Queen For a Day
About the album
Queen for a Day is a 2016 album by Anouk and was described by the singer herself as a pure pop record, built around polished songwriting, melody and vocal performance.
Anouk explained that she also enjoys writing real pop songs and had collected enough material to release a pop album of her own.
The title refers to the feeling she has on the day of a major show: feeling like a queen for one day, before ordinary life quickly returns.
Several songs were linked to personal experiences. New Day was inspired by a holiday with her children and friends, while Be My Baby reflects on heartbreak and learning to approach relationships differently.
Other tracks carry a broader emotional or social meaning: We Are was shaped by Anouk's concerns about empathy and the hardening of society, while If I Knew was written in memory of a close friend she had lost.
Keeps Getting Better was written after Anouk returned from Paris, where she had been during the November 2015 attacks, adding a more serious undercurrent to the album's polished pop sound.
Single
Tracklist
11 tracks · 43:14Click a title to view the lyrics
I wouldn't know what to do
And I know this life ain't easy
But we will make it through
Stop for a minute baby
I will go anywhere
Take all the time you need
As long as I'm with you I don't care
Let's run away together
And never look back
Somewhere we can be alone
Out of the black
Let's run away together
And never look back
So we can watch the sun go down
And lose track
Kiss me 'till my lips are numb
Squeeze my heart until it breaks
I'm not afraid of the burning sun
No I will do whatever it takes
To stop the pity and the sorrow
Come here you will see
We can hide from tomorrow
In a place where it's just you and me
Let's run away together
And never look back
Somewhere we can be alone
Out of the black
Let's run away together
And never look back
So we can watch the sun go down
And lose track
We will start something new
And leave everything behind
'Cause I have never stopped loving you
If only we could turn back time
'Cause my love is blind
It's just another sad song
In this life of mine
There is no room for a love like this
Free and wild at night
No this is not a lovesong
I couldn't read your mind
I remember how you felt the first time
The way it used to be
I miss the days you'd call me just to say hi
Why can't you see
Baby I had been waiting for you
You were halfway in my hand
Untill I heard that she wanted you too
You left me wasted at the end
This is not a lovesong
There is no pretend
Just another dull song
With a weary end
But after all this time of growing apart
I can see that dream is gone
No this is not a lovesong
It's so hard to move on
I remember how you felt the first time
The way it used to be
I miss the days you'd call me just to say hi
Why can't you see
Baby I had been waiting for you
You were halfway in my hand
Until I heard that she wanted you too
You left me wasted at the end
It's all good as we lay down on the grass
Me and my friends we celebrate the time of our lives
Making love under the lemon trees
Lay in my arms, yeah, it's all for free
Skinny dipping in the riverflow
No we're not ready to go home
Oh no, oh no
Oh baby, c'mon sun goes down, the water feels fine
Oh baby, c'mon
Give it up, I'm gonna make you mine
Oh baby, c'mon sun goes down, the water feels fine
Oh baby, c'mon
Give it up and let me make you mine
It's ok, when we make a mess
Ain't got time for any stress
No escape, it's where we belong
We're making shadows in the hot summersun
A perfect day, let's take a chance
Watch our feet, how they can dance
Love and learn, yeah it's a new day
It's way too short to let it waste away
Oh baby, c'mon
Sun goes down, the water feels fine
Oh baby, c'mon
Give it up, I'm gonna make you mine
Oh baby, c'mon sun goes down, the water feels fine
Oh baby, c'mon
Give it up, I'm gonna make you mine
It's a new day
Why didn't I take the time
To say I am sorry, that we were fine
If I knew it would be the last time
I would see you walking out the door
I'd give you hugs and kisses
And call you back for more
I would say that I love you more
Than you will ever know
And hold you so close to my heart
And ask you never to let go
If I knew that this would be the last time that I see your face
I would stop and say I need you every day
Now you're gone my love
What do you say when words are not enough
I pray you're in a peaceful place
With God by your side
Still can't believe it's true
I wasn't ready to say goodbye
Baby I'm so lost without you
So much I wanted to say
Lost in a sea of time
But it's a little too late
I hope you knew I loved you so, each and every day
Did you know you tought me to live to the fullest every day
If I knew that this would be the last time that I see your face
I would stop and say I need you every day
Now you're gone my love
What do you say when words are not enough
Even on the darkest days
And on my greyest nights
When my tears poured out like rain
You'd be the one that made me smile
Now my days go by and by
Without you
You're not the only one
Who needs a scrub down
My man, place your love in me
Slowly driftin' off
Into a fantasy
I'm a dirty girl
Get on top of me
I'm a dirty girl
And I am beggin' for release
It's all about give and take
Let me be a slave to your seduction
As I bend over
You torture me
Right before eruption
I'm a dirty girl
With a dirty mind
Touch yourself for me
Make me want it bad
Give it to me now
You don't need to ask
I'm a dirty girl
Get on top of me
I'm a dirty girl
Beggin' for release
It's all about give and take
Let me be a slave to your seduction
As I bend over
You torture me
Right before eruption
I'm a dirty girl
With a dirty mind
My affection for you is deep
From the time I wake up, till the time I sleep
This could be so much better
Until your heart belongs to me
Yeah, every day feels incomplete
It's hard for me to see
Just the good times and not the bad
I'm trying so hard to be happy
But I don't know how to stop feeling sad
Footsteps on the dancefloor
I can't take it anymore
I want all of you
Pretend we're lovers holding hands
Dancing around the ballroom
With tears in my eyes, 'cause nothing that I do
'Cause all I want is you to want me too
Be my, be my, be my, be my baby
Be my, be my, be my, be my baby
First time that I saw your face
Honey that is when I knew
That all of my dreams had just come true
I didn't know what to do
And no matter how hard I try
I just can't get you out of my mind
I want you to need me
Like the air that you breathe in
Make my dream a reality
Somehow I never know where to begin
Footsteps on the dancefloor
I can't take it anymore
I want all of you
Tell the lovers holding hands
Dancing around the ballroom
With tears in my eyes, 'cause nothing that I do
'Cause all I want is you to want me too
Be my, be my, be my, be my baby
Be my, be my, be my, be my baby
I got the killer in my head
I'm laying back, I can feel no tension
There's no turning back
I do not care for your opinions
Just tryin' to get by
And make the worries go away
By getting high
Wanna little somethin' somethin'
I wanna feel the love inside
Wanna little somethin' somethin'
Let the day turn to night
'Cause when I'm high
I go up and up
Reach the stars
What more can I say
All the bruises you all left me
Holes in my heart
I throw them all away
Maybe the world's an ocean
And I'm just a steppin' stone
Your words will never hurt me
They'll never break my bones
I do not care for your opinions
Just tryin' to get by
And make the worries go away
By getting high
Wanna little somethin' somethin'
I wanna feel the love inside
Wanna little somethin' somethin'
Let the day turn to night
'Cause when I'm high
I go up and up
Reach the stars
What more can I say
All the bruises you all left me
Holes in my heart
I throw them all away
For me they're tears of fire
I feel the warmth when they fall against me
And the wind ain't bad
For this time a year
I feel alive
I do not live in fear
We all need to look within ourselves
Find the good inside
I need this to believe
'Cause I know that we can only laugh
If we know how to cry
Everybody gets another try
It keeps getting better
Better 'till the casket drops, take it day by day
It keeps getting better
Better 'till the casket drops, don't just look away
Better, better, better
Better, better
Better, better, better
Better, better
The cold weather don't prove
This world remold
There can't be heat without the cold
Before things are getting better
The darkness will be bigger, just realise
Sometimes the bullet that you'd take,
Is for the one behind the trigger
Everybody gets another try
It keeps getting better
Better 'till the casket drops, take it day by day
It keeps getting better
Better 'till the casket drops, don't just look away
The madness of the soul in a total bliss
The place we used to live is now a cave
It's where I met my shadows in the darkest shades
What happened to the days that were on fire
My soul is way too dark for my own desire
Happiness is gone, my thoughts unclear
No one ever wins these kind of fights
It's hard for me to focus on what's near in life
All I wanted was you to love me
I just needed you to care
Hoping you who would treat me right
When I needed you to be there
But I was building castles in the air
I am tryin' to see what we were meant to be
But this is a lost cause, is all I see
We can never go back, walls are broken
It's a hopeless hope when your heart is not open
Anywhere I would have followed you
In time I wish you could see
And realise what you've lost when you chose
Her over me
'Cause all I wanted was you to love me
I just needed you to care
Hoping you who would treat me right
When I needed you to be there
I was building castles in the air
All of me
Take all of me
It's all I have left to give
'Cause all I wanted was you to love me
I just needed you to care
Hoping you who would treat me right
When I needed you to be there
I was building castles in the air
Starlights
Beautiful dark, with a million flaws
In love
The way they fall, they're just like one of us
In the sky
Colors of darkness, filled with emptiness
Waiting to be loved
We all want this world to be peaceful
It's not too late for a brand new start
You'll be amazed how many people
Can find their way into your heart
We are the ones
We are the ones to make a change
We are the ones
We are the ones to pave the way
For a better world where we can live
It's not our place to criticize
Let's start by being kind and to forgive
We are the ones
Yes we are, we are
People, if we could only connect and share
I know, a smile is saying I do care
Why is there so much bitterness
Despite all things that please the eye
Now let's put aside our ignorance
When will we come to realise
We are the ones
We are the ones to make the change
We are the ones
We are the ones to pave the way
For a better world and where we can live
It's not our place to criticize
Let's start by being kind and to forgive
We are the ones
Yes we are, we are
Limited my love
Left me with nothing but true lies
I have had enough
I'm too scared changing my heart
Afraid of wanting more
Some things in life money can't buy
I wish I knew before
But you shed a light on me
No words that could describe just how I feel
You're right on time
You're right in time for me
For you I'd shine,
It's where I wanna be
Let me love you
Finally I see the things I used to
You're right on time
Right in time for me
How come you've got a hold on me
When I don't even know you
We could hold each other tight tonight
'Cause what it all comes down to
Is we've got nowhere to go
So take it slow, take it easy on me
You're right on time
You're right in time for me
For you I'd shine
It's where I wanna be
Let me love you
Finally I see the things I used to
It feels so good you whispering my name, who knew
You never know what might be coming to you
Let me love you
Let me love you
Yesterday it seems so far away
You picked me up when I was down
If you ever have a change of heart
Don't leave me hangin' on
You're right on time
You're right in time for me
For you I'd shine
It's where I wanna be
Let me love you
Finally I see the things I used to
It feels so good you whispering my name, who knew
You never know what might be coming to you
You're right on time
You're right in time for me