Voor Ik Vergeet Lyrics in English Spinvis

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Before I forget that a church once stood here

Before I forget that it was my birthday

And that I had a Tic Tac in my nostril

When we went to Zeeland

Before I forget Queen's Day

And who my friends were then

And I don't remember anything about streets and exams and holidays

And a fight at a party

Somewhere in Biltstraat where I didn't know anyone

Before I forget and everything is called something else later

Before I forget and I don't remember the facts and the figures

And the names of the writers

All day and all the words and every hour

All day and night too

And the summers and my father's hands

I'll eventually forget

Before I forget

I've forgotten about that brain scan

And about that situation with that house

Before I forget

And that I was someone who wanted everything and understood nothing

About the movie he starred in

And the coward he was

I love you

I love you so much

Until I forget

Forget you

And still only seem to dream

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SONG MEANING

Spinvis turns memory into a moving scrapbook. In “Voor Ik Vergeet” the Dutch singer-songwriter lists tiny, vivid moments — a birthday with a Tic Tac up his nose, a trip to Zeeland, quarrels at a party in Utrecht — as if he is frantically pinning them to the page before they blow away. Each line feels like a Polaroid held up to the light: streets, exams, Queen’s Day, his father’s hands. The song’s gentle melody hides a quiet panic about forgetting it all, hinting at aging or even dementia, while also celebrating how beautifully strange ordinary life can be.

At the heart of all these memories is love. After cataloguing the places and faces he fears will fade, Spinvis lands on the refrain “Ik hou van jou” – I love you – clinging to the most important truth he hopes will survive when everything else dissolves. The result is equal parts nostalgic, playful, and heartbreaking, inviting listeners to treasure their own fleeting snapshots before the camera of the mind finally goes dark.

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