"Ebba Grön" was a code name the Swedish police used in an operation against a terrorist group (a part of the German Red Army Faction), planning to kidnap the Minister for Immigration, Anna-Greta Leijon, in 1976.
Their probably most famous and most played song is Staten och Kapitalet ("The State and the Capital", roughly translated) and is a song purely and very directly critical towards the Swedish politics and politicians of the time, or maybe unjust politicians in general. The song is actually a cover of Blå Tåget's Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör ("The one hand knows what the other hand is doing").
Many of their songs take up political issues or themes, but their main message doesn't seem to be overtly political. As they state in Tyna Bort ("Perish", or "Fade Away") they think music should be for your mental health and nothing else. They also seem to have been very much for living 'punk', as in caring about your freedom most, that money doesn't give happiness, young, careless and rebellious is right, and so on.
Flyktsoda
Ebba Grön Lyrics
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Jag går på glödande kol.
Lyckan kommer, lyckan går. Dom säger
Tiden läker sår.
Jag släcker lampor, jag öppnar fönster,
Letar efter mönster.
Jag kommer aldrig, jag kommer aldrig, kommer,
Kommer aldrig komma hem.
Flyktsoda, ta mej I land, sätt mej I brand, ibland, ibland, ibland.
Var inte rädd för mej, jag är så rädd för dej,
Sluta fråga hur jag mår.
Precis som vanligt men försöker ändå,
Fast jag har öppna sår.
Jag slickar pärlor, jag äter mänskor,
Stjärnor gnistrar ner I ett hål.
Jag kommer aldrig,jag kommer aldrig, kommer,
Kommer aldrig komma hem.
The song "Flyktsoda" by Ebba Grön expresses a feeling of fear and insecurity in a relationship that is revealed through the lyrics where the singer is telling their partner not to be afraid of them, but admits that they themselves are terrified of their partner. The line "Jag går på glödande kol" (I walk on burning coals) symbolizes the emotional pain and difficulty of being in this relationship. The singer speaks about searching for patterns and answers to try and understand the situation but ultimately feels lost and unable to find a way out. They express a feeling of being stuck and unable to return home, with the repeating line "Jag kommer aldrig, jag kommer aldrig, kommer, kommer aldrig komma hem" (I will never, never come home).
The chorus, "Flyktsoda, ta mej I land, sätt mej I brand, ibland, ibland, ibland" (Escape plan, take me to shore, set me on fire, sometimes, sometimes, sometimes), expresses the idea that maybe the only way out is to burn everything down and start over again. It's a cry for help and release from the pain of the relationship, but it also acknowledges the complicated nature of love and the cycle of happiness and pain that often comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Var inte rädd för mej, jag är så rädd för dej,
Don't be afraid of me, I am so scared of you,
Jag går på glödande kol.
I am walking on burning coals.
Lyckan kommer, lyckan går. Dom säger Tiden läker sår.
Happiness comes, happiness goes. They say time heals wounds.
Jag släcker lampor, jag öppnar fönster, Letar efter mönster.
I turn off lights, I open windows, I search for patterns.
Jag kommer aldrig, jag kommer aldrig, kommer, Kommer aldrig komma hem.
I will never, I will never, come, I will never come home.
Flyktsoda, ta mej I land, sätt mej I brand, ibland, ibland, ibland.
Emergency exit, take me to land, set me on fire, sometimes, sometimes, sometimes.
Sluta fråga hur jag mår. Precis som vanligt men försöker ändå, Fast jag har öppna sår.
Stop asking me how I am. Just like always, but still trying, Even though I have open wounds.
Jag slickar pärlor, jag äter mänskor, Stjärnor gnistrar ner I ett hål.
I lick pearls, I eat people, Stars shine down in a hole.
Jag kommer aldrig,jag kommer aldrig, kommer, Kommer aldrig komma hem.
I will never, I will never, come, I will never come home.
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