Vad hände med dem?
The Brian Jonestown Massacre Lyrics
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Nånting gick fel så långt tillbaks, gick sönder inuti av det vi sa
Men jag hoppas vintern kommer snart och släcker ner hela stan
Snön kommer täcka alltihop, vartenda misstag som vi gjort
In i dimman, domna bort och bara stänga av
In i dimman, domna bort och bara stänga av
Fortsätt prata allt du vill men ingen lyssnar ändå
Du tror du ser nåt längre fram, sträck upp din hand, försök att nå
Dina lögner är så fulla av hål så solen skiner in
Låt ljuset krascha genom hjärnan, bara spola bort allting
The lyrics to "Vad hände med dem?" by The Brian Jonestown Massacre describe feelings of dissatisfaction and unhappiness with life. The opening lines translate to "Nothing is right, nothing is good, nothing here is as it should be. Something went wrong a long time ago, broke inside from what we said. But I hope winter comes soon and shuts down the whole city. The snow will cover everything, every mistake we’ve made." The singer is reflecting on the past and feels that somehow things went wrong, and there is no hope to fix it. The hopelessness extends to the singer wishing for winter to come and erase everything.
In the chorus, the singer seems to be contemplating a retreat from reality, singing "Fade away and just turn off. Into the fog, fade away and just turn off." The verses continue with the theme of disillusionment, as the singer describes a person who "keeps talking but no one listens" and "sees something in the distance, reaches out, tries to get there." The singer sees through their lies and tries to find a way to forget everything, singing "Let the light crash through the brain, just wash everything away."
The song seems to be about someone who is struggling with feelings of anxiety or depression and cannot find a way out of the darkness they feel. The winter imagery and the desire to fade away suggest that the person feels overwhelmed and trapped by their emotions. The lyrics suggest a kind of disillusionment with the world, with the character feeling like things went wrong a long time ago and there is no way to fix them. The song is a hauntingly beautiful meditation on despair and the search for an escape.
Line by Line Meaning
Inget är rätt, inget är bra, ingenting här är som det ska
Everything is wrong, everything is bad, nothing here is as it should be.
Nånting gick fel så långt tillbaks, gick sönder inuti av det vi sa
Something went wrong a long time ago, broke inside from what we said.
Men jag hoppas vintern kommer snart och släcker ner hela stan
But I hope winter comes soon and shuts down the entire city.
Snön kommer täcka alltihop, vartenda misstag som vi gjort
The snow will cover everything, every mistake we've made.
In i dimman, domna bort och bara stänga av
Into the mist, numb and just turn off.
Fortsätt prata allt du vill men ingen lyssnar ändå
Keep talking all you want but no one is listening anyway.
Du tror du ser nåt längre fram, sträck upp din hand, försök att nå
You think you see something in the distance, reach out your hand, try to reach it.
Dina lögner är så fulla av hål så solen skiner in
Your lies are so full of holes that the sun shines through.
Låt ljuset krascha genom hjärnan, bara spola bort allting
Let the light crash through the brain, just wash everything away.
Contributed by Penelope Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.