The Cardigans

sick, tired and homeless
with no one here to sing for
tired of being weightless
for all these looking good boys

you can always say my attic has its charm
you can always say you did no major harm
you can always say that summer had its charm
and that you did no major harm
oh, spare me if you please

sick, tired an sleepless
with no one else to shine for
sick of all my distress
but I won't show I'm still poor

symptoms are so deep
something here's so wrong
nothing is complete
nowhere to belong
symptoms are so deep
I think I'd better stay
here on my own
so spare me if you please

I want to be alone for a while
I want earth to breathe to me
I want the waves to grow loud
I want the sun to bleed down
to bleed down

* see the waves go down
see the moon alone
see the world unshown
I raise my head and whisper

rise & shine
rise & shine my sister

I want to see the wounded moon
I want the sea to break through
I want it all to be gone tomorrow
so I've come to say goodbye
say goodbye

* Repeat

We never chose to part
in this stupid play
I never felt by heart
that I could behave
the way the roles were made

I know that I've done you wrong
but you're hard to please
when your faith is gone
and when you can't believe
I'm on my hands and knees

The junk of the hearts
the junk of the hearts
the junk of the hearts

It's the junk of the hearts
the junk of the hearts

It's the junk of the hearts

I've given all of me
and you crave for more
weird how this makes us feel
insecure
that's what friends are for

I will never know
cause you will never show
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
I will never know
cause you will never show
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
come on and lonely now

Carnival came by my
town today
bright lights from
giantwheels
fall on the alleyways
and I`m here
by my door
waiting for you
I will never know
cause you will never show
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
I will never know
cause you will never show
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
come on and lonely now

I hear sounds of lovers
barrel organs mothers
I would like to take you
down there just
to make you
mine in a merry-go-round
I will never know
cause you will never show
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
I will never know
cause you will never show
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
come on and lonely now

I am afraid of you now
Now that you left me
Nothing I can say
No not now
Now that you left me

Now that you left me
Now that you left me

Just for how long
Did you know before you left me?
Nothing to do
It`s up to you
Use it against me

Use it against me
Now that you left me

You are ahead of me now
Because you left me
Words that I said
All yours now
Use it against me

You have erased me
Now that you left me

I`ll be gone
I`ll be gone

I`ll be gone
I`ll be gone

I`ll be gone
I`ll be gone

I`ll be gone
I`ll be gone

War
(Persson)

oh, come crush me now
don't leave
no one has won this war
this time

no, don't sleep tonight
I'm hurt and ready for fire
don't leave me up
alarmed and ready to die

come on, it's war, come on
come on, come on, come on
come on, it's war, come on

please, I'm almost done
don't retreat
I've loaded my gun
with blood, with...

hear the dust roll over the floor
why must you sleep?
come crush me now
I'm armed and ready to die

you look so peaceful when you sleep
beautiful creep
it's such an easy way to choose
you loose

Oh, come crush me now
Don't leave
no one has won this war
this time

No, don't sleep tonight, I'm hurt
and ready for fire
Don't leave me up alarmed
and ready to die

Come on, it's war, come on
come on, come on, come on
come on, it's war, come on

Please, I'm almost done
don't retreat
I've loaded my gun
with blood, with...

Hear the dust roll over the floor
why must you sleep?
Come crush me now, I'm armed
and ready to die

Come on, it's war, come on
come on, come on, come on
come on, it's war, come on (come crush me now)
come on, fight me, come on
come on, it's war, come on

You look so peaceful when you sleep
Beautiful creep
It's such an easy way to choose
you lose

(It's getting late)

come on, it's war, come on (Come crush me now)
come on, come on, come on
come on, fight me, come on
come on, come on, come on
come on, it's war, come on (Come crush me now)
come on, come on, come on
come on, it's war, come on

You look so peaceful when you sleep
Beautiful creep
It's such an easy way to choose
you lose

Dear, I fear wer're facing a problem
you love me no longer, I know
and maybe there is nothing
that I can do to make you do
Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
that I ought to stick to another man
a man that surely deserves me
but I think you do!

So I cry, I pray and I beg

Love me love me
say that you love me
fool me fool me
go on and fool me
love me love me
pretend that you love me

just say that you need me
Love me love me
say that you love me
leave me leave me
just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you...

Lately I have desperately pondered,
spent my nights awake and I wonder
what I could do have done in another way
to make you stay
Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don't care if you really care
as long as you don't go

Dear, I fear wer're facing a problem
you love me no longer, I know
and maybe there is nothing
that I can do to make you do
Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
that I ought to stick to another man
a man that surely deserves me
but I think you do!

So I cry, I pray and I beg

Love me love me
say that you love me
fool me fool me
go on and fool me
love me love me
pretend that you love me

just say that you need me
Love me love me
say that you love me
leave me leave me
just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you...

Lately I have desperately pondered,
spent my nights awake and I wonder
what I could do have done in another way
to make you stay
Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don't care if you really care
as long as you don't go

Dear, I fear wer're facing a problem
you love me no longer, I know
and maybe there is nothing
that I can do to make you do
Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
that I ought to stick to another man
a man that surely deserves me
but I think you do!

So I cry, I pray and I beg

Love me love me
say that you love me
fool me fool me
go on and fool me
love me love me
pretend that you love me

just say that you need me
Love me love me
say that you love me
leave me leave me
just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you...

Lately I have desperately pondered,
spent my nights awake and I wonder
what I could do have done in another way
to make you stay
Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don't care if you really care
as long as you don't go

Hey baby come round

keep holding me down

and I'll be keeping you up tonight.

The four letter word got stuck in my head

the dirtiest word that I've ever said

it's making me feel alright.

For what it's worth I love you

and what is worse I really do

oh what is worse I'm gonna run run run

'till the sweetness gets to you

and what is worse I love you!



Hey please baby come back

there'll be no more loving attack

and I'll be keeping it cool tonight.

The four letter word is out of my head

come on around get back in my bed

keep making me feel alright.

For what it's worth I like you

and what is worse I really do

things have been worse

and we had fun fun fun

'til I said I love you

and what is worse I really do!



For what it's worth I love you

and what is worse I really do

I am afraid of you now
Now that you left me
Nothing I can say
No not now
Now that you left me

Now that you left me
Now that you left me

Just for how long
Did you know before you left me?
Nothing to do
It`s up to you
Use it against me

Use it against me
Now that you left me

You are ahead of me now
Because you left me
Words that I said
All yours now
Use it against me

You have erased me
Now that you left me

I`ll be gone
I`ll be gone

I`ll be gone
I`ll be gone

I`ll be gone
I`ll be gone

I`ll be gone
I`ll be gone

Hey baby come round
keep holding me down
and I'll be keeping you up tonight.
The four letter word got stuck in my head
the dirtiest word that I've ever said
it's making me feel alright.
For what it's worth I love you
and what is worse I really do
oh what is worse I'm gonna run run run
'till the sweetness gets to you
and what is worse I love you!

Hey please baby come back
there'll be no more loving attack
and I'll be keeping it cool tonight.
The four letter word is out of my head
come on around get back in my bed
keep making me feel alright.
For what it's worth I like you
and what is worse I really do
things have been worse
and we had fun fun fun
'til I said I love you
and what is worse I really do!

For what it's worth I love you
and what is worse I really do

For 27 years I've been trying
To believe and confide in
Different people I've found
Some of them got closer then others
Some wouldn't even bother and then you came around


I didn't really know what to call you
You didn't know me at all
But I was happy to explain
I never really knew how to move you
So I tried to intrude through
The little holes in your veins


And I saw you
But that's not an invitation
That's all I get
If this is communication
I disconnect
I've seen you I know you
But I don't know
How to connect
So I disconnect


You always seem to know where to find me
And I'm still here behind you
In the corner of your eye
I'll never really learn how to love you
But I know that I love you through the hole in the sky


Where I see you
And that's not an invitation
That's all I get
If this is communication
I disconnect
I've seen you I know you
But I don't know
How to connect
So I disconnect


Well this is an invitation
It's not a threat
If you want communication
That's what you get
I'm talking and talking
But I don't know
How to connect


And I hold a record for being patient
With your kind of hesitation
I need you you want me
But I don't know
How to connect
So I disconnect
I disconnect

You're The Storm

Oh it's healing bang bang bang
I can hear your cannons call
You've been aiming at my land
You're hungry hammer's falling
And if you want me I'm you're country

I'm an angel bored liked hell
and you're a devil meaning well
You steal my lines and you strike me down
Come raise your flag upon me
And if you want me I'm your country
If you win me I'm forever
Oh Yeah

'Cos you're the storm that I believed in
and all this peace has been deceiving
I like the sweet life and the silence
But it's the storm that I believe in

Come and conquer and drop your bombs
cross my borders and kill the calm
Bear your fangs and burn my wings
I hear bullets singing
and if you want me I'm your country
If you win me I'm forever
Oh Yeah

'Cos you're the storm that I believed in
and all this peace has been deceiving
I need some wind to get me sailing
So it's the storm that I believe in

You feed my heart you keep me breathing
'Cos you're the storm that I believed in
And if you want me I'm your country

It takes no match to give me a spark
Now I'm trying out another heart
I've been winding ????bout a fresh start
I've found myself a good horse

Eyes burning on the quicksand
And I run it through the hollow land
I've fed it with a shaky hand
I found myself a strong horse

These are the promises I can keep
These are the promises I can keep
To live like I must
And ride with the dust in my face
In grace

I've found myself a good horse
Yes I've found myself a strong horse
But things remain not different then before

These are the promises I can keep
Yes these are the promises I can keep
To live like I must
And ride with the dust in my face

These are the promises I can keep
These are the promises I can keep
To live like I must
And ride with the dust in my face
In grace

And Then You Kissed Me
by Cardigans


man, I’ve had a few
but they wouldn’t quite blow me like you
you gave me your name and sighed
with a halo around my eye

and it hit me like never before
that love is a powerful force
yes, it struck me that love is a sport
so I pushed you a little bit more

love, you’re news to me
you’re a litte bit more than i thought you’d be
a mole in my well-fed lawn
you’re a nightmare beating the dawn

oh, it hit me like never before
that love is a powerful force
yes, it struck me that love is a sport
so I pushed you a little bit more

blue blue, black and blue
red blood sticks like glue
true love is cruel love
red blood’s a power-fuel
sweet love, tasty blood
my heart overfloods

oh, you hit me!
yeah, you hit me really hard
man, you hit me!
yeah, you hit me right in the heart

lord, I’ve had my deal
but I never quite knew how it feels
when love makes you wake up sore
with fists that are ready for more

and it hit me that love is a game
like in war, no one can be blamed
yes, it struck me that love is a sport
so I pushed you a little bit more

blue blue, black and blue
red blood sticks like glue
true love is cruel love
red blood’s a power-fuel
sweet love, tasty blood
my heart overfloods

man, you hit me!
yeah, you hit me really hard
baby you hit me!
yeah, you punched me right in the heart
and then you kissed me...

and then you hit me...

and then you kissed me...

and then you hit me..

oh, you haunt me with your violent heartbeat at night
oh, you strike me with your silence baby, tonight
why you haunt me with your violence baby, come hit me!
you haunt me with your violent heartbeat...