She was a member of the 1990s Swedish punk band Candysuck and has also been playing and recording with other musical constellations, such as Chihuahua and My Orchards. However, it is as a solo artist - Marit Bergman - that she has risen to national fame.
Debuting in 2002 with the album 3.00 A.M. Serenades on her own record company Sugartoy Recordings. The record was a success with the critics and was re-released by RCA/BMG in 2003. Following the major label release Marit Bergman embarked on a showcase tour in the United States. Her second album - Baby dry your eye - was released in March 2004 to further critical acclaim. The grand arrangements of its pop songs, in a style sometimes compared to Phil Spector, earned Bergman five Swedish Grammis nominations and two awards - Composer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year.
In 2005, a live-DVD, "Live at Rival" was released. In August 2006, her third album as a solo artist was released - I Think It's A Rainbow, by many considered to be her best album thus far.
You Can't Help Me Now
Marit Bergman Lyrics
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Falling in the hallway
I can hear the birds start singing summer blues
Another sleepless night's gone by and
Another day is dawning
Nothing will be different, nothing's new
Oh you never faild to catch me
You were always by my side
But you can't help me now
You could try but you would not know how
I'd be flying out of here
If I knew where wings get air
I don't think you can help me now
I know I need to be moving
I know I need to start with something
Give the world a smile, at least pretend
But when the champange leaves your body
There is just too much to cry for
And the lingering question of where the good days went
It would be mean to keep you waiting
To have you watching by my side
'Cause you can't help me now
You could try but you would not know how
Broken beyond repair
Broken and I just don't care
Broken and you can't help me now
Come all you screaming seagulls
Ravens and doves and black crows
Come on now robins don't just sit and wait
Come all you high piched blackbirds
Give me your sweetest laughter
Come on now mickingbirds and nightinggales
Bring it on
Show me what you got show me your way
Oh you never faild to catch me
You were always by my side
Not even you can help me now
You could try but you would not know how
I'd be flying out of here
If I knew where wings get air
I don't think you can help me now
No not even you can help me now
Not even you would not know how
I'd be flying out of here
If I knew where wings get air
I don't think you can help me now
You can't help
Me now
No
Help me now
Me now
No
Marit Bergman's song "You Can't Help Me Now" portrays a sense of helplessness and indecisiveness. The lyrics depict the singer's realization of the mundane cycle that their life has become. They hear the morning paper falling in the hallway, the birds singing summer blues, and they know that nothing will be different, nothing is new. The singer acknowledges their need to start moving, move out of their current life, and give the world a smile but feels incapable of doing that. The chorus of the song is the singer admitting that no one can help them in their current state, even the person who has always been by their side. They feel broken beyond repair and they just do not care. The song has an underlying theme of the feeling of being trapped in a cycle of monotony and the inability to break free from it.
Line by Line Meaning
I can hear the morning paper
I am aware of the sound of the newspaper falling in the hallway
Falling in the hallway
It is dropping in the space outside the room I'm in
I can hear the birds start singing summer blues
The birds outside are starting to chirp with a melancholic tune
Another sleepless night's gone by and
I have spent another night without sleeping
Another day is dawning
Morning has come once again
Nothing will be different, nothing's new
I don't expect any changes or improvements in my current situation
Oh you never faild to catch me
You've always been there for me, ready to support me
You were always by my side
You have been a constant presence in my life
But you can't help me now
Your assistance is not enough to solve my current problems
You could try but you would not know how
Even if you attempt to help, you wouldn't understand the full extent of my issues
I'd be flying out of here
I would leave this place
If I knew where wings get air
If only I knew how to make progress or where to begin
I don't think you can help me now
I believe that you, or anyone else, cannot provide the help that I need currently
I know I need to be moving
I am aware that I need to make progress
I know I need to start with something
I need to begin somewhere to work towards a solution
Give the world a smile, at least pretend
I should try to appear happy, even if I am not feeling it inside
But when the champagne leaves your body
After the effects of the drink ware off
There is just too much to cry for
There are too many troubles to feel sad about
And the lingering question of where the good days went
I am wondering where my happy and peaceful times have gone
It would be mean to keep you waiting
It would be unfair to make you wait for too long
To have you watching by my side
To have you be present while I cannot make progress
'Cause you can't help me now
You are unable to make a difference in my life
Broken beyond repair
I am damaged and may never fully heal
Broken and I just don't care
I no longer have the energy or motivation to cope with my problems
Come all you screaming seagulls
I am welcoming any creature or being to offer me guidance
Ravens and doves and black crows
I hope all types of birds can provide me with some aid
Come all you high piched blackbirds
Even the creatures with distinct sounds may have something to share with me
Give me your sweetest laughter
I am interested in hearing any positive sounds
Come on now mickingbirds and nightinggales
I'm specifically inviting birds known for their songs
Bring it on
I'm willing to hear any sound they want to try and give me hope
Show me what you got show me your way
I am asking the creatures to present their own solutions to my issues
No not even you can help me now
I don't think anybody is currently able to assist me
Not even you would not know how
Even if you tried to help me, you may not have the answers either
Help me now
I'm in a vulnerable state and need someone or something to assist me
Me now
I am the one needing assistance and am alone in my problems
No
I am rejecting the idea that anybody is currently able to truly help me
Contributed by Bentley H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.