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.

Wedding Song
Anna Ternheim Lyrics

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( To be gone EP )

Not the first time I saw you
But I knew I want to spend some time
Half a day then a half a life time pass by
Until now, I never knew for who
For you my dear, promises I made,
I made for you my dear

As close as one can get
I got to you my dear, then you should know
I won't let you down this time,
I won't let you down this time.

This is our time for all times starting from today
Oh he takes her to the sky they say,
She puts him on his feet again
There were bad times, never been so lonely
Beeing at house that time, you just let me go
We try to scream, words ran out like sand
Now we talk again, it's better, and you should know

I won't let you down this time no no
I won't let you down this time

I won't let you down
No I won't let you down

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Anna Ternheim's "Wedding song" is a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to a newfound love. The song is about someone who has been searching for their soulmate, and finally found them. The line "Not the first time, I saw you but I knew I want to spend some time" suggests that the two may have crossed paths before, but didn't realize the deep connection they would eventually share. The line "Half a day, then a half a lifetime pass by" indicates the idea that life goes by quickly, but they are looking forward to spending a lifetime with their love.

As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the singer has made promises to their love, now that they have found them. The singer declares their loyalty and willingness to stay by their partner's side through thick and thin. The lines "This is our time for all times starting from today" and "She puts him on his feet again" are particularly powerful, suggesting that the two are both each other's strength and support.

Line by Line Meaning

Not the first time I saw you
Although it was not the first time I saw you, I knew I wanted to spend some time with you.

But I knew I want to spend some time
From the moment I saw you, I knew I wanted to spend time with you.

Half a day then a half a life time pass by
We have spent so much time together that half a day felt as long as half a lifetime.

Until now, I never knew for who
Before I met you, I did not know who I was waiting for.

For you my dear, promises I made
I made promises for you, my dear.

I made for you my dear
The promises I made were for you, my dear.

As close as one can get
We are as close as two people can be.

I got to you my dear, then you should know
Since I got to you, my dear, you should know that I will not let you down.

I won't let you down this time
I will not disappoint you this time.

This is our time for all times starting from today
Starting today, we have all the time in the world together.

Oh he takes her to the sky they say
Rumor has it that he takes her to the sky.

She puts him on his feet again
She lifts him up and gives him strength.

There were bad times, never been so lonely
We've had tough times and I have never felt so alone.

Beeing at house that time, you just let me go
During those difficult times, you just let me go.

We try to scream, words ran out like sand
We tried to scream, but our words were lost in the air.

Now we talk again, it's better, and you should know
Now that we have started talking again, things are better and you should know that I will not let you down.

I won't let you down this time no no
I promise again that I will not let you down.

I won't let you down
I will do my best not to disappoint you.

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