Krezip was a Dutch band from Tilburg, formed in 1997. It was notable for the band members' young ages during their original breakthrough. The band has had several successful albums and singles in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. The origin of their name remains unclear, though a popular explanation is that the name is an anagram of "perzik", the Dutch word for "peach".
In 2008 Krezips breakthrough single I Would Stay was given a one-time-only people's choice based award for 'all-time best Dutch single', by Dutch national radio station 3FM.
Krezip began as a four-piece outfit in 1997 in Tilburg, Netherlands, consisting of Jacqueline Govaert on vocals, Anne Govaert and Annelies Kuijsters on guitar and Joost van Haaren on bass guitar. Though these four formed the core of the band, they found it difficult to find a suitable permanent drummer. During one of their early shows, Thijs Romeijn was in the audience, and was so impressed by the band's energy that he approached them after the show to commend them. During the conversation, it turned out that Romeijn was a drummer himself, and he quickly became the band's permanent drummer.
you hoped that if you'd forget your memories
that they'd forget you too
you'd put a bandage on your aching spot
and that will make you feel good
i think someone should have told you that
this ain't the way it works
and that you have to work it out some day
you will, yeah
it takes you further everytime
it will make you sweat like hell
you just can't keep gnashing your teeth forever
won't cry, why wouldn't you
no, won't let them get to you
won't cry
and if anyone will try to tell you that
this ain't, no no
this ain't, no
it ain't the way it works
they're wrong, they're wrong, so wrong
well you've done enough to prove us all
won't let them get you down
but now i think the moment's here
to show yourself your weaknesses
i see you figured out by now
this ain't the way that things go
and the time has come to work it out
you will, yeah
it takes you further everytime
it will make you sweat like hell
you just can't keep gnashing your teeth forever
won't cry, why wouldn't you
no, won't let them get to you
won't cry
and if anyone will try to tell you that
this ain't, no no
this ain't, no
it ain't the way it works
they're wrong, they're wrong, so wrong (no, no, no, no)
you won't cry, won't cry, i know
you won't cry, won't cry, won't let them get to you
won't cry, won't cry, ooh no
you won't cry, yeah
you won't cry, why wouldn't you
no, won't let them get to you
won't cry
and if anyone will try to tell you that
this ain't, no no
this ain't, no
this ain't the way it works