Misspent

from Misspent (debut) by Jan Van de Engel

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lyrics

Misspent

I don’t know, I can't tell what is you thinking again
for days & days misspent
running in circles chasing your shadow
all in purpose, I doubt though
options & choices, bargains & offers
pointless perceptions, unsolved matters
Live for the tail "Survival of the Fittest"
chances are equal to missed chances

Well, some days you have it & you're on top, complete
owning the essence, the substance of It
but when the wind is changing, like a scattered fleet
you're left with no rudder to fight the Sea
Is it something we begin with
something we carry as a sin
useless gift from a friend
proverb struck in head
The Unbelievable Truth obvious at the end
alright, that's enough said

Now pretend that you like the happy end
this my Refrain.

Ohh!!! Yeah something good is about to happen,
we are in it me and you
I feel the season is changing,
there’s no time for pretending

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Again & again I'm high at the end
a lover, a friend to your content
I'll be glad to help, eager to serve
the master, the slave you've always wait
can't you see you pretty Bee
I'm the red rose in the field
stop you buzzing clown, messing around
come suck Spring out of me

From time to time you will find
things that really push you down
a thought, a feel, a lousy bill
a malicious comment someone did
stronger here I need you
determined, kind, with a tinge of fierce
bear in mind, don't forget it
help comes to those who help themselves

credits

from Misspent (debut), track released November 1, 2010
Tasos Bakasietas: Produce, Record and Mix
Vaggelis Paraskevaidis: Vibraphone
Polyxeni Aklidi: Vocals
Aggela Giannaki: Viola
Chris Gehringer: mastering (Sterling Sound)
Music, Words, rest: Jan van de Engel

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Jan Van de Engel Αθήνα, Greece

ΓΙΑΝ ΒΑΝ/Jan Van de Engel είναι η μπάντα/ψευδώνυμο που χρησιμοποιώ για τις μουσικές που γράφω. Μουσική με αφετηρία τον ελληνικό στίχο και ήχο, τα ρεμπέτικα, τα λαϊκοδημοτικά, αλλά και το afro-beat, funk, την χορευτική μουσική το pop.
JAN VAN/Jan Van de Engel is the band/alias I am using for the music I compose. It is a musical hybrid deriving from rebetiko, folk, afro-beat, funk, dance & pop. ... more