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Sorry, kid. [US Edition]

by a balladeer

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Mars 03:48
so it's not in the stars or in the shape of the moon but we are both from Mars and before you know it it is June the sky might not be clear all I know is that you're here and you could just fear the dark or you could just spend the night I'm no beauty but I hope I'm alright please, don't have to leave but explain how love can harm I swear to you I too can make you cum and cry in my arms I might not sound too clear but I do know that you're here so you could just fear the dark or you could just spend the night I'm no beauty but I hope I'm alright I could just kill the spark or I could just dim the lights I'm no beauty but I hope I'm alright cause I don't feel alright
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I never had a soul mate that's why I don’t fit in that's why I like the city that's why I loved Berlin that's why I like the highway that's why I hit the tar that's why I like the silence that's why I'm in the dark that's why I like the movies that's why I like my music loud enough that's why I blow up stories that's why I idolize my long gone loves that's why I sometimes stutter that's why I bottle up that's why I started drinking that's why I’m scared of drugs that's why Hesse made up Goldmund that's why Henderson got fucked that's why Hanley cuffed those street boys that's why Hitler loved his dog that's why I want a woman that's why I favor men that's why I got called 'faggot' that's why I need a friend
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all the clouds have silver linings and don't block the sun too long there's a saying that a little rain never hurt no one when I'm back from stormy weather and the damage has been done I tell myself a little rain never hurt no one no one save your drama for your mama mine says: "learn to rise above" men who fear get hit as well but I'm too scared of love what doesn't kill you makes you stronger father says: "the best defense is a good offence" so pacifists like me don't stand a chance no chance all the clouds have silver linings and don't block the sun too long there's a saying that a little rain never hurt no one I know how to count my blessings that the better things in life are free but I can't help but think a little rain has never hurt no one but me
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there's no 'is', only 'was', when a heart's been broken there's no faith, just a cross, when a heart's been broken there are sins there are drugs, when a heart's been broken there are cloaks there are rugs, when a law's been broken there are floods, no more straws, when a heart’s been broken there are flaws, many flaws, when a heart’s been broken oh, man there is scorn there is grudge when a heart’s been broken I don’t laugh just as much since my heart got broken
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let the sun go down unnoticed let the clouds prepare to pour let a pebble hail take over let the water flow ashore killer storm make the wind go shake the houses where it’s cozy, nice and warm hurt the elder’s ears with thunder scare the orphans in the dorms killer storm strike the cattle in the meadows make the frogs come down in swarms keep the lifeboats from the harbors and the sailors far offshore killer storm for the fall-out for the brawlers for the bribes for the wars that won't be won for the Bible or the big bang for really every gun that's gone off for the fathers under cover for their struggle while 'loving' others' sons for the con men for the weak hand for all of the above what the world needs now ain't love make the only few survivors gaze at rainbows galore when they’re crying out to Jesus hand the land back to their Lord
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Noah 02:34
the rain pours down in sheets and the sky is gray the sun just won’t come out and it’s been like this for days what if Noah had been here and said he spoke to God what if Noah had been here to warn about the flood now I’m a disbeliever but he just might be right it has rained and poured before forty days and forty nights what if Noah had been here and said he spoke to God what if Noah had been here to warn about the flood Noah did like God commanded and built a gopher wooden ark God said He'd wipe away the earth as He had made it - no one cared to hark one pair of each creature invited high and dry both male and female so that they could multiply well, if Noah had been here I would kick him in the shin cause if Noah had been here he just would not let me in
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One Sunday 03:00
and you wake me on a Sunday and you sit me up in bed and you talk in only whispers and you praise the day ahead and you throw me your old sweater and you get me in my pants and you help me tie a shoelace when you tell me of your plan and you put me on the subway and you hold my head up high and you nod at sad eyed widows and you watch the clouds roll by and you walk me to the harbor and you take me by the hand and you lead me through the market past the bonbon stand and you point at starving seagulls and you imitate their sound and you trick me to the river where there’s no one else around and you pull me in the water and you kiss me on cocaine and you push and keep me under and change the kind of pain and you take me from the harbor in your arms and in your hands and you lead me through the market and you pass the bonbon stand and you put me on the subway and you hold my head up high and you smile at dressy Christians while their kids play in the aisle and you tip the morning desk clerk and you lay me back in bed and you say I’m more than welcome and you leave me there more alive than dead
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mother was not that alert and I did not try to pull at her skirt that day when on the swing set I hurt my heels father says I had indeed this thing for height, this thing for speed that does not quite explain how I hurt my heels
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hi - hi, it's me again second time today but this time with a plan don't - don't be mad at me I was hoping we could talk and maybe flee now the playground's closed we can go someplace somewhere else I could show you the smell and the sound of fresh cut grass so go get dressed I - I respect your choice yes, I read you there's no need to raise your voice go - go back inside we don’t want to wake the neighbors or my Hyde I'm so tired of being a saint all by myself I guess you don't really know me all that well but I need help I need help to hell with these patterns and all those parallels how come no one wants to know me all that well? please, do tell if – if I slit my wrists I would bleed to death to show you I exist don't - don't call the cops just tell me you don’t love me and I'm off well, I'll be off but I'll be back
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Eleven 03:33
I miss the little boy I was with shiny hair and starry eyes and an oh so much stronger heart and my mother's love the backyard wasn't big enough the world all full of surprises that I wanted to be part of so I put on his smile just once again dress up to the nines without a chance I close my eyes and count to ten and eleven candle wishes don't come true the fallen stars I called upon might have been somebody else's but now what's the harm in me still trying it takes a fool to fill my shoes I'm number one in cut and run the milk is spilled it's no use crying so I put on a smile just once again dressed up to the nines without a chance I close my eyes and count to ten then eleven
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about

Sorry, kid. is the singer/songwriter album he always wanted to make, but never dared to. Marinus de Goederen (hü-deren), aka a balladeer, sums up his latest album up in one sentence. For the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Where Are You, Bambi Woods? (2010) he finally followed in the footsteps of his heroes Bruce Springsteen, Tori Amos, Damien Rice and Joni Mitchell. All singer/songwriters with their heart on their sleeves. “They have taught me to be as honest as possible.”

After having made an album that seemed mostly about others, like Jackie Kennedy, porn star Bambi Woods and Matthew Shepard, for this album he felt the urge to go as deep as he could, inside of himself. Sorry, kid. became a pretty dark album about being alone and not being able to make a real connection with someone else. Some people might not find it very comfortable. But that was what he was going for. A bit dark, but very melodic.

“I never had a soul mate. That’s why I don’t fit in.” The first lines of ‘Why Hitler Loved His Dog’ are a slap in the face and represents one of the album’s darker songs. ‘A Little Rain Has Never Hurt No One’ sounds like an evergreen, a song that’s always been around, while ‘One Sunday’ can be labelled a murder ballad. ‘How I Hurt My Heels’ tells the story of a swing set accident.

As usual, De Goederen wrote the album all by himself, but for the first time he added a new title to his contribution, that of co-producer. He asked Martin Wenk (Calexico) and Martijn van Agt (Anouk) to play on the album and was also very pleased to work with the clarinetist and the string quartet of Holland’s number one orchestra: The Metropole Orchestra. De Goederen: “They cost me a fortune, but they were worth every penny of it!” After having begged his record company EMI Music to make an album distinct from his prior two, De Goederen financed the new album himself. “I didn’t want to make any compromises as I would have if Sorry, kid. was released on a major label.”

The second, bonus disc is a compilation of the two singles a balladeer released in The Netherlands and includes three extra songs, a few remixes plus ‘And So Is Love’, a cover song by Kate Bush.

a balladeer’s second album Where Are You Bambi Woods? (ZIP065 in the US) entered the Dutch Album Chart at #16 and was nominated for a Dutch Grammy award. Having played at Holland’s biggest outdoor festival (Lowlands), a balladeer has also opened for such notable artists as Keane, Live, Beth Hart, Jay Brannan, etc.

Perhaps of most interest, on the Holland’s Next Top Model TV show, the music of a balladeer is heard each time a “Top Model” becomes teary eyed—a common occurrence!

Marinus de Goederen will be making appearances in the US this summer (west coast and New York) and radio promotion for the focus track ‘A Little Rain Has Never Hurt No One’ will begin in the middle of June.

credits

released July 3, 2012

all songs written by Marinus de Goederen

except for 'And So Is Love'
written by Kate Bush
published by Kate Bush Music Ltd.
© and ℗ 1993 Novercia Ltd.

mixed by René de Vries and Martijn Groeneveld
mastered by Martijn Groeneveld
string and clarinet arrangements by Tim Coenen

recorded by René de Vries at Dufry Music, Bart Wagemakers at Studio Zeezicht, Holger Swedt at Shamrock, Bart Erkelens at Edisound, Michel Vermeulen at Studio Peggy 51 and by Martijn van Agt, Bas Kennis, Martin Wenk, Tim Coenen and Marinus de Goederen at their homes

feedback by Buffi Duberman, Niels Aalberts and Charlie Dée

embroidery by emjan
photography by Maurits Giesen
layout and typography by Carsten Lund Thomsen at ElevenCars

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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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