Neon [English translation]

[Verse 1: Ludwig Kronstrand]

I was in Paris when I saw you

Should've said hi

(What's up, y'all)

But I stood in the square when you kissed, so I turned away

And I wonder where you live now, wonder what you think

Maybe should've left?

And I wonder what you think, when I text when I drink

I've got a weak spot for you 1

[Verse 2: Dante Lindhe]

Ay, got a spliff 2 in my corridor 3

So we can share it if you come back one day

But all the odds are stacked against it 4

So someone else holds the space you had in my loft 5

They tell me how to feel

Too broken to fix and too wasted to feel

So I pack up my youth

And I drink, rather broken than being mature enough to let go 6

[Pre-chorus: Ludwig Kronstrand]

She wanna dance in neon7, she wants to toss her hair

She wants to dance in neon with someone new

She wants to dance in neon, she wants to dance in neon

She wants to dance in neon with someone new

[Chorus: Ludwig Kronstrand]

So tell me, tell me, how could I be your friend

When you look like you do tonight?

Oh shit, I think I'm falling again8

But old news, old news, cuz you already knew?

[Verse 3: Ludwig Kronstrand]

I was at the statue when I saw you

Should've said hi

Should've hugged you, said what I thought 9, but I was too drunk

If you wonder what I'm up to, I'm pretty high now

But I'll quit soon

If you wonder what I drink, then that's none of your business10

But you make me happy

[Verse 4: Noel Flike]

It was like she was born in neon

It was like she was waiting for someone

It's as if I reflected the light when she turned around

I stand still, but should turn and leave

So come here, just cuz I should say "Sorry"

And when did we last meet? Some club somewhere?

I should think of the environment, have travelled too much this year

I should switch and get high and study11 and stuff

We'll meet again and dance in New York or something

[Bridge: Ludwig Kronstrand]

Of course I can pretend to be you friend now

And we can split a cab, go home now

But you got someone waiting for you there

And I pretend to have a girl just to be out of the way

I dance in neon and there you are again

Always turning up at the end of every party

Staring into my eyes in the club

Dancing with someone, but lusting after me12

[Chorus: Ludwig Kronstrand]

So tell me, tell me, how could I be your friend

When you look like you do tonight?

Oh shit, I think I'm falling again

But old news, old news, cuz you already knew?

[Outro: Ludwig Kronstrand]

I was in Paris when I saw you, should've said hi

But I stood in the square when you kissed, so I turned away

And I wonder where you live now, wonder what you think

Maybe I should've left?

And I wonder what you think, when I text when I drink

I've got a weak spot for you

1. Literally "I'm weak for you"2. joint3. exterior corridor, dno if there's an actual word for it in English4. literally "All the odds says 'as if'5. google image it, pretty much an artist studio converted into a living space, often used for sleeping quarters - then called 'sovloft' (sleeping loft) which I assume they refer to here6. 'glömma' is to forget, but in the context it's about letting a person/partner go, thus me using "let go" instead7. 'Dansa i neon' (dancing in neon) is a rather famous Swedish song from the 80's8. falling in love9. i.e. what was on my mind10. second part is literally "then you wonder too much", sounds somewhat nonsensical to me, but I'm not a native speaker so might be fine11. 'komvux' is a secondary adult education in Sweden, stands for 'municipal adult education' and is usually for those who want to better their grades or those who didn't finish the equivalent to high school (i.e. didn't get their full grades in all the subjects)12. or "looking like you want me", just didn't feel as if it was possessive enough