Bart Claessen (also known under the pseudonym Barthezz) was born in the Net… Read Full Bio ↴Bart Claessen (also known under the pseudonym Barthezz) was born in the Netherlands on January 22nd, 1980, always loved music and got his first piano lessons at the age of seven. Impressed by electronic music at the end of the nineties, he worked hard during high school to buy his first studio equipment: a synth, a sampler, an Atari computer and a small mixer. With this equipment, he changed the attic of his parental house into a small studio and there it all began..

After graduating from high school, he started studying Music Technology at the Utrecht School Of Arts and impressed the dance scene one year later, in 2001, with his fist release ever: Barthezz – On The Move.
With top dj support, it started as a massive dancehit in his home country and ended up as a worldwide charthit with releases on labels like Positiva (UK), Superstar (Germany), Avex (Japan) and Ultra (US). Top 10 positions in single charts of over ten countries were achieved, nominations for two dutch TMF Awards and almost 150.000 copies were sold in Germany only. The follow-up, Infected, had almost the same success.
This, together with many worldwide dj gigs (Trance Energy and Impulz in the Netherlands, Innercity New Zealand, Tokyo, Barcelona, Moscow, Beiruth, Warschau, Vancouver and more), placed him in the top regions of dance music instantly.

After a long break it was time to try something new and Bart decided to release his new tunes under his own name: Bart Claessen.
Persona Non Grata was the first Bart Claessen release, and also the first release on a new label founded by United Recordings, called Yakuza. The track did very well but the réal smash came undoubtedly with Playmo, in summer 2005. Support from almost every dj who plays trance, techno or anything that sounds like it and featured on many cd compilations.
2006 brought the long awaited follow up When Morning Comes, many remixes for the biggest names and labels around, and the highly sought-after As Playmo Comes mashup. With DJMag naming him an artist expected to blow up in 2007, and many productions scheduled for the coming year, the future surely looks good.

In the beginning of 2008 he released First light wich was a succes as well and in April 2008 Playmo was released as single with a video clip. This time it contained vocals. The official title became Bart Claessen ft. Denise River - Catch Me (Playmo)

First Light
Bart Claessen Lyrics

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I am caught by this moment
Sunrise is fading in
We are standing together
And I know that's where we begin

I won't let go
Or close my eyes
Won't miss a thing

See first light

I won't let go
Or close my eyes
Won't miss a thing
See first light

Waking up to beauty
Standing sand on holy ground
You and me connected
We are one, we are the crowd

I won't let go
Or close my eyes
Won't miss a thing
See first light

I won't let go
Or close my eyes
Won't miss a thing
See first light

Ahahahaha
Ahahahaha

Ahahahahaha
See first light

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bart Claessen's "First Light" describe a profound moment of connectedness with the world around us. As the sun rises, we stand together and are filled with a sense of wonder and awe at the beauty of the world. The repetition of the lines "I won't let go / Or close my eyes / Won't miss a thing / See first light" suggest a determination to fully experience and appreciate the moment, to be fully present and alive.

The second verse continues this sense of connection and unity, as Claessen sings of standing on "holy ground" with someone else, feeling a sense of oneness with both that person and the larger crowd around them. The repeated "Ahahaha" at the end of the song feels like a release of energy or emotion, a celebratory expression of the joy and wonder that comes with experiencing the world in this way.

Line by Line Meaning

I am caught by this moment
I am captivated by the present moment

Sunrise is fading in
The sun is rising and becoming visible

We are standing together
We are both standing in close proximity to each other

And I know that's where we begin
I understand that this is the starting point for us

I won't let go
I will hold on tightly and not release my grip

Or close my eyes
I will keep my eyes open wide

Won't miss a thing
I will not overlook or forget anything

See first light
I will witness the beginning of a new day

Waking up to beauty
I am awakening to something visually pleasing

Standing sand on holy ground
We are standing on sacred land with sand beneath our feet

You and me connected
We are linked in some way