There are many reasons, and these are the main ones: in the beginning we tried to simplify the cover artwork to an absolute minimum, removing most of the information we did not deem to have any other function than to distract the listener and take away the attention from what was the core of what we wanted to present. We also had ridiculously low budgets in terms of hiring in graphical assistance and, childish as it may perhaps sound, we wanted to build a certain kind of fence around the band by creating some kind of mystery around what we did. Making us less approachable, so to say. Also, there was not always exactly great poetry at use. I could not ever claim so. Thus after a few years, we found ourselves positioned in a kind of a self-defined tradition - in terms of not releasing the lyrics - which we never gave that much of a thought to before. and as far as I am concerned, I have always been of the opinion that less is often more. One should not always need to please all and everyone at whatever cost. as in for example, we never played any really long set-lists live. This is for a reason. Nor had any of our albums ever a long playing time. This is for keeping the receiver wanting for more. We want an alert audience, an audience with pointed ears. It does not have to be regarded as any more hocus pocus than this. But a last reason I will have to bring in, which is in fact a very valid reason to me: the fact that I do not in any way find it charming or satisfying to know about anyone at all trying to do their own more or less interesting cover versions of our material. I deem it as not good for me. or us. or them. People should try getting something done by themselves, from scratch - to bring out the best in themselves. to be themselves! Speaking of which: we should not forget that we recently actually had a cover band, a somewhat special one and that was a rather sad affair. To judge that part isolated: I would of course have preferred to be without it.