Album released February 15, 2016.
Available on all major streaming services.
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Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Emelie Andersson, Sanna Dorielle, Joanna Ericsson, Lovisa Lindell, Johanna Lindhult, Pharyngeal, Tomas Rosenberg, Shades of TL, Mia Ståhl, Alex Waghorn, Michael Örekärr. Additional vocals by Tuva Berger, Farid Far, Ilse Passchier, Andrea Real, Vanessa Vogl. Saxophone on “Watership Down” by Julia Fedioutchek. Harmonica on “The Worst Feeling in the World” by Chris Karlsson. Produced by Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood. Svea, Night & Gale, Watership Down, So Sorry, Ghosts of the Oak co-produced with Glen Eriksson. Artwork by Bo Reinerdahl, Eric Sparkwood. Original photo by Nick Benson.
Individual song credits below lyrics.
SVEA
I see the fire in her sky
Makes me wanna never say goodbye
I’m the lonely only and only I know why there’s dust and twinkle cry in my eye
I’m coming home
When the air turns cold, when the road turns left
When I feel her green I know I’m home
I wish forever upon a star
I wish, I wish once and for all
I hear the rebel yell of northern winds
I’m getting close but never fast enough
I feel you pulling at my heartstrings
A million scars on tired wings
I’ve seen the shade, every shade of blue
I’ve seen the square, the square of every root
I’ve touched the moon and the sun
I’m lost in space, always searching for someone
Oh here I come
(An endless longing for home)
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Golden eagles perched in maple trees under the crescent moon. I’ve watched something ghostlike sway in the fog near Fox Point until it disappeared toward the eastern shore. All those moments, all those memories will be lost in time like tears in rain.
Take me home
An endless longing for home
Take me home
I just wanna belong
Everyone wants to belong
ULIEICRY
When you reach out your hand something bites it back
When you open your heart someone tears it apart
Now that’s an easy rhyme
They belong together
Scars on the soul we carry forever
Love, it’ll tear you down
Tear you down right to the ground
Love is not for everyone
By the moon and not the sun
There was once a heart
Now a spade
Beware of the burn
Get too close and you learn
You lie, I cry
You turn on me
How can it be?
Where did I go wrong?
Now you’re gone
I give too much
I’m never enough
You lie, I cry
You make me sad
I wonder why
I thought you cared
Thought too much, naturally
Oh silly me
It’s okay to cry
(Cry it out, let it out)
(They lie, they lie)
(All they do is)
Love will tear you down
Tear you down right to the ground
And love is not for everyone
Safer to love no one
No, I don’t ever wanna fall again
I always fall too hard
I’m always on guard
So if I ever think I’ve met someone I’m gonna get up and run
I remember that summer when you left
I had tears in my eyes
You were the best I’d ever met
Then you left me there with a broken heart
The first of many
It was only the start
Time heals all wounds
That’s what they say
I’m not sure about that
It never truly goes away
NIGHT & GALE
Our hearts break with every breath we take
Let’s just disappear far away from here
Colors of dusk lead to the dark
Let’s go chase danger out of range
All we need is a spark, yeah
Meet up at Easter Park
We follow the glow in a red convertible with Lana Del Rey on the stereo
Wind through your hair, hands in the air
We got the moon and stars and all our battle scars
We don’t need the light
We’ll run through the night
Run away with me
I’ll show you where to go
Down, down a lost highway
Rough and flammable
Come like an animal
Kisses so hard in the midnight heat
A rush of love like blood
The only way is deep
Run, run away
We always knew we could never stay
And when we burn for things we yearn
When we burn there’s no return
It’s a fire only lovers know
It’s a fire
Hey hey hey hey
Where we go no one will know
Where we go wild flames will blow
And when we burn for things we yearn
When we burn there’s no return
Watership Down
When the waves come in tonight
Don’t you cry now, it’s alright
Don’t you cry a single tear
I’ve been there and I know the fear
Hold you through this
Know you need this
Keep your eye on that northern star
Take my hand now
We’ll make it somehow
Everything will leave a scar
Matters of the heart and soul
So much harder when you’re on your own
It’s a longer road up than down
What is lost can’t always be found
When you feel yourself slipping away
Always know it’s never too late
Gotta find some piece of mind
Always lay one stone at a time
Reach out and hold on to me
(Even this will pass)
We all see stormy seas
(Even this will pass)
Reach out and hold on
I know it’s hard to stay strong when it just goes on and on and on
(Even this will pass)
I feel your heartbeat
Come together for the lost
Come together for the lost now
Everyone loses
Everyone falls
Everyone hurts but you gotta rise up
You never say no
You gotta keep pushing
You never let go
You gotta keep moving
You gotta keep reaching
You gotta keep moving
Hold on to me
I feel it beat
(Keep on moving on)
ALL I WANT IS SOME LOVE
All I want is some love
Can you show me love?
All I want is your love
All I want
All I need
WE ARE ALL ALONE IN THE END
We’re all alone in the end
No one cares and no one knows
I ain’t gonna pretend
Everyone is alone in the end
No one’s gonna cry for you
No one’s ever gonna lie for you
It’s never enough no matter what you do
Tell me where do the lonely go?
I don’t know which way to go
You’re all alone
Forever all alone
WINTER BLUE
Den som försvann när vägen tog slut
Jag var den som försvann när ljuset brann ut
Vilse i vinden som tog mig längre bort
Röda rosor med frost
Tomma ramar och rost
Mitt glömda hjärta glöder under isen
En ensam längtan
Försvunnen genom tiden
Jag minns värmen som om det vore igår
På dessa kinder spricker en frusen tår
Den tysta gråten år efter år
Kylan och väntan
Inget kommer, allt går
Can you hear me now?
I’m frozen because of you
Can you find me now?
I’m lost in winter blue
I can’t breathe in this cold and I don’t know where you’ve gone
I guess my foolish heart was wrong
Snön ligger stilla över åkern där vi en gång var yngre som en slöja över det som en gång var. Svarta arga trädtoppar i kontrast mot en isblå himmel som bländar allt. Vinden susar en bekant ton. Gamla röster ekar. Jag drar upp kragen igen. Det finns inga svar till mitt sökande. Det är tiden som tynger mig. Tårar sväljer mina ögon och hundratals minnen skär igenom mitt hjärta. Dom säger att varje snöflinga är lik ingen annan men ändå försvinner dom bort i mängden. Längtan är det enda jag har kvar. Det är vi två för alltid.
Swedish lyrics translated here.
THE WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD
I always take it home
The endless feeling of all alone
I always find it hard not to feel like the lowest card
When we reach the heart
That’s when everything falls apart
A tearing rush through the core
It’s always over right from the start
I turn the lights down low
Nothing heals and nothing glows
I think about the apple trees
I can’t sleep, too many memories
It’s the worst
And I feel it coming on and there’s no other place to go
My tired eyes roll white as no one comes and holds me tight
It’s the blackest space I know
I tremble when it comes around
You’d tremble too if you knew what I do
It’s the worst feeling
(There’s no escape)
(Help, help me)
It’s the worst feeling in the world
GHOSTS OF THE OAK
I’m still chasing ghosts down the same old streets
I’m still holding on
It’s been still for so long
I’m as lonely as the big blue ocean
I’m lost in a backward motion
I’m moving through a pause
Searching for the unknown cause
Questions call out into the dark
Silence echoes and breaks my heart
Cry fills my eyes, blurs my vision
Breaking oak was never my decision
I remember where we ran
I remember when we shared our blood
I feel it like yesterday
Then the flood came and took us away
Driftwood whispers on
Catch it before it’s gone
Feels like I’m reaching out into the empty
Can anyone hear me?
ALWAYS THE UNDERTOW
Please don’t leave me
Not you, not like them, not you too
Please don’t go
I’m so alone
I’ve grown old on my own
So many faces, young and gone
I’ve lost time
I keep moving along
It’s the undertow that comes and takes
Moves in slow and away they go
Always the undertow
And away they go
SO SORRY
I don’t know what to say but I’m sorry
I’m so sorry, so very sorry
I made a mistake and I’m sorry
I’m so sorry, so very sorry
If I could go back in time and do things right I would
I would if I could
Is it too late?
Is it too, too late for sorrys?
I’m so sorry
I’m sorry for the pain that I’ve caused you
The cracks in your heart
I feel them too
I made a mistake and I’m sorry
I’m so sorry, so very sorry
(Regret is so heavy)
THE BLINKING LIGHTS
To the east the lights keep blinking under tonight’s August sky
Waves of memories of a time long ago
Where are we now?
Years gone
I don’t know
Faces I knew
Brothers then I miss so much
We rode for miles
I had your back
We lost touch
It’s getting darker now and I feel old
I close the blinds and I wish I had someone to hold
Maybe one day I’ll look to the east to the blinking lights and not tear up
MARIANA
Into her abyss
Into her honeyed depths of rose and fir
Through haze and ash this fever lulls me
Her scarlet dusk, her warmth, her beauty
So endless that I sigh
I close my eyes as I drift deeper
Light like a feather
Dark, come to my heart
The glow below
Getting closer now
Our pulses sync
Pound faster now
My eyes roll white, now red
First blood, first tear, first kiss, first touch
I never knew I could feel so much
Her steady pull
I’m ready
Her golden core opens to me
I tremble through waves of heat
Come light, come love, come fear, come one
Oh my God
She’s full of stars and sun
SVEA
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Emelie Andersson, Tomas Rosenberg. Produced by Glen Eriksson, Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
ULIEICRY
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Tomas Rosenberg. Additional vocals by Farid Far, Ilse Passchier, Vanessa Vogl. Produced by Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
NIGHT & GALE
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Tomas Rosenberg, Shades of TL. Produced by Glen Eriksson, Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
WATERSHIP DOWN
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Sanna Dorielle, Joanna Ericsson, Lovisa Lindell, Johanna Lindhult, Tomas Rosenberg, Shades of TL, Alex Waghorn, Michael Örekärr. Additional vocals by Andrea Real. Saxophone by Julia Fedioutchek. Produced by Glen Eriksson, Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
ALL I WANT IS SOME LOVE
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Sanna Dorielle, Tomas Rosenberg. Produced by Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
WE ARE ALL ALONE IN THE END
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Emelie Andersson, Tomas Rosenberg, Shades of TL, Mia Ståhl. Additional vocals by Tuva Berger. Produced by Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
WINTER BLUE
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Tomas Rosenberg, Mia Ståhl. Produced by Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
THE WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Pharyngeal, Tomas Rosenberg. Harmonica by Chris Karlsson. Produced by Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
GHOSTS OF THE OAK
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Mia Ståhl. Produced by Glen Eriksson, Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
ALWAYS THE UNDERTOW
Music, lyrics, vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Produced by Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
SO SORRY
Music, lyrics, lead vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Backing vocals by Mia Ståhl. Produced by Glen Eriksson, Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
THE BLINKING LIGHTS
Music, lyrics, vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Produced by Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.
MARIANA
Music, lyrics, vocals, instruments, programming by Eric Sparkwood. Produced by Tomas Rosenberg, Eric Sparkwood.