Sharko is a Belgian indie pop-rock band formed by David Bartholomé (bass guitar, guitars, vocals) in 1997.
Sharko released its first album, Feuded in 1999, on the indie Belgian label BANG! The album has also been released in France and Holland and received a very positive press coverage. Helped on stage by guitar player Teuk Henri, Sharko toured those three countries in 2000 and gained a reputation as a live act. On this tour, they opened for acts like Muse, Venus, Arno, or Paul Weller.
The second album, Meeuws 2, was released in February 2001 in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Holland, and Italy. Produced by Mike Mogis (from the American band Bright Eyes), Meeuws 2 includes "I Went Down" which became an underground hit in Belgium, Holland and France. David and Teuk were then joined by drummer Julien Paschal. In 2003, the album was released in Britain where it got good reviews in papers such as NME, The Face and The Independent. The band toured England in the summer while recording their third album ("TimeOut" even declared their London gig "concert of the week").
25 years ago, I was just a big tick machine
As I lay upstairs in my room
25 years ago I was just a bit tick and keen
As I lay upstairs in my mouth
I'm special, excellent
You're special, excellent
Good in bed, excellent
I'm your man, excellent
25 years ago I was just a bid lonely kid
You never took a look on me
25 years ago I was just a big tick machine
And I just kept on thinking that:
Upstairs
Stay away from me I said to a friend
Won't you ever hey come back again
Stay out of there, stay out of there
There has to be a way
Rise on instead Rise up instead
Try me, I will do it the very best I can!
Takes you by the hand to get a new chance
When you are lost in the dark
It makes you big a bigger man
You try to understand
Rise up instead
Rise up instead and try me
You will get the very chance to stay on my side
Stay on my side and fly me to the very high
We're open 6 hours a week... Promise
Pain, it's not what I wished for... Sorry
Man, it's just an act to bleed... Hell no
Fame, that's not what I wished for...
Motels
Hey you two could save my week... Defense
Stay indoors and lock you in... It's so rude
Men absolutely believe... In you
Then you rent a larger room...
Motels
I'll pick the electronics
You'll do the economic
We'll need a larger room
For everyone to dance
I'll pick the electronics
You'll do the economic
We'll need a larger room
My mama said it's gonna be hard many times
But think of me and the love I meant to give
And remember how it looks super shy
The way you grabbed molecule anyhow
I never noticed what kind of love she could have meant
I didn't know that it meant depend on me
Sweet protection luminous I'm five
You want me to play o yes I can play
Sweet protection luminous I'm five
You want me to play o yes I commit and play
My mama said it's gonna be hard many times
But think of me and the love I meant to give
And remember how it looks super shy
The way you grabbed molecule anyhow
I never noticed what kind of love she could have meant
I didn't know but it meant depend on me
Sweet protection luminous I'm five
You want me to play o yes I can play
Sweet protection luminous I'm five
You want me to play o yes I commit and play
My mama said it's gonna be hard many times
But think of me and the love I meant to give
And remember how it looks super shy
The way you grabbed molecule anyhow
I didn't know but our love was meant to be
My mama said it's gonna bleed from time to time
My mama said it's gonna be hard many times
But think of me and relax there's love ahead
Anyhow...
Your lack of inspiration
What can I say?
Your misinterpretation
I'm sorry mate
You only need affection and pillow space
Lack of imagination
Poor Sharon Tate
Demand for sole attraction
And shadow prey
At will I'll end defense
I need someone like you
You need someone like me
Why don't you see what's clear?
Sometimes you need protection
Sometimes you don't
You run out of munitions
While others don't
I'm lonely in the fog
I need someone like you
You need someone like me
No one escaped easy left
No one is losing sleeping
A love across the seat
Someone escaped getting a bus
Getting the truth flat leaving a "noches" hard as can be
Love, love is here
Love, love in a desert lives
Taking a right, blessing the fog
One, two things I want to know about you
Ease, peace, raiding high
Going offside, somersaulting like I'm...
Well, used to it.
Love, love is or was
Love, love is or was
Backing vocals:
You get it, you get it, you get it, you get it
Life in a doubt
It's gotta be a test I suppose
Close to midnight
Oh we should find a nest, a way out
Before I lose my head, I'll make you find
Before I lose my head, I'll make you notice
Before I lose my head, I'll make you find
I'll make you notice that...
No contest I am the best
After a while
It's gotta be a pace I suppose
Ending a fight
And we would like to test a way out
Before I lose my head, I'll make you find
Before I lose my head, I'll make you notice
Before I lose my head, I'll figure out
A way for you to know that...
Oh woaw, stop shaking my heart
I would give a lot but as I said sometime
I'd leave you with a lot to dim I'll tell you when I go clean
I was trying to give you my time
I would give a lot but you wouldn't give it back
I was standing up aside your table I told you that's a cable
I told you that's a cable
I told you how to win a ...
Good heart, give me yo heart
Dizzy yo heart, oh yeah yo heart
O waow that's giving a tongue!
And a french kiss I would give you to make you mine
I was standing when I tried
And I gave my tongue, and when I gave my tongue...
Yo heart, just give me yo heart
Dizzy yo heart Hello you my soul, surrender
Gimme, gimme yo heart, give it to me, give it to me
I would give a lot but you wouldn't give it back
Yo heart, this is your heart
O yeah yo heart
You will get 25 (I know I will)
You will pick your side of it (You think I will)
You get stormy and fussy about (I know I will)
You get fully clothed again
It's human at all
Sugarboy
Sugarboy
Fix you anyhow from it (I know I will)
You think you know what's happening (You know I will)
You bought some bad sharp tickets (You know I will)
You get no chance for it
It's human at all
Sugarboy
Nobody here wants me
Except good-looking girls
Tell me what's inside of it (I know I will)
You will act uptight you think (You think I will)
Help you with your dreadlock a lot (I know I will)
You get pretty transparent
Nobody here wants me
I went down to see the rest (the face) of you in a bag down in the garage
I feel more myself with your skin on,
it's a big surprise, I went down
I feel my bud echoes and that until my head explodes
I feel more myself with your shoes on
That until I'm Michael Jackson
That until I "foot my feet off"
That until I shake and shiver
Pam and Jackie (Patsy) say it is
The young and lonely kid in Belgium is a ghost
It's alright...
Ex-President of the United States
He forgets it by noon
He tries to forget his only only ex- ex-wife
Then follows it too soon
He tries to forget his only lack of life
Ex-President of the United States
Of America I fear
His only courage is to stand in the middle of, the middle of, the middle of
Hello... Are you there? Are you home?
Well... Let me introduce myself, my name is David and...
You don't know me but ...
I've been watching you some time now and I really want to tell you something
I wanna tell you that I love you
I wanted to put the Stevie Wonder song but, I... I... I... you know
I'm gonna say it myself, I said to myself...
Well I'd really want to tell you
That I love you and I want to BEEP you
I love your bite
I'm on the run I feel fine
So get your claws in my mind
Of course it is, I don't mind
I love that
I love your bite
I love the swing, hooks and knives
So get your claws in my mind
Of course it is, I don't mind
I love that hard
I'm so sorry, woaw, I'm getting used to it...
I know you'll never call me back
'Cos I don't know how to talk to girls
I know you'll never call me back
And I'll be forever a lonely boy...
I love your bite
I'm on the run I feel fine
So get your claws in my mind
Of course it is, I don't mind
I love that
I love your bite
I'm on the swing, hooks and knives
So get your claws in my mind
Of course it is, I don't mind
25 years ago, I was just a big tick machine
As I lay upstairs in my room
25 years ago I was just a bit tick and keen
As I lay upstairs in my mouth
I'm special, excellent
You're special, excellent
Good in bed, excellent
I'm your man, excellent
25 years ago I was just a bid lonely kid
You never took a look on me
25 years ago I was just a big tick machine
And I just kept on thinking that:
Upstairs
25 years ago I was just a big tick machine
You will get 25 (I know I will)
You will pick your side of it (You think I will)
You get stormy and fussy about (I know I will)
You get fully clothed again
It's human at all
Sugarboy
Sugarboy
Fix you anyhow from it (I know I will)
You think you know what's happening (You know I will)
You bought some bad sharp tickets (You know I will)
You get no chance for it
It's human at all
Sugarboy
Nobody here wants me
Except good-looking girls
Tell me what's inside of it (I know I will)
You will act uptight you think (You think I will)
Help you with your dreadlock a lot ( I know I will)
You get pretty transparent
Nobody here wants me
Except good-looking girls
I believe there is something in the dark night, you see
That I'll catch back in the spotlight, easy
And I'll make it out at midnight, sorry
Never thought I would be that right, oh oh...
I believe there is something it's in your eyes, dizzy
With your bloody mouth it's alright, a? e!
Never thought I would be that right, oh oh...
Doo do doo doo...
I don't know, sorry, easy, dizzy, I don't know, it hurts, hurts done!
I don't know, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, dizzy, easy, it hurts, gone hurts...
I don't know, I'm sorry, ouh, it hurts good, dizzy, dizzy, sorry
He turns the pages from a book
The pages off the hook
Twenty, thirty...
Don't remember
He got the thirst from the loop
The pages off an ugly book
Twenty
Now you're lying to me
Life's ugly when you're not here
Birds that float into your neck
Life's ugly when you're alone
In your room with a dead body on the floor
Spare me that
When you're about to know how he treats you in takes
Fancy eyes
It leaves you mild and bored
That famous look on her face
The funny takes an ugly look
"Became a poet by the book"
Laughing and laughing,
laughing about me
It turned ugly from the cook
Got the receipt from a book
Just me mostly
Fancy eyes
You like it dry and cold
Turns me up between takes
Ugly eyes
From upstairs I hear