Sweden: The lyrics of the songs competing at the fourth heat of Melodifestivalen 2023!
Melodifestivalen 2023 next show is on the forthcoming Saturday, February the 25th! The fourth heat of the national selection process of Sweden, will take place at Malmö Arena in Malmö.
Back in 26th of February, almost 40 years ago, by just a day, Carola won Melodifestivalen 1983 with the song “Främling“. Now Carola celebrates by returning to where it all began to be a guest at Melodifestivalen on Saturday. She will perform the Swedish winning songs “Främling” (1983) by Lasse Holm and Monica Forsberg, “Fångad av en stormvind” (1991) written by Carola herself and Stephan Berg as well as “Evighet” (2006) written by Bobby Ljunggren, Carola, Henrik Wikström and Thomas G:son. Fourty years later, there are seven contestants, bidding to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 to be held in Liverpool.
A while ago, SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster released the lyrics of all seven competing songs, of the fourth heat.
You can read the lyrics of the fourth heat songs below:
- Kiana – Where Did You Go (Writers: Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb)
So many times I asked myselfI need to know
Where did you go?
I felt so left out in the rain
Come numb the pain
Where did you go?
I wanna know
Everyday time I get lost in emotions
I wish I could turn back time
In my dreams I imagine that you’re still mine
Under the stars
That’s where I found you
(I found you)
Under the stars
That’s where I found you
(I found you)
(I wanna know)
Where did you go
Where did you go
Where did you go
Where did you go?
(I wanna know)
Under the stars
That’s where I found you
Where did you go
Where did you go
Where did you go
Where did you go?
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Where did you go
Where did you go
Where did you go
Where did you go?
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
A drive by the ocean
With The Weeknd playin’ on the radio
Where did you go?
You and me were chasing dreams
Oh boy you had me at hello
So where did you go?
In my dreams I imagine that you’re still mine
Under the stars
That’s where I found you
(I found you)
Under the stars
That’s where I found you
(I found you)
I wanna know
(I wanna know)
Where did you go,
Where did you go,
Where did you go,
Where did you go?
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Where did you go,
Where did you go,
Where did you go,
Where did you go?
I wanna know
Under the stars
(Where did you go, where did you go, where did you go, where did you go?)
That’s where I found you
(Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh)
Under the stars
(Where did you go, where did you go, where did you go, where did you go?)
That’s where I found you
(Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh)
Where did you go
Where did you go
Where did you go?
- Signe & Hjördis – Edelweiss (Writers: Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy Jansson, Myra Granberg)
När regnet öser ovanförSå tänker jag på dig
Hur något vissnat inom dig
Hur du inte hittat hem
För jag vet, och jag ser
Jag har alltid sett
När du ler
Finns det mer
Inuti
Men när vinden dansar över ängarna
Så talar träden om hjältemod
Hör grönskan spela över strängarna
Låt dom sjunga om vår edelweiss
Och när hoppet ekar över vidderna
Ska blomster växa ur våra sår
Vi skålar för dom gamla minnena
Och sjunger om vår edelweiss
Ett litet frö där inom dig
Som aldrig fick slå rot
Men tårarna ska rädda det
Att växa och bli stort
För jag vet, och jag ser
Jag har alltid sett det
När du ler
Finns det mer
Inuti
Men när vinden dansar över ängarna
Så talar träden om hjältemod
Hör grönskan spela över strängarna
Låt dom sjunga om vår edelweiss
Och när hoppet ekar över vidderna
Ska blomster växa ur våra sår
Vi skålar för dom gamla minnena
Och sjunger om vår edelweiss
Säg mig om du inte längre tror
Det är i mörkret som det finaste får gro
Men när vinden dansar över ängarna
Så talar träden om hjältemod
Hör grönskan spela över strängarna
Låt dom sjunga om vår edelweiss
Och när hoppet ekar över vidderna
Ska blomster växa ur våra sår
Vi skålar för dom gamla minnena
Och sjunger om vår edelweiss
Och sjunger om vår edelweiss
- Smash Into Pieces – Six Feet Under (Writers: Andreas ”Giri” Lindbergh, Benjamin Jennebo, Chris Adam, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Per Bergquist)
I’m six feet underLike I’m buried alive
We’re so game over
But we keep holding the line
You fight me and I fight back
And when you come back
We get up and we do it again
I’m turning to a shadow
I can’t let go
Though it’s wrong
I don’t want it to end
Better safe than sorry
Better safe than sorry
Felt so right now what are we?
So turn it up, turn it up, turn it up
We’re on the edge
We’re miles apart
And I’m six feet under
Diggin’ down my heart
We’re on the edge
We keep falling down
’Til I’m six feet under
Diggin’ down my heart
’Til I’m six feet under
’Til I’m six feet under
’Til I’m six feet under
We’re in a maze now
Playing arcade and I’m lost
Counting our days now
I’m in a straight jacket
No matter the cost
You fight me and I fight back
And when you come back
We get up and we do it again
I’m turning to a shadow
I can’t let go
Though it’s wrong
I don’t want it to end
Better safe than sorry
Better safe than sorry
Felt so right, now what are we?
So turn it up, turn it up, turn it up
We’re on the edge
We’re miles apart
And I’m six feet under
Diggin’ down my heart
We’re on the edge
We keep falling down
’Til I’m six feet under
Diggin’ down my heart
’Til I’m six feet under
’Til I’m six feet under
We’re on the edge
We’re miles apart
And I’m six feet under
We’re on the edge
We’re miles apart
And I’m six feet under
Diggin’ down my heart
We’re on the edge
We keep falling down
(Keep falling down)
’Til I’m six feet under
Diggin’ down my heart
’Til I’m six feet under
’Til I’m six feet under
’Til I’m six feet under
- Mariette – One Day (Writers: Jimmy Jansson, Thomas G:son, Mariette)
I know that sometimes I’ve been lostBut never try to hold me down
I’m never givin’ up
(Ain’t givin’ up)
There’ll come a day that’s made for us
I promise we’ll be standing there
As the winners of our time
One day we’ll ride out the storm
We’re sailing with tomorrow in our hands
And one day we’ll find our way home
Another time, another place
Somewhere there’s a promised land
That’s waiting just for us
(Just for us)
Leave all your worries and regrets
And forget about yesterday
We’re heading for the skies
If we get caught
For who we are
I take the fall
One day we’ll ride out the storm
We’re sailing with tomorrow in our hands
And one day we’ll find our way home
We’ll take the chance
The power is our own
What do you say
(What do you say)
So what do you say
(So what do you say)
We can be kings and queens
Our dreams will be our throne
Cos one day we’ll find our way home
We’ll take the chance
The power is our own
We can make it
We can make it
We can make it
We can make it
One day we’ll ride out the storm
We’re sailing with tomorrow in our hands
Ooh, one day we’ll find our way home
We’ll take the chance
The power is our own
What do you say
(What do you say)
So what do you say
(So what do you say)
We can be kings and queens
Our dreams will be our throne
What do you say
(What do you say)
So what do you say
(So what do you say)
We can be anything we wanna be
You know
Cos one day we’ll find our way home
We’ll take the chance
The power is our own
I know that sometimes I’ve been lost
But never try to hold me down
I’m never givin’ up
- Emil Henrohn – Mera mera mera (Writers: Emil Henrohn, Jakob Redtzer, Ji Nilsson, Marlene Strand)
Jag är som månens ljus i natten, stjärnor som glittrarOch mina andetag får luften här att vibrera
Jag är fylld av en lust och längtan
Större än en hel ocean
Glöm att jag sitter här och väntar
Jag har inget tålamod kvar
Jag vill ha mer av allt
Jag vill inte gå hem
Vill inte sova nu
Jag kan göra det sen
Jag vill ha pink champagne
Fyll upp glaset igen
Så ge mig
Mera mera mera
Mera mera mera
Come give me more
Och ge mig lite till
Glöm bort igår
Betyder ingenting
Vill bara dansa
Natten lång till ”Gimme Gimme”
Mera mera mera
Mera mera mera
Vi skapar nya minnen som vi aldrig ska glömma
Jag vill att världen ska se ut som i mina drömmar
Jag är fylld av en lust och längtan
Större än en hel ocean
Glöm att jag sitter här och väntar
Jag har inget tålamod kvar
Jag vill ha mer av allt
Jag vill inte gå hem
Vill inte sova nu
Jag kan göra det sen
Jag vill ha pink champagne
Fyll upp glaset igen
Så ge mig
Mera mera mera
Mera mera mera
Come give me more
Och ge mig lite till
Glöm bort igår
Betyder ingenting
Vill bara dansa
Natten lång till ”Gimme Gimme”
Mera mera mera
Mera mera mera
Jag är fylld av en lust och längtan
Glöm att jag sitter här och väntar
Jag har inget tålamod kvar
Jag vill ha mer av allt
Jag vill inte gå hem
Vill inte sova nu
Jag kan göra det sen
Jag vill ha pink champagne
Fyll upp glaset igen
Så ge mig
Mera mera mera
Mera mera mera
Come give me more
Och ge mig lite till
Glöm bort igår
Betyder ingenting
Vill bara dansa
Natten lång till ”Gimme Gimme”
Mera mera mera
Mera mera mera
Så ge mig
Mera mera mera
- Axel Schylström – Gorgeous (Writers: Axel Schylström, Herman Gardarfve, Jonas Thander, Malin Halvardsson)
I don’t know what’s going on inside your mindIs there something I can say
Something just to lead the way
For you
Why, why you keep on beating on yourself
Is there something I can do
Something more than being there
For you
You tell me that the voice inside your head
Is killing you
I’m losing count of all the times you said
I’m not enough
But don’t you dare talk to yourself like that
You’re gorgeous
So gorgeous
Don’t you dare talk to yourself like that
You’re gorgeous
So gorgeous
Come, hide away with me just for a while
We can laugh til’ we forget
We can smile until we get
Through this
Oh, you tell me that the voice inside your head
Is killing you
Oh, I’m losing count of all the times you said
I’m not enough
But don’t you dare talk to yourself like that
You’re gorgeous
So gorgeous
No, don’t you dare talk to yourself like that
You’re gorgeous
So gorgeous
Come, hide away with me just for a while
Oh, you tell me that the voice inside your head
Is killing you
(Is killing you)
Oh, I’m losing count of all the times you said
I’m not enough
(I’m not enough)
Don’t you dare talk to yourself like that
You’re gorgeous
So gorgeous
No, don’t you dare talk to yourself like that
You’re gorgeous
So gorgeous
You’re gorgeous
So gorgeous
Don’t you dare talk to yourself like that
You’re gorgeous
So gorgeous
- Loreen – Tattoo (Writers: Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Loreen, Moa ”Cazzi Opeia” Carlebecker, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son)
I don’t wanna goBut baby we both know
This is not our time
It’s time to say goodbye
Until we meet again
Cus this is not the end
It will come a day
When we will find our way
Violins playing and the angels crying
When the stars align then I’ll be there
No I don’t care about them all
Cus all I want is to be loved
And all I care about is you
You stuck on me like a tattoo
No I don’t care about the pain
I’ll walk through fire and through rain
Just to get closer to you
You stuck on me like a tattoo
I’m letting my hair down
I’m taking it cool
You got my heart in your hand
Don’t lose it my friend
It’s all that I got
Violins playing and the angels crying
When the stars align then I’ll be there
No I don’t care about them all
Cus all I want is to be loved
And all I care about is you
You stuck on me like a tattoo
No I don’t care about the pain
I’ll walk through fire and through rain
Just to get closer to you
You stuck on me like a tattoo
Oh I don’t care about them all
Cus all I want is to be loved
And all I care about is you
You stuck on me like a tattoo
I don’t care about the pain
I’ll walk through fire and through rain
Just to get closer to you
You stuck on me like a tattoo
All I care about is love
Oh oh oh
All I care about is love
You stuck on me like a tattoo
Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi will present Melodifestivalen 2023. The heats are following the touring concept again, after SVT had pulled back last year due to health restrictions in Sweden, with the finals being held at Friends Arena!
With the next show of the contest on Saturday February the 25th, Melodifestivalen will take place in Malmö, then Örnsköldsvik follows and finally the final show in Stockholm on the 11th of March.
The detailed schedule of Melodifestivalen 2023 is described below:
- Heat 1: Göteborg – Saturday 4 February 2023 (Scandinavium)
- Heat 2: Linköping – Saturday 11 February 2023 (Saab Arena)
- Heat 3: Lidköping – Saturday 18 February 2023 (Sparbanken Arena)
- Heat 4: Malmö – Saturday 25 February 2023 (Malmö Arena)
- Semi-Final: Örnsköldsvik – Saturday 4 March 2023 (Hägglunds Arena)
- Final: Stockholm – Satuday 11 March 2023 (Friends Arena)
Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Sweden’s entry for Eurovision 2023!
Source/Photo: SVT
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