The october song
We Want to Play
“We Want to Play” is a song I wrote for the musicians. My friend Pieter, the drummer, pulled together the right people to turn my music into reality. Their energy, laughter, and good vibes became a crucial part of the process. I wanted to capture the joy of playing—of coming together and sharing that creative spark.
You don’t even need to know each other well. The moment you share a common goal—whether it’s playing a game or making music—you become a team. Everything that weighs you down disappears, and you can’t help but laugh when you ‘win’. In a way, just playing together is its own kind of victory.
As time goes by, you start to know each other better. You talk about the day’s events, listen to each other, or sit in silence when grief hangs in the air. Sometimes you don’t want to talk about funerals, doctors, or hospitals—sometimes you just don’t want to feel the weight of it all.
But when we come together and play, ‘laughter gives us wings, and the pain walks out’.
Song Lyrics & credits
Yuna Mas - 'We Want to Play'
Song Lyrics
See how the ball moves
Right where you desire
Feel how it turns you
On like fire
One look at the cards
No, she’s not going down
It’s the ace of hearts
Making her own heart pound
He counts the steps
Focus clears his head
Endless game of chess
The queen is not yet dead
She has a go
And runs at triple speed
She didn’t even know
The power of her feet
Hey yo
We just want to play
To make the shit go away
Give me
That moment today
This is where I want to stay
We just want to play
To make the shit go away
See how the ball moves
Right where you desire
Feel how it turns you
On like fire
He throws as hard as he can
And watches how it flies
Says he’s superman
Clark Kent without disguise
They almost burst
They are light with joy
Burning hands don’t hurt
The rope feels like a toy
The piano begins
We all give a shout – HEY!
Laughter gives us wings
The pain walks out
Hey yo
We just want to play
To make the shit go away
Give me
That moment today
This is where I want to stay
We just want to play
To make the shit go away
Hey yo
We just want to play
To make the shit go away
Copyright: Aline Juliá
Credits
Written, composed and sung by Aline Juliá.
Arranged and produced by all of us
Jan Hautekiet – piano & keyboards
Pieter Vereertbrugghen – drum & percussion
Dirk De Groef – guitar
Koen Vanbets – bass
Milos Willemse Juliá – euphonium
Dmitri Dijkstra – trumpets
Barbara Pieters – sax
Yannic Fonderie – vocal production
Dirk Lekenne – recording engineer/mixer