[SOLVED] Help with transcribing an English song?

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Hi!

I originally got the lyrics off of a site for this song, then when someone translated it for me, I realized those lyrics were incorrect.
So then I tried to transcribe it by ear, but the singer's accent kind of threw me off a bit.

It seems other users have ran into problems with this artist's songs as well (the user who transcribed Falling Into You said he had the same problem with the singer's thick accent, and overall English mistakes)

Anyway, can you help me with this?

Here's the Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhW3PnA70b4

And my transcription here: http://lyricstranslate.com/en/isak-danielson-remember-lyrics.html

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<a href="/sr/translator/cherrycrush" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1144880">CherryCrush </a>
Датум придружења: 07.12.2012

Good job overall, with a few corrections - I believe that the one line he sings "You say remember, remember me," is actually "You said remember, remember me", it's all in the past tense. And the next one is not I said I love you forever, don't leave, but I said I'd love you forever, don't leave - he says I'd clearly in some parts, but not all.

Also, I believe the end is something like that:

You've got to still remember, remember
How we used to love in September nights.
You said remember, remember me,
I said I'd love you forever, don't leave

Remember, remember
(You said remember me, you said remember me)
Remember, remember
(You said remember me)
Remember, remember
(You said remember me, you said remember me)

I love you babe,
don't be the one to run away,
I thought you said you love me, babe (I hear it "say" instead of said, but makes no grammatical sense)

The last "verse" is different from the translation in Bulgarian though, so I'll let someone else hear it too, because I may be wrong.

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<a href="/sr/translator/ww-ww" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1294288">Ww Ww <div class="moderator_icon" title="Moderator" ></div></a>
Датум придружења: 03.06.2016

He took my hand,
Tried it,
Examined me,
Pulled me down,
Then nothing,
So fast...

Dark nights and a face like yours I don't forget.
Why do you feel the need to go just yet?
When I cover my eyes,
I see a picture in my mind of you smiling,
And I find nothing to regret.
 
Remember, remember...
How we used to love in September nights?
You say you remember, remember me.
I said, I'd love you forever don't leave.
 
Now in life you hold your heart for someone else.
Caught in your fire but my love will never melt.
So when I think about life,
You're the only one I'd like to be lost with and then found,
Baby don't forget...
 
Remember, remember...
How we used to love in September nights?
You say remember, remember me.
I said, I'll love you forever don't leave.
 
Remember, remember...
How we used to love in September nights?
You say remember, remember me.
I said, I'd love you forever don't leave me.
 
But if you say you love me babe,
I'll be the one to run away.
Before you say you love me baby...
 
Remember, remember...
How we used to love in September nights?
You say remember, remember me.
I said, I'd love you forever don't leave.
 
You've got to still remember, remember,
How we used to love in September nights?
You say you remember, remember me.
I said, I'd love you forever don't leave.
 
Remember, remember...
(You say remember me, you say remember me.)
Remember, remember...
(You say remember me.)
Remember, remember...
(You say remember me, you say remember me.)
Remember, remember...
(You say remember me.)

I love you baby
Be the one to run away
Before you say you love me baby...

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<a href="/sr/translator/cherrycrush" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1144880">CherryCrush </a>
Датум придружења: 07.12.2012

Hmm, I'd say to leave it to someone else to share their opinion too :D

Listen again to the first chorus, he's singing "I'd love you forever" there for sure. I hear it "said", not "say", or more like pronouncing it as "sayd" his accent is a bit strange.

In the Bulgarian translation is something like "If you say you love me, baby, I'd be the one to run away, before you say you love me, baby". But I don't hear "if" or "before" at all. Since I'm not a native, I may be wrong though.

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<a href="/sr/translator/ww-ww" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1294288">Ww Ww <div class="moderator_icon" title="Moderator" ></div></a>
Датум придружења: 03.06.2016

Done

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<a href="/sr/translator/sandring" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1263066">sandring </a>
Датум придружења: 18.10.2015

WwWw's transcription is impeccable but one thing
I see a picture in my mind of you smiling = See your picture in my mind :)

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<a href="/sr/translator/sandring" class="userpopupinfo" rel="user1263066">sandring </a>
Датум придружења: 18.10.2015

Definitely