Dutch song in key of E, tempo 110, 130924

Below the Dutch text you will find the English translation.

Ik zag hem
(c) HWBerkhout, 090924 

Op zolder lagen foto's uit mijn jeugd
in een schoenendoos 
Ze waren al lang niet meer bekeken
Hij stond er al een hele poos

Ik pakte er eentje uit, 
en zag mijn vader samen met mij 
Hij droeg mij op zijn arm en keek trots 
Ik heel blij

Refrein
Ik bleef ernaar kijken
Begreep niet goed, waarom ik dit deed
Misschien door zijn houding, of de mijne?
Of wat ik daar nog van weet

Die tijd is al zo lang voorbij
Herinneringen vergaan
Ik ging naar buiten. Er liepen mensen
Één was blijven staan

Refrein
Ik bleef naar hem kijken
Begreep niet goed waarom ik dit deed
Misschien door zijn houding, iets van vroeger,
of wat ik daar nog van weet

Solo

Opeens zag ik het!
Of droomde ik het maar?
Want hij is al jaren dood
En toch stond ie daar!

Ik schrok ervan
Riep toen "Wacht, ik kom eraan"!
Het klonk een beetje hard,
Want iedereen keek mij aan

Refrein
Ik rende op hem af, vol verwachting
Met een glimlach keek hij mij aan
Maar opeens was alles weg
En ik bleek op mijn zolder te staan

Verbijsterd keek ik rond
Zag die foto liggen, daar op de grond
Oh, ik voelde me raar, en ook wat weemoedig misschien? 
Ik had mijn vader gezien, mijn vader gezien

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English

I saw him
(c) HWBerkhout, 090924

In the attic lay photos from my youth
in a shoebox
They hadn't been looked at in a long time
It had been there for quite a while

I took one out,
and saw my father together with me
He carried me in his arms and looked proud
I, very happy

Chorus
I kept looking at it
Didn’t really understand why I was doing this
Maybe because of his posture, or mine?
Or what I still remember of it

That time is so long gone
Memories fade
I went outside. 
People were walking
One had stopped

Chorus
I kept looking at him
Didn’t really understand why I was doing this
Maybe because of his posture, something from the past,
or what I still remember of it

Solo

Suddenly I saw it!
Or was I just dreaming?
Because he's been dead for years
And yet, there he stood!

I was startled
Then called out, "Wait, I'm coming!"
It sounded a bit loud,
Because everyone looked at me

Chorus
I ran towards him, full of expectation
With a smile, he looked at me
But suddenly everything was gone
And I found myself standing in the attic

Stunned, I looked around
Saw that photo lying there, on the ground
Oh, I felt strange, and maybe a bit nostalgic?
I had seen my father, seen my father

Ik zag hem -NL-

Robert Cordrey, lyrics, vocals, video production 
Scott Collingwood, lead guitar and fills, soundtrack production 
Band in a Box, Leonardo.ai, Kyber.ai 
Mixed and Mastered in Studio One 6

Waking Up on Mars


I`ve seen that colour
that colour before
when they told me that he`s gone
I stared at the floor

I heard whispers
whispers in the trees
my sisters and my brothers
its time to leave

listen up now kid
life`s full of beautiful scars
that`s not my line I`m going out of time
tomorrow I`ll be waking up on Mars

I`ll be living in another language
with a tribe that hides from man
most days its a little bit orange
that`s all the strange I can stand

I`ve seen that colour
that colour before
they`re pretending nothing`s wrong
truth waiting at the door

listen up now kid
life`s full of beautiful scars
that`s not my line I`m going out of time
tomorrow I`ll be waking up on Mars


Waking Up on Mars

Robert Cordrey, lyrics, vocals, video production 
Scott Collingwood, lead guitar and fills, soundtrack production 
Band in a Box, Leonardo.ai, Kaiber.ai Mixed and Mastered in Studio One 6

Cowboy Karma

if you`re sitting comfortably
then lets begin
previously on Cowboy Karma
you`ll recall it was a real close thing
the camera draws attention
a tattoo on the exit ring
death where is thy sting
death where is thy sting

cue to opening scenes
a twist on the fable
come into the field little brother
Cain is shot by Able
no more innocent than his kin
around the card table
looking fine in American sable
fine in American sable

its the outrage of the age
you`re fooled most of the time
bad blood brothers
will hijack your mind
on Cowboy Karma

in old tales of knights and dragons
you knew who would win
all those western movies
the redemption of broken men
though he knows he`s his brother`s keeper
a good man`s patience grows thin
will our hero slay his kin
will our hero slay his kin


its the outrage of the age
you`re fooled most of the time
bad blood brothers
good and evil intertwined
on Cowboy Karma
bad blood brothers
tune in with Prime
on Cowboy Karma


© Robert Cordrey Jan. 2025 


Cowboy Karma

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ScottC @scottt709,
2 Bit Mystic, a singer/songwriter from Vancouver Island
@user-564042721.
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Waking Up on Mars

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