Emil Jensen - Sudditjuven - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Emil Jensen - Sudditjuven




Sudditjuven
The Eraser Thief
Tusen nålar och hästabettet
A thousand needles and the horse's bit
Vem fick sitta kvar?
Who had to stay behind?
Tusen nålar och helt från vettet
A thousand needles and completely out of my mind
Känner ännu hur det drar
Still feel the pull
Tusen nålar i samma docka
A thousand needles in the same doll
Vem får sitta kvar?
Who gets to stay?
Tiden fast i min första klocka
Time stuck in my first clock
Känner ännu hur det drar
Still feel the pull
Jag slog aldrig tillbaks
I never hit back
Ni trodde jag var för feg
You thought I was too cowardly
Men det var jag som var sudditjuven
But I was the eraser thief
Fick ni ni teg
Made you all fall silent
Banankartonger med gammalt stöldgods
Banana boxes with old stolen goods
Kvar föräldrarnas vinch
Left on my parents' winch
Tusen nålar och hästabettet
A thousand needles and the horse's bit
Vänder aldrig tredje kinden till
Never turning the other cheek
Jag slog aldrig tillbaks
I never hit back
Ni trodde jag var för feg
You thought I was too cowardly
Men det var jag som var sudditjuven
But I was the eraser thief
Fick ni ni teg
Made you all fall silent
Ni får aldrig ur det
You'll never get it out
Ni får aldrig bort det som en gång var
You'll never get rid of what once was
Aldrig sudda ut nåt
Never erase anything
Allt som ristats in måste sitta kvar
Everything that's carved in must stay
Gjort blir aldrig ogjort
What's done is never undone
Det går aldrig bort
It never goes away
Jag slog aldrig tillbaks
I never hit back
Ni trodde jag var för feg
You thought I was too cowardly
Men det var jag som var sudditjuven
But I was the eraser thief
Fick ni ni teg
Made you all fall silent





Writer(s): Emil Jensen, Marcus Cato


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