Jill Anna Maria Johnson, born May 24, 1973 in Ängelholm, is a Swedish count… Read Full Bio ↴Jill Anna Maria Johnson, born May 24, 1973 in Ängelholm, is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen with Crazy in Love, which finished fourth in the final. She also hosted the final of Melodifestivalen in 2005. Johnson is today one of the most successful artists in Sweden, with several gold and platinum records.
Biography

Johnson is from the small town of Ängelholm in the south western part of Sweden, but the surroundings and the media compare her with the biggest stars in the music business. By the age of four, she had decided that she wanted to become an artist. She was highly encouraged by her local choir leader.
She now lives in a hunting lodge in the Western Gothlandic woods of Sweden, but also has a home in Stockholm.
As a 12-year old, she started off as vocalist in a Country & Western band, Tomboola Band, touring in Norway and Denmark. She signed eventually with EMI-Medley in Denmark and recorded an album, produced by top producer Paul Bruun. The title-track, Sugar Tree, became a hit in Denmark. In 1996, she had her first Swedish hit with Kommer tid, kommer vår”, a duet with Jan Johansen.
In 1998, she performed Kärleken är at Melodifestivalen, winning the Swedish finals and going on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. This established Johnson as one of the prime Swedish artists. The success was followed by the hit album När hela världen ser på and a successful tour.
In mid 1999, Johnson went to L.A. to look for material for her second album. At home, she worked with Andreas Carlsson (ASCAP Writer of the Year 2000), who is known for several massive hits, the biggest , so far, being Celine Dion's That's the Way It Is. She also tried out a few local new-comers and the album Daughter of Eve was released in early 2000. It was very well received and Johnson was compared with some of the world's best artists.
In 2000, she received a platinum-record in Denmark for the sound-track Promise To Love from the Danish block-buster, "Eneste Ene". Later that year, Johnson started to collaborate with other songwriters such as Jenny Orenstein, Charlie Stefl, Mary Green [Biem Writer of the Year 2001]. This resulted in her receiving a Publishing contract in Nashville Tennessee. Consequently, in 2002 Johnson's album entitled "Good Girl" came to be with the help of producer Scott Bagget and some of Nashville’s top musicians. This album secured Johnson's artistic sound and style and once again she was extremely well received by the press in their reviews where she was described as an artist of International calibre.
In the Swedish finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 she qualified at fourth place (out of 32 entries) but and her song “Crazy in Love" became a hit and received a great deal of radio play and was followed by a successful tour.
Johnson's collective "Discography" CD was released in late March 2003. It contains the 20 most popular songs since her debut in 1995. This Cd went straight into the sales charts for best selling CDs in Sweden. The single “Crazy in Love” stayed at No 1 in the Swedish Top Charts (Svensktoppen) 12 weeks consecutively and No 2 for 15 weeks. "Discography" sold Gold in Sweden and Johnson also got a Grammy for this album.
The new album "Roots and Wings" was released in November 2003, recorded and produced by Amir Aly in Sweden and by Scott Baggett in Nashville, USA. "Roots and Wings" sold gold in less than two weeks and platinum a few months later. The album "Being who you are" was released in Sweden in late March 2005 and sold gold in only a few weeks. Johnson was the host of the 2005 Swedish finals of the Eurovison Song Contest in Stockholm

Time Will Fly
Jill Johnson Lyrics

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Let me wipe the sadness from your eyes.
You now it breakes my heart, seeing you cry.
Give me a smiley to hold on to,
for all the nights i dream of you.

Say goodbye! You know I'll be with you in every moment
keep our love love alight,
and then before you

know it, I'll be by your side
time will fly..

I know it seems so far away,
I know it sounds like so many days.
But just like tonight those days will end.
It wont be long, I'll see you again.

Say goodbye! You now I'll be with you in every moment
keep our love love alight,
and then before you know it.
I'll be y your side
Time will fly..
Time will fly..

Say goodbye! You now I'll be with you in every moment
keep our love love alight,
and then before you know it.
I'll be by your..
Say goodbye! you now I'll be with you in every moment
keep our love love alight,
and then before you know it.
I'll be y your side
I'll be by your side.
Time will fly..

I'll be by your side.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Jill Johnson's song Time Will Fly seem to be about a long-distance love where the singer is trying to console their partner. The lyrics mention wiping the sadness from the eyes of the partner and asking for a smiley to hold on to. The singer seems to be trying to reassure their partner that even though it may seem like forever until they see each other again, time will fly by and they will be together before they know it. The chorus of the song mentions saying goodbye, but also promises to keep their love alive and that the singer will be with their partner in every moment until they can be reunited again.

Line by Line Meaning

Let me wipe the sadness from your eyes.
Allow me to remove the sorrow and wipe the tears away from your eyes, it pains me to see you cry.

You know it breaks my heart, seeing you cry.
I am deeply hurt to witness your tears and to know that you are suffering.

Give me a smiley to hold on to, for all the nights I dream of you.
Please give me a reason to hold on to the thought of you and bring a smile to my face when I dream of you.

Say goodbye! You know I'll be with you in every moment keep our love alight, and then before you know it, I'll be by your side time will fly..
Even though we have to part ways, remember that I will always be with you in spirit, keeping our love alive. Before you know it, we will be reunited and time will pass quickly.

I know it seems so far away, I know it sounds like so many days. But just like tonight those days will end. It won't be long, I'll see you again.
I understand that it may feel like time is standing still and that our reunion is too far away, but just like this present moment, those days will come to an end and we will be together again soon.

I'll be by your side.
I will be right next to you, standing by your side and supporting you through anything and everything.

Time will fly.. Time will fly..
Despite the passing moments feeling slow, soon enough time will seem to go by quickly and we will be reunited once again.

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