Ólafur Arnalds

Here I am, floating in Emerald Sea.Keep me dancing, keep me as still as I can be.And I try to keep the balance right.And I try, but it feels like wasting time.But this heavy hate,there pulling me down on my chest.Latching on, colouring all of my fl*sh.Quietly, you hover over me.And I fight, but it […]

Do you still remember when we were little?We were playing in the park,And you asked me what happens when you die.I said you forget everything…everything.‘Even you?’ you asked.Yes, even me.You did not want to die. Never forget.The remains of what we used to have were taken away with the softest squeeze.How did I forget?

So far from who I wasFrom who I loveFrom who I want to beSo far from all our dreamsFrom all it meansFrom you here next to meSo far from seeing homeI stand out here aloneAm I asking for too muchSo far from being freeFrom the past that’s haunting meThe future I just can’t touchAnd if […]