Visepsykiatri
Stein Torleif Bjella Lyrics


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Eg ha møtt folk på veg opp.
Eg ha møtt folk på veg ned.
Eg ha alder stoppa opp
Før eg møtte deg.

Eg ha trakka på bloma
Sliti asfalten ned.
Siti sundt ein sofa
Før eg møtte deg.

No må eg starta med noko
Eg bi borte i
So eg slepp å tenkji på deg
Noko eg bi borte i
Visepsykiatri.

Eg ha prøvd is i magjin
Eg ha prøvd med å le.
Men når eg tek att augun
Ser eg berre deg.

Eg ha klivi høgt te fjells
Og sprunge heile vegen ned
Sjølv når eg er langt te skogs
Ser eg berre deg.

No må eg starta med noko
Eg bi borte i
So eg slepp å tenkji på deg
Noko eg bi borte i
Visepsykiatri.





Og eg må låte, som små akvarella
Rosa og lyseblåe, måneskinnskvelda.

Overall Meaning

The song "Visepsykiatri" by Stein Torleif Bjella is a hauntingly beautiful tribute to the power of human connection. In the opening stanzas, the singer describes how he has met people on his journey through life, both going up and going down. He has never stopped, however, until he meets the person he is singing to. This person is clearly significant to him in a deep and profound way, and has the power to stop him in his tracks.


The next verse describes how the singer has tried everything to forget this person - from walking on flowers and tearing up the pavement to sitting on a healthy couch. But he cannot escape his thoughts. He is stuck in a loop, unable to move forward until he can figure out a way to stop thinking about this person. The final verse introduces the idea of "Visepsykiatri," which seems to suggest a kind of therapy or treatment for obsessive thoughts. The singer realizes that he must start something new, something that will distract him and help him forget. But the final lines of the song, which describe him singing like a "small watercolor / pink and light blue, moonlit night," suggest that he may not be entirely successful in moving on.


Line by Line Meaning

Eg ha møtt folk på veg opp.
I have met people on my way up.


Eg ha møtt folk på veg ned.
I have met people on my way down.


Eg ha alder stoppa opp
I have never stopped


Før eg møtte deg.
Before I met you.


Eg ha trakka på bloma
I have stepped on flowers.


Sliti asfalten ned.
Worn the asphalt down.


Siti sundt ein sofa
Sat healthily on a sofa.


Før eg møtte deg.
Before I met you.


No må eg starta med noko
Now I have to start with something


Eg bi borte i
I will disappear into


So eg slepp å tenkji på deg
So I don't have to think about you.


Noko eg bi borte i
Something I will disappear into.


Visepsykiatri.
Psychotherapy.


Eg ha prøvd is i magjin
I have tried ice in my stomach.


Eg ha prøvd med å le.
I have tried laughing.


Men når eg tek att augun
But when I open my eyes again


Ser eg berre deg.
I only see you.


Eg ha klivi høgt te fjells
I have climbed high mountains.


Og sprunge heile vegen ned
And run all the way down.


Sjølv når eg er langt te skogs
Even when I am far into the woods.


Ser eg berre deg.
I only see you.


Og eg må låte, som små akvarella
And I have to let, like small watercolors


Rosa og lyseblåe, måneskinnskvelda.
Pink and light blue, in the moonlight evening.




Writer(s): stein torleif bjella

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