Muziek: Michiel Mostert
Tekst: Tilma
Cover design: José Looijs

The other side

I went out to shake the voice
That’s been haunting me all day
But no matter where I go
The voice won’t go away
I’ve been trying to wipe the slate
Forget the visions of your face
But no matter what I do
The visions all are still of you

I should have seen it coming
When the darkness settled down
I should have run for cover
I should have run from town
O you took my love and joy
And you shared your pain with me
And your fears, your tears, your lies
They are now, my company

You took me to the other side
And left me there to rot
The pain and angst you shared with me
Were there but you were not

The other side you took me to
Was lonely, cold and rough
The other side of happiness
The other side of love

My fingertips still tremble
Like I’m playing violin
At the memory of sensations
From the touching of your skin
It used to be just you and me
A bottle of wine, a sunset
We could just laugh the day away
Now I’m drinking to forget

I just can’t escape your smell
That still lingers in the sheets
After everything that happened
The smell is just as sweet
It is almost like you’re (still) there
When I curl up in the bed
But my only company
Are the voices in my head