Tragedy - Malena Ernman

When times are hard you ask for sweeter tunes

When days are tough the nights bring full saloons

But when I swing and change to minor chords

That’s when the audience goes wild

Here comes the tragedy

The sound of agony

The tears you love to cry

The pain that wants no remedy

People tell me they like me to smile

Bring joy and relief for awhile

But when all the music starts

They love the sound of tragedy

Here comes the tragedy

The death of harmony

The tears you love to cry

The pain that fights serenity

People tell me they like me to smile

Bring joy and relief for awhile

Deep inside your heart you want the tragedy

I walk the stage and sing you’ve got a friend

I find applause towards the happy end

But when I swing and change to minor chords

That’s when the audience goes wild

Here comes the tragedy

The sound of agony

The tears you love to cry

The pain that wants no remedy

People tell me they like me to smile

Bring joy and relief for awhile

Deep inside your heart you want the tragedy

One I’ll direct your success

Two every rule we transgress

Three it’s the drama they bless

Four find the spleen at the core

Five it’s the tears they adore

Six and when they weep give them more

Here comes the tragedy

The death of harmony

The tears you love to cry

The pain that fights serenity

Here comes the tragedy

The sound of agony

The tears you love to cry

The pain that wants no remedy

People tell me they like me to smile

Bring joy and relief for awhile

Deep inside your heart you want the tragedy

Here comes the tragedy

The death of harmony

The tears you love to cry

The pain that fights serenity

People tell me they like me to smile

Bring joy and relief for awhile

Deep inside your heart you want the tragedy