Neeka (Ilse Goovaerts) is a Belgian singer-songwriter. She started her musi… Read Full Bio ↴Neeka (Ilse Goovaerts) is a Belgian singer-songwriter. She started her music career in music school, when she was eight. Her first album was released in 1999, when she was 28. Before that she played church organ, bought a guitar, took singing lessons and founded a cover band, which played songs from the Indigo Girls, 10.000 Maniacs and Suzanne Vega.

She made her first album together with Roland Van Campenhout, Lange Polle (Wolf Banes, Triggerfinger) and Bart De Nolf (a jazz bassist). For this album she recorded a cover of Tom Robinson's 'Listen to the radio'. The English singer was so glad with the result that he came to Belgium to perform with her. He also received a contract at the same record company (Oyster records).

In 2002 she made a second album called 'Candy Comfort'. This albums contains the, in Belgium rather popular single, 'Don't hold me back'. She recorded this song together with Stef Kamil Carlens (dEUS, Moondog Jr., Zita Swoon).

For her third album (Women Wonderland - 2006) she wanted to use a different approach. She found the solution in the use of not so all day instruments. For instance the musicians used a fortepiano, a clavichord, a Flemish harpsichord and a Jacobus Van Eynde organ. In that period she also became a mother which resulted in the song 'My last days as a girl'.

Her fourth album is called 'Robin' and saw the light in 2009. It contains the singles 'Carsong' and 'Believe'.

In 2010 Neeka is supporting the 'TE GEK' project. A project about psychiatry.

Virus
Neeka Lyrics

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there's a strange kind of allergy
going around
hanging about
heals all my agony

no i don't need a remedy
I just sit about
I know he's holding out

for the queen of monogamy

it grows it grows, but they can't find no cause
it's hanging around

he laughs oh he pleases me
he's bringing about
the stuff i can't do without
the stars and the serenades

oh so very carefully
I've covered the ground
I'm safe and sound
in the arms of my enemy

you moan, you moan but hey you won't be alone
cause I'm hanging around

oh will you ever be
free from the past
modern at last
safe from serenity

capture the love in me
I will stand the test
my heart is the best
it won't leave you lonely

free from all deceny

free is the girl in me
and long is our love

Overall Meaning

Neeka's song Virus is a mystical tune about a strange kind of allergy that is going around, slowly healing all the agony in its path. The interesting part about this allergy is that it grows rapidly, but no one can figure out the cause for its existence. The lyrics convey that the singer is in love with someone who is holding out for the queen of monogamy. Even though this person makes her happy, she feels like they are still waiting for something better to come along. She feels safe in the arms of her enemy even though she knows they will eventually be parted.

The lyrics are vivid and bring the listener on a journey through a mystical world of love and danger. The singer talks about how her love will stand the test of time and that her heart will never leave her partner lonely. This song raises a lot of questions about life and love, and it’s up to the listener to interpret the deeper meaning behind the lyrics.

Overall, this song is a beautiful masterpiece that showcases Neeka’s amazing talent as a songwriter and musician. The lyrics are deep and thought-provoking, and the melody perfectly complements the storyline of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

there's a strange kind of allergy
There is a peculiar sickness

going around
Spreading from one person to another

hanging about
Being persistent

heals all my agony
Relieves all my pain

no i don't need a remedy
I don’t require medication

I just sit about
I idle around

I know he's holding out
I am aware he is waiting

for the queen of monogamy
For the woman who will commit to only one partner

it grows it grows, but they can't find no cause
It spreads, but the reason for its existence is unknown

it's hanging around
It is lingering

he laughs oh he pleases me
He amuses me with his laughter