| Det er nat og det stormer og hagler og sner
| It's night and it's storming and hailing and snowing
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| Og jeg indrømmer blankt, jeg ikke orker mere
| And I frankly admit, I can't take it anymore
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| Barometret er i bund og kreditorerne står klar
| The barometer is at the bottom and the creditors are ready
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| Der er et underskud på mindst tusind millibar
| There is a deficit of at least a thousand millibars
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| Det er længe siden og jeg husker ikke at
| It's been a long time and I don't remember that
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| Jeg nogensinde har følt mig så urimelig forladt
| I have never felt so unfairly abandoned
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| Hvem har sagt at jeg var klar til det store kolde gys
| Who said I was ready for the big cold chill
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| Hvem har kappet forbindelsen mellem mørke og lys?
| Who has severed the connection between darkness and light?
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| Der er masser af chancer, men uanset hvad du tror
| There are plenty of chances, but whatever you think
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| Så kan du godt spare dig de dyre ord
| Then you can save yourself the expensive words
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| Det er ryggen mod muren og selv den sjoveste replik
| It's the back against the wall and even the funniest line
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| Kan intet stille op mod historiens komik
| Nothing can stand against the comedy of history
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| I enhver ordentlig popsang ville en pige træde ind
| In any proper pop song, a girl would step in
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| Og liste kærlige ord i mit forstyrrede sind
| And list loving words in my disturbed mind
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| Svæve bort i en slowmotion filmfantasi
| Float away in a slow motion movie fantasy
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| I en duft af paintbox og ny teknologi
| In a scent of paintbox and new technology
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| Men der er larm på nettet, det er ren hvid støj
| But there is noise on the web, it is pure white noise
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| Og drømmen har søgt tilflugt under varmere himmelstrøg
| And the dream has taken refuge under warmer climes
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| Vingesuset efterlader ingen synlige spor
| The whir of the wings leaves no visible traces
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| Kompassset står og blafrer omkring det iskolde nord
| The compass stands and flips around the icy north
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| Der er masser af chancer, men uanset hvad du tror
| There are plenty of chances, but whatever you think
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| Så kan du godt spare dig de dyre ord
| Then you can save yourself the expensive words
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| Det er ryggen mod muren og selv den sjoveste replik
| It's the back against the wall and even the funniest line
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| Kan intet stille op mod historiens komik
| Nothing can stand against the comedy of history
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| Og det hænger mig ud af halsen, jeg har gennemskuet alt
| And it's hanging out of my neck, I've seen everything through
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| Det er for meget, det er for lidt, det er for ondt, det er for galt
| It's too much, it's too little, it's too bad, it's too crazy
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| Jeg anråber himlen og jeg sværger til Gud
| I call upon the heavens and I swear to God
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| Det var slet ikke sådan mit liv skulle se ud
| This was not how my life was supposed to be at all
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| Så er det at jeg endelig går nedenom og hjem
| Then it is that I finally go downstairs and home
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| Og finder dig ventende igen og igen
| And finds you waiting again and again
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| Du siger ikke noget, men jeg kan se på dit blik
| You don't say anything, but I can tell by your look
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| At der skal handles hurtigt før vi glider væk
| That action must be taken quickly before we slip away
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| Det er ikke særlig meget, men det er nogengange nok
| It's not very much, but it's sometimes enough
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| Sådan at sidde og sige ingenting til solen den står op
| Like sitting and saying nothing until the sun rises
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| I morgen blir til dag og jeg mener at kunne se
| Tomorrow will be day and I mean to be able to see
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| At der trænger til at blive skovlet noget sne… | That some snow needs to be shoveled... |