thank u, next

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Hey there -- my annual (9th? 10th?) holiday present to you simply had to be Ariana Grande's "thank u, next" this year. A lot of people guessed it already -- I hadn't really decided between "No tears left to cry" or this one when I sat down with my guitar the night before last to feel out the vibes. I loved them both the moment I heard them, but the explicit message of gratitude and acceptance in "thank u, next" swiftly inspired me to reimagine the lyrics to fit my own experiences - and for once, I felt this would need to happen in Norwegian (mostly).

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Hadde troen på deg
Men det ble ikke oss
Slik jeg skrev om i sanger
Mine drømmer til tross
Jeg ble til og med gift
Da jeg var tjueto
Selv om det gikk som det måtte
Så beholder jeg troen

En var en mor
En var en kompis
En var en elsker
Som kan bli en søster
Har elsket og tapt
Men det er ikke poenget
For se alt jeg har
Se alt du ga meg
Derfor sier jeg

Thank you, next…
Jeg har bare ømhet for min ex

Ble noe rot med en venn
Og jeg mistet meg selv
Så jeg fant opp en annen
Som jeg ble til en kveld
For jeg trengte så veldig raskt
En som var der konstant
Til jeg skjønte hvem jeg var
Og jeg holdt fast i han

En var en bror
En var en stjerne
En var meg sjøl
Langt der i det fjerne
Har elsket og tapt
Men det er ikke poenget
For se alt jeg har
Jeg trenger ikke lete
Derfor sier jeg

Thank you, next…
Jeg har bare ømhet for min ex

Plutselig skjedde noe stort
Større enn det jeg visste
Da jeg var god idiot
Og var nœr ved å miste deg
Så mye heller bare vœre her
Enn å leve i fortid
Eller love en fremtid
Som kanskje aldri når frem hit

Så mye ømhet
Med så mye glede
Med så mye takknemlighet
Jeg håper du ser det
Har elsket og tapt
Men det er ikke poenget
For se alt jeg har
Jeg trenger ikke si det
Men jeg synger likevel

Thank you, next…
Eg har bare ømhet for min ex

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from thank u, next / take a bow, track released December 24, 2018
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Matias Tellez in Bergen, Norway between 11am and 8pm on December 22, 2018. Sondre sings and plays the guitar, Matias plays everything else.

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