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There's both longing and loneliness in Lizzi's dark, sensual voice. Love and chill -- like the icy winter winds sweeping across her native island of Gotland in Sweden. "To be in love is a kind of isolation," she says. "It's not all happiness and joy: there's a lot of pain and emptiness too. But longing is also an incredible feeling, much under-valued today."
Growing up in a poor music-loving family of six children, Lizzi knows all about longing. "I was lucky," Lizzi says. "I was on friendly terms with the preacher. He let me use the village church to sing whenever I wanted." The mental image of a little girl singing her heart out -- alone in a vast, empty church in the dark of night -- still resonates through one's mind when listening to Lizzi's music today. Lizzi started singing professionally in the synth band Houses & Gardens. "One of the band members heard me singing in the shower and thought I should have a go. Some of the other guys in the band thought I was too cheerful. I was prohibited to laugh during performances." She says synth-rock really wasn't her style but she did it because she loved to sing. "And I've always been a chameleon. It's taken me a long time to find my own voice." In 1994, she released her first solo album, "Lizzie," for which she wrote most of the songs. "But that wasn't really me either, even though I believed so at the time. It didn't take very long to find out..."
Later, she spent two years singing with the Swedish avant-garde group, The Flesh Quartet. Working in The Flesh Quartet brought her together with producer Jacob Hellner. After having turned down one record company who wanted to morph her into a Swedish Kylie Minogue(!), Lizzi and Jacob decided to make her new album on their own. "I can't sell my soul. If I did I'd really be poor forever. I'd rather work petty day jobs as long as I can sing. Besides, I can only sing about things I've experienced - that's when it gets good."
The new album, "Love and you and I," is about uniting opposites -- staying and walking away, sadness and happiness -- and musically uniting the coldness of loops and computers with the warmth of real instruments. "The album is the story of a love affair -- from the beginning, through all the conflicting emotions to the not necessarily bitter end... Simplicity is the keyword, both musically and lyrically," Lizzi says.
Though she left Gotland long ago, the magic island is still in her blood. "When I sing my lyrics, it's as if I'm back there somehow. It's the same feeling I had when I lived there as a child -- the sunlight flooding sideways at dusk, like a flash of lightning racing through the landscape." Somehow, that feeling flows through her songs, too.
Lizzi is WONDERFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me
Lizzi Lyrics
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As far as I like
I cherish a dream
The one that I used to fight
I follow a road
Known as the right
I'm all on my own
In the evening lights
My love where are you
Hear me as I cry
Pour into my heart
Say you love me
Say you love me
Me
I go mile after mile
As far as it takes
Supporting a lie
The one that I used to hate
The morning knows my face
It takes me by the end
To be carried away
Lost in myself
My love where are you
Hear me as I cry
Pour into my heart
Say you love me
Say you love me
Me
Me
Me
Say you love me
Say you love me
Say you love me
Say you love me
The lyrics to Lizzi's song "Me" allude to themes of longing, determination, and self-discovery. The opening lines, "I go mile after mile, as far as I like, I cherish a dream, the one that I used to fight," suggest that the singer of the song is driven by a desire to pursue a dream or goal, one that they previously might have felt afraid or uncertain about pursuing. The following line, "I follow a road known as the right, I'm all on my own in the evening lights," conveys a sense of isolation and perhaps a tinge of melancholy, as the singer journeys along their chosen path, feeling uncertain and alone.
The chorus of the song, which repeats the lines "My love where are you, hear me as I cry, pour into my heart, say you love me, say you love me, me," adds another layer of emotional complexity to the piece. It's unclear whether the "love" being referred to is a romantic partner, a family member, or something else entirely - but what is clear is that the singer is feeling vulnerable and in need of reassurance. The final verse, with lines like "supporting a lie, the one that I used to hate, the morning knows my face, it takes me by the end, to be carried away, lost in myself," suggests that the singer is grappling with some kind of internal turmoil or conflict, trying to reconcile their dreams and aspirations with the realities of their situation.
Line by Line Meaning
I go mile after mile
I travel great distances tirelessly.
As far as I like
I go as far as I please.
I cherish a dream
I hold a precious aspiration close to my heart.
The one that I used to fight
The same dream that I once struggled to believe in.
I follow a road
I pursue a path towards eventual success.
Known as the right
Commonly known as the correct and best way to proceed.
I'm all on my own
I am alone in this journey.
In the evening lights
Amidst the sights of the setting sun and increasing darkness.
My love where are you
My heart yearns for the one I love.
Hear me as I cry
Listen to my lamentations and sorrowful outpouring.
Pour into my heart
Fill my heart with your love and affection.
Say you love me
Express your feelings of love to me.
Say you love me
Reiterate your love for me.
Me
It's only me that you need to love.
I go mile after mile
I continue traveling long distances.
As far as it takes
Until I've reached my destination.
Supporting a lie
Holding onto a falsehood.
The one that I used to hate
The same falsehood that I once despised.
The morning knows my face
I wake up and face my problems every day.
It takes me by the end
Eventually, it consumes me.
To be carried away
To be lost in thought or emotion and to be overcome by it.
Lost in myself
Feeling disconnected and absorbed in my own thoughts and concerns.
My love where are you
Hoping for the presence of the one I love.
Hear me as I cry
Attend to my tears and mournful words.
Pour into my heart
Fill my heart with love, comfort, and ease.
Say you love me
Reveal your feelings of love.
Say you love me
Confirm your affection.
Me
I am the only one who needs your love and attention.
Me
Just me.
Me
Say you love me and love only me.
Contributed by Ian J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@plagueadin
100 reasons to stay alive:
1. to make your parents proud
2. to conquer your fears
3. to see your family again
4. to see your favourite artist live
5. to listen to music again
6. to experience a new culture
7. to make new friends
8. to inspire
9. to have your own children
10. to adopt your own pet
11. to make yourself proud
12. to meet your idols
13. to laugh until you cry
14. to feel tears of happiness
15. to eat your favourite food
16. to see your siblings grow
17. to pass school
18. to get tattoo
19. to smile until your cheeks hurt
20. to meet your internet friends
21. to find someone who loves you like you deserve
22. to eat ice cream on a hot day
23. to drink hot chocolate on a cold day
24. to see untouched snow in the morning
25. to see a sunset that sets the sky on fire
26. to see stars light up the sky
27. to read a book that changes your life
28. to see the flowers in the spring
29. to see the leaves change from green to brown
30. to travel abroad
31. to learn a new language
32. to learn to draw
33. to tell others your story in the hopes of helping them
34. Puppy kisses.
35. Baby kisses (the open mouthed kind when they smack their lips on your cheek).
36. Swear words and the release you feel when you say them.
37. Trampolines.
38. Ice cream.
39. Stargazing.
40. Cloud watching.
41. Taking a shower and then sleeping in clean sheets.
42. Receiving thoughtful gifts.
43. “I saw this and thought of you."
44. The feeling you get when someone you love says, “I love you."
45. The relief you feel after crying.
46. Sunshine.
47. The feeling you get when someone is listening to you/giving you their full attention.
48. Your future wedding.
49. Your favorite candy bar.
50. New clothes.
51. Witty puns.
52. Really good bread.
53. Holding your child in your arms for the first time.
54. Completing a milestone (aka going to college, graduating college, getting married, getting your dream job.)
55. The kind of dreams where you wake up and can’t stop smiling.
56. The smell before and after it rains
57. The sound of rain against a rooftop.
58. The feeling you get when you’re dancing.
59. The person (or people) that mean the most to you. Stay alive for them.
60. Trying out new recipes.
61. The feeling you get when your favorite song comes on the radio.
62. The rush you get when you step onto a stage.
63. You have to share your voice and talents and knowledge with the world because they are so valuable.
64.Breakfast in bed.
65. Getting a middle seat in the movie theater.
66. Breakfast for dinner (because it’s so much better at night than in the morning).
67. Pray (if you are religious)
68. Forgiveness.
69. Water balloon fights.
70. New books by your favorite authors.
71. Fireflies.
72. Birthdays.
73. Realizing that someone loves you.
74. Spending the day with someone you
85. Being wrapped up in a warm bed.
86. Someone’s skin against yours.
87. Holding hands.
88. The kind of hugs when you can feel a weight being lifted off your shoulders. The kind of hug where your breath syncs with the other person’s, and you feel like the only two people in the world.
89. Singing off key with your best friends.
90. Road trips.
91. Spontaneous adventures.
92. The feeling of sand beneath your toes.
93. The feeling when the first ocean wave rolls up and envelops your toes and ankles and knees.
94. Thunderstorms.
95. Your first (or hundredth) trip to Disneyland.
96. The taste of your favorite food.
97. The child-like feeling you get on Christmas morning.
98. The day when everything finally goes your way.
99. Compliments and praise.
100. to look on this moment in 10 years time and realise you did it.
Ps : Never forget you are a beatiful person 💕 Life is so beatiful so live, live like no one else exist, live for yourself, don't care of bad people, you are strong, i love you 🫶
@user-fm4qo7wt3m
Ceilings, plaster
Can't you just make it move faster?
Lovely to be sitting here with you
You're kinda cute but it's raining harder
My shoes are now full of water
Lovely to be rained on with you
It's kinda cute but it's so short
Then you're drivin' me home
And I don't wanna leave
But I have to go
You kiss me in your car
And it feels like the start of a movie I've seen before
Before
Bedsheets, no clothes
Touch me like nobody else does
Lovely to just lay here with you
You're kinda cute and I would say all of this
But I don't wanna ruin the moment
Lovely to sit between comfort and chaos
But it's over
Then you're drivin' me home
And it kinda comes out as I get up to go
You kiss me in your car
And it feels like the start of a movie I've seen before
But it's not real
And you don't exist
And I can't recall the last time I was kissed
It hits me in the car
And it feels like the end of a movie I've seen before
Before
@LizzyMcAlpine
'Older', the new album, out now!
https://lizzymcalpine.lnk.to/OlderAlbum
@crochetJGK
Soooooo excited 🤍🤍
@adebanjoenioladorathy3803
Yess! Excited to listen to some of lizzy’s masterpieces
@dorahmhango6358
Can't wait
@twinklybubblybits
You are absolutely amazing keep it going❤️🔥
@scalexi
"But you're not real, and you don't exist, and I can't recall the last time I was kissed"
Those lines will hit even harder on Valentine's Day 🥲
@grace3853
It did, indeed, hit harder on Valentine’s Day
@sebastianurbano6428
Can confirm ✌🏼
@carlvinmathew335
It did… hard 🥲
@domeshane
I'm genuinely confused. Was she imagining her lover all along?