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Showdown
03:06
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SHOWDOWN
There's been so much running around
And beating around the bush
It just doesn't make any sense anymore
I think we've come to a point
That we gotta face and find...
And now it’s all go
It’s the showdown
And we both know
It should be gold
There’s a sudden flow
A final breakthrough
Like the sound of the universe
The end of the world in reverse
With love as the one and only goal
And now it’s all go
It’s the showdown
And we both know
It should be gold
There’s a sudden flow
A final breakthrough
Like the sound of the universe
The end of the world in reverse
With love as the one and only goal
Like the sound of the universe
The end of the world in reverse
With love as the one and only goal
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My Wishful Singing
03:36
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MY WISHFUL SINGING
This heart of mine
This little heart of mine
It’s been feeling fine
For a while now
It really took some time
Maybe half a lifetime
To find the rhythm
To see the lines
Love of mine
Big little love of mine
Come and release my mind
Make my limbs uncurl
Effortless
Who would have ever guessed
This could happen
In my wretched world?
My wishful singing
It’s a tool for survival
A truthful mantra
Though some say I’m a liar
But if I don’t believe in some kind of fidelity
Nobody ever
Will set my heart on fire
This heart of mine
This little heart of mine
It will step outside
To embrace it all
It will be so exciting
I don’t know what will happen
When love comes tearing down
The ancient walls
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Perfect (In Our Dreams)
03:51
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Perfect (In Our Dreams)
Love and its ways
Were a mystery to me
The more I tried
The less I seemed to understand
And then suddenly
I ran into you
One hour later
We were walking hand in hand
Everything was perfect in our dreams
Nothing was to hurt us so it seemed
Forever it would last
We had no second thoughts
Our weak and damaged hearts
Needed mending
You were the missing part
All engines started rolling
Driven by the signals
We were sending to each other
Everything was perfect in our dreams
Nothing was to hurt us so it seemed
Everything was perfect
Everything was perfect in our dreams
Everything was perfect in our dreams
Nothing was to hurt us so it seemed
Everything was perfect
Everything was perfect in our dreams
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All In Your Head
03:47
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Did you ever love me?
Did you really want to know me?
Did you try to show me your love?
Or was it all a game?
A sad, sad game
Did you see the harbour?
Did you the ships unloading?
Did you see the goods arriving?
Or was it all in your head?
All in your head
Did you see moon rising?
Or were you too busy fighting?
To keep your head above the water?
Did you even bother to worship the sun?
Worship the sun
I tried to read your mind, love
But I instantly turned blind, love
You watched me from behind, love
And then I had to go
You let the bomb explode
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Hummingbird
03:55
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HUMMINGBIRD
I was always on my
On my very very own
It felt just natural to be alone
Lovers came and lovers
Went away just like the rain
It never caused me any pain
At least that’s what I thought
Loneliness was my best friend
It never talked to me but
It always tried to walk along
Towards the bitter end
Years and years and years and years
Made it clearer to me
I never really faced the fears
Now they’re here to kill me
I should open my heart
See if it is made of stone
See if I can finally start
Descending from my throne
Take me out of here now
Pull the tears out of my eyes
Shake my soul to let out
The hummingbird inside
The hummingbird must fly
Take me out of here now
Pull the tears out of my eyes
Shake my soul to let out
The hummingbird inside
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Hang On
03:09
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Hang On
Hang On
Hang On
Hang On
Hang On
Hang On
Hang On
In love we trust
It’s all we mustn’t forget
In darker times
Hang On
Hang On
Hang On
In love we trust
It’s all we mustn’t forget
In darker times
So many hearts can’t be wrong
So join in song
Hang On
Hang On
Hang On
So many hearts can’t be wrong
So join in song
(I know we all will get along
we have the strength to carry on
though it ain’t easy to see the sun)
Hang On
Hang On
Hang On
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What My Heart Needed Most
The road uphill
Is a beautiful one
I didn’t know until
You came along
Beauty has come
Beauty has come
Beauty has come
It feels so strong
It is leading me on
But I have to tell you
It was not as it was written in the stars
I’d been traveling fast
As a romantic without a cause
Sailing oceans
Chasing dreams along the coast
With no notion of
What my heart needed most
So now I found you here
On the top of the hill
Echoes fading fast
Holding your hand is such a thrill
We’ll be going soon
We’ll drive along the coast
Now I know what it was
What my heart needed most
Now I know what it was
What my heart needed most
The road uphill
Is a beautiful one
I didn’t know until
You came along
Beauty has come
Beauty has come
It feels so strong
It is leading me on
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The Opposite Of Never
03:36
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THE OPPOSITE OF NEVER
In my dreams it all had been decided
It was the opposite of never
I saw myself walking right beside you
Without an effort or endeavour
At last I recognised the signs
Vital signs
My love life made out of broken pieces
I was the opposite of forever
Shooting randomly
Hoping to get lucky
Aiming aimlessly
At any target passing by
I didn’t recognise the signs
Vital signs
Songs of love
And of everything that lasts
Serving as a remedy
To standstill and distress
But beware of side effects
Such as anxiety
Or blindness of the heart
It’s easy to get lost in desire
It was the opposite of never
It was the opposite of never
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Happy Ignorance
03:34
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Happy Ignorance
We stepped into a boat
Knowing nothing ‘bout the trip
The fee or destination
It was pure excitement
Nothing else
It was enough
There were no warning signs or obligations
I want to stay where we are
This is the perfect state
A state of happy ignorance
This thing
The eternal fling
Is it real love
That thing we are dreaming of
My whole life
Has been cut into parts
Short stories and encores
And the casual vernissage
Just a few months later, everything turned to normal, whatever normal may be. We got used to the views and to the sound of the door when you came home from work late at night. We started obeying to the laws of repetition without noticing it, it seemed to be something rather natural. Maybe it was the moment things really should have begun. Instead, we didn’t do
anything in order to continue on this road trip, that started as an adventurous one – and ended like a nightmare.
This thing
The eternal fling
Is it real love
That thing we are dreaming of
My whole life
Has been cut into parts
Short stories and encores
And the casual vernissage
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Golden Moments
08:38
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Golden Moments
The wind blew in our hair
Everything was there
If felt right to say
These were golden moments
Forever was the word
It didn’t sound absurd
Nothing could
Withhold us from romance
And then there were looks
And then there were laughs
And then there was sunshine
There was plenty of
We said we would be fair
Free and full of care
We promised we would never become opponents
I finally found the truth
I’d been looking for since my youth
It felt like discovering a new homeland
And then there was fire
And then there was love
And then there was silence
There was plenty of
We were happy and unaware
Of things we didn’t share
We told ourselves
Our big love was still growing
We were the perfect pair
And fears we couldn’t bear
Got stowed away
Till they started overflowing
And then there were looks
And then there were loss
And then there was uneasiness
There was plenty of
And then there was rage
And then there was strangeness
And then there was ignorance
There was plenty of
Old Summer Sun didn’t care
There was no mercy in the air
Just two lovers on a battlefield
And bombs exploding
We believed in the words
And dreams that never hurt
But deep down riverbeds soon started eroding
And then there were tears
And then there was weird stuff
And then there was darkness
There was plenty of
The wind blew in our hair
Everything was there
If felt right to say
These were golden moments
Forever was the word
It didn’t sound absurd
Really nothing could
Withhold us from romance
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Rick Treffers Netherlands
Rick Treffers (1967) is a Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and producer, releasing albums since 1995 as Mist, El Turista
Optimista, Miss Universe, Girlfriend Misery and now as Rick Treffers. In 2018 he published his first novel (in Dutch) Ik wou dat ik jouw leven had. New album in 2024: The Opposite Of Never.
File under: singer-songwriter, indie pop, indie folk, new chanson.
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