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Benjamin Aggerbæk // Heartbeat (2011) // Heartbeat (2013)
A Beautiful Goodbye

There were things I did
that cannot be undone.
There were things I said
that cannot be unsaid.
But oh I smile,
oh yes I smile.
Cause I told you that I love ‘till I die,
and that this is just
a beautiful goodbye

Begin Again

Starting over
What does it mean?
I’m center stage
but honey, what’s the scene?
I can do this or I can do that.
How to begin again?

I found love
or it found me.
Hand in hand we lived the daydream
But every story has to end
When to begin again?

Everyday another chance
Stars align for a new romance
But can you trust the stars above?
Will they ever lead to love?

If second chances
go on and on
And all the stars I kiss
They fade into the dawn
Then what is left
but a lover’s desire?
Will I ever be ready to begin again?

Every day another chance
Stars align for a new romance
But can you trust the stars above?
Will they ever lead to real love?

“Starting over”
but what does it mean?
I’m center stage now
But honey, what’s the scene?
The curtains drawn
Bring on the show,
Cause’ I’m ready to begin again

Daydream

I’ve been thinking about you
I’ve been thinking a lot about you
I’ve been thinking about you
So come on over and let’s make mmm…

Daydreams of you
The way you make my heart beat
Beat beat beat …
The way you make it stop
When you go
The way I just want you more and more

I’ve been dreaming about you
I’ve been dreaming a lot about you
I’ve been dreaming about you
So come on over and let’s make mmm…

Daydreams of you
The way you bite, the way you sing
The way you’ve got the blues
The way you make me
dance among the stars
The way you bring me to where you are

I’ve been hoping to kiss you
I’ve been hoping to kiss you a lot
I’ve been hoping to kiss you
So come on over and let’s make mmm…

Ghost
(Benjamin Aggerbæk, Jon Sanchez)

Frustration, this station
won’t let me move along
I’m waiting and fading
It’s taking far too long
A letter with a thousand kisses
promises too much
And here I’m on a platform with a
dream about a ghost

Every word you wrote
felled me like a stroke
crushed every dream I had
Every broken vow
Was a hurtful blow
Was it devil I had kissed?
I throw my hands up in the air
I feel completely lost
and here I’m on a platform with a
dream about a ghost

I’m dreaming about a Ghost

My mind plays tricks on me
Could it really be?
Did I do something wrong?
It’s no mystery
she put a spell on me
and the blues became my song
I curse her and I bless her
I’m confused about the past
And here I’m on a platform
with a dream about a ghost

I’m dreaming about a ghost

Heartbeat

I’m awake and I’m here with you
You’re so close to me
I can hear your heartbeat beat
You are so close to me

One, two, three, four
You’re the one that I adore
Five, six, seven, eight
Oh, I love to count your heartbeat

Oh, I love your bumpy roads
Please show me tonight
You are so Rock’n’Roll
But you crush me in the morning light

One, two, three, four
You’re the one that I adore
Five, six, seven, eight
Oh, I love to count your heartbeat

You show me Heaven, oh yes you do
What a perfect view
I’m happy on your passenger seat
Yes, you give me more than I need

One, two, three, four
You’re the one that I adore
Five, six, seven, eight
You make my heart beat

I Will Forget

I will forget
the stormy weather outside
I will forget
that I haven’t seen the sun for a while
I will forget
with a thought of you
Makes me forget
all the reasons to get blue

The world may tumble down
Yet you give me solid ground
No, you never let me down

I will forget
that I’ve got no money, honey
I will forget
that the world’s been letting me down
I will forget
with a thought of you
Makes me forget
all the reasons to get blue

The world may tumble down
Yet you give me solid ground
No, you never let me down

I will forget
the stormy weather outside
I will forget
as longs as you stick around

I’m a Fool

You told me many times
That you have been untrue
You told me many times
That I should be careless, too
You say I’m way too kind
That when I’m out of sight
I’m out your mind
You told me many times I’m a fool
A fool for you

You told me many times
That I should find a new lover
It’s just a matter of time before
You find another
But honey, what can I do?
If I ain’t your man and you ain’t my woman, too?
I’m a fool, a fool for you

When I choose to go
Turn my back and say No
When I finally think we’re through
You come around and say I love you

New Orleans

I packed my old suitcase
I’m going down South
I wrapped up all the memories
of this old town
‘Cause I hate these games
And I hate these heartaches that keep us down
Down on our knees
So I’m begging you please
Come down to New Orleans
With me

I miss the old Good Times
Where love was enough
To get us through the troubled nights
With our hearts intact
‘Cause I hate these games
And I hate these heartaches that keep us down
Down to our knees
So I’m begging you please
Come down to New Orleans
With me, with me

Stranger

Did you come here with a solution
Or did you come here to pretend?
Sometimes you’ve got to go back to where you came from
Try to mend all the bridges you’ve burnt

Did you come here for revenge?
Or did you come here to war?
I can assure you that your soul will slide into
The dark dark side of the road

Look for the beauty in a stranger
Look for the beauty from within
Look for the beauty in nature
Try to love again,
We just want you to love again

Did you come here for redemption?
Go go find the one you broke and left behind
It’s only getting harder if you’re waiting
And while you wait you’ll get so lonesome in your heart

Love ain’t never gone, it’s just hiding
From the angry eye that will not see
Honey, we got to do something now ‘cause later
We all be gone gone in history

Look for the beauty in a stranger
Look for the beauty from within
Look for the beauty in nature
Try to love again,
We all just want you to love again

Waterfall

There’s no covering-up in me
No baby, what you’ve got is what you see
There might be broken hearts
And waterfalls
But honey love is all we’ve got

There’s no asking for my love
No baby, it’s never gone, it’s never lost
There might be broken hearts
And waterfalls,
But love is all we’ve got

So just giving in is like giving
To give in to your love is the hardest part of life
You’re afraid to fall into the great waterfall
But let’s just fall in love

So just give in, it’s like giving
Giving in to your heart is the hardest part of life
You’re afraid to fall into the dark waterfalls
But let’s just fall
fall in love
Let’s just fall in love

You’re Not Lost

Anyone can see it
Anyone but you
That you have been misguided
by a devil inside of you

what you’ve got is gold
but all you see is dust
you’re punching down your ghost
it’s a battle that you have lost

but you can’t see it
that you’re not lost
you won’t see it
‘cause you hide away your heart

you let yourself into your devil’s mouth
you’re eating up your soul
then you don’t really know
why you are so cold

you cant see it
that you’re not lost
you won’t see it
‘cause you hide away heart
so come on step out
step out of your cave
into the light
feel something real
to feel something real

Anyone can see it
Anyone but you

Aggerbæk Kvintet // My Oh My (2009)
My Oh My!

My oh My
I never thought that I could die
For some blue eyes
And those lips to touch mine

My Oh My
I never thought I’d fell so hard
You break my heart, you break my bones
But I don’t mind

My Oh My
Life is unpredictable
With angels and everyday, Miracles
My Oh My
Life is so magical
When you are in my world

You Don’t Know

I’m traveling away
There’s nothing here for me to do
But I gave you my heart today
Yet you don’t know what to do

You don’t know
How to give your love to me
Your hands are shaking
My heart collapse
But you don’t know what to do

It’s got to stop
I got to stop it here and now
To make it easier for you to get out
Yet you don’t go, you don’t stay
You don’t know what to do

Like a shooting star
That no one sees
No wish, no crash,
No hope for me
I’m burning up
I’m on my way now
This has to stop
I’m lost anyhow

I’m traveling away
There’s nothing here for me to do
I gave you my heart today
But you don’t know what to do

St. Peters Blues

I forget you, You forget me
That the way things should end
‘Cause neither you, nor me
Can live in a memory

Turn away, don’t you cry for me
You and I, we’re history
But I’m okay, are you okay
In this misery

Everyday I sing along
To this blue and moody chanson
But my words are just words
And my heart feels cursed

When True Love says Goodbye

It’s not the pain you caused me
It’s not the way you said goodbye
It’s more the memory that glows through the dark nights
And the question of how we collided and died

Sometimes life’s a dream
Some things I can’t explain
How come I want to go back?
When I know it’s a fake way to survive
When true love says goodbye

It’s not the kiss I remember
It’s more the feeling of belonging and being one
And I now you will ember
Until I find a closure to this poem

Sometimes life’s a dream
Some things I can’t explain
How come I want to go back?
When I know it’s a fake way to survive
When true love says goodbye

A Spark

There is a spark in your eyes
And it’s been taking me by surprise
Every time I look at you I smile

There was magic in the air
All the dark clouds disappeared
Every time I can’t help myself from smiling

I’ve been gazing at stars
That’s where you are
I have a dream that my love, babe
Can reach you that far

Lost In Love

Love is a mystery
I can be lost and yet I see
A woman in front of me
Saying that she’s still in love with me

Love is a vague memory
Lost in American movies
I cannot get myself to believe in love
That way

I know that I’m
Lost in love
Yet I know it’s not
The happiness I once thought
That it was

Love is misery
A sickness that comes and goes
As it pleases
I get so seasick of spinning around
And around

I know that I’m
Lost in love
Yet I know it’s not
The happiness I once thought
That it was

Orange Moon

Orange moon over the city
Lying in the park with you
The moon is rising
Like our passion
No it’s never been summertime
Before I met you

I remember your kisses
Italian siestas with you
And the heat, and your heartbeat
So close to me

I know this won’t last forever
I know it’s just a matter of time
But the moment your love hit me like that
It’s something I come back for again and again

And I remember your kisses
Italian siestas with you
And the heat and your heartbeat
So close to me –
Yes this is love
Maybe momentarily,
But let’s call it what it is
This is love; this is my way of saying
I love You,
My Arizona Love

We’ll Die Alone

Something is bringing me back
To the room I thought I’d just left
And I know I had to let you go
Let this love go

Tears are falling from her eyes
Fallen out of grace, out of paradise
And she knows now
She will die alone
We’ll die alone

Certain that it is time
For us to say goodbye
And I’m watching you fly away
Bye bye, goodbye

In The Dark

I was only hoping
Someday you’d be mine
Oh, my patience failing
Running out time

I was just pretending
You and I could be more than friends
Oh, my hopes are fading
Running out hands

Everything is dark
All I want
Is to get under your skin
Into your heart
Won’t you find me in the dark?
Under your skin
Where the sun is shining

I was only waiting
For the right move to make
But I’m so scared of failing
Loosing you for good

Everything is dark
All I want
Is to get under your skin
Into your heart
Won’t you find me in the dark?
Under your skin
Where the sun is shining

Aggerbæk Kvintet // Back In Town (2007)
Angel

I’d be there for you
If you ever come
around asking me to,
Ain’t nothing I
wouldn’t do
For someone like you

’cause you’re an angel
so gorgeous and fine
you’re an angel
Could you ever be
mine?

I think I saw a smile in your eyes
What a perfect golden sunrise,
If I could, yes I would, I definitely should,
Steal those eyes for good

’cause you’re an angel
so gorgeous and fine
You’re an angel
Could you ever be mine?

In a world that we’re living in
true love is hard to find
but it’s the truth when I say
That all I want
All I need is you

You’re an angel
So gorgeous and fine
You’re an angel
Could you ever be mine?
My angel, mine

New York Lover

You made me make up my mind,
Then I fled right out of town,
I said you have to give me time,
Need more time
Sitting in a yellow cab
With a mellow head,
You’re wasting my time
Sweet lover of mine

Downtown Manhattan
Where our love affair happened,
The sun never saw us shine,
But we sure shined,
On the corner of Elizabeth and Spring
You could find us kissing
Wasting our time
Sweet lover of mine

We met and said goodbye
Almost over night
So I’m out of the state
Not united anymore
’cause we chose to close the door
lover of mine, thank you for your time
sweet lover of mine
New York lover, I’m happy you were mine

Hope

Funny life goes by and by and by,
Say goodbye to one that I love
So I cry
While I sit here and watch how it’s starting
To rain outside

Could we just collide?
For a moment in time
I can’t cope
What is life without dreams and
Hope?

Sure could use your hand right now
Feel the warmth from your body now ‘cause I freeze, while I sit here and watch how it’s starting to rain, inside my heart,

Could we just collide,
for a moment in time,
I can’t cope,
what is life without dreams and hope?

Back in Town

I’m not getting drunk on beer or wine,
I got something entirely else going on in my mind, I know you’re back in town.

I didn’t notice that I need you so much,
our sweet kisses and your gentle touch,
I know it won’t be the same,
let’s do it again

come on let’s make love,
now your back in town

last time we met were downtown east,
Hitting away in bars,
then you suddenly showed me your beautiful breasts,
I know it won’t be the same,
let’s do it all again

Come on let’s make love,
now you’re back in town

How Love is Strong

There are angels,
on every corner,
at the crossroads you may find,
so let love,
be your guide,
let faith lead you on your path

In the silence God tells me,
the secrets ‘bout love and hate,
please forgive and try to love the one who keeps you holding on.

Christmas day is near by now,
and she begins to cry out,
she is free,
but she’s alone,
she forgot how love is strong

Then suddenly the tears went dry,
and she begins to smile,
she remembers who she loves,
and she sees that he holds on,
she remembers who she loves,
and she slowly starts to understand,
what Christmas means to Man.

Kristoffer

You ought to know,
I can’t get you out of my mind,
you ought to know,
I can’t get you out of my life

I know you’d hate me for a sad song,
but I know you know I need to do this to move on.

So you got a one-way ticket for a long-distant train,
I think it’s unfair that the ticket was valid that day

I still got so much I want to tell you,
I still love you,
I still got so much I want to show you,
so I hope you see me somewhere

You made me smile,
you made me stay up a little longer,
‘cause you wanted to share the morning light,
you made me cry when you went away,
but I remember you stay in my heart forever

I see your face in the window when I’m walking by,
You say ‘hey man come on up and get a beer, come on now’,

I can’t get you out of my head,
I don’t mind,
I can’t get you out of my head,
‘cause I want to remember the good times

You made me smile,
you made me stay up a little longer,
‘cause you wanted to share the morning light,
you made me cry when you went away,
but I remember you stay in my heart forever

Right or Wrong

I know I will be the one
who says goodbye
and I will be the one
who makes you cry
but what we have is gone
I must be moving on
this may be right
this may be wrong

I write these words while listening
to your heartbeat
Soon the birds will sing my song
in the morning breeze
I’ll be moving on
while you will
hear my song
and you will cry and I understand why

Now the truth is out
regrets are taking control
thoughts became these words
I really felt the air turn cold
This is the feeling at the crack of dawn
This may be right, this may be wrong

Never dreamt to realize
that we may die
All good things will end
I never quite understood the
reason why
But what we had is dead
I must be moving ahead
This is the sound of our world
Cracking down

Now the truth is out
regrets are taking control
thoughts became these words
I really felt the air turn cold
This is the feeling at the crack of dawn
This may be right, this may be wrong

My Bones

I feel the pain into my bones,
left her now I’m on my own,
Eyes are heavy but I cannot sleep,
promises were hard to keep

And now you say tomorrow brings,
another day another chance,
but all feel inside my heart is just the pain,
running through my veins,
into my bones

Everything is like a dream,
life ain’t always what it seems,
death is knocking at my door demanding me to suffer more,

And now you say tomorrow brings,
another day another chance,
but all feel inside my heart is just the pain,
running through my veins,
into my bones

No Reason for Singing

I really need to tell you this,
what I go around thinking about everyday is,
how to win your heart how to steal a kiss,
I ain’t settling for less

So do you know you got the power over me,
and if we were together I wouldn’t mind,
but it’s so damn hard to feel controlled,
when you don’t know if you’re bought or sold,

It ain’t easy to love me,
Lots of girls tried so hard,
there’s one reason why none of them succeeded,
I wanted you from the start

I’m so glad you came around this evening,
if you ever find her will you please tell her this,
I got nowhere to go,
no reason for singing,
if I can’t get your sweet loving,
if I can’t get your love,

It ain’t easy to love me,
Lots of girls tried so hard,
there’s one reason why none of them succeeded,
I wanted you from the start

Not a Dream

You probably think, that I lie,
when I tell you that I love you ‘till I die

I’d rather drawn,
in the big blue sea,
than tell you the truth,
something died in me

It’s not dream,
it’s not A bad dream,
I’ll never come back again

Between joy and misery everything turned grey, that’s not good enough for you it’s not good enough for me

Found joy momentarily,
but in the end,
this is reality,
we have to set love free,

It’s not dream,
it’s not a bad dream,
I’ll never come back again

You probably think,
that I lie,
when I tell you that I love you ‘till I die

Shelter of Melancholy

I will not believe that you were mine,
I see my hopes vanish in time,
and fears became reality the moment you kissed me,

So I went to the big NY,
to hide there for a while,
but I brought you with me,
my shelter became melancholy

All you bring back is bad memories,
‘bout love-games I’ve lost and broken believes, but I love you,
I still love you

So I wrote you a letter,
telling you that I felt better,
but I lied, I spelled wrong,
I really meant I’m bitter
But this big apple tastes so sweet and yet I was still bitter,
so I found some distraction,
a beautiful lover,
she was wise and once explained that love,
she said,
is always around,
but when I asked her how to find it,
she replied with no sound

All you bring back is bad memories,
‘bout love-games I’ve lost and broken believes, but I love you,
I still love you

And even though nothing really works anymore, and even though you said you didn’t want me no more,
I hope one day you open up my door,
to love me some more,
some more

So I must forget,
all The love and tears that I Spilt,
so will end my letters unset and unread,
and I will let you wash your hands clean,
then convince myself,
that you and I,
me and you will never be together again

All you bring back is bad memories,
‘bout love-games I’ve lost and broken believes, but I love you,
I still love you,

And even though nothing really works anymore, and even though you said you didn’t want me no more,
I hope one day you open up my door,
to love me some more,
some more

The Truth

It’s true,
it’s true,
everything you said about us was true

I sneaked out the backdoor,
the moment the light hit the bedroom floor,
it’s true,
it’s true

I don’t love,
don’t love you,
don’t love you
the way I should do,
the way I should do

But I miss you,
still miss you,
hours in the night,
everything was quite,
and everything remained the same,
momentarily,
me,
you,
everything,

But it’s true,
it’s true,
it’s true that I don’t love you,
the way I should do,
the way I should do.

Come & Stay

When I think of love it’s always you that I think of, when I think of tears it’s always you that I cried for,
baby won’t you please come back to me and stay, baby there ain’t no other way

Maybe this is how my life begins or maybe this is how it ends without my lovely lady,
you are the only one to answer,
are you still in love with me?

Picture from a Dream

I kissed a bird,
then let her go,
fly to the sky and now I’m blue thinking of you,
I know I know,
I let you go,
I should have told YOU not to leave,
and now I’m blue

I know I’ve seen your face somewhere before, know you opened up my door,
but when I wake it’s only just the same thing,
a picture from a dream

I know I see you when I close my eyes,
you were sent from the stars,
but when I wake it’s only just the same thing,
a picture from dream

And when I sleep it’s only just the same,
want you back again,
but death is something we can never escape,
not even on our masquerade