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JENS LEKMAN

182 lyrics·19 albums·baroque pop / swedish pop

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Jens Martin Lekman (born 6 February 1981) is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings. His lyrics are often described as witty, romantic, and melancholic. His work shows influence from artists such as Jonathan Richman and Belle & Sebastian. He has been compared to Stephin Merritt, David Byrne, and Scott Walker.

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Your Arms Around Me

Your Arms Around Me

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A Postcard to Nina

A Postcard to Nina

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Maple Leaves

Maple Leaves

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Evening Prayer

Evening Prayer

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Wedding in Finistère

Wedding in Finistère

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What's That Perfume That You Wear?

What's That Perfume That You Wear?

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How We Met, The Long Version

How We Met, The Long Version

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To Know Your Mission

To Know Your Mission

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How Can I Tell Him

How Can I Tell Him

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I Know What Love Isn't

I Know What Love Isn't

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Pocketful of Money

Pocketful of Money

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The Opposite of Hallelujah

The Opposite of Hallelujah

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Kanske Är Jag Kär i Dig

Kanske Är Jag Kär i Dig

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An Argument With Myself

An Argument With Myself

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Waiting for Kirsten

Waiting for Kirsten

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Black Cab

Black Cab

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And I Remember Every Kiss

And I Remember Every Kiss

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When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog

When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog

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The World Moves On

The World Moves On

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Hotwire the Ferris Wheel

Hotwire the Ferris Wheel

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Postcard #17

Postcard #17

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It Was a Strange Time in My Life

It Was a Strange Time in My Life

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Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo

Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo

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I Want a Pair of Cowboy Boots

I Want a Pair of Cowboy Boots

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Songs for Other People's Weddings

Songs for Other People's Weddings

2025 · 18 lyrics

1I Want to Want You AgainLyrics
2Candy From A StrangerLyrics
3Wedding in LeipzigLyrics
4A Tuxedo Sewn For TwoLyrics
5The First LovesongLyrics
6Wedding in BrooklynLyrics
7Speak To Me In MusicLyrics
8Increasingly ObsoleteLyrics
9With You I Can Hear My Own VoiceLyrics
10Just For One MomentLyrics
11For SkyeLyrics
12The Last LovesongLyrics
13GOT-JFKLyrics
14LEJ-GOTLyrics
15I Want To Want You Again (feat. Matilda Sargren & Peter Oren)Lyrics
16You Have One New Message (feat. Matilda Sargren)Lyrics
17Two Little Pigs (feat. Matilda Sargren)Lyrics
18On a Pier, On the Hudson (feat. Matilda Sargren)Lyrics

Life Will See You Now

Life Will See You Now

2017 · 10 lyrics

1Evening PrayerLyrics
2Wedding in FinistèreLyrics
3What's That Perfume That You Wear?Lyrics
4How We Met, The Long VersionLyrics

I Know What Love Isn’t

I Know What Love Isn’t

2012 · 9 lyrics

1I Know What Love Isn'tLyrics
2The World Moves OnLyrics
3I Want a Pair of Cowboy BootsLyrics
4Become Someone Else'sLyrics

An Argument With Myself

An Argument With Myself

2011 · 5 lyrics

1An Argument With MyselfLyrics
2Waiting for KirstenLyrics
3A PromiseLyrics
4So This Guy At My OfficeLyrics

Night Falls Over Kortedala

Night Falls Over Kortedala

2007 · 18 lyrics

1Your Arms Around MeLyrics
2A Postcard to NinaLyrics
3The Opposite of HallelujahLyrics
4Kanske Är Jag Kär i DigLyrics

When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog

When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog

2004 · 11 lyrics

1When I Said I Wanted To Be Your DogLyrics
2If You Ever Need a Stranger (To Sing At Your Wedding)Lyrics
3The Cold Swedish WinterLyrics
4A Higher PowerLyrics

The Cherry Trees Are Still in Blossom

The Cherry Trees Are Still in Blossom

8 lyrics

1EurekaLyrics
2November 27, 2002Lyrics
3December 19, 2002Lyrics
4June 1, 2003Lyrics

Maple Leaves

Maple Leaves

5 lyrics

1Someone to Share My Life WithLyrics
2Sky PhenomenonLyrics
3Black CabLyrics
4Maple Leaves (EP version)Lyrics

You Are the Light

You Are the Light

3 lyrics

1You Are the LightLyrics
2You Are the Light (reprise)Lyrics
3A Sweet Summer Night on Hammer HillLyrics

CORRESPONDENCE

CORRESPONDENCE

6 lyrics

1On the Edge of TimeLyrics
2Cosmetics StoreLyrics
3Revenge of the NerdsLyrics
4Not Because It's Easy, But Because It's HardLyrics

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Jens Lekman has confirmed new album 'Songs for Other People's Weddings', a companion piece to a book of the same name

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Jens Lekman has confirmed new album 'Songs for Other People's Weddings', a companion piece to a book of the same name

11 Jul 2025

5To Know Your MissionLyrics

6How Can I Tell HimLyrics

7Hotwire the Ferris WheelLyrics

8Postcard #17Lyrics

9Dandelion SeedLyrics

10Our First FightLyrics

5The End of the World Is Bigger Than LoveLyrics

6Erica AmericaLyrics

7Every Little Hair Knows Your NameLyrics

8She Just Don't Want to Be With You AnymoreLyrics

9Some Dandruff On Your ShoulderLyrics

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New Directions

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5And I Remember Every KissLyrics

6It Was a Strange Time in My LifeLyrics

7Friday Night at the Drive-In BingoLyrics

8Sipping On the Sweet NectarLyrics

10I'm Leaving You Because I Don't Love YouLyrics

11Into EternityLyrics

12The Linden Trees Are Still in BlossomLyrics

13If I Could Cry (it would feel like this)Lyrics

14Your Beat Kicks Back Like DeathLyrics

15A Little LostLyrics

16Radio NRJLyrics

17Our Last Swim In the OceanLyrics

18When I'm SwimmingLyrics

5You Are The Light (By Which I Travel Into This and That)Lyrics

6Happy Birthday, Dear Friend LisaLyrics

7PsychogirlLyrics

8Tram #7 To HeavenLyrics

9Do You Remember The Riots?Lyrics

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April 23, 2003

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6Julie (RMX)Lyrics

7Black Cab (Acoustic)Lyrics

8Maple LeavesLyrics

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Pocketful of Money

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Forever Young, Forever Beautiful

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6Who Really Needs WhoLyrics