Nuoruuden oodi [English translation]

I was born the year Kurt Cobain died

When I was one year old, the Lions brought home gold from Sweden1

When I was five Mom had to untangle my matted hair

And she taught me not to fear life

You came into my class in 2007

I can't wipe that day from my memory

Our teeth were stained by cigarettes

I was frightened by your favorite movie, "Silence of the Lambs"

On the back of your bike, the world whizzed past my eyes

On Wednesdays we shut ourselves into our rooms

To watch "Skins" 2 in northern Ostrobothnia

or London or some other concrete jungle

Wherever I go, I think of you

You haven't forgotten me, have you?

From the house parties to the bar

This is the final ending

You kept falling in love again

While I was treading water

And then you grew up

Let's drink once more, to youth

To times that have passed

And to those who couldn't keep up with life

I know I'm not the only one

And that pain follows me

Even though I did my best

We grew up too fast

We danced by the bridge railing

I'd stop time if I could

And when our ode to youth is playing

Then you can't die

Then you can't die

Nowadays I'm slow to answer messages

You're expecting your second child

I miss the time when MGMT3 was playing

And you finished off my wine bottle

We dried our tears on our sleeves

You told me truths

You were sure that

Something larger than life awaited me

And I hope you're happier than ever

Though we don't really know each other anymore

We had a story together

With different endings

Let's drink once more, to youth

To times that have passed

And to those who couldn't keep up with life

I know I'm not the only one

And that pain follows me

Even though I did my best

We grew up too fast

We danced by the bridge railing

I'd stop time if I could

And when our ode to youth is playing

Then you can't die

Then you can't die

Let's drink once more, to youth

To times that have passed

And to those who couldn't keep up with life

I know I'm not the only one

And that pain follows me

Even though I did my best

We grew up too fast

We danced by the bridge railing

I'd stop time if I could

And when our ode to youth is playing

Then you can't die

Then you can't die

1. Finland beat Sweden to win the 1995 world ice hockey championship, held in Sweden2. "Skins" was a TV series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skins_(British_TV_series)3. MGMT is a band, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGMT

• Artist:Ellinoora
• Album:Vaaleanpunainen vallankumous (2019)