After four years using music as a cheap therapist both Daniel and Joakim had come to the point in their lives when it is time for a fresh start. This clearly shows on the band's third album ”For New Beginnings.”
The lyrics no longer consists solely of broken hearts. Instead there's stories of happiness, sorrow and hope. You'll get some soul searching in "If I Die Now," a bit of nostalgia in the childhood portray "Manwhore", and some apathy in "Hibiskus Park".
There's also some changes in the music. You still get the drastic leaps between genres and the bands typical instrumentation with everything from mandolin, ukulele and glockenspiel to accordion, clarinet and saw. But you can clearly sense a new direction, away from euphoric choruses towards depth and seriousness.
hey you
Friska Viljor Lyrics
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Tried to hurt you just to make you know who it's for
I've been wanting your love ever since you went gone
All this time on my own
Hey you won't you ever ever want me no more
Hey you I want to break you down right to the core
Hurt you and leave you, never ever see you no more
I've been dancing and loving like never before
Hey you I don't ever wanna see you no more
Friska Viljor's song Hey You seems to be about a person who is trying to move on from a past relationship but is still struggling with their emotions. The lyrics "Hey you, don't you ever wanna cry for me more" suggests that the person wants their former partner to still feel something for them, even if it's just sadness. They then admit to trying to hurt their ex-partner in order to get their attention: "Tried to hurt you just to make you know who it's for."
The chorus continues with a mix of wanting and rejecting the former partner: "Hey you won't you ever ever want me no more / Hey you I want to break you down right to the core / Hurt you and leave you, never ever see you no more." They want to break down their ex-partner to their core, as if to prove their love for them. At the same time, they express a desire to move on and never see the person again.
The lyric "All this time on my own / Without you on my mind" suggests that the person has been trying to move on, but there's still a part of them that can't let go. It seems like the song is about the struggle of letting go of someone you once loved, but also acknowledging the need to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey you, don't you ever wanna cry for me more
Do you not feel the need to cry for me anymore?
Tried to hurt you just to make you know who it's for
I attempted to cause pain to you in order to signify that it is for you
I've been wanting your love ever since you went gone
I have been craving your affection since you have been absent
All this time on my own
I have been on my own for all this time
Hey you won't you ever ever want me no more
Is it not possible for you to want me anymore?
Hey you I want to break you down right to the core
I desire to dismantle you completely
Hurt you and leave you, never ever see you no more
Harm you and depart from you, without any subsequent contact
I've been dancing and loving like never before
I have been dancing and loving more fervently than ever before
Without you on my mind
I have not been thinking of you
Hey you I don't ever wanna see you no more
I do not wish to see you ever again
Contributed by Caleb I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.