Janne Pahlsonn - Refugee's Lullaby Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dancing in the community hall
Familiar faces line the wall
Coffee, cookies, and polite small talk
While newcomers quietly walk
Through our pristine Swedish ways
Lost in this bureaucratic maze

[Chorus]
We're all smiles at the town square dance
Quick to judge, but give them a chance
Oh, sweet Örebro, what have we become?
Playing perfect while staying numb
Dancing round and round we go
In this show, this Swedish show

[Verse 2]
Mother stamps their papers clean
Another family chasing dreams
Forms in triplicate, perfectly filed
While hope gets buried, mile by mile
In committee rooms they decide
Who belongs on which side

[Bridge]
The accordion plays our lullaby
Sweet melodies that mask the lies
We're so proud of our open door
But whisper things behind it, sure
Dancing partners switch and sway
Keep your distance anyway

[Verse 3]
At the midsummer festival night
Everyone's Swedish, yeah right
Pass the aquavit, share the songs
Pretending nothing could be wrong
While the dancers twirl around
Silent judgment hits the ground

[Chorus]
We're all smiles at the town square dance
Quick to judge, but give them a chance
Oh, sweet Örebro, what have we become?
Playing perfect while staying numb
Dancing round and round we go
In this show, this Swedish show

[Outro]
The music fades, the dancers leave
Back to lives we can't perceive
In this town of make-believe
Where we dance but can't achieve
The harmony we claim to seek
In every dance, every week