Follow these instructions
Do exactly as I do
Lean your shoulders forward
Let your hands slide over to my side
Move your body closer
Let your heart meet mine
Love is the harmony
Desire is the key
Love is the melody
Now sing it with me
Come a little closer
Take a look at me
This light is so obvious
I want you to see
Come a little closer
Look me in the eye
Then repeat with me
One more time
Love is the harmony
Desire is the key
Love is a symphony
Now play it with me
Love is the harmony
Desire is the key
Love is a symphony
Now play it with me
You'll be the rhythm and I'll be the beat
You'll be the rhythm and I'll be the beat
Then I'll be the rhythm and you'll be the beat
And love, the shoreline, where you and I meet
You'll be the rhythm and I'll be the beat
You'll be the rhythm and I'll be the beat
Then I'll be the rhythm and you'll be the beat
And love, the shoreline, where you and I meet
Love is the harmony
Desire is the key
Love is a symphony
Come, sing some with me
Lykke Li - Youth Novels Album Lyrics
Lykke Li - Youth Novels Lyrics
Writer: NILS-ERIK SANDBERG, BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Dance Dance Dance
having trouble telling
how i feel
but i can dance, dance, dance
couldn't possibly tell you
how i mean
but i can dance, dance, dance
so when i trip on my feet
look at the beat
the words are
written in the sand
when i'm shaking my hips
look for the swing
the words are
written in the air
oh dance
i was a dancer all along
dance, dance, dance
words can never make up for what you do
easy conversations,
there's no such thing
oh, i'm shy, shy, shy
my hips they lie
'cause in reality, aye
i'm shy shy shy
when i trip on my feet
look at the ground
the words are
written in the dust
when i'm shaking my hips
look for the swing
the words are
written in the air
oh dance
i was a dancer all along
dance, dance, dance
now words can never make up for what you do
oh dance
i was a dancer all along
dance, dance, dance
now words can never make up for what you do
how i feel
but i can dance, dance, dance
couldn't possibly tell you
how i mean
but i can dance, dance, dance
so when i trip on my feet
look at the beat
the words are
written in the sand
when i'm shaking my hips
look for the swing
the words are
written in the air
oh dance
i was a dancer all along
dance, dance, dance
words can never make up for what you do
easy conversations,
there's no such thing
oh, i'm shy, shy, shy
my hips they lie
'cause in reality, aye
i'm shy shy shy
when i trip on my feet
look at the ground
the words are
written in the dust
when i'm shaking my hips
look for the swing
the words are
written in the air
oh dance
i was a dancer all along
dance, dance, dance
now words can never make up for what you do
oh dance
i was a dancer all along
dance, dance, dance
now words can never make up for what you do
Writer: BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Im Good Im Gone
Working in the corner, peaking over shoulders, waiting for my time to come.
Working in the corner, one day to the other, butter for my piece of bun.
Stepping a stone and I'm all gone.
Give me the tone and I'm all gone
Yes I'm walking by the line,
Not here but in my mind.
Working a sweat but it's all good.
Breaking my back but it's all good.
Cause I know I'll get it back,
I know your hands will clap.
I'm working
I'm working
To make butter for my piece of bun.
And if you say I'm not okay
With miles to go.
If you say there ain't no way that I could know.
If you say I aim too high from down below,
Well say it now cause when I'm gone,
You'll be calling but I won't be at the phone.
And I'm hanging around until it's all done,
You can't keep me back once I had some.
Wasting time to get it right,
And you will see what I'm about.
Cause I'm working a sweat but it's all good,
I'm breaking my back but it's all good.
Cause I know I'll get it back, I know your hands will clap.
And if you say I'm not okay with miles to go.
If you say there ain't no way that I could know.
If you say I aim too high from down below,
Well say it now cause when I'm gone,
You'll be calling but I won't be at the phone.
Working in the corner, one day to the other, butter for my piece of bun.
Stepping a stone and I'm all gone.
Give me the tone and I'm all gone
Yes I'm walking by the line,
Not here but in my mind.
Working a sweat but it's all good.
Breaking my back but it's all good.
Cause I know I'll get it back,
I know your hands will clap.
I'm working
I'm working
To make butter for my piece of bun.
And if you say I'm not okay
With miles to go.
If you say there ain't no way that I could know.
If you say I aim too high from down below,
Well say it now cause when I'm gone,
You'll be calling but I won't be at the phone.
And I'm hanging around until it's all done,
You can't keep me back once I had some.
Wasting time to get it right,
And you will see what I'm about.
Cause I'm working a sweat but it's all good,
I'm breaking my back but it's all good.
Cause I know I'll get it back, I know your hands will clap.
And if you say I'm not okay with miles to go.
If you say there ain't no way that I could know.
If you say I aim too high from down below,
Well say it now cause when I'm gone,
You'll be calling but I won't be at the phone.
Writer: BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Let It Fall
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
In weakest moments I weep
'Cause I like the way tears fit my cheek
In darkest moments I cry
Oh, how I love the way tears suits my face
I like it salt, I like it wet
Like my makeup in a mess
So I cry hard to let it fall
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
In joyous moments I moan
'Cause it feels so good when I let my water flow
Drip, drop and I cannot stop
Can't stop, no, I said, no
Drip, drop and I cannot stop, can't stop
I cry for you, cry for you
I cry because I cannot help it
So it runs, yeah, it falls
And ain't no stopping at all
I like it salt, I like it wet
Like my makeup in a mess
So I cry hard to let it fall
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
In weakest moments I weep
'Cause I like the way tears fit my cheek
In darkest moments I cry
Oh, how I love the way tears suits my face
I like it salt, I like it wet
Like my makeup in a mess
So I cry hard to let it fall
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
In joyous moments I moan
'Cause it feels so good when I let my water flow
Drip, drop and I cannot stop
Can't stop, no, I said, no
Drip, drop and I cannot stop, can't stop
I cry for you, cry for you
I cry because I cannot help it
So it runs, yeah, it falls
And ain't no stopping at all
I like it salt, I like it wet
Like my makeup in a mess
So I cry hard to let it fall
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep, so I weep
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
So I weep, so I weep
So I weep
And I won't stop until my tears are all shed
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall
Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall
Writer: BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
My Love
i miss you man
where have you gone?
i miss you much
i miss you long
so many men
where did you go?
over seas, under chairs
oh lover boy
you're hiding out
oh could it be
i passed you by a thousand times before
not knowing who you were
my love will come, my love will come
my love
for you i wait, for you i wait
my love
my love it burns, my love it burns
my love
my love will come, my love will come
my love
solitude,
i'm doing fine
i dance alone
with my head high
oh solitude it's so sublime
to swing alone
the choice is mine
to wait while others play
to let my lover wait
my love will come, my love will come
my love
for you i sing, for you i sing
my love
my love it burns, my love it burns
my love
my love will come, my love will come
my love
where have you gone?
i miss you much
i miss you long
so many men
where did you go?
over seas, under chairs
oh lover boy
you're hiding out
oh could it be
i passed you by a thousand times before
not knowing who you were
my love will come, my love will come
my love
for you i wait, for you i wait
my love
my love it burns, my love it burns
my love
my love will come, my love will come
my love
solitude,
i'm doing fine
i dance alone
with my head high
oh solitude it's so sublime
to swing alone
the choice is mine
to wait while others play
to let my lover wait
my love will come, my love will come
my love
for you i sing, for you i sing
my love
my love it burns, my love it burns
my love
my love will come, my love will come
my love
Writer: NILS-ERIK SANDBERG, BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Little Bit
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hands down, I'm too proud for love
But with eyes shut it's you I'm thinking of
But how we move from A to B?
It can't be up to me 'cause you don't know
Eye to eye, thigh to thigh, I let go
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little bit, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And for you I keep my legs apart
And forget about my tainted heart
And I will never ever be the first
To say it but still I, you know I, I, I
I would do it
Push a button, pull a trigger
Climb a mountain, jump off a cliff
'Cause you know, baby
I love you, love you a little bit
I would do it, I would say it
I would mean it and we could do it
It was you and I and I only
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me, oh
Come here, stay with me
Stroke me by the hair
'Cause I would give anything, anything
To have you as my man
Come here, stay with me
Stroke me by the hair
'Cause I would give anything, anything
To have you as my man
Little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love with you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit
Little bit, little bit
Little bit, little bit
Little bit
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hands down, I'm too proud for love
But with eyes shut it's you I'm thinking of
But how we move from A to B?
It can't be up to me 'cause you don't know
Eye to eye, thigh to thigh, I let go
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little bit, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And for you I keep my legs apart
And forget about my tainted heart
And I will never ever be the first
To say it but still I, you know I, I, I
I would do it
Push a button, pull a trigger
Climb a mountain, jump off a cliff
'Cause you know, baby
I love you, love you a little bit
I would do it, I would say it
I would mean it and we could do it
It was you and I and I only
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me, oh
Come here, stay with me
Stroke me by the hair
'Cause I would give anything, anything
To have you as my man
Come here, stay with me
Stroke me by the hair
'Cause I would give anything, anything
To have you as my man
Little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love for you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit in l-l-love for me
I think I'm a little bit, little bit
A little bit in love with you
But only if you're a little, little bit
Little bit
Little bit, little bit
Little bit, little bit
Little bit
Writer: BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Hanging High
Oh thunder in my heart
These razors cutting sharp
And leaves me with an ever bleeding scar
So soft, so suddenly
So that I can not breathe
I'm drawn into a circle painted black
Oh I'm hanging high
Oh won't you let me down
Back where I started at
You know I'm a little lost
And when it hurts the most
I'll push a little more
I'm back where I started at
You know I'm a little lost
Like lightning in my heart
A kiss so burning hot
I'm hanging on a thread that's bound to drop
Like rain on open skies
Don't know the reason why
But I'll always choose the black in front of white
Oh I'm hanging high
Oh won't you let me down
Back where I started at
You know I'm a little lost
And when it hurts the most
I'll push a little more
I'm back where I started at
You know I'm a little lost
These razors cutting sharp
And leaves me with an ever bleeding scar
So soft, so suddenly
So that I can not breathe
I'm drawn into a circle painted black
Oh I'm hanging high
Oh won't you let me down
Back where I started at
You know I'm a little lost
And when it hurts the most
I'll push a little more
I'm back where I started at
You know I'm a little lost
Like lightning in my heart
A kiss so burning hot
I'm hanging on a thread that's bound to drop
Like rain on open skies
Don't know the reason why
But I'll always choose the black in front of white
Oh I'm hanging high
Oh won't you let me down
Back where I started at
You know I'm a little lost
And when it hurts the most
I'll push a little more
I'm back where I started at
You know I'm a little lost
Writer: BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
This Trumpet In My Head
I can't get that trumpet out of my head
I can't get that trumpet out of my head
I woke up and I can't get that trumpet out of my head
And you say you can't stand me when I'm quiet,
and so I shot you in my silence
I can't get that trumpet out of my head
I can't get that trumpet out of my head
I woke up and I can't get that trumpet out of my head
And you say you can't stand me when I'm quiet,
and so I shot you in my silence
I can't get that trumpet out of my head
Writer: NILS-ERIK SANDBERG, BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Complaint Department
Me oh my you thought you had something strong
Me oh my it turned out that you were wrong
Me oh my you your luck seems to be no more
Frightened to get up, fallen to the floor
Me oh my you say what you're going through
Funny you forgot 'cause that's the same thing from you
If you wanna complain
If you wanna complain
I'm not the complaint department
If you wanna complain [x3]
Me oh my you thought you had something strong
Me oh my it turned out that you were wrong
(If you wanna complain)
Me oh my you your luck seems to be no more
(If you wanna complain)
Frightened to get up, fallen to the floor
If you wanna complain
I'm not the complaint department [x9]
Me oh my it turned out that you were wrong
Me oh my you your luck seems to be no more
Frightened to get up, fallen to the floor
Me oh my you say what you're going through
Funny you forgot 'cause that's the same thing from you
If you wanna complain
If you wanna complain
I'm not the complaint department
If you wanna complain [x3]
Me oh my you thought you had something strong
Me oh my it turned out that you were wrong
(If you wanna complain)
Me oh my you your luck seems to be no more
(If you wanna complain)
Frightened to get up, fallen to the floor
If you wanna complain
I'm not the complaint department [x9]
Writer: BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Breaking It Up
If you're going abroad I can't help you
If you're crossing the street I might be there
If you give it a minute it's gone
If you give it a minute it's wrong
If we're just waiting a second too long
Darling I'll leave and you won't come along
So give me the reason to stay
Give me the reason to wait
You know I don't look to get caught
'Cause darling we're here but my true love is not
I'm breaking it up, before it's on
Breaking it up, it's already gone
Breaking it up, I didn't mean to fraud
Breaking it up
If you're going abroad I can't help you
If you're crossing the street I might be there
And I call you baby I will and I do
Persuade you in though I know that we're through
I let you think that I'm yours when I'm not
Keep you here though I'm ready to drop the last line
I'm breaking it up, before it's on
Breaking it up, it's already gone
Breaking it up, I didn't mean to fraud
Breaking it up
If you're going abroad I can't help you
If you're crossing the street I might be there
Breaking it up
Breaking it up
If you're crossing the street I might be there
If you give it a minute it's gone
If you give it a minute it's wrong
If we're just waiting a second too long
Darling I'll leave and you won't come along
So give me the reason to stay
Give me the reason to wait
You know I don't look to get caught
'Cause darling we're here but my true love is not
I'm breaking it up, before it's on
Breaking it up, it's already gone
Breaking it up, I didn't mean to fraud
Breaking it up
If you're going abroad I can't help you
If you're crossing the street I might be there
And I call you baby I will and I do
Persuade you in though I know that we're through
I let you think that I'm yours when I'm not
Keep you here though I'm ready to drop the last line
I'm breaking it up, before it's on
Breaking it up, it's already gone
Breaking it up, I didn't mean to fraud
Breaking it up
If you're going abroad I can't help you
If you're crossing the street I might be there
Breaking it up
Breaking it up
Writer: BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Time Flies
I sit tight, don't want to miss the show
I hang on, don't want to miss my prime
'Cause time will fly, upon my baby's back
Time will fly, upon my baby's back
Stay a while, my baby wants me to
Don't you go, my baby begs me so
But tide will dry, upon my baby's back
Tide will dry, upon my baby's back
I get weak
I get weary
I miss sleep
I get moody
I'm in thoughts
I write songs
I'm in love
I walk on
Fingers crossed, my time is coming now
Don't you go, my baby begs me so
Time will fly, upon my baby's back
Time will fly, upon my baby's back
I get weak
I get weary
I miss sleep
I get moody
I'm in thoughts
I write songs
I'm in love
I walk on
I hang on, don't want to miss my prime
'Cause time will fly, upon my baby's back
Time will fly, upon my baby's back
Stay a while, my baby wants me to
Don't you go, my baby begs me so
But tide will dry, upon my baby's back
Tide will dry, upon my baby's back
I get weak
I get weary
I miss sleep
I get moody
I'm in thoughts
I write songs
I'm in love
I walk on
Fingers crossed, my time is coming now
Don't you go, my baby begs me so
Time will fly, upon my baby's back
Time will fly, upon my baby's back
I get weak
I get weary
I miss sleep
I get moody
I'm in thoughts
I write songs
I'm in love
I walk on
Writer: BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Window Blues
I sleep with windows open
I sleep with eyes wide
in case you would come walking
in case you'd change your mind
but don't strain yourself for me
don't break yourself for me
don't lose your selfish ways for me
I keep a leash around you
and I keep it nice and tight
in case you would go walking
over forbidden lines
but don't go all soft on me
don't come across for me
don't lose your selfish ways over me
un deux trois
quatre cinq six
a hundred times is fine
you keep on flunking out
you keep me wanting more
un deux trois
quatre cinq six
a hundred times is fine
for you I go all blind
oh my, where is my mind?
I keep my window open
I keep it open wide
so keep me keep it open
oh, keep me on your mind
I sleep with eyes wide
in case you would come walking
in case you'd change your mind
but don't strain yourself for me
don't break yourself for me
don't lose your selfish ways for me
I keep a leash around you
and I keep it nice and tight
in case you would go walking
over forbidden lines
but don't go all soft on me
don't come across for me
don't lose your selfish ways over me
un deux trois
quatre cinq six
a hundred times is fine
you keep on flunking out
you keep me wanting more
un deux trois
quatre cinq six
a hundred times is fine
for you I go all blind
oh my, where is my mind?
I keep my window open
I keep it open wide
so keep me keep it open
oh, keep me on your mind
Writer: NILS-ERIK SANDBERG, BJOERN YTTLING, LYKKE LI ZACHRISSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Youth Novels is the debut studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Lykke Li, released on 30 January 2008 on her own label, the EMI-distributed LL Recordings. The album was entirely produced by Björn Yttling of Swedish indie pop band Peter Bjorn and John and co-produced by Lasse Mårtén. Youth Novels spawned four singles: "Little Bit", "I'm Good, I'm Gone", "Breaking It Up" and "Tonight".
Performed By:
Lykke LiGenre(s): Indie pop, synth-pop, dance-pop
Released: January 30th, 2008
Year: 2008