Somewhere In Stockholm – English Lyrics

• By: Avicii
• Album: Stories

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart of Avicii's personal journey with "Somewhere In Stockholm," a deeply emotive track that beautifully blends electronic beats with a heartfelt narrative. This song offers a unique opportunity to connect with the Swedish language through the poignant phrase "Hemma i Stockholm (Där jag hör hemma) – Home in Stockholm (Where I belong)" at its core. Explore the universal themes of home, belonging, and self-discovery through Avicii's own words, making it a special piece for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

That's me right there on the corner

Listening to Wu in my Walkman

Neon lights hit the water

Reflecting the city I'm lost in

That's me right there on the corner

I one day would be leaving

For a dream that I didn't have

That I'd one day would believe in

Strange how the same place I ran from's

The same place I think of whenever the chance comes

It's inevitable cause wherever I go

I hear echoes of a thousand screams

As I lay me down to sleep

There's a black hole deep inside of me

Reminding me

That I lost my backbone

Somewhere in Stockholm

I lost my backbone

Somewhere in Stockholm

I'm from a place where we never

Openly show our emotions

We drown our sorrows in bottomless bottles

And leave them to float in the ocean

I'm from a place where we never

Seperate people from people

Some generalize

But in general I still believe that we are treated as equals

My father, my mother, my sister, my brother

My friends and my family's there

My hope, and my money, my innocence in a sense

Almost lost everything here

Right where I was founded

Is right where I'll be found dead

These streets are my backbone

Until I get back home

I hear echoes of a thousand screams

As I lay me down to sleep

There's a black hole deep inside of me

Reminding me

That I lost my backbone

Somewhere in Stockholm

I lost my backbone

Somewhere in Stockholm

I'm not alone, I am the fire that burns

Not in the city, but out in the burbs

A river that's dying of thirst

I am a reverend lying in church

A crack in the pattern

A miracle waiting to happen

A promise that never was kept

One of those moments you'll never forget

I am that feeling inside

That one we all know but can't really describe

I am the blood spill, but I'm in love still

But I'm not alone (Somewhere in Stockholm)

Don't have to get by on my own

I'm finally home

Hemma i Stockholm

(Där jag hör hemma)

I hear echoes of a thousand screams

As I lay me down to sleep

There's a black hole deep inside of me

Reminding me

That I lost my backbone

Somewhere in Stockholm

I lost my backbone

Somewhere in Stockholm

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - move quickly by foot verb - operate or manage
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept something as true
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts during sleep noun - a cherished aspiration
echoes /ˈek.oʊz/ B1	noun - a repetition of sound
sorrows /ˈsɒr.oʊz/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep distress
emotions /ɪˈmoʊ.ʃənz/ B1	noun - strong feelings
generalize /ˈdʒen.ər.ə.laɪz/ B2	verb - make a broad statement
innocence /ˈɪn.ə.səns/ B2	noun - lack of guilt or wrongdoing
founded /ˈfaʊn.dɪd/ B2	verb - established
streets /striːts/ B1	noun - public roads in a town
backbone /ˈbæk.boʊn/ B2	noun - the spine noun - strength of character
burns /bɜːrz/ A2	verb - produce flames
dying /ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - ceasing to live
miracle /ˈmɪr.ə.kəl/ B2	noun - an extraordinary event
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state

Key Grammar Structures

• That's me right there on the corner

  ➔ Present simple tense with 's for third person singular

  ➔ The verb 'is' is contracted to 's' to indicate the present simple tense for the third person singular subject 'me'.

• I one day would be leaving

  ➔ Future in the past using 'would'

  ➔ The use of 'would' here indicates a future action from a past perspective, showing a planned or intended action.

• Strange how the same place I ran from's

  ➔ Contraction of 'from is' to 'from's'

  ➔ The contraction 'from's' is used instead of 'from is' for a more colloquial and natural flow in speech.

• There's a black hole deep inside of me

  ➔ Present simple tense with contraction 'There's'

  ➔ The contraction 'There's' is short for 'There is', used to describe the existence of something in the present.

• I'm from a place where we never openly show our emotions

  ➔ Relative clause with 'where'

  ➔ The relative clause 'where we never openly show our emotions' provides additional information about the place being referred to.

• But in general I still believe that we are treated as equals

  ➔ Use of 'in general' for generalization and present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase 'in general' is used to make a broad statement, and the present simple tense 'believe' indicates a current belief or opinion.

• I am that feeling inside that one we all know but can't really describe

  ➔ Use of 'that' as a relative pronoun and present simple tense

  ➔ The word 'that' is used as a relative pronoun to introduce a clause that describes the feeling, and 'am' is in the present simple tense.

• Hemma i Stockholm (Där jag hör hemma)

  ➔ Use of parentheses for additional information and foreign language phrase

  ➔ The parentheses are used to include additional information or a foreign language phrase without disrupting the main sentence.