Klaar
2000 album by Doe Maar. Link to the album.
the world has changed so much
brutality is a virtue
full of ourselves we search
in nooks and crannies for the fountain of youth
my grandpa refuses to die
he says 'I haven't reached my peak yet'
and grandma does gymnastics
does dangerous things because you never stop
because
everything still works, everything still works
everything still works, everything still works
every-everything still works
everything still works, everything still works
everything still works, everything still works
everything st-still works
I'm not the youngest anymore either
and yet I still do my thing
I still play in my band, in the same venue,
and I play bass and I sing
because
everything still works, everything still works
everything still works, everything still works
every-everything still works
everything still works, everything still works
everything still works, everything still works
everything st-still works
to the inhabitants of this building
you need to leave this house
there's been too much crying here
and not enough love-making
to the inhabitants of this building
you might as well leave now
a laugh has never sounded here
a party never celebrated
to the inhabitants of this building
there will be no second chances
a song was never sung here
nothing beautiful ever created
to the inhabitants of this building
this is no cozy place
the rooms cold and empty
and nobody ever welcomed in
inhabitants of this building
you have to leave this house
inhabitants of this building
nothing beautiful ever made
[rap]
the mailbox clacks and interrupts your rut
a strange letter neatly on your doormat
'to the inhabitants of this building' is the preamble
that you find to a message that really makes you think
you wipe away a tear because your vision blurs
looking in the mirror, thinking 'this is me today'
you live too slowly in a world that's too fast
your ideals vague because you miss all your chances
everything flashes past, the world shakes and trembles
confirms you're still alive and what you get
while you strife towards a life with safe fixed living patterns
that, like blank ammunition, slowly live up your life
do something kind, do something positive, do something creative
do something fun or something crazy, but for the love of god do something
don't say that a path was laid out for you
because silently you say more than you ever said with words
oh no
inhabitants of this building
you have to leave this house
there has been too much crying here
and not enough love-making
[rap]
to the inhabitants of this building, nobody who gives here
and nobody who strifes here, so nobody who is alive here
you are urgently requested, between now and two weeks
to make an appointment with one of our consultants
we shall try to discuss this deficit with you
or we will kindly ask you to leave this building
waiting for your answer, I'll be right here
respectfully,
your only chance at life
hope you don’t think
that I’m a coward
because I can’t handle
seeing blood
better than one of those assholes
who for no reason
stabbed someone out of boredom
let’s just sing a song
about a beautiful woman
let our child
skip rope or take piano lessons
I hope you don’t think
that I’m a coward
because I can’t handle
seeing blood
better than one of those assholes
who for no reason
stabbed someone out of boredom
no I don’t like violence, not on the soccer field either
and I especially hate bullying and swearing
I don’t like broken or beat up or punched around
and I don’t like kicked to the ground or vandalism either
let’s just sing a song
about a beautiful woman
let our child
skip rope or take piano lessons
I dreamt about the truth and it hit me hard
fell into the darkness and stood before me
I dreamt about the truth and it called my name
said, ‘go be ashamed because you did nothing
you didn’t lift a finger when not far from here
peace disappeared behind the cold moon’
it said, 'I am the truth and not a rumour
look the other way- you’ll see the black sky
you remained sitting comfortably while you knew
people were disappearing in the cold mist’
I dreamt about the truth, it was hard and raw
and it never got warm where it had walked
I dreamt the truth and it called my name
it said 'go be ashamed because you did nothing’
I dreamt about the truth and it hit me hard
it used its own two legs to stand right before me
I dreamt about the truth and it was right
sweating I woke up and
no
when does the war start
is there a war between us
when we kill each other with looks
when does the insanity start
is there insanity between us
when we don’t allow ourselves to be ourselves
is he always with us
does he slumber in you and me
does he sneak through our thoughts
when does the war start
is there a war between us
when does the anger start
is the anger also within us
when we can no longer stand each other
when does the insanity start
is there insanity between us
when we chase each other out of the house
is he always with us
does he sleep on a square
where people sit outside in the sun
when does the war start
is there a war between us
da da da da da da da da da
is he always with us
resting in the field
where the grain dances in the wind
when does the war start
is there a war between us
let us make peace, then
let us make peace, then
you are no longer the same girl
who always sang along wit the same tune
we were so young, when you sang those words
ooh, about roses, aha, roses, oohoo
I still feel like the same bum
but the years only made you more beautiful
despite all that, life wasn't just
ooh, about roses
from 'once upon a time' (everything there is)
and there definitely is
and everything that will ever be anywhere
everything I miss (everything there is)
what is not there now
will surely be there one day
I know in every woman that girl still lives
with in her head still that same tune, mmm
a dream she keeps with her,
even if she lives to be a hundred
ooh, about roses
from 'once upon a time' (everything there is)
and there definitely is
and everything that will ever be anywhere
everything I miss (everything there is
what is not there now
will surely be there one day
saved from loneliness
your eyes welcome me
and even sweeter now
that I pay attention to them
not knowing where I'll end up
but before we take the plunge
should I decide now
to leave a little early
back into the outside world?
as if nothing happened
I flee the one I love here
as if nothing happened
I go back into the world and back home
don't call me
don't write me
don't expect me back
quickly close the door
because it's infidelity
saved from the cold
your arms welcome me in
and even softer this strange bed
that we end up in
but before we get drunk
as we decide
still lucid, close the curtains
and the world outside as well
as if nothing happened
I flee the one I love here
as if nothing happened
I go back into the world and back home
don't call me
don't write me
don't expect me back
quickly close the door
because it's infidelity
infidelity, infidelity
the heart is bigger than the house
the heart is bigger than the house
the heart is bigger than the house
the heart is bigger than the house
the heart is bigger than the house
the heart is bigger than the house
sometimes suddenly
the rain on the window
I remember a name
and happiness flows in me
one moment and
then it's gone again
as soon as I mention it
it takes a few sentences at the most
and I see
the trees on the square
and I think
it should always be this way
it will always return to this
oh, oh oh, and that's all for today
this is all I ask for, I ask for
living with a seven
oh, oh oh oh,
all the working towards a ten
though I maybe just want to
live with a seven
unexpected
you don't look for a while
and everything you see
doom and gloom and worries
I think of you
and how the nights were
together with a glass
until the early morning
and I walk
further past the canal
and I see
a city that smiles
waiting
hidden
oh, oh oh, and that's all for today
this is all I ask for, I ask for
living with a seven
oh, oh oh oh,
all the working towards a ten
though I maybe just want to
live with a seven
here to the right
my barber on the corner
a freshly bought book
the day walks past you here
and this evening
lazy in my chair
this is what I mean
no miracles for me
if I don’t put my glasses on
and you walk into the street
sometimes you look just like the girl
from back then (from back then)
if you don’t switch the light on
and I hold my breath
I briefly look just like the boy
from back then
(from back then from back then)
six thousand days have flown by in a sigh
that I wasted looking into your blue eyes
time doesn’t touch us, no
time doesn’t exist, no
time will never stop us
time doesn’t touch us, no
time won’t catch us, no
time fell asleep and was forgotten and disappeared
time
we secretly take the day off
in between the hours
I stop all the clocks and take you
like back then (like back then)
t-t-t-t-think of the time of coming
forget the time of going
you know the way I like and give yourself
just like back then (like back then)
while summers and winters keep coming
you are my spring and the girl of my dreams
time doesn’t touch us, no
time doesn’t exist, no
time will never stop us
time doesn’t touch us, no
time won’t catch us, no
time fell asleep and was forgotten and disappeared
time
six thousand days have flown by in a sigh
that I wasted looking into your blue eyes
time doesn’t touch us
time doesn’t exist
time will never stop us
time doesn’t touch us
time won’t catch us
time fell asleep and was forgotten and disappeared
time
forget time
time
forget time
The horrible year
came and went
that you wound me around your finger
and what’s left of that now
a memory
it’s a miracle I ever found myself again
with your beautiful eyes on my back
I walked the fastest way home
My whole life
I seemed to be on my way to you
further from myself
an uncomfortable misunderstanding,
I know now
I left you standing on your beautiful legs
with your beautiful eyes on my back
I walked the fastest way home
here is a fool who’s looking out at sea
he sees the waves come nearer
behind him, everything washes away
like a vague dreaming
strange girls at the bar
the sun sets in the west
it might be for the best
if I go home
it's for the best
it's for the best
it's for the best if I go
it's for the best
it's for the best
it's probably for the best for me to go
people offer him a drink
a friendly gesture
because he once, people remember
used to relieve his thirst here
strange girls at the bar
friends who never showed up
here is a fool who’s looking out at sea
and the waves come nearer
it's for the best
it's for the best
it's for the best if I go
it's for the best
it's for the best
it's probably for the best for me to go
to my son I’m a hero
I made him a bow
he shot his first arrow with it
and he hit the bullseye
it's for the best
it's for the best
it's for the best if I go
it's for the best
it's for the best
it's probably for the best for me to go
can't we talk about the old days for a while?
can't we calmly with a glass?
can't we just leave the misery?
can't we just say the old days were better?
shall we not order a bottle or two more?
shall we not think about who's waiting at home?
shall we not torment ourselves with reality?
shall we not drink until the end of the night?
oh later comes the hangover
oh later comes the regret
oh let it be for later
because if we do we have a little more time
let's not look at the far future
let's not think about what's in front of us
let's avoid all difficulties in life
let what will happen happen with our eyes closed
oh later comes the hangover
oh later comes the regret
oh let it be for later
because if we do we have a little more time
1946
father misses his train
and by coincidence the next train is my mother's
he finds the last seat next to her on the bench
and the conversation flows smoothly
for that I give my thanks
if not if, if not if, if not if, if not if, ai
if not if, if not if, if not if, if not if
1958
summer in the woods
I see the black water
and take my clothes off
a high dive
I reach the bottom with a smack
it's still a miracle
I didn't break my neck right there
if not if, if not if, if not if, if not if, ai
if not if, if not if, if not if, if not if
1983
a sweaty party, too busy, too full, too much noise
a tall blonde sticks out just a bit
I wriggle next to her, she looks down kindly
I ask the right questions and she walks with me
[rap]
what if I just saw microphones and thought but
never checked them
what if Anne Frank's bookcase was simply
never discovered
what if dad's seed had never reached
mom's egg
and what if Adam and Eve hated apples and the snake
had gone and failed
and if time was half of reality would everything be
verbal double-speed
time splits roads eventually
that you never avoid
you accept this fact
and are freed inside
if not if
no matter how well it goes
the question remains
if coincidence exists
if not if, if not if, if not if, if not if, ai
if not if, if not if, if not if, if not if
what if faith inside yourself was
nowhere to be found
what if music didn't exist, yo
to treat my soul
what if everyone was genuine
would there still be misery
what if goodness in humans
was unstoppable
and what if hunger didn't exist
only ravings for snacks
what if an MC wants to fight me
that will cost him his neck
if Doe Maar didn't reunite
would this track have existed
was the reunion not true
would this text have existed
if Doe Maar didn't reunite
would this track have existed
if I hadn't listened to 4US as a boy
would I have been standing here
if not if, if not if, if not if, if not if
I will never tell you how my heart breaks
at a small gesture
or a word you speak
how my heart breaks
I will never be able to tell you how my heart breaks
because with a small gesture
or a word that I speak
I break your heart as well
we stay
together
to cultivate calluses
on our heart
we stay
together
until our heart
can no longer break
will I ever be able to
tell you how my heart breaks
when due to a misunderstanding
nothing was wrong
I break your heart again
will I then tell you
how my heart breaks
breaks at a small gesture
or a word you speak
how my heart then breaks
we stay
together
to cultivate calluses
on our heart
we stay
together
until our heart
can no longer break
we stay
together
to cultivate calluses
on our heart
we stay
together
until our heart
can no longer break
child, if you ask me
what I'll do if I grow up
what are the things in life
that truly matter
and is it because of money
that you've been running all your life
and do I have to do that later, too
and why am I so afraid of it
answer my question
how does it all work
not needed, not needed
if love is the answer
all questions are unnecessary
not needed, no, no, not needed
if love is the answer
do I set a course or travel by feeling
what is more important, the way there or the destination
answer my question
how does it all work
not needed, not needed
if love is the answer
all questions are unnecessary
not needed, no, no, not needed
if love is the answer
don't ask so much, my child
I don't know the answers either
just stay yourself
and always sing your own song
not needed, not needed
if love is the answer
all questions are unnecessary
not needed, no, no, not needed
if love is the answer
not needed, not needed
if love is the answer
all questions are unnecessary
not needed, no, no, not needed
if love is the answer
can I have some music to dance to, sir?
maybe a tune from the olden days
I dance alone, but do it more
can I have some music to dance to, sir
music, my steps are kind of stiff
oh, I have trouble with this body
once I was supple, strong and quick
but no, that time will never return
(long live the man who has everything
you can't imagine it or he can buy it
look out for the man who has everything
see how he looks when he sees something pretty walk by)
everything from me to the horizon
but if only a girl ever turned my way
hoppa, hoppa, hoppa
play some more music to dance to sir
oh, I'm homesick for the olden days
I still want to, but can't anymore
and that memory, it hurts
(long live the man who has everything
you can't imagine it or he can buy it
look out for the man who has everything
see how he looks when he sees something pretty walk by)
everything from me to the horizon
but if only a girl ever turned my way
can I have some music to dance to, sir
please, can I have music to dance to, sir
oh, can I have music to dance to, sir
if only a girl ever turned my way
now we've known each other for so long
that I can, with my eyes closed
draw your silhouet on the blankets
and every line of your face
you would say that I never
stumble due to your presence
or get shy in front of you, anymore
but nothing is less true
nothing is less true
nothing is less true
or worth more than we are, together
now we've known each other for so long
that next to you, in bed
I can, with my eyes open, look at you
or in the bath, or on the toilet
you would say that I never
get angry at you or resist
or yell at you
but nothing is less true
nothing is less true
nothing is less true
or worth more than we are, together
two minutes
two minutes
two more minutes
two more minutes
two more minutes
two more minutes
it’s done
it’s done
it’s done
it’s done
it’s done
it’s done
it’s done
it’s done
it’s done