Don't call me sinner
Don't call me nerd
Don't call me chaotic
Because you heard
I have strange feelings
I have weird thoughts
But don't call me an artist
Because I'm not
I am an animal, a saint
A grown up child without a name
I am a black man, I am gay
I say we're basically the same
Don't label me
I'm not a coward
I'm not a sex
I'm not a partner
I'm not an ex
Don't call me nigger
Don't call me queer
Don't call me retarded
Although I am
I am an animal, a saint
A grown up child without a name
I am a black man, I am gay
I say we're basically the same
Don't label, don't you see
The wooden table is actually a tree
Which is basically the same
Which is basically the same
Which is basically the same as you as me
Here come old flat top, he come grooving up slowly
He got Joo Joo eyeball, he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knees
Got to be a joker, he just do what he please
He wear shoe shine, he got toe jam football
He got monkey finger, he shoot co-ca cola
He say I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together, right now, over me
He bag production, he got O-no sideboard
He got muddy water, He one Mo-jo filter
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease
Come together, right now, over me
He roller coaster, he got early warning
He got muddy water, he one Mo-jo filter
He say one and one and one is three
Got to be good looking 'cos you so hard to see
zing je lied van verdriet mijn kind
zing je lied van gemis
leg je hoofd in mijn schoot mijn kind
denk aan wat er niet is
'k ben bij jou als jij 't begeeft
radeloos en vol smart
steeds ben ik hier voor jou mijn kind
steeds zit jij in mijn hart
morgen komt ze naar jou mijn kind
uit een andere straat
met een andere stem mijn kind
en een ander gelaat
leg je hoofd hier in mijn schoot
in je uren van kou
'k laat je nooit in de steek mijn kind
altijd hou ik van jou
leg je hoofd hier in mijn schoot mijn kind
in je uren van kou
'k laat je nooit in de steek mijn kind
altijd hou ik van jou
Translation:
A boy from schaarbeek
Sing your song of sadness my child
Sing your song of lack
Put your head in my lap my child
Think about the things that aren't there
I am with you if you give up
Desperate and full of sorrow
Again and again I am here for you my child
You are always in my heart
Tomorrow she comes to you my child
From another street with another voice my child
And with another countenance
Put your head here in my lap in your dark hours
I never leave you alone my child
I will always love you
Put your head here in my lap in your dark hours
I never leave you alone my child
I will always love you
(Thanks to lil_sarah for that one! (slightly adapted by me))
I wanna call it time well spent
Repeating to myself I can't
Find comfort in an endless stream of moments
I don't really care
About the way I feel today
Because it changes anyway
Something will make me cry or smile another
Picture on a pile
Oh I'm standing close to you
There's just something that I do
When I need love to be enough
I wish the love to be enough
There's nothing more appealing than
The thought that I could be
Enough
Do you find starlets in the sun
Do you consider life as fun
Do you believe there is a limit to
How fast a man can grow
Someone will stand upon a line
But I don't feel that alive
Oh, I don't feel better love
And I'm standing close to you
There's something that I do
When I need love to be enough
I wish the love to be enough
There is nothing more appealing than
The thought that I could be
And I'm standing close to you
There's just something that I do
When I need love to be enough
I wish the love to be enough
There's nothing more appealing than
The thought that I could be
Enough
There's nothing more appealing than
The thought that I could be
Enough
Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you
Every single day
Every word you say
every game you play
every night you stray
I'll be watching you
Oh can't you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take
Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you
Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
And dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around but it's you i cant replace
I feel so cold and i long for your embrace
I keep crying baby baby please
Oh can't you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take
(verses in background)
I'll be watching you
I'll be watching you
I'll be watching you
I'll be watching you
it's easier not to be wise
and measure these things by your brains
i sank into eden with you
alone in the church by and by
ill read to you here, save your eyes
you'll need them, your boat is at sea
your anchor is up, youve been swept away
and the greatest of teachers wont hesitate
to leave you there by yourself, chained to fate, yeah
i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you
fear is not the end of this
i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you
it's easier not to be great
and measure these things by your eyes
we long to be here by his resolve
alone in the church by and by
to cradle the baby in space
and leave you there by yourself, chained to fate, yeah
i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you
fear is not the end of this
i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you, yeah
i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you, yeah
oh now, we took it back too far
only love can save us now
all these riddles that you burn
all come runnin back to you
all these rhythms that you hide
only love can save us now
all these riddles that you burn
yeah, yeah, yeah
i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you
fear is not the end of this
i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you, yeah
i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you
i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you
It was only last June when her old man ran away
She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay
10:35 on a lonely Friday night
She was standing by the fire, oh, she was looking alright
I asked her if she wanted to dance
And she said that all she wanted was a good man
And wanted to know if i thought i was qualified
And I said baby, don't waste your time
I know what's on your mind
Maybe qualified for a one night stand
But i could never take the place of your man
Take the place of your man
It hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes
He was all she ever had and now she wanted to die
Left her with a baby and another one on the way
She couldn't stop crying 'cos she knew he was gone to stay
She asked me if we could be friends
And I said oh honey baby that's a dead end
You know and I know that we wouldn't be satisfied
And I said baby don't waste your time
I know what's on your mind
Wouldn't be satisfied with a one night stand
But I could never take the place of your man
Of your man
Take the place of your man
Asleep asleep, I fall asleep
I'm never waking up
I wish I could accept me
But I think I'm giving up
There's so much love and beauty
Yet to come I am aware
But what about the other things
I can no longer bear
Asleep asleep, I fall asleep
I'm never waking up
Please just let me be at peace
I want to feel the peace
I want to be the peace
Asleep asleep I fall asleep
I'm never waking up
I need a lover who won't drive me crazy
Some guy to thrill me and then go away
I need a lover who won't drive me crazy
Some girl who knows the meaning of
Hey hit the highway
Well I've been walking the streets up and down
Racing through the human jungle at night
I'm so confused, my mind is indifferent
Hey I'm so weak won't somebody shut off the lights
Electricity runs through the video
As I watch from this hole I call home
All the story's are dancing to the radio
And I got the world calling me up here
Tonight on the phone
I need a lover who won't drive me crazy
I need a lover who won't drive me mad
I need a lover who won't drive me crazy
Some guy who knows the meaning of
Hey hit the highway
Well I'm not wiped out by this pool room life I'm living
Gonna quit this job, go to school or head back home
Well I'm not asking to be loved or be forgiven
Hey I just can't face shaking in this bedroom
One more night alone
I need a lover who won't drive me crazy
I need a lover who won't drive me mad
I need a lover who won't drive me crazy
Some girl who knows the meaning of
Hey hit the highway
I need a lover who won't drive me crazy
I need a lover who won't drive me mad
I need a lover who won't drive me crazy
I need a lover who won't drive me mad
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome I could cry
The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
The moon just went behind a cloud
To hide its face and cry
Did you ever see a robin weep
When leaves began to die?
That means he's lost the will to live
I'm so lonesome I could cry
I've never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by
And as I wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome I could cry
I'm so lonesome I could cry
-- Intro -- (sung by Sarah Bettens when she was still a kid)
Wij maken een kringetje van jongens en van meisjes
Wij maken een kringetje van tralala
Maak nu een buiging
Maak nu een buiging
Bij de hand
Bij de hand
Pak je maatje bij de hand
Stop
Translation:
We're making a little circle of boys and girls
We're making a little circle of tralala
Bow now, bow now
By the hand
By the hand
Take your friend by the hand
Stop
I have a brother I love more than me
He and his wife had a little baby
He hates sudden noises
He can't stand bright light
I suppose he'd rather stayed inside
Little man, I wonder, are you happy are you sad?
The one thing I'm sure of you're the smallest man I ever met
And you will see beauty and you will feel pain
But you're the little spark of hope inside my brain
I am so sorry about the world we put you in
I am so sorry I'll never be like you again
Little man, so much to learn and so much to forget
So much to give before I go to bed
I think that your first words just may be your best
And I hope that "I love You" will be your last
Oh how I hope that you'll grow up to be happy
Oh how I hope that you will shed a tear for me
You wonder who you are and that is not unusual
'Cos no one's ever sure
Little man will you remember me
Welcome the rainbow, fading to gray
Spinning around us, making mistakes
I'm looking for something like most of us do
I'm looking at god but he's looking at you
He looks for a driver to take him back home
To get it together by being alone
I'm sure he's a writer, he wrote me just now
The letter is empty like I'm living now
But that feels good to do
Compared to losing you
Do I need a baby to smother the pain
To stop all I live through from being in vain
Vanity fills me, vanity's nice
But somehow it kills you by hitting you twice
So take it all brother, take it from me
All but my lover 'cause she is in me
So many lovers don't look but they find
We're lovers too but I'm losing my mind
Can I be a memory
Can I be a part of your ways
Can I be the moonlight
That shines on your beautiful face
You can make me glow
I don't think you know.. .
I keep on singing a song is a dove
It lives in a desert to celebrate love
May be tomorrow, may be tonight
You will look up and you'll know I'm all right
But me I'll be searching
Looking for truth
Finding a gimpse in a picture of you
I will be ready, ready to ride
Ready to roam as I'm burning inside
But that....
m地 broer en ik en m地 andere broer
zaten eens samen op een binnenkoer
in de zon die onze lijven streelt
we zaten roerloos als een beeld
Ja, m地 broer en ik en m地 andere broer
We hoorden vloeken en wenen en lachen
we aten komkommers uit dezelfde bokaal
nu hebben we nog foto's en denken
aan mensen in een voeger lokaal
Ja, m地 broer en ik en m地 andere broer
En toch, we waren niet ongelukkig
zo doodgewoon onder die stomme boom
maar het leven ja dat is zo nukkig
want de 鳬n heeft niks en dan andere alles
m地 broer en ik en m地 andere broer
Maar wat een foto mij wil zeggen
dat is, dat is weer eens verleden tijd
ik denk, ik ga mezelf maar in de schaduw leggen
want ik voel, ik krijg opeens zo erg veel spijt
van m地 boer en ik en m地 andere broer
We zitten nu in heel andere huizen
misschien zitten er andere op die binnenkoer
op een foto te huizen, op een foto te luizen, te huizen, te pluizen
maar, m地 broer en ik en m地 andere broer
ja, m地 broer en ik en m地 andere broer
Translation:
my brother and i and my other bro
we once sat down in a "binnenkoer"
in the sun which our heath caresses
we sat motionless as a statue
yes my brother and i and my other brother
we heard swearing and crying and laughing
we ate ccucumber from the same bowl
now we still have pics and think about people
in a ........
my brother and i and my other brother
and still we weren't that unhappy
so dood normal under that stupid tree
but life is so "nukkig"
coz the one has nothing and the other one everything
my bro and i and my other bro
but what a picture wants to tell to me
it's togetherness again
i think to myself: i'm gonne lay myself down in the shadow again
coz suddenly i get a lot of regret smijt
from my brother and i and my other brother
we are in totally diffrent houses
maybe others are sitting on that "binnenkoer" now
On a photograph...
yes, my brother and I and my other brother
yes, my brother and I and my other brother
Well, my time went so quickly
I went lickety-splitly
Out to my ol' fifty-five
As I pulled away slowly feeling so holy
God knows I was feeling alive
And now the sun's coming up,
I'm ridin' with lady luck,
On a freeway cars and trucks
Stars beginning to fade
And I leave the parade
Just a wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
Oh, don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger
Six in the morning gave me no warnin'
I had to be on my way
Trucks are all passing
Bikes are all flashin'
I'm on my way home from your place
Now the sun's comin' up
I'm ridin' with lady luck
On a freeway cars and trucks
Stars beginning to fade
And I leave the parade
Just a wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
Oh, don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger
Well, my time went so quickly
I went lickety-splitly
Out to my ol' fifty-five
As I pulled away slowly feelin' so holy
God knows I was feelin' alive
And now the sun's comin' up
I'm ridin' with lady luck
On a freeway cars and trucks
Stars beginning to fade
And I leave the parade
Just a wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
Oh, don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger
Seems like the other day
My baby went away
He went away past the sea
It's been two years or so
Since I saw my baby go
And then the letter came for me
He said that we were through
He found somebody new
Lemme think, lemme think, what can I do?
Oh no, oh no, oh no no no no no
(Remember)
Walkin' in the sand
(Remember)
Walkin' hand in hand
(Remember)
The night was so exciting
(Remember)
Your smile was so inviting
(Remember)
Then he touched my cheek
(Remember)
With his fingertips
(Remember)
Softly, softly we meet with our lips
Whatever happened to
The boy that I once knew
The boy who said he'd be true?
What will happen to
The life I gave to you?
What will I do with it now?
Oh no, oh no, oh no no no no
(Remember)
Walkin' in the sand
(Remember)
Walkin' hand in hand
(Remember)
The night was so exciting
(Remember)
Your smile was so inviting
(Remember)
Then he touched my cheek
(Remember)
With his fingertips
(Remember)
Softly, softly we meet with our lips
(Remember)
Walkin' in the sand
(Remember)
Walkin' hand in hand
(Remember)
The night was so exciting
(Remember)
Your smile was so inviting
(Remember)
Then he touched my cheek
(Remember)
With his fingertips
(Remember)
Walking in the sand
(Remember)
Look at you how well you've done so far
Look at where you're standing who you are
And all our moments, good or bad, forever in my head
I wish we could go back just once and laugh at things we said
It's been wonderful and crazy knowing you
And I hope that I can always see the teenage girl in you
And I know that you'll be fine
But I'll be there every time
You need someone to say hi to late at night
Remember how I told you I was scared
You'd end up with some jerk who doesn't even know you're there
And deep down I just knew that you would find someone who's real
Who doesn't claim you know exactly everything you feel
It's been wonderful and crazy knowing you
And I hope that I can always see the teenage girl in you
And I know that you'll be fine
But I'll be there every time
You need someone to say hi to late at night
Sometimes when I think of us I'm sad
I miss not knowing anything of what could lie ahead
And mostly now I'm grateful that you're where you want to be
Not quite here and not quite there but somewhere in between
It's been wonderful and crazy knowing you
And I hope that I can always see the teenage girl in you
And I know that you'll be fine
But I'll be there every time
You need someone to complain to late at night
Ik wil deze nacht in de straten verdwalen
De klank van de stad maakt mijn ziel amoureus
Al heb ik geen geld om plezier te betalen
Ik vind wel een vrouwke naar mijne keus
Translation:
I want to get lost in the streets this night
The sound of the city makes my soul amorous
Although I have no money to pay for my pleasure
I will find a woman of my choice
(Big thanks to Anoukie!! You can go and see
Anoukie's site at
http://www.geocities.com/semisonac - it is in Dutch, though)
There must be something more
I can't buy in the store
And I cannot ignore the resemblance
With the tune I have heard
In a dream that referred to a beautiful world
In which everyone wins, ooh
Surprise surprise, bright light into my eyes
And in the red sky i saw angels fly by
And the angel of death standing next to me said
Now there's only one thing left to do for you
Sing with me, ooooooh
And they danced and they drank and they thought it was love
And they prayed and they thanked the great Lord up above
For the money he gave them the sex and the booze
The American dream in which no one can lose
And they didn't stop singing with tears in their eyes
Their mouths filled with chocolate and strawberry pies
They were all so excited, they were all very dumb
They had chosen to party the day they dropped the bomb
They dropped the bomb
And they danced and they drank and they thought it was love
And they prayed and they thanked the great Lord up above
For the money he gave them the sex and the boobs
The American dream in which no one can lose
And they didn't stop singing with tears in their eyes
Their mouths filled with chocolate and strawberry pies
They were all so excited, they were all very dumb
They had chosen to party the day they dropped the bomb
They dropped the bomb
It was nice of you to come
I appreciate your stopping by
And i know you like to be here
You had somewhere else to go
everyone always does
I appreciate your efforts to be supernaturally nice
And I know it's not your fault that you're not god or jesus christ
To the ones who let me down you really hurt me
To the ones who let me down you really hurt me
But I know i can expect you to give as much as i do
And it's always about me
Thats not who I want to be
Will you forgive me please, it's silly silly
How far I'm willing to go
To assure myself of love
To make sure that I'm a aprt of who you are and what you love
To the ones who let me down you really hurt me
To the ones who let me down you really hurt me
But I'll try not to expect you to give as much as i do
Mmmh mmmh
To the ones who let me down you really hurt me
To the ones who let me down you really hurt me
But I'll try not to expect you to give as much as i
To the ones who let me down you really hurt me
To the ones who let me down you really hurt me
But I'll try no to expect you to give as much as i think i do
There's a reason so well hidden
Why I was torn apart from you
Like a song i've never written
Like a joke without a clue
No, I don't want to close my eyes and think of you
How I'd like to get you back but he won't let me
How I'd like to sing the songs we knew by heart
Farewell sounds really cheap for pain You left me
And It's growing mushrooms in my heart
No I don't want to close my eyes and think of you
I want to try to get some sleep
But it is heart can't take the lead
I'm gonna try to get some sleep
I'm gonna try to get some sleep
Join the great subconscious club
I'm gonna try to get some sleep
But I'm afraid to wake up
Do you realize I don't know what to do
Did you become just an idea are you still real
Do you still have that snapshot that I gave you
Oh don't answer me it wouldn't change the way I feel
Do you feel as if you're having a ball
Oh I guess I hope you don't feel anything at all
I'm gonna try to get some sleep
Join the great subconscious club
I'm gonna try to get some sleep
But I'm afraid to wake up
I'm gonna try to get some sleep
Join the great subconscious club
I'm gonna try to get some sleep
But I'm afraid to wake up
Try to get some sleep
Cracked this morning worst and weak
tears roll down from inside my cheek
strange timing opportunity knocks
sun comes up, paradox
take the whole part out this wine
take a rope and tie these thoughts of mine down
until i'm fine
don't ask me if im hungry
i'm not sick
something's tearing me apart
brick by brick
and i feel guilty as i sigh
i'm geeling guilty why do i?
take your hands out of mine
to take a rope and tie these thougths of mine down
until i'm fine
cracked this morning worst and sad
or have i already told you that
forget my plans to grow a vine
you weren't dressed to burn these thoughts of mine down
until i'm fine
until i'm fine
Lost in time can't count the words
I said when I thought they went unheard
All of those harsh thoughts so unkind
Cos I wanted you
And now I sit here I'm all alone
Here sits the bloody mess, tears fly home
A circle of angels deep in war
Cos I wanted you
Weak as I am, no tears for you
Weak as I am, no tears for you
Weak as I am, I'm no ones fool
Weak as I am
And what am I now but loves last home
I'm all of the soft words I onced owned
If I opened my heart, there'd be no space for air
Cos I wanted you
Weak as I am, no tears for you
Weak as I am, no tears for you
Weak as I am, I'm no ones fool
Weak as I am
With this tainted soul in this weak young heart
Am I too much for you
With this tainted soul in this weak young heart
Am I too much for you
Weak as I am
Weak as I am
Weak as I am....
If your man has got you on the run why don't you try me?
If you wanna have a little fun, why don't you try me?
If you tote more than you can bear,
if your troubles been more than your share
And if things ain't going just right
why don't you try a man like me tonight?
Why don't you try me tonight?
Why don't you try me?
Why don't you try me tonight?
Why don't you try me?
Last night while I was trying to sleep
I heard a racket from the room next door
And that was you and your woman havin' a fight
Like you've done so many nights before
I ran out of patience, spread the news
That's what I heard you shout
So I jumped out of the bed and I opened the door
Just as you came runnin' out
Why don't you try me tonight?
Why don't you try me?
Why don't you try me tonight?
Why don't you try me?
You see a good man out on the streets these days, friends
Ah, a bad old man can't be hard to find
Kind of man who'd steal your heart
And call true love a crime
I ain't saying I'm all that you need
And I won't tell you, honey, you will be free
But all night, well, I will keep trying
And when I say I want ya, man, you know I ain't lyin'
Why don't you try me tonight?
Why don't you try me?
Why don't you try me tonight?
Why don't you try me?
....
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