Malin K

VOID
You’re far away or keep me close
through hot and sleepless nights
I’m holding on spite deep sea lows
’cause roller coaster highs
I’m bending spoons and traffic rules for you

REF:
You only love me when you’re lonely
You’ll disappear again
I dream in vain
You’re gone and I’m
left with a you-shaped void in my life

I wait and ache, submerge my sadness
in wine and strangers’ love
Lately I’ve indulged in madness
Days go by somehow
I’m turning tides and killing pride for you

BRIDGE:
I am stuck on the shore
Left on shaky ground
I’m slipping off your radar
You simply dive right in
I never learned to swim
I need to let go

You pull, I stay sustained in dreams
I keep dissecting proofs
You keep me warm by being mean
(I) must quit this crazy loop
I’m bending spoons and traffic rules for you

YOU WON
You gaze beyond me like I’m see-through
lost inside a busy mind
It’s not an easy job to please your
mine field of desires
I can’t win this game by never playing
Even if I win I lose 

REF:
You summon ex-lovers, friends and brothers,
my word against everyone’s
yes, God himself will sure come running!
‘cos you’ve already won

Trapped and somehow feeling tricked
like an animal in a cage
You curse that I’m the one you picked
in a sweet-talk-sounding rage
Yet strangely you keep holding me near
and keep on calling this love

BRIDGE:
My «no» is a will that needs practice
And my grand delusion may be stronger
than my feeble wishes to be free
to be far, far away from here

SARAH
Sarah was lying
In the autumn meadow
Peacefully smoking
Her last cigarette
The scars through her soul had paled away
But the skies had never ever been so grey

She closed her eyes
And smiled a tired smile
Dreaming of Paris
In the early spring
Sarah killed the urge to run and hide
It was like something beautiful had died

Ref:
No need to be sad
Forget what you had
I have burnt my hopes and buried all my dreams
It’s not that hard, it seems
She said

Sarah was rising
Her face appeared like stone
There was a silence
I found myself alone
No matter what she does it will be wrong
To let down someone you really must be strong

THE SOURCE OF TIME 
Call upon memories long gone
of stories lived and learned
Underneath our many feet
the earth continues to spin
Stars are pulling our skin

REF:
Gaze into the source of time
We drift against the tide
and holding hands we keep
the loneliness at ease (dizziness/emptiness)

Brace our souls for making amends
Greeting the wind that blows minds
Change the dream, the end is over
time to stop being blind
Tomorrow belongs to the kind ones

PAPER TIGERS
Combing shadows from my hair
Didn’t see the patient snare
that grew around my neck as I weren’t watching
my eyes were elsewhere

Pushing egos through the door
Didn’t we do this once before?
I can’t compete with glibber minds,
I am alone, someone’s not here

REF:
Today the paper tigers roar
 – hoping the end is near
They hunt the badly built straw dogs
 – Hoping to end the fear
‘cos time’s inside the Trojan horse
with flags unfurled
The villain always get the girl

I’ll stay away, keep to myself
Far from the aim of someone else
I found a secret star and named it after her
yet she don’t know

Between reality and wish
there’s doors but needs to be a bridge
Behind this smile, there hides a faded dream,
it’s old and no longer itch 

SICK, SOBER AND SORRY
I am having a hard time getting out of bed,
It’s all due to an aching head.
I can’t recall all that happened last night
And now I am sick, sober and sorry.

Today I woke up with a sigh of relief
In my own bed not seeing a strangers face
It could have gone oh so bad
But I’m sick, sober and sorry

REF:
I promise myself: never drink again
But I know that’s just self-deception
I know who I am
I feel pretty mellow
I always regret but I’m alive

Maybe next time I’ll meet someone special
And a velvet wine will help me smile
But right now I’ll drink a beer to repair
‘cause I’m sick, sober and sorry

BRIDGE:
I need a shower
I’d kill for a burger
The fridge is empty
The light’s too bright
My cellphone is gone
The money is spent
I don’t remember
How I got home

THE DARKEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
It could have been so bad
chances were I’d be sad
I could have been on my own
totally alone

I might have closed the door
or stared down at the floor
wondered where you were
and what you’d prefer

REF:
But you weren’t missed
my dear, you were right there
made sure I was properly kissed
on the darkest night of the year

I could have gone alone to bed
with confusing words in my head
wonder what’d happen next
sleeping unrelaxed

REQUIEM FOR A BROKEN NAIL 
INTRO (phone voice a la Puttin’ on the Ritz)
It’s great to have friends that are jewish or gay
They’ll teach you how to dress and to play
Forget romance, but by all means pretend
An Audi TT will make you transcend

Vers 1:
Oscar Wilde was wrong about crying,
a well-timed tear can help you start flying
Don’t be distracted by the global news
Or the sadness in the mourners blues
Once you receive the right affections
You will build the right connections

Vers 2:
Vouge, the bible, always teach
What to wear at the office or the beach
Your shoes must be worth dying for
And your Gucci-handbag even more
Make sure your colors are in fashion
Display the right amount of passion

REF:
Screw the right men at the right time
Keep the right friends as you climb
or else you will know how it feels to fail
and you will sing a requiem for a broken nail

Vers 3:
I realized that the meaning of life
Is to become a rich mans wife
Keep your confidence on top
Put your boobs ahead and up
And pretty soon you’ll wear a bridal gown
and get that cool flat in Barbietown (west end girls)

BRIDGE:
My advice is this guide to success
And learn the secrets of how to impress
Keep your hair long and shiny (daddy’s creditcard)
And your ass tight and tiny (mummy’s surgeon)

REF2:
Design emotions and sell your soul
With grace, step into the perfect role
or else you will know how it feels to fail
and you will sing a requiem for a broken nail