She released her début album Somebody Outside in 2004. The Swedish Grammy jury awarded her as Best Newcomer of the year, and was nominated for Best Female Artist, Best Lyricist and Best Songwriter of 2005. She also won the P3 Gold award for Best Newcomer 2004.
For her second album, Separation Road released on September 27, 2006, she was awarded Best Female Artist and Best Lyricist of the Swedish Grammy jury, again she was nominated for Best Songwriter and Best Album. She received the award for Best Female Artist at the Swedish National Radio's P3 Gold Awards the same year.
Her début US album, Halfway to Fivepoints, was released on April 22, 2008.
"To Be Gone", "My Secret", "Girl Laying Down", "Today is A Good Day", and "Shoreline" (a Broder Daniel cover) remain her most popular songs.
Her song, "Quiet Night" was used in the second series of the Swedish version of Wallander starring Krister Henriksson.
''Words of Love'' featured in gameplay Silent hill:Downpour.
On December 18, 2009, her song "No, I Don't Remember" was featured on an episode of Dollhouse entitled "The Attic." This song was featured in July 2010 on a new DLC episode, for the Xbox 360 videogame Alan Wake, entitled "The Signal".
Her latest album, Leaving on a Mayday, was released on August 11, 2009. The album won Album of the Year at the 2009 Swedish Grammy Awards along with the award for Best Female Artist.
2. Girl Laying Down
Anna Ternheim Lyrics
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She's sleeping weeks at a time
And when she wakes up she watches TV
Counting cracks in the ceiling
No, I don't know what she's thinking
So I give up waiting for someone, waiting
Talking to someone, staring
I never come around
I never come around
I left her fifteen years behind
Girl's laying down
Never come around
So much for girl staying
In afraid of being needed
And seen she watches
The world on a screen
She's distant
And God knows I tried to leave her
'Cause she's got a constant fever
I let it slip my mind
I never come around
I never come around
I left her fifteen years behind
I know a girl laying down
No, I never wasted my time
We have something in common
She's as different as I am
The lyrics of Anna Ternheim’s “Girl Laying Down” discusses the life of a girl who is sleeping excessively for weeks at a time. During her brief uptime, she spends time watching TV and counting cracks on the ceiling. The singer reveals she doesn’t know what the girl thinks about, but she has quit waiting for someone, talking to someone, or staring at the girl. The singer seems to be estranged from the girl and renounces it by saying that she never comes around and left her fifteen years behind.
The second verse talks about the girl’s fear of being needed and seen outside her comfort zone. She continues to watch the world through a screen and remains distant. In contrast, the singer confesses that she has attempted to leave her but abandoned the thought simply because the girl has a constant fever. Similarly, in the chorus, the singer repeats that she never comes around and has left the girl behind for fifteen years. The last line of the song identifies that they share something in common; they are both different.
Overall, the song is a poignant and reflective piece on distancing oneself from someone who may be suffering from depression. The lyrics suggest that the singer and the girl apparently have a significant gap that has grown over the years, but they bear many similarities. Still, the girl's mental state, which could be a rather torpid or lethargic form of depression, continues to bring distance.
Line by Line Meaning
I know a girl laying down
The singer knows someone who spends most of her time asleep.
She's sleeping weeks at a time
The girl sleeps for long periods of time, sometimes for several weeks.
And when she wakes up she watches TV
After waking up, the girl spends her time watching television.
Counting cracks in the ceiling
She looks at the ceiling and counts cracks on it.
No, I don't know what she's thinking
The artist isn't sure what's going on in the girl's mind.
So I give up waiting for someone, waiting
The singer gives up waiting for anyone to show up and has stopped waiting.
Talking to someone, staring
The girl doesn't speak much, but simply makes empty stares.
I never come around
The artist never visits the girl.
I left her fifteen years behind
The artist hasn't visited the girl in fifteen years.
So much for girl staying
The girl doesn't stick around for long.
In afraid of being needed
She avoids situations where people will depend on her.
And seen she watches
She watches the world go by from the screen of her TV.
She's distant
The girl is emotionally detached.
And God knows I tried to leave her
The singer tried to break his relationship with the girl.
'Cause she's got a constant fever
She is frequently ill and is often feverish.
I let it slip my mind
The artist forgot about the girl.
We have something in common
Although they're vastly different, the artist and the girl have commonalities.
She's as different as I am
The girl is completely unlike the singer.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANNA TERNHEIM
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@matsfrommusic
Great song.
@KRmalyon
Excellent melody, lyrics with such a beautiful voice from a beautiful woman
@silentanonymous1749
Anna, you have such a beautiful and unique voice. It's not like any other I've ever heard. I wish everybody knew about your music.
@gfb4705
Just beautiful, still x
@MiB_TM
I am man laying down. I post this so that my future self, when i return to this song, will see what i was, to remind me to stay up.
Sincerely,
Predada Severa
@SimonWrigley
We always have the choice wether to be the free spirit that we are all given at birth. We are and have always the free spirit within, It can never be left behind, 'in the glimse of an eye' it's back again, bright as ever, it's our choice to to trust and create.
@JGunlimited
Please change the video permissions to allow mobile viewing... great song! Wanna listen to it on my phone =)
@Apexnw
o.O
@waltrautschroeder6473
A differnt desire...
@CUSchmied
you have to act so, that always other opportunities can be devoloped. (hope it is correct. in german it seems: Handle stets so, dass neue Möglichkeiten entstehen.) i don´t remember the source. maybe by foster/ watzlawick?