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lyrics

old cars rusting nearby
wind is moaning and keeps wearing down
this empty old house
part of abandoned desire out here

these signs are of change
ground littered with forgotten towns
some telephone rings
the ones to pick up are long gone

land swallows you whole (it swallows you whole)
endless sweep of the grass and wheat fields (of grass and wheat fields)
nature reeks of life (oh it reeks of life)
everything starts as a promise bequeathed (starts as promises)

some cash and move out (some cash and move out)
those left behind grow old and they are (grow old and then they die)
numb in a vanishing world (in a vanishing world)
living debris of abandoned lives (our own sorry lives)

(home)
can’t watch, yet can’t look away

where does society go
drought and deprived hesitation makes
all power drain from within
when all hope and pride has vanished

time renders all of us lonely
obilivious to surroundings
death comes round one of these corners
indifferent to emotions

through the ages
everything must fade

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from Never Wanted to Begin, released December 14, 2013
Music, lyrics, instrumentation, production by Bram Strijbos. Vocals by Bram Strijbos and Jasmijn Steiner. Backing vocals by Marijn Bouwmeester, Jasmijn Steiner and Bram Strijbos.

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Bram Strijbos Utrecht

Bram Strijbos was born March 17, 1975 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Having taken music lessons all his life, he started writing full songs when he started taking singing lessons. This resulted in his debut album 'Greatest Hits' in 2010. In 2013 his second album saw the light of day: Never Wanted to Begin. Including collaborations with former members of The Flu and Divina, it contains 12 songs. ... more

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