Anouk is Alive
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Gold
Live Album
27 tracks
139:21
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About the album
Anouk Is Alive is a 2006 live release documenting Anouk's concerts at Ahoy in Rotterdam during the Hotel New York tour.
Recorded during four sold-out performances in December 2005, the release captures a large-scale concert production attended by more than 70,000 people.
The 2CD/DVD set combines well-known songs such as Nobody's Wife, R U Kiddin' Me and Michel with newer material from that period.
The show opened with Love, as Anouk walked through the audience toward a central stage hidden behind illustrated drapes using the same flower artwork as the CD and DVD cover.
As the second track began, the drapes dropped and the concert moved into the heavier guitar and drum-driven sound associated with Anouk's live performances.
Reviews highlighted the strength of Anouk's voice, the interaction with the crowd and the carefully filmed concert production, including stage visuals and backstage extras on the DVD.
Often regarded as Anouk's first full live album, Anouk Is Alive became a commercial success as well, with the DVD reaching gold status shortly after release.
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Tracklist
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1
02:50
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
It's funny how I blind myself so I don't have to see
They're taking me down and bringing me to my knees
Letting me know I'm alone
Not afraid to die no more
The house above
Heaven won't you pick me up now
Love all I needed was love
Someone give me some love
I guess it's only meant for some of us
Life has made me loose my mind
I'm not doing all right these days
Lying naked on my kitchen floor
So cold well I thought I had a lion's heart
I guess I was wrong
I feel so damn lonely
Love all I needed was some love
Could someone give me some sweet loving
Cause this is more than I can bear
My nights are getting darker as time goes by
How I've tried to keep these walls from falling down
One way or another they shut me down
They're taking me down and bringing me to my knees
Letting me know I'm alone
Not afraid to die no more
The house above
Heaven won't you pick me up now
Love all I needed was love
Someone give me some love
I guess it's only meant for some of us
Life has made me loose my mind
I'm not doing all right these days
Lying naked on my kitchen floor
So cold well I thought I had a lion's heart
I guess I was wrong
I feel so damn lonely
Love all I needed was some love
Could someone give me some sweet loving
Cause this is more than I can bear
My nights are getting darker as time goes by
How I've tried to keep these walls from falling down
One way or another they shut me down
2
03:39
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
The sounds of the world escape me
The moments you crack
Now you're driving
Down the highway of regrets
You're a victim
Of your appetite
Promises broken
Yeah
You're that restless kind
Only you only you can stop this
Stop this from pullin' us under
Baby no one can do this but you
Blue dreams about you
My eyes wide open
You think you lost it
My heart for you
The sphere of you're not being here with me
You move in slow motion
Stopping rewind
Back to better times
Only you only you can stop this
Stop this from pullin' us under
Only you can stop this
Stop this from pullin' us under
Baby no one can do this but you
But you. Hey
Only you, only you can stop this
Only you, only you can stop this, yeah, yeah
Only you, only you can stop this, yeah
Only you, only you can stop this, yeah
Oh yeah
Only you, come on baby
Yo baby, only you can stop this, hahaha
The moments you crack
Now you're driving
Down the highway of regrets
You're a victim
Of your appetite
Promises broken
Yeah
You're that restless kind
Only you only you can stop this
Stop this from pullin' us under
Baby no one can do this but you
Blue dreams about you
My eyes wide open
You think you lost it
My heart for you
The sphere of you're not being here with me
You move in slow motion
Stopping rewind
Back to better times
Only you only you can stop this
Stop this from pullin' us under
Only you can stop this
Stop this from pullin' us under
Baby no one can do this but you
But you. Hey
Only you, only you can stop this
Only you, only you can stop this, yeah, yeah
Only you, only you can stop this, yeah
Only you, only you can stop this, yeah
Oh yeah
Only you, come on baby
Yo baby, only you can stop this, hahaha
3
04:29
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
I close my eyes
And imagine you're here
Did it all seem so hopeless
Given the chance
I would ask
Forgive me
I didn't do a thing to make you stay
I didn't say a word to make you stay
If I would have known
Could I have tried to make it easier
But I didn't do a thing
Or say a word
One word
And I don't know why you're gone, now you're gone
No beautiful goodbye
You will never leave my mind
And it turns out to be so much different than our dreams
Now you're, you're a star in heaven
My thoughts unsaid
Stuck in my head
And it all feels so useless
Never forget to give all I have
Forgive me
I couldn't do a thing to make you stay
And I couldn't say a word to make you stay
If I could have known
Could I have tried to make it easier
But I couldn't do a thing
Or say a word
One word
And I don't know why you're gone, now you're gone
No beautiful goodbye
You will never leave my mind
And it turns out to be so much different than our dreams
Now you're, you're a star in heaven
And imagine you're here
Did it all seem so hopeless
Given the chance
I would ask
Forgive me
I didn't do a thing to make you stay
I didn't say a word to make you stay
If I would have known
Could I have tried to make it easier
But I didn't do a thing
Or say a word
One word
And I don't know why you're gone, now you're gone
No beautiful goodbye
You will never leave my mind
And it turns out to be so much different than our dreams
Now you're, you're a star in heaven
My thoughts unsaid
Stuck in my head
And it all feels so useless
Never forget to give all I have
Forgive me
I couldn't do a thing to make you stay
And I couldn't say a word to make you stay
If I could have known
Could I have tried to make it easier
But I couldn't do a thing
Or say a word
One word
And I don't know why you're gone, now you're gone
No beautiful goodbye
You will never leave my mind
And it turns out to be so much different than our dreams
Now you're, you're a star in heaven
4
03:32
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
Some things are better left unsaid
You'll find a nice place to hide them
But days like this
There is just too much going on
So I'm picking up the pieces of my past
But I can't find no peace at all
So in other words
I am so ready to be found
So I'll try and I might
Stand up and fight
To leave this place someday
All I need is that moment
To make me believe that you're alive
And then I'll be alright
Paradise grown cold
One hand on my door
Way too high hopes
I can't tell right from wrong
Show me how it's done
Lord, I need to be saved
And then I'll be alright
On days like these
There is just too much going on
So I try and I might
Stand up and fight
To leave this place someday
All I need is that moment
To make me believe that you're alive
And then I'll be alright
You'll find a nice place to hide them
But days like this
There is just too much going on
So I'm picking up the pieces of my past
But I can't find no peace at all
So in other words
I am so ready to be found
So I'll try and I might
Stand up and fight
To leave this place someday
All I need is that moment
To make me believe that you're alive
And then I'll be alright
Paradise grown cold
One hand on my door
Way too high hopes
I can't tell right from wrong
Show me how it's done
Lord, I need to be saved
And then I'll be alright
On days like these
There is just too much going on
So I try and I might
Stand up and fight
To leave this place someday
All I need is that moment
To make me believe that you're alive
And then I'll be alright
5
04:40
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
What about those songs you sang my love
Were they meant for her
And all those words you never said before
What about those kisses in my sleep
Were they meant for her
Tomorrow will be fine
Yeah, just a little while
Oh no, this ain't no way to live
'Cause I will be
Watching every step, scared I won't find you again
'Cause if I leave you by yourself then you can hide away
I'll be watching every step, scared I won't find you again
'Cause if I leave you by yourself
What about that bracelet in your car
Was it meant for her
I am more than you deserve
Tomorrow will be fine
Oh no, this ain't no way to live
'Cause I will be
Watching every step, scared I won't find you again
'Cause if I leave you by yourself then you can hide away
I'll be watching every step, scared I won't find you again
'Cause if I leave you by yourself, yeah
Why couldn't you just lie, suicide
Why couldn't you just lie
Don't you waste my time, suicide
I am more than you deserve
Were they meant for her
And all those words you never said before
What about those kisses in my sleep
Were they meant for her
Tomorrow will be fine
Yeah, just a little while
Oh no, this ain't no way to live
'Cause I will be
Watching every step, scared I won't find you again
'Cause if I leave you by yourself then you can hide away
I'll be watching every step, scared I won't find you again
'Cause if I leave you by yourself
What about that bracelet in your car
Was it meant for her
I am more than you deserve
Tomorrow will be fine
Oh no, this ain't no way to live
'Cause I will be
Watching every step, scared I won't find you again
'Cause if I leave you by yourself then you can hide away
I'll be watching every step, scared I won't find you again
'Cause if I leave you by yourself, yeah
Why couldn't you just lie, suicide
Why couldn't you just lie
Don't you waste my time, suicide
I am more than you deserve
6
05:45
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
No hurry, I'll be waiting for you
My baby, now don't you worry
I'll be fine
Just take your time
To make up your mind
Draw a line
Or flip a dime
Waiting for you
It's easy, if you want to please me
Don't tell me maybe
Come back home complete me
No strings attached
That's a promise I can't keep
So I waste my time
With lazy crazy dreaming
A sparkling wine
A twist of lime
A whisky soda, hole in time
When you're not here
Don't say you're sorry
Don't say it
No
Don't say you're sorry
My baby, now don't you worry
I'll be fine
Just take your time
To make up your mind
Draw a line
Or flip a dime
Waiting for you
It's easy, if you want to please me
Don't tell me maybe
Come back home complete me
No strings attached
That's a promise I can't keep
So I waste my time
With lazy crazy dreaming
A sparkling wine
A twist of lime
A whisky soda, hole in time
When you're not here
Don't say you're sorry
Don't say it
No
Don't say you're sorry
7
04:06
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
Sure got my piece of heaven
An angel in disguise
Gone wild
But I thought you were a man
Who knew right from wrong
That's why I really don't understand
Why he's with her
It's killing me
What has she got that I don't have
Is it the way she looks at you
Laughs with you, can she,
Does she make you beg for more
This is hurting
What has she got that I don't have
I tried to call him
Anytime anywhere
But he's never there
So I went to his place
And waited all day
So he would explain it to me
And this is what he said
He said:
There is nothing left to say
I had my fill, I went away
Your crying eyes won't change a thing
It was just a fling
Well how could an angel break my heart
He said: We could still be friends
Are you kidding me
What has she got that I don't have
Is it the way she looks at you
Talks to you, can she,
Does she make you beg for more
This is hurting
What has she got that I don't have, I don't have
But twice every year
When he's in tears
When he loses his mind
And can't help but cry
He'll call me and then
I am better than, I am
An angel in disguise
Gone wild
But I thought you were a man
Who knew right from wrong
That's why I really don't understand
Why he's with her
It's killing me
What has she got that I don't have
Is it the way she looks at you
Laughs with you, can she,
Does she make you beg for more
This is hurting
What has she got that I don't have
I tried to call him
Anytime anywhere
But he's never there
So I went to his place
And waited all day
So he would explain it to me
And this is what he said
He said:
There is nothing left to say
I had my fill, I went away
Your crying eyes won't change a thing
It was just a fling
Well how could an angel break my heart
He said: We could still be friends
Are you kidding me
What has she got that I don't have
Is it the way she looks at you
Talks to you, can she,
Does she make you beg for more
This is hurting
What has she got that I don't have, I don't have
But twice every year
When he's in tears
When he loses his mind
And can't help but cry
He'll call me and then
I am better than, I am
8
04:14
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
Relationship, lost on a stormy sea
I hold on to you
Just hold on to me
When the lightning strikes
You hear the thunder roaring
And you don't know how long
This will go on
But I know I still love you
And I know you still care
So keep on tryin' when you're sure you still love me
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
Doesn't that mean anything
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
A sea of love
Don't let it drown us
We're way too far from shore
As we go deeper
As the wind grows stronger
It tries to tip us over
But we both learned how to swim
So let's just go on
'Cause I know I still love you
And I know you still care
So keep on tryin' when you're sure you still love me
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
Doesn't that mean anything
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
I know I still love you
And I know you still care
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
Doesn't that mean anything
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
And it's all I need to know...
For now
I hold on to you
Just hold on to me
When the lightning strikes
You hear the thunder roaring
And you don't know how long
This will go on
But I know I still love you
And I know you still care
So keep on tryin' when you're sure you still love me
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
Doesn't that mean anything
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
A sea of love
Don't let it drown us
We're way too far from shore
As we go deeper
As the wind grows stronger
It tries to tip us over
But we both learned how to swim
So let's just go on
'Cause I know I still love you
And I know you still care
So keep on tryin' when you're sure you still love me
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
Doesn't that mean anything
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
I know I still love you
And I know you still care
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
Doesn't that mean anything
I don't know much
But I know how to love you
And it's all I need to know...
For now
9
05:05
O. Bouman, S. van Amerongen
Who's the one that makes you happy
Who's the one that always makes you laugh
Who's the reason you're smiling
And dragged you through these time, so rough
I was the one that made you happy
I was the one that eased the pain
But I'm the reason that you're crying now
My own tears scattered by the rain
You can sacrifice me
You can sacrifice me
You can set me free
You can be who you wanna be
Deeper than deep you took me on a trip baby
You shared your wildest dreams and more
You dare me to express my feelings to you
I never felt that need before
But suddenly you needed freedom
You felt the need to break free
You started drowning in your sorrow
You didn't wanna know I had the key
You can sacrifice me
You can sacrifice me
You can set me free
You can be who you wanna be
You can sacrifice me, sacrifice me
You can be who you wanna
You can be who you wanna be
Who's the one that always makes you laugh
Who's the reason you're smiling
And dragged you through these time, so rough
I was the one that made you happy
I was the one that eased the pain
But I'm the reason that you're crying now
My own tears scattered by the rain
You can sacrifice me
You can sacrifice me
You can set me free
You can be who you wanna be
Deeper than deep you took me on a trip baby
You shared your wildest dreams and more
You dare me to express my feelings to you
I never felt that need before
But suddenly you needed freedom
You felt the need to break free
You started drowning in your sorrow
You didn't wanna know I had the key
You can sacrifice me
You can sacrifice me
You can set me free
You can be who you wanna be
You can sacrifice me, sacrifice me
You can be who you wanna
You can be who you wanna be
10
Flower Duetcover Léo Delibes
02:20
L. Delibes
11
06:18
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
did you ever wake up in the morning
with a freight-train running through your head
an empty whiskey bottle by your pillow
and a burned out unfinished cigarette
the night went up in smoke
life is but a joke man
but I see nobody laughing
did you ever live a day,
like the next day would never come
blood's dripping on the floor, but who cares
who needs you anyway
you're a stranger to yourself
and this ain't no joke, man
but I can't stop laughing
greedy, angry people make me
run around in circles backwards
down the lonely road that keeps me
run around in circles
how I want to try again
excuse me can you lead me
I just want to try again
excuse me can you lead the way
just take me by the hand
how I want to
did you ever find yourself drowning
in a dark and crowded bar
the barman keeps on pouring and you're kissing everyone
the night will never end
'cause my horse is still saddled up
that's why I am still laughing
greedy, angry people make me
run around in circles backwards
down the lonely road that keeps me
run around in circles
with a freight-train running through your head
an empty whiskey bottle by your pillow
and a burned out unfinished cigarette
the night went up in smoke
life is but a joke man
but I see nobody laughing
did you ever live a day,
like the next day would never come
blood's dripping on the floor, but who cares
who needs you anyway
you're a stranger to yourself
and this ain't no joke, man
but I can't stop laughing
greedy, angry people make me
run around in circles backwards
down the lonely road that keeps me
run around in circles
how I want to try again
excuse me can you lead me
I just want to try again
excuse me can you lead the way
just take me by the hand
how I want to
did you ever find yourself drowning
in a dark and crowded bar
the barman keeps on pouring and you're kissing everyone
the night will never end
'cause my horse is still saddled up
that's why I am still laughing
greedy, angry people make me
run around in circles backwards
down the lonely road that keeps me
run around in circles
12
06:08
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
you ask me what is on my mind
you notice there's a change
there's something different
different in the way I look at you today
you see I have been alone for so long baby
now I cannot explain
I must be completely out of my mind
to ever take the chance
I ain't got no trouble still I worry
that I might have to lose you
see I've been alone for so long baby
now I cannot explain, I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
no I must be insane, I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
I never ever really tried
I never had the strength
but now I got you, I got you by my side
I'm gonna make this work
you see I've been alone for so long baby
now I cannot explain, I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
no I must be insane, I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
all the things I've done when I was alone I can't understand myself
it's amazing, you amaze me
but my life begins with the songs I sing and the love you bring to me
it's amazing, you amaze me
now I cannot explain, I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
no I must be insane, I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
you notice there's a change
there's something different
different in the way I look at you today
you see I have been alone for so long baby
now I cannot explain
I must be completely out of my mind
to ever take the chance
I ain't got no trouble still I worry
that I might have to lose you
see I've been alone for so long baby
now I cannot explain, I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
no I must be insane, I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
I never ever really tried
I never had the strength
but now I got you, I got you by my side
I'm gonna make this work
you see I've been alone for so long baby
now I cannot explain, I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
no I must be insane, I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
all the things I've done when I was alone I can't understand myself
it's amazing, you amaze me
but my life begins with the songs I sing and the love you bring to me
it's amazing, you amaze me
now I cannot explain, I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
no I must be insane, I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
13
05:24
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
I've got time to think about
the things you think about when
you've got time to spare
wonder why we're here
I wonder when or where it might go wrong
I wonder why I went along with you
why I forgot to think
forgot to think it through now
I wonder why I
I wonder why
you go on pushing yourself
you keep on fooling yourself
you don't know why, you just don't know
you don't know how, you keep on fooling myself
there's a time and place for everything
a time to act, a time to dream
there's time to wait
but no time to waste
I wonder why I
I wonder why
you go on pushing yourself
you keep on fooling yourself
you don't know why, you just don't know
you don't know how, you keep on fooling myself
the things you think about when
you've got time to spare
wonder why we're here
I wonder when or where it might go wrong
I wonder why I went along with you
why I forgot to think
forgot to think it through now
I wonder why I
I wonder why
you go on pushing yourself
you keep on fooling yourself
you don't know why, you just don't know
you don't know how, you keep on fooling myself
there's a time and place for everything
a time to act, a time to dream
there's time to wait
but no time to waste
I wonder why I
I wonder why
you go on pushing yourself
you keep on fooling yourself
you don't know why, you just don't know
you don't know how, you keep on fooling myself
14
04:25
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
I'm walking in the park
And I'm talking to the dark
But there ain't nobody listening
My heart has turned to stone
When I found myself alone
Now all I do is whisper to the dark
There's only so much you can take
You've gotta give yourself a break
But I don't think you're listening
If you're gonna take it all so hard
You gonna tear yourself apart
I can understand you miss him in the dark
Yeah, teach your heart how to sing get the courage again now
Yeah, take the 10:50pm train to the city
Yeah, I had a chance for romance so I do it again now
If love is no longer being served
You've got to leave the table
Mister Aznavour told me, merci beaucoup
Though I miss him, got to let go
Though I miss him, got to let go
Let it go
It's about that time to leave it all behind you
You don't want to but life is passing by you
The hard knocks, got you twisted like dreadlocks
Catalogue your dark and set some new marks
I understand your body's filled with hesitation
Trust me it's gonna be a whole new situation
Turn this page I guess you know what to do
Rise up like phoenix I'm bringing out the beauty in you
Yeah, teach your heart how to sing get the courage again now
Yeah, take the 10:50pm train to the city
Yeah, I had a chance for romance so I do it again now
And I'm talking to the dark
But there ain't nobody listening
My heart has turned to stone
When I found myself alone
Now all I do is whisper to the dark
There's only so much you can take
You've gotta give yourself a break
But I don't think you're listening
If you're gonna take it all so hard
You gonna tear yourself apart
I can understand you miss him in the dark
Yeah, teach your heart how to sing get the courage again now
Yeah, take the 10:50pm train to the city
Yeah, I had a chance for romance so I do it again now
If love is no longer being served
You've got to leave the table
Mister Aznavour told me, merci beaucoup
Though I miss him, got to let go
Though I miss him, got to let go
Let it go
It's about that time to leave it all behind you
You don't want to but life is passing by you
The hard knocks, got you twisted like dreadlocks
Catalogue your dark and set some new marks
I understand your body's filled with hesitation
Trust me it's gonna be a whole new situation
Turn this page I guess you know what to do
Rise up like phoenix I'm bringing out the beauty in you
Yeah, teach your heart how to sing get the courage again now
Yeah, take the 10:50pm train to the city
Yeah, I had a chance for romance so I do it again now
15
04:45
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
now I believe that what I used to think was a lie is really alive
now I can see there's only one place to reach
only one thing to preach and that's the highest
it's the strangest thing that I can feel so much
there is no reason, there is no logic to feelings
cause when love is the dealer I'm addicted
so fascinated, I can't stop this constant craving
you're contagious
it's the strangest thing that I can feel so much
for someone, somehow
and I cannot hide, even if I'd try
you mean everything to me
any fool can see, what you've done to me
you mean everything to me
and when you're not here, I just cry
and when you're not here, I could die
the best is still to come dear
the best is still to come for us
it's the strangest thing that I can feel so much
for someone, somehow
and I cannot hide, even if I'd try
you mean everything to me
any fool can see, what you've done to me
you mean everything to me
and when you're not here, I just cry
and when you're not here, I could die
now I can see there's only one place to reach
only one thing to preach and that's the highest
it's the strangest thing that I can feel so much
there is no reason, there is no logic to feelings
cause when love is the dealer I'm addicted
so fascinated, I can't stop this constant craving
you're contagious
it's the strangest thing that I can feel so much
for someone, somehow
and I cannot hide, even if I'd try
you mean everything to me
any fool can see, what you've done to me
you mean everything to me
and when you're not here, I just cry
and when you're not here, I could die
the best is still to come dear
the best is still to come for us
it's the strangest thing that I can feel so much
for someone, somehow
and I cannot hide, even if I'd try
you mean everything to me
any fool can see, what you've done to me
you mean everything to me
and when you're not here, I just cry
and when you're not here, I could die
1
06:08
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
they say that sometimes
you've got to pick up arms and fight
for what you believe is right
some say
that's just not the way
you will only make things worse
so I close my eyes and turn my head away
and I hope it'll be all right
fall into a restless sleep
while so many innocent die
that's why I sing
hail to all of us
hail to all of us down here
maybe someday soon
when we've thought things over
we'll know what to do
but probably
there's a much bigger chance, you see
that it will all be gone
so I close my eyes and turn my head away
and just hope it'll be all right
fall into a restless sleep
while so many others die
that's why I sing
hail to all of us
hail to all of us down here
New York City, London, Jericho
Jerusalem, Sydney, anywhere you wanna go
Capetown, to the moon and back again
hail to all of us
hail to all of us down here
you've got to pick up arms and fight
for what you believe is right
some say
that's just not the way
you will only make things worse
so I close my eyes and turn my head away
and I hope it'll be all right
fall into a restless sleep
while so many innocent die
that's why I sing
hail to all of us
hail to all of us down here
maybe someday soon
when we've thought things over
we'll know what to do
but probably
there's a much bigger chance, you see
that it will all be gone
so I close my eyes and turn my head away
and just hope it'll be all right
fall into a restless sleep
while so many others die
that's why I sing
hail to all of us
hail to all of us down here
New York City, London, Jericho
Jerusalem, Sydney, anywhere you wanna go
Capetown, to the moon and back again
hail to all of us
hail to all of us down here
2
04:20
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
I am looking for answers to questions never posed
I haven't got a clue, I'm living like a ghost
I can't seem to read the signs
I'm swimming in the sand, I'm searching
I hold on to your reasons, I'll hold on to my dreams
it's all good and bad advice 'cause you have to choose
one friend says to go ahead, other one says don't
I'm searching
whatever I try I can't find it
wherever I roam it's all gone
no you can't find it, first you gotta lose it
looking for an angle to change my point of view
waiting for somebody, someone to relate to
hoping for forgiveness, I'm living for love
I'm searching
yearning for a teacher to show me what to do
I'm learning from failure, that's all that I can do
working on solutions, a fiction of truth
keep on searching
whatever I try I can't find it
wherever I roam it's all gone
no you can't find it, first you gotta lose it
I haven't got a clue, I'm living like a ghost
I can't seem to read the signs
I'm swimming in the sand, I'm searching
I hold on to your reasons, I'll hold on to my dreams
it's all good and bad advice 'cause you have to choose
one friend says to go ahead, other one says don't
I'm searching
whatever I try I can't find it
wherever I roam it's all gone
no you can't find it, first you gotta lose it
looking for an angle to change my point of view
waiting for somebody, someone to relate to
hoping for forgiveness, I'm living for love
I'm searching
yearning for a teacher to show me what to do
I'm learning from failure, that's all that I can do
working on solutions, a fiction of truth
keep on searching
whatever I try I can't find it
wherever I roam it's all gone
no you can't find it, first you gotta lose it
3
04:32
A. Teeuwe
Sir can you tell me how to get to Jerusalem
'Cause I have kinda lost my way
Sir will you help me get there as fast as I can
Tomorrow might be too late
'Cause things ain't what they used to be
My love for life is gone you see
Am I fighting things I cannot see
People always tellin' me how sweet and simple life could be
They say you might as well live before you die
But one thing I know for sure
I am a danger to myself, how come
Yeah one thing I know for sure
I need some guidance to get me out of this hellhole
Jerusalem, can you help me find my way back Jerusalem
It took me quite some time to get into Jerusalem
'Cause I had kinda lost my way
I want to save me from myself, so here I am
I hope it's not too late
'Cause things ain't what they used to be
My love for life is gone you see
Am I fighting things I cannot see
I am so afraid to love
'Cause of the way I've been hurt before
I think by now it's time for me to leave
But one thing I know for sure
I am a danger to myself, how come
Yeah one thing I know for sure
I need some guidance to get me out of this hellhole
Jerusalem, can you help me find my way back Jerusalem
Jerusalem, can you help me find my way back Jerusalem
My love for life is gone you see
Am I fighting things I cannot see
I don't wanna die this way
Wishing that I could turn back time
Wasted time there is work to be done
'Cause I have kinda lost my way
Sir will you help me get there as fast as I can
Tomorrow might be too late
'Cause things ain't what they used to be
My love for life is gone you see
Am I fighting things I cannot see
People always tellin' me how sweet and simple life could be
They say you might as well live before you die
But one thing I know for sure
I am a danger to myself, how come
Yeah one thing I know for sure
I need some guidance to get me out of this hellhole
Jerusalem, can you help me find my way back Jerusalem
It took me quite some time to get into Jerusalem
'Cause I had kinda lost my way
I want to save me from myself, so here I am
I hope it's not too late
'Cause things ain't what they used to be
My love for life is gone you see
Am I fighting things I cannot see
I am so afraid to love
'Cause of the way I've been hurt before
I think by now it's time for me to leave
But one thing I know for sure
I am a danger to myself, how come
Yeah one thing I know for sure
I need some guidance to get me out of this hellhole
Jerusalem, can you help me find my way back Jerusalem
Jerusalem, can you help me find my way back Jerusalem
My love for life is gone you see
Am I fighting things I cannot see
I don't wanna die this way
Wishing that I could turn back time
Wasted time there is work to be done
4
05:42
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
you tell me that you need to spend sometime alone
you tell me that you think it's best if I'd go home now
I get my coat from off the floor, I'm out the door
walking home alone, my love has left
my head, my heart all torn apart
my mind's exploding
crying my eyes out over you
it must be hard for you to believe that I might love you
just try to understand I just want you to want me too
you made me fall in love again, you angel
how you take my breath away, I live for you
my head, my heart all torn apart
my mind's exploding
crying my eyes out over you
it must be hard for you to believe that I might love you anyway
just try to understand I just wanted you to want me too
my head, my heart all torn apart
my mind's exploding
crying my eyes out over you
I live for you, why won't you live for me
you tell me that you think it's best if I'd go home now
I get my coat from off the floor, I'm out the door
walking home alone, my love has left
my head, my heart all torn apart
my mind's exploding
crying my eyes out over you
it must be hard for you to believe that I might love you
just try to understand I just want you to want me too
you made me fall in love again, you angel
how you take my breath away, I live for you
my head, my heart all torn apart
my mind's exploding
crying my eyes out over you
it must be hard for you to believe that I might love you anyway
just try to understand I just wanted you to want me too
my head, my heart all torn apart
my mind's exploding
crying my eyes out over you
I live for you, why won't you live for me
5
06:35
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
Hey Michel how's life are you ok
I wonder if you ever think of me
It's been 9 years since that kiss
I can't help but reminisce
Hey Michel do you remember
We walked the street to the beat
Hand in hand you and me
Smiling faces so in love
Hoping that they all could see
That we belonged together you and me
against the world
But we found out the hard way cause it
wasn't meant to be
Now it's you and her I see
You were my first and worst love
And so it only could go wrong
But ain't that just the way you learn
Hey Michel I just wanted to let you know
That someone else has stolen my heart
And now another girl has caught your eye
That doesn't mean I don't think of you
I am just hoping that she'll treat you right
Do you remember
How we walked the street to the beat
Hand in hand you and me
Smiling faces so in love
Hoping that they all could see
That we belonged together you and me
against the world
But we found out the hard way cause it
wasn't meant to be
Now it is you and her I see
It was just a silly dream
I wonder if you ever think of me
It's been 9 years since that kiss
I can't help but reminisce
Hey Michel do you remember
We walked the street to the beat
Hand in hand you and me
Smiling faces so in love
Hoping that they all could see
That we belonged together you and me
against the world
But we found out the hard way cause it
wasn't meant to be
Now it's you and her I see
You were my first and worst love
And so it only could go wrong
But ain't that just the way you learn
Hey Michel I just wanted to let you know
That someone else has stolen my heart
And now another girl has caught your eye
That doesn't mean I don't think of you
I am just hoping that she'll treat you right
Do you remember
How we walked the street to the beat
Hand in hand you and me
Smiling faces so in love
Hoping that they all could see
That we belonged together you and me
against the world
But we found out the hard way cause it
wasn't meant to be
Now it is you and her I see
It was just a silly dream
6
04:04
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
I'm watching your shadow cut by the moon
Peaceful I wait for the dawn
These moments in silence are all that I need
The softness of hearing you breathe
And I know it doesn't get better than this
Funny it starts with just one little kiss
Baby all I know you're no longer alone
We've started a home of our own love
All my love is yours, you're no longer alone
We've started a home of our own love
Your ups and your downs, powers and fears
Your presence fulfills my desire
You're all that I've wished for
You're more than I need, you're right where I wanna be
I don't ask questions or try to explain
Telling myself it just happens this way
Baby all I know you're no longer alone
We've started a home of our own love
All my love is yours, you're no longer alone
We've started a home of our own love
Peaceful I wait for the dawn
These moments in silence are all that I need
The softness of hearing you breathe
And I know it doesn't get better than this
Funny it starts with just one little kiss
Baby all I know you're no longer alone
We've started a home of our own love
All my love is yours, you're no longer alone
We've started a home of our own love
Your ups and your downs, powers and fears
Your presence fulfills my desire
You're all that I've wished for
You're more than I need, you're right where I wanna be
I don't ask questions or try to explain
Telling myself it just happens this way
Baby all I know you're no longer alone
We've started a home of our own love
All my love is yours, you're no longer alone
We've started a home of our own love
7
04:25
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
graduated fool, that is what I am
for every time I failed you
you're so beautiful, I just turned and walked away
I jingle with words, tangle my tongue
stammering stutters
so I wrote you this song, to finally tell you
what you've known all along, I love you
believe in me, believe me
it was true devotion, now these mixed emotions
oh, I did it again
I want you to forgive me, when the pain has faded
we'll be laughing again
believe in me
graduated fool, I'm better than I am
for that is what you made me
please, hold back your tears
I didn't deserve you anyway
believe in me, I still care for you, believe me
just believe in me
when I kiss your face again, all these mixed emotions
of pleasure and pain
I want you to forgive me, when the pain has faded
we'll be laughing again
believe in me, you're so beautiful, believe me
just believe in me
for every time I failed you
you're so beautiful, I just turned and walked away
I jingle with words, tangle my tongue
stammering stutters
so I wrote you this song, to finally tell you
what you've known all along, I love you
believe in me, believe me
it was true devotion, now these mixed emotions
oh, I did it again
I want you to forgive me, when the pain has faded
we'll be laughing again
believe in me
graduated fool, I'm better than I am
for that is what you made me
please, hold back your tears
I didn't deserve you anyway
believe in me, I still care for you, believe me
just believe in me
when I kiss your face again, all these mixed emotions
of pleasure and pain
I want you to forgive me, when the pain has faded
we'll be laughing again
believe in me, you're so beautiful, believe me
just believe in me
8
05:29
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
I'm just thinkin' about the child in me,
That I sometimes feel inside
And I'm figuring out just what it is
That makes me feel so small
Is it you, that hurts me when I give myself
Every day and every night
Am I too blind to see that it doesn't work out
Did I really ask too much of you baby
Do you mean to tell me that's the way it is
Do you mean to say
It's all so hard, It's so hard
It's all so hard, It's so hard
As I search for an answer, I see the clear blue sky
And I know that you're the one to blame
And I feel so naïve
When you say that our love to you was just a game
I dream, my dream, I'm sane, I'm insane
Oh, please don't, please don't speak to me that way
Do you mean to tell me that's the way it is
Do you mean to say
It's all so hard, It's so hard
It's all so hard, It's so hard
Damned it's so hard, why you're so hard
Why you're so hard, It's tearing me apart
That I sometimes feel inside
And I'm figuring out just what it is
That makes me feel so small
Is it you, that hurts me when I give myself
Every day and every night
Am I too blind to see that it doesn't work out
Did I really ask too much of you baby
Do you mean to tell me that's the way it is
Do you mean to say
It's all so hard, It's so hard
It's all so hard, It's so hard
As I search for an answer, I see the clear blue sky
And I know that you're the one to blame
And I feel so naïve
When you say that our love to you was just a game
I dream, my dream, I'm sane, I'm insane
Oh, please don't, please don't speak to me that way
Do you mean to tell me that's the way it is
Do you mean to say
It's all so hard, It's so hard
It's all so hard, It's so hard
Damned it's so hard, why you're so hard
Why you're so hard, It's tearing me apart
9
05:44
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen, S. Kalpoe
I'm sorry for the times that I made you scream
For the times that I killed your dreams
For the times that I made your whole world rumble
For the times that I made you cry
For the times that I told you lies
For the times that I watched and let you stumble
It's to bad, but that's me
What goes around comes around, and you'll see
That I can carry the burden of pain
'cause it ain't the first time that a man goes insane
And when I spread my wings to embrace him for life
I'm suckin' out his love, 'cause I, I'll never be nobody's wife
I'm sorry for the times that I didn't come home
Left you lyin' in that bed alone
Was flyin' high in the sky when you needed my shoulder
Your like a stone hangin' around my neck, see
Cut it loose before it breaks my back, see
I've gotta say what I feel before I grow older
I'm sorry but I ain't gonna change my ways
You know I've tried but I'm still the same
I've got to do it my way
It's to bad, but that's me
What goes around comes around, and you'll see
That I can carry the burden of pain
'cause it ain't the first time that a man goes insane
And when I spread my wings to embrace him for life
I'm suckin' out his love, 'cause I, I'll never be nobody's wife
For the times that I killed your dreams
For the times that I made your whole world rumble
For the times that I made you cry
For the times that I told you lies
For the times that I watched and let you stumble
It's to bad, but that's me
What goes around comes around, and you'll see
That I can carry the burden of pain
'cause it ain't the first time that a man goes insane
And when I spread my wings to embrace him for life
I'm suckin' out his love, 'cause I, I'll never be nobody's wife
I'm sorry for the times that I didn't come home
Left you lyin' in that bed alone
Was flyin' high in the sky when you needed my shoulder
Your like a stone hangin' around my neck, see
Cut it loose before it breaks my back, see
I've gotta say what I feel before I grow older
I'm sorry but I ain't gonna change my ways
You know I've tried but I'm still the same
I've got to do it my way
It's to bad, but that's me
What goes around comes around, and you'll see
That I can carry the burden of pain
'cause it ain't the first time that a man goes insane
And when I spread my wings to embrace him for life
I'm suckin' out his love, 'cause I, I'll never be nobody's wife
10
cover Jackie Lomax
13:04
J. Lomax
I have drunk Virginia water
I have dug my own gravesend
set my foot ashore in new port
travelled far beyond my landsend
and home is in my head
I have dived into a blackpool
with a maidstone around my neck
I just drifted into the southsea
with no hull beyond my deck
and home is in my head
well I have lost a wheel in barrow
try to cross the no one cambridge
when my liverpool grew shallow
had to dig more wells in tunbridge
I have dug my own gravesend
set my foot ashore in new port
travelled far beyond my landsend
and home is in my head
I have dived into a blackpool
with a maidstone around my neck
I just drifted into the southsea
with no hull beyond my deck
and home is in my head
well I have lost a wheel in barrow
try to cross the no one cambridge
when my liverpool grew shallow
had to dig more wells in tunbridge
11
05:09
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
Girl girl girl when I hear him talk
Ooh my mind gets blocked girl
Speak up 'cause my jaw is locked
Which is good, good for me girl
It hides like a warning sign
But I'm too blind to see
Speak up, yes I'm coming down
with an ice-cold fever
Still got my hands they're clinging
So I just keep going
I don't know where I belong
Could I belong to you
No I don't know where I belong
Could I belong
Girl girl girl get it while it's hot they say
You see I'm burning up here
I want to but I just can't stop
And it hurts, it hurts like hell girl
You turn me inside out and upside down
you got me head over heels
I'm stuck yes I'm coming down
with an ice-cold fever
Still got my hands they're clinging
So I just keep going
I don't know where I belong
Could I belong to you
No, I don't know where I belong
Could I belong
Ooh my mind gets blocked girl
Speak up 'cause my jaw is locked
Which is good, good for me girl
It hides like a warning sign
But I'm too blind to see
Speak up, yes I'm coming down
with an ice-cold fever
Still got my hands they're clinging
So I just keep going
I don't know where I belong
Could I belong to you
No I don't know where I belong
Could I belong
Girl girl girl get it while it's hot they say
You see I'm burning up here
I want to but I just can't stop
And it hurts, it hurts like hell girl
You turn me inside out and upside down
you got me head over heels
I'm stuck yes I'm coming down
with an ice-cold fever
Still got my hands they're clinging
So I just keep going
I don't know where I belong
Could I belong to you
No, I don't know where I belong
Could I belong
12
06:29
A. Teeuwe, B. van Veen
If roses are meant to be red
And violets to be blue
Why isn't my heart meant for you
My hands longing to touch you
But I can barely breathe
Starry eyes that make me melt
Right in front of me
Lost in this world
I even get lost in this song
And when the lights go down
That is where I'll be found
This music's irresistible
Your voice makes my skin crawl
Innocent and pure
I guess you heard it all before
Mister Inaccessible
Will this ever change
One thing that remains the same
You're still a picture in a frame
Lost in this world
I even get lost in this song
And when the lights go down
That is where I'll be found
I get lost in this world
I get lost in your eyes
And when the lights go down
That's where I'll be found
Am I the only one
And violets to be blue
Why isn't my heart meant for you
My hands longing to touch you
But I can barely breathe
Starry eyes that make me melt
Right in front of me
Lost in this world
I even get lost in this song
And when the lights go down
That is where I'll be found
This music's irresistible
Your voice makes my skin crawl
Innocent and pure
I guess you heard it all before
Mister Inaccessible
Will this ever change
One thing that remains the same
You're still a picture in a frame
Lost in this world
I even get lost in this song
And when the lights go down
That is where I'll be found
I get lost in this world
I get lost in your eyes
And when the lights go down
That's where I'll be found
Am I the only one
BonusBackstage Documentary
Music VideosGirl · Lost · Jerusalem · One Word
Releases
4 editions
Anouk is Alive · Live Album · 2006
Recorded at
Ahoy, Rotterdam, December 2005
Drums
Hans Eijkenaar
Bass
Michel van Schie
Guitar
Leendert Haaksma
Guitar
Martijn van Agt
Keyboards
Ronald Kool
Audio recording
Michiel Hoogenboezem
Mixed by
John Sonneveld at Wisseloord Studios
Mastering by
Darcy Proper at Galaxy Mastering Studios
Assisted by
Rob Sannen
Sleeve design
Studio Rosto A.D (Rosto/Jeroen Muré)
Photography
Gerard Wessel
Management
Monique van Griensven & Greg H. Sims (management@anouk.com)