Hva er din favorittsangtekst?

[Pebbles]

Hvilken sangtekst er du spesielt glad i (og evt. hvorfor)?

En av mine favoritter er "Fix You" med Coldplay. Jeg blir veldig grepet av helheten av ordene, melodien, stemmen til Chris Martin og uttrykket i musikkvideoen. Jeg kan ikke sette helt fingeren på hva det er, men den når helt inn til sjelen og beveger meg.


"Fix You"

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Dronningen]

Flere, bl.a If I should fall behind

We said we'd walk together baby come what may
That come the twilight should we lose our way
If as were walkin a hand should slip free
Ill wait for you
And should I fall behind
Wait for me

We swore we'd travel darlin side by side
We'd help each other stay in stride
But each lovers steps fall so differently
But I'll wait for you
And if I should fall behind
Wait for me

Now everyone dreams of a love lasting and true
But you and I know what this world can do
So lets make our steps clear that the other may see
And I'll wait for you
If I should fall behind
Wait for me

Now there's a beautiful river in the valley ahead
There neath the oaks bough soon we will be wed
Should we lose each other in the shadow of the evening trees
Ill wait for you
And should I fall behind
Wait for me
Darlin I'll wait for you
Should I fall behind
Wait for me

[Syrinx]

Jeg har en lenestol å sitte i
når jeg vil lese fine bøker
Jeg har en sykkel jeg kan sykle på
når jeg vil ta meg en tur
Jeg har piano og et kamera
og epletre i hagen
Jeg har en gitar jeg kan stemme
når jeg blir for sur
Jeg har puslespill for en regnværsdag
og spisbord til ti

Jeg har alt, men i dag har jeg ingenting å ha det i

Noe i meg skriker
Skriker høyt, skriker stopp
Natta har gått og lagt seg
og dagen sto aldri opp
Hva som egentlig gikk i vasken
er'ke lett å si min venn
Gleden har hull i lomma
Kan noen sy det igjen?

Jeg har kokebøker fra mange land
noen flasker vin og talglys
en glassveranda å sitte på
en kveldstime eller to
Jeg har platespiller og video
og en kjæreste jeg elsker
Og yndlingsjakka fra sist vår
og kule nye sko
Jeg har gamle venner og nye kjente
og i dag så har jeg fri
Jeg har alt - men har ingenting å ha det i

Noe i meg skriker
Skriker høyt, skriker stopp
Natta har gått og lagt seg
og dagen sto aldri opp
Hva som egentlig gikk i vasken
er'ke lett å si min venn
Gleden har hull i lomma
Kan noen sy det igjen?

© anne grete preus

[Flubby]

"Ring On The Sill"

She placed her ring on the sill,
dishes piled high
She's on the front porch step
and the air smells like snow
She's thinking of the siege to come
and how she'll miss those weekends
in the park with the sun on her face
and her book by her side and that
lingering taste that he left on her tongue

He lifts his glass from the table
It leaves a ring where it stood
He sees the light from the window
caress her like he knows he should
He's remembering the first time he kissed her
and how he'd wake
and immediately he'd miss her,
like a spell, with each breath,
he'd taste her breath like a haunting,
irritating as hell

Do you remember when you'd pray
to never see the day
when someone would make you feel this way
'Cause you knew
they would cut right through you
and once inside, you were afraid they'd find
nothing to hold on to

He puts her ring on her finger,
she brushes back his hair
He takes a sip from his glass,
she inhales the cold fall air
And they're thinking of the long road ahead
and the strength that they will need
just to reach the end
And there in the silence they search for
the balance between this fear that they feel
and a love that has graced their lives

Bedre kan vel ikke den varige hverdagskjærligheten beskrives?

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Mirmell]

Jeg synes sangen er fin. Men mest av alt blir jeg veldig grepet av teksten og historien bak den.

spør ingen ikke noen
suser i stål i ljåen
spjærer åpen himmel
ingen er trygg på engen

skjærer høsten uten blund
uten hvile: blind & stum
snart der så her som lyn
røver øyenstenen din

tyven tyven

finnes ei den bot som bøter
sønderslitte hjerter
ei pardon sparer ingen
hugger ned alle som en

tyven tyven

alle er vi like
for ljåen
hadde han sjel var den en skjæres
røver de som skinner mest

tyven tyven

tyven tyven
røvet øyenstenen
smyger i skyggen
bare vi er igjen

tyven tyven
tok det han fant
alt har vi gjemt
blir aldri glemt


(Kilde:

(Kilde: youtube.com)

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[Nyx]

Det er mange, men den første som popper frem i minnet når jeg ser trådtittelen er Jason Walker med "What if I told you". Det er bare noe med den... Første gangen jeg hørte den så traff den meg så innmari rett i hjertet.

"What If I Told You"

What if I told you
Who I really was
What if I let you in on my charade?

What if I told you
What was really going on
No more masks and no more parts to play

There's so much I want to say
But I'm so scared to give away
Every little secret that I hide behind
Would you see me differently?
And would that be such a bad thing
I wonder what it would be like
If I told you

What if I told you
That's its just a front
To hide the insecurities I have

What if I told you
That I'm not as strong
As I like to make believe I am

There's so much I want to say
But I'm so scared to give away
Every little secret that I hide behind
Would you see me differently?
And would that be such a bad thing
I wonder what it would be like
If I told you

Oh if I told you

There's so much I want to say
But I'm so scared to give away
Every little secret that I hide behind
Oh would you see me differently?
And would that be such a bad thing
I wonder what it would be like
If I told you

What if I told you
What would it be like
What would it be like
If I told you
Oh what if I told you
Oh I wonder what it would be like
If I told you

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Pebbles]

Mirmel, "Tyven, tyven" tar helt knekken på meg. For en fantastisk poetisk kvalitetstekst om det tristeste som kan skje i livet.

[Karamell]

Jeg er glad i mange tekster.
Denne liker jeg akkurat nå

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Karamell]

Tidligere var jeg veldig glad i denne teksten fra Savage Garden, men jeg er drittlei sangen nå.

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Anne C]

Jeg har tre sanger som jeg aldri blir lei av ulike grunner. Jeg blir like rørt hver gang jeg hører de.

Savage Garden - I knew I loved you. Den sangen er nærmest skrevet fra meg til mannen.

(Kilde: youtube.com)

Lenny Krawitz - Stand by my woman. Det er nesten som å høre mannen min beskrive de første 5-6 årene vi var sammen.

(Kilde: youtube.com)

George Michael - my mother had a brother. Den er om den homofile onkelen hans som tok liver sitt samme dag som GM ble født.

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Nima]

Thought it wouldn't matter
If we didn't stay together,
And if it was over,
Maybe it was for the better.
I was thinking I'd be alright,
'til I thought it all through.
Now I know that I ain't really living
If I have to live without you.

I don't wanna live without your love,
I don't wanna face the night alone.
I could never make it through my life
If I had to make it on my own.
I don't wanna love nobody else,
I don't wanna find somebody new.
I don't wanna live without your love,
I just wanna live my life with you.

Chicago, I dont want to live without your love.

[Pebbles]

Karamell: jeg hadde også helt oppheng på "Affirmation" i en periode!

[Nextlife]

Det er utrolig mange vakre og meningsfulle tekster der ute.
En av årsakene til at jeg digger Suede er nettopp pga av tekstene deres.

Skal jeg trekke frem en eneste tekst som betyr veldig mye for meg er det et helt annet band, nemlig Muse med Unintended.
I tillegg til at teksten er veldig beskrivende for ting som har skjedd i mitt liv, tror jeg at det må være en av de låtene jeg vet der tekst, melodi, vokal og video er så utrolig tilpasset hverandre og harmonisk.

You could be my unintended
Choice to live my life extended
You could be the one I'll always love
You could be the one who listens to my deepest inquisitions
You could be the one I'll always love

I'll be there as soon as I can
But I'm busy mending broken pieces of the life I had before

First there was the one who challenged
All my dreams and all my balance
She could never be as good as you

You could be my unintended
Choice to live my life extended
You should be the one I'll always love

I'll be there as soon as I can
But I'm busy mending broken pieces of the life I had before

I'll be there as soon as I can
But I'm busy mending broken pieces of the life I had before

Before you

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Pebbles]

Nextlife, jeg elsker også Suede. "By the Sea" er en av favorittene.

[Nextlife]

Opprinnelig lagt inn av Zoë, her.

Nextlife, jeg elsker også Suede. "By the Sea" er en av favorittene.

Den er nydelig.
Når det gjelder Suede har jeg så mange favoritter at jeg vet nesten ikke hvor jeg skal begynne, men den relativt ukjente Pieces of My Mind er en favoritt
In the corner of your mind
There's a place you go to hide
Where the lonely years reside
There's a secret life for sale
Watch the world inside your brain
Where the people come to say

Take the pieces of your life
Send the message to the sky
Mend the pieces of your mind
Take a look inside of you
Tell me what to say and do
Mend the pieces of your mind

In the corner of your head
When the world sits back instead
And the pieces that you'll send
There's a light that sights unseen
Watch the world in slide machines
In the corner of your dream

Take the pieces of your life
Send the message to the sky
Mend the pieces of your mind
Take a look inside of you
Tell me what to say and do
Mend the pieces of your mind

Let the music play again
Let the songs all stay the same
Mend the pieces of your mind
Take the pieces of your life
Send the message to the sky
Mend the pieces of your mind

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[amylin]

Elsker Unintended! Tyven, tyven får meg til å gråte hver gang. Jeg liker Church on Sunday av Green Day, Billy Joe sin unnskyldning til kona. Ellers er Fire and rain av James Taylor og Stand by me av Ben E King favoritter også.

[Nextlife]

Kim Larsens Om Lidt blir her stille er så nydelig.

Om lidt bli’r her stille
Om lidt er det forbi
Fik du set det du ville
Fik du hørt din melodi

Forladt og alene
Danser cirkus prinsessen rundt
Går i stå
På sin line
I et sanseløst sekund
Om lidt om lidt
Er vi borte
Vi ses måske igen

Om lidt bli’r her stille
Om lidt er det forbi
Fik du set det du ville
Fik du hørt din melodi
Om lidt, om lidt
Er vi borte
Vi ses måske igen

Om lidt, om lidt
Er vi borte
Vi ses måske igen

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Daisy]

Adolescent Fluorescent

You used to get it in your fishnets
Now you only get it in your night dress
Discarded all the naughty nights for niceness
Landed in a very common crisis
Everything's in order in a black hole
Nothing seems as pretty as the past though
That Bloody Mary's lacking in Tabasco
Remember when you used to be a rascal?
Oh the boy's a slag
The best you ever had
The best you ever had
Is just a memory and those dreams
But as daft as they seem
Not as daft as they seemed
My love when you dream them up
Flicking through a little book of sex tips
Remember when the boys were all electric?
Now when she tells she's gonna get it
I'm guessing that she'd rather just forget it
Clinging to not getting sentimental
Said she wasn't going but she went still
Likes her gentlemen not to be gentle
Was it a Mecca dauber or a betting pencil?
Oh the boy's a slag
The best you ever had
The best you ever had
Is just a memory and those dreams
Weren't as daft as they seem
Not as daft as they seem
My love when you dream them up
Oh, Flo, where did you go?
Where did you go?
Where did you go?
Falling about
You took a left off Last Laugh Lane
You were just sounding it out
You're not coming back again
Falling about
You took a left off Last Laugh Lane
You were just sounding it out
You're not coming back again
You used to get it in your fishnets
Now you only get it in your night dress
(Falling about)
Discarded all the naughty nights for niceness
Landed in a very common crisis
(You took a left off Last Laugh Lane)
Everything's in order in a black hole
Nothing seems as pretty as the past though
(You were just sounding it out)
That Bloody Mary's lacking in Tabasco
Remember when you used to be a rascal?
(You're not coming back again)

Songwriters
TURNER, ALEX/BENNETT, JOHANNA

Jeg kan ikke si det er den absolutte all time favoritten da, men den er favoritten akkurat nå!

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Mex]

Liker godt teksten til fix you, og flere av sangene til Savage Garden.

Bryan Adams sin Nothing I've ever known syns jeg er nydelig.
"Nothing I've Ever Known"

Right now I feel - just like a leaf on a breeze
Who knows where it's blowin'
Who knows where it's goin'
I find myself somewhere I - I never thought I'd be
Going round in circles
Thinking about you and me
How do I expalin it when I don't know what to say
What do I do now - so much has changed

Nothing I have ever known - has made me feel this way
Nothing I have ever seen - has made me want to stay
but here I am - ready for you
I'm turnin', I'm fallin' - I hear my home callin'
Hey - I've never felt somethin's so strong - oh no
I'ts like nothing I've ever known

Now you're the one I'm looking for
You're the one I need
You're the one that gives me - a reason to believe
Following a star - has lead to where you are
It feels so stong now - this can't be wrong now

(Kilde: youtube.com)

[Bluen]

Jeg er en sånn som egentlig ikke hører så mye på tekster, og de er uløselig knyttet til melodien for meg. Det gjelder for så vidt også for denne til Alanis Morissette, men her er teksten også viktig (om enn med mindre rim og rytme enn hva jeg vanligvis foretrekker):

That I Would Be Good

that I would be good even if I did nothing
that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down
that I would be good if I got and stayed sick
that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds

that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt
that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth
that I would be great if I was no longer queen
that I would be grand if I was not all knowing

that I would be loved even when I numb myself
that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed
that I would be loved even when I was fuming
that I would be good even if I was clingy

that I would be good even if I lost sanity
that I would be good
whether with or without you

(Kilde: youtube.com)