Det slår mig ibland [English translation]

Every time I think about what you said

That it was over for me

Now I'm going to teach you

So that even if your eyes are closed you'll see it clearly

Because your words made me into

Who I am today, who I wanted to become

You pulled me down, but

I swear that I got myself here

Never again

They looked past me

There's nothing that echoes in my head anymore1

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah, sometimes it hits me

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

And then I smile a little

Sometimes I think about what you said

But that was before

It's much better now

Independent2, no one is holding me back

And your words have made me into

Who I am today, everything I wanted to become

You pulled me down, but

Watch me bring myself here

Never again

They looked past me

There's nothing that echoes in my head...

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah, sometimes it hits me

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

So I smile a little

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

I've found my place

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

And I can see everywhere from here

I see it so clearly

Everything is so superficial

With me, I brought the ones I trust

They're next to me

Real, you can see that

I'm going to give you everything one day3

And sometimes it hits me...

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah, sometimes it hits me

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

So I smile a little

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

I've found my place

Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah

And I can see everywhere from here

1. The lyric which is written in the official lyrics doesn't make much sense to me. It could mean "the nothings which echo in my head anymore" - which makes as little sense in Swedish as it does in English, but I hear "Det är ingenting som ekar i mitt huvud längre" - which is what I wrote here. She could also be saying "They're nothings which echo in my head anymore" - and "längre" really doesn't work in a sentence like that. I'd like another pair of ears and another brain to help me with this if they can.2. "Independent" is said in English, and this word means nothing in Swedish. The Swedish word for independent is "självständig".3. Literally "en vacker dag" means "a beautiful day", but in Swedish it metaphorically means "a day in the future", one which could be close or far away, and one which may or may not take place. In this song I'd say it's actually going to happen.

• Artist:Cherrie