Live at home - Lyrics

I came for you

(music and lyrics by Willem Venema)


I came from far away
to see your face again
to tell you where I’ve been
to see the shape you’re in.

I came back for a day
you know I’m on my way
once you lied: “I tell the truth!”
now  I see what’s left of you

(refrain)
I came for you
I came for you
I wish you knew - that
I came for, I came for you

I wish I’d find a friend
Who needs to be whole again
Please give a helpin’ hand
I need to be whole again

No more sorrow – throw away
what’s to heavy for me anyway
seemes the people are insane
they don’t want to be whole again

No cure if you are done
No cure when you ain’t  wrong
When you’re on this giant track
No cure if you are dead

(refrain)

Please give a helpin’ hand 
Wanne live by His command
Don’t know no other way
than to live from day to day

No more sorrow  - throw away
what’s too heavy for me anyway
I’ve been waiting for this day
Now I’m strong enough to say

(refrain)

Who can tell?

(Music and lyrics by Willem Venema)

I am crying for what I’ve done
I am trying, battle has just begun
to change my point of view
Need something new
Still looking for the truth


I am waiting for times to change
I’m getting nowhere but feeling strange
Don’t like the same old days, the same old ways
I wish they were blown away
I keep telling myself
This life is hell
I need someone – to break my spell
Who can tell?

I am searching everywhere
Answers in every strangers eye, but they don’t care
They can’t give me what I  need
‘cause what I seek is someway to complete me
And I’m telling myself
I need some help
I need someone to break my spell
Who can tell?

My brother knows what I do

(music and lyrics by Willem Venema)

I ain’t talkin’, I ain’t talkin’, I ain’t talkin’ to you
To my brother, to my sister and maybe a few
who can hear me, hear me howlin’,
Yes, they know what I do

Money’s talkin’, money’s talkin’, money’s talkin’ to you
I ain’t walkin’, I ain’t walkin’, I ain’t walkin’on that fuel
money’s talkin’, money’s talkin’, money’s talkin’ to you
I wish I , I wish I , I wish I could get through

Money’s talkin’, money’s talkin’, money’s talkin’ to you 
Oh my brother and my sister and maybe one of a few
Can you hear me, hear me howlin’ ,do you know what I do?

The dream / I’m so down

The dream

( lyrics by Willem Venema )

The dream showed me how I used to be
I saw only a fragment of endless love 
                                           and clear sight
not troubled by earthly burden, mistakes,
false notes and compromises.

( I saw )  a small glimpse of a life without fear.
How sad I am awake
Cut away from that glorious light
and returned to the world’s gray faced today.

I’m so down

( music and lyrics by Willem Venema)

I’m so down, I’m so down, I’m so down
I lost my faith, I lost my faith, I lost my faith
I lost my crown

Please my Lord – hear what I say
Please my Lord – I won’t sing but I’ll praise
I’ll repay, I’ll repay, I’ll repay – if you
take my blues away

Please take my blues away
I ain’t got nothing left to say
Won’t you send your , won’t you send your -  
your good spirit my way

I, The Memory 

( music and lyrics by Willem Venema )

Lyrics at the first CD :  “The confessions of dr. Solo.”

Easy

( music and lyrics by Willem Venema )

It’s so easy, to condemn me
when you can’t see, how much you lie

on a moment of disbelieve
on a moment when you don’t agree
when you’re lost to some dark daydream
I call a nightmare -  there’s no light in your eyes

It’s too easy, to condemn me
When you don’t know  me
You don’t know - who I am  

Can’t say  I’m sorry for the things that I’ve done
But I get the feeling I committed a crime
And I see you, your pointing fingers
When you’re without sin, you throw the first stone

Still you don’t know , who I am
Well you don’t know where I am
Can you hear me, can you see me
When you need me, I will be there

It’s too easy, to condemn me
When you don’t know – who I am

Other Side 

( music and lyrics by Willem Venema )


I was turning to the sky
My eyes were dry
I could not cry

Oh, have mercy on my soul
It has been too much
I can’t take no more

Can you take me to the other side  of my pride?

I can see you, you hold so strong
Don’t  say you’re wrong
But are you willing to change

You try so hard to control
If your plan is too high 
Just let it go

Take your time 
and let things be
Perfection is your enemy

Let me take you to the other side of your pride

When your lies take your love away
Please turn around
Take another way

Don’t be afraid to take that lonely road  
The way you are 
should be your goal

Let me take you to the other side of your pride

Fingerprints

( music and lyrics by Willem Venema )


I’m walking in my own shoes
I’m walking in my old shoes
All I ever got from the blues

I had a girl – she was so true
But she wanted to walk for me too
I said: Hey baby you gotta hear me straight
I’m a man, I don’t have faith
When you’re the one
who’s walking in my shoes 

I’m walking in my own shoes
Wouldn’t you?

To enter life walk the path of truth
The gate is small and the road is dark
Don’t let your candle fall
Make sure the wind cannot blow it out
Remember: Only a humble heart may find the door

I’ve been told
The devil’s got seven ways to get your soul
I ain’t gonna walk with you no more
No I can’t walk with you nomore
For I ain’t a man who needs your love
I need to be myself

Pillow for pride

( music and lyrics by Willem Venema )

Pride thick  gray machine
It walks on air
Somewhere in between need and care
But love was not in there

Where oh where?
I lost myself and also count
I wander can a man who’s lost
be found?

Pride, my pride
A pillow for pride

Time to believe

( music and lyrics by Willem Venema )

My love come down
come and teach me
To be a friend
when she needs me

I  believe, I still believe

My love, my love 
come and show me
the way to go
when she knows me

I believe, I still believe

Wake up, my love
Come and see me
Wake up, I know
It’s not easy

You give me time to think
You give me time to be
Time to believe

I’ve changed and I’m getting stronger
This world can’t hold me no longer
My love with you I can’t be lonely
Though it seemes my friends they don’t know me

Give me time to think
Give me time to be
Time to believe

Wake up, my love
Come and see me
Wake up, I know
it ‘s not easy

I still believe  

I wish

( music and lyrics by Willem Venema ) 

I wish – I was 
new
I wish – I was
just like you

Your peace is so good
Your truth never hurts

I wish – I could
Be that way
I wish – my love
could stay

But I know I never have enough
of your love of your love

Never have enough, never have enough of your love

I wish – I could
cure you with my love 
I wish – I could
Get it from above

Your love is so pure
My love so poor 

My pride – vanish 
vanish into dust
and I should love you, like He does
and I  could find you, when you’re lost

I wish – I was 
humble enough
To do the things from above

Who’s afraid of the system?

(music and lyrics by Willem Venema)

Lyrics inside “The confessions of dr. Solo”

I should send you my love

(music and lyrics by Willem Venema )

Does it matter what I say
talkin’ to myself
There’s no other men to play
only got myself

I should send you my love
but I haven’t got enough

Does it matter what I say
when it’s just a song
There’s no other men to play
I’m here all alone
Does it matter what I say
is it right or wrong
Does it matter what I say
when it’s just a song

I should send you my love
but I haven’t got enough
I said: heaven’s got enough

They say I dream too much
They say I dream too much
I say I don’t do enough
I should send you my love

Ambition

( music and lyrics by Willem Venema ) 

I have no ambition anymore
I just came back from the war
my heart is acing my head is sour
I’m not so certain anymore

I’ve turned my mind inside yours
no reason left to believe your love
when you go out into this world
remember everything I told

You know I’ll teach you when I say
you cannot save when you’re to blame
you lost me in the games you play
and every time you ran away

I tell you one thing – again
a simple story ‘bout a man
so proud he thought he could resist
didn’t see what he had, but what he missed
couldn’t feel with his heart, cause he loved with his eyes
I tell you beauty is a lie
I tell you beauty is inside

Love with your heart, not with the eye