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 myself

I 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 ovanför

Så 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 under

Like 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 lost

But 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 glittrar

Och 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 mind

Is 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 go

But 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: