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from We do not speak - EP by VanWyck

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There were many moments in the last ten years, when I thought I should quit making music. I should get a real job and stick with that. Something to help people, or the planet, or something with a worthy paycheck. And then there were always moments pushing me on. Often those moments were other songs. Songs that stopped me in my tracks, that lit up a room and spoke to me so loud that I just had to answer. This song is about those songs and about the virtues of obstinacy.

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KEEP GOING

Like the river to the sea winding through the canyon
Like that perfect day in spring when all you did was keep me hanging
Like the coffee for the road and your Styrofoam longings
Like all of the leaving jets, empty beds, late night calls and regrets and coming down mornings
I’ll keep, I’ll keep going, I’ll keep, I’ll keep going

Like the blowing of the wind never closer to an answer
Like all naive dreams for a rambling master
Like the late April snow that hits without warning
Like the music on Clinton Street on repeat every night of the week and the one by one calling
I’ll keep, I’ll keep going, I’ll keep, I’ll keep going

A fool I have been but I wont give in, I will stand tall and face it all again,
the storm, the hail, the rain, the unrelenting rage

Like the candles in the sand and the hacked away plateau
Like the grace of your hands and that postcard from Winnipeg
Like the quietest nights of silent stars, like all of the novocaine
the crazy games, the pockets full of dust and cane, the talking to the the walls again
I’ll keep, I’ll keep going, I’ll keep, I’ll keep going

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from We do not speak - EP, released December 17, 2016
Marjolein van der Klauw: backing vocals, Sin Banoviç: drums, Sjaak Thissen: bass, Sander Donkers: guitar and David Kops: piano and mix.

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VanWyck Amsterdam, The Netherlands

With her rich lyrics and sober alt folk craft Amsterdam singer-songwriter VanWyck has released 4 albums: 'An Average Woman' in 2018, 'Molten Rock' in 2019, 'God is in the Detour' in 2020 and 'The Epic Tale of the Stranded Man' in 2022.

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