Urban Solitude

Music & lyrics: anouk teeuwe / bart van veen

All you ever do is
Letting it all just pass you by
No need to try
All you ever say is
Baby it's alright now

All you ever do is
Letting the hurt crawl up inside
No need to cry
All you ever say is
Baby, i feel just fine

What do you think of me
Don't you think i see
That you're just hiding from me
What do you think of me
Don't you think i see
That you're just lying to me
Do you think i'm blind sucker

Open up your eyes
You've got to learn to cry
Baby that's alright baby
Open up your, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
You've got to learn to cry
Maybe you'll feel just fine

All i ever do is
Waitin' for you to tell me why
You never try
All i ever say
Could you tell me why

All i ever do is
Hoping that you will tell me why
You never cry
All i ever say is
Baby it's alright, it's alright for you to cry

What do you think of me
Don't you think i see
That you're just hiding from me
What do you think of me
Don't you think i see
That you're just lying to me
Do you think i'm blind sucker

Open up your eyes
You've got to learn to cry
Baby that's alright baby
Open up your, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
You've got to learn to cry
Maybe you'll feel just fine

Drums: satindra kalpoe
Bass: michel van schie
Hammond: sven figee
Guitars: paul-jan bakker
Guitars: roland dirkse

Music & lyrics: a. teeuwe / b. van veen

I've got a bug in my head
And a jumping heart
No time to spare
Turn left turn right step on it
Stopped by the traffic light

And all that honking screaming
The cabdriver is dreaming
Of the beach and babes
Leaning back easy as the sun goes down
But i'm already late
No time to spare, couldn't care less about it
If the sky was falling down
No i don't care you can stare while the whole world is crumbling around me

Urban solitude breaking me down
Keeps me dreaming
Urban solitude shaking me down
Keeps me dreaming

So you've got a lot of stuff on your mind
Or a bleeding heart when nobody cares
Step in, step out of the rain
Head for the flickering lights, just head for the flickering lights
There's always somebody dancing, taking a chance
You can find a little romance, someone will give you love
Although it's just enough to get you through the night
Well alright now
No i don't care you can stare
I don't care about it
No i don't care you can stare, while the whole world is crumbling around me

Urban solitude breaking me down
Keeps me dreaming
Urban solitude shaking us down
Keeps me dreaming

Drums: satindra kalpoe
Bass: michel van schie rhodes
Hammond: sven figee
Guitars: paul-jan bakker
Guitars: roland dirkse
Guitars: lex bolderdijk
String arranger: onno krijn
String players: alida schat, marieke de bruyn, ernst grapperhaus, michiel weidner, baptist knaven
Background vocal: dinand woesthoff

Music & lyrics: a. teeuwe / b. van veen

Sure got my piece of heaven
An angel in disguise
Gone wild

But i thought you were a man
Who knew right from wrong
That's why i really don't understand
Why he's with her

It's killing me
What has she got that i don't have
Is it the way she looks at you
Laughs with you, can she,
Does she make you beg for more
This is hurting
What has she got that i don't have

I tried to call him
Anytime anywhere
But he's never there

So i went to his place
And waited all day
So he would explain it to me
And this is what he said:

There is nothing left to say
I had my fill, i went away
Your crying eyes won't change a thing
It was just a fling

Well how could an angel break my heart
He said: we could still be friends

Are you kidding me
What has she got that i don't have
Is it the way she looks at you
Talks to you, can she
Does she make you beg for more
This is hurting
What has she got that i don't have

But twice every year
When he's in tears
When he loses his mind
And can't help but cry
He'll call me and then
I am better than, i am

Drums: satindra kalpoe
Bass: michel van schie rhodes
Hammond: sven figee
Guitars: paul-jan bakker
Guitars: roland dirkse

Music & lyrics: anouk teeuwe / bart van veen

Hey michel how's life are you ok
I wonder if you ever think of me
It's been 9 years since that kiss
I can help but reminisce
Hey michel do you remember

We walked the street to the beat
Hand in hand you and me
Smiling faces so in love
Hoping that they all could see
That we belonged together you and me against the world
But we found out the hard way cause it wasn't meant to be

Now it's you and her i see

You were my first and worst love
And so it only could go wrong
But ain't that just the way you learn
Hey michel i just wanted to let you know
That someone else has stolen my heart
And now another girl has caught your eye
That doesn't mean i don't think of you
I am just hoping that she'll treat you right

Do you remember
How we walked the street to the beat
Hand in hand and you and me
Smiling faces so in love
Hoping that they all could see
That we belonged together you and me against the world
But we found out the hard way cause it wasn't meant to be

Now it is you and her i see

It was just a silly dream

Hey michel do you remember

Guitar & ebow: paul-jan bakker
Guitar: lex bolderdijk
Bass: michel van schie

Music & lyrics: anouk teeuwe / bart van veen

Well you know i've got this problem '
Cause there is you
No matter how i try to tell you you just can't see
Oh no, i won't get through

You've got a body and a brain

Instead of pointing to another
Take a look at yourself
Why don't you just use that thing inside you head
And try to tell me why

You've got a body and a brain
You're free to speak, could you explain
The reason for your narrow mind
You're thinking medieval times
Your ignorance just gets you scared
Of everything and i don't know
Which way the wind is blowing
Hoping it will blow your fears away

I'm sure i'll never solve this problem
But i hope you will
I'll speak my mind and tell you
Time and time again
Though i won't get through

You've got a body and a brain
You're free to speak, could you explain
The reason for your narrow mind
You're thinking medieval times
Your ignorance just gets you scared
Of everything and i don't know
Which way the wind is blowing
Hoping it will blow your fears away

Blow your fears away
Time and time and time and time again
But i can't get through baby
Let me explain

You've got a body and a brain
You're free to speak, could you explain
The reason for your narrow mind
You're thinking medieval times
Your ignorance just gets you scared
Of everything and i don't know
Which way the wind is blowing
Hoping it will blow your fears away

Drums: hans eijkenaar
Bass: michel van schie
Wurlitzer, hammond: sven figee
Guitars: paul-jan bakker
Guitars: roland dirkse
Guitars: lex bolderdijk

Music & lyrics: anouk teeuwe / bart van veen

I'm walking in the park
And i'm talking to the dark
But there ain't nobody listening
My heart has turned to stone
When i found myself alone
Now all i do is whisper to the dark

There's only so much you can take
You've gotta to give yourself a break
But i don't think you're listening
If you're gonna take it all so hard
You gonna tear yourself apart
I can understand you miss him in the dark

Yeah, teach your heart how to sing get the courage again now
Yeah, take the 10:50pm train to the city
Yeah, i had a chance for romance so i do it again now

If love is no longer being served
You've got to leave the table
Mister aznavour told me, merci beaucoup
Though i miss him, got to let go
Though i miss him, got to let go
Let it go

It's about that time to leave it all behind you
You don't want to but life is passing by you
The hard knocks, got you twisted like dreadlocks
Catalogue your dark and set some new marks
I understand your body's filled with hesitation
Trust me it's gonna be a whole new situation
Turn this page i guess you know what to do
Rise up like phoenix i'm bringing out the beauty in you

Yeah, teach your heart how to sing get the courage again now
Yeah, take the 10:50pm train to the city
Yeah, i had a chance for romance so i do it again now

Drums: satindra kalpoe
Bass: michel van schie
Hammond: sven figee
Guitars: paul-jan bakker
Guitars: roland dirkse

Music & lyrics: a. teeuwe / b. van veen

So many times i've cried
When dark clouds block the sunlight
And it's raining in my heart
I'll keep my head up high

So little time to try
To find out, about the feeling
That's deep inside of you
And keeps the dream alive

So remember
When you're down and out
In the sand

So many minds are torn
By overloading senses
You're breathing in and out
No second left to sigh

Can you tell me why
Nobody will tell me
What they're feeling deep inside
We're all just telling lies

Every time you wonder
Why the feeling lingers
And it's stuck inside your soul
You're crying when you smile

So remember
When you're down and out

When you're stuck in the middle
When you can't solve the riddle
Lay it down in the sand
When you can't help but shiver
Get you finger off the trigger
Lay it down in the sand

Get it out your head
Out of your hands
Lay it down in the sand
So remember
When you're down and out
When everything's missing
And there's nobody listening
Lay it down in the sand
When you can't help but shiver
Get you finger off the trigger
Lay it down in the sand

Get it out your head
Out of your hands
Lay it down
In the sand

Drums: satindra kalpoe
Bass: michel van schie
Hammond, sequence: sven figee
Guitars: paul-jan bakker
Guitars: roland dirkse