She participated in Melodifestivalen 2001 singing Igår, idag (Yesterday, Today), which finished 3rd. Nielsen returned to Melodifestivalen in 2003 with Hela världen för mig (Entire World To Me), which finished 5th, and in 2005 with Du och jag mot världen (You and I Against the World), a duet with Fredrik Kempe, which finished 8th. She entered Melodifestivalen again in 2007 with Vågar du, vågar jag (If You Dare, I Dare), which finished 7th, and in 2008 with Empty Room, written and composed by Bobby Ljunggren and Aleena, which finished 2nd. In 2011 she participated in Melodifestivalen with the song "I'm in Love". She came first at the second semi-final which took place in Gothenburg on 12 February 2011. One month later, she finished fourth at the finale.
Nielsen decided to return to Melodifestivalen in 2014, this time with the song "Undo". She competed in the second semifinal held on 8 February, in which she qualified for the final, held at the Friends Arena, Stockholm on 8 March. She won the final and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.She ended in a good 3.place behind Austria and The Netherlands entries.
Bleeding Love
Sanna Nielsen Lyrics
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I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know it you're frozen
But something happened
For the very first time with you
Found something true
And everyone's looking round
Thinking I'm going crazy
But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I...
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from falling
But nothing's greater
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness
I see your face
And everyone around me
Thinks that I'm going crazy, maybe, maybe
But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I...
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
And it's draining all of me
And they find it hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars
For everyone to see
I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I...
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open and I...
Keep bleeding love
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
The lyrics of Sanna Nielsen's "Bleeding Love" illustrate the emotional state of someone who once closed themselves off from love and experienced a painful past. They have become numb and frozen due to their experiences, but then they meet someone who makes their heart melt into the ground, and they find something true. Everyone around them may think they are going crazy, but they don't care because they are in love with this person. The singer is willing to wear their scars for everyone to see, they don't care what other people say or think. Even though they keep trying to close off their heart and keep the vein that is crippling them closed, every time, the person they love cuts them open, and they keep bleeding love.
The song speaks to the power of love and how it can thaw even the coldest of hearts. It shows that even though love can be painful and leave scars, it is worth it to feel the rush that comes with loving someone so deeply. The singer is willing to show their scars because they know that this love is real and worth fighting for. The song illustrates how love can be an intense emotion that can consume a person completely.
Line by Line Meaning
Closed off from love
I'm not interested in love
I didn't need the pain
Love hurts and I don't want to feel that pain again
Once or twice was enough
I've experienced the disappointment of love before
And it was all in vain
My previous attempts at love were pointless
Time starts to pass
Time is moving on
Before you know it you're frozen
I feel stuck and unable to move forward
But something happened
Then I met you
For the very first time with you
I've never felt this way about someone before
My heart melts into the ground
I'm completely in love
Found something true
I feel that our love is genuine
And everyone's looking round
People are surprised by how much I've changed because of you
Thinking I'm going crazy
They think I'm acting irrational because of how I feel about you
But I don't care what they say
I'm not going to let other people's opinions affect my feelings
They try to pull me away
Other people are trying to separate us
But they don't know the truth
They don't understand how deeply I'm in love with you
My heart's crippled by the vein
I'm trying to protect myself from getting hurt again, but it's making it hard to love you fully
That I keep on closing
I'm shutting myself off emotionally because of past experiences
You cut me open and I...
You showed me that it was safe to love again
Keep bleeding
I'm deeply in love with you and can't stop my emotions
Trying hard not to hear
I'm trying to ignore other people's comments about our relationship
But they talk so loud
Their opinions are hard to ignore
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Their negative comments are hurtful
Try to fill me with doubt
They're trying to make me question my feelings for you
Yet I know that the goal
I know that their intention is to break us up
Is to keep me from falling
They don't want me to get hurt
But nothing's greater
But my love for you is stronger
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
Being close to you makes me feel happy and alive
And in this world of loneliness
I've felt alone for a long time
I see your face
But you make me feel less lonely and more connected to someone
And everyone around me
People close to me
Thinks that I'm going crazy, maybe, maybe
They think I'm obsessed with you
And it's draining all of me
Loving you is consuming all of my energy and thoughts
And they find it hard to believe
Other people don't understand how much you mean to me
I'll be wearing these scars
The emotional pain from loving you will leave a lasting impact on me
For everyone to see
Other people will be able to see how much you impacted me
I keep bleeding love
I can't stop loving you even if it's hard
You cut me open
You made me vulnerable and exposed my emotions to you
Writer(s): RYAN TEDDER, JESSE MCCARTNEY
Contributed by David P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.