Her musical style is a mix of jazz, cabaret and blues. In high school she was in a metal band called Nobody and later on also called LiviaGray
Her first record Late Night Heartbroken Blues was recorded and released late 2006 and spawned the singles Oh Boy and High On You. The sophomore album God Put A Rainbow In the Sky was released just months later in May 2007, the lead single from the album was the song I'm Sorry, He's Mine - a song about how she stole her best friend's boyfriend just because she wanted him over the night.
She continued to release new albums in record speed when her new album Songs of A Rag Doll was released October 19th 2007 and she had now released three albums within a year. She told Swedish Groove magazine that vacation for her meant going into the studio. The album came with the single Gotta Leave My Troubles Behind which had some success on the Swedish "tracks" charts where the people of Sweden vote for their favorite songs each week.
In 2007 she was also featured on the famous Swedish artist Lars Winnerbäcks lead single Om Du Lämnade Mig Nu from his album Daugava. The single became a huge hit and was #1 on the track charts as well as the singles charts and lead to national recognition for Miss Li. In 2008 she released the compilation album Best of 061122-071122 which included her best songs from the past three albums and some unreleased material including the song Good Morning.
In the summer of 2008 she sang the song Oh Boy on the popular Sing-A-Long show Allsång På Skansen that has over a million viewers every week. This lead to the single becoming far more popular than it was at its first release and it went to #8 on the Swedish singles charts.
After an uncharacteristically lengthy break, she released her 4th album Dancing the Whole Way Home in March 2009.
Om du lämnade mig nu
Miss Li Lyrics
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Och gе upp och ta en lеngpromenad
Jag skulle lеta blicken mцta andra цgon
I en frдmmande stad
Jag skulle inte ha sе brеttom
Med att trдffa nеn ny
Jag har rдtt mycket med mig sjдlv
Precis som du
Om du lдmnade mig nu
Jag skulle sitta pе ett tеg mot Paris
Och lеta Stockholm va
Jag skulle fе den tiden цver fцr mig sjдlv
Som jag sagt att jag vill ha
Jag skulle unna mig att drцmma
Hundra mil genom Europa
Om en frдmling
Lika tillitsfull som du
Jag skulle prцva mina lдppar mot nеn annan
Om du lдmnade mig nu
Jag skulle kunna leva utan den dдr blicken
Som fеr mig ur balans
Jag skulle sakna den dдr stunden som vi har
Nдr vi till slut har blivit sams
Jag kanske skulle sцka upp
Kontakter som jag tappat
Som jag varit med
Fцrut nеnstans
Jag antar det finns nеn du skulle ringa
Om jag inte fanns
Jag kanske skulle leta upp nеn yngre
Som en fjдder I hatten
Det skulle bli fцr tomt om ingen fanns dдr
Som vдrmde mig I natten
Men jag skulle aldrig ha tеlamod nog
Att bli fцrstеdd
Ingen kдnner mig
Sе vдl som du
Jag skulle fastna I min ensamhet igen
Om du lдmnade mig nu
The Miss Li song "Om du lämnade mig nu" is a Swedish pop ballad about the aftermath of a breakup. The lyrics express a mix of sadness, anger, and acceptance, showing the singer contemplating how her life would be if her partner left her. She presents a series of scenarios where she would try to move on and find solace in other things but acknowledges that nothing could replace the person she loves.
In the first verse, the singer describes how she would deal with insomnia after the breakup. She would take a long walk in a different city, looking for comfort in the eyes of strangers. However, she wouldn't rush to meet anyone new because she values spending time alone and introspecting. If her partner left her, she would try to embrace the void that they left in her life, and find a way to live without them.
In the second verse, the singer imagines herself traveling alone to Paris and enjoying her own company. She would indulge in her dreams and fantasies, even about a stranger who might give her the same sense of security and trust her partner did. However, if she met someone new, she would feel guilty to try and compare them to her former lover, as nobody understands her as well as he did.
In the last verse, the singer acknowledges the possibility of moving on but admits that she would never find someone who could replace her partner. She would miss the moments of harmony they shared and would think of reconnecting with old friends. She considers the idea of finding a younger lover, but ultimately she doubts they would understand her as well as her partner did. The song ends with the sad realization that she could regress into loneliness if her partner left her.
Overall, the song describes the complex emotions one goes through in a breakup. It shows that even though one can try to move on, certain connections are irreplaceable, and the pain of loss can be all-consuming.
Line by Line Meaning
Jag skulle vakna mitt I natten
I would wake up in the middle of the night
Och gе upp och ta en lеngpromenad
And go for a long walk
Jag skulle lеta blicken mцta andra цgon
I would let my gaze meet other eyes
I en frдmmande stad
In a foreign city
Jag skulle inte ha sе brеttom
I wouldn't be in a hurry
Med att trдffa nеn ny
To meet someone new
Jag har rдtt mycket med mig sjдlv
I have a lot with myself
Precis som du
Just like you
Jag skulle andas I det tomrum som blev цver
I would breathe in the void that was left
Om du lдmnade mig nu
If you left me now
Jag skulle sitta pе ett tеg mot Paris
I would sit on a train to Paris
Och lеta Stockholm va
And let Stockholm be
Jag skulle fе den tiden цver fцr mig sjдlv
I would get that time for myself
Som jag sagt att jag vill ha
Which I said I wanted
Jag skulle unna mig att drцmma
I would allow myself to dream
Hundra mil genom Europa
A hundred miles through Europe
Om en frдmling
About a stranger
Lika tillitsfull som du
Equally trustworthy as you
Jag skulle prцva mina lдppar mot nеn annan
I would try my lips with someone else
Om du lдmnade mig nu
If you left me now
Jag skulle kunna leva utan den dдr blicken
I could live without that gaze
Som fеr mig ur balans
That throws me off balance
Jag skulle sakna den dдr stunden som vi har
I would miss that moment we have
Nдr vi till slut har blivit sams
When we have finally come to terms
Jag kanske skulle sцka upp
Maybe I would look up
Kontakter som jag tappat
Contacts that I've lost
Som jag varit med
That I've been with
Fцrut nеnstans
Before somewhere
Jag antar det finns nеn du skulle ringa
I suppose there's someone you would call
Om jag inte fanns
If I wasn't there
Jag kanske skulle leta upp nеn yngre
Maybe I would look up someone younger
Som en fjдder I hatten
Like a feather in my cap
Det skulle bli fцr tomt om ingen fanns dдr
It would be too empty if no one was there
Som vдrmde mig I natten
To warm me in the night
Men jag skulle aldrig ha tеlamod nog
But I would never have enough patience
Att bli fцrstеdd
To be understood
Ingen kдnner mig
Nobody knows me
Sе vдl som du
As well as you
Jag skulle fastna I min ensamhet igen
I would get stuck in my loneliness again
Om du lдmnade mig nu
If you left me now
Contributed by John N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@LotesseElfin
Here are the lyrics, for those of us who want to sing along
Jag skulle vakna mitt I natten
Och gå upp och ta en lång promenad
Jag skulle låta blicken möta andra ögon
I en främmande stad
Jag skulle inte ha så bråttom
Med att träffa nån ny
Jag har rätt mycket med mig själv
Precis som du
Jag skulle andas I det tomrum som blev över
Om du lämnade mig nu
Jag skulle sitta på ett tåg mot Paris
Och låta Stockholm va
Jag skulle få den tiden över för mig själv
Som jag sagt att jag vill ha
Jag skulle unna mig att drömma
Hundra mil genom Europa
Om en främling
Lika tillitsfull som du
Jag skulle pröva mina läppar mot nån annan
Om du lämnade mig nu
Jag skulle kunna leva utan den där blicken
Som får mig ur balans
Jag skulle sakna den där stunden som vi har
När vi till slut har blivit sams
Jag kanske skulle söka upp
Kontakter som jag tappat
Som jag varit med
Förut nånstans
Jag antar det finns nån du skulle ringa
Om jag inte fanns
Jag kanske skulle leta upp nån yngre
Som en fjäder I hatten
Det skulle bli för tomt om ingen fanns där
Som värmde mig I natten
Men jag skulle aldrig ha tålamod nog
Att bli förstådd
Ingen känner mig
Så väl som du
Jag skulle fastna I min ensamhet igen
Om du lämnade mig nu
@MadeoN
The lyrics directly translated:
I would wake up in the middle of the night and
Go up for a long walk
I would let my eyes meet strangers eyes in a non familiar city
I wouldn't be in a rush to meet someone new
I'm by myself a lot, kinda like you
I would breathe in the emptiness that was left behind, if you left me now.
I would sit on a train bound for Paris and leave Stockholm alone
I would have the time for myself that I said that I wanted
I would let myself dream 100 miles through Europe about a stranger as trustful as you
I would try my lips against someone else, if you left me now.
I would be able to live without that look that gets me off my balance
I would miss those moments that we have when we finally make up
Maybe I would look for the connections I have lost, that I have been with before somewhere
I guess you would have someone to call, if I didn't exist.
Maybe I would look for someone younger, as a feather in my hat
The emptiness would be too much if I didn't have someone to keep me warm during the night
I would never have enough patience to be understood
No one knows me as good as you do
I would get stuck inside myself, if you left me now.
@Remslem
I got you, fam!
I got a text last spring, thought I'd read it to you... I'm gonna read it straight from my wise head because I don't have my phone with me on stage, of course. It says
"Hi Lasse", it says
"of course I'd like to join, one's heard of your amazing audience" (thats you :))
"see you this summer. warm hugs // Miss Li"
Lyrics:
Li: I'd wake up in the middle of the night and get up and go out for a long walk
I'd let my gaze meet other eyes in an alien city
I wouldn't feel in a hurry to meet someone new, I've got plenty with myself right now - just as you
I'd breathe (alone) in the void that was left,
if you left me now
Lasse: I'd sit on a train to Paris and let Stockholm be
I'd get the alone time that I've said that I wanted
I'd indulge in dreaming one hundred miles through Europe about a stranger as reliant as you
I'd try my lips against someone else
If you left me now
Li: (not at all choking up and it's not the cutest, most heart warming thing I've ever seen at all)
I'd could live without that gaze that puts me off-balance
I'd miss those times when we've finally patched things up
Maybe I'd get in touch with people I've been with somewhere
I guess there'd be someone I could call
If I weren't around
Lasse: Maybe I'd dig up someone younger, as a feather in the cap
It'd be too empty if no one was there to keep me warm at night
(female fan in the audience: "JAG KAN VÄRMA DIG, LASSE! :D"
"I COULD KEEP YOU WARM, LASSE! :D")
But I'd never have the patience enough to be understood, no one knows me as you do
I'd be stuck in my loneliness again
If you left ne know
@bytirbenna
I have loved this song for ten years.. still dazed & amazed!
Hey, @Auggie McKinney, here’s the lyrics!:
OM DU LÄMNADE MIG NU
(Song by Lars Winnerbäck and Miss Li)
I would wake up in the middle of the night
Jag skulle vakna mitt i natten
and go up and take a long walk
och gå upp och ta en lång promenad
I would let my eyes face other eyes
jag skulle låta blicken möta andra ögon
in a foreign city
i en främmande stad
I wouldn't be in a hurry
jag skulle inte ha så bråttom
with meeting someone new
med att träffa nån ny
I have quite a lot with myself
jag har rätt mycket med mig själv
just like you
precis som du
I would breathe in the void left over
jag skulle andas i det tomrum som blev över
if you left me now
om du lämnade mig nu
I would sit on a train towards Paris
Jag skulle sitta på ett tåg mot Paris
and let Stockholm go
och låta Stockholm va
I would get that time over for myself
jag skulle få den tiden över för mig själv
as I said I want
som jag sagt att jag vill ha
I would dare to dream
jag skulle unna mig att drömma
a hundred miles through Europe
hundra mil genom Europa
about a stranger
om en främling
as trustworthy as you
lika tillitsfull som du
I would try my lips against someone else
jag skulle pröva mina läppar mot nån annan
if you left me now
om du lämnade mig nu
I could live without that look
Jag skulle kunna leva utan den där blicken
that gets me out of balance
som får mig ur balans
I would miss that moment we have
jag skulle sakna den där stunden som vi har
when we finally got the same
när vi till slut har blivit sams
I might look up
jag kanske skulle söka upp
contacts that I lost
kontakter som jag tappat
that I have been with
som jag varit med
before somewhere
förut nånstans
I guess there is someone you would call
jag antar det finns nån du skulle ringa
if I didn't exist
om jag inte fanns
Maybe I should look for someone younger
Jag kanske skulle leta upp nån yngre
like a feather in the hat
som en fjäder i hatten
It would be too empty if no one was there
det skulle bli för tomt om ingen fanns där
who warmed me in the night
som värmde mig i natten
but I would never be patient enough
men jag skulle aldrig ha tålamod nog
to be understood
att bli förstådd
nobody knows me
ingen känner mig
as well as you
så väl som du
I would get stuck in my loneliness again
jag skulle fastna i min ensamhet igen
if you left me now
om du lämnade mig nu
Source: Musixmatch
@snuttjulle62
Denna låt och konsert har berört mig enormt ....men herre gud Miss Li.....man vill ju bar krama om henne.
Kramar till Miss Li och till underbara herr trubadur Winnerbäck. Håll i och håll ut !
@reynalindstrom2496
Ni dem flesta svenskarna är så fina! När jag pratar om Sverige och svenskar med folk från andra länder,känns det som om jag pratar om min familj och jag tar det så väldig illa upp om nån pratar det minsta lilla illa om Sverige och svenskarna,jag har bott mer en halva mitt liv här och älskar Sverige.
Hälsningar från en El Salvadoranska i Göteborg. Glad midsommar till alla!
@emelie2377
<3
@nettisofiaeklund4101
Åh vilka fina ord ❤️
@menaremtren6926
Älskar Sverige <3, mvh Göteborgare
@baltariar
Sverige är jätte fint land.Nu jag är tillbaka i mitt hemland,men aldrig kommer glömma Mitt andra hem Sverige.
@thomasleion2309
tyvärr är Sverige bara en idyllisk fasad...för att dölja att allt det hemskaste du kan tänka dig på jorden, har sitt ursprung och styrning från Sverige....alla andra länder vet detta nu och alla Svenskar kommer tvingas vakna till den verkligheten denna höst....
@dicklindner3592
Just heard this song for the first time can't understand the words but I love it so emotional..greetings from the Netherlands!💚🍀
@birgittaleandersson9139
Det här var vår låt ! Min älskade dog i onsdags. Texten säger allt! Gör ont men ändå värmer den, nu. Tack ! ❤
@polka19444
många kramar till dig!!