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Fever Ray - When I Grow Up Lyrics

Artist: Fever Ray

Album: Fever Ray

Genre: Electronic

  • Songwriters: Karin Dreijer Andersson

When I grow up
I want to be a forester
Run through the moss on high heels
That's what I'll do
Throwing out boomerang
Waiting for it to come back to me

When I grow up
I want to live near the sea
Crab claws and bottles of rum
That's what I'll have
Staring at the seashell
Waiting for it to embrace me

I put my soul in what I do
Last night I drew a funny man
With dark eyes and a hanging tongue
It goes way bad
I never liked a sad look
From someone who wants to be loved by you

I'm very good with plants
When my friends are away
They let me keep the soil moist
On the seventh day I rest
For a minute or two
Then back on my feet and cry for you

You've got cucumbers on your eyes
Too much time spent on nothing
Waiting for a moment to arise
The face in the ceiling
And arms too long
I wait for him to catch me

Waiting for you to embrace me


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  • Yolla Y. Spondo

    wow!

  • Julie Smith

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Having fun going through Fever Ray remixes. Good stuff, this is a techno vocal version.

  • Anonymous

    The video is so surreal.
    So is the song, itself.

    What makes it so surreal that there are three elements;
    a girl. a pool. and a man.
    It's not some billion-dollar project like Beyonce or Lady GaGa would have it, and in this video, so much emotion was shown without having a billion dollar set.

  • Anonymous

    The video is fantastic. It's hardly grotesque yet embraces the same meaning. It's soft, yet passionate, brings out and amazing meaning to what's queer. It's pretty much magical.

  • Anonymous

    Great song, and the video is even better! XD I love the girl in the video. She has been in other videos too, but this is definitely her best one to date. And Karin Andersson's voice is amazing!!!

  • Anonymous

    normally i hate songs that dont rhyme. but true art knows no rules and this passes the test. it will deminish in the east and remain galadriel...

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