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Where Were You When It Was Shit

from -Filial Love by Wim Janssens

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Music inspired by the archive of American artist TR Ericsson and his mother, Susan Robinson.

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Where Were You When It Was Shit

No blood, no foul
See a problem, turn away
When things are good
You’re loud like a sunny day
But when it's time to suffer
For what we believe
You believe it's all
Just some chronic disease
Where were you
When the morning dew
Melted beneath the winter sun
When pure white snow turned to slush
And the car decided not to run
When all the shops were boarded up
And the streets scared us out of our wits
When the night was so black it was even too black
For the ghost of Malevich
When the softest noise
Made my heart skip a beat
When every fist knocking on my door
Had me ready to leap
Where were you
When the final whistle blew
And I was face down in the dirt
When the mob was yelling at the stars
Promising a morning of hurt.

Where were you when it was shit
When nothing seemed to fit
And it hurt to admit
That I felt lonely
Where were you when it was shit?
When nothing seemed to fit

Where were you
When we dug that trench
And buried our friend
Dirt beneath our nails
Carrying his weight right up to the end
Where were you
When the headlines screamed
That the dreamers had lost
Where were you
When they announced the end of times
And I was waiting for the waves to rise
Hanging on to every small disaster
In hopes of a higher ride

Where were you when it was shit
When nothing seemed to fit
And it hurt to admit
That I felt lonely
Where were you when it was shit?
When nothing seemed to fit

Wherever you were
I hope it’s been swell
The neighborhood is safer
Things here are going well.
There's water to drink
Air fresh as a dream
The crying tags
Have all been polished and cleaned
We’re making the papers
We're writing our news
You’re back at the party
As if you never heard the blues
As if you never heard the blues

Where were you when it was shit
When nothing seemed to fit
And it hurt to admit
That I felt lonely
Where were you when it was shit
When nothing seemed to fit

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from -Filial Love, released April 2, 2021
Music written, arranged, performed and produced by Wim Janssens
Mixed by Martin "Lucky" Waschkowitsch
Mastered by Max Köhrich


Siamese Twin Records 2020 / Harlan Levey Projects

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Wim Janssens Berlin, Germany

Wim Janssens is a Belgian musician, currently living in Berlin.
As producer, songwriter and arranger he has worked with a large number of artists in a wide range of styles. One of his last collaborations was with Triphop pioneer Tricky, who asked him to play guitars and bass on his recent albums.He's also one part of the duo Joy Wellboy who have released several albums to great acclaim since 2013 ... more

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