The noble art of letting go (2009)

Wear it like a crown

I don´t know where this fear came from
how I became so afraid of losing everyone
never been afraid of being lonely
now I´m becoming the one I´m most scared of being

I don´t know where this fear comes from
this fear of failing fear of letting everyone and myself down
its growing deep into my soul
making me all paralyzed and cold

It´s two steps forward, three steps back again
I´ll turn my face against it I won´t run
Courage and belif are my redeems
No one else can rescue me it seems

Cause if I don´t follow my heart this time
I´m gonna forget what this life is all about
I´m gonna take that path I´m going in on my own
I´m gonna take that fear and wear it like a crown

This anarchistic heart

There´s a sound in my mind it is pulling me down the drain
so im gathering all my forces of sense to stay sane.
But I´m not in charge here I´ve already crossed that line
I´m a victim to this anarchistic heart of mine

I feel it tripping falling gripping crawling
loving moaning hoping howling
so run for your life now run for your life now run for your life

Parking lot

Meet me by the parking lot
gonna tell you what i´ve got
gonna give it all to you now
There on the few stains of green
somewhere hidden in between
cars and people hopes and dreams
I´ll be yours

This is beauty is it not?
confessions in a parking lot
elopement where the world is spinning
Bring your secrets kiss and tell
all your luggage bring it well
it´s alright yeah it´s alright
Fuck those expectations love
they can´t keep us here
they can´t hold us down
You and I know what we´ve got
are you in or not are you in or not?

Release those horses, spin those wheels
Release those horses, spin those wheels
It´s far more harmless than it feels
so release those horses spin those wheels

Heywhat you wanna do with your life?
And what do i wanna do with mine?
It´s plain to see you should be here with me

Undo love

You tried to protect it
to keep it safe from harm
but something intruded
and she slipped from your arms
You read all her diaries
and revealed her betrayal
now you want to back all the love you gave

Undo love

Your eyes will be open
and you will finally see
the calmness outside
this storm, this agony
You tattooed her face
on your left arm to keep her close
a proof to the whole world that she once was yours
It will heal in time
your eyes will be open
You can´t undo love

with your eyes open

Can’t undo love

Paperboy

You went from being him to being you
that night when you told me the truth
You hid your face inside your hands and cried
and told me that you once wanted to die

I went from being me to being her
the very moment you let out those words
the unknown the unspoken the unseen
I’m not your lover not your friend but something in between

“What you are afraid of has already taken place
it will never hurt that much again
The sense of being marked of having fallen out of grace
these feelings are just echoes from back then”

Paperboy
I’ll never let you fall

I know that she abandoned you back then
the girl who was your lover and your friend
Your secret does not scare me a bit you see
I once defeated that same sorrow inside me

“What you are afraid of…”

Paperboy
I’ll never let you fall

The noble art of letting go

Rest your tired head now
my friend I will stand by
You don´t have to say no more
I know what you came here for
Eyes sore and shoes untied
walking the streets all night

No new cities lovers friends
can make you feel complete
The sense of loneliness remains
no matter who you meet
When all you pictured failed
and all your dreams are crossed
remember that your strenght is also built
on what you lost

The noble art of letting…

Your blindspot is rejection
and you´ll be on your own
when you´re petrified
of all that´s warm and real
invisible scars take forever to heal
The daylight will soften your mood
come now accept what´s good

No new cities lovers friends…

The noble art of letting go

Dead on my feet

Heading for the gutter of my mind
Our history is on rewind
People passing by me
gloomy shadows down the street
Feels as though I am dead on my feet

How do you grieve for someone still alive?
Someone coping, on the other side
Someone whos voice you know even better than your own
Someone who thinks you are made of stone

I once wrote a song about our love
promised I would stay forever more
Now my words of joy and hope are ringing in my head
consistency is a virtue of the dead

So if I am dead on my feet
I can not provide you with what you need
But I hope you understand I hope you see
that you can never be replaced in me

You have never felt as close as you do now
Maybe it is our loss gathering us somehow?

Life is´nt short at all

What to do with all this
time I have been given
all the opportunites?
I want to feel all
I can start all over
pack my belongings and
get on a train go somewhere else
I want to see all

But life is´nt short at all
I´ll get back on my feet if I fall
If i start looking the world isn´t small
Life isn´t short at all

The skies have shapes of strange
objects and animals
The sound of the ice melting
on the first day of spring
A pair of brand new red shoes
soaking in the rain
I´m perfectly drunk and calm
I want to be right here

´Cause life isn´t short at all…

I have lived for 13 000 days
All the people i´ve meet on my way
All the billions moments i´ve felt joy
Not to mention all the times i´ve fallen in love

To be loved by you

On the first day of the year
I can´t help but wonder why
we´ve been apart so much last year
when it feels so good having you here

I am a fool when it comes to
expressing my love for you
and I know I´ve showed you in all ways
how doubtful I´ve been these days

But when all the birds gather
on the factory roof across the river
outside our window the sky
turns orange ´cause darkness is loosening
its grip over Stockholm
I think of how thankful I am

To be loved by you
to be loved by you
to be loved by someone like you

Morning light forgives the night

When you slip away
after a long day
of living
your reservoirs
are empty now
you´re ready
to refill them

The safe and the known
around you
transforming
The phantom pains
are hunting you again
you are on your own then

For now
put a hand on my head
whisper in my ear
you just have to be near

Morning light forgives the night
so please stay until I see another day