MrMartin is the stage name of Remco van der Schans. This born musician, sports fanatic and multi-entrepreneur is now putting all his energy into the next step in his musical career.
Early years
Remco has been playing guitar and singing since he was five years old. His much older brothers teach him how to play. They are musicians and producers and from the age of five Remco regularly participates in their gigs. Since the age of 12, his music has taken on more serious forms, and he has written numerous songs since then. At the age of twenty, Remco moves to England, where he works in a hotel and regularly provides a musical interlude at parties. His performances are popular and one evening he hears: ‘MrMartin has to play’. Since then, this has been his stage name with which he performs all over England.
Rascal
Back in the Netherlands, MrMartin founded Rascal in 2015, a pop-rock band that over the years has been quite successful with its own songs and covers in venues in the pop circuit and festivals. The corona pandemic causes a forced break, which MrMartin uses to write lots of material and to ponder over the future.
MrMartin
The outcome of the corona break: MrMartin goes solo in 2021. With hundreds of songs in his backpack, his flawless raw voice and his organizational talents – he is also a successful entrepreneur – MrMartin wants to introduce the general public to his music.
MrMartin welcomes you!
How would it be to be flying in the sky?
What would it feel like to look down on you and I?
I would whistle a melody for you
And after I would make all your dreams come true
If I could fly fly fly
I would take you for a ride
We would fly fly fly, only you and I
And I would try try try
To be gentle with you girl
Because the girl that I take with me
Would be my, would be my precious pearl
I look at the birds outside sitting in a tree
They look down perhaps they think ‘how would it be
To have two legs, arms and a human sound?’
I look back and see them start to fly around
If I could fly fly fly
I would take you for a ride
We would fly fly fly ,only you and I
And I would try try try
To be gentle with you girl
Because the girl that I take with me
Would be my, would be my precious pearl
Now I dream
I look up in the sky
I only see blue sky
I look down, see clouds and you and I
And I feel free and happy
I start to go back down
I wake up still lying on the ground
If I could fly fly fly
I would take you for a ride
We would fly fly fly, only you and I
And I would try try try
To be gentle with you girl
Because the girl that I take with me
Would be my, would be my precious pearl
If I could fly fly fly
I would take you for a ride
We would fly fly fly, only you and I
And I would try try try
To be gentle with you girl
Because the girl that I take with me
Would be my, would be my precious pearl
She’s walking and she’s talking
Trying to explain
How the world’s behaving
Well, she thinks that it’s insane
Then she turns around
And turns on a frown
The wasted time she tries to see
How it all goes down
She’s wondering and wishing
That all won’t turn so bad
She’s looking from a distance
And breaking her whole head
She goes, why, why, why
I cry, cry, cry
I, I, I can’t explain
She goes, why, why, why
I cry, cry, cry
I, I, I can’t explain
Why again?
Are people just so bad?
Or trying to upset
Each other with the lies
And all the cruel in their head?
The weirdest thing of all
Is that they can’t control
The way they act when it goes bad
So, they can’t fill that hole
She’s wondering and wishing
That all won’t turn so bad
She’s looking from a distance
And breaking her whole head
She goes, why, why, why
I cry, cry, cry
I, I, I can’t explain
She goes, why, why, why
I cry, cry, cry
I, I, I can’t explain
Why again?
She’s wondering and wishing
That all won’t turn so bad
She’s looking from a distance
And breaking her whole head
She’s wondering and wishing
That all won’t turn so bad
She’s looking from a distance
And breaking her whole head
She goes why, why, why
I cry, cry, cry
I, I, I can’t explain
She goes, why, why, why
I cry, cry, cry
I, I, I can’t explain
She goes, why, why, why
I cry, cry, cry
I, I, I can’t explain
She goes, why, why, why
I cry, cry, cry
She asks herself why she’s taking all the blame
She’s walking down the street
Crying her eyes out
She’s feeling so ashamed about
All that has happened
The rain is pouring down on her head
While she is running
Why didn’t she see?
Well, the guy was so stunning
‘Cause she’s what I call
A woman in between
Her love and her life
She was so happy
She didn’t even know anymore
What was wrong and what’s right
And whenever she sleeps
She’s dreaming perfect love
Every night
She’s what I call
In between her love
And her life
Calming herself down
Perhaps it gets better
Feeling sorry for herself
Oh, life doesn’t matter
‘Cause she’s what I call
A woman in between
Her love and her life
She was so happy
She didn’t even know anymore
What was wrong and what’s right
And whenever she sleeps
She’s dreaming perfect love
Every night
She’s what I call
In between her love
And her life
But whenever she’s wrong
She’s always right
Could it only be him
Or should she give up the fight?
Will she always be alone
Every morning and night?
Will she ever find the perfect prince
On a white horse to take her for a ride?
Because
She’s what I call
A woman in between
Her love and her life
She was so happy
She didn’t even know anymore
What was wrong and what’s right
And whenever she sleeps
She’s dreaming perfect love
Every night
She’s what I call
In between her love
And her life
You can live your life
And think you’re free
But everyone around you knows and sees
That all can quickly change
And you can go away
Everyday
Pretending that everything’s ok
But you know what you would say
At least not today
Now you just
Stop for a minute
Wait and see, don’t believe your eyes
Is this who you now should be?
You tell yourself
That you will figure it out
But still there are problems
And still you have doubts
And they scream
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
They scream
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Where we gonna go
Tonight!
So your friends just think you’re fine
Or they don’t give a dime
But you’re walking on your own thin line
Hoping all will change in time
And you try to sleep
Every week
Try to find the happiness you seek
But you know this ain’t right
You think not tonight
Now you just
Stop for a minute
Wait and see, don’t believe your eyes
Is this who you now should be?
You tell yourself
That you will figure it out
But still there are problems
And still you have doubts
And they scream
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
They scream
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Where we gonna go
Tonight!
But tonight
Everything’s changing
Tonight
The whole world’s asleep
Tonight
You’re just pacing around
Tonight
You fall into deep
Now you just
Stop for a minute
Wait and see, don’t believe your eyes
Is this who you now should be?
You tell yourself
That you will figure it out
But still there are problems
And still you have doubts
And they scream
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
They scream
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Where we gonna go
And they scream
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
They scream
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Where we gonna go
Tonight!
Say, say what you want to say
Do, do what you want to do
Talk, talk when you want to talk
But just don’t leave me alone
Sing, sing when you want to sing
Pray, pray when you need to pray
Shout, shout when you want to shout
But just don’t leave me alone
Don’t leave me alone
I can’t handle that
Don’t leave me alone
Yeah, I‘m so afraid
Don’t leave me alone
Yeah, I won’t cope with that
Because I can’t be on my own
And think, think what you want to think,
think about me
Feel, feel what you want to feel, feel free
Dance, dance when you want to dance,
please just dance with me
But just don’t leave me alone
Don’t leave me alone
I can’t handle that
Don’t leave me alone
Yeah, I am so afraid
Don’t leave me alone
Yeah, I won’t cope with that
Because I can’t be on my own
Because I can’t be on my own
Give me peace, love and energy
Tell me we will be together for eternity
Give me power, give me strength, give me self esteem
Tell me that our love isn’t a dream
(a dream, a dream, a dream)
Isn’t a dream
(a dream, a dream, a dream)
But just don’t leave me alone
Don’t leave me alone
I can’t handle that
Don’t leave me alone
Yeah, I am so afraid
Don’t leave me alone
Yeah, I won’t cope with that
Because I can’t be on my own
Because I can’t be on my own
Well, you sing along
Just keep it strong
Take a breath
There ain’t no wrong
We’ll hit the beat
Let’s get it on
Well, the world is turning
Round and round
We try to find
What can’t be found
A way out
So we will not fall down
They try to tell you
What to do
They’re trying,
But don’t have a clue
Saying something,
But for you it isn’t true
And then she comes around
She will lift you off the ground
She comes along
She says hey, hey, hey, not today
Everything feels fine – well it is
She comes along
She says hey, hey, hey, not today
Everything is changed, but it’s OK!
Everyone
Will tell you some
But your opinion
Isn’t wrong
You need to find
The place where you belong
Some people try to
Help you out
They give you power
Without a doubt
They are your rock
And help you see
Through all the clouds
And then she comes around
She will lift you off the ground
She comes along
She says hey, hey, hey, not today
Everything feels fine – well it is
She comes along
She says hey, hey, hey, not today
Everything is changed, but it’s OK!
In the darkest hour
She is there
To help you
Off the ground
Yeah!
She comes along
She says hey, hey, hey, not today
Everything feels fine – well it is
She comes along
She says hey, hey, hey, not today
Everything is changed, but it is
She comes along
She says hey, hey, hey, not today
Everything feels fine – well it is
She comes along
She says hey, hey, hey, not today
Everything is changed, but it’s OK!
She comes along, now everything’s OK!
She comes along, now everything’s OK!
