Lisa Miskovsky quickly placed herself on the Swedish rock music charts with her debut album Lisa Miskovsky and single Driving one of your cars with Swedish releases in 2001. Following this release, she received two Swedish Rock Bear awards; one for Best Swedish Newcomer, and the other for Best Swedish Female Artist of the Year.
She followed up her musical success forcefully with the album Fallingwater, released in 2003, quickly climbing to the very number one spots of Swedish pop charts, even reaching platinum sales. The album's success came greatly from two of its songs Lady Stardust and Sing To Me which both became hits.
Lisa´s third album was called Changes and it was released in august 2006. It sold gold after a couple of months and the singles Mary and Sweet Misery became both hits. Lisa received two Swedish Rock Bear awards, for Best Swedish Female Artist of 2006 and for Best Album 2006.
Some of her music was directed by Joakim Berg, also known as a songwriter for the Swedish rock band Kent, and Simon Nordberg.
Miskovsky is a songwriter as well as a singer and musician, and wrote the lyrics to Shape of My Heart, performed by Backstreet Boys.
Miskovsky contributed vocals to the track Dead End on Come Clarity, the 2006 release from Swedish melodic death metal outfit In Flames. However, she does not actually appear in the band's special edition DVD included in Come Clarity. Instead she appears as "Her body double, 'the Mexican'", who is just a man in the studio with In Flames who sings her parts.
She has recently worked with EA/DICE on the title track Still Alive for the video game Mirrors Edge.
Besides the music, Miskovsky enjoys snowboarding, to the point of participating in the Swedish national snowboard team, and she's also known to be fond of ice hockey as well as surfing.
Official website: www.lisamiskovsky.com
Please Forgive Me
Lisa Miskovsky Lyrics
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To make it trough the quiet nights, he learned to case the morning light
When everything is brighter than the sun, she can't hide or run...
She can't change it, she can't take it back...
Please forgive me, and believe me...
Please don't throw it away...
Please forgive me, and believe me...
She can not brake, a promise that she have never made
She's coming in to watch him drown, as the morning floods a dried out town
Where everything gets brighter than the sun, there's nowhere left to run...
You leave your pride behind and find your way back...
Please forgive me, and believe me...
Please don't throw it away...
Please forgive me, and believe me...
Please don't throw it away... When I say
Little by little when we're ready to fall
Little by little when we open the doors
Little by little I'm ready to give myself...
... And be free...
Little by little... I say little by little...
The opening lines of Lisa Miskovsky's Please Forgive Me are unarguably poignant. We can sense from the start that the song is about a relationship that has gone through troubling phases. The first line "she was late, he learned to stay awake and wait" hints at a woman being tardy, but also highlights the commitment of the male figure to this relationship. He is willing to wait, and he has learned to do so. The next line takes us through how he manages to make it through the nights, by hoping for the morning light that brings some respite. As the morning light comes in, the woman whom the song is about comes face to face with the brightness and can no longer hide. She is caught red-handed.
In the next verse, we realize that the woman has made a promise she cannot keep. She did not keep her word and is now witnessing the repercussions of it all. We can sense that the damage has been done and there is nothing she can do to turn it back. The morning light that flooded the dried-out town and exposed her has left her disenfranchised. The lyrics "you leave your pride behind and find your way back" suggest that she is willing to come back and seek forgiveness.
The chorus repeatedly urges the person being addressed to "please forgive me." In the final lines, "little by little, when we're ready to fall", we get a sense of how both parties may have contributed to the relationship's mishaps. However, they are ready to take baby steps and work through it together, and hopefully, in time, they will be free.
Facts about the song:
- The song was released as a single in 2003 and was also included in Miskovsky's second album.
- Please Forgive Me was a massive hit in several European countries, including Sweden, Norway, and Finland.
- The song was remixed by several European DJs and was also used in the advertising campaign for the Samsung SGH-T100 phone.
- The song's music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund, who has also directed music videos for artists like Madonna and Lady Gaga.
- Lisa Miskovsky performed the song live in the finale of Swedish Idol in 2007.
- The song's opening lines were the inspiration behind Miskovsky's Swedish chart-topper 'Why Start a Fire'.
- The song's lyrics were based on Miskovsky's personal experience of a failed relationship.
- The chorus of the song was translated into Japanese and was used in an advertisement campaign for Suntory Boss Coffee.
- The song was covered by several artists, including Louise Hoffsten and Westernhagen.
- The song has been featured in several films, including Shrek 2 and Dance of the Dead.
Chords: Bb, Eb, F, Gm (no capo)
Line by Line Meaning
She was late, he learned to stay awake and wait...
He had to adjust his habits to wait for her when she was running late.
To make it trough the quiet nights, he learned to case the morning light
He learned to stay up late and wait for the morning to come when she was gone.
When everything is brighter than the sun, she can't hide or run...
She can't escape or avoid the brightness and intensity of their love.
She can't change it, she can't take it back...
She can't change or undo the love they have for each other.
Please forgive me, and believe me...
She is apologizing and asking for forgiveness while pleading for trust.
Please don't throw it away...
She is asking him to reconsider ending their relationship.
Cause then I might stay...
If he gives her a chance, she may stay and work on their relationship.
She can not brake, a promise that she have never made
She never promised to stop loving him, even if it's difficult for her.
She's coming in to watch him drown, as the morning floods a dried out town
She is still staying by his side as he struggles with his emotions.
Where everything gets brighter than the sun, there's nowhere left to run...
Even in the face of overwhelming love, there is no escape or hiding.
You leave your pride behind and find your way back...
To move forward, they must find a way to forgive and reconnect.
Little by little when we're ready to fall
Love can take time to build and develop.
Little by little when we open the doors
As they open up to each other, their love can grow stronger.
Little by little I'm ready to give myself...
The singer is willing to continue working on their relationship and committing to love.
... And be free...
Love can bring freedom from emotional baggage and past hurt.
Little by little... I say little by little...
Love takes time and patience to grow, but can bring freedom and happiness.
Contributed by James T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.