Swedish indie singer/songwriter, Hello Saferide is Annika Norlin, born in Östersund, Sweden, now living in Umeå.
With a warm voice and beautiful melodies she made a slight breakthrough in 2005 with the single My Best Friend. Being a music journalist, it came to great surprise to Norlin when her songs attracted the attention of indie label Razzia Records. After the release of Introducing... Hello Saferide, Norlin assembled a band and played around the world.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Do you remember me Cm I am your long lost pen pal AbBbD#Bb It must have been ten years ago we last wrote D# I don’t really know what happened Cm I guess life came in the way AbBb Let me know if you’re still alive AbBbD# Let me know if you ever used that knife or not
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D# Hello
Yes I remember you Cm I’ve got a husband and two children now AbBbD#Bb I work as an accountant and make fairly good money D#Cm I still have your letters, you used a pink pen to write them AbBb And you would comfort me AbBb when my tears would stain the ink AbBbD#Bb And I would send you mix tapes with Kate Bush on
AbBbD#Bb/D I have to admit I sometimes lied in those letters CmAbBbAb Tried to make life better than it was Bb I still wasn’t kissed at sixteen D# And I still need a friend
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D# There was this letter Cm I never told you this back then AbBbD#Bb But it would be fair to say it saved my life D# I sat in the window Cm The only one left out from a party again AbBb Pretty sure I didn’t have a single friend D#Bb Then I checked the mailbox
D# Dear long lost penpal Cm I was lying the whole time AbBbD#Bb I’m really a 46 years old man named Luke D# I have three children Cm and a wife, she doesn’t care AbBb And I hope you don’t resent me AbBb And I hope you do not hate me AbBbD#Bb For trying to find my way back to what it’s like to be young
AbBbD#Bb/D I have to admit I sometimes lied in those letters CmAbBbAb Tried to make life better than it was Bb I still wasn’t kissed at sixteen D# And I still need a friend