She had her Norwegian debut in 1998 with the single Unforgivable Sinner (released October 12, 1998) it proved to be a huge hit as it reached number one and kept that position for 8 weeks. It was also the fastest selling single in Norwegian music history, and appeared in the Norwegian movie Schpaaa.
Her second album, Another Day, was released on September 22, 2003. Her third album, Lost in a moment, was released on June 13, 2005. The first single from that album, "How Would It Be," was released in stores in Europe on May 24, 2005. Her fourth album Twist the Truth was released 30th March 2009, and has been certified gold in Norway.
Lene won four awards (Best Pop Solo Artist, Best Single (Sitting Down Here), Best Newcomer and the Artist Of The Year) at the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy awards 1999 (Spelleman), as well as the MTV-Europe award for Best Nordic Act in Dublin, Ireland on November 11, 1999.
Unforgivable Sinner
Lene Marlin Lyrics
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'Cause the days don't matter no more
All the feelings that you hide
Gonna tear you up inside
You hope she knows you tried
Follows you around all day
And you wake up soaking wet
There is a face you hope to see
You know where you've sent her
You sure know where you are
You're trying to ease off
But you know you won't get far
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
But you can't hear those words
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable sinner
You've been walking around in tears
No answers are there to get
You won't ever be the same
Someone cries and you're to blame
Struggling with a fight inside
Sorrow you'll defeat
The picture you see it won't disappear
Not unpleasant dreams or her voice you hear
You know where you've sent her
You sure know where you are
You're trying to ease off
But you know you won't get far
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
But you can't hear those words
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable sinner
Maybe one time lost
But now you're found
Stand right up before
You hit the ground
Maybe one time lost
But now you're found
Stand right up before
You hit the ground, hit the ground
You know where you've sent her
You sure know where you are
You're trying to ease off
But you know you won't get far
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
But you can't hear those words
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable sinner
The song 'Unforgivable Sinner' talks about the regret and pain a person experiences after a lost love. The opening line, "kinda lose your sense of time," describes how the days and time no longer matter as you are absorbed in grief. The singer can’t help but think about the person they lost, and the emotions they try to hide consume them from inside. The feeling of guilt is heavy on their chest as they know that they are responsible for the loss. They try to move on, but they can’t seem to. They still hear the person's voice in their head and see their picture before their eyes. They can’t erase the memory of that person from their mind, and it haunts them.
Line by Line Meaning
Kinda lose your sense of time
Feeling disoriented and disconnected from the passage of time
'Cause the days don't matter no more
Feeling like time has lost its meaning and importance
All the feelings that you hide
Holding in and suppressing deep emotions
Gonna tear you up inside
Causing internal turmoil and pain
You hope she knows you tried
Wishing that someone knows you did your best
Follows you around all day
Constantly on your mind and affecting your daily life
And you wake up soaking wet
Experiencing vivid and distressing nightmares
'Cause between this world and eternity
Believing that there is an afterlife beyond this world
There is a face you hope to see
Longing to reunite with a loved one in the afterlife
You know where you've sent her
Being aware that your actions may have contributed to someone's death
You sure know where you are
Being fully aware of the consequences of your actions
You're trying to ease off
Attempting to alleviate your guilt and pain
But you know you won't get far
Realizing that there is no escape from your emotions and accountability
And now she's up there
Referring to the deceased loved one being in heaven
Sings like an angel
Describing the beauty and bliss of the afterlife
But you can't hear those words
Feeling unable to fully connect and comprehend the concept of the afterlife
You've been walking around in tears
Being consumed by sadness and grief
No answers are there to get
Feeling hopeless and lost in the face of tragedy
You won't ever be the same
Experiencing a life-changing event that alters your existence
Someone cries and you're to blame
Feeling responsible and guilty for someone's sadness and pain
Struggling with a fight inside
Fighting an internal battle with oneself
Sorrow you'll defeat
Overcoming sadness and despair
The picture you see it won't disappear
Being haunted by memories and visions of the past
Not unpleasant dreams or her voice you hear
Being comforted by pleasant memories of the deceased loved one
Maybe one time lost
Having made a mistake in the past
But now you're found
Realizing the error of your ways and seeking redemption
Stand right up before
Rising above the situation and taking control of your life
You hit the ground
Avoiding falling into despair and hopelessness
Unforgivable sinner
Labeling oneself as unforgivable due to their perceived wrongdoing
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Written by: LENE MARLIN PEDERSEN
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Anima Libera
"Unforgivable Sinner"
Kinda lose your sense of time
'Cause the days don't matter no more
All the feelings that you hide
Gonna tear you up inside
You hope she knows you tried
Follows you around all day
And you wake up soaking wet
'Cause between this world and eternity
There is a face you hope to see
You know where you've sent her
You sure know where you are
You're trying to ease off
But you know you won't get far
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
But you can't hear those words
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable Sinner
You've been walking around in tears
No answers are there to get
You won't ever be the same
Someone cries and you're to blame
Struggling with a fight inside
Sorrow you'll defeat
The picture you see it won't disappear
Not unpleasant dreams or her voice you hear
You know where you've sent her
You sure know where you are
You're trying to ease off
But you know you won't get far
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
But you can't hear those words
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable Sinner
Maybe one time lost
But now you're found
Stand right up before
You hit the ground
Maybe one time lost
But now you're found
Stand right up before
You hit the ground - hit the ground
You know where you've sent her
You sure know where you are
You're trying to ease off
But you know you won't get far
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
But you can't hear those words
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable Sinner
Anima Libera
"Imperdonabile peccatore"
È come se perdessi la cognizione del tempo
Perché i giorni non hanno più importanza
Tutti i sentimenti che nascondi
Ti distruggeranno dentro
Speri che lei sappia che ci hai provato
Ti segue tutto il giorno
E ti svegli bagnato fradicio
Perché tra questo mondo e l'eternità
C'è una faccia che speri di vedere
Sai dove l'hai mandata
Sai sicuramente dove sei
Stai provando a calmarti
Ma sai che non andrai lontano
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Ma non riesci a sentire quelle parole
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Imperdonabile peccatore
Sei andato in giro in lacrime
Non ci sono risposte da avere
Non sarai mai più lo stesso
Qualcuno piange e sei tu da biasimare
Lotti con un conflitto interiore
Sofferenza, la sconfiggerai
L'immagine che vedi, non sparirà
Né spiacevoli sogni e la sua voce che senti
Sai dove l'hai mandata
Sai sicuramente dove sei
Stai provando a calmarti
Ma sai che non andrai lontano
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Ma non riesci a sentire quelle parole
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Imperdonabile peccatore
Forse una volta perso ma ora sei ritrovato
Alzati prima di cadere a terra
Forse una volta perso ma ora sei ritrovato
Alzati prima di cadere a terra
Cadere a terra
Sai dove l'hai mandata
Sai sicuramente dove sei
Stai provando a calmarti
Ma sai che non andrai lontano
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Ma non riesci a sentire quelle parole
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Imperdonabile peccatore
Anima Libera
"Imperdonabile peccatore"
È come se perdessi la cognizione del tempo
Perché i giorni non hanno più importanza
Tutti i sentimenti che nascondi
Ti distruggeranno dentro
Speri che lei sappia che ci hai provato
Ti segue tutto il giorno
E ti svegli bagnato fradicio
Perché tra questo mondo e l'eternità
C'è una faccia che speri di vedere
Sai dove l'hai mandata
Sai sicuramente dove sei
Stai provando a calmarti
Ma sai che non andrai lontano
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Ma non riesci a sentire quelle parole
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Imperdonabile peccatore
Sei andato in giro in lacrime
Non ci sono risposte da avere
Non sarai mai più lo stesso
Qualcuno piange e sei tu da biasimare
Lotti con un conflitto interiore
Sofferenza, la sconfiggerai
L'immagine che vedi, non sparirà
Né spiacevoli sogni e la sua voce che senti
Sai dove l'hai mandata
Sai sicuramente dove sei
Stai provando a calmarti
Ma sai che non andrai lontano
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Ma non riesci a sentire quelle parole
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Imperdonabile peccatore
Forse una volta perso ma ora sei ritrovato
Alzati prima di cadere a terra
Forse una volta perso ma ora sei ritrovato
Alzati prima di cadere a terra
Cadere a terra
Sai dove l'hai mandata
Sai sicuramente dove sei
Stai provando a calmarti
Ma sai che non andrai lontano
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Ma non riesci a sentire quelle parole
Ed ora lei è lassù, canta come un angelo
Imperdonabile peccatore
peter neville
Kinda lose your sense of time
Cos the days no matter no more
Or the feelings that you hide
Unforgivable Sinner
Unforgivable Sinner
Gonna tear you up inside
You hope she knows you tried
Follows you around all day
And you wake up soaking wet
Cos between this world and eternity
There is a face you hope to see
You know where you sent her
You should know where you are
You’re trying to ease off
But you know you won’t get far
And now she’s up there
Sings like an angel
But you can’t hear those words
And now she’d up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable sinner
You’ve been walking around in tears
No answers are there to get
You won’t ever be the same
Someone cries and you’re to blame
Struggling with a fight inside
Sorrow you’ll defeat
The picture you see
It won’t dissapear
Not unpleasant mdream
Or the voice you hear
You know where you sent her
You should know where you are
You’re trying to ease off
But you know you won’t get far
And now she’s up there
Sings like an angel
But you can’t hear those words
And now she’d up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable sinner
Maybe one time lost
But now you’re found
Stand right up before you hit the ground
Maybe one time lost
But now you’re found
Stand right up before you hit the ground,hit the ground
You know where you sent her
You should know where you are
You’re trying to ease off
But you know you won’t get far
And now she’s up there
Sings like an angel
But you can’t hear those words
And now she’d up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable sinner
Tasarunas
Kinda lose your sense of time
'Cause the days don't matter no more
All the feelings that you hide
Gonna tear you up inside
You hope she knows you tried
Follows you around all day
And you wake up soaking wet
'Cause between this world and eternity
There is a face you hope to see
You know where you've sent her
You sure know where you are
You're trying to ease off
But you know you won't get far
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
But you can't hear those words
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable Sinner
You've been walking around in tears
No answers are there to get
You won't ever be the same
Someone cries and you're to blame
Struggling with a fight inside
Sorrow you'll defeat
The picture you see it won't disappear
Not unpleasant dreams or her voice you hear
You know where you've sent her
You sure know where you are
You're trying to ease off
But you know you won't get far
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
But you can't hear those words
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable Sinner
Maybe one time lost
But now you're found
Stand right up before
You hit the ground
Maybe one time lost
But now you're found
Stand right up before
You hit the ground - hit the ground
You know where you've sent her
You sure know where you are
You're trying to ease off
But you know you won't get far
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
But you can't hear those words
And now she's up there
Sings like an angel
Unforgivable Sinner
葉智翔
Kinda lose your sense of time
你好像失去了對時間的感覺
'Cause the days don't matter no more
因為日子已不再重要
All the feelings that you hide
所有隱藏的感覺
Gonna tear you up inside
將撕裂你的心
You hope she knows you tried
你希望她知道你已盡力
Follows you around all day
整天跟著你
And you wake up soaking wet
你淚漣漣的醒來
'Cause between this world and eternity
因為在現實與永恒中
There is a face you hope to see
有張你渴望看到的臉
You know where you've sent her
你知道你送她去哪裡
You sure know where you are
也知道你的處境
You're trying to ease off
你試著減緩這一切
But you know you won't get far
但你知道你永遠無法逃離
And now she's up there
現在她就在那裡
Sings like an angel
像天使般唱著歌
But you can't hear those words
可是你聽不見她唱些什麼
And now she's up there
現在她就在那裡
Sings like an angel
像天使般唱著歌
Unforgivable Sinner
無法寬恕的罪人
You've been walking around in tears
你曾盈淚四處游走
No answers are there to get
沒有得到任何解答
You won't ever be the same
你不再是以前的你
Someone cries and you're to blame
你得為某人的淚水受到譴責
Struggling with a fight inside
內心因戰鬥而掙扎
Sorrow you'll defeat
憂愁你將戰勝
The picture you see it won't disappear
你看到的景像不會消失
Not unpleasant dreams or her voice you hear
是愉快的夢還是聽見了她的聲音
Maybe one time lost
也許逃過一次
But now you're found
但現在你被發現
Stand right up before
在站直之前
You hit the ground
你撞到了地面
Maybe one time lost
也許逃過一次
But now you're found
但現在你被發現
Stand right up before
在站直之前
You hit the ground - hit the ground
你撞到了地面-撞到了地面
Wisdom's Daughter #ATartarusSurvivor
2023 and I love this song! Shows how long amazing music lasts
Markus Kasa
Same💪
Super IT
I love it.
SoueidAhmed Sidi
2022, this song is still one of the best pop music! Just can’t stop listening to it! Lot of memories around this song!
No0orah
👍👍👍❤️
Moise Mensah
This is one of the most haunting songs ever.
Miljörör för Språkpartiet
Pretty much anything from the 90s is better than everything post-2010.
Sebastian Iskandar
Me too
nina lopez
A
Scott Brandts
I couldn't contain myself the first time I heard this. It just punched me right in the gut!
Lene Marlin is one of the most brilliant artists in Scandinavia's musical history! This young genius - not yet twenty years old when she released this power track - composes all of her own music and is a hurricane on piano and guitar!
No one compares!
Thank-you, beautiful Lene, for your incomparable magic!
Melbourne, Australia.
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