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Ecclesiastes
03:25
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When people rise up at the sound of birds, but all their songs grow faint
When the sun and light and moon and stars grow dark the hour is late
When people go to their eternal homes and mourners go about the streets
Remember
Before the silver chord is severed and desire stirs no more
When dust returns to the ground it came from
Remember
Remember
In the days of youth remember light is sweet
Follow the ways of your heart and what your eyes may see X2
Remember!
The days of dark, for they’ll come!
And follow
The ways of these words, my son!
In the days of youth remember light is sweet
Follow the ways of your heart and what your eyes may see
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Through My Window
03:18
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As I walk in the shade
As I’m covered by the wave
You hold my hand and you lead me to land
When I thirst from the drought
When I’m covered by shadows of doubt
I won’t try to understand what’s unnatural for man
And I’ll thank you the rest of my days
Rules don’t apply to you
When you’re around I’m see…
Through we go
Through the pain of my window
It’s you I trust
Even when things turn to dust
No I won’t be ashamed
Even though you can’t be tamed
I won’t pay society what you got is for free
And I’ll thank you the rest of my days.
Rules don’t apply to you
When you’re around I’m see…
Through we go
Through the pain of my window
It’s you I trust
Even when things turn to dust
Now my feet lift off the ground
I escape, I explore
Now my feet move to the sound
And I sing, I adore
Through we go
Through the pain of my window
It’s you I trust
Even when things turn to dust
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Boys From The Field
03:15
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I am ready, to go home now Dad
I am waiting, on the steps outside
The boys were, giving me hard times
I’m paying, seemingly for my crimes
Today my, heart’s in my fists
Defending, all the blows and kicks
They called out, from the ring of shame
But I held on, as I called your name
Silence take me from
the center of this never ending song
Silence pick me up
And drive me back to safelands
Safelands
Spinning in and out of control
Trying to defend you with my very soul
Now we are running with speed
Chasing and chased by the boys from the field
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4. |
Winters Bone
03:39
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Why weren’t you with us in the war?
Why was all blood spilled on the floor?
Why was all my voice had to say
No, don’t leave me again
I’d go too many days on my own
I’d throw away my son to winter’s bone
I begged you to end it every day
Please, don’t leave me again
As night falls, I’ll never reach to grab a hold
I’ll let go, I’ll let go, I’ll let go!
Now you see me smile
As I haven’t for a while
I lean into the sun
And I feel your fingers dance across my back
I’ve seen my share of pain, it seems
But I try to balance the extremes
When I feel I’m shaken to the core
When all is war
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We Were Dancing
04:26
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We were dancing you and I
In perfect time an rhythm
Left everyone else behind
And danced where all the others couldn't
We were drifting you and I
The ground was far below us
But I had to see
Where we were, and where it would lead
Somehow you lost me
Or I let go of your hand
As I told you that I will not trust
In my senses, or in my head
I was wondering me and mine
The lands were wrong and wanting
The hold I had was gone
Take my hand was the plea on my lips
Somehow you lost me
Or I let go of your hand
As I told you that I will not trust
In my senses, or in my head
(How could you then, ever be heard)
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Somehow you lost me
Or I let go of your hand
As I told you that I will not trust
In my senses, or in my head
Somehow I don’t see
But you still reign in this land
And I tell you that I will not trust
In my senses, or in my head
(How could you then, ever be heard)
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Danish Folk/Pop group Northern Assembly, consist of Faroese/Danish singer and songwriter Dina Dánialsdóttir, British/Norwegian guitarist and songwriter Andreas Bevan, Danish drummer Jens Hedegaard, and Danish bassist Jesper Smalbro.
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