Når et lys slukkes
Nik & Jay Lyrics

Speedometeret viser 65,
The car's speedometer shows that he's driving at 65 mph

Han kører gennem den indre by.
He's driving through the city center

Asfalten er våd, hans Benz er forholdsvis ny.
The road is wet and his Benz is relatively new

Et Rolex-ur bevidner om en sund økonomi.
The presence of a Rolex watch indicates that he has a healthy financial situation

Han dufter som han skal, hans hår er redt tilbage med gele.
He smells and looks the way he's supposed to, with his hair styled back with gel

Han er en god mand, typen de fleste kan li',
He's a likable guy and generally a good person

Men hvor han får sine penge fra, er det de færreste der ved.
However, most people don't know where he gets his money from

Det er det hurtige liv, livet i overhalingsbanen,
He's living the fast life, racing down the fast lane

Der hvor folk kommer og går, der hvor man sjælendt ser hinanden.
A place where people come and go, where you rarely see each other

Der hvor de største dromme, bli'r til virkelighed.
A place where the biggest dreams become a reality

Der hvor nogen når skyerne og andre falder ned.
Some reach for the sky while others fall down

Der hvor han mistede fodfæstet, og kom ud i noget rod.
It's also where he lost his footing and got into some trouble

Der hvor han havnede i et spil, som han aldrig helt forstod.
That's where he got caught up in a game he never fully understood

Gaderne bli'r mindre nu, han skruer op for sin yndlings sang.
The streets are getting smaller now and he turns up his favorite song

En halvtømt flaske vodka under sædet ved siden af ham.
There's a half-empty bottle of vodka under the seat next to him

Et ekstra tryk på speederen han ser ikk' for godt ud.
He presses down harder on the accelerator and looks worse for wear

En tåre triller ned af venstre kind i takt med regnen på hans rude.
A tear rolls down his left cheek in time with the rain on his windshield

Alt for høj promille i blodet, alt for mange tanker i hovedet.
He has too high a blood alcohol level and too many thoughts in his head

Rødt lys han ser ikke noget, bremseren i bund.
He doesn't see the red light and slams on the brakes

Filmen knækker, han lukker øjnene, han ved hvor det ender.
The film snaps, he closes his eyes, and he knows where it's all going to end

Hører et brag, og lyset forsvinder.
He hears a crash and the light disappears

En helt normal dag, et helt specielt liv,
It was an ordinary day in a very special life

Der forsvinder på et øjeblik,
But it all disappears in a moment

Men jeg tror på at, når ét lys slukkes,
However, I believe that when one light goes out,

Så tændes der et nyt.
A new one will be lit

I dag har hun det faktisk næsten helt godt.
Today, she's actually feeling pretty good

Hun er selv overrasket, for i så lang tid har hendes liv været helt fuck'd.
She's surprised herself, given that her life has been messed up for so long

Siden hendes mand forlod hende, for et par år siden, hvor hun blev vraget for en yngre kvinde,
Ever since her husband left her a couple of years ago for a younger woman

Men i dag dufter alt anderledes, et lysere humør , så hun får en manicure, og går til frisøren,
But today everything smells different, she's in a brighter mood, so she gets a manicure and goes to the hair salon

Og da hun forlader shoppen, ringer hendes mobil,
As she's leaving the shop, her phone rings

Det er hendes datter, der har noget fantastisk at fortælle.
It's her daughter calling to tell her something fantastic

Så det mødes i kongens have, og omfavner hinanden,
They agree to meet in the King's Garden and embrace each other

For mor og datter, har virkelig savnet hinanden.
Because mother and daughter have really missed each other

Og fra bænken under træerne på aléen,
From the bench under the trees on the avenue

Beslutter de sig for at snakke videre på caféen.
They decide to continue talking at the café

Og de går, ud af porten og ud på gaden,
They leave through the gate and onto the street

Og de er tæt omslynget for der er koldt i købstaden,
They're tightly hugging each other because it's cold in the city

Og datterens kæreste ringer, han slutter sig til dem,
The daughter's boyfriend calls and joins them

Og hun føler sig helt ung igen, og hun går der i midten.
And she feels young again, walking in the middle

Næsten ved caféen, da hun møder en veninde,
Almost at the café, she meets a friend

Og siger til de andre, de bare kan vente derinde,
She tells the others they can wait inside

Det er sidste hun når at sige til dem,
But it's the last thing she says to them

Før en bil smadrer over for rødt, direkte ind i dem.
Before a car smashes into them through a red light

En mand i 30'erne, træder ind i sit hjem.
A man in his thirties steps into his home

Foran ham venter konen på en tiltrængt weekend.
His wife is waiting for him for a much-needed weekend together

Hans ansigt bærer præg af at hans profession er hård,
His face shows that his job is demanding

Han er falckredder, på 10'ende år.
He's been working as an ambulance driver for ten years

Han sætter sig ved middagsbordet og virker virkelig træt,
He sits at the dinner table and looks really tired

Han rører ikke sin vin, og nipper kun til sin yndlingsret.
He doesn't touch his wine and only takes a few bites of his favorite dish

Hun spørger ham forsigtigt: Skat, er der noget galt?.
She asks him gently: Honey, is something wrong?

Han kigger ned og mumler: Hmm, alt er ved helt normalt.
He looks down and mumbles: Hmm, everything's perfectly normal

Men hun kender ham alt for godt, så hun spørger ham igen.
But she knows him too well, so she asks him again

Og denne gang bryder han sammen, og siger med gråd i stemmen:
This time he breaks down and says with tears in his voice:

ET forfærdeligt uheld, 3 døde, en bil i brand, En ung mand, hans kæreste og deres ufødte barn.
A terrible accident, three dead, a car on fire. A young man, his girlfriend, and their unborn child

Hun rejser sig op, hun holder om ham, og trøster ham,
She stands up, holds him, and comforts him

For hun kan mærke at det her virkelig har rystet ham.
Because she can feel that this has really shaken him

Men pludselig afbrydes de af en barnestemme, der siger:
But they're suddenly interrupted by a child's voice saying:

Mor, hvorfor græder far? Far se her.
Mom, why is dad crying? Look, dad

De vender sig om, og de kan ikk' lade være at smile.
They turn around, unable to resist smiling

Der står deres 5-årige søn med maling over det hele.
Their five-year-old son is standing there covered in paint

Han har en tegning i hånden, han siger: Far du må få den.
He has a drawing in his hand and says: Dad, you can have it

Den forestiller deres familie, og en sol der skinner på dem.
It portrays their family, with the sun shining on them