I'm a Tree, by Martin van de Vrugt

I'm a Tree

by Martin van de Vrugt

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1.	The sun inside our Head 02:21	lyrics	buy track
THE SUN INSIDE OUR HEAD We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head There aint no trail across that line No warning sign no borderline There aint no cure for feeling fine Don't care too much about these days Cold wind and rain your worried face When nothing seems to be in place We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head Not all the days can be that bad You have a choise not to feel So sad We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head (c) Martin van de Vrugt 30-12-1994/2-12-2002/10-11-2005
2.	On my Way 04:34	lyrics	buy track
ON MY WAY See the night flow down this empty street Moon shines on the path that's guiding me Change my sweater 'cause it's changin' weather And it's getting better day by day It's getting better day by day And i'll be on my way I'll be on my way Look over my shoulder now i'm getting older And so much time just fades away See the light dim in western skies Bright purple colors in my eyes And it's getting better day by day It's getting better day by day And i'll be on my way I'll be on my way my way I'll be on my way I'll be on my way I'll be on my way (c) Martin van de Vrugt 1/2/19-12-03
3.	The big Waiting 05:50	lyrics	buy track
THE BIG WAITING What i need i cannot find Still i'm pleased It's not too late Unchained but lonely And i don't want to wait Where i go i cannot stay Where i'm from i can not return It's done It needs something fresh again Maybe i'm not your kind 'a' man What you cast will come back at you What you feel will surely fade What once was green Is now turning blue And i don't want to wait Where i go i cannot stay Where i'm from i can not return It's done It needs something fresh again Maybe i'm not your kind 'a' man And i don't want to wait I don't want to wait it all out I'm tired of the big waiting The big waiting Big (c)Martin van de Vrugt 28-2/4-3-01
4.	Another Fall 03:46	lyrics	buy track
ANOTHER FALL Like faces in the dark staring down on me Selffulfilling thoughts raising fear Like voices from the past ringin' thru my ear Memories once lost bringin' tears And i know it'll never be the same again And i feel i might have lost another friend Now another fall (See the sun fall down the sky) has chased away the heat And the leaves they fall (Bright reflections in your eyes) on my feet I try to raise my head stroll on empty streets After all that's said denied my needs And i know it'll never be the same again And i feel i might have lost another friend And i know it'll never be the same again And i feel i might have lost another friend And i know it'll never be the same again And i feel i might have lost another friend And i know it'll never be the same again And i feel i might have lost another friend And i know And i feel Martin van de Vrugt 31-10-95
5.	Sail back to You 02:57	lyrics	buy track
SAIL BACK TO YOU Never been more happy Never been more pleased Than sailin' the rough seas With you so close Now i'm sorry For bringin' it up again I could be a happy man But i can't have you here I just can't have you here Still i'm drownin' in your eyes Sinkin' deep in your voice It's not much of a choice But i'll sail back to you Now baby i'm sorry For callin' you this way I was sifting thru the mail As i found yours today Again i'm sorry For bringin' it all up again I am such a happy man But i can't have you here I just can't have you here Oh i can't have you here Still i'm drownin' in your eyes Sinkin' deep in your voice It's not much of a choice But i'll sail back to you Sail back to you In my mind i'll Sail back to you Sail back to you Sail back to you Martin van de Vrugt 19-2-03
6.	Count the better Days 05:46	lyrics	buy track
COUNT THE BETTER DAYS Look at this picture Tell me what you see You can't stand still at every mistake you've made Don't tell me this is fate There must be a better way So stick to what's real Sometimes reach a helping hand Even to the ones that don't understand At least in a way Count the better days I think i know how you feel I've had my share of not saying what i meant And not meaning what i said Got in all over my head Even wished i was dead So stick to what's real Sometimes grasp a helping hand Even from some-one you don't understand At least in a way Count the better days Twigs and rope and lack of hope Tight into a square What do you think you'll find in there? Truth is scattered everywhere So stick to what's real Sometimes reach a helping hand Even to the ones you don't understand At least in a way Count the better days Try to relate to fatherly words You're just a slightly fallen star You're still a star You won't fall far So stick to what's real Sometimes grasp a helping hand Even from the ones that don't understand At least in a way Count the better days (Song for a friend...) (c) Martin van de Vrugt 2/3-12-05
7.	We didn't teach our Children 06:05	lyrics	buy track
WE DIDN'T TEACH OUR CHILDREN How did I ever end up here? This packed room smells like sweat and spilled beer A 'suppose we were a famous' rockband shouts Chewed out music way way way too loud And no-one seems to get into it And no-one seems to get out No-one seems to get into it And no-one seems to get out How can I get this message thru? Can anybody tell me what the hell is going on? We're messing up our own home And no-one seems to care for long We didn't teach our children what we thought was obvious We didn't teach our children what we thought was obvious I've lit up this small fireplace Just enough to give us some warmth and light And I've tuned up this old guitar I'll play you a song that you've never ever heard before See if we can share a tear And never be ignorant no more See if we can share a tear And never be ignorant no more No more We still don't teach our children what we think is obvious We still don't teach our children what we think is obvious no more no more (c) Martin van de Vrugt 1-1/29-3-2007
8.	The sun always Travels 05:07	lyrics	buy track
The Sun always Travels I am a tree I won't go anywhere Firmly rooted in this soil I can only bend and wave with the winds and try just try to put some shadows on the ground You're a spirit No one knows where you are No one knows what drives your heart truth lingers in twilight you just might you just might live between the stars Hey ho Hey ho you know the sun you know the sun always travels I won't ask you to stay here There's nothing good in this wood just float among my branches no one knows no one knows if you would Hey ho Hey ho you know the sun you know the sun always travels West © Martin van de Vrugt (October 26th 2012)
9.	Restless Soul 03:12	lyrics	buy track
It's morning I try to wake up pourin' coffee in my cup and face the day It's pourin' rain though even stones started to float and where ever I had to go could wait a day Developing heart ache never ending head ache no matter what drug I take it won't go away And than you came Brighten up my day Took this blues away and made it shine Inside m mind though things started to flow a growing melody another sign of things still to come Maybe another song an endless flow of words to ease my mind 'Cause the world around me can't give me that kind of peace this restless soul needs to stay alive (c)Martin van de Vrugt 18-8-94
10.	Leave a light On 05:01	lyrics	buy track
LEAVE A LIGHT ON It drained the pool of patience And it broke many heart No matter how much you pour in These walls keep coming apart And the holy road to rapture We all know it's ways by heart But there's not much more to see here Than this faint and tiny path But I'll leave a light on I will leave a light on I will leave a light on So you won't be in the dark I will leave a light on I will leave a light on I will leave a light on So you won't be in the dark For long By the time you may arrive here You will find me gone I could't wait any longer I just had to move on Let no-one ever tell you What you should or should not do In my path you may follow The rest is up to you But I'll leave a light on I will leave a light on I will leave a light on So you won't be in the dark I will leave a light on I will leave a light on I will leave a light on So you won't be in the dark I will leave a light on I will leave a light on I will leave a light on So you won't be in the dark For long It drained the pool of patience But I'll leave a light on For you (c) Martin van de Vrugt 3-9-2008
11.	Howli'n Breeze 05:38	lyrics	buy track
HOWLIN' BREEZE Fall came in like sudden rain ruining a summer play Now time is flowing so fast I can't remember what to say Wind is rippin' thru the canyons of my mind Like a Howlin' breeze I can't see why I should take this serious I've been out this way before I don't need the age of aquarius wind is rippin' thru the canyons of my mind Like a Howlin' breeze Howlin' breeze Howlin' breeze Howlin' breeze Howlin' breeze Howlin' breeze Howlin' breeze (c) Martin van de Vrugt 8-11-92
12.	Into the Wall 03:25	lyrics	buy track
INTO THE WALL You can run for miles in all directions You can jump so high before you fall You can dig in deep to seek protection But in the end there will always be a wall On other sides the grass is always greener That's the sickening truth of it all Freedom and space will blind your sight with eager And in the end there will always be that wall in the end there will always be that wall 'Till here and not one step further 'Till here You will never cross that line 'Till here You won't live to see the wonder 'Till here It's all the same just inside out Face it! we're all trapped in our own boundaries Seems we'll never manage to get out Those who try mostly drown in bad luck stories And just a few emerge above the crowds just a few emerge above the crowds You can run for miles in all directions You can jump so high before you fall You can dig in deep to seek protection But in the end you will crash into the wall in the end you will crash into the wall in the end you will crash into the wall Martin van de Vrugt 9-6-03
13.	Rollin' Downhill 04:23	lyrics	buy track
ROLLIN' DOWNHILL Take the car and let it roll downhill Ya can roll for hours You'll be rollin' still Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Burning eyes in the morninglight My belly's grumblin' i need a bite Let's pull over do what to do Looking back up thinking 'bout you Take the car and let it roll downhill Ya can roll for hours You'll be rollin' still Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Don't look at me girl with those eyes Sometimes it's hard but we still survive And i'm sure if looks could kill you'd be more careful with these skills Take the car and let it roll downhill Ya can roll for hours You'll be rollin' still Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you I don't have to be a superman I'm just tryin' to do the best i can I give my life for my boys and you and whatever tune comes ringin' thru I give my life for my boys and you and whatever tune comes ringin' thru ... Yeah Take the car and let it roll downhill Ya can roll for hours You'll be rollin' still Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you thinking 'bout you thinking 'bout you (c) Martin van de Vrugt 22-3-94
14.	Little Light 04:18	lyrics	buy track
LITTLE LIGHT Inhale life like the fresh morning dew and learn from whatever comes to you Try to see thru lies that people tell For the only wisdom is inside yourself See all the mess we've made and feel how we hesitate to change all that was done And walk our way back home where things went wrong I don't want to make it bad 'Cause life is much too good for that Just try to give a hand Do your things right And all it takes sometimes is just a little light Just a little light in your eyes Just a little light in your eyes Oh Inhale life like the fresh morning dew and learn from whatever comes to you Try to see thru lies that people tell For the only wisdom is inside yourself For the only wisdom ... (c) Martin van de Vrugt 22/23-4-95
15.	At the Crossroads 03:41	lyrics	buy track
AT THE CROSSROADS Big grey cloud of lonelyness hangin' over my shoulder and although i tried to give the best i am only gettin' older At the crossroads World of changes Left, right, east or west i can only walk in circles And when it seems like a thing to last i just can't make up my mind At the crossroads World of choices At the crossroads is where we met At the crossroads is where we'll stay In this world of choices we will find our way At the crossroads World of chances (c)Martin van de Vrugt 11-7-91
16.	Any Day 04:01	lyrics	buy track
Twisting and turning to keep this fire burning In my dreams and through the day Absorbing and yearning wishing and learning Don't fade away Don't fade away I will find my way any day now Any day (c)Martin van de Vrugt 29-11-00

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This album is a compilation of remastered tracks from albums made between 2000 and 2013.
All tracks are written, played, produced, recorded and mixed by Martin van de Vrugt at the Ragged Mountain Studio, Deventer, the Netherlands between 2000 and 2013. Remastered using the original digital mixdowns by Martin van de Vrugt in November 2014
Many thanks to my friends Mischa Lelieveld (on track #1, #2, #4, #11 and #13); Nicole Schouten (on track #11); Jessica Kilroy (on track # 8); Hennie van Lunteren (on track #2, #6, #7, #10, #11, and #14); Guut Henkes (on track #11); Alexander Klusman (on track #6, #7, #10 and #14) and Henk Jager (on track # 2 and 4). I would not have been where I am now without your input, influence and inspiration.
In good memory of Guut and Henk, miss you guys...

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released December 12, 2014

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Martin van de Vrugt Deventer, The Netherlands

Martin (Deventer, 1963) was initially inspired by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young but later also by traditional (American) folk, country, jazz and blues, began playing as a street musician in 1980 and worked his way up to many venues in and around the Netherlands. His songs move because Martin flawlessly gives his vision of the world and puts it into beautiful lyrics and timeless music. ... more

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