Booklet - I'm the Rain

your ight would al so be

when your pain be shining throughI could be watching over youd been close, I could reach the

1. If I Could

if I couldgive anything, I would

if my thoughts could do you good

if I could hel p you withthis part of life you’ve got to liveyou could load your weight on me

if I meant to youwhat you mean to meyour ight would al so bethe greatest thingyou could do for me

if I knewwhen your pain be shining throughI could be watching over youif I ’d been close, I could reach the

things to u seand know just what to do

one thing will I doto never let you go, never let you go

Peter Korhonen ~ drums

Thomas Axelsson ~ bass

Rickard Nilsson ~ piano

Lars Halapi ~ guitars, maracas & glockenspiel

2. The Years

the years betray me nowthey u suall y countsu p posed to be getting b y

move along with timewhy not this time

at least, they should make me feelhow long its beenhel p me to understand

what wasn’t realand teach what all means

why, do not those years count

he was such a stranger thenb y now he should be againit ’s too crazy to tell that man

I was in love, I still amno, I mustn’t say I still love that man

the years should make a changemake someone out of methey should be hereto give a second chance

show how to change the wheel sthey should b ring something realSophie ~ guitar


Lars Halapi ~ guitars, drums, vibraphone & maracas

3. You Can Always Long For May

don’t go after himdon’t go after himdon’t go after him

don’t goon our walk todayyou were ab out to lift and stir

against where he’s been blo wing todon’t get fooled b y him

it isn’t him, its ju st Mayyou feel on your skin

its making love to youas it didn’t knowhow love can makeones sorro w gro w

take me home againI will lock you in until

you’ve rested on the couchI loved it yesterday

you took me out to playbut for every laughI hear a cry and a prayer

so when day is doneyou must be okay

please don’t gohe doesn’t want you tohe doesn’t want you

to go his wayyou can’t ask for him

he won’t let you inbut you can al ways long for MayI ’ll b ring your lovers here

steal them from every whereall lovers you might needone to make you sleepone to make you liveand one to make you b reathe

please don’t godon’t be thinking ofyou will ind him

on the wayhe is gone, he’ll never comebut youcan al ways long for May

Sophie ~ guitar

Lars Halapi ~ guitar & bass

ol der than it ap pears to be

roughl y treated with a b roken poles been sol d

but a ship wreck can t in love be done

but you can al ways long for Mayll b ring your lovers here

and one to make you b reathe

t be thinking ofyou will ind him

but you

older than it ap pears to be

roughl y treated with a b roken poles been sol d

but a ship wreck can t in love be done

kissed b y the rain not b y youwarmed b y the spring not b y youheld in a ring dance not b y youtouched b y a ghost not b y you

illed b y the wind not b y you

m lyingve stop ped to talk ab outbut it could be dream

remembering times not with you

but you can al ways long for Mayll b ring your lovers here

and one to make you b reathe

t be thinking ofyou will ind him

but you

4. Ready

my new love is you seetied to the dock and waits for meol der than it ap pears to be

saving one last trip for me

roughl y treated with a b roken polefor love onl y it ’s been sol d

saw the leak under the surface andsaid hol d on we will sail again

I ’m ready to head off with you

my love just had enoughonl y one owner from giving u pbut a ship wreck can’t in love be done

in su mmer air and under a drying sun

I ’m ready to head off with you

who knows ho w long our love will lastI come from a dreamand it from the past

who knows what it will do to mewhen ropes are loosed and waters free




Lars Halapi ~ guitars & lap steel guitar

Tomas Ebrelius ~ violin

5. Interior Design




Lars Halapi ~ guitars & tambourine

6. Not With You

kissed b y the rain not b y youwarmed b y the spring not b y youheld in a ring dance not b y youtouched b y a ghost not b y youhours on the shore not with youilled b y the wind not b y you

long for the evening not for youall those feelings not for you

I ’m here, I ’m here, I ’m lyingI might onl y miss one thingI ’ve stop ped to talk ab outbut it could be dreamtaking a picture not of youremembering times not with youlove has nothing more to do

I ’m here not with you

Sophie ~ guitar


Tomas Ebrelius ~ violin

but I know where

just let it be, itbut I knowwhere it ’d b reak out

but I took it there

it get back its timebut I know where

just let it be

but I know its ju st the chil d

7. I’m The Rain

open your eyes nowwhat do you see

isn’t the vie w differentit is to me

the vie w of loverssometimes change

some put the sun theresome make it rain

if you are the sunI ’m the rain

look at the time nowwhat do you feel

don’t you have to go nowaway from me

the time for loverssometimes endsome kinds can be staying

mine must leave again

if you are the sunI ’m the rain




Lars Halapi ~ guitars & percussion

8. Our Man

how could we say goodb yehow can we say goodb yehow make a song reach the sk y

how make your song reach the sk y

my angel s, make the best of roomhere comes someone

you reall y ought to get to knowhere comes someonebeautiful from belo w

it ain’t easy to watch him go

a treasure chest sinking downto the b ottom of the seaits too deep, its too high

today it reall y hurts to feel

for sorro w you can’t train the heartnow is when we all go under

if tomorrow comes we will talkand remember youas our man of thousand wonders


but I know where

just let it be, itbut I knowwhere it ’d b reak out

but I took it there

it get back its timebut I know where

just let it be

but I know its ju st the chil d

some kinds can be staying

how could we say goodb yehow can we say goodb ye

my angel s, make the best of room

beautiful from belo w

to the b ottom of the sea

and remember you

9. It Knows

I know where, it revivesit plays so deadbut I know where

it goes wil d

ju st let it be, it ’s still insidepretends it ’s asleepbut I knowwhere it ’d b reak out

yes I know where to goto make it sho wbut I took it there

far too many timesthat ’s what it knowsit knows, it knows

I know whereit get back its timeit feel s so ol dbut I know whereit ’d get young

ju st let it bedon’t need to feel it now

plays hide and seek but I know its ju st the chil dRickard Nilsson ~ piano

Lars Halapi ~ guitars, drums & bass

10. To Be Forgiven

I ’ve got to choose a road withmany churches alongI need to be forgivenbefore I can be moving on

I ’ve got to ind those prieststhat can be looking down on meand tell me I ’m forgiven

for every wrong I feel

cause other way is prisonand there’s no place I wanna beI ’ve got to read some chapters

to teach me good and kindI need to be forgivenfor the dark things in my mind

cause other way is prisonI can’t stay there all right

I need to earn salvationthat can hel p me just to beI need to be forgivenbefore I ever can walk freePeter Korhonen ~ drums



Lars Halapi ~ guitars & tambourine

how could we say goodb yehow can we say goodb ye

my angel s, make the best of room

beautiful from belo w

to the b ottom of the sea

and remember you

11. Song Of The Night

this must bemy last song for youall of me is in there

I ’ll call it what I ’ve been calling youyou’re the song of the night

nob ody knows that you are herein my mind

I ’ve got to do something el sethan let you take my time

you are the song of the nightI ’ve got to fade out

you are the song of the night

you know that you’re al ways hereI ’ve spoken many times

with you, I ’ve al ways been sincerethough the weight of you look s blind

you are the song of the night

I ’ve got to fade outyou are the song of the night

Lars Halapi ~ guitar

12. To Know You (Alt. Version Bonus Track)

Words & Music by Sophie Zelmani.

Published by Sony/atv Music Publishing Scandinavia a b.

Produced by Lars Halapi.

Recorded at Whip-poor-will Studio,

Valleberga, by Lars Halapi.

Mixed at Medley Studio, Copenhagen, by Ronny Lahti.

Mastered at Cosmos Mastering, Stockholm,

by Christofer Stannow.

Art Direction & Design by Lars Sundh.

Photography by Severus Tenenbaum.

A & R by Petter Eriksson.

Management by Lars Rixon at

United Stage Managemen

t h a n k s t o :

Lasse.

Korre, Thomas, Rickard.

Tomas Ebrelius, Lotta Weber Sjöholm.

Ronny Lahti. Jakob Groth & Medley Studio. Christofer Stannow.

Sanna Persson Halapi & the House of »Kalleberga«.

Skuggan, Mikael Nogueria Svensson.

Dear people at Sony, Sony/atv & United Stage.

Petter, Lars-Gunnar, Mats, Patrik, Kattis, Rixon, Mia.

Gadget, Stefan Wyss, Wizard, Pana Panagopoulos.

Lars Sundh, Severus Tenenbaum, Terez Gil.

Paula Hellström. Love. Johan. Aja. Robert Qwarforth.

Family, friends, supporters & listeners.

i n m e m o r i a m : Pontus Olsson [1 9 4 8 ~2 0 0 9 ]

First time without you. Didn’t ever believe the last time’d

be so soon. You will always be a part of what we’ll ever do, like

you’ve always been. We will always hear your voice.

Miss you. Love you. Thank you.

π & © 2010 SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SWEDEN AB. DISTRIBUTED

BY SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. ALL LOGOS AND TRADEMARKS ARE

PROTECTED. EPIC IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF SONY MUSIC

ENTERTAINMENT. LC00199. MADE IN THE EU.

1. If I Could

2. The Years

3. You Can Always

Long For May

4. Ready

5. Interior Design

6. Not With You

7. I’m The Rain

8. Our Man

9. It Knows

10. To Be Forgiven

11. Song Of The Night

12. To Know You (Alt. Version Bonus Track)

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