Show Me You Want Me

It's a Saturday night in the midst of June
All lovers know what to do
It's warm outside but he's playing it cool
Hands in his pockets, looking for you

Tonight, he's feeling alright
Dressed like Cash while his lies are white
Tonight, he's here for you
Put on your dancing shoes

Show me you want me, come on move that body
To the beat, dance with me
Show me you want me, more than my money
Eternally, drop that beat

A Saturday night, he's buying her drinks
As much as she wants, more than she needs
Raise your glass, move your feet
Only moments away from ruining his sheets

That night he ends up broke
as the richest man you've ever known
That night, she's there for him
She's letting him in

Show me you want me, come on move that body
To the beat, dance with me
Show me you want me, more than my money
Eternally, drop that beat

If I Didn't Lose

You think breaking hearts never gets old
But you do so my love
What do you keep hidden underneath
The smile I call responsible
Do I really want to know

You sing a song I've heard before
It never sounded so significant
What do you hope to be looking for
I hide my flaws under a telescope
No one's allowed to get close

If I didn't lose, what have I won
No I didn't choose, that's where you're wrong

Call me superstitious, call me all you want
I'll never go there again
I'd rather wait, I'd rather be
Just another friend
Just another man

If I didn't lose, what have I won
No I didn't choose, that's where you're wrong

Our actions are affected
By our history
Does that make us
Prisoners of what has been

One day your smile will fail to make me stay

Let The Waves Wash Away

I know you want to leave
Here is the key
Lets draw a line in the sand
Close to the sea

And let the waves wash away
All that is said and done
Oh, let the waves wash away
Let's stay together for another day

Wear that white dress once again
And pretend to be just as innocent
I'll try to be, the man you thought I was
Stay away of what has been lost

And let the waves wash away
All that is said and done
Oh, let the waves wash away
And stay together for one last day

I’ve Been Wanting To Tell You

I’ve been wanting to tell you
For a long time
I’ve been wanting to tell you
But first I had to make you mine

There where moments
I thought about running
There where moments
I was about to tell
But the thought of you
Leaving kept hunting me
The thought of losing
Scared me like hell

I’ve been wanting a lot
Not much of it came true
I’ve been wanting a lot
A lot from you

There where moments
I thought about running
There where moments
I was about to tell
But the thought of you
Leaving kept hunting me
The thought of losing
Scared me like hell

I’m sorry I’ve hurt you
I promise to hurt you no more
I will let you go
Out of my hearth
Tomorrow

You Can Count On Me

Everybody has their own story
What is yours tonight
Let me take you to this party
I'd like to call life

People are dancing it's a whole lot of fun
At least it is most of the time
It can be a lot and sometimes it's too much
But always keep in mind

You can count on me
I'll be there whenever you need
When you're feeling down and you don't know why
Or you wanna go out and have a good time
You can count on me

Listen to the words of the silver fox
The one who's seen it all
He may not be trusted but he taught me a lot
He'll never lose his charm

He's entertaining crowds but he never grew up
Which I guess is okay
But don't expect him to show you his love
He needs all of it for his own sake

You can count on me
I'll be there whenever you need
When you're feeling down and you don't know why
Or you wanna go out and have a good time
You can count on me

The lovely girl in the corner wears lonelines with grace
Hunt for beauty but don't be fooled by a pretty face

Cause the plastic on her shoulders has forgotten how to frown
Her lips rarely form a smile
She still looks young but is that what we should want
It didn't buy her love

You can count on me
I'll be there whenever you need
When you're feeling down and you don't know why
Or you wanna go out and have a good time
You can count on me

Let Me Pretend

It's not my fault
It's not my crime
Still I know the blame is mine

It makes no sense, it really makes no sense
How self-destruction feels so much better than defence

Please let me be, let me pretend
Let me belief this will be the end

I'll leave it all, all behind
Before I fall, the pleasure's mine

It makes no sense, it really makes no sense
How self-destruction feels so much better than defence

Please let me be, let me pretend
Let me belief this will be the end
This will be the end
This will be the end
This will be the end

Al op jonge leeftijd raakte ik ervan overtuigd dat mijn toekomst in de muziek ligt. Als jongetje van vijf ging ik los op John Lee Hooker, vanaf mijn 12e draaide het universum rondom Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix en the Beatles. Wetenschappers vermoeden al dat het heelal uitdijt. Welnu, ik kan dat bevestigen. Ik blijf nieuwe muziek ontdekken, en blijf genieten.
Alleen luisteren is echter niet genoeg. Ik moet maken. Creeren. Liedjes schrijven, heerlijk knutselen aan opnames, spelen.

School voelde soms als belemmering van mijn creativiteit. Tegelijkertijd voelde ik me wel verplicht om goed te presteren en zorgde ik dat ik goede cijfers haalde. Na het afronden van mijn vwo heb ik eerst 3 maanden alleen door Zuid-Amerika gereisd. Een geweldige uitdaging die me enorm veel levenservaring heeft gegeven. Vervolgens heb me weer volledig op de muziek gericht. In eerste instantie als gitarist (les vanaf mijn 8e jaar), later vooral als songwriter (o.a. in meerdere bandjes). Sinds vorig ben ik me meer gaan verdiepen in het opname proces.

Afgelopen jaar heb 6 maanden door de VS getoerd waarbij ik veel muzikanten heb ontmoet, en veel heb gespeeld. Vooral in Nashville heb ik een goede connecties opgedaan en ik ben dan ook van plan om na een studie aan het conservatorium mijn geluk een tijdje in Amerika te beproeven.

Op het conservatorium wil ik me verder ontwikkelen als muzikant. Ik ben gedreven, leer snel en als het mij gegeven is aan het conservatorium te studeren, vastberaden het maximale eruit te halen.

Afgezien van deze serieuze bespiegelingen en motivaties komt mijn wens om aan het conservatorium te studeren ook nog vanuit een veel dieper verlangen. Elke dag bezig kunnen zijn met muziek is mijn droom en ik hoop dat het conservatorium mij daar mee kan helpen. Want zeg nou zelf: wat is er nou mooier dan muziek maken?