Lowood is Therese Johansson. Simple and urgent melodys that sing of heartbr… Read Full Bio ↴Lowood is Therese Johansson. Simple and urgent melodys that sing of heartbreak. Popmusic based on electric guitars and synthezier, the later played by her confidant Kicki Halmos. Ears has been sharpened for this newcomer that has now recorded what is going to be the debut-album. Together with Mathias Oldén (Logh) and Johannes Berglund (Cobolt) as producers, the songs finally got the sound they deserve. Other cooperations can be heard on the album, such as a duett with Kristofer Åström and Pontus Levhan (Tiger Lou) behind the drums. The album will hopefully be released in the beginning of 2009.

It's A Mess
Lowood Lyrics

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To speak the truth
I cannot rescue you
a land far away
where I cannot be
pretend that I feel the same
I go on and feed the flame
hide it oh so well
that I cannot be

right now
I'm tired out
it's a mess
right now
I'm tired out
it's a mess
and I cannot be

to make you stay
I must do wrongs ok
would that replace
what I cannot be
wish you could feel the same
go on and feed this flame
I'll hide it oh so well
what I cannot be

right now
I'm tired out
it's a mess
right now
I'm tired out
it's a mess
and I cannot be
right now
I need time out
it's a mess

and I cannot be
what you want me to be.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Lowood's song "It's A Mess" convey a sense of guilt and resignation on the part of the singer. He addresses someone whom he cannot rescue, who is in a distant place where the singer cannot be. The singer pretends to feel the same as this person, but he feeds a flame that he must hide so well that he cannot be what this person wants him to be. The singer is tired out and acknowledges that it's a mess. He cannot make the person stay and feels that he must do wrongs to try to keep them. The singer wishes that the person could feel the same so that he can feed this flame, but he will continue to hide it because he cannot be what they want him to be.

The repetitive use of "right now" emphasizes the sense of immediacy and exhaustion that the singer is feeling, as if he cannot see a way out of this situation. The chorus, "it's a mess, and I cannot be," underscores the sense of powerlessness that the singer experiences in this situation. Ultimately, the lyrics reflect a sense of resignation and sadness, as the singer recognizes that he cannot change the situation or be what this person wants him to be.

Line by Line Meaning

To speak the truth
Honestly speaking

I cannot rescue you
I am unable to save/help you

a land far away
a distant land

where I cannot be
where I cannot reach

pretend that I feel the same
Pretend that I have similar feelings as yours

I go on and feed the flame
I continue to fuel the emotions

hide it oh so well
Conceal it effectively

that I cannot be
unable to do something

right now
at present

I'm tired out
I am exhausted

it's a mess
things are complicated