Credits
FAF is Edwin Roes (guitars, samples & loops), Hans van Lint (vocals, acoustic guitar), Ed Wernke (drums, percussion), Ron Mozer (keyboards), Rene Bacchus (bass, backing vocals)
Special thanks: Christian Decamps (vocals on "Billy" + allowing us to re-arrange and record the track), Rene Ottenhof (Sax on "Billy")
Produced by Emiel Zwaard and FAF
Recorded, mixed and mastered at EZR studios, Delft, The Netherlands
all songs written and performed by FAF
Except: Billy, written by Christian Decamps, Francis Decamps (English lyrics Hans van Lint).
all arrangements by FAF
artwork and design by Bert van Dijk
photography by Ruud Raats
released and published by Musea records
MUSEA - Production & Distribution
1 / Hello World
wake up get up wake up
don’t let that soft wind fool you
when you close your eyes
you don’t stop the world from turning
loosen up just loosen up
don’t let that soft voice drill you
into whatever you think
is worth dying for
all that i see
in the land of plenty
are these empty hands
wake up get up wake up
the band’s no longer playing
free drinks for every one
free rides for every soul
hands up hands up
don’t think and don’t forget
the gate to paradise
is paved with dead bodies
all that i see
in the land of plenty
are these empty hands
hello world!
i call on you
for every hand that leads us
away from you
hello world!
i call on you
for every mind that leads us
away from you
warm up it’s cold down here
i am like you – confused
disarmed and relocated
alarmed but suffocating
wake up, wake up
don’t think and no regrets
the gate to paradise
is just around the block
all that i see
in the land of plenty
are these empty hands
hello world!
from that path to paradise
lead us!
pay your dues and pay the price
hello world!
2 / Stick Around
it’s been too long
i just can’t hold on
trapped inside of my own mind
i’ve been running
it didn’t get me anywhere at all
as if i’m fading away like a brick
in the chinese wall
the way it feels
so deliberately
temptation is killing me
i’ve been running
it didn’t get me anywhere at all
as if i’m swimming upstream
the niagara waterfall
there’s something here
something so strong
desperately close
makes me go crazy
i’m running
but i’m not getting anywhere at all
and now it’s playing my heart
so bad it’s physical
a door that knocks an empty hall
if no one’s here than where am i?
since you’ve been gone
i am done
overloaded and overrun
just stick around
one last time and open up
i gave you the money
now give me back my life
so here i am
i’m still holding on
the fire’s gone out
life goes on
but does it really?
when you’re facing it all alone
when the silences get so loud:
hysterical
the hunt is through
the bear has won
if it’s still here than where am i?
since you’ve been gone...
it’s like a plague in my heart
so bad it’s physical
a door that knocks nobody down the hall
if no one's there than who am i?
since you’ve been gone...
3 / Call It Chance
you can call it chance
a twist of fate
a lapse of reasoning
that makes no sense
but here we are
and you can argue that
it's all played out
that it's neither here nor there
that master plan
but here we are
you may not perceive
the odds involved
but i count my blessings
every single day
because here we are
yeah here we are
you can call it chance
and i'd be watching every move
and every dance
as long as you're there
cause i've run low on faith
now what the hell
am i supposed to do
just when you're not there
you can call it chance
i've run low on faith
now what the hell
am i supposed to do
when i'm too scared
to believe...
you can call it chance
a lucky draw
a deck of cards dealt swiftly
in our hands
and here we are
here we are
4 / Square One
her plans are grand and
fail-proof 'til the end
his are obscure: a lover or a friend
the odds look good depending on the light
don’t be afraid it’s gonna be alright
her breath halts her pulse goes overboard
his hands freeze his lips go “oh my lord”
she breaks the silence she sighs
and shuts her eyes
just say you’re sorry
just say goodbye
the hand that feeds you
don’t you bite it
don’t you leave it empty
the bus stops here
just disembark and don’t look back
when it all falls down
and the curtain calls
and it feels like you’re blown
back to square one
when the silence speaks
and the mirror lies
and you find you’ve been blown
back to square one
then conscience speaks
while the hangman is waiting
for these final words
that judas kiss on her lips
you know she just can’t resist
and that it tastes like treason
that it hurts so bad
and that it’s all so screwed up
beyond control
well the bus stops here
just disembark and don’t look back
when it all falls down
and the curtain calls
and it feels like you’re blown
back to square one
when the silence speaks
and the mirror lies
and you find you’ve been blown
back to square one
and it sounds like treason
and it hurts so bad
and it’s all so screwed up
beyond control
but the bus stops here
just disembark and
don’t look back!
5 / Wonder
i wonder if you can still see me
where ever you are
am i still that little twerp
messing ‘round with your stuff
in your eyes
i wonder if you’d still fit into
our world right now
would you still be as brave and as beautiful
as we remember you by
would you laugh at the same jokes
get off on the same boys
still cheat when playing cards
would you cry over math
and nothing in particular at all
and get mad at us all
but still love us all
i wonder if you can still hear me
where ever you are
would you still like my music
could i capture your heart with a song
i wonder if you’d still fit into
our lives right now
would you be better off
on that pedestal that we placed you on
would you laugh
at the same jokes...
would you
would you cry over us
any in particular at all
and get mad at us all
i wonder if you can still see me
here
i wonder if you can still hear me
now
would you laugh at the same jokes
get tired of the same boys
cheat when playing cards
would you cry over math
or nothing at all
nothing at all
nothing at all
would you still have that same voice
and leave us the same choice
would you act on that same pulse
and fight with the same girls
would you cry would you laugh
or nothing at all
and get mad at us all
but still love us all
6 / Berlin Wall
what to think when 8-year olds
are screaming when 8-thousand people die
and where to look when a concrete wall
rises from its ashes one more time
a billion’s worth of paper lies
safe your face not human lives
we’re just building
a new berlin wall
where to look and who to trust
when today’s bad guys
were yesterdays allies
the dream requires sacrifice
democracy but at a price
we’re just building
a new berlin wall
what to think when 8-year olds
are screaming when 8-thousand people die
a billion’s worth of paper lies
do safe your face not human lives
the wall requires sacrifice
forget about the Nobel prize
it’s building
it’s rising
right here right now
we're just building
a new berlin wall
we are building
a new berlin wall
7 / Us
this is where i lay my head down
that place where no one dares is
where we laughed where we cried
where we danced and felt alive
this is where i lost that need
to keep looking for something
that was already there
i took on the world
and trusted the dark
and it's all because of you
this is where i've been hiding
that face that no one sees but me
and that smile that makes the sky go black
as we kiss in overdrive
this is how i slept through
bombs and miracles
with a blissful grin and i
i took on the world
and trusted the dark
and it's all because of you
always you, yeah
there's something
bigger than ourselves
and it's not me
I needed you
always you, yeah
there's something
larger than life itself
and it’s not me
i need us to be
bodies just dream of bodies
i dream along
that's what i do
i hope you do the same thing too
red dominates
and the rest is just filtered out
all because of you
always you, yeah
there's something
bigger than ourselves
and it's not just me
I needed you...
8 / Falling Asleep
it’s good to see that smile back on your face
it’s good to hear you sing that song again
it’s good to feel the vibe is still the same
it’s good to have you in these arms again
but when i’m falling asleep
something funny inside
something tells me to hold it off
it seems so hard to stand up once again
when it’s so easy: adapting to the pain
to find out that people never change
is just a lie, don’t fool yourself again
but when i’m falling asleep
something funny inside
something tells me to hold it off
a little longer
so save today
don’t you wait until tomorrow
don’t miss out
on whatever comes our way
save today
don’t you wait until tomorrow
don’t miss out
on whatever comes our way
save today
never wait until tomorrow
don’t miss out
it’s gonna be alright
9 / Billy
two lads strolling through town
small hands and minds
and the biggest plans
and we’d all call him bill
(he was) my friend, my brother, my pal
his mother so fine
we're better off i feared her more
than i liked her looks
a playful madam
little words do break little hearts
so go and play in the yard, billy!
go and play in the yard this afternoon
go and play in the yard, billy!
and billy just bounced his balloon
il dit: j’veux pas d’petite sour
pourquoi tu caches mon ballon
sous l’jupon?!
elle dit: finis ton quatre-heures
et surtout ne pose plus de questions!
et va jouer dans la cour, billy!
et va jouer dans la cour, après-midi
va jouer dans la cour, billy!
va jouer dans la cour avant la pluie
va jouer dans la cour, billy!
et billy creva le ballon
he just popped his balloon
un gosse a l’asile
a long long way from home
‘l est tout p’tit, c’était bien la vie?
je l’appelais bill,
I still recall my friend
un voisin, un p’tit frère, un ami
et va jouer dans la cour, billy!
et va jouer dans la cour
this afternoon
va jouer dans la cour, billy!
go and play in the yard before
it rains oh!
and let it rain
billy!
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