| Du hade rtt, sngerna kom frn andra lnder
| You were right, the songs came from other countries
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| Vi mttes I ett underland och stare p en perrong
| We met in a wonderland and stared at a platform
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| Dare allt frndras fast ingenting hnder
| Dare everything changes but nothing happens
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| Och skymningen are tidlst vacker
| And the twilight is at first beautiful
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| Och jag skriver den frn en stuga vid en sj Det are ltt att bli bldig och nostalgisk
| And I write it from a cottage by a lake It's easy to get bloody and nostalgic
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| Fast man bara bytt milj
| Although you only changed mill
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| Vi hade allt, och friheten var nnu inte stulen
| We had everything, and freedom was not yet stolen
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| Vi hade skogarna I sder, drmmarna I vster
| We had the forests to the south, the dreams to the west
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| Och sandade vgar under hjulen
| And sandy roads under the wheels
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| Och vi visste ingenting om verkligheten,
| And we knew nothing about reality,
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| Ja vi skte I det stora efter svar
| Yes we did in the big after answer
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| S mnga illusioner som har rasat och s lnga vgar kvar
| So many illusions that have collapsed and so many paths remain
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| Du har vunnit och frlorat, du har sett dig sjlv I spegeln
| You have won and lost, you have seen yourself in the mirror
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| Du har vaknat I fel sng, du har vart kare
| You have woken up in the wrong song, you have been loved
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| Och framtiden vntade som en farlig gta
| And the future awaited like a dangerous gta
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| Man har brttom dit, sen are man dare
| You have to go there, then you dare
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| I en stad som fare en att bli strre n man are
| In a city that can make you bigger than you are
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| Men I en lder som stter allt p jorden
| But in an age that puts everything on earth
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| Jag trodde att jag visste vem jag var och vad jag ville
| I thought I knew who I was and what I wanted
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| Men nu skulle jag inte vlja dom orden
| But now I would not choose those words
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| Jag har ingen lust, Jag fastnar framfare tv: n nare det skymmer
| I have no desire, I get stuck in front of the TV when it gets dark
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| Att flja dig I livet och skynda mig hem,
| To follow you in life and hurry me home,
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| Fare att fylla p s mycket skpen rymmer
| Danger to refill as much as the cabin holds
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| Jag prata med en vn innan jag reste,
| I talked to a friend before I left,
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| Hon sa du mste alltid packa ltt
| She said you always have to pack light
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| Som att du alltid are p resa och nnu inte sett vad du har sett
| As if you are always traveling and have not yet seen what you have seen
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| Vad ska vi gra med vare tro? | What are we to do with our faith? |
| Vad ska vi gra med vrt hopp?
| What are we to do with our hope?
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| Vad ska vi gra med vare krlek som blder?
| What should we do with each love that bleeds?
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| Ser du hur det skymmer, hur frgerna ger opp
| Do you see how it gets dark, how the colors give up
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| Dare elden falnar men fortfarande glder
| Dare the fire falls but still extinguishes
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| Vi kan inte frdas, bakt I tiden,
| We can not be saved, baked In time,
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| Och det skulle bara va ett steg tillbaka
| And that would just be a step back
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| Jag hatar min rastlshet, jag lskar min tjej
| I hate my restlessness, I love my girl
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| Det are s mycket som jag glmmer att bejaka
| There are so many that I forget to affirm
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| Och det are svrt, att tassa p den folkhemska skaran
| And it's hard to paw at the homeless crowd
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| Varje torn du bygger upp ska nn annan rasa ner
| Every tower you build must be demolished by another
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| Nn idiot som bara ser sin chans ska ta den
| Nn idiot who only sees his chance should take it
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| Vem som helst kan avge tomma lften,
| Anyone can emit the empty air,
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| Och gra hl dare de lovar och svare
| And the more they promise and respond
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| Det are ltt att hlla kften, och svrare att sga som det are
| It's easy to keep quiet, and harder to say as it is
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| Du are min vn, och stormarna I vare blir vra brder
| You are my friend, and the storms in each become our brothers
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| Vra fder tacklar av nu, vrlden are vare
| Our fathers are tackling now, the world is no more
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| Dare elden falnar men fortfarande glder
| Dare the fire falls but still extinguishes
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| Om vi ses, bland dimmorna I norr eller I sder
| If we are seen, among the mists in the north or in the south
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| Med drmmen I behll och med lust att ta vid
| With the dream I kept and with the desire to take over
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| Dare elden falnar men fortfarande glder | Dare the fire falls but still extinguishes |