Lyrics Correspondence: Showering In Public - Annika Norlin

It′s early morning
I'm packing my backpack
Computer and headphones
And swimwear, but no towel
I don′t like showering at gyms
Never thought of why
Maybe it's 'cause I′m semi known
I don′t want anyone listening my albums
While telling their mums what my ass looks like
Showering in public
Showering in public
This is me recapping my life when it comes to showering in public

First grade, some guy at the pool kept his office
Next to the girl's locker room
Drinking his coffee while watching us shower
I don′t know his story
Someone said he was a pervert
I'm like, "Well, maybe he just liked coffee"
But the rumour alone gave us a sense that you
Have to watch yourself while showering in public
Showering in public
Have to use a towel strategically
Shower one body part at a time

Two times a week, we had gym class in grades four to nine
So that was two times a week that the
Boys could sneak into our locker rooms
To try to catch us naked
It became a tradition
Still remember their bored faces
Like they thought we would get upset if they didn′t show up
To watch us shower in public
Shower in public
You couldn't shower and then you
Would get accused of being sweaty in public

At seventeen, in the locker room
One of the bathrooms was broken
It had a sign that said ′BROKEN'
But some of the girls from the arts programme opened the door anway
Found a guy who drilled a hole through the wall
To watch us all come in after gym and then
Magically shower in public
Shower in public
They chased him down the hall
The paper published the news with a fun caricature

It's fun, come to think of it
I know no less erotic places than locker rooms
Sweaty women drinking protein drinks with sweaters but no pants on
Talking about kids and work and training
Blowing noses and laughing and complaining
Jens, I must go now
I′m heading home
On the yard, a small amount of snow has laid to rest
I hope you bought yourself a quilted jacket down in Göteborg
Jens, I wish you all the best