The Opposite of Hallelujah

Jens Lekman
Night Falls Over Kortedala
The Opposite Of Hallelujah
I took my sister down to the ocean
But the ocean made me feel stupid
Those words of wisdom I had prepared
All seemed to vanish into thin air
Into the waves I stared
I picked up a seashell
To illustrate my homelessness
But a crab crawled out of it
Making it useless
And all my metaphors fell flat
Down on the rocks where we sat
She asked where are you at?
But sister, its the opposite of hallelujah
Its the opposite of being you
You dont know cause it just passes right through you
You dont know what Im going through
You dont know what Im going through
You dont know what Im going through
You dont know what Im going through
We made our way home on the bikes we had borrowed
I still never told you about unstoppable sorrow
You still think Im someone to look up to
I still dont know anything about you
Is it in you too?
Youve got so much to live for, little sister
Youve got so much to live for
But sister, its the opposite of hallelujah
Its the opposite of being you
You dont know cause it just passes right through you
You dont know what Im going through
You dont know what Im going through
You dont know what Im going through
You dont know what Im going through
You dont know what Im going through