Irrelevant
(Johan Bengtsson)
The tea is on the table
The bread is just behind
The night is cold
And her bags are in the hallway
Your eyes are dimmed with tears
And like raindrops in the sky
Irrelevant – of no concern
As she prepares to move away
And as the sky opens
Another seal is broken
Reading her lips as she speaks
“It’s time to leave”
The house is left half-empty
And the coffee’s on the house
The days are longer here
Than in western sky
Time is getting old
And it’s time to say good-bye
Just follow her – the darkness calls
Don’t dare be asking why
And as the sky opens
Another seal is broken
Reading you lips as you speak
“It’s time to leave”
And years before this happened here
I found a little child
I raised her on the rooftops
And she winged her way
I made a gentle sigh
And turned back from the wild
To walk the streets like anyone
Until your beard grew grey
And as the sky opened
Another seal was broken
Reading my lips as I speak
“It’s time to leave”
Quit the ideals
That drag you in the mud
Stick onto the wheel
Until it grows you blind
And as the sky opens
Another seal is broken
Follow her eyes as she speaks
“It’s time to leave”
Once more, whispering
“It’s time to leave”
Credits (acoustic version):
Johan Bengtsson (vocals, guitar and piano)
Anna Palme (fireplace)