Jonestown
by Sofia Talvik
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As Summers Pass
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My James Dean
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At The End
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Diamonds
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Something Good
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Burning Fields
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Arms And Armour
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Clown
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Lower Case Letters
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Summer Ended Yesterday
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Prove Me Wrong
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Jonestown
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about
Fresh from a powerful performance at 2008’s Lollapalooza festival, Sweden’s Sofia Talvik is now poised to conquer the States with the release of her devastatingly beautiful third album.
It’s a record of staggering elegance, with the faintest trace of Scandinavian twee and youthful exuberance. (Timpani, crisp castanets, tambourine, all the toys and tricks to put some bounce in your step.) But those forces are tempered by a subtle melancholy that slowly drips down the lonely walls while you listen until, by the last song, you’re drowning in a warm, welcome bath of sad sounds, syrupy string sections, and round, resonant horns.
She combines modal chord changes and beautiful 60’s euro-pop production with the gentle singing of a 70’s folk songstress. Her voice shines through the dark tones of dramatic, lush orchestrations and the haze of reverb like a ray of liquid luminescence.
“Jonestown” will remind you of Goldfrapp, Pulp, Nico, Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Belle & Sebastian, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, Burt Bacharach (I could go on and on!), and yet it sounds entirely original and, more importantly, rings true. - CdBaby
It’s a record of staggering elegance, with the faintest trace of Scandinavian twee and youthful exuberance. (Timpani, crisp castanets, tambourine, all the toys and tricks to put some bounce in your step.) But those forces are tempered by a subtle melancholy that slowly drips down the lonely walls while you listen until, by the last song, you’re drowning in a warm, welcome bath of sad sounds, syrupy string sections, and round, resonant horns.
She combines modal chord changes and beautiful 60’s euro-pop production with the gentle singing of a 70’s folk songstress. Her voice shines through the dark tones of dramatic, lush orchestrations and the haze of reverb like a ray of liquid luminescence.
“Jonestown” will remind you of Goldfrapp, Pulp, Nico, Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Belle & Sebastian, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, Burt Bacharach (I could go on and on!), and yet it sounds entirely original and, more importantly, rings true. - CdBaby
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released July 1, 2008
Produced by Sofia Talvik & Tobias Fröberg
All music and lyrics by Sofia Talvik
Produced by Sofia Talvik & Tobias Fröberg
All music and lyrics by Sofia Talvik
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Sofia Talvik Gothenburg, Sweden
Unmistakably Nordic in flavor, Sofia Talvik somehow still conforms to American interpretations of her own original music, a North Sea siren blending sparkle and melancholy, creating a special niche of folk music that has been described as neo-folk. She is a veteran performer with 6 original full length albums as well as numerous EPs, singles and tours behind her. ... more
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Feb 22Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Feb 23Auckland, New Zealand
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Mar 08Dresden, Germany
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Mar 09Homburg, Germany
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Mar 10Gundelfingen, Germany
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- Track Name: As Summers Pass
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As summers pass
As summers pass
The green green grass
turns to brown
Will you stop being around
You pray to God
your soul to keep
Then you ride me
’til you fall asleep
And I don’t want forever
you know I don’t pretend
I didn’t want a lover
I just wanted a friend
I don’t believe
in many things
But I feel your heartbeats
through your skin
And I can’t read
between the lines
the irony of being blind
And I don’t want forever
you know I don’t pretend
I didn’t want a lover
I just wanted a friend
I didn’t want a hunter
I didn’t want to find you on my page
You trapped me like a sparrow
by opening the door to my cage
And I don’t want forever
but I don’t want this to end
I was no ones lover
’til you made me one my friend
As summers pass
The green green grass
turns to brown - Track Name: My James Dean
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My James Dean
So look what you’ve done
what I’ve become
look what you’ve done
You couldn’t leave me be
and now that you see
I’m not that special
you leave me
here is a lonely place
and staring back
is a lonely face
I couldn’t let you go
though I tried to throw
it all away
I wanted you to stay
So baby I’m sorry
I wanted you to be my James Dean
Yes I know what you’ve done
what you’ve become
I know what you’ve done
I wish that you were mine
could you give me time
and I’ll make it better
I turn around and there
is no one here
my hair is wet
from my own tears
I wake and it’s half past five
it’s still dark outside
not nearly morning
and I want to scream out loud
Baby I’m sorry
I wanted you to be my James Dean
I fall asleep I’m happy here
you’re in my dreams
it’s nearly morning
I close my eyes I see you smile
right by my side My James Dean - Track Name: At The End
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At the end
You were on the road again
and she was home alone again
and the road was hard to follow
It was lonely it was hollow
But she was at the end my friend
at the end
Halfway through the States and back
It felt just like a heart attack
When the phone calls stopped to matter
And the loneliness got better
When you were at the end my friend
at the end
You thought about your home and how
Your home was really nowhere now
When you pay your rent for nowhere
You don’t really wanna go there
But it all comes to an end my friend
to an end
And all those dusty roads
Have taken their toll on you
on you
And with a worn-out heart
You don’t know where to start new
start new
It’s just another no name town another girl another long way down
To the end my friend
to the end
You were on the road again
feeling kind of old again
But your home is where your dreams are
and you’ll never be too far away for love
In the end my friend
in the end - Track Name: Diamonds
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Diamonds
Baby you know
I won’t let you go
Being by your side
Is the closest I’ve come
to being alive
Being alive
Seasons may change
sunshine to rain
When everything is gone
our love will remain
It will remain my love
like the sun and the stars above
’Cause diamonds are forever
and you are my diamond
As silly as this
as real as your kiss
As foolish as it seems
at least I’m a fool with dreams
sparkling and wonderful dreams
’Cause diamonds are forever
And you are my room with a view
my day when it’s new
so pure and so true
’Cause you are my diamond
and diamonds are forever - Track Name: Something Good
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Something good
My father says an artist
is someone who never quits
when nothing keeps a coming
He fights on with his fists
My father says a soldier
is someone with an inner strength
Who’ll keep on going
’til his knees will bend
And I guess I never fell in line
and I want to quit half the time
But I know
There’s something good in me
There’s something good in me
I feel my every failure
I feel my jealousy
Of everyone better off than me
My father says a pilgrim
sees the journey as his goal
the destination
is not what will make us whole
And I guess I never fell in line
And I fail more than half the time
But I know
There’s something good in me
There’s something good in me
And I try to do my best
and maybe I’ll never be better than the rest
But I hope
I can be good enough for me
if there’s something good in me - Track Name: Burning Fields
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Burning fields
I leave these burning fields behind
that my heart set on fire
In a way I miss you now
but it’s too late to turn around
The wind has changed from north to south
bringing snowstorms to my grounds
in a way I miss you now
but I saw you wave goodbye
I saw you wave goodbye
I didn’t think it’d end so soon
but in a day the heat was gone
in a way I miss it now
with the smoke burning in my eyes
The key to freedom
is the key to depravity it seems
in a way I miss you now
but it’s temporary
I am happy the way I am
I will never change my name for you
name for you
And all we had was too much time
and now time is running out for you
out for you
out for you
Counting hours on my clock
counting time that I have lost
in a way I miss you now
but it’s life they say and I’m
Getting older by the day
and you are stuck on seventeen
in a way I miss you now
But it’s temporary
I am happy the way I am
I will never change my name for you
name for you
All we had was too much time
And now time is running out for you
Out for you out for you
I’ll miss you I know I will
But the fields are burning
I’ll miss you I know I will
But my fields are burning
still - Track Name: Arms And Armour
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Ams and armour
It’s danger when you touch me
bombs and ricochets
I know I should be running
away from you and yet
all these arms and armour
are slowing down my step
I’m my own disarmer
my gun towards my head
You were aiming for my heart but
pierced right through my soul
I thought dying would be easy
but it left me stiff and cold
and all these arms and armour
they don’t do me any good
when my heart’s outside my chest
and my guns are made of wood
There’s no defense for
what I’m feeling
you stripped me of
my arms and armour
This fight is getting
pretty tired
I’m putting down
my arms and armour
I surrender to you now
I’m walking through the ruins
of all my hopes and dreams
I watch them float away as
teardrops in a stream
and all these arms and armour
I am putting them away
If only I can be with you
I’ll be ok
There’s no defense for
what I’m feeling
you stripped me of
my arms and armour
This fight is getting
pretty tired
I’m putting down
my arms and armour
I surrender to you now - Track Name: Clown
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Clown
Did you see the lions
Jumping through the ring of fire
Did you hear the orchestra play the opening of the show
And the ballerinas
are they dancing for the audience
Can you see the glitter
and smell the animals
’Cause I don’t see any circus tents
this town is low on such events
Why are you acting a clown
there’s no circus in town
I can hear you talking
But the words don’t make
no sense to me
You are going backwards
and twisting me around
’Cause I don’t see any circus tents
this town is low on such events
Why are you acting a clown
there’s no circus in town
And baby stop those foolish games you’re playing
’Cause I can hear just
what you’re saying
And if you want me around don’t make me be a clown
Don’t make me be a clown
’Cause I don’t see any circus tents
this town is low on such events
Why are you acting a clown
there’s no circus in town - Track Name: Lower Case Letters
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Lower case letters
I’m talking
in lower case letters to you
No shouting no cursing
it would pass right through you
I’m waiting I’m waiting still
for you to hear me
My words keep pouring out
they pass right through me now
No heroes no miracles
are waiting for us
You have to find your way
without a guiding star
How could we grow so far apart
by just staying where we are
We never listened to our hearts
We never listened to our hearts
and now it’s all falling apart
We never listened to our hearts
I’m talking
in lower case letters to you
My voice is growing small
and distant to you
You’re watching from afar
me reaching for you
I’m stumbling I’m falling
as I pass right through you now
How could we grow so far apart
by just staying where we are
We never listened to our hearts
We never listened to our hearts
and now it’s all falling apart
We never listened to our hearts
We never listened to our hearts
We never listened to our hearts - Track Name: Summer Ended Yesterday
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Summer ended yesterday
You took my heart
and turned it inside out
and all these songs
just came pouring out
You were my muse
when I was dry as dust
I let you shine
when you felt like rust
So what will you do
when summer’s over
And oh what will you do
when it’s all over
We’re making plans
for another life
having coffee
under rainy skies
I’m making you
a soundtrack for each day
You turn me into
a song you play
So what will you do
when summer’s over
And oh what will you do
when it’s all over
And oh the dreams we share
where will they take us
a worn down motel room
in Austin, Texas
Oh and you could never stay
so don’t pretend to
fancy me that way
’cause I’ll believe you
and I will hold you
to your word
I wanted to
love you in every way
But summer ended
yesterday - Track Name: Prove Me Wrong
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Prove me wrong
We all make mistakes
and I’d be happy
to make them all with you
You have a thing or two
that I could relate to
We all tell right from wrong
But I’d be happy to play along for now
If maybe we could try to make it right
And I refuse to believe in
that I’m the only one
who feels the way I’m feeling
you have to prove me wrong
you have to prove me wrong
These endless skies
draw a picture of how I feel for you
they’re empty and they’re blue
there’s nothing new
I’ve heard it all before
I just thought that you were different
but I guess
that’s what everybody says
when they’re in that place
And I refuse to believe in
that I’m the only one
who feels the way I’m feeling
you have to prove me wrong
you have to prove me wrong
You could have stopped it
if you wanted
I could have walked away
it’s silly but I figured
you wanted me to stay
No no no no
But you didn’t - Track Name: Jonestown
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Jonestown
Put your troubles in a box
and your heart behind the locks
of the safest place you know
to protect you from the blow
of the unforgiving world
so you can be fine
Be fine
Don’t let anyone get close
just keep staring at your shoes
build a shell around yourself
put your life up on the shelf
It’s the safest way you know
so you can be fine
Be fine
And with your lost life in your arms
your revolutionary charms
will you make it there some day
Jonestown, USA
It is heaven on earth they say
but can you be fine
Be fine
Could you save you from yourself
if you moved to somewhere else
Could location be the key
the horizon and the sea
an actor in a different scene
so could you be fine
Be fine
And with your lost life in your arms
your revolutionary charms
will you make it there some day
Jonestown, USA
It is heaven on earth they say
but can you be fine
Be fine
And when your heart
is breaking
Will you be forsaking love
’Cause no matter
what you do
we will always love you
And what could be
your temple
could also be your downfall
So no matter
where you turn to
make sure you don’t turn us down