https://bertsmeets.bandcamp.com/album/water
The fifteen track album ‘Water’, from Dutch most banned singer-songwriter is out in the muddy music battles of our time where more attention is paid to ‘body moves’, and looks and nothing about the climate? War? How to pay the groceries?
…water!
I remember when I was a kid (about nine, eight years old) I had the compulsive need to carry a bottle of water with me. I panicked because I couldn’t swallow anymore so I took precautions to have a bottle of water in my bag. The psychological cause became later clear to me.
WATER
It’s on my mind
I’m terrified
I can’t go on without water
Who am I, where am I, I’m losing all borders
oh security
can you give it to me
no I can’t feel the pain
don’t, don’t go away
is it night or day
I’m trying to give tongue, all my loving, I cannot speak
without water
No more troubles, no more sorrow, I cannot live without her
there’s no guarantee well do it for me
no I can’t swallow I can’t swallow I can’t swallow no
I’m doing everything that you want me to do
anything you ask for I depend on you
everything wonderful, everything new
all I need is just a, all I need is water…water
come on come on come on
can’t you see what’s going on
all I’m asking for is just a little bit of….water
Ever-Flower, always praying, never touched, Mother
Stop it I’m faling, dreaming, I’m sleeping, my image
float into water
Can you make it like me and no one to be
no I can’t take it anymore
I can’t take it no more, no more no more
Every time I’m going down I’m pleasing you all
can’t you hear the oceans growing all night long
they are growing, overflowing, can you bring me some
can you bring me, water…water!
come on come on come on
there’s nothing going on, all my reflections gone,
deep down into….Water.
words / music Bert Smeets
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(watch the documentary ‘De Laatste Bus Naar Waubach’).