Fragment
Thorstein Bergman Lyrics

Fragment, fragment, av allting som har hänt
This line means that there are fragments of everything that has happened in one's life, including the roads they've taken and the ships they've burnt.

Av vägar som du gått på och av skepp som du har bränt
It means that the fragments include the paths one has taken throughout their life and the bridges they have burned.

Av allting du har önskat eller drömt och tänkt och känt
This line means that the fragments also include everything someone has ever wished for, dreamt of, thought about or felt.

Du omges av små skärvor och partiklar och fragment
The line means that a person is surrounded by small shards of past experiences, desires and emotions that make up their life.

Du ser på dina bilder och du hör på dina ljud
The line means that a person looks at their pictures and listens to the music that reminds them of the different phases of their life.

Du läppjar dina lustar och du rabblar dina bud
This line means that a person indulges in their desires and speaks the values they believe in.

Du stapplar och du snubblar, sitter tämligen så fast
The line means that a person stumbles and fails, but finds themselves stuck in the same place.

Du kavar runt och kånkar på din eviga ballast
This line means that a person struggles to carry the burden of their past experiences and emotions.

Fragment, fragment, ett svårt predikament
The line means that living with the fragments of one's past experiences is a difficult challenge.

Ty livet är föränderligt och aldrig permanent
The line means that life is never stable, and it keeps changing constantly.

I varje punkt på linjen finns en helt ny komponent
The line means that at every stage of life, there are new experiences and people that become a part of one's life and change them.

Du omges av små skärvor och partiklar och fragment
The line means that a person is always surrounded by fragments of their past experiences and emotions.

Du vimsar dina visor och du knåpar dina krus
This line means that a person creates their own language, songs, and poetry to describe their experiences.

Visioner av Olympen i det mest subtila ljus
The line means that a person imagines their ideal life in their mind, like the grandeur of Olympus.

En grop med kylig lera, stank, förruttnelse och mask
This line means that a person also experiences the dark side of life, like the smell of decay and the presence of death.

Och alltihopa samlar du som knappar i en ask
This line means that a person gathers all these experiences and emotions, like collecting buttons in a jar.

Fragment, fragment, du är en guds klient
The line means that a person is at the mercy of fate and is accountable to a higher power.

Men han är ganska upptagen och du är insolvent
The line means that the higher power might not always have time for every individual, leaving them feeling helpless.

Var utväg är bedräglig, varje plan insufficient
This line means that every plan and solution seems inadequate and temporary.

Du omges av små skärvor och partiklar och fragment
The line reiterates that a person is surrounded by fragments of their past experiences and emotions.

Du famlar och du fäktar emot vingarna som slår
The line means that a person is struggling to cope with life's challenges.

Kanhända flyger gamar, kanske väderkvarnar går
The line means that it's unclear whether they are fighting against the inevitability of life or struggling against other external factors.

Du plockar och du pusslar, men aldrig blir du klar
This line means that a person tries to put together the fragments of their life, but they can never complete the puzzle.

För bitarna blir fler för varje andetag du tar
This line means that more fragments of life get added with every passing moment that a person experiences.

Fragment, fragment, låt det bli allom känt
This line means that the song wants people to recognize that everyone lives with broken pieces of past experiences.

Du vägdes och du mättes och befanns inkompetent
This line means that a person is judged by society and found to be incapable of carrying out certain tasks.

Och knappast lär du hitta något bra medikament
The line means that it's unlikely that a person can find a perfect solution for their problems.

Du omges av små skärvor och partiklar och fragment
The line emphasizes that a person is always surrounded by fragments of their past experiences and emotions.

Av små partiklar och fragment
The song concludes by repeating that a person's life is made up of small parts and fragments of their past experiences and emotions.