Drinking in Helsinki by Bjrn Tomren Lyrics

I remember how you’d tell me when you were drunk
That I looked just like the shell of an old ship that had sunk
You worked in the kitchen where I used to shoot pool
But through the swinging doors, I felt you eyeing me on my barstool

Drinking in Helsinki, sinking in Helsinki
Thinking I could find, some peace of mind

Snow crackles and squeaks under my feet
I hum a lonely tango as I falter through the street
Tomorrow you’ve been dead for as long as you were alive
And by chance I tumble into our favourite dive

Drinking in Helsinki, sinking in Helsinki
And if you’re lost just find another Kilju wine

Magpies form a pattern in the sky
As I smoke outside the bingo hall, I start to wonder why
The randomness of life left mine in a mess
Now they hoover and gloat, leaving me so sad unless
I’m drinking in Helsinki, sinking in Helsinki
Longing to find some peace of mind

Another morn and I stray along the port
I’d try to figure it all out, but I always come up short
A lone container ship, sails the Baltic Sea
While I dream of the days when it was you and me

Drinking in Helsinki, sinking in Helsinki
Rocking the ocean floor, with you forever more