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II

by Sir Ian

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1.
Numbers Game 03:16
50000 unsurfable waves in the sea 8 impossible version of your life with me 1 crushing realization of all I won’t be 14 lines to uncover the reasons you turn away from me 7 saints do they know how to swim let ‘em drown in their belief every morning an ache in an anxiety wait it out take it in shake it off let it be how much absence of me you accept socially 14 lines that you won’t understand cause you turned away from me 7 saints do they know how to swim let ‘em drown in their belief and the light that you shone in my eye left a mark I still can’t see wait it out take it in shake it off oh I just can’t let it be and the light that you shone in my eye left a mark I still can see wait it out take it in shake it off oh I just can’t let it be
2.
the impossible fear of letting go is still here don’t know where to let it go understand all that leaving leads you home sunlight on all losers that have forgotten to feel again sunshine lighting up your fears the unstoppable need of hanging on is still there though stretched out from being worn do believe in your make-up all along moonlight on all changing us into the wolves of fun again moonshine over all of us it’s all in your mind and no belief then they’ll lead you on you still don’t know the rules sunlight on all losers that have forgotten to be again moonlight over all of us don’t lose another one of those again don’t doubt her eyes again don’t lose another one of you again don’t lose your mind again now lose your heart again don’t lose your mind
3.
try to understand your game actions no control no state of mind for little girls players can’t be tamed surrounded by lights on your own know that where you want to be the crops are growing old the smile on your face that you’ve sold it’s in his memory now he’s alone and biding your time isn’t a sin when you’ve got something to do and no one takes you for a fool have a drink share a smile you wake up meet Mr. Conscience again so if you want to live this scene please feel free to join but don’t think that he will come he waits patiently surrounded by space on his own
4.
HEY THAT’S NO WAY Hey that’s no way to begin a song Wait did you say I’ll end up alone Stay there’s a message after the tone Exes to exes and stardust returns to stone I’ll break all my answers in two for one A big pile of questions divide into right and wrong Hey if you help me it won’t take long Without you I’m stuck here for days weighing pros and cons The mantra in mind is a song Over and over and over it’s over Over and over again And I don’t want to know Why the feeling had to go A die never thrown Folded never shown Silence after the tone No one knows Why it comes and then it goes But a song is a song forever
5.
In search of a cure for the boredom I’d grown I stumbled upon A girl who could speak in a language unknown A golden tongue She said it’s your words that’ll drag you along So lose that song And then she replaced them with words of her own And the gloom was gone I’ll take you to places where no one can come Where words have no meaning or truth of their own Where nothing reminds you of what’s still to come Where no one is speaking the language of long gone I’ve seen the devil and spoken in tongues Just for fun Cause real evil never has laughed or has sung Or seen the sun Speaking in circles of right and of wrong Hides his gun To fire it just when you think you belong Hit and run It’ll take you to places where no one can come Where words have no meaning or truth of their own Where nothing reminds you of what’s still to come Where no one is speaking the language of long gone Don’t get me wrong It’s just a song Don’t give me rights Stay here tonight Swim to the light I’m on your side Don’t get me wrong I don’t belong
6.
Message across a room Silently Message across a room Apology Message across a room I needed it Message across a room You know I did Message across a room Breathing out Message across a room Keep it in I was a nervous wreck Plain to see Now you never will come back Obviously But I've found a bigger heart It's loverly Think we will never part You and me Oh you got me so confused Truth within Now I've got some things to lose You say I win Time now to be gone and on my way and I'll forget some things that weren't mine I'll try to be coming round again and I'll sing about you when the time is right
7.
In the morning when the paper comes I will try and start anew Then the focus starts to waver off And my thoughts drift back to you To my own big lack of attitude I’m as stringent as a cop There’s no doubt as to my aptitude It’s just that I don’t want the job Don’t tell me all I’ve already heard more than enough The thought of you both Naked and warm Gentle and rough I don’t want to know Your whispering love I’ve already seen it all We are children forever Until we grow up together Now it all doesn’t matter If you can’t have you let her So tomorrow when the paper comes
8.
I want to be invisible Did you think I didn’t know they can see Care for some walking through walls Hiding in bedrooms unnoticed I want to be invincible Even though I am my own worst enemy I would ask me out and take me on Let myself win and be beaten Cause it ain’t really worth my time if it ain’t you No it ain’t really worth the time I think it’s overrated Coming from above I want to be invisible Did you think I didn’t know you look at me Care for some nothing at all Not being seen but believed in

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released January 18, 2014

MUSICIANS:

Bart Hoevenaars: guitars, bass, vocals
Jos Hoevenaars: bass
Efe Erdem: trombone
Cary Da Costa: pedalsteel
Mink Steekelenburg: grand piano, vibraphone, electric piano
Auke Triesschijn: viola
Janna Haring: vocals

All songs written by Bart Hoevenaars
‘Sad For Sarah’ lyrics by Jop Euwijk
'I Want To Be Invisible' music by Bart Hoevenaars & Jop Euwijk

Additional key arrangements by Mink Steekelenburg

‘Impossible Fear’ additional pedal steel & guitar arrangement by Cary Da Costa

‘Don’t Get Me Wrong’ additional viola arrangements by Auke Triesschijn

Basic guitar tracks recorded at Studio Santeboutique, Rotterdam by Marco Cappiello

Other instruments recorded at Quababaca’a, Rotterdam by Jos Hoevenaars

Mixed by Bart & Jos Hoevenaars

Mastering by Edwin Willemen at Studio Santeboutique, Rotterdam

Artwork by Gees Voorhees
Graphic design by Auke Triesschijn

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Sir Ian Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sir Ian is a songwriting alter-ego of musician and singer Bart Hoevenaars from Rotterdam, Netherlands. After having released two albums with Dutch indie-rockband MONO, Hoevenaars started working on more personal, introspective and melancholic songs as Sir Ian. Debut album 'Apathology' was released in february 2010. Second album "II" was released on the 18th of january 2014. ... more

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