Before winning the Finnish Idols, Pakarinen worked as a forklift driver. She also had previous musical experience in a band called Rained. In the finale of Idols, held on January 9th, 2004, Pakarinen got 431,000 (60 per cent) of the total of 713,000 votes. Jani Wickholm got the remaining 40%, or 282,000 votes. For winning the Idols, Pakarinen got a check of 30,000 euros and a recording contract with BMG Finland. In the finale Pakarinen performed Tina Turner's "Simply the Best", Bangles' "Eternal Flame" and a song made for the Idols' winner, "Tulin voittamaan" ("I came to win").
Pakarinen's debut single was an English version of the song "Tulin voittamaan", titled "Love Is Like a Song".
It was released in the February of 2004 and rose to #1 on the Finnish single charts.
Pakarinen's debut album "When I Become Me" was released in June, 2004.
It never reached the number one position, but stayed as number two for several weeks.
The album has sold nearly 60,000 copies. Both the debut single and the debut album have earned 'platinum' status.
In September 2005, Pakarinen's second album "Stronger" was released. It also rose to #2 on the Finnish album charts, but it hasn't sold as much as the first album.
On February 17th, Hanna was chosen to represent Finland in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in May in Helsinki.
Her 3rd album, "Lovers", was released on Valentine's Day, 2007. The album includes an extended version of her Eurovision Song Contest song, Leave Me Alone.
Wasted
Hanna Pakarinen Lyrics
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Been trying to make things right
Don't know what else to do
Guess I'm wasted on you
Day after day
I dream my life away
This dream just won't come true
On you-- You say I'm too good to be true
The fact is: I'm too good for you
I finally know I got screwed
Got wasted on you
Time after time
You're acting out of line
All the things you put me through
Guess I'm wasted on you
No, no slow goodbyes. Got no time
Time to analyze. Got no time
Time I should've spent on finding somebody new
Got wasted
On you-- You say I'm too good to be true
The fact is: I'm too good for you
I finally know I got screwed
Intoxicated, you run through me veins
Sobering up, then I do you again
One day it's your turn, and you'll come unglued
You'll realize what I always knew
On you-- I wake up and I see truth
This break up is way overdue
I'm beating myself black and blue
Cause I'm wasted
The song Wasted by Hanna Pakarinen talks about a toxic relationship that the singer is struggling to let go of. The lyrics describe the singer's futile attempt to make things right with her partner who consistently treats her badly. She admits to dreaming of a better life but finds herself unable to move on from her current situation as she is "wasted on" her partner. The lyrics reveal that the singer has been blinded by her love for her partner and has failed to see the reality of the situation. Towards the end of the song, she comes to the realization that she deserves better and that the relationship is doing more harm than good.
Line by Line Meaning
Night after night
Continuously, without fail
Been trying to make things right
Making an effort to make the situation better
Don't know what else to do
Feeling helpless and overwhelmed
Guess I'm wasted on you
Realizing that all the effort put in is in vain
Day after day
Repetitively
I dream my life away
Wishing for a different and better reality
This dream just won't come true
Having unrealistic expectations
Cause I'm wasted
Realizing that all the dreaming is pointless
On you-- You say I'm too good to be true
The other person doesn't believe in the sincerity of the feelings
The fact is: I'm too good for you
The artist deserves better than what the other person is offering
I finally know I got screwed
Feeling betrayed and deceived
Time after time
Repeatedly
You're acting out of line
Behaving inappropriately
All the things you put me through
Enduring mistreatment and disrespect
Guess I'm wasted on you
Realizing that all the effort put in is in vain
No, no slow goodbyes. Got no time
No more dragging things out
Time to analyze. Got no time
No more overthinking and analyzing
Time I should've spent on finding somebody new
Regretting wasted time on the wrong person
Got wasted
Realizing that investing time and energy in the wrong person is a mistake
On you-- You say I'm too good to be true
The other person doesn't believe in the sincerity of the feelings
The fact is: I'm too good for you
The artist deserves better than what the other person is offering
I finally know I got screwed
Feeling betrayed and deceived
Intoxicated, you run through me veins
The other person's influence is all-encompassing
Sobering up, then I do you again
Trying to break away but falling back into the same patterns
One day it's your turn, and you'll come unglued
Eventually, the other person will experience the consequences of their actions
You'll realize what I always knew
The other person will understand what the singer has been feeling
On you-- I wake up and I see truth
Realizing the reality of the situation
This break up is way overdue
Knowing that the relationship should have ended sooner
I'm beating myself black and blue
Blaming oneself for staying in a toxic relationship for too long
Cause I'm wasted
Realizing that all the effort put in is in vain
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HELIENNE LINDVALL, JORGEN KJELL ELOFSSON, PETER SVEN KVINT
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