I grew up among the heroes of the suburb
Row house and dream cake
And the smell of new-mown grass on summer days
I remember when we stole plums from Mrs. Jensen's tree
And how we'd hide on the roof of the school building
Surrounded by streets and beech leaves
Deep forests that almost had no end to them
New paths took shape each time you'd take a step
Everything about the world seemed big and wonderful
Had my first skateboard at about the fourth grade
Learned how to make an ollie over a beer crate
Bright nights
We'd hang out on the red square
Suddenly you were a teenager giving it your all
Dad was a doctor
Mom was a pedagogue
Still it felt like
I got a little of both
Now I have a doctorate in poetry and popmusic
Grownups respect me and the kids think
We're the shit
Always had the urge to break out
Put my first verse with Jon & Jules in Birkerød
In a small studio
Without much experience
Even still the day felt like a
Revelation
I remember clearly Nik saying that if we keep it up
Someday for sure we'll be as big as DGP
Next goal was replaced by another
And I saw my world transformed
It doesn't matter what the day brings
Doesn't matter where the journey ends
As long as I have my dreams with me
Then it's okay, okay
It doesn't matter what the day brings
Cause the whole world is waiting
As long as I have my dreams with me
And suddenly the whole country is singing your name...
Na na na na
Na na na næ
Na na na na næ
Na na na na
As long as I have my dreams with me
And suddenly the whole country is singing your name...
Na na na na
Na na na næ
Na na na na næ
Na na na na
As long as I have my dreams with me
Pure young punk
Skateboard in my daddy's trunk
Mountaintops waiting for us to climb
them
bm
see them
you know who
The rear-rank men from the suburbs
and out into the world
There was a time before costume made suits
and Air 1's
I rocked Raiders pants and Reebok pumps
And my thoughts fly to the blackbird
I buried under a stone in the carport
See an image of my brother in a blue pajamas
in a hospital bed
He was just about to leave us
But thanks God he stayed
You mighty moon, thank you for making me able to write
I am not just a hipster
No, I'm one of the real artists
And it will show
When we blow up again and again without
breaking
Cause we're not one of those who's stuck on
the red carpet
And the version of ourselves that we once was
pops up as a distant memory in a song
As if to say
Come on, we'll live the dream again tomorrow
It doesn't matter what the day brings
Doesn't matter where the journey ends
As long as I have my dreams with me
Then it's okay, okay
It doesn't matter what the day brings
Cause the whole world is waiting
As long as I have my dreams with me
And suddenly the whole country is singing your name...
Na na na na
Na na na næ
Na na na na næ
Na na na na
As long as I have my dreams with me
And suddenly the whole country is singing your name...
Na na na na
Na na na næ
Na na na na næ
Na na na na
As long as I have my dreams with me
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh my mother sang "The sun is so red" to me
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
And I saw my world transform
Hey, ohh