Listen to When I Grow Up by Fever Ray

When I Grow Up

Fever Ray

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Fever Ray

Vocals

Karin Dreijer

Drum Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Fever Ray

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Fever Ray

Producer

Van Rivers

Mixing Engineer

Henrik Jonsson

Mastering Engineer

Christopher Berg

Christopher Berg

Mixing Engineer

Subliminal Kid

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

When I grow up

I want to be a forester

Run through the moss on high heels

That's what I'll do

Throwing out the boomerang

Waiting for it to come back to me

[Verse 2]

When I grow up

I want to live in near the sea

Crab claws and bottles of rum

That's what I'll have

Staring at the seashell

Waiting for it to embrace me

[Verse 3]

I put my soul in what I do

Last night I drew a funny man

With dog eyes and a hanging tongue

It goes way back

I've never liked that sad look

From someone who wants to be loved by you

[Verse 4]

I'm very good with plants

When my friends are away

They let me keep the soil moist

On the seventh day I rest

For a minute or two then back on my feet and cry for you

[Verse 5]

You've got cucumbers on your eyes

Too much time spent on nothing

Waiting for a moment to arise

The face in the ceiling

And arms too long

I'm waiting for him to catch me

[Verse 6]

Waiting for you to embrace me, oh

Written by: Fever Ray

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