Cross the Border

 

Dieses Lied handelt von einer ganz besonderen Frau, die ich in einer kleinen Stadt jenseits der Grenze getroffen habe. Sie kann weder laufen noch ihr selbstgemachtes Cello spielen. Jetzt tanzt sie auf ihren Rädern und muntert alle Menschen um sich herum auf. Es ist wunderbar, für sie zu spielen. Trotz ihrer Probleme hat sie die Energie des Lebens in ihren hellen Augen. Ich gab nur wenig und bekam die Welt zurück!

 

Verse 1

Once in a while I go and cross the border.

Put down my stuff to see if I can play for her.

It’s a small city people still have time.

For tears and a smile when someone sings his mind.

And everytime I go, It’s her I hope to see.

I never know If she will come back to me.

Or for how long she must endure this trainwreck of pain,

Eehh I hope to see her tears and smile back again.

 

Bridge

Although she breathes in defeat.

And her sweet heart struggles for another beat

 

Chorus

She flies so free

When I play for her, when I play for her

She flies so free. When I play for her

the brightness in her strong eyes light up the sky for me

 

Verse 2

And everyday she steps away further

Of feeling free, as all her limbs slowly imprison her.

Now she can use her feet no longer,

Wheels and a chair is the next step for her

 

Bridge + Chorus

 

Verse 3

Once again I’m over the border,

Put down my stuff to see but there’s no sign of her.

It’s a small city and people still have time to spent.

But no money can buy time back again.

 

Chorus

 

No need to play for her no need to play for her

The brightness in her blue eyes light up the sky for me

 

For me For me For me Ohh Ohh Oh...

 

Chorus 3

She flies so free.

No need to play for her. No need to play for her.

The brightness in her strong eyes lights up the sky for me.

 

 

 

 

 

Afraid of the Man

 

Verse 1

No greater love can feel worse.

Are you my Angel? Are you my curse?

Oh, why we met I can’t regret.

 

Verse 2

No a million memories out of range.

I tell whole mankind to make a change.

I remain and stay this way, I just wait for.... I just wait.

 

Chorus

Because I’m so afraid of the man I’ll be.

Without my faith, without your hand.

You’re all I feel, you’re all I see.

 

Verse3

In every smile, Of every girl I see your eyes.

And it makes me so damn sure.

Though you’re my pain, you’re my cure.

 

Chorus

 

Chorus 2

Because I’m so afraid of the man I’ll be.

Without my faith, without your hand.

But there’s no need, you’re all I see.

 

 

 

 

 

I Choose to Feel Happy

 

Music high, foreign streets, many steps, small island feet.
How I love those two.
They brought her soul. Bright eyes smiled to me and they said it all.

Lights looked low, as she walked by, no small talk, brightened sky.
How I love those lips.
Moved by her soul. This I never had before. They said it all. They said it all

Love so high, but on the road, no arms at night, she needs some.
How I loved to come back,
But it takes her  too long. Bright eyes closed. Her pain needs to numb. Let’s get it on.

Far away, days crawled by, no small talk, even hope can die.
I can’t blame those lips,
Can’t blame her soul.... No words at all.

They said it all.

I choose to feel happy I read.
And if you feel this way, you should do the same instead.
I love your blue soul. But I choose to feel  happy, she wrote on the wall.
The wall around her soul. 
They said it all. They said it all.

 

 

 

 

 

No. 24

 

Verse 1 + 2

I'm just a gardener at Avenue du Beaumont

Where number 24 was written on the wall.

I love that big old garden, with it's ancient trees

And all those mosquitos suckin' on our knees.

But in that big old garden there's something else I found.

This colourful butterfly flapping around.

This was something else.

 

Chorus 1

And so I planted a seed,

so strong, for water no need.

And I know, I know it will grow.

But the pace needs to be slow.

 

Verse 3

This colourful butterfly at Avenue Beaumont,

Living in the garden of number 24,

Needs to flap around a few years longer.

Cause it takes time for her wings to grow stronger.

 

Chorus 2

Because I've planted a seed.

So strong for water no need.

And I know, I know it will grow.

But the pace needs to be so slow.

I know, I know it will grow.

But the pace can only be so slow.

 

Verse 4

In a few years at Avenue Beaumont.

My plant will rise above number 24.

And when its flowers are high up in the sky.

Her strong little wings will lift her up high. Lift her up high. High.

 

End

And then I am just the gardener at Avenue Beaumont,

Where all my pretty flowers are covering the number on the wall.

 

 

 

 

 

Unconditionally

 

The red looks orange, the dark green grey.

Although discoloured, they give it all away,

I’d opened up the album of my first year,

How images can change suddenly after thirty two years.

 

Another human being with another soul.

But so familiar to the vague picture below.

I see my brother and mother laying next to me

And as I see his son now all is clear to me.

 

Too young to speak but already a teacher to me.

Nothing in return, no boundaries

Into whatever you may grow. Wherever you may go

Suddenly I see, it’s unconditionally.

 

Grandmother and father may have lost their minds,

But crazy or not it makes me realize

How they must have felt in 1983

on the 23rd of April, unconditionally

 

Only love is unconditonally

 

Too young to understand but awaiting a little sister.

And the day she’ll arrive your love will be with her

And like my brother you will too

Put your arms around her like he used to do

 

Unconditionally....

 

 

 

 

 

Truest Colour

 

Verse 1

As I played my song and lifted up my head,

I opened up my eyes and saw these curls in read.

Her eyes looked like two blue oceans in the sun.

Oh I had no notion of what had just begun.

 

Verse 2

As she stared at me the time slowed down.

I closed my eyes and pictured all these curls in brown.

And I wondered in thoughts as my eyes couldn't see

what her true colour would be.

 

Prechorus

But  I felt it and I knew it.This I had before.

This is what all the people are craving for.

 

Verse 3

As our eyes connected through that night.

Time went by to put your curls in another light.

The break of dawn had something else in mind.

As if in my arms there was another girl to find.

 

Prechorus

But  I felt it and I knew it.This I had before.

This is what all the people are craving for.

 

Chorus

Your truest colour is all I see.

And all that is, is all to me.

If you want my love.

You just need to breathe.

 

Verse 4

When I look at you now your eyes and pretty curls.

I can't believe there we stood and stopped the world

I'll hold you in my arms another day.

To wait for the last curl to turn into a grey

 

Chorus 2x

Your truest colour is all I see.

And all that is, is all to me.

If you want my love.

You just need to breathe.

 

You just need to breathe 

 

 

 

 

 

Bedingungslos

 

Rot scheint wie Orange, Dunkelgrün wie Grau

Obwohl verfärbt, zeigt es alles noch genau

Ich sehe ein Foto das meinem Beginn bewahrt.

Wie alles Heut verändern kann, nach 32 Jahr(en)

 

Ein anderer Mensch der mich anschaut.

Trotz der vagen Bilder mir so vertraut.

Mein Bruder und meine Mutter, mir im Foto so nah,

Und wenn ich jetzt seinen Sohn seh(e), wird mir alles klar.

 

Zu jung um zu reden, aber n Lehrer fürs Leben,

Was auch passiert, ich werde alles geben.

Was du auch willst, Egal. Es gibt kein letztes Mal.

So klein doch so groß, es ist Bedingungslos.

 

Und Opa und Oma sind scheinbar verrückt,

Und dieses Glück in Tränen, bringt

mich zurück.

Zum 23sten, April ‘83

So klein doch so groß, das war Bedingungslos.

 

Nur die Liebe ist Bedingungslos

 

Zu jung um zu verstehen aber bei Mama im Bauch

wächst ein neues Leben. Bald darfst du auch

Sie in deine Arme nehmen, so nah bei dir,

Genauso wie mein Bruder einst mit mir.

 

Nur Bedingungslos

 

 

 

 

 

Onvoorwaardelijk

 

Rood lijkt wel oranje en het donkergroen grijs,

Al zijn ze verkleurd, nog zoveel geeft het prijs.

Ik kijk naar een foto die mijn begin bewaart,

Ineens is alles anders na 32 jaar.

 

Een ander mens een andere ziel,

maar zo herkenbaar toen m’n album openviel.

M’n broer en moeder ze liggen aan m’n zij

en als ik nu zijn zoon zie, wordt het duidelijk voor mij

 

Te jong om uit te leggen, maar wijsheid in mijn schoot.

Wat er ook gebeuren mag, tot aan mijn dood.

Waarheen je ook mag gaan, waarvoor je ook mag staan,

Het raakt me als puur geluk, ‘t is onvoorwaardelijk.

 

En opa en oma hun verstand lijkt vervlogen,

maar gek of niet ze openen mijn ogen,

Die dag in ‘83 tranen van geluk

23 april was onvoorwaardelijk.

 

Er is maar één ding onvoorwaardelijk

 

Te jong om te begrijpen, maar er groeit een nieuw leven

in de buik van je mama, het wordt je straks gegeven.

En net als mijn broer toen, mag ook jij

je armen om haar heen doen, zoals hij deed bij mij.

 

Onvoorwaardelijk.

 

 

 

 

 

Onveurwoardelek

 

Rood liekt oranje en 't donkergruin gries.

Al binnen ze verkleurd, ze geven aal nog pries.

Ik kiek noar de foto’s dij mien begun bewoaren,

hou alles aans kin wezen noa 32 joar.

 

‘N aander mens, ‘n aandere ziel,

mor zo herkenboar toun ‘t album open viel.

Mien bruier en mien moeke, ze liggen aan mien zied.

En as k nou zien zeun zai, wordt ‘t aal dudelk veur mie.

 

Nog te jong veur proaten, mor de wieshaid bie mie op schoot.

Wat er ook gebeuren zol tot aan mien dood,

waor of doe ook gaist, wast doe ook saaist,

't roakt mie as pur geluk, 't veult onveurwoardelek.

 

En opoe en omoe, lieken wel van 't pad òfvlogen,

mor gek of nait, 't opent mien ogen.

23 april troanen van geluk,

Dei dag in ’83 was onveurwoardelek.

 

D’r is more ain ding onveurwoardelek.

 

Nog te klaain om te begriepen, mor n lutje zuske onderwegens.

En wast doe den krigst, is veur ‘t leven.

En net as mien bruier, magst den ook dien

aarms om heur tou doun, zoas hai altied bie mie.

 

Onveurwoardelek

 

 

 

 

 

Geluk Zit Niet in de Kleine Dingen

 

Verse 1

De maan kleurt je haren en geeft je een gezicht.

De rust ligt in je adem en jij bij mij zo dicht.

Als ik je wakker maakte, zou je dan voor mij zingen.

Het hoeft niet luid, ook fluisterend zal het ons omringen.

 

Verse 2

lief ga dan mee of mag ik dan bij jou.

Het maakt niet uit als ik de woorden niet onthoud.

Keer op keer zingen we eigenlijk met z’n twee.

Want als jij zingt, zingt mijn hart zachtjes met je mee.

 

Chorus

Als je ooit gaat, ga dan voor het kind in jou

uit liefde zingen, toe ga maar gauw.

Geluk zit niet in de kleine dingen, maar in jou

 

Chorus

 

Bridge

Maak het nu maar vrij, zing niet voor mij,

Maar van de daken, jou stem is hier om de mensen te raken.

 

Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh

 

Verse 3

De zon komt door de ramen, je ogen zijn nog dicht.

Ik blijf maar staren, je bent zo’n mooi gezicht.

Wordt maar wakker en doe wat ooit dat meisje deed.

Want als jij gaat, zingt mijn hart toch wel zachtjes met je mee.

 

Chorus

 

End

Geluk zit niet in de kleine dingen, maar diep van binnen in jou.

 

 

 

 

 

Six Birds

 

Verse 1

I’d walked up the stairs on that day

to show my mother what I had made

Her eyes opened wide, caught by surpise.

I can’t believe she said you are a child of mine

 

Chorus

Use full width spread your wings 

Travel to what’s given to you.

Use full width spread your wings.

Travel to what is yours to give.

 

Verse 2

I’d drawn six birds on that day.

On one piece of paper and their own branch to stay.

She said so many talents in you I see

I said to her they just were given to me.

 

Chorus

Use full width spread your wings 

Travel to what’s  given to you.

Use full width spread your wings.

Travel to what is yours to give.

 

Verse 3

And one by one all six birds on a day to come. 

Will leave there branch and be gone.

Bridge

We need to trust the wind and go our way. 

Cause we’ve got more than we can give away. 

 

Chorus 2x

Use full width spread your wings 

Travel to what’s given to you.

Use full width spread your wings.

Travel to what is yours to give.

 

 

 

 

 

Sixty Tours Around the Sun

 

Verse 1

Wrinkles wrapped around my eyes, wind waves up white soft silky hair.

The sun is already going down, but warms my heart with care.

All is ready now, it won’t be long, I now know where I’m coming from.

 

Ohhh how it all surrounds me right here right now.

Verse 2 

My fingers still find their path, magnetically pick the pace.

Lips linger on towards a phrase, overwhelmingly praise the day.

You came along and took me sixty tours around the sun

 

Ohhh how it all surrounds me right here right now

 

Verse 3 

My daughters sons don’t seem to care, garden trees make'm clamber on.

Growth rings make me so aware, how some things without display.

Can grow so strong just by turning around the sun.

 

Ohhh how it all surrounds me right here right now

 

Chorus 

Sixty tours around the sun from where it all began.

That'swhere I wanna be I wanna be that old man.

I wanna be that old man, I wanna be an old man.

I wanna be an old man, I wanna be an old man.

 

Bridge

Ahhh as we go around in circles, I know it's on

in nothing more than one of them around the sun

 

Chorus 

Sixty tours around the sun from where it all began.

That's where I wanna be I wanna be that old man.

I wanna be an old man, I wanna be an old man.

I wanna hold your hand, I wanna be that man.

 

 

 

 

 

Three Words

 

Verse 1

All is simple all so strong.

When our lips touch I belong.

When I look into your eyes I see

all that lays ahead of me.

 

Verse 2

Perfect lines will embrace your smile.

And the first grey hair won’t be mine.

All around your eyes will change,

but the love they give will never go away.

 

Chorus

No other words can find their way,

only three more left to say.

No other words can find their way,

only three more left to say.

 

Verse 3

You don’t have to change one single bit.

Though I’m so looking forward to it.

Maybe a big round curve one day

For another soul in the world to play

 

No other words can find their way,

only three more left to say.

No other words can find their way,

only three more left to say.

 

Bridge

On their own everyone so precious.

But so much more when bound together.

 

No other words can find their way,

Only three more left to say.

No other words can find their way,

Only three more left to say.

 

 

 

 

Black and White Wolf

 

The old man told an even older tale,

of who will win, seize  prevail.

Young eyes grew bigger, wanting to see. 

Two wolves fighting as he listened carefully.

 

In every man’s chest an endless fight.

Who’ll win, the black or the white.

In a moment of choice a man becomes free.

The old man chose his words carefully.

 

My for father’s spoke, today I do.

Who’ll win, holds within you.

The white grows bigger through love and empathy.

The black on greed, envy, anger and jealousy.

 

My dear grandson, these wolfs come allied. 

Both can win, when kept side by side.

If you care for them, they’ll serve you peace.

And that is all, spoke the old Cherokee. 

 

Chorus

Hauling wolves at night,

Hauling side by side.

Hauling wolves at night.

Feed the black and the white.