Lyrics
On The Floor
I have been using these ears all my life
Heard both the river and trucks rushing by
I’ve heard how the girls giggle at first
And then whisper and burst into laughter
And boy do I know the sound of a blow-up
And the ringing of a slap right after
But hear hear, this sounds like fun
I wanna spend all day this way
Just lying on the floor
Just lying on the floor
Your sister is ugly and mean, that’s the truth
We’re not supposed to be here in her room
But there’s no way to run, our bodies are numb
And we still have a B-side to cover
I don’t know the words but I know that it hurts
All the way from one head to the other
And hear hear, my heart beats fast
I wanna be like them some day
I’m lying on the floor
Just lying on the floor
Just lying on the floor
Hear hear, that must be life
And it goes yeah-yeah-yeah
And it goes yeah-yeah-yeah
Words and music by Ida Gard
Burning Blue Fire
Take this gift
Take it and turn it into magic
Merge with it
Keep it safe up in the attic
You were born in the snow
Taught to be cold
Meant to be warm
But you had to hold on
In the slow nights
You were all alone
You’ll be a fire! But you don’t know it yet
You’ll be a fire! You just don’t see it
I can tell it by the way you light up, it’s overdue
You’re a fire and your flames are bright blue
I’m not the one
With electricity inside
You’ll switch on
And we’ll see particles collide
And I’ll be the one who once knew you
And that’s something too
You were born in the snow
Taught to be cold
Meant to be warm
But you had to hold on
In the slow nights
You were all alone
You’ll be a fire! But you don’t know it yet
You’ll be a fire! You just don’t see it
I can tell it by the way you light up, it’s overdue
You’re a fire and your flames are bright blue
I can’t become a true fire like you
Cannot become a burning blue fire like you
But I can become another color, another fire
Keep the fire burning, burning, higher, higher
And whatever happens there will still be
Flames and colors left in Sweden
You’ll be a fire! But you don’t know it yet
You’ll be a fire! You just don’t see it
I can tell it by the way you light up, it’s overdue
You’re a fire and your flames are bright blue
Words and music by Ida Gard
Womb
Iron man, metal mother
Would you mind if I was a kick inside you?
Well I’m a man, mother
I’ll keep growing
One day you’re gonna have to burst
Womb!
Time flies by quickly, quickly
Sounds like Womb!
Time flies by quickly, quickly
Sounds like Womb!
Don’t you hear it in the ground and all around us?
Womb! Womb! Womb! Womb!
Iron man, your stiff shoulders
I’ll fill them and break the mold open for you
Metal crash, hollow
Do you see this bigger, better, brand new me?
Womb!
Time flies by quickly, quickly
Sounds like Womb!
Time flies by quickly, quickly
Sounds like Womb!
Don’t you hear it in the ground and all around us?
Womb! Womb! Womb! Womb!
Look at me now
Look at these huge hands
Look at my genitals
Wow …
Womb!
Time flies by quickly, quickly
Sounds like Womb!
Time flies by quickly, quickly
Sounds like Womb!
Don’t you hear it in the ground and all around us?
Womb! Womb! Womb! Womb!
Words and music by Ida Gard
To The Woods
Underneath the surface of the city
We’re all enlisted
Any blond-haired boy who’s from this city
Will go there
Far below this redbrick row of houses
We are an army
Any blue-eyed boy who’s from these houses
Will know where
To the woods, that’s where we go
Are you in or do you run?
In the woods, life is a battle
Do you win or are you done?
Do you run, do you run, do you run?
Like a wolf you flee into the forest
They’re right behind you
Hear the voices pellet through the forest
You’re home soon
To the woods, that’s where we go
Are you in or do you run?
In the woods, life is a battle
Do you win or are you done?
Do you run, do you run, do you run?
And do you weep?
And do you fight?
And do you hide?
And do you kill?
And do you cry?
And do you bleed?
And do you run?
Or do you?
Words and music by Ida Gard
Vittula Pt. 1
How can someone be so soft?
Vittula …
Then with one touch become hard as a rock
Vittula …
I’m the key and you’re the lock
I won’t tell anyone anything
Like how we got undressed
In the changing room
How our lips turned blue
And how I changed you
If girls walk in circles
Would you come back soon?
I miss you
How can something feel so good?
Vittula …
If most of it you’ve completely misunderstood
Vittula …
I think you should go to Hollywood
I won’t tell anyone anything
Like how you left me there
In the parking lot
How my cheeks were hot
But my heart was not
If girls walk in circles
Would you come back soon?
I miss you
What did I do
That made you turn to stone
Between my hands?
Or did I say something I shouldn’t have said?
Whatever it is you’ve got to let me know
Or I’ll do it over and over and over and over …
I won’t tell anyone anything
I won’t tell anyone anything
But how could you be snow cold
When you’d been completely different
Just a second earlier
Did I hurt you?
Vittula …
There’s a million words I would have said
If you’d told me what went wrong inside you
And there’s a million things I could have changed
If I’d known that I should
Vittula
Words and music by Ida Gard
I Didn't Pick This Dress (feat. Steffen Westmark)
I live a mile from the center of town
Right where the woods begin
I ride a yellow bike to go
And buy my groceries and stuff
I go on Mondays
I didn’t pick this dress
The boys refuse to look me straight in the eye
I think they’re scared of me
Even the gravel gets the shivers
When they knock on my door
There’s coffee waiting
I didn’t pick this dress
But I’m comfortable in it
I didn’t ask for this
But I’ll take what I’m given
They both smell like soap
Mmm …
I am nobody if she’s not here
I am nobody if she’s not here
I live a mile from the center of town
Right where the woods begin
Prefer the company of
Memory and thought
We sit in silence
The boys tell us things
They don’t want us to know
They let us in
Where no one’s allowed to go
I’m behind his face
That’s my hiding place
I have nowhere else to go
I’ll tell them all they need to know
Then I will go back inside him
Prison
I’ll wait for someone else to show up
One who’s all set and ready
To take me in
He will hold me for a thousand years
I am nobody if he’s not here
Right where the woods begin is where I will be
If you should need me
Words and music by Ida Gard
Whatever It Takes To Get To China
Wanna come with me to China?
That’s where the world ends, that’s where I want to go
What your mommy says, who cares!
She doesn’t have to know
So you’re scared to leave the playground
Do as you like but I won’t wait, no!
Just jump on the bus and we’re off
There’s no one around to say: Stop
Do you see, the trees are changing?
The road’s got a brand new leather jacket on
And the back seat’s ours to rule
It’s meant for having fun
All the Germans feed us candy
This, my friend, is life when you’re on the run!
Just hand them a lie and we’re off
There’s no one around to say: Stop
Follow the chopsticks, hurry up, go!
We don’t belong but they don’t know
Follow the soy sauce, go!
We don’t belong but they don’t know
Look at that, we’re on an airplane!
Service is great, they gave us Apfel Juice
And some crayons too
Whoo-hoo! Now who could have the blues?
If they ask you any questions
Don’t say a word just smile and keep cool
If they look away once, then we’re off
There’s no one around to say: Stop
Just point at some guy and say: Dad
Whatever it takes to get to China
Follow the chopsticks, hurry up, go!
We don’t belong but they don’t know
Follow the soy sauce, go!
We don’t belong but they don’t know
They don’t know, they don’t know
Words and music by Ida Gard
He Spoke To Me
Here he comes
Hear his healing words
I was in the darkness, nothing did I see
Till that little boy spoke to me
And I saw
That I should not fear
There is but one language we all need to speak
And that little boy spoke to me
In a language
Sounding sweet and clear
Unfamiliar words were tickling my ears
When that little boy spoke to me
And my ears
Heard the angels weep
He shall live forever and eternally
That little boy who spoke to me
Amo estas la nura amiko
And he said:
There is no time to dwell on mistakes
Love is the only answer you will ever need
Close your eyes and you will see
Close your eyes and you will see
Words and music by Ida Gard
Vittula Pt. 2
I’m the secret path and you’re the road
I’m hiding things that you would show
I don’t like it when you ask me things I wouldn’t know
I’m the reason we need to go
By now your mom and dad have gone to bed
I doubt they’d notice if you got a ride with me instead
I will take you ‘cross the bridge, far into the night
Oh, my father’s really rich, and I do this all the time
Fasten your seat belt, boy
We’re going to Vittula
We’re going to Vittula
Vittula
You’re the virgin and I’m a dog
My fluorescent skin is only a danger to your heart
I’ll confuse you with my smile, then I’ll look away
You can touch me if you like, but that won’t make me stay
I don’t like it when you throw emotions my way
I’m a creature the Devil made
Words and music by Ida Gard
Rocking Rodent
You say I’m worth nothin’
Unless I’m in a trap
I gotta mind where I’m steppin’
Cause one of these days
There will be a gap
Ooh, out of nowhere
I wanna stay alive
I just know that some day
It’s gonna take me by surprise
I’m a rocking rodent
I’m a rocking rodent
I’m a rocking rodent
Just a rocking rodent
Now he’s gonna pay you
Ten cents for a tail
Well I gotta tell you
You can’t buy your way out of Hell
I’m a rocking rodent
I’m a rocking rodent
I’m a rocking rodent
Just a rocking rodent
My work is done
Now where’s that slimy paycheck
I must go on even though it makes me sick
I’m just doing my job, cleaning up
Mice are money to me
All mice are money to me
Mice are money to me
All mice are money
I’m a rocking rodent
I’m a rocking rodent
I’m a rocking rodent
Just a fucking rodent
Words and music by Ida Gard
The Heat
Bring it on!
Cold water, hot stone is all I need
To prove you wrong
Feel it burning
When the waves make their attack
And the sweat comes trickling, kisses your back
And you feel like giving up
I’ll tell them
Bring it on!
My skin has been hardened by hard work
Unlike anyone
From where you’re from
Now my lips taste like will power
And my nostrils sense the scent of a coward
You feel like giving up
I tell you
You can’t beat the heat, the heat
But to conquer me you must breathe into it
Like a rare disease, the heat
Brings you to your knees, the heat
The heat, the heat, the heat
Turn it up!
That sizzling sound of broken pride
Hey Lamb Chop
You getting tender?
So let’s get this over with
It’s another minute more till you quit
This time you’ve met your match
I tell you
You can’t beat the heat, the heat
But to conquer me you must breathe into it
Like a rare disease, the heat
Brings you to your knees, the heat
The heat, the heat, the heat
Words and music by Ida Gard
Sons Of Isak
You have told this story many times before
You have told this story many times before
Now we’re striding through the snow
The feeling grows, the time has come
The mountain rises, the sky is
Painted orange by the sun
You have told this story many times before
But it has never crossed your mind
Who the victims were, of your sacrifice
It’s you! It’s you!
When you constantly walk uphill
You cannot see how far you’ve gone
You built the altar, cut the wood
We followed you like proper sons
And you say you’d never sacrifice your kids
But that is all you’ve ever done
Don’t you call it God, blame the guilty one
It’s you! It’s you!
We have been the sons of Isak long enough
We are two more than you
Do you give up?
Words and music by Ida Gard
This Is An Ending
This is my house
These are my spoons
I own these flies
They love your soup
Look at me, child
Lend me your breath
I want to slip
Inside your head
This is an ending I don’t wanna recognize
It’s only an ending, it don’t mean I have to die
I hold my tongue
They cannot know
That I’m still here
I said I’d go
My precious boy
With eyes that see
The flesh and bones
I used to be
This is an ending I don’t wanna recognize
It’s only an ending, it’s not like I have to die
Some people don’t need more than one goodbye
But I keep pretending that I am still alive
I cannot sleep
‘Cause you keep me up at night
I hear you weep
So I stay by your bedside
Gently kiss your cheek
And hope to secretly
Steal your life
If this is an ending …
If this is an ending, then it’s an open kind
Words and music by Ida Gard
Is It Already Over?
Now there’s no one who can help
I am up here by myself
In this social suicide, called rock ‘n’ roll
Bet the boys will have a laugh
When my voice breaks right in half
With my throat stuck to the wire of a microphone
Staring at the curtain, it’s a dirty one
But the world is waiting on the other side
My body is an amplifier and I’m a string
Pick on me, people, pick on me
My nerves are taking us higher and out of key
And my hands are shaking uncontrollably
Is it already over?
Is it already over?
Words and music by Ida Gard