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"Take me home" by Jane van der Merwe

Jane van der Merwe 2012-12-14 Sometimes I wonder about you and how you're holding up
I think about your family, your stupid pick-up truck

"Snellervinger" deur Francois van As

Francois van A 2012-12-14 Die dimples op jou wange lê diep in skaduwee
Jou kop hang soos 'n kwinkslag gedemp in donderweer
Jou oë dra tyd se sand, jou arms dra iemand
wie te soet was om die bitter aand te keer

"Skree net terug (of bly stil)" deur Albert du Plessis

Albert Chonky Du Plessis 2012-12-14 Soms word ek wakker in die middel van die nag
Is dit jou asem in my oor of Satan se gelag?

"Skote en trane" deur Wynand Coetzer

Wynand Coetzer 2012-12-14 Die koor ruk en skud die aarde
Nerfaf knieë
Hul skote val soos trane

"Set it straight" by Casper Steenkamp

Casper Steenkamp 2012-12-14 I am going to lay it down now, there’s a trick up my sleeve
It’s all about you and I have nothing to give
You know it’s not over when the fat lady sings
so if you can’t stand the noise then you better leave

"Save the day" by Lorenzo Bastiaan

Lorenzo Bastiaan 2012-12-14 My new life is helping me survive all the pain
finally there's something to believe in again

"Runaway" by Mike Valentine

Mike Valentine 2012-12-14 Bangled, beer-buzz jangled, young blonde teen in shredded jeans
She needs something more to free her, but she doesn’t have the means
So she hikes to Umfolozi, crazy monkey on her back

"Riding for a fall (The Ballad of Jimmy Stone)" by Mike Valentine

Mike Valentine 2012-12-14 Oh, is it any wonder?
When I ride my steed of steel
I can hear the sound of thunder

"Reflections" by Lizette Maree

Lizette 2012-12-14 Dance to the rhythm of life
take the dive
Reflecting on reflections

"Plastic storage bags" by Nádi Roberts

Nádi Roberts 2012-12-14 It used to be free
We used to be free
They just gave it away
and now we must pay

"Party Time" by Edmund Meyer

Edmund Meyer 2012-12-14 Push that button
activate my life
Shuffle it around

"Overtake my soul" by Edmund Meyer

Edmund Meyer 2012-12-14 No, the world makes no sense
Full of regret, full of pain, full of death

"My Ou Karoo" by Mike Valentine

Mike Valentine 2012-12-14 Ek was toe maar ? jong man
toe sy van my vervreem
My siel verdoof en dolleeg

"Moonlight Smile" by Edmund Meyer

Edmund Meyer 2012-12-14 Come closer, girl, nearer to me
Make me touch your skin
Make me feel your hair

"Mind Protected' by Edmund Meyer

Edmund Meyer 2012-12-14 Finding sanction in my mind
with the music I owe my life
Protecting all outside
to keep safe the sanity of the inside

"Meng jou met die semels" deur Rinus Lotz

Rinus Lotz 2012-12-14 Pa sê, Ma sê, almal sê ook so
jy draai jou hele lewe onderste bo
Jy verafsku alle leiding, vee jou gat af aan goeie raad
Almal is idiote, hulle raad maak jou net kwaad

"Maybe (Something in the Water inspired)" by Mpho Lucky "Soul" Shokane

Mpho Lucky "Soul" Shoakne 2012-12-14 Maybe it coulda been little bit crazy
maybe we could all act lazy
Not sure but you're not my baby
not sure about you, you my maybe

"Laaste Hoop" deur Mariet van Rensburg

Mariet van Rensburg 2012-12-14 In hierdie land tussen gras en sand
is ons voete stewig in die grond geplant
Die ekonomie en politiek
maak my radeloos vol kommer

"Kom ons speel Cluedo" deur Barend Le Roux

Barend 2012-12-14 Gevoel verlate, loop ek op ? plek waar ek gewoonte gekweek het
Ek sien hoe die son ? goue randjie maak om die wolke buite die hek
as ek weer in die pad val en troos soek in my eie bed

"Knight in Rusted Armour" by Edmund Meyer

Edmund Meyer 2012-12-14 There was a girl
she graced the world
She stopped my heart
locked it inside that butterfly
Oh, so high in the sky
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