Hej Sverige! Sweden has decided its entry for Eurovision 2024. Twins Marcus & Martinus will represent the host country in Malmö with the song “Unforgettable”.
Marcus & Martinus are a Norwegian duo who rose to fame after winning Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix Junior in 2012. Since then they’ve established themselves as household names across Norway and Sweden. They took things even higher in March 2024 by winning Melodifestivalen, Sweden’s national selection for Eurovision and its most-watched television programme.
Infused with dark pop elements, their song “Unforgettable” builds through the verses into an electric dance break with not so subtle dance beats.
The twins sing about someone whose love is venomous and dangerous. However, that love is tantalising and unforgettable, making it impossible to pull away.
Scroll down to read the “Unforgettable” lyrics
Sweden at Eurovision 2024: Marcus & Martinus with “Unforgettable”
Sweden chose its Eurovision 2024 entry through its Melodifestivalen national selection. Last year, Loreen won the national selection before going on to win Eurovision in Liverpool.
Marcus & Martinus also competed at Melfest 2023. Performing the song “Air“, they provided Loreen’s fiercest competition and finished second.
This time around, Marcus & Martinus went one better. They won the fifth and final heat in Karlstad to progress to the final in Stockholm. There, they comfortably won both the international jury vote and the public vote to come out on top.
What do the “Unforgettable” lyrics mean?
“Unforgettable” is a tale of a lover who is described as “dangerous” and “venomous”. In the first verse, she is described a predator, who “comes alive at night, when her prey’s asleep”. We find out that she’ll “chew you up” and “spit you out”, with power that “makes your eyes go blind”.
Despite this, Marcus & Martinus find themselves “in too deep” and intoxicated. As we move into the chorus, Marcus & Martinus say that “she is unforgettable” but reveal that “it feels so good, it hurts”.
Throughout the second verse and the outro, she is referred to as “venomous”. Even though they can detect the toxicity, Marcus & Martinus can’t get enough, repeatedly describing her as “unforgettable”.
Although she isn’t physically present on the stage, the guys manage to channel her overwhelming power. At times the stage goes fuzzy and out of focus — suggesting they’re hypnotised or beyond delirious — and they struggle to move. At times the choreography is jagged (perhaps as they break down under her sheer force) and at other times they’re moving in slow motion, like they’ve lost control of their own bodies. She’s so intoxicating the guys seem to lose themselves on stage.
“Unforgettable” lyrics — Marcus & Martinus (Sweden Eurovision 2024)
Songwriters (music and lyrics): Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen
Verse 1
She comes alive at night
When her prey’s asleep
Make your eyes go blind
And now you’re in too deep
Bridge
She gon’ chew you up
And leave you empty, hollow
Then she’ll spit you out
Anyway, I follow
She gon’ hurt you bad
But it feels so good
I don’t care
No, I don’t care
Chorus
You better know she’s dangerous
She is unforgettable (unforgettable)
And it feels so good, it hurts
She is unforgettable
Post-Chorus
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
She’s unforgettable
She’s unforgettable
She’s unforgettable
Verse 2
Her love is venomous
It’s getting serious (it’s getting serious)
Bridge
She gon’ chew you up
And leave you empty, hollow
Then she’ll spit you out
Anyway, I follow
She gon’ hurt you bad
But it feels so good
I don’t care
No, I don’t care
Chorus
You better know she’s dangerous
She is unforgettable (unforgettable)
And it feels so good, it hurts
She is unforgettable
Post-Chorus
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
She’s unforgettable
She’s unforgettable
She’s unforgettable
Outro
Oh
Her love is dangerous
And I know it, it’s venomous
‘Cause I feel it inside of me
She’s unforgettable
Her love is dangerous
And I know it, it’s venomous
‘Cause I feel it inside of me
She’s unforgettable
Why is everyone slanting and criticising this song?. This is a banger. Very catchy. The Swedes know how to captivate the viewers attention.
Not all catchy songs are bangers
You are probably deaf.
She comes alive at night when her prey IS asleep… Nightmare on Elm Street VIII.
Faithless – Salva Mea ripoff
Lol An article analyzing these kind of recycled lyrics is hilarious.
Reminds me of the time Genius interviewed the Flossing guy in an attempt to give that song a “deeper meaning” XD
Kind of weird that they both sing a song about the same woman and are horny for her. Who will get her? If they weren‘t brothers I‘d think it would end in a threesome
You have a very dirty mind, what if they sing about an unforgettable friend or neighbor?
Who said threesomes can’t happen with siblings?
All the butthurt people in here I swear. Trash talking away. If you sods want trash just look at yourselves in a mirror jeez.
Sweden made a really good entry this year!
I feel like these incredible and poetic lyrics will win the Nobel price for literature. Well, the Nobel price is hosted in Sweden. SVT is the TV producing the Nobel Price awarding show, I guess. They can assign a controllable Executive Supervisor. A friendly Head of Contest. Some friendly juries. A remissive Reference Group. And that’s it. Nobel price for Literature for 2024 is …. tadaaaa (but not tadaaaa too much because we are not too stupid) is assigned to Marcus&Martinus. Let’s hope the fact Sweden’s admission into Nato will give them the feeling to be more protected and safe… Read more »
Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Bob Dylan recently wrote an essay about a Eurovision song. Nel blu di pinto di blu.
Sorry… I’ll take any chance to share this fact.
Thank you for the info. I will search more about it.
Just one correction. Dipinto is written all together. Not separate.
Oh right, I knew that. Bob just calls it Volare, anyway. It’s in his 2022 book, The Philosophy of Modern Song, where he writes all about his fifty favourite songs and why they are so good.
“Volare, ooowwee oowweehooo, Cantare………….
Ooowweehhoohoo”
Thats a good old Eurovision song integrated in the souls of so many Europeans. You can start this singing on many streets on the continent and others will step in in singing.
A wonderfull gem and a diamond.
They are hardly made anymore like that.
And it didn’t win. Incredible. Don’t remember who won that year. But, as always, even in the past, quality rarely wins in Eurovision. And it’s getting worse.
My friend, enjoy the diamonds dropped from the sky, even if they dont win.
1958 and this is still in the european collective mind.
From a time a perfect staging wasnt discussed online.
owe, wait……………………. Im a boomer and we know how the old days of Eurovision were!!
Nel blu dipinto di blu (In het blauw geschilderde blauw)
I am a generation X. But still I don’t understand how the quality of some songs and singers nowadays is so low and there is people praising it. Some trash songs really are depressing in terms of quality. Then people come here it’a song, not a singer or voice contest. That means, for then, whatever joke song or singer can actually win. That’s in line with the facts happening in our days. Dictators are praised and Trump may win American elections. It’s crazy world leading us to disaster.
@Vincenzo; Thank you for your words. Im with you on this. Quality in general has become low the last 2 decades. Not only at ESC. Eurovision has changed also with the world. I skipped those years with only televoting with neighbours giving to eachother the best votes, Horrendous years. These were those years with clown-acts of meager quality. Its a great joy seeing more alternative artists and sounds making their way on the platform. If its good and well done I like or love it. Im a old Boomer and think I can look beyond all the cheap already used… Read more »
Ngl, Yeri Mua and Dani Flow have made deeper lyrics than this and they don’t intend their lyrics to be deep lmao
It’s very Michael Jackson isn’t it #heehee
I don’t think these very literal and generic lyrics needed explanation haha
But you know Wiwibloggs are melting like ice when we talk about Sweden.
Let’s be real, lyrics are the weakest part of this song. Performance is what really sells it and it’s outstanding!! But lyrics… gurl please
Performance? This Benjamin Ingrosso lookalike, updated to Version 2.0? Probably Sweden thinks to threaten us like in the Starwars film “The Attack of Clones”. First Loreen 1.0 and Loreen 2.0. Then Benjamin Ingrosso 1.0 and now tge doubled twin version of it, 2.0. And they had to search for it in Norway.
Ooh, I wonder what’s the next franchise gonna be.
If they are unable to win it an eight time with some other generic singers there will be Loreen 3.0 the revenant. SVT will take out Loreen from hibernation and reheat her at the microwave.
Just what ESC needs more these days 🙂 An obviously straight love song
Sounds like the kind of songs you can make with the help of ChatGPT when bored
More plastic than the average, small water bottle you buy at a local store.
We still have to diggest all those plastic micro parts in everything of our daily life on a global level.
Plastique Fantastique.
Sweden wont win back to back thats sure.
She comes alive at night… That’s when one of them plays a woman in their twisted fantasy. 😛 Pervs!
Wtf. You’d have to be mentally disturbed to think that.
I’m guessing it was a joke, reminiscent of Norman Bates… and now that I think about it…
I actually see these lyrics as a metaphor for anxiety and the feeling of overcoming a panic attack. Of course, I’m sure that the lyricists probably weren’t going for this but I think this interpretation fits the song well with its hypnotic beat so the lyrics aid my overall enjoyment of the song.
I like this interpretation. A song is what the listener wants it to be!
Crap?
If you so desire, sure.
So plastic a sea turtle died.
it’s like your very first english class
Whether you like it or not this is a catchy song. This fandom is small in comparison to the millions who will be watching mostly for the first time on Eurovision week. This will do well with the incredible technology associated with the staging. In other words i like it.
Technology so incredible it has to be set up and performed first. And if you like it you can vote for it rightaway!
and thats what most of us will do. Go boys and win it!
Trash song
funny how the song title is “unforgettable” when the song is forgettable as hell
I couldn’t stop singing it from the moment I heard it and I still can’t
You please yourself with nothing my dear. Man should aim to the best, not the worst.
Just my opinion… I can enjoy most songs of Eurovision regardless if the lyrics are deep or just basic…
This song is enjoyable to me 0.0
The lyrics to this are very questionable. It’s like an unhealthy obsession with some poor girl who try’s to avoid the two creepy guys who pester her.
trys
tries x
Thank you, I should have known that… oh well.
The singer or singers aren’t always involved in the story of the song
Well they do get a songwriting credit. Anyway, It’s fiction. I only mean the protagonist characters in the song, not the real-life M & M.
This was actually a plot in an episode of the TV series “Orphan Black” (except those creepy guys were clones, not twins).
Aftonbladet reported that Martinus is a clone of Marcus, incidentally.
Possibly the worst lyrics of the year because of how incredibly boring they are. Empty, hollow, indeed. Take away the great production and you have a song that doesn’t even deserve the top 30.
I feel sorry for the woman this song is about. Like the mysterious woman of Ireland 1997, she probably had no idea she is being obsessed over.
I feel sorry for everyone who scores less than this in the final. For the woman not so much because she most likely doesn’t exist. They didn’t give these lyrics one single thought.
I feel sorry for their imaginary friend, it’s true. On the flip side, I suppose it’s nice to see a gender reversal of the usual cliches. Male womaniser leaving a trail of boohooing girls in his wake is what we often get.
its like san marino 2023
Have you heard Italys lyrics, so much word and nothing to say
Compared to these silly lyrics of Sweden the Italian ones deserve the nobel price for literature. Sincerely. If you don’t understand what’s behind the Italian lyrics, first, translate them well by some mothertongue italian (not with Google translation) and then try to apply for some understanding on the underline meaning. Not this silly/boring lovesong with control from Sweden. It’s really moving the effort from Wiwibloggs to serve Sweden thrieving to give depth to this song. I am aware Sweden’s Eurovision power gives chills to the spine of many who are easy to be sold to the most powerful in order… Read more »
“Great production” it sounds like an average song from 2016.,,
Frankly, I felt like I had to add something nice to the comment. Let’s call it ok production the .
*then
Same message and cringe lyrics like san marino and romania 2023
Only in Sweden singers spend so much money to get bellow average lyrics and generic music. I guess they actually pay for a world class staging, while song and lyrics are free of charge so thats why they sound like that haha
So why are other countries working with Swedish producers then? ” Fuego” did not have great lyrics either but got second place. Did people care about lyrics when voting for it?
Because they have no local musical production or want to win in the easiest way by using producers who are already successful in the market.
The AI’s generatee lyrics from that English lady in Una Voce Per San Marino had best lyrics than this song. But that’s typically swedish. Serving crap on a golden tray makes you think you are at a King’s court. So you vote for it. When Sweden will bring something else than a meaningless pop song, possibly with a good singer with skill and charisma (something on the level of Cornelia Jacobs) I will get more consideration for them.