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Picking Up The Pieces

by Eckman & Borelius

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1.
You hide away from a broken dream and I Stand by you Hiding out by yourself without a sign Don’t know what to do If you tell me, how you want it I’ll come through I will answer, if you call me I hope I do Stand by you I won’t let you down Stand by you I Won’t make a sound I’ll stand by you You forget where you put your things and I Help you through I’m a fake but I hope that I be true If I stand by you If you tell me where to find you I’ll come through I will reach out, if you let me I hope you do Stand by you I won’t let you down Stand by you I Won’t make a sound I’ll stand by you I got my feet back on the ground I know what I have found Ready to go on Ready to be found I’ll stand by you
2.
Pick up the pieces Of me when you leave Open the windows Open the door It’s over delete me, release me Start over, I’m down my knees I think you forgotten the summers we had I know I forgotten When winters were bad I’m trying, believe me I swear You’re gone now I wish you here Loving is not a crime I know I should have read the signs We are written in the stars above Sleepless nights nights Loving is not a crime I know I should have read the signs We are written in the stars above Sleepless nights nights So maybe if we’re not alright We could move on to yet another fight But let’s lose it ’til the end of the night And move on to find another light To find another way to to make it right But I will never ever be your knight No I will never ever be your knight Sleepless nights Will never make it all right
3.
Once upon a time I climbed out my window  Ran through streets at night  To get to your house Now I’m all grown up I left that behind me Now I don’t even run But aching much more Into the light We’ll walk together If you love me again Love me again Into the light We’ll be together And you’ll love me the same Love me the same (Inräkning) Once upon a time I wrote wrote you a love song Never to be heard By someone, but me Then we met again A lifetime between us You almost looked the same And opened your soul Into the light We’ll walk together If you love me again Love me again Into the light We’ll be together And you’ll love me the same Love me the same Parted as friends It was not the end We still matter Might meet again No longer two Not me and you You got a family, some friends and a place to call home Into the light We’ll walk together If you love me again Love me again Into the light We’ll be together And you’ll love me the same Love me the same
4.
Met a man In Gothenburg A warm October Saturday In an empty mall He turned to me And told me that his family Was gone Once he was an angel But fell back down to earth In a empty mall He turned to me Said: ”All is gone but misery.” Said his on his way Going to catch that train Its the only way to go now Its the only way to be free It’s the only way to be I met a man in my hometown A cold December Saturday I should have seen I should have known But time make you forget It was gone Away Though the years had gone Our relation still was strong Its the only way to go now Its the only way to be Its the only way to go now Its the only way to be
5.
Waking up is easy, next to you.
6.
Its not your fault That’s just the way we left it Time will stop Not your problem Damn it all Don’t look at me what I did Tie the knot No regrets here Could you turn around Make another call Burn me to the ground You can’t have it all You said ”You totally miss the point” I only I did what I had to do But I’m fading without you So hear me I got a message for you but I Didn’t dare to send it So I keep it to myself Let’s go on pretending you can turn around Make another call What was lost can be found You can have The sun The moon The air the I breath The light The dark A fire and a spark And everything right in front of you You can have it all You can have it all Could you turn around Make another call Burn me to the ground You can’t have it all
7.
The Legacy 03:19
All those smiles tonight In a city full of lights Walking through the heights Stars shining bright In this city of lights Sitting by the side of the road And I’m Thinking that it’s time to say no This place is gift What happened before Will matter someday if we’ll be able to stay Lets find a new way We do it to those who will hold The future when we grow old when we grow old All those cars tonight Where is your mind? Not to late to rewind But still we cant decide Running through a city of lights Maybe things will turn out all right. This place is gift What happened before Will matter someday if we’ll be able to stay Let’s find a new way Let’s do it to those who will hold The future when we grow old This place is a gift What happened before Will matter someday If we’ll be able to stay Lets find a new way We do it to those who will hold The future when we grow old You know you’ll matter some day Those things will not go away Who’s life is this anyway? If we’ll be able to stay
8.
Sunday evening A cry for help By herself there In her shell Alone in darkness Turned off lights Changing sheets Stop the bleed Tell me what you need What do you need? Years of struggle Years of war On her family On herself Alone in darkness Turned off lights Makeup on Bigger clothes Hiding in her shell What do you need? They were not prepared They could not see Could not read the signs They were not prepared They did their best But could not see the signs Monday morning A cry for help In a classroom An empty chair Alone in darkness Turned of lights Make some noice Speak the truth Someday they will hear What do you need? They were not prepared They could not see Could not read the signs They were not prepared They did their best But could not see the signs They were not prepared They could not see Could not read the signs They were not prepared They did their best But could not see the signs
9.
Breathe Out 03:23
Are you ready for tomorrow? It’s dark and winding road Are you tired of the sorrow? So tired of the load I will follow Let me take you by the hand Into the promised land make it worth your while Breath in Breath out There is no doubt That the night will turn to day No more troubles on the way Breath in Breath out There is no doubt That the night will turn to day That the night will turn to day Are you running out of words now? Got go thing more to say Is the picture getting clearer? Has the sorrow gone away? I will follow Let me take you by the hand Something a god wouldn’t do And not the way I’d planned it Breath in Breath out There is no doubt That the night will turn to day No more troubles on the way Breath in Breath out There is no doubt No more troubles on the way No more troubles on…
10.
We took a trip, trip to the hills Followed a trail, winding us up It led to the house, a house by a lake It took me some time, to work up my nerv We didn’t care, we left it behind The sun was out and the deep green grass  was rolling down the hills, something you said Gave me chills From the first day, to the end of us From the first day, to the end of us You suddenly stopped, stopped for a while Said give me some time, we’ll make it alright The wind in your hair and the fields of green Was making me believe, something you said Gave me the chills From the first day, to the end of us From the first day, to the end of us

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Welcome! We’ve been waiting for you. Hope you’ll enjoy staying with us. It's perfectly ok if you dream yourself away and don't listen very carefully.

We met for the first time in the spring of 2022 at work. We soon noticed that both made music and decided to write a Christmas song, which in 2022 was chosen as one of the year's best by Sydsvenskan and Barometern in Sweden. Both of us liked the collaboration and we decided to create a permanent duo consisting of piano and vocals.
The first songs we wrote were Picking Up The Pieces and The Legacy. The first based on a song idea from me and the second from an instrumental piece by Johan. These songs were recorded entirely in Johan's home studio.
After that, the process changed a bit and the songs were written in my cold storage. After that Johan took them home and made the arrangement and I recorded the vocals at my place. Once the concept for Eckman & Borelius and the recording procedure was in place, everything went quite quickly. The last two songs recorded were Waking Up Is Easy and Not Your Fault in October 2023, with Anna Nicole as a guest singer. Since the beginning the productions have grown quite a bit with beautiful soundscapes and even occasional guitars, but hopefully it's the vocals and the piano that you remember when the music ebbs and flows.

Apart from Eckman & Borelius Johan makes piano music for quiet moments, children's music and Swedish indie pop under the name Sylvester Wester. I, on the other hand, sing in the Malmö bands Emerald Park and And The Broken.
I wish you a pleasant stay!
Tobias Borelius

Some outtakes from the reviews of Breathe Out and The Legacy:
”…soothes your soul with its timeless sonic aesthetic and hope-filled lyrical message. The beauty is in the simplicity of the design, allowing enough space for the listener to sink into the music.” - Lost In The Manor (Kanada)
”The work strives to maintain the strong identity of the guys, who excel in delivering songs that convey a mix of peace and melancholy, but never coming close to sounding corny.” - Roadie Music (Brasilien)
"Breathe out" is a song that makes the listener dream and comforts, cradling him in his arms like a mother would with her child to cuddle and calm him. - Artisti Online (Italien)

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released February 16, 2024

Music and lyrics by Johan Eckman & Tobias Borelius exept To The End Of Us lyrics by Eckman, Borelius and Carl Granberg.

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This is the page of Tobias Borelius founder and member of various constellations in Malmö, Sweden. Here you will find releases from Emerald Park, And The Broken, Eckman & Borelius and Silvermannen. Welcome to my life!

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