Also she performed during the intermission of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 in Bergen, opening act of the winter Olympic games in 1994 at Lillehammer, voice to the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish version of “the little mermaid, Sung on the Titanic album (‘My heart will go on’ was originally written to her), Royal Variety show in London 1995, Preformed at annual Christmas concert in Vienna, 2000 Nobel peace price concert with Josh Groban singing “the prayer”, toured with The Lord of the Rings Symphony Tour in 2004 and her latest achievement is a number one on the Billboard classical charts with the christmas album “Spirit of the Season - with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Sissel”
Sissel's musical style runs the gamut from pop recordings and folk songs to classical vocals. Her work on the soundtrack to Titanic has led to comparisons with Irish singer Enya.
Sissel's combined solo record sales (not including soundtracks and other albums to which she contributed) amount to over 9 million albums sold, most of them in Norway -- a country with only 4.5 million people.
She’s released over 14 studio albums, her Christmas album from 1986 is the best selling album in Norway ever with almost one mill copies sold! She’s featured on several soundtracks and sold well over nine million albums world wide and her popularity continues to grow!
She truly is a northern star!
Here are the lyrics to her song "Ready to go home":
On this street below these walls
Where I used to walk now I can barely crawl
All this darkness rise and tall
Lord shine a light for me I’m ready to be caught
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
Take this river to the sea
Where the delta flows
The tide is washing over me
Guide this soul to heavens door
Show me where tomorrow lays
I’m waiting to be born
I’m ready to lay down
I’m ready now to sleep a promise I must keep
I’m ready to go home
So time I’ll lay down with these memories
Breathe the shallow deep inside of me
If time has run its course with me
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
When the evening shadows fall
When the time has come
I let defences fall
To surrenders to survive
I will give up everything to those I leave behind
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
I’m ready to lay down
I’m ready now to sleep a promise I must keep
I’m ready to go home, again
Going home again
Keep Falling Down
Sissel Lyrics
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I hear my name call
I look up but there's no one around
The sky is wild and the wind blows
I'm out my window
Trying to fly but I keep falling down
If I do I'll just get up and then
Sure as the sun will rise
I'll be there by your side
Till the end of time
I live my life, where it takes me
I'm what it makes me
I get up but I keep falling down
Keep falling down
The blinding light silhouettes me
I try to get free
So I run but I keep falling down
Keep falling down
I will never have that dream again
If I do I'll just get up and then
Sure as the sun will rise
I'll be there by your side
Till the end of time
And every night I close my eyes
I hear the voices calling
Don't try to hide, don't try to fight
It's only sleep, it's just a dream
And you're not really falling
Get up and try to live your life
I live my life, where it takes me
I'm what it makes me
I get up but I keep falling down
Keep falling down
I will never have that dream again
If I do I'll just get up and then
Sure as the sun will rise
I'll be there by your side
Till the end of time
Sure as the sun will rise
I'll be there by your side
Till the end of time
And every night I close my eyes
I hear the voices calling
Don't try to hide, don't try to fight
The song "Keep Falling Down" by Sissel is a powerful and emotional ballad that depicts the struggles of life and the burden of facing them alone. The first verse reveals the singer's feeling of being lost and alone. She is caught in the rain, and she hears her name being called, but when she looks up, she sees no one. The sky is wild, and the wind blows, a symbol of the chaos and instability that she experiences in her life. She tries to fly, but she keeps falling down, a metaphor for her repeated failure to rise above her struggles.
The chorus of the song serves as an affirmation of the singer's resilience and determination to face her challenges. She declares that she will never have that dream again, but if she does, she will get up and keep moving forward. She is sure that she will be there by her loved one's side until the end of time, indicating that love and support are the driving force behind her will to keep going.
The second verse continues the theme of struggle and desperation. The singer is blinded by the light and tries to get free, but she keeps falling down. The bridge of the song offers a glimmer of hope, acknowledging the fear and anxiety that accompany the struggles of life but affirming that they are only dreams and that she must keep living her life.
Overall, "Keep Falling Down" offers a message of hope and courage in the face of adversity. The singer acknowledges the difficulties of life but shows that with determination and support, one can overcome them.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm all alone in the rainfall
I find myself alone in the rain.
I hear my name call
I perceive my name being called.
I look up but there's no one around
Despite my search, there's no person nearby for me to see.
The sky is wild and the wind blows
The heavens and wind are lively and forceful.
I'm out my window
I venture out through my window.
Trying to fly but I keep falling down
I aim to soar, but repeatedly stumble.
I live my life, where it takes me
I exist according to the direction it goes.
I'm what it makes me
It shapes me into who I am.
I get up but I keep falling down
Despite my persistence, I still stumble.
The blinding light silhouettes me
The bright light casts a shadow upon me.
I try to get free
I endeavor to escape.
So I run but I keep falling down
I flee but still stumble incessantly.
And every night I close my eyes
When I fall asleep every night,
I hear the voices calling
I hear voices beckoning me.
Don't try to hide, don't try to fight
I shouldn't conceal myself, nor resist.
It's only sleep, it's just a dream
It's solely slumber, merely imagining.
And you're not really falling
You're not truly stumbling down.
Get up and try to live your life
Rise and strive to experience life.
Sure as the sun will rise
As certainly as the sun will appear
I'll be there by your side
I'll stay next to you.
Till the end of time
Until the conclusion of existence.
I will never have that dream again
I vow to not have that dream anymore.
If I do I'll just get up and then
If it happens, I'll arise and keep going.
Sure as the sun will rise
As certainly as the sun will appear,
I'll be there by your side
I'll stand beside you.
Till the end of time
Until the conclusion of existence.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DAVIS FORMAN, JORN DAHL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Brian
on Going Home
Where you have “yes” several times she’s really singing “just”. It’s her accent that makes it sound like “yes”.