| Tiden går i ring
| Time goes by
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| Vi ser de samme ting
| We see the same things
|
| Vi holder fast
| We hold on
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| Og ta’r hinandens plads
| And take each other's place
|
| Jeg har set for mange mennesker bli' til askebægre
| I've seen too many people turn into ashtrays
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| Slået sig selv ihjel og kørt den hasarderet
| Killed himself and drove it haphazardly
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| Krakkeleret, på kort tid, livet ramponeret
| Cracked, in a short time, life battered
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| Massekreret på den forkerte side af geværet
| Massacred on the wrong side of the rifle
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| Parterede lemmer, mens de trækker vejret
| Parted limbs while breathing
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| Folk kommer hjem fra krig med halve dele amputeret
| People come home from war with half parts amputated
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| Alting arkiveret, alle de ting du aldrig ser
| Everything archived, all the things you never see
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| Posttraumatiseret, indebrændt, isolerede
| Post-traumatized, burnt out, isolated
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| I smerte, som når en mor mister sin søn
| In pain, as when a mother loses her son
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| Græder resten af livet af et billede i en bøn
| Crying for the rest of his life of a picture in a prayer
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| Med hænderne til hovedet og river hår ud ved roden
| With your hands to your head and tear hair out at the root
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| I desperation for han var i hendes blod
| In desperation for he was in her blood
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| Det' som om regn bli’r til is
| It's like rain turns to ice
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| Hver gang vores drenge kommer hjem i kister
| Every time our boys come home in coffins
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| De søger hjælp i eksiler
| They seek help in exile
|
| Men hvem vil hjælp', for vi har travlt med at tænk' på biler
| But who wants help ', because we're busy thinking' about cars
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| Hus, skilsmissepapirer, svendegilder
| House, divorce papers, journeymen
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| Friværdier og mangel på respekt, mens vi bli’r endnu rigere
| Free values and lack of respect as we get richer
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| Det koster dyrt at gå i krig
| It costs dearly to go to war
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| Men det dyreste er det liv du aldrig mer' vil få at se
| But the most expensive thing is the life you will never see again
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| Tiden går i ring
| Time goes by
|
| Vi ser de samme ting
| We see the same things
|
| Vi holder fast
| We hold on
|
| Og ta’r hinandens plads
| And take each other's place
|
| Vi løber efter ingenting
| We run after nothing
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| Fanget af vores sind
| Caught by our minds
|
| Tiden forgår
| Time passes
|
| Men læger ingen sår
| But doctors no wounds
|
| Oh ja-ja
| Oh yes-yes
|
| Holder kortene tæt ind til kroppen
| Holds the cards close to the body
|
| Jeg børster tænder på pubben
| I brush my teeth at the pub
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| Mellem mennesker der elsker og hader og griner og smadrer —
| Between people who love and hate and laugh and smash -
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| Sig selv nede på pubben
| Himself down at the pub
|
| Det' småting
| It's small things
|
| For i krogene kravler kavaleriet
| For in the hooks the cavalry crawls
|
| Redningsvesten, ingen påhæng
| Life jacket, no attachment
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| Ingen stramme masker bag det forhæng
| No tight stitches behind that curtain
|
| Men det' småting
| But it's small things
|
| Fuld klip, fuld på, alting, fuck det
| Full clip, full on, everything, fuck it
|
| For vi svømmer gennem hele svineriet
| Because we swim through the whole mess
|
| Forsømt som en tabt pose, ingen kærlighed
| Neglected as a lost bag, no love
|
| Ingen stress, ingen kant, ingen følelser på spil
| No stress, no edge, no emotions at stake
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| Ingen tøser, der smadrer det spil
| No girls smashing that game
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| For vi smadrer det spil
| Because we're smashing that game
|
| Forlader det aldrig, jeg ta’r dig dertil
| Never leave it, I'll take you there
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| Populær på en måde, der normalt er reserveret
| Popular in a way that is usually reserved
|
| For de mennesker, der døde
| For the people who died
|
| Det koster dyrt at gå i krig
| It costs dearly to go to war
|
| Men det dyreste er det liv du ikk' vil få at se
| But the most expensive thing is the life you will not get to see
|
| Tiden går i ring
| Time goes by
|
| Vi ser de samme ting
| We see the same things
|
| Vi holder fast
| We hold on
|
| Og ta’r hinandens plads
| And take each other's place
|
| Vi løber efter ingenting
| We run after nothing
|
| Fanget af vores sind
| Caught by our minds
|
| Tiden forgår
| Time passes
|
| Men læger ingen sår
| But doctors no wounds
|
| Oh ja-ja
| Oh yes-yes
|
| Og det gør ingenting lettere
| And it makes nothing easier
|
| At de si’r det' slut, når man kommer hjem
| That they say it's over when you get home
|
| Det' når tankerne stikker af
| It's when the mind runs off
|
| Man sidder fast i den værste dag
| You get stuck in the worst day
|
| Med kun en brugt sjæl tilbage
| With only a used soul left
|
| Og det gør ingenting lettere
| And it makes nothing easier
|
| Vi ser de samme ting
| We see the same things
|
| Vi holder fast
| We hold on
|
| Og ta’r hinandens plads
| And take each other's place
|
| Vi løber efter ingenting
| We run after nothing
|
| Fanget af vores sind
| Caught by our minds
|
| Tiden forgår
| Time passes
|
| Men læger ingen sår
| But doctors no wounds
|
| Oh ja-ja | Oh yes-yes |