Bettie Serveert

You put the pleasure in my hand,
sending out those signs that I just don't understand.
All wasted, with your belly in the sand, moving so slow.

This is not a rehearsal,
this is what we've been waiting for.
Can you hear the sirens call?
They're too loud to ignore.

And you decide, you've seen enough,
this awful scene is way too rough.
Holding out for so long, but you've got it all wrong.

This is not an easy tune, it's gonna grow so slow,
but it means so much more to me than you'll ever know.

'Cause you are the Captain of Maybe,
you put the pleasure right into my hands.
If you are the Captain of Maybe,
then capture me if you can.

I'm drawing a circle on this invisible map of our lifes,
placing thumb tacks on all the dreams that we've ever had.
And I agree, we've seen too much.
It sometimes seems like we're way out of touch
with the things that we cannot control,
well, you gotta let it all go.

This is not an easy tune, it's gonna take some time,
but it means so much more to me
than what we've ever left behind.

'Cause you are the Captain of Maybe,
you put the pleasure right into my hands.
If you are the Captain of Maybe,
then capture me if you can.

If you are the Captain of Maybe,
then capture me if you can.

Evil thoughts & blue minds.
Leave the cynics all far behind.
If life is good, well, then it's OK.
Don't try to fix a thing that isn't broke.
Hiding in the basement,
try to block my mind.
How can people still believe
in a world that isn't kind?
Maybe I don't fit too well,
but don't throw it in my face........

You know me, I'm a walking inconsistency.
I'm so hard to please,
I look twice at anything that's placed in front of me.
That's why it's hard to understand
how you can take me the way I am
and not even change my attitude,
but I'll try to change, if you want me to.

De Diva, De Diva in denial;
watch me going down in style.

You know me, well, at least you're spending time with me.
I seem so carefree,
but I'm chained, restrained, by all those memories.
Some say that I'm swell at first,
then one day they turn around & curse
and treat me like I don't belong
but somehow, that just made me strong.
And I push too hard, I push too soon,
and I live it out on a paper moon.
Then you take me in, when I've had enough.
Ain't that what they call love?

De Diva, De Diva in denial;
watch me going down in style.

That's why it's hard to understand
why you can take me the way I am
and not even change my attitude,
but I'll try to change, if you want me to.
And I push too hard, I push too soon,
and I live it out on a paper moon.
Will you take me in, when I've had enough.
Ain't that what they call love?

Just enough to peel it off and hide it in my shoe
Now, who needs the show off?
Did I mention that I smell the way you do?

Don't laugh, I hesitate each time I climb a fence
And who needs to see this?
Who needs the cool pretense?

On and off, you feel it too
On and off, you feel the same way, too
Tell me, are you disappointed, too?

Give yourself half a chance and try to look into the passable reasons
For a distortion of a picture that was you
Cut back on all defense and try to hang it loose
And I'll be there to catch you, I'll be there to catch you

On and off, you feel it too
On and off, you feel the same way too
On and off, you feel it too
On and off, you feel the same way too

Tell me, are you disappointed?
Did I miss a point?
Have I disappointed you?

I need an easy friend to tell me what to do
Now, what if I screw up?
And I didn't even notice it was you?

On and off, you feel it too
On and off, I feel the same way too
On and off, you feel it too
On and off, you feel the same way too

Smack in the middle of ridiculous places
Smack in the middle where I shouldn't have been
Smack in the middle and I know what the case is
Baby, if you know how to count, you can count me in

See-saw, see-saw, jigsaw puzzle
Like a see-saw, see-saw, jigsaw puzzle

When the soul has forgotten what it means to be loved
And you think you've hit the bottom of enough is enough
Hey, I'll be fine, I'm just losing my mind
I'll be fine, I'm just wasting my time, as I am

Smack in the middle of ridiculous places
Smack in the middle where I shouldn't have been
Smack in the middle and I know what the case is
Baby, if you know how to count, you can count me in

Smack in the middle of ridiculous places
Smack in the middle of a terror unknown
Smack in the middle and you know what the case is
(See-saw, see-saw, jigsaw puzzle)
Baby, if you're home all alone, you can do it on your own
(Like a see-saw, see-saw)

See-saw, see-saw, jigsaw puzzle
Like a see-saw, see-saw, jigsaw puzzle
Like a see-saw, see-saw, jigsaw puzzle
Like a see-saw, see-saw, jigsaw puzzle

Tell me 'bout your youth.
Ah, just tell the truth.
Was it nice and smooth
Or was it a lie?

And when you
were a child,
were you young and wild
Or just undefiled,
ready to cry?

It should have been me,
You should've believed in me.
It's all in the way you say
This doesn't happen every day.
It doesn't happen every day.

Living in denial.
Have you lost your smile?
Well, it takes a while
before you'll forgive.

And what's that on your sleeve?
Won't you tell me, please.
We can make believe
just for a while.

It should have been me,
You should've believed in me.
It's all in the way you say
This doesn't happen every day.
It doesn't happen every day.

Cow-cow-cow- coward incurable.

Cow-cow-cow-coward incurable.

Cow-cow-cow-coward incurable.

It should've been me.
You should've believed in me.
It's all in the way you say
This doesn't happen every day.
It doesn't happen every day.

Cow-cow-coward.
Cow-cow-coward.
Cow-cow-coward.

pass the cracks on every weird occasion
you keep your fingers crossed at any time
if I were you I could come up with more solutions why
you put your foot down

counting feels like something to hang on to
you find the number, try to break the code.
I guess by now you figured out there's no conclusion why
you put your foot down

you're nine years old, your body's cold
and underneath the bed the world seems grey
the pain inside your head has gone away

Throw it on the floor
Never mind the mess
'Cause I've been down before
And it doesn't hurt

Play your saddest songs
Play them all night long
'Cause I've been sad before
And it doesn't hurt no more
Yeah, it doesn't hurt

Feeling like a fallen foster child
Gracefully neglected
But always with a smile
That was nothing at all

Raised upon a bench of second-best
Always quite aware
You're not like all the rest
That was nothing at all

Throw it on the floor
Never mind, the ma did that
Been down before
Yes, I've been down before
And it doesn't hurt no more
Now it doesn't hurt

Rich, dumb, white kid think that he's everything.
Loud mouth, boldheaded geek's got a song to sing.
Turn him inside out on the kitchen floor.
Soon find out that he doesn't wanna sing no more.

As always, the same affair
but who really cares for God's creations,
his amputations.

The tight-assed mum and dad got a lot to say.
They stick their nose into every game we play.
Turn them inside out on the kitchen floor
and soon find out daddy doesn't have a clue no more.

As always the same affair
but who really cares for God's creations,
his reputations.
Likely to fall thru air
and sometimes it's fair,
God's creations,
his amputations.

Down, down in the basement of our cares
there's always a phony, count the stairs.
Like, like us as something as we come
and like, like us as rumpus we run.

I was looking thru the portholes out on Heaven.
Wondering what the hell I am going to do.
When the minister walks in and speaks the word "11".
Saying that there is nothing left to choose.
What a stupid fool, let's send 'em back to school.

But it's alright, now, 'cause I'm in Heaven.
You don't need to express your admiration,
'cause holiness is something that you have or haven't got
and it can't be bought, no it can't be bought.

Someone oughta save me from salvation,
someone oughta see the things I've done.
They never would have given me this strange vocation,
sitting in this happy, holy sun.
I'm not the only one, who likes to get things done.

But it's alright now, 'cause I'm in Heaven.
I think I burned the dresses of all the angels.
Their plastic wings were all destroyed by just one dirty look
and that was all it took.
that was all it took.

But it's alright now, 'cause I'm in Heaven.

It's alright now, 'cause I'm in Heaven x3

Have I felt this way before?
All my life was misery galore
I got used to living on my own
Got my feelings safely tucked away at home

Now my feet have finally touched the ground
Now my eyes have finally looked around
You say, where have you been all the time
I say somewhere drifting, drifting in my mind

I'd rather have nothing pale, white and sweet
Modest but something crawled up asleep
And ever so slightly down town, give us a call
Right down truth or nothing at all

So give me the silence and right when it falls
There is something I don't recall
I'd rather have nothing, simple and small
Honest but something that learned how to crawl

And ever so slightly, light brown, cough up a wall
Right down truth or nothing at all
I live with this silence from winter 'till fall
There is something I don't recall

A thousand of miles out in the cold
If this ain't the way then I wasn't told
So give me the silence and right when it falls
There is something I don't recall

Bow down for the band on the cover
They seem to make it all across the USA
Bow down, the band's been discovered
They even made it on the R.S-tones these days

What a beautiful noise
What an obvious choice
But the records seems to do so well
And everybody loves a band that sells

So why should it happen for me
If it could happen for you?
It's not like a major catastrophe
It's something you choose

So many people believe
That they could achieve anything
Worth their while
Anything worth a smile

Lying flat on the floor
Get the lock off your door
You want something to d
Make a record or two

Bow down for the band on the cover
They seem to make it all across the USA
Bow down, the band's found a rudder
And now they finally hit the charts

They're on their way, what a beautiful noise
What an obvious choice
Now the record seems to do so well
And everybody loves a band that sells

The average guy who lives next door
Has never been in love before
That was your story in a nutshell

Kinda cute and kinda shy
The normal kind of average guy
Nobody seemed to know you that way

And all my life I've lived next door
I never saw your face before
But opposites attract,
And now it seems there's no way back and

Now that I, now that I've found you
There's no way around you
There's no way at all

Now that I, now that I've found you
There's no way around you
There's no way at all

I've lived next door
I've never seen saw your face before
But opposites attract,
And now it seems there's no way back at all

Isn't it swell?
We've got our own dark horse ride
And lean on this smell
And let the whole darn thing slide
Get down on the sofa with a six-pack

Let 'm take the years back
Until the day has dawned
Deciding who will take the blame
For every kid that went insane

Sugar the pill
It doesn't matter, take a long shot
Someone always will

Isn't this great
We played it off the cuff
What an escape
Before it got to rough
Now put it in the cupboard for a short nap

Don't let your mind snap
Just let the daze roll on
Deciding who will take the blame
For every cloud that ever rained

And sugar the pill
It doesn't matter if you take a long shot
Slip sliding into a summer rot
Never really give a damn
For the have and have not

And sugar the pill
It doesn't matter if you take a long shot
Surviving is an awful lot
Self sufficient color-deaf
Never find the right spot

*Healer - Bettie Serveert


You say my weakness is my pride
You say I shouldn't step aside
Tell me where I stand
And though you know I'm ill at ease
You treat my doubt like some disease
Tell me where I stand
I go down to the side of extremes
Head in a cloud like I know it's a dream
It's not real

How'd you know I'm heading home?
When it's such a doubtful word
When your house is not a home
Specify the word
Waiting to collapse
Heaven make it so
There's 47 traps
Waiting to let go
I go down to the side of extremes
Head in a cloud like I know
It's a dream
It's not real
But I know how I feel

How'd you know I'm heading home?
When it's such a doubtful word
By yourself but not alone
Now specify the hurt
I go down to the side of extremes
Down to the side where I know
I can dream this ain't real
But I know how I feel
I go down to the side of extremes

Heal the healer before you heal inside *
Heal the healer before you heal inside
Heal the healer before you heal inside
Forget about your weakness
Forget about your pride
Everybody's sane on the innocent side
Though you know that I'm ill
Ill at ease
Don't think my doubt is such a dumb disease
You gotta let it all out
* < Repeat

Love, look at the two of us
Strangers in many ways
We've got a lifetime to share
So much to say
And as we go from day to day
I'll feel you close to me
But time alone will tell

Let's take a lifetime to say
I knew you well
For only time will tell us so
And love may grow, for all we know

Love, look at the two of us
Strangers in many ways

Let's take a lifetime to say
I knew you well
For only time will tell us so
And love may grow, for all we know

Balentine, if we could turn back the time
We would've made the same mistakes all over again

Balentine, well it could all turn out fine
If you would try to understand what's on my mind

Oh, Balentine, my dearest Valentine
Well I could learn a lot from you
'Cause no one does the things you do
And I don't really want them to

Balentine, if we could turn back the time
We would've made the same mistakes all over again

Balentine, well it hurts me sometimes
To think that you and I have wasted all this time

Oh, Balentine, my dearest Valentine
Well I could learn a lot from you
'Cause no one comes as near as you
And I don't really want them to

How does this rhyme, 'cause every time I see you
Well, I could swear, must've met you somewhere

Down under lock and key
There's a brain-tag to every secret
If I could keep my mouth shut
There's a chance that I might even keep it
You feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?

This must sound weird, it's like you peered inside me
'Cause every time you recognize my state of mind

Down under lock and key
We put a brain-tag to every secret
Now comes a time to figure out
Whether we should keep it
You feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?

Total freedom beneath the waves
Floating through the arcane caves
Synchronized in time and space
Leaving all desire behind

Circumstance's confusing
Close my eyes, it isn't there
Tell me what is so amusing
Afraid, a promise promised is just a snare

Eager to reject at first
When frank smiles only make it worse
Down to your heart
That's where it starts
Now the set up seems the same, it don't mean nothing

Eager to retract at first
When frank smiles only make it worse
Down to your toes
That's where it flows
The set up seems the same, it don't prove nothing

Eager to reject at first
When frank smiles only make it worse
Lass finds a swain
Binds'm with chains
And loosens'm again, it don't mean nothing

Sundazed to the core
I must say, I never saw it this way
But it's over now
Sundazed to the core
I must say, it started off a dog-way
But it's over now

Down in the cellar with Dolly and Sue
Smoking fags and feeling cool
Talking to the guy who lives downstairs
Walking around in ridiculous flares
Back in the bushes, we find a cat
Beat'm up with a baseball bat
And grandma says we'll turn out bad
And go straight to hell, just like dad

But don't get your hopes up high
The kid's allright

Down in the cellar with Dolly and Sue
Falling in love and feeling blue
Flirting with the guy who lives downstairs
And walking around in ridiculous flares
Playing hooky, pretend we're sick
Momma don't care if it's just a trick
'Cause she just wishes she never had
Those kids from hell who drive her mad

But don't get your hopes up high
The kid's allright
Now don't you think the kid's allright

Tuesdays and Fridays I'd wait at the bus stop
And guess who won't show up
I'm tired of waiting for you

Reflections in puddles and rain on their faces
How awkward this place is
When all seems connected to you

You warned me from the first time on
But I chose to ignore the things you said
Of course it didn't take you long
To figure out a way to pull my leg

Well, here I stand
I don't feel too good
Slightly canned
I wish you would

Untie the knot
Untie the knot, then the have
Have not
Untie the knot

You won't have me worried
I can still take care of myself somehow
You won't have me worried
Just have to rethink my thoughts somehow

Well, here I stand
I don't feel too good
Slightly canned
I wish you would
Untie the knot

Well I wish I had known your name
Is it possible that we might
Have felt the same
'Bout the senselessness within the air
Paints it's words almost everywhere
Now the sun will always shine
On this palomine

Well I wish I had known you then
Well who knows, I might have been a better friend
But now the senselessness within the air
Paints it's words almost everywhere
How come life sometimes
Makes you feel so scared
I know the sun will always shine
Yes the sun will always shine
And the sun will always shine
On this palomine

Well even when I think out about
The things you used to say out loud
Even then I can't say I was prepared
To settle down to what you did
You made your choice and that was it
How come life sometimes
Makes you feel so scared
And now the sun will always shine
Yes the sun will always shine
Yes the sun will always shine
On this palomine

Well I wish I had known your name
Is it possible that we might
Have felt the same
'Bout the senselessness within the air
Paints it's words almost everywhere
Now the sun will always shine
On this palomine

Well I wish I had known you then
Well who knows, I might have been a better friend
But now the senselessness within the air
Paints it's words almost everywhere
How come life sometimes
Makes you feel so scared
I know the sun will always shine
Yes the sun will always shine
And the sun will always shine
On this palomine

Well even when I think out about
The things you used to say out loud
Even then I can't say I was prepared
To settle down to what you did
You made your choice and that was it
How come life sometimes
Makes you feel so scared
And now the sun will always shine
Yes the sun will always shine
Yes the sun will always shine
On this palomine

Sometimes you tend to take the bark off
See what's left inside
Don't tell me, you'll spoil the whole surprise

And I wonder why you call this nowhere
And why do you tell me not to go there
Would you jump into defences if I do?
And as I ponder over this thing nowhere
And the face we disagree, well, who cares?
And to hell with common senses, they just won't do

You sure set out to tame my feelings
You bragged, you'd screw them all
Now why do you do that?
Don't give the disenfranchised ceilings
It'll drive them up the wall
Yeah, and guess who blew it

For the source of every comprehension
Is not the act, it's just the mere intention
I suppose that I forgot to mention that to you

And I guess that's what it is about me
That makes you feel you're better off without me
'Cause you never would allow me to choose my rows
And as I ponder over this thing nowhere
A little scared of what I'm going to find there
But let's take that ride and see how far it goes

From where I stand, I can see
They've got the upper hand of me
Reminds me of this world at last
Simply changes much to fast for me

And when they call out, will I hear them?
And when they fall out, will I see them?

This yellow light on the crowd
And colors way to loud to see
Reveal their drive, we could change it
Try to rearrange it

They call me a Tom Boy and I let them
'Cause only a Tom Boy could forget them
And simply change it

They call me a Tom Boy and I love it
'Cause only a Tom Boy could stand above it
By simply changing

You could travel for a lifetime
and still stay where you are
You could wait until the right time,
resolve to make or mar
People tell you what they know,
they're mostly wrong from the word go
It's under the surface and it's up in the sky
That's why you won't reach it, so don't even try

The lines are old, yet still not weakened
You don't kow what to do
Cause everyone else around is sleeping,
the choice is up to you
Now you better watch out what you're saying,
these words could cut like swords
You better watch out while you're praying
find out what you're praying for
People tell you what they know
they're mostly wrong from the word go

Cause it's under the surfae and it's up in the sky
That's why you won't reach it, so don't even try

It's so unexpected, now how could it be true
I never would detect it, if it hadn't been for you
Now I got this notion, and it's bottled up inside
A swamp of emotions, there's no need to hide

It's under the surface and it's up in the sky
That's why you won't reach it, so don't even try