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
Girl Like You
Bertine Zetlitz Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Want to see what I have said
I will make you tremble
You'll tremble
Its fine with me
If you want to scream outside my door
Ill make you holler even more
So sorry
Its fine with me
(bridge)
I will make you undertsand forever
Ill make everybody disappear
I will make you hold my hand forever
Till I am standing clear
(chorus)
Magical
Mystical
Lifes a ball
Never had a girl like you
Insecure
Give me more
Not so sure
Never had a girl like you
Starry eyed
Clarified
Over lied
Never had a girl like you
(verse two)
I will make you sacrifice the lot
Once you see
What I have got
I can be deceitful, deceitful
It's fine with me
I will make you get inside my car
Then I'll drive you very far
I can make you breathless
So breathless
It's fine with me
(bridge)
(chorus)
(speech: english version)
You know I'm watching you
That's all I ever do
Your hands, your hair
You're everywhere I see
You know I am watching you
Just trying to see through
Those crazy words
You keep on serving me
(bridge)
(chorus x2)
(speech: french version)
Tu sais que je te vois
Je fais ca tout le temps
Tes main, (tes) cheuveux
Tu es partous, toujours
Tu sais que je te vois
Je tente de reveller
Le mots bizzares
Que tu veux me donner
(bridge)
(chorus till fade..)
The lyrics of Bertine Zetlitz's song "Girl Like You" explore themes of control and manipulation in a romantic relationship. The singer presents herself as being in complete control of the other person's thoughts and actions. She invites them to enter her mind, and she promises to make them tremble and scream. She also suggests that she can make them disappear and hold their hand forever, but this is a somewhat threatening proposition. The singer is also willing to deceive the other person and make them sacrifice everything for her. The lyrics come across as somewhat of a power trip, and the singer seems to be reveling in her control over the other person.
The chorus of the song contrasts with the darker themes of the verses. The repeated phrase "Never had a girl like you" suggests that the singer is impressed by the other person and sees them as unique and special. However, even this positivity is tinged with insecurity as she admits to being "insecure" and needing more from the other person.
Line by Line Meaning
If you want to live inside my head
If you want to know my thoughts and emotions
Want to see what I have said
Want to know what I have revealed
I will make you tremble
I will make you scared
You'll tremble
You'll be shaken with fear
Its fine with me
I don't care about your feelings
If you want to scream outside my door
If you want to create a scene outside my place
Ill make you holler even more
I will make you shout louder
I will make you sorry
I will make you regret
So sorry
Really regretful
Its fine with me
I don't care about your feelings
I will make you understand forever
I will make you realize the truth forever
Ill make everybody disappear
I will make everyone go away
I will make you hold my hand forever
I will make you stay beside me forever
Till I am standing clear
Until I am free from all confusion
Magical
Mystical
Mystical
Enchanting
Life's a ball
Life is fun
Never had a girl like you
Never met someone like you before
Insecure
Lacking confidence
Give me more
Show me more of yourself
Not so sure
Not very certain
Starry eyed
Having stars in the eyes, imagining things
Clarified
Cleared up
Over lied
Lied too many times
I will make you sacrifice the lot
I will make you give up everything
Once you see
After you understand
What I have got
What I possess
I can be deceitful, deceitful
I can lie, be dishonest
I will make you get inside my car
I will make you enter my vehicle
Then I'll drive you very far
Then I will take you to a distant place
I can make you breathless
I can make you gasp for air
So breathless
Really lacking breath
You know I'm watching you
You know I am observing you
That's all I ever do
That's what consumes my time
Your hands, your hair
Your body features
You're everywhere I see
I see you all around
Just trying to see through
Trying to understand
Those crazy words
Those bizarre things you say
You keep on serving me
You keep telling me those weird words
Tu sais que je te vois
You know that I see you
Je fais ca tout le temps
That's what I do all the time
Tes main, (tes) cheuveux
Your hands, your hair
Tu es partous, toujours
You are everywhere, always
Je tente de reveller
I am trying to decipher
Le mots bizzares
Your strange words
Que tu veux me donner
That you keep speaking to me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BERTINE ZETLITZ, RICHARD X
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Julie Kat
If you wanna live inside my head
Wanna see what I have said
I will make you tremble
You'll tremble (I will make you tremble)
It's fine with me
If you wanna scream outside my door
I'll make you holler even more
I will make you sorry
So sorry (I will make you sorry)
It's fine with me
(Chorus)
I will make you understand forever
I'll make everybody disappear
I will make you hold my hand forever
Till I'm standing clear
...
Magical
Mystical
Life's a ball
Never had a girl like you
...
Insecure
Give me more
Not so sure
Never had a girl like you
...
I will make you sacrifice the lot
Once you see what I have got
I can be deceitful
Deceitful (I can be deceitful)
It's fine with me
I will make you get inside my car
Then I'll drive you very far
I can make you breathless
So breathless (I will make you breathless)
It's fine with me
(Chorus)
I will make you understand forever
I'll make everybody disappear
I will make you hold my hand forever
Till I'm standing clear
...
Magical
Mystical
Life's a ball
Never had a girl like you
...
Insecure
Give me more
Not so sure
Never had a girl like you
...
Incomplete
Not so sweet
Miss a beat
Never had a girl like you
...
Starry eyed
Clarified
All the night
Never had a girl like you
(french)
tu sais que je te vois
je tente de révéler
les mots bizarres
que tu veux me donner
(Chorus)
I will make you understand forever
I'll make everybody disappear
I will make you hold my hand forever
Till I'm standing clear
...
Magical
Mystical
Life's a ball
Never had a girl like you
...
Insecure
Give me more
Not so sure
Never had a girl like you
...
Incomplete
Not so sweet
Miss a beat
Never had a girl like you
...
Starry eyed
Clarified
All the night
Never had a girl like you
Never had a girl like you ...
(repeat to fade)
tomidis
I can't believe it... this song should have millions of views.
Brings back so many memories... <3
UltimaOn
Dont worry this song was huge before youtube times.
Alxd-against zaia
In 2003 there whas no youtube
Will J. Saddler
Massive hit in Greece in summer 2002. Every Saturday night it was bringing earthquakes in every club! Best memories ever!
Lazos
That's right, man. You can still hear it today. Ah those Memories, just like you said! 👍🤔😌
Nicholas Karathanasis
@Lazos of course, I watched this video often on MAD TV. Sweet memories but is questionable why Bertine Zetlitz didnt release other songs after this hit ☹☹☹☹
Julie Kat
If you wanna live inside my head
Wanna see what I have said
I will make you tremble
You'll tremble (I will make you tremble)
It's fine with me
If you wanna scream outside my door
I'll make you holler even more
I will make you sorry
So sorry (I will make you sorry)
It's fine with me
(Chorus)
I will make you understand forever
I'll make everybody disappear
I will make you hold my hand forever
Till I'm standing clear
...
Magical
Mystical
Life's a ball
Never had a girl like you
...
Insecure
Give me more
Not so sure
Never had a girl like you
...
I will make you sacrifice the lot
Once you see what I have got
I can be deceitful
Deceitful (I can be deceitful)
It's fine with me
I will make you get inside my car
Then I'll drive you very far
I can make you breathless
So breathless (I will make you breathless)
It's fine with me
(Chorus)
I will make you understand forever
I'll make everybody disappear
I will make you hold my hand forever
Till I'm standing clear
...
Magical
Mystical
Life's a ball
Never had a girl like you
...
Insecure
Give me more
Not so sure
Never had a girl like you
...
Incomplete
Not so sweet
Miss a beat
Never had a girl like you
...
Starry eyed
Clarified
All the night
Never had a girl like you
(french)
tu sais que je te vois
je tente de révéler
les mots bizarres
que tu veux me donner
(Chorus)
I will make you understand forever
I'll make everybody disappear
I will make you hold my hand forever
Till I'm standing clear
...
Magical
Mystical
Life's a ball
Never had a girl like you
...
Insecure
Give me more
Not so sure
Never had a girl like you
...
Incomplete
Not so sweet
Miss a beat
Never had a girl like you
...
Starry eyed
Clarified
All the night
Never had a girl like you
Never had a girl like you ...
(repeat to fade)
Miro Miro
It's amazing that a song this harmonically simple can feel so enormous and sweeping. The verses and the chorus are just vamping between i and bVII. That said the prechorus does have the semi-uncommon bVII slide into V7 half-way through the last measure. One of the best harmonic devices of all time btw. I never get sick of it. When the melody is bouncing between b7 and another note and then suddenly it's 7 instead. It also stands out super hard because it's the only place in the entire song we hear the leading tone. Love it when a mostly chilled out minor key piece does this so much lol.
Kate Avraam
This song deserves millions of views. Millennial gem 💎
SirGeorge4a
Totally underestimated song !!! This is such a masterpiece !!!