Hailing from Wollongong, Australia, the Five-piece originally began as a duo, primarily focusing on blending traditional Scandinavian Folk music with Heavy Metal. It wasn't until 2010 that a band was formed and TROLDHAUGEN blasted onto the live scene.
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Troldhaugen Lyrics
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And I'm watching the darkness in my room all alone
Oh I hate to spend the evenings on my own
Autumn winds
Blowing outside my window as I gaze around the room
Oh it makes me so depressed to see the gloom
Is there a beast out there
Someone to heed my prayers
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Beast and trolls
Live in lands far away, with no human debt to pay
It's so different from the world I'm living in
Take me there
As I open up the window and I gaze into the night
But there's no one there to see, no one in sight
There's not a beast out there
No one to heed my prayers
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme 'dat Troldhaugen midnight!
The lyrics to Troldhaugen's song Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! speak to a sense of loneliness and isolation that the singer is feeling. The opening lines set the scene for the listener, with half past twelve and a sense of darkness in the room. The autumn winds blowing outside only adds to the sense of melancholy and depression that the singer is experiencing. The lyric "Is there a beast out there? Someone to heed my prayers" speaks to a desire for someone or something to fill the emptiness in the singer's life. This is where the title of the song comes in, as the singer is searching for a troll to help them chase away the shadows.
The singer continues to wonder if there is "a beast out there" but ultimately, they are left with no one to answer their prayers. The repeated refrain of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!" reinforces the sense of desperation that the singer is feeling. They want something, anything, to fill the void in their life. The final lines of the song, "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme 'dat Troldhaugen midnight!" suggest that perhaps Troldhaugen's music is what the singer needs to feel less alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Half past twelve
It's already midnight
And I'm watching the darkness in my room all alone
I am alone in a dark, empty room
Oh I hate to spend the evenings on my own
I dislike being alone in the evenings
Autumn winds
Wind blowing during autumn
Blowing outside my window as I gaze around the room
I look around my room while hearing the autumn winds from outside
Oh it makes me so depressed to see the gloom
The sight is so depressing
Is there a beast out there
I wonder if there's an imaginary creature outside
Someone to heed my prayers
That would listen to my desperate request
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
I want a mythical creature to appear after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Can someone help me get rid of these dark shadows?
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
I want to be escorted through the darkness until daybreak
Beast and trolls
Imaginary creatures
Live in lands far away, with no human debt to pay
They live in lands distant from people and owe nothing to humans
It's so different from the world I'm living in
Their world is so different from mine
Take me there
I want to be there
As I open up the window and I gaze into the night
I look outside my window at night
But there's no one there to see, no one in sight
Nobody is present to see outside
There's not a beast out there
No mythical creature lives outside
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
I still want a mythical creature to show up after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Please help me get rid of these scary shadows?
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
I still want a mythical creature to show up after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Escort me through the darkness until it's morning
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
One more time, I want a mythical creature to show up after midnight
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme 'dat Troldhaugen midnight!
Give me that specific midnight at Troldhaugen, a place in Norway
Contributed by Muhammad D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MrTroldhaugen
THANKS! Here's the lyrics:
Half past twelve
And I'm watching the darkness in my room all alone
Oh I hate to spend the evenings on my own
Autumn winds
Blowing outside my window as I gaze around the room
Oh it makes me so depressed to see the gloom
Is there a beast out there
Someone to heed my prayers
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Beast and trolls
Live in lands far away, with no human debt to pay
It's so different from the world I'm living in
Take me there
As I open up the window and I gaze into the night
But there's no one there to see, no one in sight
There's not a beast out there
No one to heed my prayers
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme a troll after midnight!
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme 'dat Troldhaugen midnight!
@lordtimofficial
One of the best things I've ever recorded here in the studio. This is ridiculous! HAHA! So good! :)
@Ovvkoz
there's a unique joy in discovering a band, and falling in love with their work. today is a good day
@CarrotBraa
This song makes me feel like a ravenous herd of unicorns are charging at me, as I stand upon a hill in the middle of winter. Just before the unicorns use me as their doormat, Jesus reaches out his large hands and caresses my bosom and raises me up up towards the heavens and tucks me neatly behind his ear. You know?
@MrTroldhaugen
That was the goal!
@jamesw3735
Jessica B That is indeed the feeling! But more rainbows shooting out of things. And some sugar. And a slap in the face.
@jamesw3735
MrTroldhaugen Can't wait to see Troldhaugen supporting Alestorm at my uni!
@AxOfTheHorde
+Jessica B That's exactly my thoughts. This song kept me awake during night shifts.
@SirKaldar
+James W Just saw them supporting Alestorm in Brisbane \m/ \m/
@JocelynNieNova
I hope my neighbours like this song...
@amzioc3860
Ahahahah XD