Anna Alexandra Ternheim (born in Stockholm, Sweden on 31 May 1978) is a Swe… Read Full Bio ↴Anna Alexandra Ternheim (born in Stockholm, Sweden on 31 May 1978) is a Swedish singer-songwriter who performs in English.

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.

Halfway To Fivepoints
Anna Ternheim Lyrics

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How to get to fivepoints?
Make the wrong turn, you'll know
If you're thinking of going
Think no more

Who's taking you down there?
What's his name, let me know
The price he offers

Round the corner of love

Halfway to fivepoints
Is as far as you'll come
Halfway with high hopes of love

So be careful, my love
Be careful, my girl
Be careful with love

How to get to fivepoints?
How would I know?
A place so distant
And so long ago

Halfway to fivepoint

Is as far as you'll come
Halfway with high hopes of love

Overall Meaning

Anna Ternheim's song Halfway To Fivepoints tells the story of two people trying to find love in what seems to be a dark and desperate world. The song's title refers to a place called Fivepoints, which remains somewhat mysterious throughout the lyrics, suggesting that it is a metaphorical rather than a physical location. The opening lines "How to get to fivepoints? Make the wrong turn, you'll know" paint a picture of an unfamiliar and uneasy journey, implying that the destination may not be worth the effort.

The song goes on to ask "Who's taking you down there? What's his name, let me know" - this could be interpreted as a warning about getting involved with the wrong people. Meanwhile, the lines "The price he offers, round the corner of love" suggest that some kind of sacrifice is needed to find love in this unfamiliar place - but what that sacrifice entails, again, is left unclear.

The repetition of "Halfway to fivepoints" throughout the song's chorus implies that the journey to love is an unfinished one, full of high hopes but limited by circumstances or obstacles. Finally, the song ends with a plea to "be careful with love", perhaps suggesting that the search for love is fraught with danger.

Line by Line Meaning

How to get to fivepoints?
Directions to Fivepoints are unknown

Make the wrong turn, you'll know
Mistakes are easy to identify

If you're thinking of going
Considering the journey to Fivepoints

Think no more
Forget the idea of going to Fivepoints

Who's taking you down there?
Asking who the guide is

What's his name, let me know
Requesting the name of the guide

The price he offers
The cost of the journey

Round the corner of love
Love is a factor in the journey

Halfway to fivepoints
The journey is only halfway complete

Is as far as you'll come
The destination is unattainable

Halfway with high hopes of love
Optimism about finding love on the journey