ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down

[00:01.36] A while ago, I heard the sound of children's laughter [00:05.24] Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park [00:09.91] This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour [00:13.87] The sun is going down, it's getting dark [00:18.32] I realise I'm cold, the rain begins to pour [00:23.42] As I watch the windows on the second floor [00:28.44] The lights are on, it's time to go (ooh) [00:34.04] It's time at last, to let him know [00:38.37] [00:48.41] I believe it would be fair to say, "You look bewildered" [00:57.65] And you wonder why I'm here today [01:01.58] And so you should, I would [01:05.19] [01:07.34] When I left, I felt I've had enough [01:10.86] But in the shape and form, I appear now [01:16.85] I have learned to cope, and love and hope is why I am here now [01:24.71] [01:27.19] And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah [01:32.02] I'm fired up, don't shut me down [01:36.66] I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded [01:41.37] I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down [01:45.75] I'm not the one you knew, I'm now, and then combined [01:50.76] And I'm asking you to have an open mind (and I won't be the same) [01:56.40] I'm not the same this time around (ooh) [02:01.27] I'm fired up, don't shut me down [02:06.99] [02:14.93] Will you leave me standing in the hall or let me enter? [02:24.20] The apartment hasn't changed at all [02:27.87] I've got to say, "I'm glad" [02:33.45] Once these rooms were witness to our love [02:37.42] My tantrums and increasing frustration [02:43.10] But I go from mad, to not so bad [02:46.65] In my transformation [02:50.47] [02:53.41] And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah [02:58.37] I'm fired up, don't shut me down (don't shut me down) [03:03.41] I'm like a dream, within a dream, that's been decoded [03:07.66] I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down [03:12.18] I am not the one you knew (I'm not the one you knew) [03:14.99] I'm now, and then combined [03:17.17] And I'm asking you to have an open mind (now, I'll not be the same) [03:22.60] I'm not the same this time around (ooh) [03:27.03] I'm fired up, don't shut me down [03:31.21] You ask me not to leave [03:33.81] Well, here I am again [03:36.28] And I love you still and so I won't pretend [03:43.50] I have learnt to cope, and love and hope is why I am here now [03:47.30]