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Half night stands

From a series of songs both in Dutch and in English:
Half night stands  
 
Why do we bother with a one night stand if a half night stand is enough?  
Right! Asking will give you the answer.  
 
Backing of both versions is the same. The only difference is in the lyrics. And the mix, slightly, perhaps.  
 
Half night stands (Dutch)  
 
The link for the Dutch version:  
https://soundclick.com/r/s8c7k3  
 
Wij wachten niet tot het daglicht  
ons weer samen wakker kust  
dat soort kleffe romantiekjes  
dat beneemt ons wel de lust  
 
Dus hoe ik zoenend, zoekend, grijpend  
hemels in je bed beland  
is geen reden whatsoever  
te wachten tot het weer verzandt  
 
Vroeger? Familie, vrienden, dus...  
iedereen vindt wel dit of dat  
daar hebben wij dus geen last van  
wij kiezen zelf, maklijk zat  
 
Half night stands hebben de toekomst  
vijf uur stap ik op de fiets*  
poets ik met mijn eigen borstel  
mijn eigen huis, noem dat maar niets  
 
br  
Fleeting house, zong ooit Tim Buckley  
maar het house dat fleet niet zo  
't is meer een fleeting relatie  
maar, how could he ever know  
 
ref  
We hebben geen geduld voor wachten  
ik weet wanneer de film start  
anders kijken we 'm later  
ik hou van tender tinder  
avondmaal? deliveroo  
half night stands zijn spannend praktisch  
genieten! niet te laat op je  
werk, want dat is dus minder  
 
 
W23 nov 2016  
 
   
 
Half night stands (English)  
 
The link for the English version:  
https://soundclick.com/r/s8c7k4  
 
We do not wait untill the daylight  
kisses us awake again  
because that kind of tacky romance  
will take away all our zen  
 
So how did I kiss, search and grab  
find myself heavenly in your bed  
but that’s no reason whatsoever  
for all the how-to’s we are fed  
 
Back in the day? Family, friends…  
everyone had an opinion, true  
and we have no problems with that  
make our own choices, is what we do  
 
Half night stands are the future  
at 5 o’clock I grab my bike*  
I brush my teeth with my own brush  
in my own house, that’s what I like  
 
Bridge  
My fleeting house, sang Tim Buckley  
But the thing that’s fleeting is not my home  
it’s more like a fleeting relationship  
so that’s why I roamed and roam  
 
Ref  
We’re too impatient for waiting  
I know when the movie starts  
otherwise we’ll watch it later  
tender tinder is our love  
supper? We’ll do deliveroo  
half night stand? Excitingly practical  
enjoy it fully and taste it  
and you’ll push if I’ll shove  
 
W6dec2019 EN  
 
(*Il est cinq heures, Paris s’eveille – Jaques Dutronc)  
It’s 5 in the morning, Paris wakes up. Their half night stands make that possible. A necessity even.  
Do I have to explain that all the tracks are one take recording tracks?  
 
Enjoy!  
Kind regards, Gus
Written by JiltedJohnny
Published | Edited 18th Jun 2022
Author's Note
The link for the Dutch version:

https://soundclick.com/r/s8c7k3

The link for the English version:

https://soundclick.com/r/s8c7k4

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