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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jens Lekman
Vocals
Tammy Karlsson
Drums
Kristin Lidell
Accordion
Viktor Sjöberg
Hand Claps
Ben Swanson
Hand Claps
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jens Lekman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jens Lekman
Producer
Philip Granqvist
Recording Engineer
Sarah Assbring
Recording Engineer
Michael Leonhart
Recording Engineer
Johan Hjalmarsson
Recording Engineer
Johan Forsman
Mixing Engineer
Ewan Pearson
Producer
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If I had to choose a moment in time
To take with me into eternity
I would choose this
This moment with you in my arms
I know we've lost the final battle
I know we are prisoners
I can hear chains rattle
But I'm a prisoner of this moment with you in my arms
[Instrumental]
You in my arms
You in my arms
You in my arms
[Verse 2]
I have a love
I have a love for this world
A kind of love that will break my heart
A kind of love that reconstructs and remodels the past
That adds a dryness to the dry August grass
That adds the sunshine to the magnifying glass
And makes me fight for something that just can't last
[Chorus]
You in my arms
You in my arms
You in my arms
You in my arms
[Instrumental]
If I had to choose a moment in time
To take with me into eternity
I'd choose this moment with you in my arms
[Instrumental]
You in my arms
You in my arms
You in my arms
You in my—
Written by: Jens Lekman