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Sunstruck

by Van Common

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pavelschoenmakers It took some time getting used to this new style compared to 'time is a dream', but i keep comming back to this record. I think Sebastiaan is an interesting artist well worth investing your time in, so i'd say: Give this album a spin! Favorite track: Olympia.
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North 00:55
2.
Human 03:24
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I wanna be human I wanna be free I wanna be kinder I wanna be me Don’t wanna have power Don’t wanna compete I wanna be present I wanna be real I don’t know what to do Hostage in my room Can I come with you? Because I’m lost Remember the summer Remember our song Remember their faces Who have you become? You don’t have a future Barely a past Try to move forward ‘Cause you can’t go back You know what to do There’s no time to lose Out there in the blue They’re thinking about you So come out of your room Because I love Because I love Because I love You
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Athens 03:47
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Tear out the ending pages I’m drifting off the pavement The water opens up and pulls me in As there is only one life I can live But I could be mistaken Won’t you help me be alone? When our eyes meet down the road Watch me watch you go Won’t you help me, won’t you help? I wander over rooftops Skin crawling as my heart drops Everywhere I turn a face presents A silhouette of what I lack within Flickering in the sunlight Flickering in the sunlight Flickering in the sunlight
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Olympia 03:48
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Wear a mask while you sleep As the sheep take the fast lane All I wanna do is Take this body for a ride But going to the store seems like Such a hollow way to die Olympia Look me in the eye And promise I will be all right Insomnia Caught me by surprise As I quiver in my bed Can you let it slide Just one more time? Olympia Take anything you like As long as I can stay inside Do you like what you see? What you give’s what you get Alien applause would Never be more out of place If Jesus is a fraud, God How much do you want to pay? Olympia Look me in the eye And tell me you’re not terrified Hysteria Got into my head Like the mammals on my screen If you let it slide Just one more time Olympia I’ll let you decide 
‘Cause I can’t tell what left’s or right Olympia Look us in the eye And try not to break down and cry Dysphoria Spreading like the fire That should’ve killed us all Will you let it slide Time after time? Olympia, well I don’t really mind, but Something’s got to give Something’s got to give Something’s got to give this time
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Eclipser 04:53
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Sunstruck 01:39
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Do I talk too much? Throw it in the pot Cue the drums Cue the drums Here to try my luck Aching to be struck By the sun By the sun
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Overflow 02:00
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Adore 03:52
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Wake up, the word is on the street This is exactly how it feels To be alive again To find a sun within I feel it tremble in my chest A pattern I’m part of again The stillness of the sound It pulls me through the crowd And I don’t want to cry no more And let the distant past darken my door I took my medicine But missing you is like a song that never ends It’s funny what we don’t recall Have you ever been here at all? No matter what I try You’re always on my mind And as the sun ignites my skin This is the day that I begin To kiss the blue skies See you in a new light Treasure what passes by And feel your smile reflect in my eyes And I don’t want to hide no more There are so many moons left to adore Caress the mess I’m in For loving you is like a song that never ends
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Mercury 06:28
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All of you All of me Overflows Wordlessly Feel the glare Hear the rage Pay no mind Skyward tides Carry me Mercury Stars adrift Burst in bliss Bit by bit Oxygen Into eclipse Mercury You and me All there is Make me feel Make me real As you please As you please Mercury
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Feel 06:32
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I watched you move You watched me too I thought it through Eyes like thieves Swallow me Endlessly Endlessly What do you feel? Found you by the water Lost you in the waves Did you have another Dreamer at your gates? Tripped over the wire We went up in flames In between the sirens I thought I heard you say “This is real” What do you feel?

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released May 12, 2023

All songs written, produced and mixed by Sebastiaan van Ravenhorst in an Amsterdam houseboat

with the exception of 'Athens' - co-written and produced with Tom Meijer - mixed by Sebastiaan van Ravenhorst

'Human', 'Sunstruck' and 'Overflow' feature a recording of Angeliska Polacheck, also known as Sister Temperance

The full project is stem-mastered by Joel Krozer

Photography by Hannah Aletta - edited by Michael Ryan Brennan

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Van Common is the recording project of Dutch producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sebastiaan van Ravenhorst.

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