lyrics

18 feb 2022

Intro opera:

Le onde del mare vanno e vengono.

Fino alla fine dei tempi.

Le onde inghiottono o trasportano.

Respira, rilassati, lascia che ti cullino.

 

It’s stormy at sea

As it is in my heart

Code red, code red

Feeling so bad

Footsteps left in the sand

Filled with salty water and then..

Washed away by the tide

Never again will you be by my side

Refrain:

I say to myself: take your steps as they come

One by one, by one, by one

It doesn’t matter where you go

As long as you move on

Defying the tempest

My tears unseen

As rain hit my cheeks

Running to find my rest

   

Starfish at my feet

Crabs hiding in shells

Gulls swept away by blasts of air

I seek myself.

Refrain:

Break:

Cracking trees bending deep

I pensieri soffiano nel vento (gedachten waaiend in de wind)

Dunegrass flat on the ground

Passo doppo passo (stap voor stap)

Hasty clouds

I pensieri soffiano nel vento

Seafoam pass the drizzly light

Vado avanti (ik ga door)

Refrain:

I take my steps as they come

One by one, by one, by one

It doesn’t matter where I go

As long as I move on

I open my long flowing coat

While my hands are in my pockets

I spread my arms wide

I let myself go and I fly!!!

Mi lascio andare e volo!!!

Black Jezus

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Dark eyes, full lips
Curly beard and hair black
Tender hands touches the whine
His body slim and fit

A smile for every person
With every color of skin
Or any sexual orientation
That’s the love he’s spreading

Refr:
Let the desert wind blow
Let the burning wind
Heat the land

His dark feet touches the water
That reflects him with the sun and the sky
Between the soft pink water lilies
The fishes he eats passes by

The world around him looks brighter
For those who don’t feel at home
He makes their spirits lighter
Gives them comfort, so they feel less alone

break:

Between night and day, while
Sleeping outside 4x

With his pals,
The birds, bugs and the full moon
He shivered knowing his end would come soon

A tender kiss on his lips filled with fear
By Judas, his sweetest friend
Made him speechless till that horrible end
When he cried, lonely in pain and in tears:

His black body left for the craws
As strange fruit hanging from a Poplar tree…

What the hack Jezus is black!

Looking at our selfies

Surrender to my sad thoughts

I feel the pain in my stomach

It’s not the moment for reproach

I listened to your music

And read all your kind apps

Written in friendship

Unknown of your distress

Refr:

I couldn’t believe

That you had decided

It was your time to leave

How could you go?

You must have blinded your pain

When you took up that rope

You were so heartbroken.

Kept your face in fold and smiled                                                     

Unable to open up.  

Not even to a friend

Could I have helped

Or do anything

That had made you feel safe

Or gave relief to your grieve

Refr 2x

Break:

I closed my door

And closed myself off

And mourned and cried

Shed my tears in disbelieve

(Hoping for some comfort

By listening to Miles)

And I lit a candle,

Sending compassion to your side

Refr 2x

So you’ve put on your fancy shoes

Cufflinks in you clean white blouse

A comb through your hair

And then you picked up that chair

How deep deep lonely was your end

When you left a note on the stairs

“If you pay me a visit

Call the police

Cause I will be there”

Breathing

This song I wrote about the waking for my mother Nel.

Breathing                                                                          Henk Fakkeldij,    03-05-19

Eyes closed

Silence

Only breathing

My pounding heart

What’s to expect

What’s to come

…..

Waiting…

Waiting

I see my live

From childhood on

When you were there

to help,

You were young and strong

….. Feeling

Refr.

When did it became now?

How fast the tasks have turned

How much I wanted

to stop the years

And see your smile again

When did it became now?

Eyes closed

I see your face

Breathing in

and out

That’s all

The only sound

…..

Waking…

Waking

Feeling my fear. 

Just sitting here

Lost in tears

Cause in the end

My sweetest friend

are you

Refr.

When did it became now?

How fast the tasks have turned

How much I wanted

to stop the years

And see your smile again

When did it became now?

Break

My first memory is laying on your lap

Observing all shadows on the ceiling

Thoughts of the care you gave me pass

And what went right and wrong

Uninvited, nothing to judge on.

I take your hand,

feel the warmth and weight.

……….No response

I lay it back on the bed to rest.

And stay with you… and wake

Eyes closed

In a twilight room

Breathing

together

You and me

Thats the only sound

…

I see a soft nod

of your head.

It’s thinner

than a thread

A white flows

…

you’re dead

Sunday Morning

24 05 20

Feeling totally at ease
While I haven’t slept for long
The sultry night has been shot to pieces
All tunes right like a beautiful song

I feel like floating further
On your touches, cuddles and loving care
I feel like creeping into you
But you have left, you aren’t there

Refr:
How sweet the song you sang for me
Playing my beautiful old guitar
You sang the blues about love and leaving
But I have enclosed you in my heart

Our match was passionate and caring
We left the world to feel at ease
In silent whispering times we shared
Entwined we fell asleep in peace.

When you asked me what I would do
Without you here during my day
I said sweetheart I will think of you
And you said I will do the same

Refr:
Break:
Eyes that speak
Lust and love
Blissful wonderful waves
Firm embraces, tender scans
A gentle pat on your cheek

Refr:

The camera as my wall
While gasping for breath
And hunger for your attention
I guess we a kind of met
At least we had the intention