Räisänen started out playing with Håkan Hellström and producing and recording music with Her Majesty.
His first album Lovers are Lonely, recorded in a summer cottage outside of Gothenburg, includes the singles Lovers are Lonely and Pussycat. One year later, in March 2006, it was followed by a second album, I'm Indian, with the singles Fear no Darkness, Promised Child and Let's Kill Ourselves a Son.
In 2007, Räisänen received the P3 Guld award, where he was named best male artist of 2007. In 2008, Räisänen received another P3 Guld award, where he was named best live artist of 2008.
In 2008, he released an album titled ...And Then There Was Timo.
Subsequent albums include The Anatomy of Timo Räisänen (2010), Endeavor (2012), Timo sjunger Ted (2016), Tro, hat, stöld (2017)
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Lovers are Lonely
Timo Räisänen Lyrics
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I haven't felt like this for one thousand five hundred and fifteen days.
I was broken hearted, down, but now I'm fine.
And the reason, I'm sorry to say, is you're not mine.
But come on over and try to sing along.
Cause Lovers are Lonely, but honey, please don't cry! Don't you cry.
I used to sit at home drinking but now I'm free.
I've come a long way and you're still stuck in place.
And believe me I'm not trying to shove this in your face.
But come on over and try to sing along!
Cause Lovers are Lonely, but honey please don't cry.
Lovers are losers! Sweet lover, I'm going to be just fine.
We're going to be all right.
In Timo Räisänen's song Lovers are Lonely, the singer is expressing how they have not felt happy in over one thousand five hundred and fifteen but now they feel fine despite being a part of the group of people who fall under the category of "lovers are lonely." The song begins with the singer acknowledging the smile on their face, which is a sign of their newfound happiness. They then explain the length of time since they last felt this way and how they were once brokenhearted and down. However, the reason for their newfound happiness is because the person they have feelings for is not theirs. The singer invites the person to come and sing along with them, signaling that they are not alone in their loneliness.
In the second verse of the song, the singer continues to explain how they have changed. They used to sit at home drinking, but now they are free. The singer acknowledges the fact that they have come a long way while the person they are singing to is still stuck in the same place. Although the singer is not trying to rub their happiness in the person's face, they invite them to come and sing along, implying that it's possible for the person to find some joy in their loneliness as well. The chorus repeats the phrase "lovers are lonely" twice, but then the singer tells their lover not to cry, emphasizing that they will be okay.
Overall, the song is about how lovers can feel lonely even when they are in a relationship. The singer shows that it is possible to find happiness outside of the typical desire for a significant other.
Line by Line Meaning
So you noticed a smile on my face?
Did you see that I'm happy?
I haven't felt like this for one thousand five hundred and fifteen days.
I haven't been this happy in a long time.
I was broken hearted, down, but now I'm fine.
I was sad and heartbroken, but now I'm okay.
And the reason, I'm sorry to say, is you're not mine.
The reason I'm okay is because we're not together.
But come on over and try to sing along.
Come join me and sing this song.
Cause Lovers are Lonely, but honey, please don't cry! Don't you cry.
Being in love can be lonely, but don't be sad.
So you noticed a slight change in me?
Did you see that I'm different now?
I used to sit at home drinking but now I'm free.
I used to stay home and drink, but now I'm out and about.
I've come a long way and you're still stuck in place.
I've made progress, but you haven't.
And believe me I'm not trying to shove this in your face.
I'm not trying to brag or make you feel bad.
Cause Lovers are Lonely, but honey please don't cry.
Being in love can be lonely, but don't be sad.
Lovers are losers! Sweet lover, I'm going to be just fine.
People in love can be unhappy, but I'll be okay without you.
We're going to be all right.
Everything is going to be okay.
Contributed by Zoe P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.