Somewhere Else
Mariam the Believer Lyrics


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Ooh la la...

This road was never built to walk on
A sudden move and it will all collapse
So when can you and I go somewhere
Where we don't need to make rules to survive?
Where we don't need to break rules to survive?
Your dog was after your face
You see that its door shuts so close to it
You heard the sound of its teeth colliding
It only lasted less than a second
But it will ring in your ears forever

Somewhere else
Somewhere else
Somewhere else
Somewhere else

Ooh la la...

You see the end of the beginning
Was such a hard task to finish
Ooh to end the beginning
Singing in our heads now
Spinning on earth and around the sun

Somewhere else
Somewhere else
Somewhere else
Somewhere else

To have everything and nothing
To want everything and nothing
To have everything or nothing
To want everything or nothing

To have everything and nothing
To want everything and nothing
To have everything or nothing
To want everything or nothing

To have everything and nothing
To want everything and nothing




To have everything or nothing
To want everything or nothing

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mariam The Believer's song Somewhere Else convey a feeling of restlessness and a desire to escape the constraints and rules of society. The first verse paints a picture of a precarious situation where the road we are on is not meant to be navigated, and a sudden move could lead to an abrupt collapse. The lyrics suggest that sometimes we need to break the rules to survive, but at other times, we want to go somewhere where we don't need to make or break rules to survive.


The second verse describes a violent encounter between a dog and a person, where the door shuts so closely that the person can hear the dog's teeth colliding. Although the ordeal only lasts less than a second, it leaves a lasting impression that will ring in their ears forever. The repeated refrain of "somewhere else" seems to be a plea to find a place outside of the here and now, a place that represents a fresh start or a new beginning, a place far from the stresses and dangers of modern life.


The final part of the song talks about the contradictory nature of human desire, where we can simultaneously want everything and nothing or have everything or nothing. The song suggests that there is no easy answer to the question of what we truly desire. We can never be satisfied with what we have, but we can never truly have everything we want.


Line by Line Meaning

This road was never built to walk on
Life is full of challenges and uncertainties


A sudden move and it will all collapse
A small mistake can lead to disastrous consequences


So when can you and I go somewhere
We all yearn for a better place, a better life


Where we don't need to make rules to survive?
A place where we don't have to worry about conforming to society's norms and values to succeed


Where we don't need to break rules to survive?
A place where we don't have to go against the law or moral codes to survive


Your dog was after your face
An accident or danger can happen any moment, even from unexpected sources


You see that its door shuts so close to it
We witness how close we are to potential harm, but we continue in our daily lives


You heard the sound of its teeth colliding
The sound of danger can remain in our thoughts for a long time


It only lasted less than a second
An event, even if brief, can have a lasting impact on us


But it will ring in your ears forever
The memory of significant events has a long-lasting effect on us


You see the end of the beginning
We understand how difficult it is to come to the end, to close a chapter of our lives


Was such a hard task to finish
The final stages of a project or task can be the hardest to complete


Ooh to end the beginning
The process of starting something new is never easy


Singing in our heads now
Thoughts and ideas can remain with us long after the events happened


Spinning on earth and around the sun
We are constantly in motion, and our lives move forward with or without us


To have everything and nothing
We can possess many material possessions, but still feel empty inside


To want everything and nothing
We can desire many things, but still feel unsatisfied with our lives


To have everything or nothing
We have the choice to either accumulate material goods or to live a simpler life filled with experiences and memories


To want everything or nothing
We have the choice to desire more material goods or to find contentment with what we have


To have everything and nothing
The paradox of material possession: it makes us feel both fulfilled and empty at the same time


To want everything and nothing
The paradox of desire: it motivates us while also reminding us of our inadequacies


To have everything or nothing
The choice between two lifestyles: one filled with material possessions, the other focused on personal experiences and relationships


To want everything or nothing
The choice between two mindsets: one focused on desire and material gain, the other focused on contentment and inner peace


Somewhere else
An intense longing for a place or situation that is different from the current one


Somewhere else
A yearning for a change or escape from the present moment


Somewhere else
A desire to search for something better, something more fulfilling


Somewhere else
An acknowledgement that the present situation is not ideal, an aspiration for something different




Writer(s): Mariam Karolina Wallentin

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Rogue Starr

where we don't need to break rules to survive, where we don't need to make rules to survive.......

Lucy Langlas

beautiful…free

Kayak Uprising

Umm yeah No!

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