Your Name
(Johan Bengtsson)
I took your name in my mouth
And let it rest on the tip of my tounge
And then pronounced it in a whisper
But the moment disappeared when my sister
Started running round the house
And sung
And I suggested “let’s travel without doubt
You know as well as I do, the night is still young”
And you pressed my fingers to your lips
And drunk my love in the smallest sips
While the bells inside me rung
And rung
If I had a name like yours I would make some deep impression
If I could undo my faults I would have no more confessions
But I still have lived the days before I met you
Just like the thousands of days you too have gone through
We’re artists – we make art out of love
And we’re travellers, and soon we’ll be gone
And leaving behind what have passed
Like footprints disappearing so fast
On a shore where the waves have grown high
From the cyclone
And like the doctor with his sterialised glove
We take the longing out of every man
‘Cause we’re lovers and they’re turning their heads
In jealousy their faces turn red
They’re all trying but will remain
Alone
If I had a name like yours I would make some deep impression
If I could undo my faults I would have no more confessions
But I still have lived the days before I met you
Just like the thousands of days you too have gone through
And they won’t be writing songs about our love
Like the songs they wrote before
It’s too huge to be captured in words
And your name won’t be forgotten
Or appear to lose its core
Like names seem to do in this world
If I had a name like yours I would make some deep impression
If I could undo my faults I would have no more confessions
But I still have lived the days before I met you
Just like the thousands of days you too have gone through
Yes, I still have lived the days before I met you
Just like the thousands of days you too have gone through
Credits (acoustic version):
Johan Bengtsson (vocals, guitar, keyboard, programming)
Anders Bengtsson (guitar)
Credits (dance version):
Johan Bengtsson (vocals, keyboard, programming)