Nina Kinert (b. 1983) is a Swedish singer/songwriter from Stockholm. Her mu… Read Full Bio ↴Nina Kinert (b. 1983) is a Swedish singer/songwriter from Stockholm. Her musical style is a mix of country, blues, folk, and pop. Kinert has mentioned artists like Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Bob Marley as her influences. She rose to prominence in 2007 following the use of her song Through Your Eyes in a worldwide publicity campaign for the Swedish car company SAAB.

After meeting Swedish singer Love Olzon in 2003 and working with him and his brother, Simon Ryman, for a while, she found ways to develop her very own style, a mix of pop and folk. She released her first album Heartbreaktown on Sony in 2004.

In 2005 she released her second album Let There Be Love, almost completely written by herself, again with Love Olzon as producer. One week before its release in October, an EP called Visitor including a new version of "Heartbreaktown" came out.

Her album Pets & Friends was released April 2008 on her own label, Another Records.

Since the release of the album "Pets and Friends" Nina has toured all over Europe, played sold out shows, made TV-performances and received massive airplay Especially with the singles ”Combat Lover” and ”Beast”.

Red Leader Dream is an audio script for a seventh Star Wars saga that takes place on the desert planet Tatooine after "The Return of the Jedi". A true science fiction epic about love, hope and adventure viewed through a fantasy filter.

"When I was twelve I had a surgery done where metal rails were put into my back and during the long hospital stay, I saw the Star Wars films a countless number of times. Since then I have always wanted to play a role in the space masterpiece. After the somewhat unreal events in my very real life, I was inspired enough to write my own galactic saga " Nina says and stretches her robot back.

The only way to accomplish the task was to take the role as producer, casting director and record company boss herself. An exhausting and sometimes lonely job, but necessary to fulfill the vision.

The result was synthesized, atmospheric and rhythm-driven dreampop, where thoughts wander towards the Cocteau Twins, Enya and Stevie Nicks. Nina's strongest weapon, the infectious melodies and the almost supernatural and beautiful voice, has been given more room than ever.

The recording took place in Svenska Grammofon Studion in Gothenburg and participated did Jon Ölmeskog (Silverbullit), Linnea Olsson (Paintbox), Pontus Levahn (Torpedo and Tiger Lou), Jonas Gustafsson (Division of Laura Lee), and Ellekari Sander (The Tiny). And to mix the album Nina chose Christoffer Berg (Fever Ray, The Knife, Hird).

On November 5 Red Leader Dream will be released on the new label NinkinaRecordings with great hope that the album is accepted by George Lucas as a valid part of the Star Wars Extended Universe.

Visitor
Nina Kinert Lyrics

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I had a visitor last night, I was
worried and restless and missing you to much
I was too proud to
call you up and tell you all about it
I was loving you
long before you knew
I am a prisoner in this cell
I am a prisoner in myself

I am a prisoner, come set me free
Let it be you and let it be me
I was loving you
Long before you knew
...
Was it something I said?
Was it something I did?
Was it something that I was?
Wasn't honest with you, couldn't tell what to do but loving you
I was loving you
Long before you knew
I was loving you

Long before you knew
I

Overall Meaning

In Nina Kinert's song "Visitor," the singer describes a restless, worried night that she spent missing someone who she was too proud to call up and talk to. The singer reveals that she has been loving this person "long before you knew," suggesting an unrequited love or a love that was kept hidden for some time. The repetition of this line emphasizes the depth and duration of the singer's feelings.

The singer then describes herself as a "prisoner," both in a physical and emotional sense. She is trapped in a "cell," suggesting a lack of freedom or autonomy, and also trapped within herself, unable to fully express her emotions or communicate with the one she loves. The plea to "let it be you and let it be me" implies a desire for the two of them to come together and break free from their respective prisons.

The lyrics then turn introspective as the singer wonders if there was something she said, did, or was that caused a rift between her and the one she loves. She confesses to not being honest and struggling with what to do, but maintains that she has been loving this person all along.

Overall, "Visitor" is a melancholic and introspective meditation on unrequited or hidden love, emotional confinement, and the desire for connection and freedom.

Line by Line Meaning

I had a visitor last night, I was worried and restless and missing you too much
The singer had someone come to visit her and she was feeling uneasy and missing her beloved deeply

I was too proud to call you up and tell you all about it
The singer admits to being too proud to reach out to call her beloved and tell them what's on her mind

I was loving you long before you knew
The singer expresses that her love for her beloved has been lasting for a long time

I am a prisoner in this cell I am a prisoner in myself I am a prisoner, come set me free Let it be you and let it be me
The singer expresses how trapped she feels, but is hopeful that her beloved can help set her free

Was it something I said? Was it something I did? Was it something that I was? Wasn't honest with you, couldn't tell what to do but loving you
The singer questions if something she said or did caused the distance between her and her beloved, admitting to not being completely honest with them but still loving them

I was loving you Long before you knew ...
The song ends with the singer repeating her love for her beloved and how it has been present for a long time

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