This is the first single from Parken (Pelle Lindroth) from MJM and the track is produced by Rigas.
Label: Flora & Fauna
Dagar i Arkadien
Parken Lyrics
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Nu kommer dem in mitt rum igen
Och hдr hдnger jag kvar
Bland mina grеa moln
Nдr jag borde vara pе vдg lеngt hдrifrеn
Fцr jag kдnner mig lеg
Jag дr alltid lеg
Men jag minns en gеng
Hцgst uppe pе bron
Nдr stjдrnorna var nдra
Jag har tдnkt pе alla saker som dem sa till mig
Jag har tдnkt pе alla lцften som dem gav till mig
Och jag vill ha nеgot annat nu
Sе glцm all skit som var fцrut
Glцm all det hur det tog slut
Dagar I Arkadien
Och vi var dе
Fцr lдnge sen
Dem blir vi aldrig mer igen
En fцr alla, alla fцr en
Dagar I Arkadien
Och jag дr liten nu
Jag дr mindre nu дn jag var fцrut
Och det gцr ont I mig
Gцr det ont I dig
Дr det sant som dem sдger att man vдnjer sig?
Nдr du tog min hand
Och allting annat fцrsvann
Dе var jag glad att jag var jag
Och det дr дndе ingenting man дndrar pе
Det brukade du sдga
Jag har hцrt deras svar
Nu vill jag se nеgonting
Fцrst kommer allt, sen kommer allt
Sen kommer ingenting
Och jag vill ha nеgot att nu
Sе glцm all skit som var fцrut
Glцm all det hur det tog slut
Dagar I Arkadien
Och vi var dе
Fцr lдnge sen
Det blir vi aldrig mer igen
En fцr alla, alla fцr en
Dagar I Arkadien
Och jag vill ha nеgot annat nu
Sе glцm all skit som var fцrut
Glцm all det hur det tog slut
Dagar I Arkadien
Och vi var dе
Fцr lдnge sen
Dem blir vi aldrig mer igen
En fцr alla, alla fцr en
Dagar I Arkadien
The lyrics of "Dagar i Arkadien" relate to the singer's contemplation about his current state of being and his past experiences. He feels stuck and low, and amidst his grey clouds, he thinks about how he should be on his way to somewhere else. However, instead of moving forward, he is dwelling on the past and has been thinking about all the things that people said and the promises they made to him. He wonders if he can find something else and forget about the past.
The singer's reminiscences take him back to a time when he was happy, on top of a bridge, under the stars. He acknowledges that, despite having heard what others have to say, he wants to see something else. He wishes to forget about the past and the pain that came along with it. The song ends with the repetition of the phrase "Dagar i Arkadien," emphasizing that those days with his friends will never come back, and he needs to let go of the past and look for something new.
The song is personal and emotional in nature, dealing with universal themes of nostalgia, loss, and the yearning for something better. The lyrics capture the melancholic feeling of being stuck in a rut and trying to find a way out.
Line by Line Meaning
Nu kommer dem in,
They're coming in now,
Nu kommer dem in mitt rum igen
They're coming into my room again
Och hдr hдnger jag kvar
And here I am, stuck
Bland mina grеa moln
Among my gray clouds
Nдr jag borde vara pе vдg lеngt hдrifrеn
When I should be on my way far from here
Fцr jag kдnner mig lеg
Because I feel low
Jag дr alltid lеg
I'm always low
Alla fеglar sjunger falskt
All the birds sing falsely
Men jag minns en gеng
But I remember one time
Hцgst uppe pе bron
Up high on the bridge
Nдr stjдrnorna var nдra
When the stars were close
Jag har tдnkt pе alla saker som dem sa till mig
I've thought about all the things they said to me
Jag har tдnkt pе alla lцften som dem gav till mig
I've thought about all the promises they made to me
Och jag vill ha nеgot annat nu
And now I want something else
Sе glцm all skit som var fцrut
So forget all the crap from before
Glцm all det hur det tog slut
Forget how it all ended
Dagar I Arkadien
Days in Arcadia
Och vi var dе
And we were there
Fцr lдnge sen
A long time ago
Dem blir vi aldrig mer igen
We'll never be them again
En fцr alla, alla fцr en
One for all, all for one
Och jag дr liten nu
And I'm small now
Jag дr mindre nu дn jag var fцrut
I'm smaller now than I used to be
Och det gцr ont I mig
And it hurts me
Gцr det ont I dig
Does it hurt you
Дr det sant som dem sдger att man vдnjer sig?
Is it true what they say, that you get used to it?
Nдr du tog min hand
When you took my hand
Och allting annat fцrsvann
And everything else disappeared
Dе var jag glad att jag var jag
I was happy to be me then
Och det дr дndе ingenting man дndrar pе
And it's still something you can't change
Det brukade du sдga
That's what you used to say
Jag har hцrt deras svar
I've heard their answers
Nu vill jag se nеgonting
Now I want to see something
Fцrst kommer allt, sen kommer allt
First everything comes, then nothing comes
Sen kommer ingenting
Then nothing comes
Och jag vill ha nеgot att nu
And I want something now
Sе glцm all skit som var fцrut
So forget all the crap from before
Glцm all det hur det tog slut
Forget how it all ended
Dagar I Arkadien
Days in Arcadia
Och vi var dе
And we were there
Fцr lдnge sen
A long time ago
Dem blir vi aldrig mer igen
We'll never be them again
En fцr alla, alla fцr en
One for all, all for one
Contributed by Alice F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.