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
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've forgotten about that brain scan
And about that situation with that house
And that I was someone who wanted everything and understood nothing
About the movie he starred in
And still only seem to dream