PERIOD 4

Hands Herself Over On The New Record

(Published by Dagbladet, August 21, 2003)

Lene Marlin doesn't like to talk about herself, but isn't afraid to hand herself over in her own lyrics.

Dagbladet has listened to her new record. She uses the words "me", "i" and "you" in all the ten songs. It's about confidence, comfort, and about working hard. Even if Lene Marlin is closed-in herself in the interviews, she opens up in her lyrics. On "Another Day" she's talking about hard times, and warm feelings.

"I write very personal lyrics. I believe I would have handed myself over too much, if I didn't hide what is about me, and what is about others in the lyrics", she said to Dagbladet in August.

  
About emptiness

Several of the lyrics deals with the need to be normal. In the song "Disguise" it's about the need to hide herself, but also about optimism, and knowing that in the end things will turn out fine. "Have you ever felt somekind of emptiness inside?", she sings; "Have you ever had this wish, to be somewhere else?" and "Have you ever seen your face, in a mirror there's a smile, but inside you're just a mess, you feel far from good".

This is what she asks the listener about, before she ensures: "I am okay... I really am now".

  
Melancholy and hope

  
"Fight Against The Hours" is about yearning, depression and a person promising to come, but who never did. The person described in the song, is afraid to sleep, and desperatly sticks to the good memories, to not needing sleep. In "Story" it's about an ending of a relationship, because of feelings that have changed. But the record is far from only melancholic. Lene also sings about finding strength in herself and others.

"Faces" is a love testimony, with light, bright moods, and remarks like: "I'm okay with you..." In "My Love" there is a hopeful Lene Marlin we are listening to, and in "From This Day" she promises faithfulness, support, and trust. "From this day on, I will stay with you", she sings.