Here's a selection of some Marjan Debaene lyrics. Just click on the songtitles. Enjoy...

Wolfish Times (2006)
Charlie Chaplin
Drive

Up all Night EP (2003)
Paralysed
Up All Night (hangin’ out)
Criminals & Angels
Do you want me

Humanoid (1999)
Call On me
Winter
Cut me loose
Buried at sea

Growing Pains (1996)
Life on Planet Earth
Philosophical
Pride

© Marjan Debaene/ All lyrics are copyrightprotected - SABAM

Drive (lyrics: M.Debaene/Music: M.Debaene - A. Brackx)
If you wanna go to town
If you wanna go down south
If you wanna go to town
Give me a call I’ll join you
If you wanna go on a road trip
If you wanna see what you can find
If you wanna drive to Paris
Give me a call I’ll join you

Turn the music on the radio real loud
Leave the window wide open, let it all hang out
Everything is gonna be all right
As long as we
Drive… we’ll drive

And we’ll do it the way they always sing about
We won’t pack bags, we won’t leave notes
And the only thing we'll need is gasoline
So we don’t get stranded on the road

And if you wanna go see a man
About a thing, about a plan
If you need me to back you up
Give me a call and I’ll join you

Turn the music on the radio real loud
Leave the window wide open, let it all hang out
Everything is gonna be all right
As long as we

Drive…we’ll drive
It’s gonna be all right, it’s gonna be all right, it’s gonna be all right It’s gonna be all right, it’s gonna be all right, it’s gonna be all right

Charlie Chaplin (lyrics: M.Debaene/Music: M.Debaene - A. Brackx)

The bells are ringing in my ears
Thunderbolt and lightning roar
Silent whispers become screams
And then the slamming of a door

The sirens raging in the streets
The window smashed to smithereens
And then this ever constant noise
The bleeping of computer toys

It’s all over now
It’s all over now
It’s all over now
All is quiet now

Fingers tapping on a desk
Feet are running up the steps
City lights and traffic jams
Charlie Chaplin is the tramp

It’s all over now
It’s all over now
It’s all over now
All is quiet now

Travel light, speed of sound, it’s a rollercoaster
Run and hide, it’s your face on a wanted poster
Bounty’s yours if you want; only takes a heartbeat
Kill me now, while you can, while I lie here
Hush your mouth and be quiet, listen to the silence
Make a choice and decide if you’ll go with violence
You were right, I was late, and I won’t regret it
You will walk outta here and you will forget me….  

Repeat chorus

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Paralysed (lyrics: M.Debaene/ music: M.Debaene – A. Brackx)

I fell down and hit my head, now I can’t seem to move at all
People around me think I’m dead, check my pulse, scream and shout
Somebody opens my eyes, I can see him, I wanna smile
But all I do is lie here still, the beat of my heart tells me I’m alive

Feels so good, like I’m dancing in a field with a million flowers,
Something is pulling at my sleeve, with an overwhelming power
I can hear them talk to me, they all play my favourite songs
The other side seems so much brighter, I don’t know which way to choose…

Paralysed, I can’t move, I can’t talk I can’t choose
Paralysed, I can’t move (2x)

I fell down and hit my head, now I can’t seem to move at all
People around me think I’m dead, check my pulse, scream and shout
Somebody opens my eyes, I can see him, I wanna smile
But all I do is lie here still, the beat of my heart tells me I’m alive
Paralysed, I can’t move, I can’t talk I can’t choose
Paralysed, I can’t move (2x)

Paralysed! Can’t choose, can’t choose, can’t choose, can’t choose….(2x )

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UP ALL NIGHT (hangin’ out) (lyrics and music: M. Debaene)

I’ve been up all night
Tryin’ to find an explanation for this hurt I feel inside
I’ve been up all night
Wondering what it was that made you run away and hide

I’ve been up all night
I’ve watched the sun go down and now I see it rise and shine
I’ve been up all night
Counting all sorts of animals jumping right before my eyes

Oooh yeah Oooh yeah

You’ve been up all night
hangin’ out with cool people in your cool town
I’ve been up all night
And I don’t know why but I’ve been feeling very left out

Oooh Yeah Oooh Yeah

(and) I feel some kind of rage
(and) I feel some kind of pain
(and) I don’t know what to say
Except “I’m sorry things had to turn out this way…”

I’ve been up all night
I tried talking to the moon but she found shelter in the clouds
I’ve been up all night
Tried keeping up with the stars as they moved from sky to sky

Oooh Yeah Oooh Yeah

(and) I feel some kind of rage
(and) I feel some kind of pain
(and) I don’t know what to say
Except “I’m sorry things had to turn out this way…”

Been up all night…I’ve been up all night…yeah

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Criminals & Angels (lyrics and music: M. Debaene)

As I’m walking through these streets paved with misery,
I keep asking myself where we went wrong.
Was it somewhere in a long forgotten era,
that we missed a turn and crashed into the wall ?

Was it meant to be, the course of history ?
Was it written in the stars, did wise men come from afar ?
Or was it planned, or is it just a mistery that we live now in this land (of) ?

Criminals and angels
Politics and paychecks
Promisses of changes
The weak and the corrupted

Did you know that what’s not forbidden in the law is allowed ?
Well, that opens a new range of possibilities !
Everybody’s running their own little charade…
Everybody’s marching in the criminalparade…

Was it meant to be, the course of history ?
Was it written in the stars, did wise men come from afar ?
Or was it planned, or is it just a mistery that we live now in this land (of) ?

Criminals and angels
Politics and paychecks
Promisses of changes
The weak and the corrupted

And I don’t know what to do, don’t know how to look at you
Now that I’ve come to understand, you’ve got blood on your hands
And I don’t know what to say, I’ll keep doing things my way
Guess I’m no different in the end, I’m just like everybody else

Criminals and angels
Politics and paychecks
Promisses of changes
The weak and the corrupted
(2x)

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Do you want me (lyrics and music: M. Debaene)

( I ) don’t know if it’s right
But I’ll try to do my best
I always give it hell
And settle for nothing less

Do you want me to
Really love you
(Cause I )don’t know if you can handle it

I don’t know you well
But I’ve come to know you better
And I hope that it will pass
This feeling of fear

Do you want me to
Really love you
Cause I don’t know if you can

Handle me with care
Cause I’m still shaking on my legs
And I’ve got shivers down my spine
Wish there was someplace I could hide

Do you want me to
Really love you
Cause I don’t know if you can handle it

Do you want me to
Really love you
Cause I don’t know if you can handle it

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Buried at sea (lyrics and music: M. Debaene)

Standing at the edge of the sea
I hear it answering back to me
Distant lights floating to the shore
Lighthouse welcomes in the boats
Sailor sitting in a rocking chair
He's got a wooden leg but he don't care
He's got one last wish that's all he needs
When he's gone, wants to be buried at sea

Just smell the salt in the air
It's on my skin on yours everywhere
feel the wind running through your clothes
It's alright but it chills you to the bone
Titanic knew it all along
to face the ocean you gotta be strong
Got one last wish, that's all I need
When I'm gone, want to be buried at sea

Chorus:
Play with the dolphins and the whales and the shipwrecks
Find hidden treasures in an underwater world
Down the abyss for a stroll into the deep dark unknown
I'm gonna be queen of the ocean, when I'm gone

Hey Neptune, pack your stuff
Your shift is over, you had enough
Find another place to roam,
cause when I come you’re going home
20000 miles under the sea
look around and you'll see me
Got one last wish, that's all I need
When I'm gone want to be buried at sea

Chorus: Repeat 2x

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Winter (lyrics and music: M. Debaene)

Winter comes and winter goes
Winter rains and winter snows
I see a man in a long black coat
And I wonder where he goes

Chorus:
January can be cold, when you’ve got noone to hold

He’s got a wife and some kids too
I guess he’s got enough to do
He doesn’t sit alone staring in the dark
Waiting for some deadly wanted spark

Chorus (2x):
January can be cold, when you’ve got noone to hold

Chorus (2x)

I hope the rest of the year gets warmer
And that my heart can rest a while
Who’s my knight in shining armour
Who’ll melt this snow with his smile

Chorus (2x)

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Cut me loose (Lyrics & Music: M.Debaene)

I'm ready now, ready to give up, I lived my life your way
It's not good enough, I don't want to live like that no more

I did what I was told to do, I wore these clothes just for you
But the only time that they felt good was when I didn't have them on

Chorus:
Cause you see, this is not me, it's how you want me to be
Can't you see, this is not me, it's just a person who looks like me

And I know you only wanted the best for me but... WHO says what's the best?
I couldn't fulfill your dreams, I couldn't live up to that test

So goodbye to all your dreams and goodbye to all your rules
It's time for me to live my own life, time to say goodbye

Chorus (2x)

Bridge:
God knows how I tried to hide the pain inside
Blisters on my fingers from tearing away this second skin and
the ties around my wrists cut deep into my flesh,
cut me loose, cut me loose, cut me loose....

Interlude:
Oooh-oooh-oooh Oooh-ooh-ooh

Chorus

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Call on Me (lyrics and music: M. Debaene)

I can see it in your eyes
You’ve been hurting
Can’t you cast away this pride
And open up your heart to me, let me look inside

Chorus:

You can come to me
You can count on me
You can talk to me
You can call on me

I can see it in your smile
You’ve been crying
People need a break sometimes
To get themselves together search for answers they can’t find

Chorus

Bridge:
If you ever, want to feel better just
Pick up your telephone, dial my number
And my voice will keep you strong

Chorus and Outro

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Life on planet earth (lyrics and music: M. Debaene)

So many things to figure out, so many rules to obey
You’d better watch out, ‘cause you don’t wanna break ‘em
Responsabilities are often disabilities
All those doors to open,…but the lock’s on it…

Chorus:
Life on earth looks so simple when you watch it from a distance
Once you get back on the ground, everything is spinning around…

I took the shuttle for a flight in the galaxy by night
It was a real pretty sight, all those stars were shining bright
Moon, earth and sun …a 3D trilogy, together one
Of all the things I’ve said, is there one making sense??

Chorus

Bridge : Moon, earth and sun …a 3D trilogy, together one
Of all the things I’ve said, is there one making sense??

Chorus

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Philosophical (lyrics and music: M. Debaene)

I am feeling philosophical today,
nothing’s ever black or white, it’s grey
The lion king is still wet behind the ears,
do you know what that means ?
Population is still having Growing Pains,
and still we ask for help from the saints
I don’t know which one to choose, truth or dare ?
Truth’ll make me lie and I’m too scared to dare…

My alarm clock is beeping through my REM
And my policy this week is Carpe Diem
Watch out for the barking dogs Mrs. Brown
They might tear up your new evening gown

Silence is disturbed by the wall of sound
But there’s a deeper thought, it’s so profound
It’s so hard to explain it in words, and I don’t want your feelings to get hurt

My alarm clock…..

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Pride (lyrics and music: M. Debaene)

You sit there on the sidewalk, holding a plastic cup in your hand
People who walk by talk, turn away their face
from your begging hand
But you don’t mind, you’ve been getting used to that

You try to find yourself a job, but everywhere you go
they need a resumée
You say you can deliver hard work but everywhere the door is slammed in your face
But you don’t mind you’ve been getting used to that

But sometimes it’s hard, sometimes it’s hard,
you just want to give up, You’ve got nothing left but your pride

It’s winter in the city and you need new shoes
to keep your feet from freezing
Surrounded by pity, but noone reaches out a helping hand to you
But you don’t mind you’ve been getting used to that

And you promised yourself you were gonna make it
You won’t let them get the upperhand
And you’re struggling against giants
But you won’t let them take you down,
Y ou won’t let them make you fall,
You won’t let them break your pride…
Pride…hey…

You’re sitting on the sidewalk, holding a plastic cup in your hand,
Somebody throws in a silver coin and you wonder how to get it out
Without getting your hands wet…
But you don’t mind, you’ve been getting used to more than that

Chorus….

© Marjan Debaene/ All lyrics are copyrightprotected - SABAM