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Choir In Hand
04:47
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The day came they finally called for peace
A choir slowly sang as people filled the streets
In these icy ruins they sang: ”Don’t let the cold increase
Come, mourn with the survivors
Come, mourn for the deceased”
Letting go takes time
Your friends never came home,
they stayed on the frontline.
The choir sings to mend broken hearts
Let yourself be held
Embrace their open arms
And you sing with them
And you dream again
As they sang the ice slowly melted
Despite the horror and disaster, suddenly we felt it
Maybe it’s time to dream again!
And you sing with them
And you dare to dream again!
And with the choir in hand you’ll say:
Won’t be alone for another day!
And with the choir in hand you’ll say:
I dare to dream another day!
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2. |
As I Hold You
03:29
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You’re in my arms, lying awake
I cannot go, I cannot stay
It’s one AM, I’m tired of this fight
Just why we started, lost in the night
But as I hold you, as I hold you
You lie a little closer, a little closer
As I hold you, heavy on my shoulders
As I hold you, silence fills the night
It feels so strange, that something so small
could take such a space, could fill such a hole
I tried to sing, but my words came out wrong
Sometimes the silence, is louder than song
But as I hold you, as I hold you
You lie a little closer, a little closer
As I hold you, heavy on my shoulders
As I hold you, silence fills the night
It takes all my strength, just not to throw
all that we have, out the window
But as I hold you, as I hold you
You lie a little closer, a little closer
As I hold you, heavy on my shoulders
As I hold you, silence fills the night
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3. |
Trembling Hands
03:29
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Choir of Trembling hands sing an old song
One that the people used to know
The song that the mothers sang for the soldiers
marching their young ones off to war
Hold fast, hold tight!
Hold on with trembling hands
With trembling hands
Hold fast, hold tight!
Hold me with trembling hands
With trembling hands
Young folks lift your heads to the heavens!
Like waking up from a dream
Old folks lift your voice with the choir
Break the silence that we’re in
So long ago we sang
Hold fast, hold tight!
Hold on with trembling hands
With trembling hands
Hold fast, hold tight!
Hold me with trembling hands
With trembling hands
Hold fast! Hold fast!
Your hope was made to last
Reach out with trembling hands
Hold fast, hold tight!
Hold on with trembling hands
With trembling hands
Hold fast, hold tight!
Hold me with trembling hands
With trembling hands
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4. |
Skin Hunger
04:04
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Started as a warning sign just a light
But the light turned to flames overnight
And now I haven’t seen your face in a while
I don’t wanna burn out darling, but I might
Someone, please linger!
I’m sat here with empty ears and skin hunger
Someone, please linger!
And I can’t even ask you to stay
I’m alone every day
Now I only leave my house just to drive
But the road leads back here every night
The very bed I’m sleeping on is alive
It tells me not to worry, oh but I might
Someone, please linger!
I’m sat here with empty ears and skin hunger
Someone, please linger!
And I can’t even ask you to stay
I’m alone every day
Someone, please linger!
I’m sat here with empty ears and skin hunger
Someone, please linger!
And I can’t even ask you to stay
I’m alone every day
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5. |
Easy On Me
03:18
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These have been long years
Now are they over, over?
I am an oak tree
Now, am I stronger, stronger?
Inconceivable
Truly biblical
That I’m standing at all
Easy on me, time go
Easy on me, oh
Let me breathe again
Still the strongest wind
Go easy on me
An oak now with deep roots
Still, they are growing, growing
Learning to reach for truth
When hurricane’s blowing, blowing
Inconceivable
Truly biblical
That I’m standing at all
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6. |
Dream On
03:09
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The battle never touched me
it stayed in distant lands
Still the ground feels
cursed beneath my feet
Whatever is this unseen war
and who’s the one I’m fighting for?
Brother, sister
show me where to seek!
I just wanna know
where I’m ‘sposed to go
Dream, dream on – let’s be free!
Lonely nation
Time to be the remedy, for this
Lonely nation
I tend to play things safely
run into arms that tell me:
“Easy child there’s
no need for a stand!”
But fear my friend I’ll fight you
and take a stand despite you
and join the war for love
I just wanna know
where I’m ‘sposed to go
Dream, dream on – let’s be free!
Lonely nation
Time to be the remedy, for this
Lonely nation
I just wanna know,
where I’m ‘sposed to go
with my eyes closed
I take another step toward you
Dream, dream on – let’s be free!
Lonely nation
Time to be the remedy, for this
Lonely nation
Dream, dream on – let’s be free!
Lonely nation
Time to be the remedy, for this
Lonely nation
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From the start
you held my hand when it was dark
and you took the time
and told me about the hills I’d climb
And when I go you wait, you follow
When I go, you say:
Trust me, like a child
Heaven is moving all things wild
Trust your, hopes and dreams
Heaven is bursting at the seams
You let me go
And told me to start the car alone
I went as far as I could
If I didn’t go then, I knew I never would
And when I go, you say:
Trust me, like a child
Trust your hopes and dreams
Trust me, like a child
Trust your hopes and dreams
Trust me, like a child
Heaven is moving all things wild
Trust your, hopes and dreams
Heaven is bursting at the seams
You and I will touch the wild
You and I will touch the wild
You and I can touch the wild
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8. |
All's Ok
04:16
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Hey love, I know it’s been a while
I heard you have a child
I hope she has my eyes
I left sooner than I’d liked
One last breath in the night
I hope that you’re allright
So much was said
Time will overcome
the loss of your loved one
Tell mum how hard I tried
I tried to say goodbye
Oh, sister please don’t mind
the life I left behind
So much was said
Time will overcome
the loss of your loved one
Time will overcome
the loss of your loved one
As the tide turns, we all learn,
we all need to find
That alls okay
Alls okay
Time will overcome
the loss of your loved one
Time will overcome
the loss of your loved one
As the tide turns, we all learn,
we all need to find
That alls okay
Alls okay
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9. |
How Could It Be
03:44
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From the front to the back
From the top to the bottom
From the inside out
In your pretty dress
With your hair dyed all black
You stand in the sunshine
How could it be
Anything but you?
From your hand in mine
Till we both know now it’s time
I hold your hand in mine
How could it be
Anything but you?
How could it be
Anything but you?
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10. |
Hymn For The Weak
02:17
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If you find your strength has left you
swallowed up by darkest night
If those who hate have made you hateful
don’t let darkness grow inside
All your wealth and all your beauty
none escape the touch of time
Oh, refrain from living cruelly
Let me take your hand in mine
As we live let’s live in song, so
when we leave this world alone
They’ll have something to remember
Life is beautiful together
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11. |
We'll Meet Again
03:30
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We’ll meet again
don’t know where, don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day
Keep shining through
just as you always do
Til the blue skies chase the dark clouds far away
So will you please say hello
to the folks that I know
Tell them I won’t be long
They’ll be happy to know
that as you saw me go
I was singing this song!
We’ll meet again
don’t know where, don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day
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Northern Assembly Aarhus, Denmark
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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