Silje Nergaard

Listen boy you met your match
I've closed my heart,
secured the latch
I'll keep it locked
should you decide it's time
To help me swallow foolish pride
And to take me
for yet another ride

Into that carousel
you climbed
Without a word
you leave me there
Just hanging in the air

Then you send me flowers
Your flesh is willing,
Your mind is weak,
these flowers speak

Send more bouquets
Now wan't you try to
change your ways
And you send me flowers
Your way of winning
time and favour
Hope I'll waiver

Send more bouquets
Wan't you try
to change your ways

Listen
I'll disprove your hunch
that sending flowers by the bunch
Is gonna help you win me back
this time

Not every door that sorrow closes
Can be open by your roses
Or let their fragrance cloud
my mind

You must learn that tender care
Means all in a love affair

Words yet unspoken
Some promise unbroken
These are the tokens I cling to

Kisses ungiven
Dreams yet unlived in
These are the gifts I can bring you
Can bring to you ... so tell me

Who goes there
Step out of the night and just show me you care
Take these gifts that I bear ... and I will know
Love is here
Who goes there
Do you come as a friend or a foe ... and if so
Should I stay ... should I go
I need to know
I need to know

Tantos caminhos
Sempre a seu lado
Fomos deixando pra tras

O amor sozinho
Foi se perdendo
Agora e tarde demais
Demais
Pra voltar

Who goes there
Step out of the night and just show me you care
Take these gifts that I bear ... and I will know
Love is here
Who goes there
Nao sei pra voce o que sou
se acabou ... and if so
Should I stay ... should I go
Eu preciso saber
I need to know

(Credits: Music: Silje Nergaard | Lyrics: Mike McGurk | Portuguese lyrics: Marcio Faraco | Duet with Marcio Faraco | Acc. Bass: Finn Guttormsen | Acc. Guitar: Hallgrim Bratberg | Shaker: Andre Ferrari | Backing Vocals: Silje Nergaard, Frerik Otterstad, Heine Totland & Pal Svenre | Strings: Stockholm Session Strings (see Extra Credits) | String Arrangement: Magnus Lindgren)
(Extra Credits: Stockholm Session Strings:
Violin: Ulf Forsbeg (Concert Master), Anders Hjorvfall, Roland Kress, Mira Malik, Hanna Bostrom, Renate Klavina, Martin Stensson, Bo Soderstrom, Jan Isaksson, Janika Gustafsson, Torbjorn Bernhardsson, Monika Stanikowska, Dag Alin, Christian Bergqvist, Saara Nisonen-Oman, Per Hammarstrom
Viola: Elisabeth Arnberg, Carmilla Svarfvar, Hans Akeson, Marius Mateescu, Ann Christin Ward, Asa Stove-Paulsson
Cello: Astrid Lindell, Monica Jonsson, Anna Ljungberg, Asne Volle, Jana Boutani
Double Bass: Ingalill Hillerud, Peter Lysell, Michael Karlsson)

When Judy falls
The word goes out to
One and all
When Judy falls
The whole world seems
To heed her haunting call

And when she falls
It marks the start
Of Spring
The air is filled with bird-song
And Nature sings along
When Judy falls

When Judy falls
Her hopes are oh so high
She's walking tall
And when she falls
She's hoping she's the apple of some eye

But if she falls... in vain
We'll surely hear... the sound
Of hopes that start to crumble
And silent birds that tumble
To the ground

Love is always new
When Judy makes the rules and breaks them too
Love is never old
She doesn't wait around till hearts grow cold
She believes in weaving dreams
And nothings ever what it seems
When Judy falls
Oh when Judy falls

But if she falls... in vain
We'll surely hear... the sound
Of hopes that start to crumble
And silent birds that tumble
To the ground

A door left ajar lets whispering from afar breath life into... a dream of me and you I will the spark to die But still it lights my eye Still makes me feel that this alone is real And though I know it I dare not show it or let this madness makes a kill By dwelling on what might have been Or giving sadness space to fill I'll balance on the edge a while but won't fall in I'll retrace every step I’ve ever run or crept Hoping I will see what is bleeding me And when I know it I won't show it... or let this madness make a kill By dwelling on what might have been Or giving sadness space to fill I'll balance on the edge a while but won't fall in (간주) And though I know it I dare not show it or let this madness makes a kill By dwelling on what might have been Or giving sadness space to fill I'll balance on the edge a while but won't fall in

Welcome to the wastelands
I guess you saw the sign
Saying... plots of land to let
Where all those broken hearts can pine

A place where no-one says that you
Must get back in the game
But let you take your own sweet time
And you just let them do the same

All who walk the wastelands
Feel they're branded someone's fool
All who walk the wastelands
are hurting bad but won't let sadness rule

The landscape is forbidding
The trees are hung with dew
But no-one ever comes to visit here
For the climate or to see the view

The wastelands must stay barren
So hearts can freely sow
The seed that thrives on all their bitterness
Well-knowing it won't ever grow

All who walk the wastelands
Feel they're branded someone's fool
All who walk the wastelands
Know that Love can be so cruel
All who walk the wastelands
Are still missing what they had
All who walk the wastelands
Are hurting bad but won't let sadness rule

Unbreakable heart play your part
In the scheming I have done
Not to fall for anyone
Or let love start

Unbreakable heart it's an art
You will master by and by
'Til then just be my
Unbreakable heart

You may get swept away
Like other fragile hearts
But don't you ever say
Love's breaking me apart

Unbreakable heart don't depart
From the pact that we have made
Love is forsakeable
My unbreakable heart

Here we are, out of cigarettes
Holding hands and yawning
Look how late it gets.
Two Sleepy People
By dawn's early light,
And too much in love
To say, 'Good night.'
Here we are, in the cozy chair
Pickin' on a wishbone
From the Frigidaire,
Two Sleepy People
With nothing to say,
And too much in love to break away.
Do you remember
The nights we used to linger in the hall?
Your father didn't like me at all.
Do you remember
The reason why we married in the fall?
To rent this little nest
And get a bit of rest, well.
Here we are
Just about the same
Foggy little fella,
Drowsy little dame.
Two Sleepy People
With nothing to say
And too much in love to break away.
Two Sleepy People
By dawn's early light,
And too much in love
To say, 'Good night.'
Two Sleepy People
With nothing to say
And too much in love to break away.
Do you remember
The nights we used to linger in the hall?
Your father didn't like me at all.
Do you remember
The reasons why we married in the fall?
To rent this little nest
And get a bit of rest, well.
Here we are
Just about the same
Foggy little fella,
Drowsy little dame.
Two Sleepy People
By dawn's early light,
And too much in love
To say, 'Good night.'

A little piece of you The little peace in me Will die For this is not americaBlossom fails to bloom This season Promise not to stare Too long For this is not a miracleThere was a time A storm that blew so pure For this could be the biggest sky And I could have The faintest idea For this is not america ShararararaThis is not America now Snowman melting From the inside Falcon spirals To the ground So bloody red Tomorrows cloudsA little piece of you The little piece in me Will die For this is not americaThere was a time A wind that blew so young For this could be the biggest sky And I could have the faintest idea For this is not america Shalalalala

There's trouble brewing
Leave what you're doing and
Step out of line
No point in keeping
Watch if you're sleeping
Half of the time
Check out the crummy lines you've been saying
You're not in some second-rate soap

There's trouble brewing
Leave what you're doing and
It just might pay
There's no denying
Always complying
Isn't the way
Ditch all the empty games you've been playing

Ain't life a ball
You came for the ride
And end up just learning to crawl

Slipping and sliding
Is better than hiding
Heads deep in sand
Cut out the sighing
See what you're buying
It's in your hands
Think of the bitter price you keep paying

Ain't life a ball
You came for the ride
And end up just learning to crawl

There's trouble brewing
Leave what you're doing and
It just might pay
There's no denying
Always complying
Isn't the way
Ditch all the empty games you've been playing

Ain't life a ball
You came for the ride
Ain't life a ball
You came for the ride
And end up just learning to crawl

Never been one for devil-may-care
Painting the town or letting down hair
Oh so wary of building on dreams
Afraid to discover all's not what it seems

There's always a first time
How do I know for sure
Now it's not mine
Tell me how I know
It's safe to just let go
Show me some sign

There's always a first time
How do I know that you are the right one
Show me how to loose
These nagging doubts and choose, not run

Let me then awake to find
I've left all caution far behind in the past
Let my heart be fit to burst
With a longing unrehearsed
Let it last

There's always a first time
Let it be now, and you
Be that someone
Who can help me leave
In the hands of fate
What we've begun

Strike up the band let it play
Love songs to haunt me and I will stay
But when it comes to a waltz
Both words and music will ring false
For you waltzed in and spun my world
Around in dizzy dance I swirled
But suddenly you waltzed away from me

Those violins, they must go
So no careless hand with a bow
May play on the strings of my heart
And make me remember how lovers part

How you waltzed in and spun my world
Around in dizzy dance I swirled
But suddenly you waltzed away from me

Strike up the band let it play
Whatever it chooses and I will say
Play me a waltz if you will
I'll sit here and listen waiting until

My love returns to take my world
And spin it 'round in dizzy swirl
Where girl loves boy and boy loves girl
And feet don't touch the ground

They won't ever find us here
Believe me... that's the truth now
It's not that hard to disappear
You've just got to know how
His eyes meet hers and he sees how she's
Busy fighting back the tears

We'll be just fine... you wait and see
He hopes his words will calm her
From here on in it's you and me
He'll let no-body harm her
Her hands in his on the table-top
Trying to make the shaking stop

How I wonder whose they are
Those lives we can only watch from afar
How I wish that we could show
That we can care and long to know
How it goes... that we could see
Beyond the way things seem to be
The way they seem to be

They pay and leave... the bus is due
The night is growing colder
He says this coat's just made for you
And slips it 'round her shoulders
They climb aboard and become to us
Just to faces on a bus

How I wonder whose they are
Those lives we can only watch from afar
How I wish that we could show
That we can care and long to know
How it goes... that we could see
Beyond the way things seem to be
The way they seem to be...

Lead mte to the sand and sea
Sit a while beside me... and I won't mind
Wait until the tide has turned
To see what's left behind

Then I'll search for things to save
Wake me if I'm dreaming
And if all I've planned starts
streaming through my fingers
Out of hand... grains of sand

Let the woman I'll become
Dare to walk the shoreline...
and to ride the wave
Let the ocean show its might
But leave me feeling brave

When all else is washed from sight
Wake me if I'm dreaming
And if all I've planned starts
streaming through my fingers
Out of hand... grains of sand

Never let me hide away
In caves and shun the light of day
Let the waters gently steer
Me to my moorings far from fear
so I might come to comb this beach
Seeing what my eye can reach
And knowing that a heart can open here...
open here

Lead me to the sand and sea
Sit a while beside me... and I won't mind
Wait until the tide has turned
To see what's left behind

Take a long, long walk
Off a short, short pier
When you're wading ashore
See if I'm waiting here

Take a long, long walk
In the pouring rain
You know a soaking or two
Works a treat on the brain

You caught me on a hopeless day
It's no one's fault but I just have to say
I must have been insane or half asleep
It turns out your promises weren't made to keep

You came and saw and conquered me
But let me give you some advice for free
The time has come tar you to take a walk
If I'm still here when you get back we'll talk

Take a long. long walk etc.

When the goings heavy
And words they just ain't getting through
The choices ain't so many
So you just do what you must do

A stroll would do the world of good
You might just see our love the way you should
There is no hurry but if you're quick
You'll he hack to see my vanishing trick

Take a long, long walk etc.

It's as plain as the nose on your face
Nowbody can deny
That sorrow must find it's rigthful place
But why am I so sorry for your love

I could write you a book on regret
None of it would apply
The answers would all be there and yet
Not why I am so sorry for your love

I need hardly mention
The very best intentions
Pave the road to you know where
Downhill from the start
It would grieve my caring heart
To know that it has sown despair

I would give my whole world to return
Be at the start knowing why
It had to end this way
And maybe learn day by day
Just why I am so sorry for your love

I need hardly mention
The very best intentions
Pave the road to you know where
Downhill from the start
It would grieve my caring heart
To know that it has sown despair

I would give my whole world to return
Be at the start knowing why
It had to end this way
And maybe learn day by day
Just why I am so sorry for your love

Shame On You
by Silje Nergaard



It doesnt really matter
Where you're comming from
Is no concern no mind
Where you are bound

Your move from a to b
Is basic drama tree
The shortest line is me

Spare your lang details
Of pain and misery
Or how you once were lost
But now are found

I wasn't certain
Just remember
Who from who
Between two points in time

---reprise---

Shame on you
Expecting me to go
Along with all you do

Shame on you
You'll play a game of hide and seek
With somebody new

-------------

And just another
Poor of color along the way
Another land and place
But that's alright

Let's forget the whys
And wheres, fors and get on
With saying no goodbyes

---reprise---

Watch my lips hear
What they're saying
I will spell it up

Keep those mind games
You love playing
They're not what i'm about

---reprise---

How come these precious things were made to seem remote
How come the words I weighed were forced back down my throat
There was no room for honesty
No quarter that was mine
No noble cause
I tried fake a life
To fool those snapping jaws

From here I dare to launch my flimsy paper boats
I shove each gently from the shore but guard it where it floats
They must not drift too far from me
I still sense danger and
They are too frail
In time they'll catch the wind
And fly with billowed sail

Once I held a moon, a lover's gift
If memory serves me right
Once I owned a sky where moons could drift
And bathe my world in light
I held onto to that moon as long as he was there
Just holding me
But it means nothing to moons you see

Once I held a moon, a lover's [?]
was not his to give
This is life he said, enjoy
But it wasn't mine to live
I let the moon slips through my finger
And my love let go of me
But it means nothing to moons you see

They sail through the night and you follow
You hitch up your heart
To that moon like a cart
It's all [?] you know how
You're faced with your pride but can't swallow
You lift up your spoon
And you howl at the moon that it shouldn't have shone
and that you are not [?] as gone

Once I held a moon
And by its light I loved
And he loved me
But it means nothing to moons you see

Once I held a moon
Once I held a moon

June, What are you crying for? Soon you`ll have to end this war The days are turning darker now But hang an to that dream somehow June, Where are you going to? True, the game got rough on you Things have turned so sad inside But hang on to that dream you hide On and on, the dark will find you Rain will fall And clouds surround you But carry on, My love`s behind you I know I`ll see you smiling June, you`d better stand up, girl Soon you`ll have to face the world I know you`ll find a place somewhere You`ll put things back together there On and on, the dark will find you Rain will fall And clouds surround you But carry on, My love`s behind you I know I`ll see you smiling The days are rolling faster now But you will find your peace somehow On and on, the dark will find you Rain will fall And clouds surround you But carry on, My love`s behind you I know I`ll see you smiling On and on, the dark is gonna find you Rain is gonna fall And clouds surround you But carry on, My love`s behind you I know I`ll see you smiling

Now and then behind the rows
Of pearly teeth and fashion clothes
She sees them in the mirror-tiles
Trying on their latest smiles
Light and warmth from spotlight beams
Convincing them their nightmare is a dream

Now and then when they're at rest
Flocked in sleep in cuckoos' nests
Feeling safe no need to hide
She opens doors and windows wide
And poised upon her painted claws
She stretches out her gaudy wings and soars

Far away
Borne by the wind
She roams the sky
No one to say ... too low ... to high
Or count the lonely miles that she has flown
This world is hers alone

But then again behind the rows
She feels the piercing looks of those
Who watch her every move in case
She happens to forget her place
Who sum her up ... deny her flight
Aim their words and shoot her down on sight

Far away
Borne by the wind
She roams the sky
No one to stay ... too low ... too high
Or count the lonely miles that she has flown
This world is hers alone

(guitar solo)

Far away
Borne by the wind
She roams the sky
No one to stay ... too low ... too high
Or count the lonely miles.....

Far away
Borne by the wind
She roams the sky
No one to say ... too low ... too high
Or count the lonely miles that she has flown
This world is hers alone

There I go again I'm losing my head
You in the lead and me being led
Playing little girl lost, led by the nose by you
Do I feel late for two

Me oh my you chose little old me
To shower with love and sympathy
To have and to hold for as long as you decide
A false false pride

Lost girls can't find their way back
Boy it's hot time for payback
I'm gonna need them
I'm tired of being your plaything
Seeing everything your way

She put him through it
How could she do it
He won't forget it
She were to regret it

Flying solo..

Lost girls can't find their way back
Boy it's hot time for payback
I'm gonna need them
I'm tired of being your plaything
Seeing everything your way

So baby here I am
I'm falling from grace
A table for two, a smile on my face
I raise my glass high, drink to the plans you lay
And the role I'll never play
The role I'll never play
The role I'll never play

Lullaby To Erle
by Silje Nergaard


Mothers have woven a black velvet ocean
and spread it between the night and day shores
so that children might sleep, gently rocked by the motion
of waves beneath boats built by fathers like yours

With you safe aboard by the shore we will linger
and watch as your breathing it fills up the sail
you loosen the moorings....your grip on our finger
and leave on the velvet a silvery trail

Alone on the shore with our hearts close to breaking
we stand in the wake as you glide from our reach
calmed by the thought that the voyage you're taking
will bring you at dawning back safe to this beach

We cannot sail with you, be there to guide you
or pilot your boat through the dark of the night
but no ocean cap keep you, no darkness can hide you
away from our love and its undying light.

Let there be you.
Let there be me.
Let there be oysters under the sea.
Let there be wind,
an occasional rain.
Chile con Carne,
sparkling champagne.
Let there be birds
to sing in the trees.
Someone to bless me
whenever I sneeze.

Let there be googoos,
a lot of dove.
But first of all, please,
let there be love.

Oh love
Oh Woo
Let there be love~
Let there be love.

Let there be birds
to sing in the trees.
Someone to bless me
whenever I sneeze.

Let there be googoos,
a lot of dove.
But first of all, please,
let there be love.

Oh love
Oh ~
Let there be love
Let there be love.

What is the use of words
If they don´t make her seen or heard?
She watches dust to dust unstirred
Though left behind
She is too weak to grieve or blame us,
We who leave.

There is no hour of bliss
When ignorance can lead to this.
Don´t let the hand of time be kind
And smooth her gently from my mind.

Let me be troubled.
Let me be troubled.

Where on the road did I lose my way
Not knowing where it will wind?
How can I find that road?
I need to explain where I went amiss
And tell her I will save her from all of this...
From all of this.

These are the words of a fool
And heads not hearts must rule
I hear you say that minds can be so slow to see what hearts just know.

Let me be troubled.
Let me be troubled.

Where on the road did I lose my way
Not knowing where it will wind?
How can I find that road?
I need to explain where I went amiss
And tell her
I will save her from all of this...
From all of this.

Where on the road did I lose my way
Not knowing where it will wind?
How can I find that road?
I need to explain where I went amiss
And tell her
I will save her from all of this...
From all of this.

I keep on backing losers
The beggars not the choosers
I keep on backing losers
The beggars not the choosers

How come they always find me
Then turn my head and blind me
With tales of how they need to start anew
They feed but never feed me
I just cater for the needy
Tending broken hearts is what i do

I keep on backing losers
The beggars not the choosers
But I'm no longer buying
The sobbing and the sighing

I'm through with playing sister
Of mercy to the Misters
Who tell me that they're so misunderstood
And that being with me is giving
Them the strength to go on living
And that I alone can make them feel so good

I keep on backing losers
The beggars not the choosers
But I'm no longer buying
The sobbing and the sighing

Years
Of stroking heads and drying tears
Of being there to calm their fears
I've had enough I'm steering clear, clear, clear

Can't cound the hours, blame the miles,
and say they keep me from your smile.
For you are here, no oceans lie,
between my lover's arms and I.
I see your smile, but where are you?
Why won't you dare to need me too?
I would bring you joy to light the way.
A ray of sun to thaw your days.
Please let me through.
I don't ask much, but the slightest touch, of Japanese Blue.
I beg of you.
My life is such, it needs a touch, of Japanese Blue.
I see that life has taken toll.
Your shattered dreams I can't make whole.
But let me through and I will stay.
Close by your side to comfort you.
Please let me through.
I don't ask much, but the slightest touch, of Japanese Blue.
I beg of you.
My life is such, it needs a touch, of Japanese Blue.

In a sentence
I just had to fall
Run a risk at all
It all made sense
My heart did not control my head
This being said
Leaves little to tell

In a sentence
This is why I fell
This and so much more
Though young lovers have I known
Gone this road before
And have, like me, been just as sure
In a sentence
I'd say all is well

Might live to rue this day
But hope love's kinder than they say
Didn't plan a single move
Or a play a leading role
He found an alien heart
But at his touch that heart was whole
So what he means to me
Is far more than you see
In a sentence

What I feel for him
Is no passing wind
That's doomed to fade and die
I confess those knowing smile
It makes no odds, you see
In a sentence
I know he loves me

If you need somebody
Call my name
If you want someone
You can do the same
If you want to keep something precious
You've got to lock it up and throw away the key
If you want to hold onto your possession
Don't even think about me

If you love somebody
If you love someone
If you love somebody
If you love someone, set them free

If it's a mirror you want
Then look into my eyes
Or a whipping boy
Someone to despise
Or a prisoner in the dark
Tied up in chains you just can't see
Or a beast in a gilded cage
That's all some people ever want to be

If you love somebody
If you love someone
If you love somebody
If you love someone, set them free
Set them free

If you love somebody
If you love someone
If you love somebody
If you love someone, set them free
Set them free
Set them free

Free, free, set them free
Free, free, set them free
Free, free, set them free

There's no tender way to say
it's the end
And so win or lose
I am forced to choose
Between a lover
and a loving friend
Let me hear you say
How you curse the day
You opened up your heart to me
That you ever invited me in
Tell me I'm the loser
and you win
I don't want to see you cry
I beg you try
Not to let the pain
I'm causing reach your eyes
I don't want to see you cry
Aim your words like spears
Don't break me up
by breaking down in tears
Hide your pain but
when push comes to shove
Don't keep your pride
Locked deep inside
Rage against the dying
of my love
Don't sigh my name
Give me all the blame
Call me heartless call me cruel
And accuse me of dealing in lies
Just don't let my leaving
cloud your eyes
I don't want to see you cry
I beg you try
Not to let the pain
I'm causing reach your eyes
I don't want to see you cry
Aim your words like spears
Don't break me up
by breaking down in tears
Dreams come dreams go
Some fade some grow
Dream on dream on
You've got no dream on
After I've gone

I don't want to see you cry
I beg you try
Not to let the pain
I'm causing reach your eyes
I don't want to see you cry
Aim your words like spears
Don't break me up
by breaking down in tears
Don't break me up
by breaking down in tears

The storm that is underway is gonna rock that house of yours
Leaving you no place to hide
How are you gonna manage from then on
The wind that is but a moan will soon be howling at your door
You're tucked up safe inside
But are you gonna stay in till it's gone

You check locks and latches
And batten down hatches
But the gale will send flying all that it catches

How are you gonna deal with it, baby?
When everything you had got planned
Seems to come crashing down... there... before your eyes
How are you gonna deal with it, baby?
When everything gets out of hand... and all that once mattered
Is picked up and scattered
You're out in the cold
But you hold on and hope to survive

When the dust has all settled you'll find a way to survive
Still closed up or open wide
How are you gonna play it from now on
The storm has passed and you're relieved
Love's still alive
It could have curled up and died
There is no way to play it when it's gone

You check locks and latches
And batten down hatches
But the gale will send flying all that it catches

How are you gonna deal with it, baby?
When everything you had got planned
Seems to come crashing down... there... before your eyes
How are you gonna deal with it, baby?
When everything gets out of hand... and all that once mattered
Is picked up and scattered
You're out in the cold
But you hold on and hope to survive

I won't disown
Those things my heart has sown
The blame is mine alone
I made this fickle heart my own
But how am I supposed to see the stars
How am I supposed to see that far

I see the cost
Of all this heart has lost
And how those dice were tossed
In lives this fickle heart has crossed
But how am I supposed to see the stars
How am I supposed to see that far

How am I supposed to start
And change an ever changing heart
Light some corners of a mind
That isn't there for me to find
How am I supposed to see
The stars you say are meant for me
How am I supposed to praise
Those stars with eyes I cannot raise

Maybe I'm supposed to say
I'm walking tall on feet of clay
Resting only when I check
The albatross around my neck
How am I supposed to see
The stars you say are meant for me
How am I to see

But how can I
Who lent my heart the lie
Now lift up heart and eye
And may the fickle heart see sky
And how am I supposed to see the stars
How am I supposed to see that far