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When I'm Alone
04:06
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Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come for me again
Come for me
And hold me up another day
Will you still stand with me
When I can't stand myself
Will you still turn to me
When I can't trust myself
Will you leave before I leave?
That's what I fear when I'm alone
Let me be, let me be, let me be, let me go
Let me stay, let me stay
As my body's slowly breaking
Let me stay, let me stay
Will you still stand with me
When I can't stand myself
Will you still turn to me
When I can't trust myself
Will you leave before I leave?
That's what I fear when I'm alone
October 2019
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Safety Belts
02:43
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The children came back today
After days and years
Do you want me to go or stay?
A fog that never clears
Your grief won't lead you home
Opening and closing the doors
Drawings and spears
Open windows on all floors
A fog that slowly clears
Let these hands lead you home
January 2003
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Unchained
03:09
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You were born to the open
Born to the plain
Born of the forst
You will be born again
Let me set you free
You will become unchained
Unchained
He is holding you down
He is taking the right
But I can break his hold
I have a greater might
Let the hammer fly
And you will be unchained
Unchained
December 2012
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The Cave
04:10
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It’s like someone got out and saw what caused the shadows on the wall
And now they’re back
They’re back, and the inmates are rioting
It’s no surprise, surely
We all know how bad it is
We just feel safer with the shadows on the wall
Turning around… no, that’s not something we want to do, is it?
But someone, probably many someones, did turn around – got up, got out
They’ve really seen this world that we all already knew was there
And finally, maybe, we are starting to believe them
Our ears are pricking up. Our eyes are starting to wander
Our jailers have built a strong prison for us
They have had the time and the resources to lay deep foundations
And raise thick, unyeilding walls
They don’t want this to change
They like the ”status quo”, as it’s called
Who are they?
Follow the money, follow the power, follow the selfishness
It’s all right there to see
One percent to rule them all, right?
Now, one can only ever rule a people who consent to that rule
Do not compromise with your dignity
Stand up, turn around and walk out
The exit is right there
Run!
June 2020
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Melancholy Beach
02:40
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Down on Melancholy beach everyone is free
To ask the sea
To let them be
Just what they always were
Down on Melancholy beach everyone knows me
Someone to hold
Who knows the cold
Of the wind when you have no fur
Down on Melancholy beach you can ask the sea
To carry your hurt
To the end of the world
But it will always come back again
Down on Melancholy beach you should smell the breeze
As the morning clears
Accept your fears
Turn back to land and then
February 2016
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Speak Sweden
Looping artist living and recording in Stockholm.
Always interested in working with others and talking with others!
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