She's sleeping
Weeks at a time
And when she wakes up
She watches TV
Counting cracks in the ceiling
No, I don't know what she's thinking
So I give up, waiting for someone waiting
Talking to someone, staring
I never come around
I never come around
I left her fifteen years behind
Girl's laying down
Never come around
So much for girl staying
In afraid of
Beeing needed
And seen she watches
The world on a screen
She's distant
And God knows I tried to leave her
But she's got a constant fever
I let it slip my mind
I never come around
I never come around
I left her fifteen years behind
I know a girl laying down
No, I never wasted my time
We have something in common
She's as different as I am
Anna Ternheim is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She was born May 31, 1978, in Stockholm, Sweden. She began playing guitar at the age of 10. During a year abroad in Atlanta, Georgia, Anna created her first band "Sova", playing at smaller festivals and local clubs. Back in Stockholm she continued her songwriting and later in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she was performing while studying French.
She released her debut album Somebody Outside in 2004, the Swedish Grammy jury awarded her the Best Newcomer of the Year award.
For her second album, Separation Road released on September 27, 2006, she was awarded Best Female Artist and Best Lyricist by the Swedish Grammy jury.
Her debut US album, Halfway to Fivepoints, was released on April 22, 2008. Ternheim moved to Manhattan that same year. She released her fourth album, Leaving on a Mayday on August 11, 2008.
Her fifth studio album, The Night Visitor, was released in the U.S. and internationally in autumn of 2011.
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There's only a teeny passing resemblance to White Rabbit - the chords during the verse, alternating up and down a half-step.
Interesting parallel. Good song.
Silly wish: Listen to Ternheim perform in a coffee house setting where my friends and I get to sit within 4 metres of the artist.
Clearly she's teaching a Swedish moping class.
In her photo: she looks pissed off.
Why so pissed off?
There's only a teeny passing resemblance to White Rabbit - the chords during the verse, alternating up and down a half-step.
Adele: Make You Feel My Love
Marvin Gaye: Let's Get It On
Anna Ternheim: Girl Laying Down
note to self:
I don't think my work colleagues appreciate me turning the lights down in the office!
Michael_Dean wrote: I like the way she reminds me of Jon Anderson
westslope wrote: (BC sage brush steppe)Really? Am a big fan of old Yes but never would have seen a link to Anna Ternheim. Hmm...... You might be on to something here.
Michael_Dean wrote: Jon & Vangelis' whimsical album "Friends of Mr. Cairo" is an exceptional production, I grasp at any reason to recall it.
The universe gives us some pretty amazing coincidences, doesn't it?
Great memories around this song. The year 2007, burned in my heart.
For me 2007 was great too. I got married that year after being together for 5 years. That's 15 years ago. Still happily together. 20 years now. Half of my life.
This song has really really grown on me. Just great, especially when it explodes into the chorus.
There's only a teeny passing resemblance to White Rabbit - the chords during the verse, alternating up and down a half-step.
+ intro ("White Rabbit")
True genius.