We Komen En We Gaan
Stef Bos Lyrics

In Stef Bos's song "We Komen En We Gaan", the lyrics talk about the impermanence of life and how we, as humans, must accept that we come and go. In the first verse, the singer and his companion are standing outside late at night, looking at the stars and the moon. The companion asks why the world spins, and the singer responds with a simple, yet profound truth: "We komen en we gaan" ("We come and we go"). The second verse reveals a contrast between the singer's desire for wonder and his companion's need for certainty. His companion named every star, while the singer wants to be amazed by the fact that life is transient.

In the chorus, Stef Bos muses on the nature of existence, singing that although science may try to explain it all, the wonder of life will persist. He emphasizes that the only thing he is sure of is that, like everything else, we come and go. He then distances himself from the supposed infallibility of religious authority, saying that, in the end, only one thing remains true: we come and we go. The repetition of the phrase "we komen en we gaan" emphasizes the central message of transience.