. Because we know life is more than just black or white, We know we can break darkness, if we shine in our own light. Chorus: When it's quiet, no sound at all, I see you as you are, You are beautiful, we are beautiful, the world is beautiful. Fingers on the keys play a melody so beautiful, That's what we are, beautiful, beautiful. We are beautiful.
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Papageno
2026 · Single

Papageno draws from Mozart's The Magic Flute - not as a reference, but as a mirror. The song captures the inner conflict that arises when outside forces stand against love: the tension between duty and devotion, fear and surrender. Tamino's journey becomes a deeply personal one - a cry for guidance through noise, pressure, and doubt. Papageno, the bird-catcher who moves between worlds, becomes the guide we call for when we can no longer find our own way. A feeling I have faced more than once - and perhaps you have too.

Verse 1: The night makes my heart beat, no mercy and no rest, I need a rest, Commands over closeness, a boot is pressed on my chest. My blood is boiling inside of me, I turn blind and can't see, Go away, go away and put that boot away, never look back. Verse 2: Between duty and integrity, my beloved ocean is not blue, it turns black, I walk this thin line, need to let go of what used to be mine. Goddess of the night, where is my savior, I am in search of that knight, Little bird catcher show me wisdom, it will break my kingdom. Hook: Bullets in my heart Feel the burn, it's so hard Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno Chorus: Oh, I feel it's all gone, I look into the mirror, I see the bad one, The clock is ticking, it should show the hours, but the hours don't pass. Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, I don't understand, lead me to wisdom, Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, please guide us all into freedom. Verse 3: All efforts have been in vain, I can't survive inside this pain, Maybe this is how it's meant, everything lost like it's heaven-sent. No more yes or no in sight, darkness shatters all the light. Chains and freedom intertwine, I know time has come - I am fine Verse 4: A princess and her prince just try, to find some love, I cry, It's the highest emotion you'll know, still the wheel keeps grinding slow. May the gods forgive our sins, there are no more big wins, Feel goosebumps on our skins, sadness wins as the world spins. Hook: Bullets in my heart Feel the burn, it's so hard Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno Chorus: Oh, I feel it's all gone, I look into the mirror, I see the bad one, The clock is ticking, it should show the hours, but the hours don't pass. Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, I don't understand, lead me to wisdom, Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, please guide us all into freedom. Verse 5: Cast out, pushed out to bleed, though it's only love I need, King of night, what have you done, I swear I hurt no one. I won't kill the heart inside, no place to hide and nobody's pride, I am Tamino, I will stand, will save Pamina, hand in hand. Verse 6: Holy gods, don't make them pay, they don't see, they lost their way, Papageno knows the way, please show it, like this I can't stay. I curse the chains, I hate this fight, though I stand up for my right, Pamina hear my vow: I will not kill - not now, not ever and not somehow. Hook: Bullets in my heart Feel the burn, it's so hard Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno Chorus: Oh, I feel it's all gone, I look into the mirror, I see the bad one, The clock is ticking, it should show the hours, but the hours don't pass. Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, I don't understand, lead me to wisdom, Pa-Pa-Pa Papageno, please guide us all into freedom. Outro: Papageno, if I must, then I will go. Even if I turn blind, I will face the road.

The story so far

PAGENU is an independent producer and songwriter from Munich. Tropical House and Pop, built on real songwriting, made for people who still listen closely.

The name comes from two places. Papageno, the birdcatcher in Mozart's Magic Flute, who never wanted to be a hero, only an ordinary man with a simple life. And genius, as the quiet work of getting a song exactly right.

He has been writing since childhood, not because anyone asked, but because it was the only way to find the right words. In Schwabing, the Munich district once home to Kandinsky, Klee and Rilke, he found his way from writing lyrics to producing complete songs.

He works with full creative control, from the first melody to the final master. He previously released as Schwabinger Mozart.

PAGENU producing music at his laptop in Munich
PAGENU sitting on a jetty at a lake near Munich
Sunset drinks with friends outside Munich
Concert at the Olympiastadion in Munich at night
PAGENU at a typography and poster exhibition
View of the snow-covered Alps from a plane window

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