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One to Twelve (compilation)

by Alan Lauris

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I really want to feel that I'm a part of everything But there is such a distance; I don't know how to get in Oh, I need a connection 'cause I have a lot to bring I really want to feel that I'm a part of everything, but I don't know how I don't want to be frightened of the people anymore I want to look them in the eye and not feel insecure I want to stop believing that they think I am a bore I don't want to be frightened of the people anymore, but I don't know how I just want to really really feel I just want to live for real I just want to be in control I want to be part of the whole, but I don't know how Connect me to the world (5x) Connect me I want to show the people my new plan for who I am But I don't have a network and I need some helping hands And I don't want to have to start from zero once again I want to show the people my new plan for who I am, but I don't know how Connect me to the world (5x) Connect me I don't know how Connect me to the world (10x) Connect me
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Another day, another hero In the ratrace to the top From a nono to the CEO He’s going fast and it doesn’t stop I need to think while time goes on and on I have to be the number one and I just want to lay down in the sun (aaaaaah) Come on mister Referee (aaaaaah) It's all going too fast for me (aaaaaah) I'm on a different frequency (aaaaaah) And you can kill the enemy for a while, or I will never catch up I need a time out I’m really good and have big ambitions But I’m not going fast enough I’m not a man of quick decisions To stay the course is really tough I like to play and keep things open Like always being twenty-one and I just want to lay down in the sun (aaaaaah) Come on mister Referee (aaaaaah) It's all going too fast for me (aaaaaah) I'm on a different frequency (aaaaaah) And you can kill the enemy for a while, or I will never catch up How will I ever catch up? I want the time to stop I need a time out And how I want to lay down in the sun I need a time out to chill I need a time out to think I need a time out to stand still I need a time out to drink I need a time out to relax I need a time out to remind I need a time out to go back in time
3.
Downloaded 04:13
In my mp3 are the tunes I need All through the day the music plays No don't talk to me, I won't answer you Just listen on to another song Spending all my nights downloading tunes Which every single day I play Rhythm, reverb, basslines too Downloading is what I do I am downloaded No I never talk while I walk I nod my head to the girls instead And the people stare, I don't care What they think, I don't even blink Spending all my nights downloading tunes Which every single day I play Rhythm, reverb, basslines too Downloading is what I do I am downloaded Spending all my nights downloading tunes
4.
It's early in the morning and this room is a mess I can't find no matching socks today No, it isn't easy getting up and getting dressed I can't find no matching socks today No matching socks And I am in a hurry No matching socks And they called it a day Still I've got you So there's no need to worry We fit together in such a perfect way I wonder why those socks have left each other last night Cause there are no matching socks today In my little drawer, there must have been a bloody fight There are no matching socks today No matching socks And I am in a hurry No matching socks And they called it a day Still I've got you So there's no need to worry We fit together in such a perfect way No matching socks And I am in a hurry No matching socks They didn't want to stay Still I've got you But do we need to worry? Cause we fit together in such a perfect way We fit together in such a perfect way Just like those socks, We fit together in such a perfect way
5.
Try a lullaby a lullaby a lullaby Try a lullaby a lullaby a lullaby You find yourself alone and you're so far away from home Try a lullaby a lullaby and don't you cry Try a lullaby a lullaby a lullaby Try a lullaby a lullaby a lullaby I know that there'll be times a friendly face is hard to find Try a lullaby a lullaby a lullaby Then you'll find the strength remember us....and what we meant Try a lullaby a lullaby and don't you cry
6.
I want to be alone I’m sorry but it’s true I need to slip into my secret world And I’m not prepared to share this world With anyone, so you’ll Just have to wait ‘till I come out of it again O, it’s not that I am mad at you And it’s not that I don’t care or that I Don’t want to be with you It’s just that I feel bad about my life And all the things that I cannot change Though I want to My secret world is good and it makes me quite relaxed My secret world has everything I need It gives me power, new energy And the strength to carry on I’m doing what I want and I feel free O, it’s true that I am hiding And it’s true that it’s not fair To keep a part of me from you But my secret world’s providing Me the part that’s missing here And that's belonging to me too So in this world I lead My second life There’s a picture in my mind That shows exactly how my life should be But it’s not reality And it doesn’t count you out Cause in my secret world you’re still My only love and you’re with me But for now, I really need My second life
7.
Eddy (short) 02:19
I´m on a picture with Eddy And he´s pointing at me He even put his arm around me Well, it may seem crazy but I'm proud as can be Cause Eddy rules, he is a hero for me Eddy was a national superstar A pioneer with his guitar He was number one, he ran the show And that was sixty years ago On a picture with Eddy And I’m proud as can be Cause Eddy rules, he is a hero for me
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Twelve 04:09
Twelve tones to build this song A carefully chosen sequence It’s indifferent which one comes first Cause they are all equal Did you realize that twelve Has liberating powers Berg and Schoenberg knew it well No need to count the hours Twelve 1-8-7-3-2-6-5-4-11-10-9-12 Music, maths, the months, the stars Twelve is true perfection The apostles and rock and roll Twelve is the connection Twelve 1-8-7-3-2-6-5-4-11-10-9-12
13.
Vitruvius said in a good building there's solidity, usefulness and beauty Combining these To make something great That is no less than every builder's duty Of course a building must be solid a building isn't meant to fall apart And usefulness is where it always starts But how about beauty It can use some help In these days of left-brain rational thinking Now every building must make profit Beauty is beyond that, just like art They have a straight connection to the heart Is beauty just a matter of taste? Can beauty exist without ugliness? Is it the ultimate proof of civilization? Does beauty change over time? And does it last or should it pass? Is it the same for each generation? Or do they exist: the universal laws of beauty? form function location material context uniqueness proportion size underground colour use structure Does beauty fall from the sky? is there some human latitude? or is it the result of divine intervention? Do you need a trained eye? Does beauty have to do with attitude? Is beauty only there when you're paying attention To details To people To life!
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London or Berlin I’m a writer in need for some inspiration So I visit my muse and then I know I can proceed With what I want to do So I’m going to London or Berlin Sometimes you feel that you've dried up Sometimes you feel that you're tied up There’s only one remedy for me It’s leaving right away I’m heading west or east By taking a plane or train to London or Berlin I write in my book that I feel free and I’m happy And when I get a little bit lost I take a quick look On my map and I’m back on track It’s easy going in London or Berlin It’s just a matter of knowing It’s just a matter of going (being) one of the crowd, Just like a pigeon on Trafalgar Square Nothing more and nothing less Than being completely there I meet you on a building site I meet you in Kreuzberg in the middle of the night or meet you by the London eye And then I know.....it’s alright And then I feel....so alive London or Berlin It’s no use to choose They’re two sides of the same coin That’s my muse So I cannot lose When I flip this coin to leave for London or Berlin
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Dutch cities 03:40
10 Rotterdam 13 Tilburg 15 Delft 20 Amsterdam 23 Haarlem 24 Nijmegen 26 Arnhem 30 Utrecht 33 Amersfoort 35 Hilversum 36 Almere 38 Zwolle Dutch cites, dutch cities, dutch cities, dutch cities Dutch cites, dutch cities, dutch cities, dutch cities 40 Eindhoven 43 Maastricht 45 Heerlen 46 Sittard 50 Groningen 53 Enschede 55 Apeldoorn 58 Leeuwarden 70 Den Haag 71 Leiden 72 Alkmaar 73 Den Bosch Dutch cites, dutch cities, dutch cities, dutch cities Dutch cites, dutch cities, dutch cities, dutch cities 74 Hengelo 75 Zaandam 76 Breda 77 Venlo 78 Dordrecht 79 Zoetermeer Dutch cites, dutch cities, dutch cities, dutch cities Dutch cites, dutch cities, dutch cities, dutch cities Dutch cites, dutch cities, dutch cities, dutch cities Dutch cites, dutch cities, dutch cities, dutch cities
16.
Not too big 05:41
30 cities none of them big but altogether they're one big metropolis Millions of people but we think that we're small we say: ''just act normal that's crazy enough after all'' So when we need buildings bridges and tunnels houses and motorways it shouldn't be striking so this is what we say: Please not too big and not too tall we like it flat and small with many trees or we build walls in fact, we don't like things to change at all We have this system where everyone can give his opinion about every vision or plan We call it poldering some say it's not wise cause every ambition leads to grey compromise So goodbye to ambition and daring big visions hello to the complex game that will take ages to let it all look the same: but during the past few months I noticed something strange there were many big new plans and no complaints are we waking up? are there some changes made? do we connect ourselves to the world or do we fade? Please not too big (just keep it modest, we are calvinists) and not too tall (if it's above ground level: reject it) we like it flat and small with many trees (get on your knees) or we build walls (it's all prestige) in fact, we don't like things to change here don't like things to change here we don't like things to change at all compromising poldering (repeat)
17.
We're building We're building the building that we're building And progress we see And proudness we feel No blingbling we need Just concrete and steel
18.
Snowball 03:50
Well I climbed and here I stand I’m alone and need a hand So help me Push my snowball off the top! No I don’t talk double dutch It’s quite heavy, it’s just too much O help me Push my snowball off the top! Well, it's well prepared and the snow is thick So it has potential to grow real big And when it's runnning, It won’t easily stop So come on and help me out Should I scream or should I shout Who’s gonna Push my snowball off the top! (Het sneeuwbaleffect) Well he climbed and there he stands He’s alone and he needs a hand So let’s help him Push his snowball off the top! No he didn’t talk double dutch It’s quite heavy, it’s just too much So let’s help him Push his snowball off the top! (Het sneeuwbaleffect) (I’m gonna need a shredder)
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Coming home 03:27
On the road to somewhere Time was passing by I couldn't find a meaning Or a reason why The unknown destination Was hiding somewhere in the dark Waiting to be shone on By a guiding star Near or far Now I'm close to somewhere Life calls out to me I feel I am discovering My identity Everything is clear now And I did it on my own Happily I find out I am not alone I'm coming home

about

Selection of 20 songs from 2001 to 2012

1. Connect me (drums ’n chords mix)
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Connect Me EXTRAS (digital bonus – 2006)
- original on Connect Me (album CD – 2006)

2. Time out (radio edit)
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Different Frequency EXTRAS (digital bonus – 2009)
- original on Different Frequency (album CD – 2009)

3. Downloaded
- music: Alan Lauris, lyrics: John Coughlan
- from Connect Me (album CD – 2006)

4. No matching socks (2009 remix)
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Different Frequency EXTRAS (digital bonus – 2009)
- original on The Quest part two (EP – 2003)
- video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjYtwSTfD7A

5. Try a lullaby
- music: Alan Lauris, lyrics: John Coughlan
- from Connect Me (album CD – 2006)

6. My second life
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Different Frequency (album CD – 2009)

7. Eddy (short)
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Eddy (single – 2010)
- A tribute to one of my inspirators: Eddy Christiani
- video: youtu.be/CYKFWIgfAtY

8. Niet meer ellende
- music: Alan Lauris
- from The Quest part two (EP – 2003)
- contains samples from anti-war speech on Dam-square, Amsterdam
- video: youtu.be/2DRlELbzJZI
- video includes an interview about this song

Tracks 9, 10 and 11 are collaborations in Dutch

9. Fatale Uitzondering (with Alias the same)
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Sterkte! (album CD, Alias the same - 2002)
- from 1990 until 2002 I was half of the Dutch duo ‘Alias the same’

10. De Hand (with Voorzetselkoor)
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- more about this on www.dehand.nl

11. Een nieuwe keuken (with Lauris and Verberne)
- music: Alan Lauris, lyrics: Rion Verberne
- from Vrolijkheid (album CD, Lauris & Verberne – 2011)
- more about this collaboration on www.laurisenverberne.nl

12. Twelve
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Different Frequency (album CD – 2009)
- video: youtu.be/VhQpUDiN87s

Tracks 13 to 17 are about architecture and urban planning
more about this on www.alanlauris.com/urbanplanningmusic

13. Building Beauty
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Building Beauty (single – 2012)
- a song about beauty and architecture
- video: youtu.be/-BA8ggoyZVY

14. London or Berlin
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Different Frequency (album CD – 2009)
- video: youtu.be/Oo4_tIX8ESA

15. Dutch cities
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Connect Me (album CD – 2006)
- from Dutch cities (single – 2006)
- video: youtu.be/EusS5Zt1htU

16. Not too big
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Dutch cities (single – 2006)
- video: youtu.be/KsQJN5xAZt8

17. Concrete and steel
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Different Frequency (album CD – 2009)
- video: youtu.be/5_15KZ9z8Ro

18. Snowball
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Different Frequency (album CD – 2009)

19. Plotseling was jij daar
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from Plotseling was jij daar (single – 2011)
- a song about my daughter Yfke

20. Coming home
- music and lyrics: Alan Lauris
- from The Quest part one (EP - 2003)

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released December 30, 2012

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