Burning Paper
This is the word for word translation of a Swedish hip hop track. I really like it in Swedish. To put the song in some context it is written by a guy about a girl he had something with. So let's see if the lyrics will hold up to my scrupulous translation:
You told me that you already have a man
Just after we had slept with each other
But it didn't matter, because I was with someone too
That I really fancied or at least had something with
It started with you send texts to my phone
A lot of late nights, when you had been drinking wine
They were fairly flirtatious, but the morning after
There would always be a new text, where your were ashamed and like
We are burning paper, only paper and never fire wood
We are burning paper, it flames up quickly and then burns down
We are burning paper, only paper and never fire wood
We are burning paper, it flames up quickly and then burns down
You started appearing in Stockholm more often
Sex in my bed, but then you suddenly were in a hurry
To meet your sister, because that's why you were visiting
You told me that I absolutely couldn't tell
Anyone about this, not even that we had seen each other
I told you I would keep quiet, but that wasn't strictly true
And it seemed like all of your friends already knew
We are burning paper, only paper and never fire wood
We are burning paper, it flames up quickly and then burns down
We are burning paper, only paper and never fire wood
We are burning paper, it flames up quickly and then burns down
But one morning when we woke up in each others arms
I felt wholly fuck how hard my heart was beating
I realised that I had accidentally fallen in love with you
I wrote how I felt and sent an email
You felt the same and responded immediately
That this meant that we could never see each other again
An innocent fling isn't that dangerous
But suddenly things started to feel too serious
We are burning paper, only paper and never fire wood
We are burning paper, it flames up quickly and then burns down
We are burning paper, only paper and never fire wood
We are burning paper, it flames up quickly and then burns down
You did not want to leave your old relationship
For something that might be a fleeting passion
You said - You don't know me. I didn't argue
You said - You will realise that I am an idiot
I felt somewhere deep down that this could be true
And when the first strong feelings started to burn out
You said - Maybe it was only like paper burning
I felt somewhere deep down that this could be true
We are burning paper, and only paper and never fire wood
We are burning paper, it flames up quickly and then burns down
We are burning paper, and only paper and never fire wood
We are burning paper, it flames up quickly and then burns down
2 comments :
Hi, I stumbled across your blog recently and find you quite rateable, and I was just wondering if you could do a little piece on your previous relationships, i.e sort of the pros and cons of each boy youve been with (obviously not giving specific names etc haha) as I'm going through some of my own problems at the moment and it'd be great to see a piece of your own as I like your style of writing. x
Thank you for your lovely comments. That's a great idea actually, I may do that soon! Keep your eyes peeled!
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