verwerken

ik wil niet verwerken
ik wil strijd, ik wil spijt
ik wil mijn eigen pijn
ik wil niet verwerken

ik wil schreeuwen, ik wil zien
ik wil voelen, horen
ik wil niet verwerken
nu nog niet

ik wil niet verwerken
ik wil strijd, ik wil spijt
ik wil de last van het dragen
ik wil nog niet verwerken

maar daar is de verwerking
die tovert de lach op mijn gezicht
laat mijn ogen stralen
verwerken, het leven van het lied

mijn hand rijkt naar jouwe
en samen kunnen wij dit aan
vrolijk door het leven
verwerken laat ik staan.

Give up

From sweet pain I swear not,

Never ever, will I ever give up?

Oh my, my body aches

Aches of pain

No, I say not, for it is an itch

An annoying itch

An itch that could be called you

Where you touched me when you left

Left into the darkness

And you left me there,

Standing there in the middle

Of the night. Alone.

Nobody to pick me up

Nobody to come, care

Nobody to bother, help!

Again, alone.

You left me tears, love,

Make them disappear

With just one wipe of your hand

The back I say, touch me

Make the itch go away

Together with my aching pain

For you are the one I love

For ever, I will not give up.

queen

As I fade into the nothingness of the night
step by step, accepting the darkness
further out of sight

all alone, but my phone and music
the bass hammering down my brain
guiding me somewhere, in this unknown terrain

of the night, where nothing is to be seen
maybe the stars are the traitors
kidnapping you to the residence of the queen.

The lights of the station slowly fading away
I hear my train leaving
on this summer evening, somewhere late in may.

I feel her watching
her guards closing me in
to catch me, and sacrifice me to her king

But my music, the traitress
makes my feet dance in an unexpected direction
guiding me further, aimlessly.

So I escaped the danger,
expectant to the next danger ahead,
and fade again, into the nothingness of the night.

you vs me

'sorry'
I said
turned on my heels and walked away.

See you standing there
shocked
guess you didn't expect this.

I guess I look like I know what I'm doing
but I don't
just follow my instincts, telling me to get away

You were not good for me
You made me cry
I hate you

everyday gets harder
without your arms around me
every single day

I still see your face,
covered with tears
streaming down your face

yesterday our love was true and undefined
today it is gone,
out of sight.

You asked me
'Will you ever knock on my door again,
will you ever come back?'

I said I don't know,
while I stood there
and shook my head.

'Sorry'
I said,
turned on my heels and walked away.

control

Give me your hand
let me take control
nothing will happen.

Lift your foot
lean forward
walk

Run, you, run
straight into my arms
don't be scared.

Faster, run faster,
Let's not take it slow
Let's make this quick

But you pass me
run away
tears, only tears

am I not important,
if that is so,
why am I not?

tears pooling in my eyes
streaming down my face
But I keep my faith

turn my back
lift my head
walk away

but there are your arms
holding me tight
'I love you'

and I know we're alright
we will survive
just hold me tight.

drown

The smile, the smell, the face
the dwell

the love, the cell, the prison
the hell

as your toe
touches the rippled
water

your underwear, your dress
your hair, lips, eyes
your sex

floating like a jellyfish
poisonous, ugly, beautiful
struggle to keep your breath

your heart, your veins, your death
coming close
as you open your mouth

your underwear, your dress
it's not you
you're dead.