Tell me

When I heard that you were leaving
Once I’d learned that you would go
My whole world fell apart
No I won’t stop believing
Refuse to see that it is so
Can’t bear my breaking heart
Tell me, that it’s not true
Show me, what I can do
Can’t live in this world without you
Tell me, that it’s not true
Now I know that you are going
I must try to understand
There’s nothing I can change
Try to stop myself from showing
Fate has the upper hand
Facts I want to rearrange
Tell me, that it’s not true
Show me, what I can do
Can’t live in this world without you
Tell me, that it’s not true
But you haven’t left yet
You are still around
Let us spend this time together
Like a treasure we have found
Golden hours in this daytime
Special whispers in the night
Memories that I can cherish
Holding on with all my might
Tell me, that it’s not true
Show me, what I can do
Can’t live in this world without you
Tell me, that it’s not true

Love
January 2019:
EP ‘Love’ released on recordlabel LLL Zingt
Music and Lyrics: Ellen Pels
Horn arrangement “Tell Me”: Evert van Loon
Other horn and string arrangements: Tony Hoyting en Ellen Pels
Studiotechnique: Erik Spanjers
Mastering: Silvia Vermeulen
Production: Ellen Pels
Recorded at Studio Moskou and Studio Silvester
Lead vocals: Ellen Pels
Piano, Fender Rhodes, Keyboard: Tony Hoyting
Acoustic and electric guitar: Klaas-Jelmer Sixma
Drums and percussion: Joost Visser
Bass, double bass: Pieter Althuis
Saxophone: Tibor Elferink
Trumpet: Libbe Oosterman
Backing Vocals: Inze Meijer, Florens Eykemans, Mousmé Brocaar, Ellen Pels
Strings: Rani Kumar, Camilla van der Kooij, Sietse van Gorkom, Jonas Pap