Bertine started her musical journey at a young age, penning her first songs aged just 12. After emerging from a more classical route and music college, she began to concentrate on her long-term fantasy to become a singer-songwriter. Her debut album Morbid Late Night Show, released in 1998, was followed by the Tore Johansson (Cardigans) produced Beautiful So Far in 2000, before Sweet Injections was released in 2003, produced by electronic experts Howie B and Magnus Fiennes and two tracks with producer Richard X (Sugababes, Rachel Stevens) including the hit single Girl Like You, all to widespread critical acclaim and commercial success.
In 2004 Bertine released the more commercial single Fake Your Beauty which became her second best hit to date. The single Ah-Ah was followed by the album Rollerskating, produced by Fred 'Pleasure' Ball.
In 2006 she released the singles 500 and Midnight followed by the album My Italian Greyhound on which she worked again with Fred 'Pleasure' Ball as a producer. This is expected to be her last album as she plans to move into songwriting for other artists.
Bertine is a multiple Norwegian Grammy winner, has played to 60,000 people a night, alongside Chrissie Hynde and Sheryl Crow at Lilleth Fair. She has toured across the world.
Awards:
* Spellemannprisen 1998: 'Best debut album' and 'Best pop album'
* Hitawards 1998: 'Female artist of the year'
* Hitawards 2000: 'Female artist of the year'
* Spellemannprisen 2000: 'Pop soloist of the year'
Website: www.bertine.com
Everything I Want
Bertine Zetlitz Lyrics
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I fall in love too easily
And you are far behind
I call you to say I am leaving
Though I was loving yesterday
He's always on my mind
And multi-coloured aeroplanes
They're always passing by
Sad faces, cool space
And sun and moon and stars
And every pretty pretty sky
Corus:
He's got everything
Yeah, he's got everything
Yeah, he's got everything
Yeah, he's got everything - I want
I call you coz that is so easy
The last thing I would do right now
Is look you in the eyes
I call you although it is cheesy
You know the thing I hate the most
Is very long goodbyes
Sad eyes, his bad lies
And multi-coloured aeroplanes
They're always passing by
Sad faces, cool space
And sun and moon and stars
And every pretty pretty sky
Corus
Pretty pretty pretty pretty eyes
Pretty pretty pretty pretty lies
Pretty pretty pretty pretty smile
Pretty pretty pretty pretty – pretty for a while
Sad faces, cool space
And sun and moon and stars
And every pretty pretty sky
Corus x 2
In Bertine Zetlitz's song "Everything I Want," the singer calls someone to apologize for falling in love too easily and for already moving on to someone else. The person on the other end of the phone is someone she used to love, but is now far behind. She hates long goodbyes, hence why she calls instead of seeing them in person, and admits that the call is cheesy. The song is full of vivid imagery, describing multi-colored airplanes passing by and pretty skies, giving the listener a sense of the singer's dreamy and romantic outlook on life. However, throughout the song, she keeps coming back to the person she is leaving behind and confesses that the new person in her life has everything she wants, making it difficult for her to let go.
The first verse reveals that the singer falls in love too easily and that it causes problems in her relationships. Even though she has moved on to someone else, she still calls the person she left behind to apologize, showing that she is not over them yet. The second verse highlights her disdain for long goodbyes, suggesting that she wants to end things quickly and painlessly. The chorus reinforces that the new person in her life has everything she wants, making it hard to leave them, contrasting with the person on the other end of the phone who she doesn't want in her life anymore.
Overall, "Everything I Want" is a heartfelt song about navigating the feelings of love and the difficulty of letting go of past relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
I call you to say I am sorry
I am apologizing because I easily fall in love with others and you are not the one for me.
I fall in love too easily
I have a tendency to quickly develop feelings for people.
And you are far behind
You are not the person that I am currently interested in.
I call you to say I am leaving
I am contacting you to let you know that I am moving on.
Though I was loving yesterday
Even though I had feelings for you in the past.
He's always on my mind
I cannot stop thinking about the person that I am actually interested in now.
Sad eyes, his bad lies
The person I am interested in has a sad expression and is deceptive.
And multi-coloured aeroplanes
There are distractions in my life that come and go like different colored planes.
They're always passing by
These distractions are constantly present in my life.
Sad faces, cool space
There are people in my life who have sad expressions and I have some emotional distance from them.
And sun and moon and stars
I appreciate the beauty of nature and the universe around me.
And every pretty pretty sky
I am captivated by the beauty of the sky which changes constantly.
He's got everything
The person I am interested in has all the qualities I desire.
Yeah, he's got everything
The person I am interested in has everything I could ever want.
Yeah, he's got everything
The person I am interested in has everything I could ever need.
Yeah, he's got everything - I want
The person I am interested in has all the qualities I desire and I want to be with them.
I call you coz that is so easy
I am contacting you because it is convenient and effortless.
The last thing I would do right now
The thing I least want to do at this moment.
Is look you in the eyes
I do not want to have to confront you face-to-face.
I call you although it is cheesy
I am aware that contacting you in this way is cliché or unoriginal.
You know the thing I hate the most
You are aware that I dislike something intensely.
Is very long goodbyes
I do not want to have to say goodbye to someone for a prolonged amount of time.
Pretty pretty pretty pretty eyes
The person I am interested in has very beautiful eyes.
Pretty pretty pretty pretty lies
The person I am interested in has told me beautiful lies, or lies that I want to believe.
Pretty pretty pretty pretty smile
The person I am interested in has a beautiful smile.
Pretty pretty pretty pretty – pretty for a while
The person I am interested in is beautiful, at least for a little while.
Corus
Repeating earlier lyrics that mean the person I am interested in has everything I desire and I want to be with them.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Bertine Zetlitz
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