우리나라 뿐만 아니라 아시아, 유럽 전역에서 크게 성공을 거두었던 "NORWEGIAN MOOD(2000)"에 이은 두 번째 세계 시장 공략 앨범. 카리 브렘네스는 이번 음반의 11곡 중 2곡만 배고 전곡을 직접 작곡 작사하는 천재성을 보여주고 있다. 수록곡 대부분이 서정적인 발라드로 카리 브렘네스 특유의 우수어린 보컬은 듣는 이의 가슴 깊은 곳까지 여운을 남긴다. .... ....
I always trusted my protection Such a long time to be sheltered, to be safe I always trusted my protection Always, always
I was a Sunday's child Forever walking in the sunlight Tender voices, loving hands, a coat against the cold I had immunity from danger A world so young, songs unsung and tales untold
I always trusted my protection Such a long time to be sheltered, to be safe I always trusted my protection Always, always
I thought that you can always find protection. I grew up with my father and mother, with my sister and brother, good people, kind people. They gave me food, clothes, shelter, they kept me safe from the burning sun and the winter cold. They watched over me and made good choices for me, the best choices. I came to believe that I would always be protected in this way, that it was the natural state of things. When I went out into the world I presumed I carried their protection with me like a shield, like a membrane and it led me to seek out the good in everything. Oh, but the most shocking realisation I've ever had is that the grown-ups are left and there is no protection.
I always trusted my protection Such a long time to be sheltered, to be safe I always trusted my protection Always, always
The only protector you have in this world is your own will. And so it will be as when the lion lies down with the lamb, they're supposed to rest peacefully side-by-side but the lamb won't get much rest. If your own will weakens, what have you left? Instincts, intuitions, feelings to make your choices with. You're unprotected. Your will is your coat in the storm and if it fits, you're lucky. You can easily end up with the wrong coat. There should be a fitting room to try it on before you agree to take it. How can I get a new one, my old will is so weakened, have you got a second hand one, preferably strong? Some have weak wills that forever fail them. Some have a strong will that's never tested, but so it goes.
I always trusted my protection Such a long time to be sheltered, to be safe I always trusted my protection Always, always
Living alone in a high little room She can see to the street from her window She likes it a lot but she just can't imagine it day after day She's waiting to open the boxes of books and to put all the clothes where they should go The walls may be bare, but she still can't decide if she's ready to stay She wants to be open and ready for something to knock on her door She's paying the rent but that doesn't keep her from hoping for more You'd say she'd just come, but that's not the case Can it really be years since she came to this place
Going to work on a slow-moving tram Everyone needs to work for a living She likes sitting here, she can plan, she can dream, and be taken away Being a writer is what she might do if she lived in a world more forgiving She works on a story, she works on a book or it could be a play There's someone she knows who knows someone in publishing, maybe she could She'll call when she's finished the dialogue, maybe then, maybe he would She says she will call, but at her own pace Can it really be years since she came to this place
Waiting for signs and she knows there'll be signs There'll be omens and so she is waiting It may be tomorrow, it may be today, but it's happening soon Out in the sunlight and under the streetlight and inside her room she is waiting Watching the shift in the seasons, the wax and the wane of the moon Watching the text on her mobile, he's asking her out for a drink She wants to say yes but it's never that easy, she needs time to think And summer is passed, and she still doesn't ring Alone in her room, can it really be spring
They went to see Paris it was the 17th of May And now as ever she was late And now as ever she complained about the seating And the salmon was the worst she ever ate He was a little bit too easy A little bit too happy she could see He sees them sitting at a sidewalk restaurant And it is spring and they are young and they are free She said that if we hope to see it all within a week We better make a plan and keep it steady He said: I'm having a fantastic time already
They were going to a party just before the end of March And now as ever she was late And now as ever she's unhappy with her hair And wonders how he got his shoes in such a state He was a little bit too easy A little bit too happy for her taste He sees them opening a bottle of champagne And they are joining in a lovers' sweet embrace She said that if this evening was to turn out as they planned He'd better play his part and play it steady He said: I'm having a fantastic time already
He was about to leave her, it was February fifth And now as ever she was late And now as ever she would speak of their affair, She says, she simply can't accept this as their fate He was a little bit too easy A little bit too happy, she would moan He sees himself in an apartment down the road Where he can dream his dreams in peace and be alone She said to him I'll show you we can have good times again But only if you play the straight and steady He said: I'm having a fantastic time already
I wouldn't use it often Not even every day I have full control It is a little game It's just a little play I have full control
I never give my number I never give my name I have full control You're never gonna find me Too close to the flame I have full control
So smile and don't be worried See, I'm still the girl you knew Even though I missed you in September Of course I will take care, sure, Yeah, that is what I'll do I am still the girl that you remember And I have full control
Trying to come down I'm staring at my skin Waking in the night Feeling paperthin I'm a little shaky now, I could use some sleep Just a little something now Something dark and deep And I have full control
So smile and don't be worried See, I'm still the girl you knew Even though I missed you in September Of course I will take care, sure, Yeah, that is what I'll do I am still the girl that you remember And I have full control
You do not see him often Not even every day You have full control It is a little game Just a little game you play When you have full control
I see you, your are wearing that old parka And me, that faded jacket that I always used to wear I can't remember now who took the picture Or when it was I don't recall, do you remember where? We seem so very young I have to look again Right now I don't remember that I ever was that young You hold your head the way that only you can do And this is long before I slipped away from you
I see your face half-in, half-out of shadow You didn't like the sun, you said, I liked the things you said The look between us says we have forever Forever isn't anymore, just everyday instead As I took down your book this picture came to light The one by Stanislavskij, now, do you remember that? I still talk as if you're hearing what I say Though it's so long ago I let you slip away