Ludwig Bell grew up in Solna. In 2000 he was founding member of "Dreamboy". They got a deal and supporter Sahara Hotnights live.
In 2005 Bell and Annika Norlin recorded "I Thought You Said Summer Is Going to Take the Pain Away" for Hello Saferides debutalbum, Introducing...Hello Saferide. 2007 saw Dreamboys debut album released:," It means the world to me". After label trouble Bell joined the outfit Pasadena and in 2009,started writing songs in swedish. One year later he released his firts soloalbum, "Jag har försökt förklara".
Since then Ludwig Bell has become a doctor of medicine.
Liggande stolen
Ludwig Bell Lyrics
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Testar att andas. Jo, det funkar, jag minns.
Hoppades bara att jag drömde det här.
Men nu är allting just precis som det är, igen.
Viker kartonger, stoppar papper i glas.
Mamma ringer och kollar så att allting är bra.
Hoppades bara att jag drömde det här.
Men nu är allting just precis som det är, igen.
Igen.
Igen!
Du vet hur bra jag är på matematik.
Jag hade räknat så fint precis hur allt skulle bli.
Med liggande stolen, penna, sudd och linjal.
Hade jag räknat ut att allting skulle bli bra.
Men det skulle aldrig bli såhär.
Jag måste räknat fel.
Om du såg hur fint jag räknat ut.
Kanske du skulle hålla med.
Men det skulle aldrig bli såhär.
Jag måste räknat fel.
Om du såg hur fint jag räknat ut.
Kanske du skulle hålla med.
Men det skulle aldrig bli såhär.
Jag måste räknat fel.
Om du såg hur fint jag räknat ut.
Kanske du skulle hålla med.
The lyrics to Ludwig Bell's song "Liggande Stolen" paint a picture of a person going through a familiar routine that has become mundane and almost robotic, with hints of drug use and a sense of disillusionment. The opening lines, "Sätter en nål i armen. Kolla jag finns," suggest drug use, with the singer testing their ability to breathe afterwards. The subsequent lines describe the everyday task of packing boxes and answering a phone call from their mother, all while feeling a sense of disappointment and hoping that it's just a dream. The repetition of "igen" throughout the lyrics emphasizes the theme of repetition and a cyclical nature of life with the singer feeling stuck in their current reality.
The second verse introduces a new theme of math and planning, with the singer boasting about their abilities in the subject and how they had planned out their future success with a "liggande stolen, penna, sudd och linjal" (a reclining chair, pen, eraser, and ruler). However, despite their intricate planning, things didn't turn out the way they wanted, and they must have calculated wrong. The repetition of "Jag måste räknat fel" emphasizes how the singer is trying to make sense of their current situation but can't figure out where they went wrong.
Overall, the lyrics to "Liggande Stolen" depict a person going through the motions of everyday life while grappling with a sense of dissatisfaction and confusion. The cyclical nature of the lyrics emphasizes how the singer feels stuck in their current reality, unsure of how to escape.
Line by Line Meaning
Sätter en nål i armen. Kolla jag finns.
I'm testing my existence by putting a needle in my arm to feel the pain and know that I'm alive.
Testar att andas. Jo, det funkar, jag minns.
I'm testing my ability to breathe, assuring myself that it's working fine and reminiscing about the times when breathing was natural and not a chore.
Hoppades bara att jag drömde det här.
I hoped that this was a dream and I could still escape; I could wake up to a better reality.
Men nu är allting just precis som det är, igen.
But now I'm back to the same reality I was trying to escape from; it's just the same as it always is.
Viker kartonger, stoppar papper i glas.
I'm folding cardboard boxes and stuffing paper in glasses as a mundane chore, to distract myself from the harsh reality.
Mamma ringer och kollar så att allting är bra.
My mother calls to check up on me and make sure everything is okay, but I know deep down it's not.
Du vet hur bra jag är på matematik.
You know how good I am at math, and I thought I had everything perfectly calculated in life.
Jag hade räknat så fint precis hur allt skulle bli.
I had everything planned so perfectly, thought out every detail of how everything would turn out to be.
Med liggande stolen, penna, sudd och linjal.
With a reclining chair, pen, eraser, and ruler, I meticulously calculated my future.
Hade jag räknat ut att allting skulle bli bra.
I had calculated that everything would turn out well, as per my calculations.
Men det skulle aldrig bli såhär.
But it never turned out to be like this; it was never supposed to be so cruel and lonely.
Jag måste räknat fel.
I must have miscalculated somewhere in life, where everything fell apart.
Om du såg hur fint jag räknat ut. Kanske du skulle hålla med.
If you could see how well I calculated my life, maybe you would understand why everything went wrong.
Contributed by Elena W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.