Skyer

2023

When we least expect it
The bridges we burned
Will take us home

“Skyer” (“Clouds”) is the title track of the forthcoming album.

Lyrics

  • 1Skyer – Singel

    Skyer, vyer
    Alt det eg såg sveva
    Hjerter, smerter
    Men alltid håvet heva
    Gi meg kvardagsklenå
    Knytt varme skjerf rundt trenå
    Når aller minst du vente det
    Vil lysene du tente
    Visa vei

    Eg tror ikkje på svart og kvitt
    Me har alle nåke, eg har mitt
    Men om me sitte samen litt
    Finne me ut av det
    Og eg har velta mångt et bord
    Fått allslags sår så aldri gror
    Reist land og strand i sør og nord
    Men ingenting slår havet
    Eg har gått omkring åleina
    Mens eg lengta itte deg
    Men når ord har blitt te steinar
    Har alltid skyene løfta meg

    Skyer, vyer
    Alt det eg såg sveva
    Hjerter, smerter
    Men alltid håvet heva
    Gi meg kvardagsklenå
    Knytt varme skjerf rundt trenå
    Når aller minst du vente det
    Kan brevene du sendte
    Komma fram

    Tåkå ligge altfor tett
    For ingen seie det så alle vett
    Det handle om den sterkes rett
    Om å snu seg itte vêret
    Eg har lengta itte sjelero
    Sitt långt itte ei aen sol
    Har reist meg opp og skifta stol
    Men det blir aldri nåke bere
    Snart ska eg gå tebake
    Te den tiå så gjør vondt
    Vil bare ligga her på taket
    Og sjå på skyene ei stund

    Skyer, vyer
    Alt det eg såg sveva
    Hjerter, smerter
    Men alltid håvet heva
    Gi meg kvardagsklenå
    Knytt varme skjerf rundt trenå
    Når aller minst me vente det
    Vil broene me brente
    Ta oss him


    Skyer (Clouds)
    Clouds, aspirations
    Everything I saw hovering
    Aches, hearts
    But always with your head held high
    Give me my working clothes
    Tie warm scarves around the trees
    When you least expect it
    The lights you turned on
    Will lead the way

    I don’t believe in black and white
    We all have something, I’ve got mine
    But if we sit together for a little while
    We’ll work it out
    I have knocked over many a table
    Got all kinds of wounds that will not heal
    Been all over in the south and the north
    But nothing beats the ocean
    I have walked around alone while I longed for you
    But when words have turned into stones, the clouds have always lifted me

    Clouds, aspirations
    Everything I saw hovering
    Aches, hearts
    But always with your head held high
    Give me my working clothes
    Tie warm scarves around the trees
    When you least expect it
    The letters that you wrote
    Will be received

    The fog is thick
    Because nobody is saying what everybody knows
    It’s about the strongest’s right
    About turning with the weather
    I have longed for peace of mind
    Looked long after a different sun
    I have stood up and shifted chair
    But nothing’s ever better
    Soon I’ll go back to the time that hurts
    Just want to lie here on the roof and watch the clouds for a while

    Clouds, aspirations
    Everything I saw hovering
    Aches, hearts
    But always with your head held high
    Give me my working clothes
    Tie warm scarves around the trees
    When we least expect it
    The bridges that we burned
    Will take us home

Credits

Produced by Kjetil Steensnæs and Tom Roger Aadland
Recorded at Athletic Sound, Halden by Dag Erik Johansen
and Undertone Studio, Lørenskog by Kjetil Steensnæs
Vocals recorded at ABC Studio, Etne by Kjetil Ulland
Mixed by Bård Ingebrigtsen
Mastered by Morgan Nicolaysen
Tom Roger Aadland: vocals, acoustic guitar
Kjetil Steensnæs: acoustic and electric guitar, mellotron, backing vocals
David Wallumrød: keyboards
Bjørn Holm: bass, backing vocals
Karl Oluf Wennerberg: drums
Lise Sørensen Voldsdal: violin, viola

Words & music: Tom Roger Aadland
Artwork: Raffaele Malanga, Far Studios
Photo: Øystein Viland