Don´t Shut Me Down - Abba

A while ago, 
I heard the sound of children´s laughter 
Now it´s quiet, so 
I guess they left the park 
This wooden bench 
Is getting harder by the hour 
The sun is going down, 
It´s getting dark 
I realise I´m cold, 
The rain begins to pour 
As I watch the windows 
On the second floor 
The lights are on, 
It´s time to go 
It´s time at last, to let him know 
I believe it would be fair to say, 
"You look bewildered" 
And you wonder why 
I´m here today 
And so you should, I would 
When I left, I felt I´ve had enough 
But in the shape and form, 
I appear now 
I have learned to cope, 
And love and hope is why 
I am here now 

And now you see another me, 
I´ve been reloaded, yeah 
I´m fired up, don´t shut me down 
I´m like a dream within a dream 
That´s been decoded 
I´m fired up, I´m hot, don´t shut me down 
I´m not the one you knew, 
I´m now, and then combined 
And I´m asking you to have an open mind 
(and I won´t be the same) 
I´m not the same this time around 
I´m fired up, don´t shut me down 
Will you leave me standing 
In the hall or let me enter? 
The apartment hasn´t changed at all 
I´ve got to say, "I´m glad" 
Once these rooms were witness to our love 
My tantrums and increasing frustration 
But I go from mad, to not so bad 
In my transformation 

And now you see another me, 
I´ve been reloaded, yeah 
I´m fired up, don´t shut me down 
(don´t shut me down) 
I´m like a dream, within a dream, 
That´s been decoded 
I´m fired up, I´m hot, don´t shut me down 
I am not the one you knew 
I´m now, and then combined 
And I´m asking you to have an open mind 
(now, I´ll not be the same) 
I´m not the same this time around 
I´m fired up, don´t shut me down 
You ask me not to leave 
Well, here I am again 
And I love you still and so I won´t pretend 

I have learnt to cope, 
And love and hope is why 
I am here now