1987
1987 Lyrics


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Jag ser vad du håller på med
Jag backar nu
Jag slutar upp
Jag vill ju vara allting som du vill ha
Som du menar
Jag sitter på din hand
Letar efter rum, hittar inte nog
Ingenting låter lika vackert som det gjort
En gång var jag inte rädd för nåt
Fick aldrig nog
Ville se mer än nog
Tror du jag ser allting?
Tror du jag vet allting?
Tror du jag ser allting?
Tror du jag vet allting?
Cigarett på oh, tuggar du på pommes?
Hon sa det som råd att leva utan ångest
Men ingen annan såg alla mina sår
Jag blåste på min jacka
Mera vax i mitt hår
Samlade på ord
Jag låtsades förstod
Skrev bara texter som jag inte alls förstod
Men sanningen är i år
Inget är för alltid
Jag trodde jag var smart men shit vad jag är klantig
Tror du jag ser allting?
Tror du jag vet allting?
Tror du jag ser allting?
Tror du jag vet allting?
Jag vill ju vara allting som du vill ha
Letar efter rum, hittar inte nog




En gån var jag inte rädd för nåt
Ville se mer än nog

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Veronica Maggio's 1987 song are about a desire to please someone else and be everything they want. The first verse expresses a sense of confusion and uncertainty about what the other person is doing, leading the singer to back off and stop trying so hard. The second verse includes a reference to smoking a cigarette and eating french fries, perhaps portraying an image of trying to be cool and carefree. The third verse talks about pretending to understand things and writing lyrics that aren't fully comprehended. The chorus repeats the question of whether the singer knows everything or not.


The theme of the song seems to be the struggle to find oneself while also trying to fit into someone else's expectations. It touches on the pressure to be perfect and how that can lead to feelings of inadequacy and not knowing oneself fully. The repeated chorus suggests a sense of being lost and unsure.


Line by Line Meaning

Jag ser vad du håller på med
I can see what you're doing


Jag backar nu
But I'm backing off now


Jag slutar upp
I'm stopping


Jag vill ju vara allting som du vill ha
I want to be everything that you want


Som du menar
Just the way you mean it


Jag sitter på din hand
I'm under your control


Letar efter rum, hittar inte nog
I'm searching for space, but can't find enough


Ingenting låter lika vackert som det gjort
Nothing sounds as beautiful as it used to


En gång var jag inte rädd för nåt
There was a time when I wasn't afraid of anything


Fick aldrig nog
I never had enough


Ville se mer än nog
I wanted to see more than enough


Tror du jag ser allting?
Do you think I see everything?


Tror du jag vet allting?
Do you think I know everything?


Cigarett på oh, tuggar du på pommes?
Cigarette in your mouth, are you chewing on apples?


Hon sa det som råd att leva utan ångest
She gave advice to live without anxiety


Men ingen annan såg alla mina sår
But no one else saw all my wounds


Jag blåste på min jacka
I blew on my jacket


Mera vax i mitt hår
More wax in my hair


Samlade på ord
Collecting words


Jag låtsades förstod
I pretended to understand


Skrev bara texter som jag inte alls förstod
Writing lyrics that I didn't understand at all


Men sanningen är i år
But the truth is this year


Inget är för alltid
Nothing is forever


Jag trodde jag var smart men shit vad jag är klantig
I thought I was smart, but damn, I'm clumsy


Jag vill ju vara allting som du vill ha
I want to be everything that you want


Letar efter rum, hittar inte nog
I'm searching for space, but can't find enough


En gång var jag inte rädd för nåt
There was a time when I wasn't afraid of anything


Ville se mer än nog
I wanted to see more than enough




Writer(s): Victor Tim Clas Chris Holmberg

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@MarioMex

Tracklist:
00:00 The Cure “Just Like Heaven”
03:27 T’Pau “Heart & Soul”
07:35 Heart “Alone”
11:19 Whitesnake “Here I Go Again”
15:46 George Michael “Faith”
18:42 U2 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
23:09 INXS “Need You Tonight”
26:10 Starship “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”
30:34 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes “(I've Had) The Time of My Life”
35:12 Terence Trent D’Arby “Wishing Well”
38:40 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven is a Place On Earth”
42:40 Nick Kamen “Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever”
46:20 Depeche Mode “Never Let Me Down Again”
50:49 Pet Shop Boys “It’s a Sin”
55:44 New Order “True Faith”
59:48 Billy Idol “Mony Mony (Live)”



@hierbagalacticaoficial

Here I Go Again, Whitesnake

No I don't know where I'm going
But, I sure know where I've been
Hanging on the promises
In songs of yesterday
And I've made up my mind
I ain't wasting no more time
Though I keep searching for an answer
I never seem to find what I'm looking for
Oh Lord, I pray, you give me strength to carry on
'Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
And I've made up my mind
I ain't wasting no more time
I'm just another heart in need of rescue
Waiting on love's sweet charity
And I'm gonna hold on
For the rest of my days
'Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
And I've made up my mind
I ain't wasting no more time
But, here I go again
Here I go again
Here I go again
Ooh baby, oh yeah
And I've made up my mind, oh baby
I ain't wasting no more time
And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
'Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known



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@MarioMex

Tracklist:
00:00 The Cure “Just Like Heaven”
03:27 T’Pau “Heart & Soul”
07:35 Heart “Alone”
11:19 Whitesnake “Here I Go Again”
15:46 George Michael “Faith”
18:42 U2 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
23:09 INXS “Need You Tonight”
26:10 Starship “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”
30:34 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes “(I've Had) The Time of My Life”
35:12 Terence Trent D’Arby “Wishing Well”
38:40 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven is a Place On Earth”
42:40 Nick Kamen “Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever”
46:20 Depeche Mode “Never Let Me Down Again”
50:49 Pet Shop Boys “It’s a Sin”
55:44 New Order “True Faith”
59:48 Billy Idol “Mony Mony (Live)”

@perrobueno1290

This one is kind of nostalgic, isn't it?

@MarioMex

@Perro Bueno Totally. George Michael, Michael Hutchence and Nick Kamen are no longer with us 😥

@perrobueno1290

@@MarioMex True 😔

@adelaidedupont9017

@MarioMex International Mixes I had forgotten about Kamen.

@adelaidedupont9017

Great that you began with the Cure - they seem to be everywhere, especially [Australian radio station] Triple J's hottest 100 over the past 30 years.

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@bicyclist2

I can't say enough about how important and powerful the music was in the 80's. The passion, conviction, and power was so palpable. We cranked up the volume and sang our hearts out because we knew every lyric. This is the closest thing to a time machine for those of us who were there. Long live the 80's. Thank you.

@Mudslinger2011

People could actually play instruments 😅

@darrenhirst9900

@@Mudslinger2011 Ever heard of midi o0

@proflaudeo

Never will be an another decade like the '80s. Almost every hit was amazng from this era.

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