Don't Follow

He has falsely risen, pretending god is on his side
Is this man a shepherd who will prevail?
Or a lemming on a lemming trail?
He has falsely risen, pretenting god is on his side
in jesus' name, this man conquers and divides

He may be goodlooking, bare-chested on that noble horse
He may be goodlooking, but wait
He's blinded by his fear and hate
He may be goodlooking, bare-chested on that noble horse
Does he heal, or destroy full force?

He talks and sighs, telling lies and lies
And who's replying will be put in jail
Massmurdering is just a special military operation
Watch out now, if you hang on in his defence
Are your brothers and your sisters your enemy indeed?
It's not them, but his hate and fear that makes us bleed

He'll promise you the future, but you know there'll be no future left
I really mean that man is mean
He's really really mean
He'll promise you the future, but you know there'll be no future left
This man justifies hate, murder and theft


music & lyrics by nico vesseur (c) 2022

Don't Follow (demo)

Changes

life is full of twists and turns 
sometimes we crash and sometimes we learn 
but every time we stumble and fall,
we get back up and stand tall 
changes, changes come and go 
like the tides and the ocean's flow 
we can't control what life may bring 
but we can choose how we spread our wings 
(i can choose how i spread my wings)

sometimes you feel stuck in a rut 
till you remember you never give up 
for every challenge that you face 
there's a lesson to be embraced
changes, changes come and go
like the tides and the ocean's flow
you can't control what life may bring
but you can choose how you spread your wings
(i can choose how i spread my wings)

life is a journey, not a destination
so we better embrace every situation
for every change that we endure
we become much stronger and more secure

changes, changes, they come and go
like the tides and the ocean's flow
i can't control what life may bring
but i can choose how i spread my wings
(i can choose how i spread my wings)

i can do all kinda things
(i can choose how i spread my wings)

i can stumble and i can fall
(i can choose how i spread my wings)

i can get back up and stand tall
(i can choose how i spread my wings)

i can choose how i spread my wings

(c) 2024 music by nico vesseur, lyrics by arty intel

changes (demo) feat. Anne-Margot van Eijck & Marcel de Wit

Next to me - feat. Anne-Margot van Eijck & Marcel de Wit
(c) 2025 music & lyrics nico vesseur

And now she’s lying next to me 
Her eyes are closed. And silently 
she takes my very breath away 
when I hear her whisper in her sleep.
I smoke a kingsize cigarette 
and feel the spirit in my head,
I smell the fire that she’d set. 
Cherish me baby and carry me baby 
and bury me with love. 
And tingle me, and sprinkle me with love.

You see I mean she’s like a dream,
she is like a dream come true.
She took me very breath away, 
when I heard her whisper: "I want you."
We smoked a kingsize cigarette
and felt the spirit in our heads,
I smelled the fire when she said: 
"Cherish me baby and carry me baby, 
and bury me with love. 
And tingle me, and sprinkle me with love." 


And then it’s bigger that all words can say.
It’s bigger than all words can say. 
That’s where all poetry ends and fails.
It’s bigger than all words can say 
We fly so high, o me o my.


"We smoked a kingsize cigarette
and felt the spirit in our heads,
he smelled the fire when I said: 
‘Cherish me baby and carry me baby And bury me with love And tingle me, and sprinkle me with love.’
And tingle me, ander sprinkle me with love."

next to me (demo)

Your song

It yearns and burns, it makes and shakes, it's friable but strong
It grows and flows, it fills and thrills, it whispers and it honks
Every now and then I'm feeling that again from my toes till fingertops
Because of you and the things you do - and I hope it never stops

Yes I confess, I feel it's real, I never get enough
Your tender hands embrace my face, you're the one I love
In better times and worse we were the conquerors I guess we're just in key
You are still and allways will be the only one for me

I feel so much love
I feel only love for you
I feel so much love for you

You're happiness and nothing less, you make me shout and dance
I just let go, with the flow, dismantle my defense
Now I celebrate every moment I'm awake with a love that allways crops
Because of you and the things you do, and I hope it never stops


(c) 2025 music & lyrics nico vesseur 

Your song

Liedje over Delft, song about the city Delft

Mijn Delft

Mijn Delft, wat ben je lelijk, zo lelijk van dichtbij
Oh, wat moet ik huilen, je maakt me echt niet blij

Rijden met de auto, het is niet meer te doen
Nergens meer parkeren, door al dat klere-groen

Vroeger was het beter, met de auto naar de Mart
Karretje naast mijn Hugie, ja een stadje naar mijn hart


Mijn Delft, met al je bomen, al die bomen op een rij
Maar liever zag ik asfalt op de kinderboerderij

Zittend in het treintje zag ik de Oude Jan
Wat moet je met een tunnel, daar is geen ruk meer an

En zo veel nieuwe mensen, die willen allemaal groen
In hun grote huizen van minstens één miljoen


Oh, mijn leuke stadje van dat mooie Dellufse blauw
Maar groen is echt mijn kleur niet, ik hou niet meer van jou

En elk jaar meer studenten veroveren de stad
Lallend over de grachten, en altijd ladderzat

En moet ik ook nog van het gas af, heb ik alleen nog stroom
Het zal wel meer gaan kosten, ik hoop maar dat ik droom

Mijn Delft, wat ben je lelijk, zo lelijk van dichtbij
Oh, wat moet ik huilen, je maakt me echt niet blij.



(c) 2025, muziek Nico Vesseur, tekst (en zang) Marcel de Wit

Mijn Delft


The beauty of stillness (feat.liam)

Beneath a sky of heavenly blue,
I sit on this porch, just me and the view.
The sun seems to drip honey, sweet and slow,
While shadows dance around, as the warm breeze blows.
I could go for some drinks and food
Or do some wellness, something really good
Or paint the walls of my life in an endless kinda blue
But why trade this stillness for a restless afternoon?

The clock ticks softly, like a lullaby,
I’m lost in the whispers of the clouds drifting by.
Each thought a feather, floating on air,
But I’ll stay in this silence, with time to share.
I could go and buy all sort of things
Or glide through the air and let the wind rub my skin
Or aim for adventure or go for the moon
But why trade this stillness for a restless afternoon

Oh, the world spins wild, with its endless call,
But here in this moment, I’ve got it all.
Mij heart feels light, just taking the day
I’m happy as it is, I’m okay this way.

So let the world rush on, let it chase its dreams, h
I’ll hold onto this moment, like a river’s gentle streams.
For in this stillness, I’ve found my relief,
In the art of doing nothing, I’ve learned how to breathe.
I could go and chase the city lights,
Or dive in the ocean, let the waves hold me tight.
Paint a masterpiece, sing a lover’s tune,
But why trade this stillness for a restless afternoon?

Oh, the world spins wild, with its endless call,
But here in this moment, I’ve got it all.
Mij heart feels light, just taking the day
I’m happy as it is, I’m okay this way.

I’ll tip my hat to the sun’s warm glow,
In this lazy afternoon, where I’ve come to know,
That sometimes the magic lies in what we refrain,
In the beauty of stillness, where joy remains.

(c) 2025, music nico vesseur, lyrics nico vesseur & arty



the beauty of stillness (demo)

will she dance

the rhythm i shout will not go out through the windows so it dies
i was the only maker and the spectator was i
nobody noticed what was beating inside
when i stored my flooding wishes once more in my mind

will she dance with the wind in her hair
or beg the stars in despair, like me?
she must dancedance to the sun
cause the sun wants her so near
will she laugh and dance on?

grimly i whisper with the music in time to my life
madness will steal upon my flesh, my blood's gonna rise
will there be fear when my dreams suicide?
i store my flooding wishes once more in my mind

will she dance with the wind in her hair 
or beg the stars in despair, like me?
she must dancedance, to the sun
cause the sun wants her so near
will she laugh and dance on?

will she hear my heart when my heart starts to drum?
will she hear my heart on her dance to the sun?
i hear my neighbours through the walls 
i see the sun in my room - oh please come

(c) 2018 n. vesseur (lyrics inspired by a poem of hanx dewit)

will she dance (demo)

Fading (demo with piano, bass & drums)
Vocals: Myrthe Sietsma



Fading

Swimming in this darkness, holding on familiar ground
Looking for the light I used to know
Who was I, who am I, who are you, who are you?

Drowning in this quicksand, no way out
Repeating images in the theatre of my mind
Who was I, who am I, who are you, who are you?

Wounds changing into scars, fragile light changing darkness
Fading in the background, like an illusion in my mind

Witness of my fears, witness of my death
Witness of my breakdown and witness of my ressurrection
Looking for the light I used to know
Who was I, who am I, who are you, who are you?


(c) 2018 music n. vesseur

fading (demo) - feat. Myrthe

gitaar, bas, trompet, percussie - en zang van myrthe sietsma


when i close my eyes

see you in my dreams, love – i’ll see you in my dreams
i’ll be there with you, and you with me
the distance doesn’t count, love – no, the distance doesn’t count
wherever i am, you’re always around
i really have to go, love – i really have to go
how i want you, i want you to know
still i dream of true love – about a love that’s true
that’s when i dream my dream about you

there’s not a second i regret, love – there’s not a second i regret
i guess i should be happy instead
until we meet again, love – until we meet again
far, far away you’ve got a friend
i really have to go, love – i really have to go
how i want you, i want you to know
still i dream of true love – about a love that’s true
that’s when i dream my dream about you

if the silence gets too loud and salvation ’s running out
why can’t i stay – hey hey hey
if the world is waking up and spirits cease to grub
why can’t you stay – throughout the day
if the morning sleepy sighs and the light dispels the night
why can’t we stay – hey hey hey
if I open my eyes i have to miss you for a while
		
it’s only for a while, love – it’s only for a while
’cause i will see you when i close my eyes
- … - 
i can see you when i close my eyes
i really have to go, love – i really have to go
how i want you, i want you to know
still i dream of true love - about a love that’s true
that’s when i dream my dream about you…

…and i see you and feel you and smell you and well you…
…and you crush me and touch me and nuts me and budge me…
…when i close my eyes…
…when i close my eyes…


lyrics & music nico vesseur

when i close my eyes, feat. myrthe sietsma (demo)

try me & touch me

please … stay there
if you’re planning a short stay (Am///G///F///E7///)
just looking for some fun
wanting to be entertained for a day (Am///F///Dm///E7///)

don’t … come closer
when your well has fallen dry (Am///Dm///C///E7///)
and your vanity apparently needs a boost
just because I’m that kind of guy (Am///C///G/E7/Am///)

If you’re planning to stay longer
and willing to touch my mind 
I will try to ease you nightmares
and whatever I might find

It might take a big effort
but try me try me … if you dare
to break down all my walls
take your time and handle me with care (Am///C///G/E7/Am/A7/)

try me … touch me
with your body and your mind (D///Fism///E/E7/A/A7/)
try me … touch me
with your body and your mind (D///Fism///E///////)

Outtro: Am///Am//GF///F//EmDm///Dm//FE/B7/E///

(c) 2019 lyrics ad wouterse / music nico vesseur

try my & touch me (demo)

Stoned - feat. Myrthe Sietsma

So many freeways ’n all corners I’ve been
Over- and under achiever I’ve seen
And all of those faces in the back of my head
So many names I seem to forget
Was it Andrew or Alice? Was it Rob or Renee?
Was it somewhere in Dallas? Or was it Santa Fé?

Someone once loved me, I know that's a fact
But was it before I got myself sacked?
I may be high as a kyte or somewhere deep in the dumps
I should be at the table and not settle for crumbs
Maybe the truth is that: we’re caught in a lie
As I was building a bad debt and then hung out to dry

There’s so much to do or maybe
So much to don’t, don’t, don’t
Well, I’ll tell you baby, I would sure like to get stoned
I’d sure like to get stoned
I’d sure like to get stoned

So many words on the tip of my tongue
So many songs I never sung
So many chords I’ve been playing for keeps
Did you like what you heard or did I give you the creeps
I’ll be there in December but I’ll not give it a year
But I will try to remember to get my ass in gear

There’s so much to do or maybe
So much to don’t
Well, I’ll tell you baby, I would sure like to get stoned
I’d sure like to get stoned
I’d sure like to get stoned

(c) 2019 music nico vesseur / lyrics robert pierz

stoned (demo)- feat. myrthe sietsma

let me (be that no one for you)

it hit me hard and carved my soul when you ended this affair
nothing could save our love you said and you left me in despair
no earth beneath my feet and there's no place to stay
now i stand my ground with dreams of yesterday

there's no place to go to when you told me we were through
'cause the only place i wanna be, is right there, next to you
i wish i could forget you, but there's still love in my heart
and love hurts the most, now that we have to part

ev’rything is gone and nothing seems to last
can any one help me, i don’t have a clue
happiness is now something from the past
now i’m
just a no one for you

well, now that you have left, my dear, i'm gonna leave me too
i will leave my self behind and become someone new
the only thing i take with me, is the love in my heart
and love helps to heal, and make a brandnew start

if no one can help us out of this mess
if no one can make you love me like you used to do
if no one can bring back happiness
let me 
be that no one for you

(c) 2020 music & lyrics nico vesseur

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