Peter Bjärgö started out making music at a very young age. At the age of 17… Read Full Bio ↴Peter Bjärgö started out making music at a very young age. At the age of 17 he released his first EP with his band Crypt of Kerberos, and in 1993 a full length was released. Arcana was founded back in 1994, when Peter wanted to make a different kind of music than the death metal he was used to. Since then 7 full length albums have been released and Arcana is growing for each that passes. In 2007 Peter founded Tyrant, an old school black metal band in the vein of Bathory and Celtic Frost. Tyrant is known as a band with a ”dirty, filthy and raw” sound. They have played as a supporting act to Gorgoroth in 2007. His fourth band is Meanwhile, a punkband in the veins of Discharge. They have been playing for over 17 years and are still ”going strong”.

To Replace My Sadness
Peter Bjärgö Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

In the dreamlike reflections
I see perfections
A moment frozen in time
I see the light, through my eyes
Through time and space

I want that inner light to come back and replace my sadness
I need that innocence, that playfulness,

To replace my sadnes

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Peter Bjärgö's "To Replace My Sadness" is an introspective and melancholic depiction of the artist's longing for a happier time in his life. The song is an ode to the moments of perfection that we experience in our lives which are often fleeting and forgotten. The artist describes these moments as a dreamlike reflection that he sees in his mind's eye- a moment frozen in time that he wishes to relive. He longs to see the light through his eyes once again- an inner light that will replace the sadness he feels.

The artist's desire to replace his sadness is palpable in the chorus of the song. He yearns for the innocence and playfulness of a past time that he feels he has lost. The song has a haunting quality to it which is characteristic of Bjärgö's music. It is a contemplative and deeply personal journey that is both uplifting and poignant.

Line by Line Meaning

In the dreamlike reflections
When I visualize in my mind

I see perfections
I see a perfect world, flawless and unblemished

A moment frozen in time
A snippet of time that is captured and preserved

I see the light, through my eyes
I perceive the light through my senses

Through time and space
Across many eras and distances

I want that inner light to come back and replace my sadness
I yearn for the radiant inner positivity to overcome my sorrow

I need that innocence, that playfulness,
I crave for the purity and merriment of my being

To replace my sadness
To supplant and vanquish the grimness within me

Contributed by Elijah J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS