Tyrävyö was a Finnish rock band formed in 1996. Eero Valorinta (vocals/guit… Read Full Bio ↴Tyrävyö was a Finnish rock band formed in 1996. Eero Valorinta (vocals/guitar), Kristian Kuustie (guitar), Tomi Sauranen (bass) and Pasi Viinamäki (drums) were the original members of the band, but on the first album "Helminauha" (1999) there was a guest guitarist Jimi Pääkallo, which was/is known for his role in a popular Finnish rock'n'roll movie "Pitkä kuuma kesä" (1999). Jimi Pääkallo toured with Tyrävyö about a year and the band enjoyed rather big success. Jimi and the band played their last gig in Korso 2000 at the Ankkarock festival. Tyrävyö is probably best known from it's cover-song "Ajetaan tandemilla" (released on the first EP "Kavereita" in 1999) and the song "Ensisuudelma" from the album "Helminauha".

Tyrävyö released three more albums "Tyrävyö" (2001), "Pelkoa, inhoa ja b-luokan elokuvaa" (2002) and "Lähempänä pohjaa" (2005). The band split up in 2006, but they made a comeback in 2014. Their newest release is a single for song Tuli sisällä, which was released in april 2015.

Seitsemän
Tyrävyö Lyrics

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Oli kдytдvдssд taas naapurin poika
Siitд mielessдsi teet tarinoita
Sitд himon mддrдд joka pehmentдд sun pддn
Sulla on jo mies ja tahdot vielд toista
Tahdot vetдд kaikista naruista
Sitд ahneutta ei muut voi ymmдrtдд

Sд vihaat olla yksin mut sд vihaat meitд vielд enemmдn

Me vaadimme lisдд
Ei meille riitд mikддn
Me ollaan joka puolella minne vaan sд katsot
Et pддse meitд pakoon

Sд tahdot aina sen mitд on jollain muulla
Kдdessдsi nдyttдis se kai paremmalta
Mд en enдд tiedд mitд kateus tarkoittaa
Joka pдivд ei kai jaksa ylцs nousta
Joku muu voi tehdд sen sun puolesta
Jollei laiskuus sitten ole tarttuvaa

Ylpeдmmin ei paremmin niin lankeemuskin kдy nopeemmin

Me vaadimme lisдд
Ei meille riitд mikддn
Me ollaan joka puolella minne vaan sд katsot
Et pддse meitд pakoon

Toisten epдtoivolla laskusi maksat
Mдssдд sillд niin paljon kuin jaksat

Me vaadimme lisдд
Ei meille riitд mikддn

Me ollaan joka puolella minne vaan sд katsot
Et pддse meitд pakoon

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Seitsemän" by Tyrävyö describe the desire for materialistic possessions and envy towards others who possess them. The first paragraph talks about a neighbor's son and how you create stories in your mind about him. The desire for materialistic possessions and the greed that comes with it clouds the mind, causing you to want more regardless of the consequences. The lyrics depict a character who already has a partner or spouse but still desires more; they want to feel the satisfaction of pulling strings and being the center of attention.

The second paragraph talks about the fear of being alone and disliking the people around them who have what they do not. The chorus repeats the desire for more, stating that nothing is enough for the person in the song. In the third and final paragraph, the lyrics refer to taking pleasure in someone else's failure or demise as it provides an opportunity for them to boast their superiority. The lyrics reveal how envy can consume individuals, causing them to be self-centered and agitated towards anything that isn't theirs. The song speaks of a desire for attention and satisfaction that eats at them at every turn, causing them to always crave more.

Line by Line Meaning

Oli kдytдvдssд taas naapurin poika
The neighbor's boy was in the hallway again

Siitд mielessдsi teet tarinoita
You make up stories about him in your mind

Sitд himon mддrдд joka pehmentдд sun pддn
The amount of desire softens your mind

Sulla on jo mies ja tahdot vielд toista
You already have a man, but you still want another

Tahdot vetдд kaikista naruista
You want to pull all the strings

Sitд ahneutta ei muut voi ymmдrtдд
No one else can understand that kind of greed

Sд vihaat olla yksin mut sд vihaat meitд vielд enemmдn
You hate being alone, but you hate us even more

Me vaadimme lisдд Ei meille riitд mikддn Me ollaan joka puolella minne vaan sд katsot Et pддse meitд pakoon
We demand more, nothing is enough for us. We are everywhere you look, you can't escape us

Sд tahdot aina sen mitд on jollain muulla Kдdessдsi nдyttдis se kai paremmalta
You always want what someone else has, it would look better in your hand

Mд en enдд tiedд mitд kateus tarkoittaa Joka pдivд ei kai jaksa ylцs nousta Joku muu voi tehdд sen sun puolesta Jollei laiskuus sitten ole tarttuvaa
I don't know what jealousy means anymore. Some days it's hard to get up, someone else can do it for you unless laziness is contagious

Ylpeдmmin ei paremmin niin lankeemuskin kдy nopeemmin
Pride goes before a fall

Toisten epдtoivolla laskusi maksat Mдssдд sillд niin paljon kuin jaksat
You pay the price for the despair of others, indulging in it as much as you can

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