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.

My Heart Still Beats For You
Anna Ternheim Lyrics

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Hard to believe how people move
Falling out of love with you
Tearing down all the walls and love the chaos

I thought again of driving by
The place we met, you and I
Where it started, how we lived together always

My heart still beats for you
My heart still beats for you
After all it's always you

You came down hard that summer
I started to dance, remember everything
Not a thought of you and I lied a lot too, maybe to forget you

My heart still beats for you
My heart still beats for you
My heart still beats for you
My heart still beats for you
After all it's always you

I come back to
I come back to you

I come back to you
I come back to you

Overall Meaning

Anna Ternheim's song My Heart Still Beats For You is a poignant reflection on a past love that the singer cannot let go of. The opening lines, "Hard to believe how people move / Falling out of love with you," suggest a sense of disbelief and confusion regarding how love can be lost. The singer then mentions "tearing down all the walls and love the chaos," which could be an allusion to how a relationship can end suddenly and dramatically. However, despite this, the singer continues to think about the past with their former lover, driving by the place where they first met and remembering how they lived together.

The chorus of the song repeats the line "My heart still beats for you" four times, emphasizing the strength of the feelings that the singer still holds for their past love. The bridge of the song, "You came down hard that summer / I started to dance, remember everything / Not a thought of you and I lied a lot too, maybe to forget you" reveals that there may have been difficulties or pain in the relationship that caused the singer to try to forget their former lover. However, despite their efforts, they cannot shake the intense emotions they still feel.

Overall, My Heart Still Beats For You is a powerful portrayal of the lingering emotions that can follow the end of a relationship. Despite moving on or trying to forget, sometimes the heart refuses to let go of what was lost.

Line by Line Meaning

Hard to believe how people move
It's hard to believe how easily people can fall out of love and move on from a relationship.

Falling out of love with you
The singer's partner has fallen out of love with them.

Tearing down all the walls and love the chaos
The partner is causing chaos by tearing down the walls of their relationship.

I thought again of driving by
The artist contemplates going to the place where they first met.

The place we met, you and I
The artist is reminiscing about the place they first met with their partner.

Where it started, how we lived together always
The singer remembers the beginning of their relationship and the time they spent living together.

My heart still beats for you
The singer's heart still beats for their partner, despite the end of their relationship.

After all it's always you
The artist's partner is the one they will always love, no matter what.

You came down hard that summer
The partner's attitude towards the artist changed drastically during the summer.

I started to dance, remember everything
The artist tries to distract themselves from the pain of the breakup by dancing and reminiscing about their past with their partner.

Not a thought of you and I lied a lot too, maybe to forget you
The singer had to lie to themselves and others in order to try and forget about their partner.

I come back to you
The artist keeps coming back to their memories of their partner and their past together.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANNA TERNHEIM

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