Doen, Durven Of De Waarheid Lyrics in English Nielson

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Verse 1

I secretly snuck out of my tent

When I was sure the old man was asleep

A pack of shag under my bed

And I took his beers with me, the last four

Chorus 1

I was on my way to my first kiss

Even though I really didn’t know much about it

We rapped along with Eminem

Eminem

Chorus 1

And the world was perfect

Because it spun

Every night

Chorus 1

Around do, dare or truth

If only it were summer again, summer like back then

When I didn’t think yet, could do anything

I wanna walk across carefree beaches again

Being in love with somebody else every day

If only it were summer again, if I could just go back

To when everything was new, if I could only go back

Can I dream again like a boy without plans

And be in love with somebody else every day

If only it were

A summer like back then

Chorus 2

If only it were

Chorus 3

A summer like back then

We did everything for the kick

If it was forbidden, I was in front

We set everything on fire

And if you got caught, you hadn’t done a thing

Skinny-dipping, acting like you didn’t find it scary

You were only really a man if you drank the most

And it spun every night

Around do, dare or truth

If only it were summer again, summer like back then

When I still thought, could do anything

I wanna walk across carefree beaches again

Being in love with somebody else every day

If only it were summer again, if I could just go back

To when everything was new, if I could only go back

Can I dream again like a boy without plans

And be in love with somebody else every day

I just want

Back in that dream

Can I stay just a little longer

Back in that dream

If only it were summer again, summer like back then

When I didn’t think yet, could do anything

I wanna walk across carefree beaches again

Being in love with somebody else every day

If only it were summer again, if I could just go back

To when everything was new, if I could only go back

Can I dream again like a boy without plans

And be in love with somebody else every day

If only it were

A summer like back then

If only it were

A summer like back then

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SONG MEANING

Doen, Durven Of De Waarheid is Nielson’s sunny postcard from the past. In vivid snapshots he sneaks out of the tent, pockets his dad’s last four beers and raps along with Eminem, all while the world seems to spin around one nightly ritual: “doen, durven of de waarheid” (truth or dare). Each line drips with nostalgia for those endless Dutch summers when rules felt optional, love was a daily adventure and your biggest worry was whether you’d dare to skinny-dip.

Listening feels like flipping through an old photo album: the smell of beach bonfires, the thrill of first kisses and the cocky bravado of drinking “the most” to prove you’re finally grown-up. Yet beneath the playful memories is a bittersweet wish — was ’t maar weer zomer — a longing to escape adulthood and return to the carefree innocence of youth, if only for one more night of sand between your toes and dreams without a plan.

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