Jasper Erkens: Waiting like a dog

Jasper Erkens is een jonge singer-song­writer uit Diest. Hoewel hij pas 16 is doet zijn stem alvast denken aan namen als Bert Jan­sch en Nick Drake.

Op zijn elfde gaven z’n oud­ers hem een eerste gitaar. Twee jaar lat­er schreef ie z’n eerste lied­jes. Toen Jasper 15 was nam hij deel aan Humo’s Rock Ral­ly 2008 met een akoestis­che cov­er van Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy. De jury beloonde hem met een tweede plaats.

Een eerste cd, The Brighter Sto­ry, is onder­tussen uit, en het num­mer Wait­ing like a dog doet het alvast goed in onze charts.

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Songtekst

I’ve been wait­ing like a dog now
and I’ve been wait­ing to get back on my feet
I’ve been wait­ing like a dog now
wait­ing on the ground to get a tree

I’ve been waint­ing for hours
think­ing back to times that call my name
I’ve been wait­ing like a dog now
despiz­ing the one that I became

I’ve been wait­ing like a dog now
weeks will turn into months and months turn into years
every colour is the same now
there’s no black, no white, there’s only grey

I’ve been wait­ing for hours
still there’s noth­ing changed
I’ve been wait­ing like a dog now
gaz­ing at the back­door once again

and I don’t want to wait untill I die
and I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know I know
it takes time
don’t leave me behind
and I’ve been to places and seen many faces
but noth­ing that could ease my mind
don’t leave me behind

I’ve been wait­ing like a dog now (x 4)

and I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know I know
it takes time
don’t leave me behind
and I’ve been to places and seen many faces
but noth­ing that could ease my mind
don’t leave me behind

don’t leave me behind, but ease my mind (x 3)

I’ve been wait­ing like a dog now