Lyrics of Vakaren - Katatonia

Vakaren (original)

Du är vakaren
Dina tankar går bredvid hand i hand med ljuset
Att se klart, att aldrig vara sen
Jag hör ditt namn i bruset
Kylans port, dörren utan lås
Dygnets cirkel runt dig
Alarmet om det nåansin gåar
Håll dig intill mig
Rikedom, domen kommer
Det är så dom gör affärer
När man inte har nåt kvar att ge dom
Då kommer dom tillbaks
Ta det som ett löfte genom åren
Det finns ingen med en tanke som är klar
Bevakar ni mig nu?
Jag har ett vapen i mitt hem, i det tysta huset
Men lämnar staden, landet?
Kommer aldrig mer igen!
Min hand kan snudda ljuset sen
Spegeln står vinklad så man ser, snö och sedlar falla
Jag dansar tyst, bara två steg till höger och sen vänster
Man orkar inte mer!
Men hade du gått förbi mig i staden där vi var
Innan jag hade åkt
Våra hjärtan hade lyst upp gatan då…
Rikedom, domen kommer
Det är så dom gör affärer
När man inte har nåt kvar att ge dom
Då kommer dom tillbaks
Ta det som ett löfte genom åren
Det finns ingen med en tanke som är klar
(English translation — verses and lines should line up to the above)
The watcher
You are the watcher
Your thoughts walks besides, hand in hand with the light
To see clearly, to never be late
I hear your name in the sough
The gate of cold, without a lock
Day and nights cirkel around you
The alarm of if it ever goes
Keep yourself close to me
Wealth, the verdict is coming
That’s how they make business
When you don’t have anything left to give them
That’s when they come back
Take that as a promise throughout the years
There is no one with a thought that is finished
Are you watching me now?
I have a weapon in my home, in the quiet house
But leave the town, the country?
Will never happen again!
My hand can brush against the light then
The mirror is leaned so you can see, snow and bills fall
I dance quietly, only two steps to the right and then left
You can’t handle much more!
But if you had walked past me in the city where we were
Before I had left
Our hearts would have lit up the street then…
Wealth, the verdict is coming
That’s how they make business
When you don’t have anything left to give them
That’s when they come back
Take that as a promise throughout the years
There is no one with a thought that is finished

(translation)

You are the watchman
Your thoughts go hand in hand with the light
To see clearly, to never be late
I hear your name in the noise
Cold door, door without lock
The circle of the day around you
The alarm if it ever goes off
Stay close to me
Wealth, judgment is coming
That's how they do business
When you have nothing left to give them
Then they will come back
Take it as a promise over the years
There is no one with a thought that is clear
Are you watching me now?
I have a weapon in my home, in the quiet house
But does the city leave the country?
Will never come again!
My hand can touch the light later
The mirror is angled so you can see, snow and banknotes fall
I dance quietly, just two steps to the right and then left
You can not take it anymore!
But had you passed me in the city where we were
Before I left
Our hearts had lit up the street then…
Wealth, judgment is coming
That's how they do business
When you have nothing left to give them
Then they will come back
Take it as a promise over the years
There is no one with a thought that is clear
(English translation - verses and lines should line up to the above)
The watcher
You are the watcher
Your thoughts walks besides, hand in hand with the light
To see clearly, to never be late
I hear your name in the sough
The gate of cold, without a lock
Day and nights circle around you
The alarm of if it ever goes
Keep yourself close to me
Wealth, the verdict is coming
That’s how they make business
When you do not have anything left to give them
That’s when they come back
Take that as a promise throughout the years
There is no one with a thought that is finished
Are you watching me now?
I have a weapon in my home, in the quiet house
But leave the town, the country?
Will never happen again!
My hand can brush against the light then
The mirror is leaned so you can see, snow and bills fall
I dance quietly, only two steps to the right and then left
You can handle much more!
But if you had walked past me in the city where we were
Before I had left
Our hearts would have lit up the street then…
Wealth, the verdict is coming
That’s how they make business
When you do not have anything left to give them
That’s when they come back
Take that as a promise throughout the years
There is no one with a thought that is finished