Gå & fiska!

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Lyrics
Ingenting är som det ska
Likadant från dag till dag
Allting följer samma mönster
Ser på stan ifrån mitt fönster
Människor på rad i kö
Äta, jobba, sova, dö

Jag går och fiskar
Och tar en tyst minut
Åker ut
Ut och fiskar
En chans att andas in
Andas ut

När man läser filosofer
Letar mellan gamla strofer
Tror man det var annorlunda
16-17-18-hundra
Icke så, mitt hjärta svider
Samma sak i alla tider

Jag går och fiskar
Och tar en tyst minut
Åker ut
Ut och fiskar
Min chans att andas in
Andas ut
Andas ut
Ingenting är som det ska
Likadant från dag till dag
Alla säljer samma tjänster
Människor till höger, vänster
Jag kan bara så ett frö
Och ge ett råd. Ta ditt spö

Låt oss gå och fiska
Och ta en tyst minut
Låt oss fiska
Fiska fiskar
Din chans att andas ut

Jag går och fiskar
går och fiskar
Och tar en tyst minut
Åker ut
Ut och fiskar
En chans att andas in
Andas ut
Jag går och fiskar
Jag går och fiskar.

Nananananana…

English translation

Go Fish!

Nothing is like it should be
The same from day to day
Everything follows the same patterns
Watching the city from my window
People in lines in queues
Eating, working, sleeping, dying

I'm going fishing
And taking a quiet minute
Going out
Out fishing
A chance to breathe in
Breathe out

When you're reading philosophers
Searching between old stanzas
You'd think it was different
16-17-18-hundreds
Not so, my heart's aching
Same thing thru all times

I'm going fishing
And taking a quiet minute
Going out
Out fishing
A chance to breathe in
Breathe out
Nothing is like it should be
The same from day to day
Everybody's selling the same services
People to the right, left
I can only sow a seed
And give some advice. Take your rod

Let's go fish
And take a quiet minute
Let's fish
Fish fishes
Your chance to breathe out

I'm going fishing
going fishing
And taking a quiet minute
Going out
Out fishing
A chance to breathe in
Breathe out
I'm going fishing
I'm going fishing
Guitar tabs and chords


Credits

Words and music by Per Gessle
Published by Jimmy Fun Music

Produced by Michael Ilbert & Gyllene Tider. Recorded by Michael Ilbert at EMI Studio 1, Skärmarbrink, Stockholm and Studio 3, Bromma, Sweden during April-May 1996. Mixed in Europa Studio 3, Stockholm. Gellner: vocals, guitar and harmonica, Hogge: drums and backing vocals, Fritte: Keyboards, Farfisa and Hammond organs, MP: electric guitars and backing vocals, Anki: bass and keyboards.

Comments

"Gå & fiska!" was almost never published. Kjelle said the song sucked so Per changed his mind about releasing the single. Then he met the CEO of EMI Sweden, Roffe Nygren who whas humming the song and said it was great. So Per changed his mind again... good thing too!

The title came to Per while being in the US and passed a store with a sign in the window saying "Gone fishin'!"