| Han var ungkar, en eiendomsmegler rett fra BI
| He was a bachelor, a real estate agent straight from BI
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| Altfor opptatt av felger og fet bil med tv I
| Too preoccupied with rims and fat car with tv I
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| Leve livet I fartsfilen på vei mot toppen
| Live life In the speed lane on the way to the top
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| Han vi’kke si det, men finanskrisen var tett på kroppen
| He did not say that, but the financial crisis was close at hand
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| Inkassobunken var høy, det samme gjeld og rente
| The collection pile was high, as were debt and interest rates
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| Han var den som alltid løy om hva han egentlig tjente
| He was the one who always lied about what he really earned
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| Og mente VIP var virkelig viktig og ville ikke virke
| And thought VIP was really important and would not work
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| Som han ikke visste hvilke merker han sku' drikke
| As he did not know which brands he was going to drink
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| Så litt flaks, han selger første leilighet på lenge
| So a little luck, he sells the first apartment in a long time
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| Tre hundre under takst, men provisjonen kunne han trenge
| Three hundred below appraised value, but he could need the commission
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| Vel hjemme åpnes brevene omsider
| Once home, the letters finally open
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| Det kan’ke stemme, er fra sjefen, masse piss om trange tider
| There can be no voice, is from the boss, lots of piss about hard times
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| Han drar rett ut på byen, han tømmer flaske etter flaske
| He goes straight to the city, he empties bottle after bottle
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| Og fyren skjønner han må gjemme ansiktet bak en stram maske
| And the guy realizes he has to hide his face behind a tight mask
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| Det siste glasset går ned, lister seg sakte av sted
| The last glass goes down, slowly slipping away
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| I parken ender turen, og han legger seg ned I skje
| In the park, the trip ends, and he lies down in a spoon
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| Gi meg en flaske til, håper noen ser
| Give me another bottle, hope someone sees
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| Leaser staslig bil for en passasjer
| Leases stately car for one passenger
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| Viser frem en stil som jeg ikke kler
| Showing off a style I do not wear
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| Lyver om en mill, håper ingen vet
| Lying about a mill, hope no one knows
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| Lurer på hva de tenker om meg
| Wondering what they think of me
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| Lurer på hva de sier om meg
| Wondering what they say about me
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| Om meg — om meg — om meg — om meg (om meg)
| About me - about me - about me - about me (about me)
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| Hva de sier om meg
| What they say about me
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| De var så lykkelige, nyforelsket var de herlighet
| They were so happy, newly in love they were glory
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| Og sku' ta fatt på livet sammen nå, I felles leilighet
| And should start life together now, in a shared apartment
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| Delte drømmen som skjedde, og feiret litt I kveld
| Shared the dream that happened, and celebrated a little tonight
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| Vinket farvel til sparingen og tankene høy gjeld
| Waved goodbye to savings and mind high debt
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| Frem med dyre bobler for å feire en sprekk
| Forward with expensive bubbles to celebrate a crack
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| I boligboblens diktatur, som plutselig var visket vekk
| In the dictatorship of the housing bubble, which was suddenly wiped away
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| De hadde strukket seg langt, tre hundre mer enn maks
| They had stretched far, three hundred more than max
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| Unnskyldte det med at de var tre hundre under takst
| Apologized that they were three hundred below rate
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| De tok en omvei gjennom parken for å gå forbi
| They took a detour through the park to pass
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| Å titte på fasaden til seksjonen de snart sku' bo I
| To look at the facade of the section they will soon be living in
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| Midt I parken må han tisse, så han blir borte
| In the middle of the park he has to pee, so he disappears
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| Det ha trodde var et pledd, var plutselig en hvit skjorte
| What he thought was a blanket was suddenly a white shirt
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| Han så den sist på kontraktsmøte samme dagen
| He last saw it at a contract meeting the same day
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| Møter meglerns livløse blikk, blir som betong I magen
| Meets the broker's lifeless gaze, becomes like concrete in the stomach
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| Ambulansen forsvinner, de hører lyden av den
| The ambulance disappears, they hear the sound of it
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| Han holder rundt henne, og myser på fasaden | He holds her, and squints at the facade |