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so without a cloud in sight
you went and changed the mood
you longed for no one else
but asked for solitude
I begged, I stole, I borrowed
I stuck around like glue
this is my “I’m sorry” song to you
I nursed you through my tears
until you got immune
you turned your head to drink
I poured my heart out in tunes
then
when you drowned our sorrow
I was sad for two
this is my “I’m sorry” song to you
oh, I know I have cursed your name and God’s
yeah, I know I held you off for far too long
but I lost all I got
because I never thought
there’d ever come a time
when your eyes and your heart would stop idolizing me
now
yesterday’s tomorrow
way far overdue
this is my “I’m sorry” song to you
if -fill in- is the one
I’m still your number II
you’re back with someone old
so I need someone new
this is nothing borrowed
this is something blue
this is my “I’m sorry” song to you
my “I’m sorry” song to you
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Questionnaire
02:53
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did you ever run into that snowman again?
did you ever stop drinking to see if you can?
did you ever find someone so harmless and free?
don’t you worry bout me
did you check out Berlin on a Saturday night?
did you maybe go back with a bit of contrite?
did you narrate what happened in May ’33?
don’t you worry bout me
what about me?
I am all right
still holding on tight
to the pact with all my might
and you know me
no good with regret
no, I’m still not over it yet
do you still bite your nails, put up fights with your hair?
do you still use your smile a bit over-aware?
do you still have those crazy, those bull-shit ideas?
don’t you worry bout me
what about me?
I am all right
still holding on tight
to the pact with all my might
and you know me
no good with neglect
no, I’m still not over it yet
but enough about that
did you ever wake up and get out of that phase?
did you ever greet Spring after seizing the days?
did you ever uncover all of your glee?
don’t you worry bout me
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Sleepover
04:03
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what do you think
of course I’m fine
with your little trip to the countryside
everything here is under control
I made my own plans for the weekend
all turkey cold
you do the drinking
go get lost
and I’ll do the thinking
for the both of us
what do you think
of course I care
that you’re with him out there
slamming vodka, beer or wine
alle Menschen werden Brüder
within a pair of pints
you do the drinking
go get lost
and I’ll do the thinking
for the both of us
this is where you come in
and drop your bags
and throw your arms around my legs
you do the drinking
go get lost
and I’ll do the thinking
for the both of us
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Robin
00:59
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You wrote about New York.
There had been a change of plans.
You had put your dream on ice for your life felt too intense.
The distance in your eyes popped up in the lines you dropped.
Endearments disappeared right before your writing stopped.
That last time at the bar I observed you from the back.
Your famous wooden necklace looked all tight around your neck…
And I could not help but watch and to speak on my behalf:
Your friend seemed quite a bore.
Not once I saw you laugh.
I gave up on the hope.
You won’t ever come around.
Run into me by chance in some record store downtown.
May you really seize the day and those horsemen do it all.
P.S. By the way, does Robin ever call?
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Our Song
03:02
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I still have that picture
that Polaroid I took
there is loving in your eyes
and you have this sleepy look
it was the year 2000
and as I recall
we spent Christmas by ourselves then
between my bedroom walls
and I used to like to tease you
and I used to strike you dumb
and I loved it when you sang or hummed
mmm mmm…
we watched figure skaters and lovers holding hands
when we did our best at trying to be friends
at least I was
thank God you never saw me clutch at straws
and I used to like to tease you
and I used to strike you dumb
and I loved it when you hummed
and you used to laugh your ass off
and I used to laugh along
and I loved it when you learned to play our song
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Karaoke Night
04:41
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welcome to Berlin
and this Spandau bar
where no one is
who we really are
you are not from here
well, I can tell
buy yourself a drink
get me one as well
I just might as well
if you bring on out your lighter
and create a softer light
I'll picture this place crowded
on its karaoke night
there's no missus no
don't be sorry, dear
it's not just you –
it's hot in here
would you be so kind
to watch my drink
cause I'm up next
I just love to sing
God how I love to sing
if you bring on out your lighter
and create a softer light
I'll picture this place crowded
on its karaoke night
if you bring your hands together
I'll imagine my applause
for a moment I'm this big success
I never really was
I never really was
if you bring on out your lighter
and create a softer light
I'll picture this place crowded
on its karaoke night
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Good Year For The Papers
03:18
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our fireworks at New Year were the bomb
the fun was short in a bar miles further on
the drama it was all over the news
I was up watching from the couch all night
with no one there to tell me it was gonna be alright
where were you when all hell broke loose
just a few disasters later
it doesn’t take that much to see
it’s been a good year for the papers
a bad one for me
W. says it’s now an eye for an eye
Queen B. thinks that soon we’ll all turn blind
me I’m just scared that we ain’t seen nothing yet
just a few disasters later
it doesn’t take that much to see
it’s been a good year for the papers
a bad one for me
where were you when all hell broke loose
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she lost all her hair
but she still is in there
exactly like Isabelle said
they've painted her nails
all good promises fail
and quickly my eyes turn red
she says:
thank you for coming here
you're a real good friend
too bad we haven't been lovers
and I say:
go make the bed
her pain is severe
I just smile through my tears
and tell her that I understand
she thought it all through
so what else can I do
but quietly hold her hand
she says:
thank you for coming here
you're a real good friend
too bad we haven't been lovers
and I say:
you go ahead and make the bed
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life wasn't easy, Belle would confide
you couldn't stop crying when Patrick had died
the story continues at the microphone stand
family dramas with no happy end
I remember picture perfect
a few summers back now, a field in the sun
the six of us out there - tarot and tequila
who could've known then you'd be the one
the doctor he staggered, he showed you the scans
the cancer had come back all over again
last week on Friday when you closed your eyes
you said you could feel it, you said it felt nice
I remember picture perfect
a few summers back now, a field in the sun
the six of us out there - tarot and tequila
who could have known then you'd be the one
you were the one
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For Isabelle
02:25
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I heard you came to visit
with real long blond hair
you appeared through a hole in the wall
on a night she wasn't there
she finds it hard without you
today I heard her say
she's afraid her stomach ache
might never go away
well
would you please come down here
just to see if she's alright
would you please come down here
for Isabelle tonight
that time she came to visit
you were weak but strong
you told her that she could be sad
but she couldn’t grieve too long
I think she’d like to tell you
she’s done the best she can
and last week on Queen’s Day
she sort of ran into Diane
well
would you please come down here
just to see if she's alright
would you please come down here
for Isabelle tonight
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Grandpa's Sprinkler
03:50
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the house hasn't changed over all the years
but it’s been awhile since I've seen
the sky this blue
the grass just as green
cute and so blond in our bathing suits
on a late-summer lawn
he'd walk to the garage
and the sprinkler went on
and we'd skip
and we'd run
and we'd jump here
and we'd leap-frog and spin
and he'd smile
while we'd sing
at the pump here
until mom called us back in
gran steps outside with a walking stick
she has sure gotten old
we’ll remember her from
that time before he turned cold
and we'd skip
and we'd run
and we'd jump here
and we'd leap-frog and spin
and he'd smile
while we'd sing
at the pump here
until mom called us in
and so life goes on and on
the girls in the grass feel just as at home
one dares me with these big blue eyes
so I chase her around
and throw her up to the sky
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a balladeer Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dutch singer/songwriter best known for the hit 'Swim with Sam'. In 2009 a balladeer's sophomore album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?' was nominated for a Dutch Grammy. In the past a balladeer has been the support of Keane, Live, Saybia, Jay Brannan, Beth Hart, Gabriel Rios, The Feeling and Tom McRae. ... more
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