Lyrics and translation Jan Eggum - Alarmen Går

Alarmen Går

Nødskrik
Fra et levende lik
I et portrom.

Et sted i byn kjøper en svært ung mann
Død i pulverform.
Han har hatt bris på bris.
No vil han ha en storm.
Den blir enorm.
Pappa har sagt:
"Du skakkje tenke, du skakkje se.
Du skakkje gråte, du skakkje le.
Du har å gjøre det vi setter deg te.
Men hør:

Alarmen går.
Hør, Alarmen går.
Pappa, Alarmen går.

Han hakkje nøyet seg med farens drink
Og morens pilleglass.
De har fått mange vink, og tolket alt som trass,
Men han fant sin plass.

Mamma har sagt:
"Du skakkje krangle, men vere snill.
Når du e rik, gjør du ka du vil.
Du får Mercedes, og utendørs grill.
Men hør:

Alarmen går
Hør, Alarmen går.
Mamma, Alarmen går.

Alle har sagt:
"Finn deg en hest du kan satse på.
Finn deg en prøve du kan bestå.
Livet e moro, så sant du har råd.
Men hør:

Alarmen går.
Hør, Alarmen går.
Noen: Alarmen går

Tomt prat
Fra en stats byråkrat
Fyller skjermen

Alarm Bells Are Ringing

Cry for help
From a living corpse
In a doorway.

Somewhere in town, a very young man buys
Death in powder form.
He's been on a gentle breeze.
Now he wants a storm.
It will be enormous.
Daddy said:
"You shouldn't think, you shouldn't see.
You shouldn't cry, you shouldn't laugh.
You have to do what we tell you to do.
But listen:

Alarm bells are ringing.
Hear, alarm bells are ringing.
Papa, alarm bells are ringing.

He has not settled for his father's drink
Nor his mother's pill bottle.
They've had many hints, and interpreted everything as defiance,
But he's found his place.

Mama said:
"You shouldn't argue, but be nice.
When you're rich, you can do whatever you want.
You'll get a Mercedes, and an outdoor grill.
But listen:

Alarm bells are ringing.
Hear, alarm bells are ringing.
Mama, alarm bells are ringing.

Everyone has said:
"Find yourself a horse you can bet on.
Find yourself a test you can pass.
Life is fun, as long as you can afford it.
But listen:

Alarm bells are ringing.
Hear, alarm bells are ringing.
Someone: Alarm bells are ringing

Empty talk
From a government bureaucrat
Fills the screen