B i o g r a p h y (by Official Label)
A Camp first drew breath in a forest in Northern Sweden, neck deep in snow, in the waning of the last millenium, amongst families of foxes. It began a collabrative effort between two Swedish humans : pop star and former figure skater Nina Persson, whose band The Cardigans had seen crazy success in the roaring 90s, and Niclas Frisk, a outdoorsman and explorer who had himself enjoyed pop stardom with his band Atomic Swing. In common was a love for classic American music, and a melancholy both universal and somehow highly specific to the Scandinavian psyche. It was imported maple syrup, chickory coffee, and the around-the-clock blackness that is the Swedish winter that fueled the first stage of A CAMP recording sessions, those that would eventually evolve into the self titled A CAMP debut record. The duo recorded a collection of songs, and the project was suspended while they attended to other matters......in Nina's case, it was another Cardigans album (Gran Turismo) and tour. Niclas moved on to a temporary foyer into profane gospel music. Also in the cards for Nina was a move to New York City with future-husband and fellow rocker Nathan Larson, an american film composer who had known some modest success in the 90s with his band Shudder To Think. After a span of about three years, Nina choose to saddle up again with A Camp. Listening to the earlier sessions, she found them wanting for a certain frailty......it was with this in mind that she picked up the phone and rang indie superhero Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, asking him to produce future A Camp recordings. Mark, at home on his ranch in rural Virginia, quietly accepted this task, changed the oil in his truck and drove north. Recordings for the first A Camp record took place in the Fall, in Woodstock, New York, at the now-dufunct Bearsville studio. Work took place in a barn. Deer loitered on the lawn. Nathan played bass. Kevin March (Dambuilders/ Shudder To Think/ Guided By Voices) played drums. Mark made spooky noise, drove his Motoguzzi, and engaged in target practice. Nina sang, chain smoked, and read books on dream interpretation. Niclas flew in and played guitar like a hero, despite having sustained massive aural damage that obliged him to wear industrial ear protection. A small parade of indie rockers, members of Mercury Rev, Joan of the future Joanaspolicewoman came through and contributed their talents. The resultant album was released in 2001 in Europe, where it was a considerable success, and a significant hit in Nina and Nic's home territory of Scandinavia. A CAMP toured extensively on the strength of the single I CAN BUY YOU : Nina's touring band included members of Soundtrack Of Our Lives as well as the above mentioned studio players. The album was awarded 4 Swedish Grammies, and met with much critical praise abroad and stateside, despite the record's availability only on import. And that was that, for the time being. In late 2007, for no particular reason, A Camp was taken out of storage. This time around, what the first album had been to the country the second was to the urban back-alley, past and present. TImes had changed the cast a bit; Niclas had recently made the move to New York, went nocturnal, bought a top hat and a moleskin overcoat and commenced floating about the lower eastside. Nathan and Nina had moved uptown to Harlem. This time around, the approach was more that of a proper band, and the NYC recording sessions were swift and efficient, buffered by Nathan's increased involvement, who at this point was a highly accomplished film composer, and brought all his skills in the area to bear. Added to this Kevin March's supercharged drumming, despite or due to his newfound stay-at-home dad status. Joan Wasser, Nikolai Dunger, James Iha and other notables once again rounded out the cocktail. If the first record was a mash up of americana and minimalist eclecticism, COLONIA draws from a wider set of colors, drawing on historical imagery.......from the opium den to the Belgian Congo, from the Namibian desert by starlight to Victorian New York by gaslight, and the Bowery of the '70s by neon. If the debut album wore an air of wood, hickory and snow, COLONIA is electricity, wig powder, and laudanum. A very particular perfume, Eau d'COLONIA.
Frequent flyer I can buy you Angel of sadness Such a bad comedown Song for the leftovers Walking the cow Hard as a stone Algebra Silent night The same old song The oddness of the Lord Rock N' Roll ghost The bluest eyes in teax Elephant
Angel's Fall (Sorry Angel) Appalachian lullaby Autumn Waltz Baby You Got Me Wrong Bängen Trålar Black Winged Bird Boys Keep Swinging Brothers In Arms Burning down the house Charlie charlie Daddy's Gone Dark days Dead for seconds Dead leaves and the dirty ground Desafinado Dirty Love Famous Blue Raincoat Femme Fatale Finitoo Flyg Min Väg Hej Tomtegubbar Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles I Swung the Election Is It Really Real I've Done It Again J'en ai marre D'être bleu Just because a man expects me to
Lid Losing my religion Make Believe Midnight Children My misery is my mystery Nu Lyfter Vi Från Marken On the beach Roaring 40's Saturday Static The Legacy The Man Who Played God The Name Of The Game The Windmills Of Your Mind Theme from Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Till Next Tuesday Train of salvation Tulsa Queen Up On A Cloud Us And Them Vänner Var Iigger Sverige What the hell are you crying for Whole Lotta Love Why’d You Come In Here Lookin' Like That Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
A Camp
*** Thanx a lot to Kimikka & Tony for these lyrics ! ***Frequent flyer
Would you help me pack my bags, I might be leaving I need some sweet assistance while I'm stealing Some of your time I hope that's fine And I've got photographs of all, you're all I'm needing Forgiveness if I left you all believing That I'm the one 'cause I feel like none And I need something to direct me to it 'Cause I'm a frequent flyer, a notorious liar But I can't get close enough I never get close I can't get close enough I would love to tell my story from the ending But the story's getting thin from heavy spending And I need my man, and I need a fence And I need someone to protect me from the wrench I'm a frequent flyer, a notorious liar But I can't get close enough I never get close I can't get close enough to the ending I can't get close enough I can't get close enough To the sun I can't get close enough I'm a frequent flyer, a notorious liar But I can't get close enough I never get close I can't get close enough... it seems
*** Thanx a lot to Karen who corrected a mistake ***
I can buy you
A life of sanity and dignity You know it takes two And what's the use in being a millionaire If I can't have you I wanna buy you a home I'll pay your friends if you're feeling alone The pain of losing a guy like you Is a bigger cost than paying your dues I can buy you, oh yeah, oh yeah But I can't make you do what you don't And I can hire you, oh yeah, oh yeah But I can't make you love me, I can't make you You say I'd never go for a little And I always need more And you're a thousand-dollar playboy That I just can't afford But I guess you got me, oh oh You got me hanging around for too long I don't wanna stop it, oh no, oh no I bet your life that it's with me you belong And I can buy you, oh yeah, oh yeah But I can't make you do what you don't And I can hire you, oh yeah, oh yeah But I can't make you love me, I can't make you care So if I can't make you love me If I can't make you care What price can take me there in this world Somebody told me cash is king I didn't mean to force you, oh no But I bet a fortune it's with me you belong And I can buy you, oh yeah, oh yeah But I can't make you do what you don't And I can hire you, oh yeah, oh yeah But I can't make you love me, I can't make you care I can't take you there anymore...
Angel of sadness
Something's watching over me There's someone in my house that I can't see I've asked her many times to leave She tells me she's not evil In my hours of confidence When feeling real and worthy of my friends When I let go of my defence She's waiting in a corner Angel of sadness, leave me alone Save me some hours to try on my own When the music is over, the silence is on You know I will be yours alone So pick me up and carry me home Life with her is getting hard It's like I'm not the driver of my own car I'm not the holder of my credit card Oh Jesus, make me sober Misery comes and lovers go I lose myself and sometimes I don't know She says "I've always told you so But I'll stay with you forever" Angel of sadness, leave me alone Save me some hours to try on my own When the music is over, the silence is on You know I will be yours alone So pick me up and carry me home Angel of sadness, angel of grief Save me some hours, then please can you leave When the music is over, the silence is on I'll be completely on my own But I'll work it out and find me a home
Such a bad comedown
I danced for a while And my moves would make you smile Oh, I loved you then My dear chemical lover You veiled me in your haze Like a puppet in your lace Amazing disgrace From your silverspoon substance You took me away Made monday a saturday You stained me with love And left me in dirty laundry But I left my ground for a minute Your body in my veins Your power is what remains You know I never had Such a bad, bad comedown You took me away Made monday a saturday You stained me with love And left me in dirty laundry But I left my ground for a minute My oh my... You took pride in my fuck-up I've been cursed and I've been hailed I've blown it and I've inhaled But I never had Such a bad, bad comedown Such a bad, bad comedown Such a bad, bad comedown
Song for the leftovers
The night is on the edge now Hanging low against the tide The world is at its best now When the loveless ones collide It's a long night A beautiful night And we're the first leftovers Of the night I'm thinking about the last times And the people I had to hurt I wonder why they couldn't touch And why I never gave it up You weren't hard to find You didn't run and hide We were the first leftovers Of the night, of the night The silence is a burden When you don't really want to talk I'm trying really hard now To set alight my sleepy heart We made a pretty sight It seems we've found some pride In being the first leftovers Of the night, of the night And everything is alright now Everything is alright now Everything is alright You're not what I was after But I'm happy with what I found To dream of new beginnings When the end is all around I think you're alright You qualify For being my Supernova It's a gambling life A lonely strife But I think we're the best leftovers Of the night, of the night And everything is alright now Oh, everything is alright now Everything is alright
Walking the cow
Tryin' to remember But my feelings can't know for sure Tryin' to reach out, but it's gone Lucky stars in your eyes I'm walking the cow I really don't know how I came here I really don't know why I'm staying here Oh oh oh oh I am walking the cow Tryin' to point my finger But the wind keeps blowing me around in circles In circles Lucky stars in your eyes I'm walking the cow I really don't know what I have to fear I really don't know what I have to care for Oh oh oh oh... I am walking the cow Lucky stars in your eyes
Hard as a stone
In the morning and in the evening When you think you're alone Too many hours in your apartment Has made me hard as a stone I've tried to crack you, I told you you're the one But you must have thought that I was gone I told you a lot of lies just to get laid But your heart is hard as a stone You're vicious But I'm a man I'm gonna do what I can To remain hard as a stone That little pigeon, where did you find her I had to break her every bone Eleven hours in your pool No longer hard as a stone She was delicious Now I'm the star If you wanna be what you are You've got to be hard as a stone You're mean But I'm a man It's not exactly what I planned But it seems I'm hard as a stone
Algebra
Why can't you just forget about algebra It's all about you now And all your talk of logic and formula Could never help you now, not anymore 'Cause you were always on the run From the darkness in your heart So you wear it on the outside Of your chest I have taken the liberty To tell your ghost to go Bribing them with sunlight and sympathy They promised not to show for a while 'Cause you were always the little boy Who couldn't keep it to yourself So your heart is on the outside Of your chest At the speed of light You moved inside my home Nothing is alright If you are still alone And your heart Is greater than The sum of you And everyone But still you're always on the run From the poison in your lungs And your heart is on the outside Of your chest
Silent night
Baby brown, I think I need you now To put me down and help me lift me up Your shaking bones in my telephone No good for anyone Baby brown, so you think you know me now You tell me how and show me everything Your wandering mind and your restless kind I want you here to make some sound Oh, silent night Oh, holy night Baby brown, now you're more than you mean to be You're mean to me, you take away from me My shaking bones in your telephone Don't you hear that sound Oh, silent night Oh, holy night Oh, silent night Oh, there's a hole in the night Oh, silent night Oh, holy night Oh, silent night Oh, there's a hole in the night
Same old song
Here's my prayer, I'm getting nowhere I'm stepping up the stairs, but falling behind, oh... I'm a one-man show that nobody knows My body sure knows, I'm wondering why, oh... I can't go on singing this song That the angels will not hear The world is a hole from all that I stole But there is still a little love in here Few things will last I did it too fast, but I'm learning to cry Don't be a stepping stone Get it all out, deliver it Here's my weep, I'm digging too deep I do believe in lies, I've got everything to hide, oh... I'm young, I'm old, I do what I'm told Cut open, unfold, but there's nothing inside, oh... I can't go on singing this song That the angels will not hear The world is a hole from all that I stole But there is still a little love in here Few things will last I did it too fast, but I'm learning to cry Hey child, you dance too loud Here is your limit No, I can't go on singing this song That the angels will not hear The world is a hole from all that I stole But there is so much love in here Few things will last I did it too fast, but I'm learning to cry Don't be a stepping stone Get it all out, deliver it Here's my plead, my never-ending repeat I'm a circular cry-baby with no-one to trust I'm restless and mad and anciently sad If someone wants to kill me, go ahead, but make it fast
Oddness of the lord
Come on baby sing Of the oddness of the lord It's about time we sang Of the strange ways of the lord The oddness of the lord The oddness of the lord Come on baby sing Of the oddness of the lord The strange ways of the lord The sacred and the cursed It's never getting better, no no no It's only getting worse Come on people sing Of the oddness of the lord Everybody sing Of the strange ways of the lord The oddness of the lord The sacred and the cursed It's never getting better No no no It's only getting worse It's never getting better, no no no No no
Rock'n roll ghost
Well, you know and you go When I'm alone I have no cause To think about the shit we used to know Made of snow Well you came, and you stayed No-one here to raise a toast Be my guest and I will be your host To a rock'n'roll ghost, a rock'n'roll ghost Well, you said she's better off dead You think that I might have heard a word But I was much too young, and much too cool for words Look at me now No-one here to raise a toast Take me by the hand, man Raise a toast Or the rock'n'roll ghost To a rock'n'roll ghost We don't know until we're gone There's no one here to raise a toast I look into the mirror and I see The rock'n'roll ghost, my rock'n roll ghost
Bluest eyes in texas
The lonesome texas sun was setting low And in the rearview-mirror I watched it go I can still see the wind in her golden hair I close my eyes for a moment I'm still there The bluest eyes in texas are haunting me tonight Like the stars that fill the midnight sky, her memory fills my mind Where did I go wrong? Did I wait too long? Or can I make it right? The bluest eyes in texas are haunting me tonight Another town, another hotel room Another dream that ended way too soon Left me lonely way before the dawn Searching for the strength to carry on The bluest eyes in texas are haunting me tonight Like the stars that fill the midnight sky, her memory fills my mind Where did I go wrong? Did I wait too long? Or can I make it right? The bluest eyes in texas are haunting me tonight For every heart you break You pay the price But I can't forget the tears In her blue eyes The bluest eyes in texas are haunting me tonight Like the stars that fill the midnight sky, her memory fills my mind Where did I go wrong? Did I wait too long? Or can I make it right? The bluest eyes in texas are haunting me tonight The bluest eyes in texas are haunting me tonight The bluest eyes, the bluest eyes Are haunting me The bluest eyes... Tonight
Elephant
I caught you smiling with pointed teeth What once was beautiful has turned bitter and cheap So now there's nothing I can do for you But leave your roses out to die I misbehaved I'm in your way I'm in your way Like an elephant Gentle smiling with pointed teeth Now there's a war between my high hopes and me So this is how you put an end to things By cutting throats with a smile I misbehaved I'm in your way In your way Like an elephant But in the corner of my mind A little angel saying "Don't waste your love You love too much"
Colonia
*** Thanx a lot to Gary for these lyrics ***
The Crowning Brighten the corners and clear out the room Colour the flowers in rose and maroon Light up the fires and season the swine We're gonna party like it's 1699 Slaughter the rabbits, the doves and the boars And lay all the tables and open the doors The crème-de-la-crème will be waiting on one guest of honour Oh, up go the curtains And down go the virgins Oh, no, mothers are crying Ladies of virtue will stand to accuse you of heartbreak and theft Bells are gonna ring Birds are gonna sing Let the people begin The crowning of your big head Young drunken girls in a hideous dance Sing a heartfelt lament of the death of romance Beautiful boys turn and offer their cheeks Preening and prancing, the outcome looks bleak Good times are rolling but outside these walls Our houses will crumble, this city will fall But a few broken pawns don't mean nothing to our guest of honour So let's raise our glasses to murderous asses like you May you sleep soundly Once we had laughter, you got what you're after Oh, you wear it well Bells are gonna ring Birds are gonna sing Let the people begin Hear how the hearts are pounding We're all witnessing the crowning Of your big bleeding head Bells are gonna ring Birds are gonna sing Let the people begin Hear how their hearts are pounding Your rise - nothing but astounding We're all witnessing the crowning Of your useless, ruthless head
Stronger than Jesus Who told you love is the Alpha and Omega And that your heart will lead you to the only one It's a curse, it's the hammer that will break you It's a poison hidden in a bonbon Don't you know love is stronger than Jesus Don't you know love can kill anyone Bring it on, wars and diseases You know that love can do you like a shotgun Can't resist them, the sailors and the soldiers Taking aim, a rabbit on a rifle range Pay no mind to what your mama told you You're the fool who's chasing down the candy cane It's a riddle how lovers can stay alive That we bloom and breed and multiply Don't you know love is stronger than Jesus Don't you know love can kill anyone So bring it on, wars and diseases You know that love can do you like a shotgun Oh no, oh no See the people heading for disaster Standing in line just looking for a little fun Love is a fire, a hot hot blaster And we're the Belgians burning in the Congo sun We're believers trusting strangers Any monkey looking like a saviour It's a riddle how We're still living now Oh, how little we know, oh Don't you know love is stronger than Jesus Don't you know love can kill anyone So bring it on, wars and diseases You know that love can do you like a shotgun
Bear On The Beach Iris in the morning rain sitting in a sea It's hard to tell the blues apart She's salty just like me She thinks she's on an island or she wishes that she were She thinks she hears the sirens but I think it's only Iris in the morning rain sitting in a sea She didn't wanna see, the fruit was out of reach She's caught between the ocean and the bear upon the beach Imaginary waves could never drown you And I didn't want to tell her I didn't wanna tell her Iris on a ladder Climbing closer to the sky (Iris) Rising from the grind She is a quitter just like I (I rise) Sitting on a rooftop, watching molecules collide Safe above it all, she's drinking mercury on ice Iris on a ladder Climbing closer to the sky (Iris) She didn't wanna see, the stars were out of reach She's caught between the ocean and the bear upon the beach Imaginary Gods could never save you And I didn't wanna tell her I didn't wanna tell her She didn't wanna see, the stars were out of reach She's caught between the ocean and the bear upon the beach Imaginary Gods could never save you But I didn't wanna tell her I didn't wanna tell her Didn't wanna tell her Love Has Left The Room Love has left the room The party is over but I can't get sober Obsession is towing me deep down, down Love has left the room It fled out the back door When all that I asked for Was forever more or a real bye bye It didn't say bye bye And I'll let go if you just tell me Give back the pieces of dreams that you sell me They trick my mind I'll let go if you just let me I will forget you if you will forget me I'll slip your mind I will slip your mind Tie me to the mast Cast me in irons, I hear the sirens They sing of desire - the fatal kind This love is my last My final possession, most violent caress It's a beautiful mess and it's deep down, down It's really deep down, down And I'll let go if you just tell me Give back the pieces of dreams that you sell me They trick my mind I'll let go if you just let me I will forget you if you will forget me I'll slip your mind I will slip your mind Once it settles down And the fire has burned out What do you think you'll find Poking through the embers Memories that sting Little splinters of your doubt Things that you can't live without So why die Give back the pieces of dreams That you sell me and trick my mind I'll let go if you just let me I will forget you if you will forget me I'll slip your mind I will slip your mind ... Golden Teeth And Silver Medals Nina Persson: Anybody tell you that there is no resale value When your romance goes to hell You better say farewell to what you thought was wealth Nikolai Dunger: Ever get the feeling that the paint has started peeling Are you staring at the ceiling of your castle Dreaming that you're someone else Nina: Would you like to meet me in this song Nikolai: I've been hoping to Nina: Would you like to come and prove me wrong Nikolai: No, I'll agree with you Both: Golden teeth and silver medals Beauty marks and scars That is what we got Raindrops in a reservoir And minutes in a jar That is what we got Nina: Maybe if I had another drink I'd see the pattern In the blinking of the traffic lights Do you think you're happy, Nikolai Nikolai: I don't know the answer, Nina Life is like a melody A pendulum that swings between the major and the minor It's a lullaby Nina: Now I'm so glad I met you in this song Nikolai: It's just a breath I'll throw Nina: I'm so glad you're here to sing along Nikolai: My voice into the flow Both: Golden teeth and silver medals Beauty marks and scars That is what we got Raindrops in a reservoir And minutes in a jar That is what we got Nina: I'm a little worried that the worst is yet to come Nikolai: I'm afraid they'll leave us out here, melting in the sun Nina: We'll be second best until we know Both: We have won Nina: But until we do, we'll sing this song Nikolai: Till we know we've won Nina: We'll sing until our need for it is gone Nikolai: We'll be singing this song Both: Golden teeth and silver medals Beauty marks and scars That is what we got Raindrops in a reservoir And minutes in a jar That is what we got Both: Golden teeth and silver medals Beauty marks and scars That is what we got Raindrops in a reservoir And minutes in a jar That is what we got Here Are Many Wild Animals The route of our journey is traced out in pink A map of the continents waiting to sink We're an army in training, me and my band Making camp in the evenings, grazing the land We're never alone here There is lots of unknown here in the brush Here are many wild animals We follow the highway through the forest of sparks They grouped us in twos when we boarded the ark Shipped off to a city stripped of our tongues Now we live in a playground eating our young We're never alone here, no There's lots of unknown here in the crowd Here are many wild animals They're dropping the bomb! They're dropping the bomb! Like in the beginning The number is three It's a small party of roaches, scorpions and me Forever alone here There's lots of unknown here in the glow Here are many wild animals Come little kitty Come little elephant Come, come hither Be with your mama Come little bastard Come little millionaire Come, come faster This is America Come little rodent Come little carnivore Eat your dinner
Chinatown Every town has a secret heart that beats And every citizen, an underground I set my clock to a bootleg meter and Broken hands spin around and round I'm on my way just like every day To get milk and kerosene But my reflection in the butcher's window isn't me I freeze This is Chinatown A state of mind This is Chinatown A state of mind The sky was blue but I wouldn't know I was counting cracks in the concrete I memorised them from A to B A choreography, a part of me It's not the future, it's not the past, it's not now The price will double if you try to look them in the eye Don't ask why 'Cause this is Chinatown A state of mind This is Chinatown A state of mind In Chinatown Read my fortune in my metro card You'll see nothing if you search too hard Read my fortune in my metro card You'll see nothing if you search too hard
My America Darling, darling The moon went out tonight And I'm caught like a doe in your headlights Oh yeah, alright I'm yours to knock around I'm a little too star-struck to wanna fight It's a cold-hearted world I'm gonna be your girl It's a little too late to cry You're my America Not quite Snow White It came down all night And put a filter of ash on the sunrise Oh, yeah, alright Move a little bit closer Lay your big dirty hands on my innocence It's a cold-hearted world I'm gonna be your girl It's just a little too late to cry You're my America Oh, heaven laughs at us now, baby We'll be shooting it down, honey It's a little too late to hope and pray for a miracle You're my America Hey rockstar You're my America Hey rockstar You're my America You're my America
I Signed The Line Don't send me letters in bottles anymore And don't come a-knocking or darken my door We've got a contract - devotion nevermore We're legally bonded in richness and in poor I signed the line that was dotted I like to end what I started I signed the line and I realise A lot of lies were written in letters And bottles, they tend to run aground Don't give me platinum to weight down my wrist I've got injunctions so cease and desist I've got a bottle, a ball and the chain But you have the one thing of value that remains I signed the line that was dotted I like end what I started There's too much I need I got to plead insanity So don't give me platinum It's just weighs me down I signed the line and I realise A lot of lies were written in letters And bottles, they tend to run aground
It's Not Easy To Be Human It's not easy to be human anymore And what used to please me Just don't please me anymore Animals kill in the jungle People would like to But it's not easy to be human anymore Animals kill in the jungle People would like to But it's not that easy to be human anymore The Weed Had Got There First For reasons that I don't understand I was out with a shovel in my hand If someone's seen me let me know I must have been looking for sand or snow I had a garden on my mind Ivy was growing around my spine I lost a needle in the hay I'm hoping I'll never need it anyway I wanted to plant A little seed To fertilise the dirt I didn't see the sleeping weed The weed had got there first
Animal Heart
Animal Heart My animal heart is telling me to flee I’m done with this dance, baby bail with me The tide’s at our door, feel the pull of the moon I’m tired of these lights, want to float with you My ocean, my heart Anchor you to me You can blink like a star Or sink like a stone in the sea Come be my man Baby bail with me Come be my man Babe hang on to me Your animal heart is pounding like a kick-drum Dampen it down, you don’t wanna give us away The moon is our guide, pointing us through the deep and dark water Stay by my side, I’ll keep the snakes at bay I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake My ocean, my heart Anchor you to me You can blink like a star Or sink like a stone in the sea Come be my man Baby bail with me Come be my man Babe hang on to me Oh, deeper baby We’ll go with the undertow And swing our way through the night Across the ocean floor My animal heart is telling me to flee I’m done with this dance, baby bail with me My ocean, my heart Anchor you to me You can blink like a star Or sink like a stone in the sea Come be my man Baby bail with me Come be my man Babe hang on to me Come be my man Baby bail with me Come be my man Babe hang on to me Come be my man Baby bail with me Come be my man Babe hang on to me Burning Bridges For Fuel As I ride on these rails That's my life Laying rail as I ride Through this un-enchanted wildwood There be dogs There be dust in my eyes And oh, God knows I can drive But I don't make the rules I'm still burning bridges for fuel From the ashes of those fires There'll be heat There'll be work to be done There'll be new stars illuminating My laying rails For my daughters and sons I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake And oh, God knows I can drive But I don't make the rules I'm still burning bridges for fuel You gotta lose to need it You gotta hurt to feel it Let it go like a balloon You gotta face the morning You gotta heed the warning Better get yourself to school Or it's over So I ride on these rails That's my life And I'm doing it slow 'Cause to move into a cabin With a gun Is not the right thing to do And oh, God knows I can drive But I don't make the rules I'm still burning bridges for fuel For fuel, for fuel Dreaming Of Houses Foundry smoke and apple blossoms Wear a hat to keep the thoughts from Flying out into the ether Trying to decide on either or I don't wanna talk about the world I wanna talk about the girls I want the open spaces And maybe dreaming of houses can save me Give me a place where it's quiet and my head can rest And maybe dreaming of houses can save me Scenes in the wallpaper Map the architecture of my mind I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Fireworks and factory seconds Smoking embers all that's left when All I wanna do is keep what's mine From going up the chimney I don't wanna talk about the words I wanna talk about the birds I wanna take them places And maybe dreaming of houses can save me Give me a place where it's quiet And my head can rest at night Oh, maybe dreaming of houses can save me Scenes in the wallpaper map the architecture of my mind Oh baby, why did you leave me Didn't you need me Clip Your Wings You can go if you want to go But I don't think that be wise This is all you need to know It's a darker place outside But I'd never clip your wings Only plainly state my case You can be what you want to be I suggest you don't wander far I can't give no guarantee That I'll love you as you are But I'd never clip your wings Only hold you for a spell No, I'd never clip your wings Not to save you from yourself I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake You can go if you wanna go You can go if you wanna go You can go if you want to go You can go if you wanna go You can go if you want to go You can go if you wanna go You can go if you want to go You can go if you wanna go Jungle Everybody's tryin' to come and find me now Everybody's tryin' to track me down somehow Everybody's tryin' to tell me something, my oh my! It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Does anybody wanna come and talk me down Will anyone who loves me come and help me out Can anybody tell me what it's all about 'Cause it's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle To the ground To the ground They cut it down Cut it down Cut it down To the ground Pillagers who shook me down from my canopy Nature's gonna come and take you out, you'll see Nothing left to keep us dry, I wonder why oh why? It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle Getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle It's getting kind of hard to hide in the jungle Food For The Beast Last time I quit smoking There was a flash of light Then came a voice on my radio Sent me into the night Last time I was broken You know it hit me Face down on the floor of the discotheque I saw the poetry It said Run run run, put your fur boots on, baby So long to the beauty salon, lady Run run to the beat of the song And you're gone and you're gone I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake All broken hearts baby, bring them to me Fit them together they'll set themselves free Legions of lovers will stand And the rest is food for the beast Last time I quit you babe Had an epiphany Bump bump of the bass from a passing car Gave me some clarity And run run run, get your peacock on, baby Hum hum all them bittersweet jams, lady Run run to the beat of the song And you're gone and you're gone And you're gone and you're gone All broken hearts baby, bring them to me Put them together, they set themselves free Legions of lovers will stand And the rest is food for the beast All broken hearts baby, bring them to me Fit them together, they set themselves free Legions of lovers will stand And the rest is food for the beast All broken hearts baby, bring them to me Fit them together, they set themselves free Legions of lovers will stand And the rest is food for the beast Forgot To Tell You Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Don't know what, don't know what There no words I'm supposed to tell you about something I'm always losing the small things To the gaps and the holes To the rats and crows So I might just forget about it now And return if I find it in the clouds Or in a book or the belly of a bee I'm sick of watching it float away from me I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Don't know what, don't know what There no words I meant to tell you about something It might be buried in the big things There's a lot, there's a lot There's a whole lotta lot So I might just forget about you now 'Cause I don't know if I can figure it out There's a place at the bottom of the sea Where the things that I lost have got to be Floating down I thought I saw What I forgot Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Don't know what, don't know what There no words I'm supposed to tell you about something I'm always losing the small things To the gaps and the holes To the rats and crows So you might just forget about me now I get fickle and faint the more I try I've been looking too hard but now I see Where the things that I lost have got to be Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Forgot to tell you about something Catch Me Crying Time, I got a little bit of time behind me I haven't even begun If heaven falls all around me I will follow it down But you'll never catch me crying for you my friend You'll never catch me crying for you again Precious, we got a lotta miles behind us Still so far from the end Mind, no good to go and try to rewind us No beginning again So you'll never catch me crying for you my friend You'll never catch me crying for you again I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I won't go flailing my blues about And moan over how I followed you down And walk, how we walked Under the arches When we fled to the edge of this town But you'll never catch me crying for you my friend You'll never catch me crying for you again You know it's useless This talking in circles again and again You'll never catch me crying for you my friend The Grand Destruction Game I made eyes with a sailor With a burned up hand The cross eyed lead singer Of a bad bar band I loved an elegant gangster And a customs man But then I fell for him And that was the end He was my gold-plated scarab He was my chosen one He was my Sandinista And my royal bum He was my used car salesman And my wayward son And then I fell for him And that was the end I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake In the morning you may wake to find that I'm gone Sad to go but you know I need to stumble on In time, with the passing of the days You'll forget my name It's strange, I know, the way some people play But I'm just the same The grand destruction game I made eyes with a sailor With a burned up hand A cross eyed lead singer Of a bad bar band I loved an elegant gangster And a customs man And then I fell for him And that was the end And then I fell for him And that was the end In the morning I may wake to find that he's gone Sad and lonely but I know he too must stumble on In time, with the passing of the days I may forget his name It's strange, you know, the way some people play But he's just the same The grand destruction game Silver If you ever get lost Honey I'll find you I'll follow the line Of your tracks in the snow If you ever get blue Baby I'll paint you Yellow and rose Silver and green Silver like the moon Through the haze and din Silver like the moon If you're on your way home Baby I will be standing At the end of the road By the old neon sign I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake You won't have to walk We'll float like the shadows Above the filth and debris You, honey, and me Silver like the moon Through the haze and din Silver like the moon Silver like the moon This Is Heavy Metal I would like to sell now My life is going well now My bones are at an all-time ok Home is not a building It's valued at a billion years old It doesn't care that I'm here Ivy left a son who'll stay on after I'm gone He'll be unbreakable by design Still a little shaken, from pieces that were taken I wonder if they ever were mine I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Mine Mine Gold is overrated It's dead, it can't be traded or sold It's got nothing on time This is heavy metal The dust is gonna settle The sun will find its way down the mine Mine Mine Sometimes Don't let girls get you down They're just beautiful Don't let tears find your eyes They're lost ladies in disguise Don't let crowds change your clown Desperate daughters shopping around Don't let girls get you down They’re just beautiful Don't let boys break your heart, girls They're just wonderful Don’t let jealousy win She’ll fly straight to sin Don't be so anxious please One angry love and you're down on your knees Don't let boys break your heart, girls They're just wonderful I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Upon reflection I know there's rejection Everytime I'm in deceive Just 'cause you're saddened Don't mean someone's caring You've got to watch who you feel Baby, you've got to watch who you feel Yeah Don't let life get you down Oh life is so beautiful And when you feel all alone Don't sell your heart, it's your own Find someone dear who can share Joy and love and oceans of hell Don't let life get you down Oh life is so beautiful So beautiful
THE GREAT WHITE SEA EAGLE
Sam And Jeannie McGreagor One, two, three Sam and Jeannie McGregor came visiting, they told me everything was fine Then up jumped the devil and then everything was lost Grace was lost, did you not hear, of course you did, then tell me Where the hell were yhou when we needed you, James, Sam needed you No, we do not look the same, how could we, beyond the age I mean Is this why I was born, to carry all this hurt, some cruel experiment When I return and she is there, I will aks her "Oh what the hell was that" And my Grace and me, we will embrace and leave this sorry world behind An Upturned Crab This year, out of all the years, I wish to share I cannot see the age in you, if I am not here Tell me each footstep of your adventures The small events that change you How dare you change without me Today you say you found an upturned crab, an upturned crab How unfortunate I was to have missed that I would have loved to have seen Your mind working out this salty little scene Discussing all the truths, playing out in front of you I made a life on the road and I thought I was doing grand But the gold remained at home and I missed watching you grow How I missed watching you grow Today you say you found an upturned crab, an upturned crab How unfortunate I was to have missed that Keeping Up With The Grandchildren,Yeah I went walking with old Brian Up the slight hill behind the park We were keeping up with the grandchildren, yeah When out of nowhere He tripped and fell and started rolling Like a wrestler Like an actor playing a crab caught in the tide And I was scared, boys, sure you'd possibly understand I was scared, boys And Brian caught my eye What's happening at this stage of my life I help him up, then flick a wrapper of an ice cream bar off his back Sure this ruffled oldster, he does not deserve that He ain't no youngster, he ain't no actor playing an older man And here we stand, shoulder to shoulder, bewildered And though the afternoon has hours left We make our way back home As if everything is fine He's just an actor playing an older man Keeping up with the grandchildren, yeah Keeping up with the grandchildren, yeah The Heavy Lyric Police You okay, Daniel? I still like this chord Taking a trip, a car ride, a few long days with portly Adro Hoping to see porpoise and ell and memories, sure I'll admit to these I write a note into the sand, perhaps for you to see Many years ago I took you home and everything was kind of OK And now I'm doing fine, I assure, though I still think of those times And I tell you, I have visits from the Heavy Lyric Police You look a fine young man when I was your age I could hurl a rock right across this loch Do you believe me, son Sure I skimeed that stone that took my brother's wrist I just could not resist You know there are fairies in these hills, they help you with the climb And this is where I slipped and tore my knee, oh the scar stays white in summer And this is where I watched in real time, my mother made a painting Using blotches for boats, it was many, many years ago now And there's a picture of my father on the wall of one of those old bars Hidden under beard and youth His arms around a fresh white walrus moustache What were they thinking of And Margaret Barry, with a schooner, chased off by the Spanish Armada I write a note into the sand, perhaps for you to see Many years ago I took you home and everything was kind of OK And now I'm doing fine, I assure, though I still think of those times And I tell you, I have visits from the Heavy Lyric Police You know there are fairies in these hills, they help you with the climb And this is where I slipped and tore my knee, oh the scar stays white in summer And this is where I watched in real time, my mother made a painting Using blotches for boats, it was many, many years ago now A Sweetness In You I think of him often as I look out to the sea And I live by the coast I think of him often as I look out to the sea And I live by the coast And do I tell my children that life isn't for everyone No, of course I do not tell them that just yet I didn't know you so well, but we certainly had our times And there always seemed to be a sweetness in you I didn't know you so well, but we always seemed to laugh And there always seemed to be a sweetness in you And some people can ever understand why you never sought a helping hand But maybe I can understand, I can understand And do I tell my children that life isn't for everyone No, of course I do not tell them that just yet There is beauty somewhere, so tell me again how this journey can be shared In times of need There is beauty somewhere, so tell me again how this journey can be shared In times of need And some people can ever understand why you never sought a helping hand But maybe I can understand, I can understand And do I tell my children that life isn't for everyone No, of course I do not tell them that just yet I think of him often as I look out to the sea And I live by the coast A Forestful Of Rogues I read somewhere you pick up one end of a stick and you also raise the other And here I am between my son and my father and they whisper "Well, who put him in charge" And the secret's out, the tide clock here it has surely turned The burn has bolted, the horse has folded As a recorder of strange things, I can feed on familiarities Here in my dwam, on the cusp of, on the edge of Similarity And the wisdom rolls - never take a shortcut through a forestful of rogues And forget those words, they were never sincere How else did we end up round here And I need them all, I need them all I need them all, I need them all Empty my pockets of loose change That son of yours, tell me just what was his name And who put you in charge If I say so myself and I damn well do, I would rather it were you I make a wish and it was still you If I say so myself and I damn well do, I would rather it were you I make a wish and it is still you And I need them all, I need them all Pieter Paulo Van Der Hayden Pieter Paulo Van Der Heyden, I feel I owe you an apology For I never call you over to share a drink with this old friend But the one time I did oh the evening became a depressing sham You'll remember that Hidden in the quiet corner of that rotten Dundee bar Tales of our youth gone stale, filthy glasses and fingernails And is that your family calling, you know I couldn't live like that I couldn't live like that For we did mistakes then, that haunt me to this day I can see that you've been lucky, well, none of that luck came my way I need to sleep for a thousand years, wake up straight and narrow Wrapped in swaddling clothing, oh tell me where did those years go How I wished that time away, that foolish heart of mine That foolish heart of mine That foolish heart of mine That foolish heart of mine But delusions can make one happy and drink it can bring delusions And who are you to preach James, you know those people, they aren't your friends Do you remember when London Calling came on the TV and we began to weep Do you remember when London Calling came on the TV and we began to weep Mary One, two, three Mary took care to look all around her this winter In case she should miss the most unlikely of whodunnits A brass band, it struggles through her favourite song But Mary smiles all the while An accordion played by one so young, frozen fingers Oh save her from a life in music And Mary asks why the people ask for her pennies as we pass And just who are these gods that they are singing of Are they good or are they bad And Mary took care to look all around her this winter In case she should slip and let me down with a tear We've had so many here And Mary asks why the people ask for her pennies as we pass And have you met these gods that they are singing of Are they good or are they bad Let me take you home But I don't want to go home, I want to stay out all night Under these lights But you are shivering and your cheeks are so cold Still, we walk on around one more time And will you keep your hand close in mine And we'll watch the trains as they leave You know I once asked those gods that you're asking of To bring you safe back home to me And will you keep your hand close in mine And we'll watch the trains as we leave And I must thank those gods that you are asking of For bringing you safe back home to me Hold Out For Love Hold out for love, love, love Hold out for love You'll have no regrets, no regrets If you hold out for love Don't sell yourself short, short, short For the sake of a moment Oh hold out for love If I can, I will If I can, I will Oh this is the time, time, time This is the time You want to look back upon With peace in your mind Don't want no regrets, no, sir For the sake of a moment Oh hold out for love If I can, I will If you can, you should Hold out for love If I can, I will If I can, I will Hold out for love Hold out for love For the sake of a moment Hold out for love The Harmony You and I, we owned the truth Our whole life, reality We settle, we promise everything Here on the outskirts, life suits me And oh my love, I hope you know I've kept that love, I've kept it close But harmony It has escaped me And the world became too fast And if I were a gambling man I would not trust it by half For the world became too fast And I do my best to understand The paths they became so light Words of love and promises Distance became every day And best intentions, they drift away And oh my love, I hope you know I kept that love, I kept it close But harmony It has escaped me And the words came out too fast And if I were a gambling man I would not trust them by half For the words came out too fast And I do my best to understand We could still have them all, you know Our quiet hours, our rest at ease Safety in each other's arms Each other's plans, each other's dreams And oh my love, I hope you know I've kept that love, I've kept that hope But harmony It has escaped me And the world becomes too fast And if I were a gambling man I would not trust it by half For the world became too fast And I do my best to understand The Great White Sea Eagle We left the hospital And drove straight to the woods Some sort of statement of our freedom, I suppose But you could not walk for long And soon you were crying at the reality of the idea And my heart was slammed This is a sentence I carried you a further hundred yards False hope, distraction Before giving up We sat and stayed and ate and drank, I explained it away Or I tried to explain before silence And then the gentle beginning our sway home, disappointed Everything became so monochrome People pass, but I cannot look at them Cannot enter conversation Why this, why that Please, do not judge me or my child But in a moment Our batteries were recharged Our exploration rewarded The dusk shaken clear As unexpectedly Our eyes alit At the sight of the eagle The great white sea eagle High in the rooftops of the tall unfurling trees Do you see it I saw it, dadda, I saw it Are you sure, are you sure I'm sure, I'm sure It is huge and it is baring Vast cloaks, vast branches as wings And we can actually hear each stroke of that Feathers and bone and flesh Deep into wood And then... hidden And then we spy... nothing though our eyes search on Oh come cover us, come warm us, embrace us What was he doing there then, what was he looking for I don't know, I don't know But I remember In these days, when we return, I scan the skyline, of course I do But nothing yet and we don't need him so much now anyway You don't look at all You have less important things on your mind For which I am forever grateful A Hollow Skeleton Lifts A Heavy Wing Forgive me, boys Forgive me, boys Forgive me, boys For these blues won't leave me alone Hour's walk brings a moment's peace Show me the mechanics of this, if you please A hollow skeleton lifts a heavy wing A hollow skeleton lifts a heavy wing A hollow skeleton lifts a heavy wing The treecreeper, he owns this place He runs the woods whilst I watch in wonder The buzzard cannot lay claim to this covered heaven I dreamt, I woke unburdened and I walked and I ran I dreamt, I woke unburdened and I did not look back I dreamt, I woke unburdened and I walked and I ran A hollow skeleton lifts a heavy wing The forest queen showed herself yesterday You don't need me to tell you how we waltzed She asked, "What are these cards you're dealing me" I replied, "You should have seen some of the others, you'd claw for peace" You've reached half way for better or worse You've reached half way for better or worse You've reached half way for better or worse If the first half was rough, oh the second is a curse A hollow skeleton lifts a heavy wing Spiritually, I just can't compete with these non-believers Spiritually, I just can't compete with these old beliefs A hollow skeleton lifts a heavy wing A hollow skeleton lifts a heavy wing
Non Albums Tracks
Angel's Fall (Sorry Angel) (Nina Persson & Nathan Larson) Sorry angel, sorry so Sorry angel, sorry so I committed you to suicide, lover But was it worth the pain? You drew to a close, for me, not another Painted red in vain Sorry angel, sorry so Sorry angel, sorry so The countdown started on a four-knuckled hand One way scalping sold out dreams You bought it and bled in a broken promised land You kept your word hid to all but me Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Sorry angel, sorry so Sorry angel, sorry so I tried to talk you out of it, lover But your mind was setting sun A red-head horizon wearing my colours I miss that painted leather zipped undone Sorry angel, sorry so Sorry angel, sorry so I committed you to suicide, lover It was me who held the knife you fell on It's as if I'd pulled the rope tighter Now you're not here, I am Sorry angel, sorry so Sorry angel, sorry so Sorry angel, sorry so Sorry angel, sorry so I committed you to suicide, lover It was me who held the knife you fell on It's as if I'd pulled the rope tighter Now you're not here, I am Sorry angel, sorry so (I am) Sorry angel, sorry so I am… Sorry angel, sorry so Sorry angel, sorry so
*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***
Appalachian lullaby
( Nina Persson & Nathan Larson ) Go down to sleep...
*** Thanx a lot to Finula for this one ***
Autumn Waltz (Scents feat. Nina Persson) I walk this boulevard so girt to me With the winds I up, and the spirit’s free The Odem’s here, I’ve nothing to fear Cause I’m love with this town And it won’t let me down Like any girl were As the sugar melt some my time Something reminds me other jealous song When coffee’s being paid, I thy want you I thy this town but the cafe’s keeps me want Like my love used to do I’ll make it all the way through the day And then when the night comes Until this stations far away And the girl let’s their harms Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin We matches before the close, the place I taught you is cringe, starring at my face He takes a lot of frogs, the final prance she said The boys was in mellow and I share up along In long there I woke up alone in my arid mind People are different of different kind The keepers with that girl, show was her sleep Sunday in the park makes new dream’s park Come on sugar, that we I’ll make it all the way through the day And then when the night comes Until this stations far away And the girl let’s their harms I’ll make it all the way through the day And then when the night comes Until this stations far away And the girl let’s their harms He had…
Baby You Got Me Wrong (Florian Horwath feat. Nina Persson / Sleepyhead LP) One, two, three Coming down like a smoke machine My head is with a song My waist tastes like a ship come in With you I can't go wrong I wait until the start comes in And then I go away Baby you got me wrong Baby you got me wrong My paradise is a tropic ball My feet are way too small I wake up shaking with another song So hard it is when it's breaking And when you will be gone Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin 'Cause baby you got me wrong Baby you got me wrong Heaven is for trading And I don't belong I wait until my ship comes in And then I go away 'Cause baby you got me wrong Baby you got me wrong Baby you got me so wrong Baby you got me wrong
Bängen Trålar
(Nationalteatern cover / The Soundtrack Of Our Lives feat. Nina Persson / Nationalsånger LP) Om du letar efter röka när du är i Göteborg Upp vid Näckrosdammen, Vasaparken eller Femmans torg Kom ihåg, skvallerbytta bingbång, sitter som på nålar Ett tu tre är bängen där och trålar Och torskar du finns ingen förmildrande omständighet En september eftermiddag lägger man sej i Allén Och man tänder liten braja, gottar sej i solens sken Men du vet, skvallerbytta bingbång, slickar alla skålar Ett tu tre är bängen där och trålar Och torskar du finns ingen förmildrande omständighet Om du går på en nit och sen åker du dit En semester på vatten och bröd Där är tillvaron hård, där finns samhällets vård Och dom vårdar dej intill din död För sånt är systemet Kolla in dom du gillar, dom tjejer och killar Som sitter i samma båt Och gå hem och tänk över, fall någon behöver Polis för att göra nåt åt Själva pundarproblemet För den som själv har nåt att dölja ropar på förstärkt polis Propagandaapparaten skyddar dom på alla vis Miljonärerna och skattefifflarna går fria Dom handlar aldrig bara för en tia Och klasstillhörigheten är en förmildrande omständighet För den som själv har nåt att dölja ropar på förstärkt polis Propagandaapparaten skyddar dom på alla vis Miljonärerna och skattefifflarna går fria Dom handlar aldrig bara för en tia Och klasstillhörigheten är en förmildrande omständighet Bängen trålar Bängen trålar Bängen trålar
Black Winged Bird
(The Cake Sale / Sung by Nina Persson / The Cake Sale LP) Night can't come quick enough My faults shine in the sun A train bridge of spies Watches all the cars collide I roll my green sleeves over ruby I don't blame you for doing it to me Real girls don't take aim Like kings do these days I made my mind up to be a black winged bird Never turn my head for how things were Leave the bluest skies for boys to burn And I'll soar on my way Sad as the state of things we can't change Now we're paper dolls all aflame In houses that all look the same Rows of regret An arson for a wilderness I hide my saints in the willow trunk You started me on this junk Now my black lungs are blue But I'm still singing to you I'm still singing to you I made my mind up to be a black winged bird Never turn my head for how things were Leave the bluest skies for boys to burn
Boys Keep Swinging (David Bowie cover / A-Camp "Love Has Left The Room EP") Heaven loves ya The clouds part for ya Nothing stands in your way When you're a boy Clothes always fit ya Life is a pop of the cherry When you're a boy When you're a boy You can wear a uniform When you're a boy Other boys will check you out You get a girl These are your favourite things When you're a boy Boys Boys Boys keep swinging Boys always work it out Uncage the colours Unfurl the flag Luck just kissed you hello When you're a boy They'll never clone ya You're always first on the line When you're a boy When you're a boy You can buy a home of your own When you're a boy Learn to drive and everything You'll get your share When you're a boy Boys Boys Boys keep swinging Boys always work it out When you're a boy Boys Boys Boys keep swinging Boys always work it out
Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits cover / Georg Wadenius feat. Nina Persson / Reconnection LP) These mist-covered mountains Are a home now for me But my home is the lowlands And always will be Some day you'll return to Your valleys and your farms And you'll no longer burn To be brothers in arms Through these fields of destruction Baptisms of fire I've witnessed your suffering As the battle raged high And though they did hurt me so bad In the fear and alarm You did not desert me On my brothers in arms I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake There's so many different worlds So many different suns And we have just one world But we live in different ones Now the sun's gone to hell And the moon's riding high Let me bid you farewell Every man has to die But it's written in the starlight And every line in your palm We're fools to make war On our brothers in arms
Burning down the house
( With Tom Jones )
Fightin' fire with fire Watch out you might get what you're after Cool babies strange but not a stranger I'm an ordinary guy Burning down the house Hold tight Wait till the party's over Hold tight We're in for nasty weather There has got to be a way Burning down the house Here's your ticket pack your bag Time for jumpin' overboard The transportation is here Close enough but not too far Maybe you know where you are Fightin' fire with fire All wet hey you might need a raincoat Shakedown dreams walking in broad daylight Three hundred six-ty five degrees Burning down the house It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself Gonna come in first place People on their way to work baby what did you except Gonna burst into flame Fightin' fire with fire Fightin' fire with fire Burning down the house My house's Out of the ordinary That's right Don't wanna to hurt nobody Some things sure can sweep me off my feet Burning down the house Watch out you might get what you're after Cool babies strange but not a stranger I'm an ordinary guy Burning down the house Three hundred six-ty five degrees Burning down the house Fightin' fire with fire Fightin' fire with fire Gonna burst it with Fightin' fire with fire Fightin' fire with fire Gonna burst it with My house No visible means of support and you have not seen nothin' yet Everything's stuck together I don't know what you expect starring into the TV set Fighting fire with fire Burning down the house Burning down the house
Charlie charlie
( A-Camp "I can buy you EP" ) I met a boy called charlie charlie On the fourth of september last year He was twenty-one, and once a teenage star So sweet in the way he appeared, in the way he appeared Charlie charlie He was a trip into the wild and the free Got high on drinks and being rock'n'roll dreams We shared the days and nights 'til one morning he showed me I fell in love with charlie charlie It felt like the right thing to do With his careless charm and his jaded eyes I know you would have fallen too, you would have fallen too Charlie charlie He was a trip into the wild and the free Got high on drinks and being rock'n'roll dreams We shared the days and nights 'til one morning he showed me Charlie charlie Went for an errand at the end of the street He stole my heart, but if you happen to meet You tell him I don't want the money that he owes me I just want to know what went through him 'Cause I could never know Even though I thought I knew him Charlie charlie, what are you doing to me? Charlie charlie He's got my credit card and hasn't been seen He stole my heart, but if you happen to meet You tell him I don't want the money - no, I just want him
Daddy's Gone (Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse feat. Nina Persson / Dark Night Of The Soul LP) Daddy's gone Daddy's gonnna go to work today To make a little money Gotta get paid Bake a cake Bake a cake and set it on a plate Up high where the dogs can't get it So it don't get ate When you lay your head On your pillow I'll be gone, I'll be gone Will you breathe your dreams Into your pillow like a song I woke up and all my yesterdays were gone Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Close your eyes Close your eyes until your dreams arise Keep 'em tight where the hounds can't get 'em So they don't get ate When you raise your head From your pillow don't delay Cause people decay Will you let the rays Of the sun help you along I woke up and all my yesterdays were gone I woke up and all my yesterdays were gone I woke up and all my yesterdays were gone I woke up and all my yesterdays were gone
Dark Days (Local Natives feat. Nina Persson / Sunlit Youth LP) Taylor Rice: Finally what you came for Finally what you hoped to find Racing home from her house Looking out for black and white Dark days in the summer A million ways to toe the line Can't wait Holy other Might as well be the seventh sign Taylor & Nina: Ooh it goes hand in hand with fear for the afterlife Ooh how can we fight it, fight it if we don't even know why Nina Persson: While the dollar is strong While nobody else relies When they turn the corner When you know we're out of sight Dark days in the summer In the rain the water's fine It was wild Combination Either that or right down the line Taylor & Nina: Ooh it goes hand in hand with fear for the afterlife Ooh how can we fight it, fight it if we don't even know why I've been on the way, I've been on the way, I've been on my way for so long I've been on the way, I've been on the way, I've been on my way for so long
Dead For Seconds (Moto Boy feat. Nina Persson) Cool blush, head rush, don't know what it is you do Whenever someone turns around I just want it to be you I'm dead for seconds when I look at you The other side for a while any time you move I'm dead for seconds when I look at you, at you, at you, at you Slow death of faint breath when I'm not with you While I'm peculiar nothing turns me over like you do I'm dead for seconds when I look at you A slap in mind any time I get close to you I'm dead for seconds when I look at you, at you, at you, at you I'm dead for seconds when I look at you The other side for a while any time you move I'm dead for seconds when I look at you, at you, at you, at you I'm dead for seconds when I look at you The other side for a while any time you move I'm dead for seconds when I look at you, at you, at you, at you I'm dead for seconds when I I'm dead for seconds when I I'm dead for seconds when I I'm dead for seconds when I I'm dead for seconds when I look at you, at you, at you, at you
Dead leaves and the dirty ground ( White Stripes Cover / Nathan Larson & Nina Persson - Om Gud Vill EP ) Dead leaves and the dirty ground When I know you're not around Shiny tops and soda pops When I hear your lips make a sound When I hear your lips make a sound Thirty notes in the mailbox Will tell you that I'm coming home And I think I'm gonna stick around For a while so you're not alone For a while so you're not alone If you can hear a piano fall You can hear me coming down the hall If I could just hear your pretty voice I don't think I need to see at all I don't think I need to see at all Soft hair and a velvet tongue I want to give you what you give to me And every breath that is in your lungs Is a tiny little gift to me Is a tiny little gift to me I didn't feel so bad till the sun went down Then I come home No one to wrap my arms around Wrap my arms around Well any man with a microphone Can tell you what he loves the most And you know why you love at all If you're thinking of the holy ghost When you're thinking of the holy ghost If you're thinking of the holy ghost Thinking of the holy ghost...
Desafinado
Love is like a never-ending melody Poets have compared it to a symphony A symphony conducted by the lighting of the moon Our song of love is slightly out of tune Once your kiss has raised me to a fever pitch But now the orchestration doesn't seem so rich It seems to me you changed the tune we used to sing Like a bossanova love should swing We used to harmonise, two souls in perfect time Now the song is different And the words don't even rhyme 'Cause you forgot the melody our hearts would always groove And what good is a heart that is slightly out of tune? Tune your heart to mine the way it used to be Join with me in harmony And sing a song of loving We're bound to get in tune again Before too long There'll be no desafinado When your heart belongs to me completely Then you won't be slightly out of tune You'll sing along with me
Dirty Love
( Division Of Laura Lee feat. Nina Persson / Das Not Compute LP ) Hey you Another trip on the ghostship Another easy trick for a steel kiss Hey love Doesn't make much sense but it's all the same Do I bore you More dirty love Sit back and cry As your world dies I hate to watch you blocking all the exits Turning in to a ghost What can I do to get you off the dancefloor I hate to watch you blocking all the exits Turning in to a ghost What can I do to get you off the dancefloor Hey you A clean hit on a sinking ship Another easy fix A final chance to really exist Hey love To want more than the last kiss Do I bore you More dirty love Go try your luck 'Cause your world sucks I hate to watch you blocking all the exits Turning in to a ghost What can I do to get you off the dancefloor And I hate to watch you blocking all the exits Turning in to a ghost What can I do to get you off the dancefloor Dirty love, dirty love...
Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen cover / Nina Persson with Filharmonikerna I Det Gröna Orchestra / Live at DN Sommarkonsert 2011) It's four in the morning, the end of December I'm writing you now just to see if you're better New York is cold, but I like where I'm living There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair She said that you gave it to her That night that you planned to go clear Did you ever go clear Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder You'd been to the station to meet every train And you came back without Lili Marlene And you treated some woman to a flake of your life And when she got back she was nobody's wife Yes, I see you there with the rose in your teeth One more thin gypsy thief Well, I see Jane's awake She sends her regards Oh, what can I tell you my brother, my killer What can I possibly say I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you I'm glad you stood in my way If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me Your enemy is sleeping and his woman is free Yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes I thought it was there for good so I never tried And Jane came by with a lock of your hair She said that you gave it to her That night that you planned to go clear Sincerely, L. Cohen
Femme Fatale (The Velvet Underground cover / Nina Persson, Magnus Carlson and Ebbot Lundgren / Live on Nyhetsmorgon 2013) Here she comes You'd better watch your step She's going to break your heart in two Yes, it's true It's not so hard to realize Just look into her false-colored eyes She'll build you up to just put you down What a clown 'Cause everybody knows (She's a femme fatale) The things she does to please (She's a femme fatale) She's just a little tease (She's a femme fatale) See the way she walks Hear the way she talks You're even in her book You're number 37, have a look She's going to smile to make you frown What a clown Little boy, she's from the street Before you start, you're already beat She's going to play you for a fool Yes, it's true 'Cause everybody knows (She's a femme fatale) The things she does to please (She's a femme fatale) She's just a little tease (She's a femme fatale) See the way she walks Hear the way she talks 'Cause everybody knows (She's a femme fatale) The things she does to please (She's a femme fatale) She's just a little tease (She's a femme fatale) Oh oh oh (She's a femme fatale) Oh oh oh (She's a femme fatale) Oh oh oh (She's a femme fatale)
Finitoo När kvinnor från alla skrån I kör säger #metoo Då är ni finitoo Det var dags nu Se patriarkatet rasa Å visst är det trist Karma är en bitch Det var dags nu Länge så fick man bete sig som ett svin Och sen skriva om det i självbiografin Men nu är hämnden här Och den är feminin Ser ni ironin Det var dags nu Drullputtar, tafsare Nu så är det stopp Se upp alla tölpar Ni åker på en propp När kvinnor från alla skrån I kör säger #metoo Då är ni finitoo Det är dags nu Det är dags nu
Flyg Min Väg (Freddie Wadling feat. Nina Persson / Jag Är Monstret LP) Freddie: Jag glider på isen Rakt in i gapet på galenskap Jag tror det är människan Som både är du och jag, samma sak Den okända blicken Gråter dig blind utan en tår Jag vet för mycket Och du är blek så jag ber, ja Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Flyg min väg Allting jag rymmer, rymmer min själ Flyg min väg Solexplosioner som vill mig så väl Nina: Det blir aldrig enkelt Det blir aldrig heller som vi har tänkt Jag höjer du sänker Vi brinner i regnet som solen har dränkt Jag kunde ha gjort något Skulle jag slingrat mig ur mitt grepp Och gjort allting stort och smått Bevingade vännen jag ber dig Freddie & Nina: Flyg min väg Alltid jag rymmer dit solen går ned Flyg min väg Om du är min vän med vingar jag ber Nina: Jag glider på isen När linan är slut, nu är vi uppenbar Och när du är vaken Jag faller på plats intill dig Freddie: Det blir aldrig motvind En sån som du kan jag vända mig om Själv har vi snurrat Runt hela jorden hör jag Freddie & Nina: Flyg min väg Kanske imorgon attack och farväl Flyg min väg Solexplosioner som vill oss så väl Som vill mig så väl Som vill oss så väl Attack och farväl Attack och farväl
Hej Tomtegubbar (Swedish Christmas song / Nina Persson & Oscar Johansson) Hej, tomtegubbar, slå i glasen Hej, tomtegubbar, slå i glasen En liten tid vi leva här Med mycket möda och stort besvär Hej, tomtegubbar, slå i glasen Hej, tomtegubbar, slå i glasen Hej, tomtegubbar, slå i glasen En liten tid vi leva här Med mycket möda och stort besvär Hej, tomtegubbar, slå i glasen Och låt oss lustiga vara Och låt oss lustiga vara Och låt oss lustiga vara Och låt oss lustiga vara Och låt oss lustiga vara
Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles (Nina Persson & Nathan Larson / Live at Captain Beefheart NYC Tribute 2011) I look at her and she looks at me In her eyes I see the sea I don't see what she sees in a man like me She says she loves me Her eyes, yeah her eyes Her eyes are a blue million miles Far as I can see She loves me Her eyes, yeah her eyes Whoa her eyes are a blue million miles Far as I can see She loves me Yeah her eyes, her eyes Her eyes are a blue million miles I look at her and she looks at me In her eyes I see the sea I can't see what she sees in a man like me But she says she loves me Her eyes, whoa her eyes Her eyes are a blue million miles Her eyes, her eyes Yeah her eyes are a blue million miles Her eyes, yes her eyes Whoa her eyes are a blue million miles
I Swung the Election (Jack Teagarden cover / The Citizens Band feat. Nina Persson / The John Lennon Tour Bus 2012) I swung the election, friends, that's no small order I just blow notes and sweet ? votes, from Canada to the Mexican border I started out with a bang, below the Dixie line Every shot was sold in ?, and every single vote was mine From there I swung westward, taking every state in stride My bandwagon swinging and everybody wanted to ride I won every town and state without exception My friends, my friends, I swung the election From there I swung westward, taking every state in stride My bandwagon swinging and everybody wanted to ride I won every town and state without exception My friends, my friends My friends, my friends, I swung the election
Is It Really Real (Nina Persson & Nathan Larson / Nickelodeon's Nickellenium) Is it really real Or your imagination When you lie on the ground on you back And you're looking at the sky Clouds are floating by Making shapes like an ape, like a goat Like a sailor in his boat And then they disappear And suddenly it's clear But nobody was near Just say that what you saw was there Is it really real Or your imagination (nation, nation) Is it what it seems Or is it just a dream (dream, dream, dream) Is it what you see that's real Or is it what you feel When we sat on the hill by the water We were looking at the sea And there was only you and me And we talked though the many different colors But I wonder what is true 'Cause when I say it's blue You say that you can see it too But what I say it's blue My look like it is green to you Is it really real Or your imagination (nation, nation) Is it what it seems Or is it just a dream (dream, dream, dream) Is it really real (really, really real) Or your imagination (nation, nation) Is it what it seems (seems to be) Or is it just a dream (dream, dream, dream) Is it really real (really, really real) Or your imagination (nation, nation) Is it what it seems (seems to be) Or is it just a dream
I've Done It Again (Grace Jones cover / The A Camp Covers EP) I was on the first ship to Peru Charted all the courses like all sailors do First to cross the Mason-Dixon line Overseeing wetbacks for good californian wine And I've done it again, done it again, done it again And I've done it again, done it again, done it again I was there when Jenny Lind first sang First to feel the cold Alaskan white man First to take a trip on LSD First to vote for Roosevelt back in '33 And I've done it again, done it again, done it again And I've done it again, done it again, done it again Yes, I've seen it, yes, I've seen it And if you're feeling good, you know I feel it Yes, I feel it And I've done it again, done it again, done it again And I've done it again, done it again, done it again And I've done it again, done it again, done it again And I've done it again, done it again, done it again
J'en ai marre d'être bleu (Mathieu Boogaerts & Nina Persson) [Mathieu] Eh pas si vite Pas si fort la lumière Et ouvre à peine les paupières Eh pas si vite Pas si fort la lumière J'ai comme un doute J'ai comme un doute Comme un doute sur la paire Qu’on peut faire toi et moi Vite la lumière Eteins-la je préfère J'ai une couleur qui diffère Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin [Nina] Eh pas si vite J'ai pas peur des couleurs L'heure est si belle tu trouves pas? L'heure est si belle Ne l'échappons pas belle Moi, ta couleur m'indiffère Eh Tom je somme ta personne (je sais) Laisse-moi goûter ta pomme Donne, on essaie Eh Tom je somme ta personne (je sais) Laisse-moi goûter ta pomme Donne, on essaie Donne, on essaie [Mathieu] Ah c'qu'elle est courte C'qu'elle est courte ma route Pour l'emprunter avec toi J'ai comme un doute Comme un doute sur la paire qu'on peut faire toi et moi Eh pas si vite J'ai un truc qu'est dans l'air qu'est dans moi qu'est sur moi Vite la lumière Eteins-la je préfère J'ai une couleur qui diffère [Nina] Eh pas si vite J'ai pas peur des couleurs L'heure est si belle tu trouves pas? L'heure est si belle Ne l'échappons pas belle Moi, ta couleur m'indiffère Et Tom je somme ta personne (je sais) Laisse-moi goûter ta pomme Donne, on essaie Et Tom je somme ta personne (je sais) Laisse-moi goûter ta pomme Donne, on essaie Et Tom je somme ta personne (je sais) Laisse-moi goûter ta pomme Donne, on essaie Et Tom je somme ta personne (je sais) Laisse-moi goûter ta pomme Donne, on essaie Donne, on essaie
Just Because A Man Expects Me To (Nathan Larson & Nina Persson) You'll take the summertime And I'll take the fall What I need's a better man Someone who's right there when I call But what good would leaving do With all these memories of you The woman I'm supposed to be Who you'll never see I believe There's only one woman who's meant for you But I don't wanna cry Just because a man expects me to I don't wanna say goodbye After all the things that we've been through And I don't wanna cry Just because a man Expects me to You're feeling wonderful And I'm feeling small I don't understand this love I don't understand at all What good's believing you When your love is so untrue The woman I'm supposed to be Who you'll never see I believe There's only one woman who's meant for you But I don't wanna cry Just because a man expects me to I don't wanna say goodbye After all the things that we've been through And I don't wanna cry Just because a man Expects me to Uh… ih… uh… Lalala… I believe There's only one woman who's meant for you But I don't wanna cry Just because a man expects me to I don't wanna say goodbye After all the things that we've been through And I don't wanna cry Just because a man Expects me to I believe There's only one woman who's meant for you But I don't wanna cry Just because a man expects me to
Lid (Ray Wonder feat. Nina Persson) I know, the pain will find the seal It worth to say if not then points to me (Points to me) Who's defrots and warmer up your sheep And promise it will turn on dwell ? (Turn on well) If nothing ever points to bath (Nina, Nina, Nina-na...) I wish I was a whiz-kid Instead of this lid Nor better it send but my mind Is tempt to refer it for you (Refer it for you) You're appeal and dusty your voices Kind a rustic and I do something for you (Do something for you) Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin If nothing ever points to bath (Nina, Nina, Nina-na...) I wish I was a whiz-kid Instead of this lid Wish I was a whiz-kid instead (Nina, Nina, Nina, Nina na...) (Nina, Nina, Nina, Nina na...) I don't have to bother about you But I can't do anything to have you I wish I was a whiz-kid I wish I was a whiz-kid
Losing My Religion
( R.E.M. cover / Nina Persson & Nathan Larson for the 'Lad De Små Børn' OST ) Life is bigger It's bigger than you And you are not me The lengths that I will go to The distance in your eyes Oh no, I've said too much I set it up That's me in the corner That's me in the spotlight Losing my religion Trying to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh no, I've said too much I haven't said enough I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try Every whisper of every waking hour I'm choosing my confessions Trying to keep an eye on you Like a hurt lost and blinded fool Oh no, I've said too much I set it up Consider this, consider this The hint of the century Consider this The slip that brought me To my knees failed What if all these fantasies Come flailing around Now I've said too much I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try But that was just a dream That was just a dream That's me in the corner That's me in the spotlight Losing my religion Trying to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh no, I've said too much I haven't said enough I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try That was just a dream Try, cry, why try? That was just a dream Just a dream Just a dream Dream
Make Believe (James Iha feat. Nina Persson / Look To The Sky LP) You rush in with stars in your hair You cast your spell and float through the air Amaze me I've been asleep for too long I try to catch a glimpse, I've waited so long Make believe Falling free We're in a dream When you wake To summer rays If you stay with me Hold you closely Turn you slowly My hands are weary Your heart is near me Speed of light Flashing bright Try to breathe Believe, believe in me Look to the sky there's a thousand stars You're moving so fast, you're never that far Wait for you under the moonlight The morning comes and I'll never know why Make believe Falling free We're in a dream When you wake To summer rays If you stay with me Hold you closely Turn you slowly The music is fading My heart is swaying Speed of light Flashing bright Try to breathe Believe, believe in me Believe in me
Midnight Children
( The Soundtrack Of Our Lives feat. Nina Persson / Live at Nordic Music Awards 2004 ) Midnight children got no place to go Midnight children, so now who's gonna take you home Enfants de la nuit Enfants de la nuit Midnight children don't care what's wrong or right Midnight children when you’re dancing in the heat of the night Midnight children alone Enfants de la nuit Enfants de la nuit Midnight children got no place to stay (midnight children, enfants de la nuit) Midnight children don't care if you're straight or gay (midnight children, enfants de la nuit) Midnight children, now who's gonna take you upstairs Midnight children are too young to even care Midnight children alone Enfants de la nuit Enfants de la nuit Enfants de la nuit Enfants de la nuit Midnight children, you're all little kings and queens Midnight children, you're just living the Aquarian dream Midnight children come on, come on, come on We're on our own and we're out tonight We're on our own and we feel alright Enfants de la nuit Enfants de la nuit (midnight children) Enfants de la nuit (midnight children) Enfants de la nuit Midnight children...
My misery is a mystery
( A-Camp - Song for the leftovers EP ) Oh, my misery is a mystery She's my mistress when she's with me And I miss her when she's history Oh, my misery is a mystery Oh, mysterious delirious Why is happiness so furious? And it is tiring to be curious My euphoria is dangerous Oh, how glorious to sleep In between our raging days It's the sweetest relief Holy moses, life is roses Just be vary of the process Give it water in small doses And cut it down when it's ferocious Oh, my misery is a mystery She's my mistress when she's with me And I miss her when she's history Oh, my misery is a mystery
Nu Lyfter Vi Från Marken (Freddie Wadling cover / Nina Persson / Live at Vänsterpartiet, 2021-05-01) Det kunde vara värre Kan alltid vara värre Tänk på det Om det är svårt Kan det alltid bliva bättre Tänk på det Om tåget står still Har det bara stannat till Vid en station Det kommer att bli bra Nu kan det bara bliva bättre Tänk på det Och just som man har vant sig Just som man trott man lärt sig Slår det till Just som man slappnar av Försiktigt slappnar av Slår släggan till När man med säkerhet i steget Tar steget ut på nåt Som inte bär Man tror att man är säker Men säker blir nåt Man aldrig är Nu lyfter vi från marken Nu stiger vi och stiger På håll ser allting enkelt Ut ett tag Nu lyfter vi från marken Och lutar oss tillbaka Tar dagen som den kommer Andetag för andetag Vem vet hur många liv Vem vet hur många släkten Före dig Man känt som du gör nu Man känt precis som du Gör nu Om nån av dem lagt ner Om någon av dem tröttnat Bara en Hade släktet slutat tvärt För länge, länge sen Inget som dem säger Om oss är sant, det är inte vi Det där är ingen bild Som vi känner igen oss i Vårt liv var inte alls Tänkt som industri Och tappar inte lätt All denna tyngd och energi Nu lyfter vi från marken Som vi alltid velat göra Vi som trodde allt var kört Fick bonustid Vi fick tillbaks från skatten Fick ärva någon vän vi glömt Värmda utav solen Vaggade av vinden Hållna utav våren Ända in i sommaren
On The Beach (Neil Young cover / A-Camp Live at KB, Mälmo) The world is turning, I hope it don't turn away The world is turning, I hope it don't turn away All my pictures are falling from the wall where I placed them yesterday The world is turning, I hope it don't turn away I need a crowd of people But I can't face them day to day I need a crowd of people But I can't face them day to day, day Though my problems are meaningless That don't make them go away I need a crowd of people But I can't face them day to day. I went to the radio interview But I ended up alone at the microphone, yeah I went to the radio interview But I ended up alone at the microphone, yeah Now I'm living out here on the beach But those seagulls are still out of reach I went to the radio interview But I ended up alone at the microphone, yeah Get out of town I think I'll get out of town, yeah Get out of town I think I'll get out of town I head for the sticks with my bus and my friends I follow the road, though I don't know where it ends Get out of town I think I'll get out of town 'Cause the world is turning I don't want to see it turn away, away 'Cause the world is turning I don't want to see it turn away The world is turning The world is turning The world is turning
Roaring 40's (Christian Kjellvander feat. Nina Persson / Faya LP) Christian: Humble me as if I were ten Unfulfilled dreams and captains In a distorted reverie, I made out her call The vastest desert of them all Drawn, shiny calm, to your mystery I wanted revenge But so, so did she Nina: "I am the eldest of three sisters Born down around the roaring forties I have been sent to be your mistress Young man, you're coming down with me" Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Christian: So I recited from my rut Still undecided in my gut How I wish it was enough for me The love of a family Nina: "We could so easily enjoy you And easier we could destroy you Me and my sisters never age Me and my sisters rage" Christian & Nina: Ok, Lord, grant us a daughter of our own We'd name her fire Because the water is worn
Saturday (Sparklehorse cover / Hello Mark Linkous: A Tribute To Sparklehorse LP) You are a car You are a hospital I'd walk to hell and back To see your smile On a Saturday You are a star You are a sea of air I play great keyboards Of horses' teeth On a Saturday On a Saturday I'd like to tell you How I feel I'll probably keep it 'Til Saturday On Saturday...
Static (Ben Lee feat. Nina Persson / A Mixtape From Ben Lee LP) These sparks that fly Around us tonight Electric skies Keep us alive And after all The stars never fall These sparks that fly This world that turns Around as we burn And always snows Electric can grows And in the end This world can't pretend These sparks that fly And the static in the sky above And the static in the one I love And the static every time we touch, baby This lightning sings Electric, I dream Inside this cell We rolled it in around And when it's right There's lightning that strikes These sparks that fly And the static in the sky above And the static in the one I love And the static every time we touch, baby And the static in the sky above And the static in the one I love And the static every time we touch, baby And the static in the sky above And the static in the one I love And the static every time we touch, baby And the static in the sky above And the static in the one I love And the static every time we touch, baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby
The Legacy (Theme Song) Flowers in your hair As you're lying there Through the darkness comes For everyone Baby's coming home Picking at your bones What will baby find In what you left behind Day follows night And night follows day Gold is in the air As you lying there No one ever knows Till it's time to go Day follows night And night follows day Through the darkness comes For everyone And night follows day
The Man Who Played God (Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse feat. Nina Persson / Dark Night Of The Soul LP) Think about the world you love Now think of where it wants to go All things you can see around you You can change them Rearrange them in your mind If you've heard tales of transformation Now then one, two, three You could be the man who played God Hammer it until it breaks To every shape that nature makes All things you can see around you You can change them Rearrange them in your mind Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin If you've heard tales of transformation Well then one, two, three You could be the man who played God The girl becomes a bird on a flower In your state you feel your power All things you can see around you You can change them Rearrange them in your mind If you've heard tales of transformation Well then one, two, three You could be the man who played God One, two, three You could be the man who played God One, two, three You could be the man who played God One, two, three You could be the man who played God
The Name Of The Game (ABBA cover / Pernilla Andersson & Nina Persson / Tack För Musiken 2011) I've seen you twice in a short time Only a week since we started It seems to me for every time I'm getting more open-hearted I was an impossible case No one ever could reach me But I think I can see in your face There's a lot you can teach me So I wanna know What's the name of the game Does it mean anything to you What's the name of the game Can you feel it the way I do Tell me, please, 'cause I have to know I'm a bashful child beginning to grow And you make me talk And you make me feel And you make me show What I'm trying to conceal If I trust in you, would you let me down Would you laugh at me If I said I care for you Could you feel the same way, too I wanna know What's the name of the game I have no friends, no one to see And I am never invited Now I am here talking to you No wonder I get excited Your smile and the sound of your voice And the way you see through me Got a feeling, you give me no choice But it means a lot to me So I wanna know What's the name of the game (Your smile and the sound of your voice) But it means a lot, what's the name of the game (Your smile and the sound of your voice) Can you feel it the way I do Tell me, please, 'cause I have to know I'm a bashful child beginning to grow
The Windmills Of Your Mind (Dusty Springfield cover / Live at Mälmo, Sweden - 12/28/07) Round Like a circle in a spiral Like a wheel within a wheel Never ending or beginning On an ever-spinning reel Like a snowball down a mountain Or a carnival balloon Like a carousel that's turning Running rings around the moon Like a clock whose hands are sweeping Past the minutes of its face And the world is like an apple Whirling silently in space Like the circles that you find In the windmills of your mind Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Like a tunnel that you follow To a tunnel of its own Down a hollow to a cavern Where the wind has never shown Like a door that keeps revolving In a half-forgotten dream Or the ripples from a pebble Someone tosses in a stream Like a clock whose hands are sweeping Past the minutes of its face And the world is like an apple Whirling silently in space Like the circles that you find In the windmills of your mind Keys that jingle in your pocket Words that jangle in your head Why did summer go so quickly Was it something that you said Lovers walk along a shore And leave their footprints in the sand Is the sound of distant drumming Just the fingers of your hand All the pictures hang in a hallway And the fragment of a song Half-remembered names and faces But to whom do they belong When you knew that it was over You were suddenly aware That the autumn leaves were turning To the colour of his hair Like a circle in a spiral Like a wheel within a wheel Never ending or beginning On an ever-spinning reel As the images unwind Like the circles that you find In the windmills of your mind
Theme from Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
( Nina Persson & David Arnold on the "Randall and Hopkirk" OST ) I'm not here to harm you So let me disarm you, you'll see what i mean I'm yours for you already know me Stay with me and show me the way to my dreams Together we can live a life we know is real We move silently through my room and make me feel That love can be a place we never have to leave Be strong, stay with me, never disappear Deep in my heart i see clearly We should be revealing our secrets today Please, don't just stay there, i'm waiting For the plans you've been making to take me away Together we can live a life we know is real We move silently through my room and make me feel That love can be a place we never have to leave Be strong, stay with me, never disappear Together we can live a life we know is real We move silently through my room and make me feel That love can be a place we never have to leave Be strong, stay with me, never disappear Together we can live a life we know is real We move silently through my room and make me feel That love can be a place we never have to leave Be strong, stay with me, never disappear
Till Next Tuesday (James Iha feat. Nina Persson / Look To The Sky LP) People walk when radio talks, one way City bound 'cause tomorrow's a week day The screams and suicidal minds in love Manufactured are the dreams that seem undone When it's not supposed to be, I lapse into apathy Don't wake me up till next Tuesday Close the door till it's news day My eyes are glued on a valium gloomy day I'm riding through all the frozen fields at dawn There's lazy days where daisies lay on lawns Hotel bars backbeat pulsing now, no more sound Subway mothers in their rush hour towns When it's not supposed to be, I lapse into apathy Don't wake me up till next Tuesday Close the door till it's news day My eyes are glued on a valium gloomy day So don't wake me up My eyes are glued on a valium gloomy day When it's not supposed to be, I lapse into apathy Don't wake me up Till next Tuesday Don't wake me up till next Tuesday Close the door till it's news day My eyes are glued on a valium gloomy day So don't wake me up till next Tuesday Close the door till it's news day My eyes are glued on a valium gloomy day No, don't wake me up Till next Tuesday So, don't wake me up Till next Tuesday
Train Of Salvation
( A-Camp ) I walked on every road now I followed the signs I'm traveling on my own now No peace of mind I have a bad devastation I try and I try My final departure is here I'm leaving endless black tunnels For a wide open field I'm blank and I'm out of here I'm waiting for a train of salvation To be bleeding with a glow into my head To know my very needs and my station And to try a fairytale revolution My charm collects a spider Eternal relief I know there is a spider engine of peace To change my desperate moment In the timetable room And take me to the end of the line I got a no return ticket To the station of saint I'm broke, but my ride divine I'm waiting for a train of salvation To be bleeding with a glow into my head To know my very needs and my station And to try a fairytale revolution I have a bad devastation Being reason or rhythm But it seems that I'm finally on time Because the platform is shaking The concrete is cracking I'm leaving it all behind I'm waiting for a train of salvation To be bleeding with a glow into my head To know my very needs and my station And to try a fairytale revolution
*** Thanx a lot to Myo for this one ***
Tulsa Queen (Emmylou Harris cover / Nina Persson, Rebecka Törnqvist & Sara Isaksson / Live at Polar Music Prize 2015) I heard, I heard the train In the Tulsa night Calling out my name Looking for a fight And she come a long, long way Got a longer way to go So tell me how a train from Tulsa Has got a right to know She sings a song So sad and high And the Tulsa queen Don't ever lie And she don't care where she goes She son't care where she's been And the Tulsa queen ain't crying 'Cause I won't see you again And I want to ride Like a Tulsa queen Calling out to you As she calls to me As far away from Tulsa As these ten wheels can be Lately I speak Your name too loud Each time it comes up In a crowd And I know it when I do The Tulsa queen and you Are gone
Up On A Cloud ( Palindromes OST )
Time to take now Time to make Time to make Right or wrong Got to be Try to be Have to be Need to be strong And I'll be want to be Got to be Up on a cloud Love is near Love is here Love is here Up on a cloud Take me, please, now Help me, please Get me, please Far from away To a place Any place In a place And far away Got to find some Need to find Better find Some other way Love is near Love is here Love is here Up on a cloud
Us And Them (Pink Floyd cover / A-Camp Love Has Left The Room EP) Us And them And after all We're only ordinary men Me And you God only knows It's not what we would choose to do Forward he cried from the rear And the front rank died And the general sat and the lines on the map Moved from side to side Black And blue And who knows which is which And who is who Up And down And in the end it's only round and round And round Haven't you heard it's a battle of words The poster bearer cried Listen son, said the man with the gun There's room for you inside Down And out It can't be helped But there's a lot of it about With Without And who'll deny It's what the fighting's all about Out of the way, it's a busy day And I've got things on my mind For the want of the price of tea and a slice The old man died
Vänner (Svante Thuresson feat. Nina Persson & Plura) Jag gar nerför gatan Jag har solglasögon pa Jag tänker pa dom är som gatt Och människor omkring mig Bara gar förbi Jag skulle väl ha ringt Eller svarat pa ditt brev Men tiden räckte inte till för vänner Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Vänner Vänner Vänner Vänner Jag sitter i en bar Jag har solglasögon pa Ensam med min öl i detta rum Finns ingen människa jag känner Ni var alltid där i det svarta eller bla Vi talade om allt precis som vänner Vänner Vänner Vänner Vänner Bakom mina solglasögon Är allting som förut Jag har en 8 millimeters dröm Som aldrig tar slut Hej hej hej Jag sitter i en taxi Jag har solglasögon pa Bakom mig brinner broarna Det är svart att säga Vad det är som händer längre Tack för alla skratt Det goda som vi haft Allting jag borde hallit i hart Med mina händer Vänner Vänner Vänner Vänner
Var Iigger Sverige (Nina Persson, Thomas Öberg, Moto Boy & !Regeringen) Sverige, Sverige, Sverige Var ligger Sverige Var ligger Sverige Ja, här ligger vi Det började vid gränsen Vissa av oss måste dra den själv Vi tappade känseln Det här var ingen vanlig kväll Semestern blev fantastisk Men nu tog verkligheten plötsligt slut Vi ville göra något drastiskt Som att falla ihop för att blomma ut Sverige, Sverige, Sverige Var ligger du Sverige, Sverige, Sverige Ligger du på is Sverige, Sverige, Sverige Eller ligger du med någon jag inte känner till Var ligger Sverige Ja, här ligger vi Förvandlingen blev fenomal Men nu tog verkligheten plötslig slut Vi flydde våra ideal Som att hålla ihop för att blomma ut Ingen, ingen, ingen, ingen Ingen, ingen, ingen, ingen Ska vara mörkrädd här Ingen, ingen, ingen, ingen Ingen, ingen, ingen, ingen Ska vara mörkrädd här Men vi har ljuset på Hela natten ändå Sverige, Sverige, Sverige Var ligger du Sverige, Sverige, Sverige Ligger du på is Sverige, Sverige, Sverige Eller ligger du med någon jag inte känner till Var ligger Sverige? Ja, här ligger vi Sverige, Sverige, Sverige Här ligger vi Och alla hittar hit
What the hell are you crying for
( Nina Persson & Nathan Larson ) Why don't you ask yourself What the hell are you crying for? Are you crying 'cause i'm leaving you I don't want you anymore? Are you crying for our broken home? The picket fence, burned down hours ago It was just a stupid bet What the hell are you crying for? Oh can you hear the lord As you clean the kitchen floor? He is talking 'bout immortal love He says i'm coming back for sure It's a moment of pure happiness And then you stand And realize you're all alone It was just a stupid game And then you cry some more I've been drinking all around the town instead of lovin' you They say break-ups are all the same That i won't belong to ya Wipe me from your mind Sometimes i ask myself What the hell are we crying for? We're only in it for the thrill you know Just like we've never loved before Are we crying for our selfish souls? Our hollow plans for house All spilt on romance We're believers just the same And we will try some more We're believers in this game And we will cry some more It's an interesting game So what the hell are we crying for?
*** Thanx a lot to Finula for this one *** Whole Lotta Love
(Led Zeppelin cover / Nina Persson & The Soundtrack Of Our Lives / Live at Nordic Music Awards 2004) You need cooling, baby, I'm not fooling I'm gonna send you back to schooling Way down inside, honey, you need it I'm gonna give you my love I'm gonna give you my love, yeah Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love You've been learning, baby, I've been learning All the good times, baby, baby, I've been yearning Way, way down inside, honey, you need it I'm gonna give you my love I'm gonna give you my love, yeah Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love You've been cooling, baby, I've been drooling All the good times I've been misusing Way, way down inside, I'm gonna give you my love I'm gonna give you every inch of my love Gonna give you my love, yeah Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Way down inside, man, you need love Hey pretty man, I'm gonna give you my love Keep it cooling, baby
Why’d You Come In Here Lookin' Like That (Dolly Parton cover / Jill Johnson feat. Nina Persson / Music Row LP) Why'd you come in here looking like that In your cowboy boots and your painted-on jeans All decked out like a cowgirl's dream Why'd you come in here looking like that Here comes my baby Dragging my heart behind He's driving me crazy Who says love is blind He's got a wandering eye and a traveling mind Big ideas and a little behind Out with a different woman every night But I remember when he was mine Why'd you come in here looking like that In your high heeled boots and your painted-on jeans All decked out like a cowgirl's dream Waltzing right in here looking like that Why'd you come in here looking like that When you could stop traffic in a gunney sack Why you're almost giving me a heart attack When you waltz right in here looking like that Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin I just can't stand it To see him on the town He's out slow dancing With every girl around I'm a softhearted woman, he's a hardheaded man And he's gonna make me feel just as bad as he can He's got himself a mean streak a half a mile wide But now he's dancing on this heart of mine Why'd you come in here looking like that In your high heeled boots and your painted-on jeans All decked out like a cowgirl's dream Why'd you come in here looking like that Why'd you come in here looking like that In your high heeled boots and your painted-on jeans All decked out like a cowgirl's dream Why'd you come in here looking like that Why'd you come in here looking like that When you could stop traffic in a gunney sack Why you're almost giving me a heart attack When you waltz right in here looking like that Say, why'd you come in here looking like that Why'd you come in here looking like that Oh, looking like that You got it, girl Yeah *** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
(Manic Street Preachers feat. Nina Persson / Your Love Alone Is Not Enough EP) Your love alone Is not enough, not enough, not enough When times get tough They get tough, they get tough, they get tough Trade all your heroes in for ghosts In for ghosts, in for ghosts They're always the ones that love you most Love you most, love you most Your love alone Is not enough, not enough, not enough It's what you felt It's what you said, what you said, what you said You said the sky would fall on you Fall on you, fall on you, fall on you Through all the pain your eyes stayed blue They stayed blue, baby blue But your love alone won't save the world You knew the secret of the universe Despite it all you made it worse It left you lonely, it left you cursed You stole the sun Straight from my heart, from my heart, from my heart With no excuses Just fell apart, fell apart, fell apart No you won't make a mess of me Mess of me, mess of me For you're as blind as a man can be Man can be, man can be I could have seen for miles and miles I could have made you feel alive (alright?) I could have placed us in exile (I could've written all your lies) I could have shown you (I could have shown you) how to cry Your love alone Is not enough You love alone Is not enough La la la la, la la la la I could've shown you Shown you how to cry You love alone Is not enough You love alone