Mattias Alkberg, born 8 januari 1969, is a swedish musician, songwriter and… Read Full Bio ↴Mattias Alkberg, born 8 januari 1969, is a swedish musician, songwriter and poet. He is guitarist and vocalistin the indie rock band The Bear Quartet, that released their first album in 1992, the same year as his first poetry collection, Separerade ägg ("Separated eggs"), was published. His swedish language band Mattias Alkberg BD saw success in 2004 when their first album was released. In 2009 he recorded the solo album Nerverna ("The Nerves").

Alkberg has published four poetry collections on Wahlström & Widstrand. He recieved an award from Svenska Akademien in 2004. Alkberg has also contributed as a chronicler and record reviewer in the newspaper Norrbottens-Kuriren.

Alkberg grew up in Tuna in Luleå but currently lives in Svartöstaden.

Jag bara tänkte liksom att
Mattias Alkberg Lyrics

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vad sa du, la du dig med kläder
med ansiktet nedåt i en pöl?
vem var och snokade bland knivarna
och mumla nånting om å dö?

det var inte jag,
jag lovar det var inte jag,
jag bara tänkte, liksom, att

bara låt de vara
jag vill inte oroa
jag bara tänkte, liksom, att

det luktar gasspis, slog du av den?
ska du gå motorvägen hem?
har du reflex då, jasså inte?
vad sa du, mot färdriktningen?

det var inte jag
jag lovar det var inte jag,
jag bara tänkte, liksom, att
bara låt de vara
jag vill inte oroa
jag bara tänkte, liksom, att

ett brustet hjärta, orättvisor,
du söker upp sånt, eller hur?
Gräver i samma gamla skithög
som alla andra dumma djur dumma

det var inte jag
jag lovar det var inte jag,
jag bara tänkte, liksom, att
bara låt de vara

jag vill inte oroa
jag bara tänkte, liksom, att

Overall Meaning

The first stanza of Mattias Alkberg's song Jag bara tänkte liksom att poses a series of questions directed towards an unidentified person. The tone of the questions appears to be accusatory as the singer inquires about the person's careless behavior. However, the singer quickly clarifies that they were not responsible and instead were just thinking about the situation. The singer then expresses a desire to not worry about the situation and simply let things be.

The second stanza of the song revolves around the person's behavior with a gas stove and crossing a highway without proper precautions. The singer again poses a series of questions, but similar to the first stanza, they do not claim responsibility for the actions being questioned. Once again, the singer expresses a desire to not worry about the situation and instead let things be.

In the final stanza, the singer poses questions about the person's search for broken hearts and injustices, describing it as digging through the same old pile of garbage as other foolish animals. The singer then reiterates that they are merely thinking about the situation and do not wish to cause any worry.

Overall, the song seems to be a commentary on the tendency for people to worry about and judge the behavior of others, and the singer's desire to detach from this mentality and simply let things be.

Line by Line Meaning

vad sa du, la du dig med kläder
Did you lie down wearing clothes, as in, did you commit suicide?

med ansiktet nedåt i en pöl?
Did you do it face down in a puddle?

vem var och snokade bland knivarna
Who was snooping around the knives?

och mumla nånting om å dö?
And muttering something about dying?

det var inte jag,
It wasn't me,

jag lovar det var inte jag,
I swear it wasn't me,

jag bara tänkte, liksom, att
I just thought, like,

bara låt de vara
Just let them be

jag vill inte oroa
I don't want to worry

ett brustet hjärta, orättvisor,
A broken heart, injustices

du söker upp sånt, eller hur?
You seek out that kind of thing, don't you?