Mamma sa till mig [English translation]

From Ringvägen because of the traffic

I was so small, the apartment1 worn down

Erstagatan, second floor 2

Sofiaskolan, I fucked up

Oh but she always took the fight

Got me through school, fiddling3 with the grades

Three boys dead, others on the slide 4

What mom told me, saved my life

The economy, a sinking ship

She solved it as it came, whatever that worked

A subscription to debt collection, could never go wrong

Mom was screaming that it was someone else's fault

Met a crazy girl, my mom told me

Be careful, she's not good for you

Came home with chlamydia,

Mom said to me, I'll make small cure

And you'll be good and well

Mom said to me, forget the others and be who you want to be

Mom said to me, keep your head high and believe in yourself 5

Mom said to me, I'm with you in each and every breath

Mom said to me, I remember what mom said

Sleep tight, we'll see each other one day

(Mom said to me), you need to speak up

He's not good for you, just walk away

A true friend respects your decision

Sometimes crazy, balancing on a cliff

Mom held my hand, refused to let go

Spasmodic, that's how she was

First of may6, out and demonstrating

Dad was blue7, but they refused the discussion

Helped my friends washing Pee Wee's clothes

My mom told me, you're the sweetest8

Loyalty was phenomenal, would have tagged along a bankrobbery had I asked today

Burned papers in a tiled stove

During the war, my mom was young

Whatever happend my mom was heavy9

If there are queens, my mom was king

Mom said to me, forget the others and be who you want to be

Mom said to me, keep your head high and believe in yourself

Mom said to me, I'm with you in each and every breath

Mom said to me, I remember what mom said

Sleep tight, we'll see each other one day

White lies keep the family together

But our love is strong when we have gathered

Dad crying as if he was painting on a canvas

It was during the night my mom stopped breathing

Beginning of the year, I'll never forget the day

Woke during the night, felt something was wrong10

Missed call. Eldercare

Pure anguish to enter the code

A calm voice, told me mom just fell asleep

I sat in the car and couldn't think 11

Last we met we had a grand celebration, as if we knew something was off

But where there's life, there is hope

My son was born, around the same time you left your body

It all moves in cycles, death is predetermined

Sleep tight now and we'll meet again

Mom said to me, forget the others and be who you want to be

Mom said to me, keep your head high and believe in yourself

Mom said to me, I'm with you in each and every breath

Mom said to me, I remember what mom said

Sleep tight, we'll see each other one day

Mom said to me, forget the others and be who you want to be

Mom said to me, keep your head high and believe in yourself

Mom said to me, I'm with you in each and every breath

Mom said to me, I remember what mom said

Sleep tight, we'll see each other one day

1. 'kvarten' usually means a quarter (of something), but in this sense it refers to a den or a nook. It can be put together with 'knark' (drug) to make the word 'knarkarkvart' (drug den) which is where I've heard it been used the most2. technically "two stairs up"3. basically manipulating the grades in some way or form4. meaning that kids in poor financial situations were lured into criminality etc. 5. 'dina val' means your choices, but bears a similar meaning 6. 1st of may is international workers' day7. blue being right wing, red being left wing, i.e. political differences between the parents8. finast i världen means the finest in the world, using sweetest comes the closest (for me) when translating the meaning of the sentence, hence why I used it9. basically meaning she was tough and could do anything10. 'kände i magen' means felt in the gut/stomach11. 'fatta ingenting' meaning understanding nothing

• Artist:Petter
• Album:Skeppsholmen