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.
What Remains?
Anna Ternheim Lyrics
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The old buried lies, old buried lies
Let's start over my love, let's start over my love
With what remains, with what remains
What remains
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
All in her voice, all in her voice
The precious the false, the precious and the false
No one's to blame, no one's to blame
No one's to blame
All in our hands, all in our hands
We rise and descend, rise and descend
Let's start over my love, let's start over my love
Everything changed, everything changed
Everything changed
The lyrics to Anna Ternheim's song "What Remains?" deal with starting over, addressing buried issues, letting go of the past, and moving on. The chorus line "All in his eyes, all in his eyes, the old buried lies, old buried lies" suggests that the singer has realized that their partner has been keeping secrets, and now they want to start over with only what remains between them. The line "Let's get over our love, let's get over our love, no one's to blame, no one's to blame" points out that the relationship is over, but nobody is responsible for its demise; the partners simply grew apart. The third stanza introduces a shift in tone as the singer looks at their relationship as a whole, recognizing how much it has changed since the beginning.
Overall, the lyrics are somber, indicating a sense of nostalgia and regret for what could have been. The title of the song emphasizes the idea that what remains is all that's left of the relationship, given that they never discussed their buried feelings and issues before.
Line by Line Meaning
All in his eyes, all in his eyes
His eyes reveal everything.
The old buried lies, old buried lies
There are things concealed that are better left unsaid.
Let's start over my love, let's start over my love
Begin anew, my love.
With what remains, with what remains
With what is left.
What remains
The only thing left.
All in her voice, all in her voice
Her voice tells everything.
The precious the false, the precious and the false
There are things that are important and things that are not.
Let's get over our love, let's get over our love
Move on from our love.
No one's to blame, no one's to blame
There is no one to fault.
All in our hands, all in our hands
Our fate is in our hands.
We rise and descend, rise and descend
We experience highs and lows.
Let's start over my love, let's start over my love
Start again, my love.
Everything changed, everything changed
Nothing is the same as before.
Contributed by Benjamin I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.