Christine Sandtorv

MONOLOVE

CHAOS (C.S.)

Only chaos

only empty days

only thin-skin

only tension

only make-no-sense

Only dizzy

only in a blur

only longing

only low

only disappointed, now

All of a sudden it’s over

I’m a flower in the snow

I think I’m going nowhere

I don’t fit in right now

Only leaving 

only moving on

only missing

only scared

only disappeared

LEAVE IT AT THAT (M: IL.S. / C.S, L: C.S.)

Make a mess

make all the people 

that you know 

feel embarrassed

Break the spell

touch the surface 

end the silence 

when you tell them

Can you listen, can you feel?

You spend so much time 

in this café

Do you know anyone for real?

You spend so much time 

on hey, hey, hey

Make a scene

steal the punch line

conclude

with the beginning

Leave them flat

leave a lot of questions 

when you leave

leave it at that

 

PUT-ON-SMILE

I’m not in the sky

I’m not on solid ground

I cannot lie

but I know how to pretend

I’m not in the mood

don’t feel like jumping for joy

though I should

be happier than medium okay

When my put-on-smile is gone

I am weak 

when you think i am strong

I am no better 

than the weakest one

Not made of silver

not made of gold

I have not seen what

but I have been told 

 

DOS AND DON’TS

Even you fake nice

there is a devil in everyone

or could there be 

another reason for your lies?

Even you hide your tears

there is a loser in everyone

or could there be 

another reason for your fears?

All these dos and don’ts

all these wishes, all these wants

all these dos and don’ts

Even you fight back 

there is a winner in everyone

or could there be 

another reason for your attacks?

Even you crave love 

there is an angel in everyone

I am sure 

there is no way around

He brings out the best in you

DEAD AGAINST THE PLAN

Blame it on someone that you don’t know

someone up above or down below

blame it on your closest friend

or blame it on yourself, again

So strange how things can change

so dead against the plan

like a strange familiar friend

Tell it to someone that you can trust

someone who knows the cost

tell it to a chance acquaintance

or tell it to your looking glass

So strange how things can change

so dead against the plan

like a strange familiar friend

something happened 

You could surely have done without

I could surely have done without

 

MONOLOVE

Every step you take

to bring you closer 

to her again

you only push her further away

and lose her as a friend

Every time you see her

you search for something deeper 

in her smile

even though you know

there has been nothing for a long long while

How can love be so painful

but when it works the way it should 

be so good

how can love be full of beauty

but when it’s over, done and dead

be so bad

She can’t get far away enough

she will always be in your way

though she will always 

be your moon at night

and your sunshine at day

 

END

I still trust

I still rely on you

minor details 

make this mess complete

I still care

I still believe in

small surprises

take over the lead

I hear us talking heart-to-heart 

when will forever start

when will forever end

I see us leaving hand in hand 

I still hope

I still wish for

coincidences

go-as-you-please

I still deny

I still get tempted

like a tongue stuck 

on a frozen iron bar

LONG

I long for the moment 

when we will meet again

I long for autumn

stay-in-days and rain

and for someone to explain

I long for the feeling 

of being calm in your arms

I am searching for the meaning 

of this unsteady heart

and us being apart

Don’t underestimate 

the meaning of a word 

don’t put all your faith 

in something you have heard

I long for sleeping 

close to your skin

I am looking for a reason 

not to let the sunlight in

or for letting the day begin

SONGS & LYRICS BY INGERLISE STØRKSEN:

ON THE SURFACE  (IL.S.)

So you say you’re willing to 

break out and spend your last day with me?

hmm

a steep mountain to climb 

and still you want to walk by my side

hmm

On the surface 

as harmless as can be 

you and me

but underneath 

there is a story never told 

about you and me

No complications please

a win-win situation is to prefer

yeah

but are you willing to let loose 

when night falls will you still be here?

hmm

On the surface 

as harmless as can be 

you and me

but underneath 

there is a story never told 

about you and me

THANK YOU (IL.S)

I wish to thank

you made me stronger each day

I need to believe

that you’ll still see 

and hear me anyway

I wish to thank

you gave me beautiful rules

a reason to play along

in spite deceits 

and long nights

You left your footprints 

in the snow

a guideline for me

so I will know 

the day I get lost

which way to go

I will always follow

 

SONGS & LYRICS BY JANNICKE LARSEN:

CITY LIGHTS (J.L.)

I can put up a show

so spectacular and divine

but there’s a thin line

between rich and poor

the first lady and a whore 

and who will I play it for

who will I play it for

I can put up a show

so simple and lame

it’s far from the same

but the line is thin

between failure and success

there’s either more or less

you’re either out or in

the line is thin

Under the city lights i fail

under the city lights i’m pale

I can fake a smile

and hide that i’m torn

and turn the other cheek

try to appear cold

as you strike the second blow

beware of the one

who throws the first stone

Under the city lights i fail

under the city lights i’m pale

under the city lights i fail

and to the city lights i pray

PAINT YOUR SKY  (J.L.)

 

Try  

stop holding back

you will risk your neck

you’ re in between two worlds 

stumbling in your words

I will help you through

hold your breath for you 

try    

stop holding back 

you will risk your neck

Those you rely on

they seem to be pretending

you’ re  in denial

go out and hold your banner high

painting your own sky

Be indifferent 

to what is said

to be true or false

it is only up to you  

You need a loud voice

to support your choice

try   

stop holding back 

go and make some noise

A minute of sleeping

and nothing is the same no more

a minute of sleeping

CALL ME HOME  (J.L)

I will reach the end

just before you catch my hand

I will fall for days

the ground is gone

you are always late

I won’ t be overthrown.  

if I see you years from now

but if you come today  

I’ ll be conquered

and you will claim your land

Shine will come from rain 

if you call me home

you call me home

seasons go away

if you call me home 

you call me home

I will surely choke

you are breath-taking and i am sold

so don’t call this a hoax

if you know me,

you know how i easily break