Once There Was - Tro (Marie Fredriksson cover)

Someone suggested for me to do a cover of Marie Fredriksson’s “Tro“. So I did, and here it is. Marie sadly passed away in December 2019. She had a fantastic voice, and one of my most treasured vinyls during my childhood was the “Joyride“ single by Roxette that she was part of. I find “Tro“ to be one of the prettiest songs among her releases as a solo artist, and this is my take on the track. This would be my English version of the lyrics, in which I am taking some liberties just like I always do with the covers I make: Faith Could there be some faith Could there be a morrow gently closing in, so peacefully In a winterland, could there be some faith I am yearning for a time with bright and calming liberty Find some faith in me Dreams we used to share are now fading autumns Where summer since long got washed away It really matters not how our tears are falling Echoes of an answer whispering far away Faith... To want but not to feel, turns mind so gray To see but not to hear, and you turned away You said “nothing will be given, such is life we’re living“ In your words are no desires, no wish or burning fires Faith...