True Friends liner notes
In de winter van 2013 schreef ik de tekst voor een stuk dat Paddy van Rijswijk en Patrick Drabe hadden gecomponeerd en we besloten de eerste versie van Quiet Moment live op te nemen, in de AA studio, Utrecht.
Dit proces voelde zo speciaal voor alle betrokkenen, dat toen besloten werd dat we een album moesten opnemen. Mijn eerste! En daar begon deze reis…
Talrijke live-opnamesessies in zowel AA als Lakeside Studios volgden gedurende een lange periode. Dit gebeurde tijdens een economische crisis, waar we allemaal last van hadden. In die tijd maakten een paar leden van de ritmesectie van het project een scheiding door, of ondervonden op de één of andere manier liefdesverdriet.
Het was een bijzondere periode waarin we nauw betrokken raakten bij elkaars leven. Dus… zet een stel semi-werkloze, heartbroken muzikanten van middelbare leeftijd bij elkaar en dit is het resultaat! Het voelde als een group-effort, omdat we elkaar gedurende het hele proces ondersteunden. Ik voelde me door hen gedragen omdat iedereen voor mij op kwam draven en we alle partijen real-time samen arrangeerden. Er was geen leider, het was een magische ervaring!
Allereerst wil ik mijn diepe dank aan Patrick betuigen: Jij creëerde de omgeving waarin al deze elementen konden samenkomen. Je hebt enorm veel tijd en energie gestoken in het boetseren van alle ruwe takes tot iets waar we nu allemaal trots op kunnen zijn. Je bent een held!
Ik ben een enorme mazzelpik omdat deze extreem getalenteerde muzikanten zoveel hebben gegeven bij de totstandkoming van dit prachtige album.
Woorden kunnen niet uitdrukken hoe dankbaar ik ben voor hun vertrouwen, hun tijd, hun inspanning, hun expertise en bezieling.
Ik hoop dat jij ook zult genieten van deze vrucht van echte vriendschap, net zoveel als wij genoten van het maken ervan!
Lo
Credits
Fisher King (P.Drabe/P.van Rijswijk/S. de Wolff)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Backing vocals: Dri3man/Patty Gaddum/Raquel Brown
Horn arrangement: Jan van Duikeren
Vocal arrangement: Lo
Carry on (A.van Dongen/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Edwin Schimscheimer
Guitars: Arnold van Dongen/Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
True Friends (K.Boehlee/S.Pormes)
Drums: Ton Dijkman
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Grand piano: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Backing vocals: Raquel Brown/Patty Gaddum/Simone Pormes/Lo
Horn arrangement: Jan van Duikeren
Vocal arrangement: Simone Pormes/Lo
Home (P.Drabe/P.van Rijswijk/T.Boomkamp/M.Stoop)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Backing vocals: Dri3man (=Ferry van Leeuwen/Nick Bult/Lo)
Vocal arrangement: Lo
Turn the tide (K.Boehlee/S.Pormes)
Drums: Martijn Vink
Bass: Aram Kersbergen
Keyboards: Karel Boehlee
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Flute: Jan Kooper
Soprano sax: Lo
Winds arrangement: Lo
The right thing (D.van der Wal)
Drums: Arthur Lijten
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Dirk van der Wal(solo)/Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Horn arrangement: Lo
Vocal arrangement: Dri3man
Quiet moment (P.van Rijswijk/P.Drabe/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards, Organ: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Backing vocals: Patty Gaddum/Raquel Brown/Lo
Vocal arrangement: Lo
Learning (E.Schimscheimer/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Edwin Schimscheimer
Grand Piano: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Alto sax solo: Lo
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Vocal arrangement: Lo
Right to be wrong (T.Dijkman/E.van de Bovenkamp/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Ton Dijkman
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Grand piano/organ: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Alto sax solo: Lo
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Horn arrangement: Jan van Duikeren
Kingdom chill (P.Drabe)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Horn arrangement: Tom Beek
Vocal arrangement: Patrick Drabe
You’re all I need (K.Boehlee/S.Pormes)
Drums: Martijn Vink
Bass: Aram Kersbergen
Keyboards: Karel Boehlee
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Flugelhorn: Jan van Duikeren
Flute: Jan Kooper
Backing vocals: Raquel Brown/Patty Gaddum/Simone Pormes/Lo
Horn arrangement: Karel Boehlee
Vocal arrangement: Simone Pormes, Lo
In another time (L.Ware/L.van Gorp) In loving memory of Leon Ware
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards, organ: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet solo: Jan van Duikeren
Produced and mixed by Patrick Drabe and Lo at Lakeside Studio, Loosdrecht, between 2013&2020. Special thanks to Lex Amrein.
Mastering by Udo Pannekeet
LYRICS
[Fisher King]
Every single time I hear you bragging ‘bout yourself
Makes me think what you were like back in the day
Nothing that you couldn’t do, left nothing undecided
Making sure that you would win in every way
You became a wealthy man, with a view on Central Park
Right at the top where the limit is the sky
Somewhere down the road you made a terrible mistake
You forgot the words your momma used to say
‘Son, don’t ever try to bite off more than you can chew’
But you did and stepped completely in the shade
You became a Fisher King and lost your holy grail
Never looked behind to see that
Everything you’ve gained won’t fit into the jar
That I once gave you to keep your tadpoles
You know that it will crack
And burst with every single, every single lie.
Is it really worth it when you look at your reflection
On the Daily Mirror frontpage of today?
Do you think that honesty is an overrated value?
That the truth is just a thing that can be made?
I may be a simple man, but I still tell right from wrong
Just look behind and see that
Everything you’ve gained won’t fit into the jar
I once gave you to keep your tadpoles
You know that it will crack
Every lie, every lie
In time, you will see why
Wish I was wrong
Everything you’ve gained won’t fit into the jar
That I once gave you to keep your tadpoles
You know that it will crack
with every single lie, burst with every single lie
[Carry on]
Five in the morning, alone in our bed
I’m all tangled up, in anguish unsaid
Through the window spring arives
The promise of a future’s sunlit sky
But the colors in the room are tarnished by the gloom…
Now everything’s turned grey
Even the memories we share are covered by a shade
How could I be so wrong?
My belief in you so strong?
How could the warmth I felt from you be untrue?
These things I feel cannot conceal
Our world’s torn apart, ‘cause you need a brand new start
You own my heart…
These things I’ve seen, I wish it were a dream
There is no ground, after all that’s said&done
to carry on…
Time will be kind and heal the wounds I caught while being blind
True love grows with time, but these ties take even longer to unwind
No, there ain’t no ground, after all that’s said&done
to carry on
These things I’ve seen, I wish it were a dream
There is no ground, after all that’s said&done
to carry on
These things I feel cannot conceal
Our world’s torn apart, ‘cause U need a brand new start
You own my heart
These things I’ve seen, I wish it were a dream
Oh, there is no ground, after all that’s said&done
to carry on
To carry on
I will carry on
I’ll carry on
Have to carry on
Carry on
I must carry on
[True Friends]
Into my heart and out of the blue, I need to tell you,
the time before you came I have been missing you
We have tried love’s dance, but we didn’t make it
Although we’ll go through life hand in hand
There’s love, there’s no new romance
It’s in you I found a true friend
There are no questions, there’ll be no lies
There’s no ambition to find what would have been if we had only tried
I’d say, we’re okay, when you’re with me, dear
Although we’ll go through life hand in hand
There’s love, there’s no new romance
In you I found a true friend
And let us speak about the life we lead
I will show you I will be there when you call
‘Cause you’ll find that friend in me, that you need
Although we’ll go through life hand in hand
There’s love, there’s no new romance, but we’re true friends
Although we’ll go through life hand in hand
I know, you know, we understand
You understand
[Home]
Hangin’ in this hotelbar till morning turns to day
Waking up and hoping that the heartache stays away
I remember dreaming of you and I remember screaming out your name
I’m lookin’ through the window, knowing nothing stays the same
I wanna go home,
Can somebody take me home?
Please, won’t you take me home?
I wanna go home,
Somebody take me home
Please, won’t you take me home?
Every time I close the door, I leave my keys behind
Hoping when I come back late at night, you’ll be inside
I remember dreaming of you and I remember screaming out your name
I’m lookin’ through the window knowing nothing stays the same
I wanna go home,
Can somebody take me home?
Please, won’t yo take me home?
I wanna go home,
Somebody take me home
Please, won’t you take me home?
Oh, I have never felt so sorry and alone
If I could turn back time and still be coming home
Then maybe someday you’ll remember me
As the man I used to be and left behind
[solo]
I wanna go home,
Can somebody take me home?
Please, won’t yo take me home?
I wanna go home,
Somebody take me home
Please, won’t you take me home?
No, I won’t be coming home
All the love we had is gone
How can I just carry on?
All I live for now is gone
[Turn the tide]
My world keeps on turning ‘round,
but I’m losing track of time, when you’re right here on my mind and
right now, I feel in my life I need you next to me
And I was turning ‘round, just until I found
That I made a decision without precision
I kept turning ‘round and I was falling down
How could I give up someone who would
give me everything I’m dreaming of?
Oh, I thougt that I was right, it’s proven I was wrong
Can I hold you tight and feel where I belong?
It’s right here in your arms, I need your loving
Longing for the chance to turn the tide
I will give my heart and treat you right
I know that you’re trying to find a new way to live your life
Without me on your mind and
Right now I fear it ain’t right for me to come this near
But I was turning ‘round
Just until I found
That I made a desicion without precision…
Oh, I thougt that I was right, it’s proven I was wrong
Can I hold you tight and feel where I belong?
It’s right here in your arms, I need your loving
Longing for the chance to turn the tide
I will give my heart and treat you right
Longing for the chance to turn the tide
I will give my heart and treat you right
Longing for the chance to turn the tide
I will give my heart and treat you right
[The Right Thing]
We got a thing going on and it feels right
I’m bound to not lose your love in the citylights
How ‘bout a life for a change of heart?
When our souls sing: “Sweet Love”, we’ll do the right thing
Living in a lonely place,
I was getting all sad, it was written on my face
A case of love in the lost&found on a one-way ticket headed down
You spent the good times alone in peace
Heading for the heart that you longed to please
You’ve come a long way, destination found
Be confident, enjoy the ride!
We got a thing going on and it feels right
I’m bound to not lose your love in the citylights
How ‘bout a life for a change of heart?
When our souls sing: “Sweet Love”, we’ll do the right thing
Your love is like the greatest stuff
and the sweetest kind of home I could ever think of
I’m in the mood and I can’t get enough
Never seen a girl like you around
Still got your tools baby! I’m ‘bout to bring it on
You’re built of everything good, that‘ll make us strong
You know this song called “Stand by me”
Now, I’m asking U to show me how
We got a thing going on and it feels right
I’m bound to not lose your love in the citylights
How ‘bout a life for a change of heart?
When our souls sing: “Sweet Love”, we’ll do the right thing
I never expected anything better till you showed me
Being stuck in a quest for love, facing misery
But now it’s all that I know ‘cause of you and it will be
My soul’s in touch with your heart&your mind, it’s my destiny
We got a thing going on and it feels right
I’m bound to not lose your love in the citylights
How ‘bout a life for a change of heart?
When our souls sing: “Sweet Love”, we’ll do the right thing
[Quiet Moment]
Out here in this quiet moment
A different angle, familiar face
Silver moonshine, a distant murmur
Funny how a first impression
can be so concealing, an empty shell
A revelation, when a face becomes a window
And the glow of love finds its way to your heart
Let’s walk this path through the fire, through the rain
Open up, life will get better
You’re safe with me
Colors through your words arise
A smile appears, a heartfelt touch
Love takes over, life has not been kind
We can turn the tide
Put your hand in mine
Let’s walk this path through the fire, through the rain
Open up, life will get better
You’re safe with me
We’ll find our way to brighter days
Leave loneliness behind
We will grow
No more fear and no looking back
I’ve never been so sure
Let me be your home
[Instrumental]
Let’s walk this path through the fire, through the rain
Open up, life will get better
You’re safe with me
Let’s walk this path through the fire, through the rain
Open up, life will get better
You’re safe with me
We’ll find our way…
You’re safe with me…
[Learning]
How come, sometimes it takes us so long, hiding and waiting,
Denying what’s deep in the heart?
And how come, soldiering on, there’s a hunger,
growing stronger and stronger, to let our soul breathe?
There are times, when all our fears are real
Overwhelmed by the things we feel, going through pain and ache
Our world’s turned upside down, but once the soul’s no longer bound
That’s when our heart starts learning
I know, beyond those tears, there’ll be laughter
bringing the joy that we’re after, closer each day
Oh, and I know, after the rain there’ll be sunshine
to ease the trouble in my mind.
Still, there are clouds in the way
There are times, when all our fears are real
Overwhelmed by the things we feel, going through pain and ache
Our world’s turned upside down, but when the soul’s no longer bound
Remember our heart is learning
Crying, fighting, when love is losing ground
Though somewhere inside, you know
If the heart can’t stay, there’s no easy way
And it’s time to say goodbye
[solo]
There are times, when all our fears are real
Overwhelmed by the things we feel, going through pain and ache
When all our fears are real
Overwhelmed by the things we feel, going through pain and ache
Our world’s turned upside down, but once the soul’s no longer bound
Remember our heart is learning
[Right to be wrong]
The whole world is changing, falling apart
No truth, no religion brings peace to my heart
No use pretending to be something I’m not
The music, my soul, is all that I’ve got
Don’t ask me, to fit into your dream
Maybe I’m right, ‘cause this can’t go on
The path that we walk on is wrong
Won’t give up this fight, I tried for so long
Waiting for the truth to come along
Could it right to be wrong?
Been down through the valley, up on the hill
I’ve waded through waters, maybe I always will
I’ll just keep on searching, till I find the truth
Singing my song, what else can I do?
Don’t ask me to be part of your dream
Maybe I’m right, ‘cause this can’t go on
The path that we walk on is wrong
Won’t give up this fight, I tried for so long
Could it right to be wrong?
This insatiable hunger for attention’s a waste
All for one second of fame
Unemployed heroes, abused for someone else’s gain
Trying to start a fire without any flame…
Maybe I’m right, ‘cause this can’t go on
The path that we walk on is wrong
Won’t give up this fight, I tried for so long
Waiting for the truth to come along
Sometimes it’s right to be wrong
[Kingdom Chill]
He was cruising down the crescent
Looking slick, checking out his phone
Looking forward to meet her in the Kingdom Zone
The boys were just getting in
Tuning up just before the last call
Still digging up the old stuff
No signs on the wall
By the time he got in
He was walking, talking, chilling along the stage
Across the walls of
Kingdom Chill
It’s the land of make believe
King of the hill,
Resigning in what’s beyond he can’t conceive
He didn’t hear the song
Play it round, take it down, come on
That bridge is too far to cross
Floating along
By the time he gets out
He is walking, talking, chilling along the stage
Across the walls of
Kingdom Chill
Is the land of make-believe
King of the hill
Resigning in what’s beyond he can’t conceive
But she don’t take it no more
‘Cause he’s only passing on his own
Laws of Kingdom Chill
[solo]
Kingdom chill
King of the hill
[You’re all I need]
Trying to remember every word you’ve said
The echo starts to fade
And the truth that we felt between our hearts would last
But now it’s just a shade
Tell me, I just can’t see
What went wrong, was it me?
Baby, you’re all I need
I can feel you’re here beside me
My imagination guides me
Through my fear and you’re here
As I walk into the room where we once slept, laughter fills my mind
And the ticking of the clock that you once bought for me
I want to stop and turn back time
Take me back to the past
How I wish it would last
You were all that I had
I can feel you here beside me
My imagination guides me through my tears
And you’re here…
[instr. bridge]
I can feel you here beside me
My imagination guides me
I can feel you here beside me
My imagination guides me
I can feel you here beside me
My imagination guides me
Through my tears and you’re here
[In Another Time]
It was short, it was quick
We were right in the heat of it
Wish this groove were here to last
Never say never
In another time, we were in love and you were all mine
In another place, we could celebrate our love face to face
Just the thought is so clear
Oh, it feels like you are here
No I won’t question faith
Never say never
In another time, we were in love and you were all mine
In another place, we could celebrate our love face to face
[solo]
Your touch, I adore
Every night, craving for more
In the end, we will soar
Reveal this hidden treasure
In another time, we were in love and you were all mine
In another place, we could celebrate our love face to face