Phanerothyme
To simplify things a bit,the actual horn/reed and string players are
not noted under each individual song,they are however the following:
strings:
Øyvind Fossheim : violin
Vegard Johnsen : violin
André Orvik : violin
Hans Morten Stensland : violin
Jon W. Sønstebø : viola
Anne Britt Søvig Årdal : cello
reeds:
Ketil Vestrim Einarsen : flute
Lars Horntveth : tenor sax & bass-clarinette
Anne-Grethe Orvik : oboe
horns:
Even S. Andersen : trombone
Mathias Eick : trumpet & flugelhorn
Line Horntveth : tuba
BEDROOM EYES
and so it ends,and so it will be
it's over now,and she is free
and we who saw and couldn't belive
are justified and relieved
bedroom eyes
we missed her ways and the way she felt
to be around and to know
grew so transparent that in the end
we only saw the shadow
of her bedroom eyes
and how they hypnotized
her murky waters still look clear
and from the surface still untouched
eyes decieve and so do hearts
and decency keeps the image retouched
all we see is bedroom eyes
hypnotized
by bedroom eyes
tuning (L to H): D A D F# A D
words: Sæther
music: Sæther
personnel:
Bent: acoustic guitars,leadvocal
Snah: background vocal,piano
Baard: string/reed - arr.
FOR FREE
good genes from a good family
blue blood and a proud pedigee
they'd given all they could give
expectations to outlive
all full, too tired to lie
plain sick of ma's apple-pie
approaching critical mass
fractured just like glass
contain - if in doubt bring out the novocane
conceal - never disclose just how you feel
but what great sacrifice
lies behind those layers of ice
was the guilty face that was hid
just an ugly display of the ID ?
the front cracks from the strain
there's just no way to explain
truth vague,uncertain and blurred
a silence louder than words
contain - if in doubt bring out the novocaine
conceal - never disclose just how you feel
when life feels clandestine,the action is always offscreen
your eyes will never see the stumps on this amputee
this amputee..
completly out of control
full bore into the hole
all set,primed to implode
sensory overload
where there once was a plan
a talking head to trepan
momentum ground to a halt
stalemate by default
tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
words : Sæther
music : Sæther
personnel :
Bent - el./acoustic guitars,bass,mellotron,12-str.mando-guitar,lead vocals
Snah - lead guitar,viscount organ,background voc.,
Geb - drums
Baard - string/reed arr.
B.S.
I will shine if you give me a chance
I can act,sing and dance
I will be whatever you want me to be
if you only let me...
all the dust makes the void go away
merely a small price to pay
under lights it is so much more real
than the way it sometimes feels
it's so quiet when everyone's gone home
and you're left there on your own
and the world is too vague to fully grasp
so gorgeous,but out of focus
so kick my ass if I burn in my dreams
put me back in my place
but I bet that when it's all said and done
you can still recall my face
when everyone's gone home
and you're left there on your own
and the world is too vague to fully grasp
so gorgeous..
it's so quiet when everyone's gone home
and you're left there on your own
and the world is too vague to fully grasp
so gorgeous,but out of focus
enormous and so gorgeous
tuning (L to H): E A D G B E
words : Sæther
music : Sæther
personnel :
Bent: el./acoustic guitars,guitarsolo,bass,L & B-g. vocals,percussion
Snah: leslie guitar,background vocals
Geb: drums,percussion
Baard: wurlizer,clavinette,background vocals,string/reed/horn - arr.
LANDSLIDE
nothing to explain
whenever you're around me
the silence's still astounding
unshadowed by distress or overcasting anger
we're lucky if the landslide hit's us hard on time;
our rose-lipped youth is passing by
so easy that it's hard
walking on a faultline,spending all the dreamtime
waiting for the landslide to hit home
so those self-seeking satellites stop spinning 'round
and are forced to choose a different course
who would wanna know?
if you're not gonna show
how the crazy gift of time takes it's toll
Impress me and say that you will put it straight
wipe off the residue and clean the slate
go get a grip before it's all too late
all and everythings at stake.
too proud to let you know (nothing to explain)
I tried to prove you wrong (no need to complain)
but there's a consolation :
the gravity's increasing (nothing to explain whenever you're around me)
since you've been around
the self-seeking satellites stopped spinning 'round
can't find no joke to fend you off
who would wanna know?
if you're not gonna show
how the crazy gift of time takes it's toll
Impress me and say that you will put it straight
wipe off the residue and clean the slate
go get a grip before it's all too late
all and everythings at stake:
more than anyone can take!
tuning (L to h): D A D A D E
words : Ryan with Sæther
music : Ryan with Sæther
Snah : acoustic guitars,lead & background vocals
Bent : bass,background vocals,percussion
Geb : drums
Baard : piano,background vocals,string/reed - arr.
GO TO CALIFORNIA
there is no tomorrow,there's only now
and when you think about it so much left to do
you can have kisses by the millions...
get up ,go to california,go to where the skies are blue
move on there are no exceptions,the world is turning tricks for you
there is no tomorrow,there's only now
and when you think about it so much left to do
you can have kisses by the millions if you want to...
some stall,some can't get their bearings,some can never move on time
don't think,never fret or worry,life will not leave you behind
there is no tomorrow,there's only now
and when you think about it so much left to do
you can have kisses by the millions if you want to...
some dream too much
some dreams turn into nightmares too
all dream,but not a single soul wasted time and stayed content
get up, go to california!
get up, go to california!!
get up, go to california!!!
get up ,go to california,go to where the skies are blue
move on there are no exceptions,the world is turning tricks for you
some dream too much
some dreams turn into nightmares too
all dream,but not a single soul wasted time and stayed content
there is no tomorrow,there's only now
and when you think about it so much left to do
you can have kisses by the millions if you want to...
get up, go to california!
get up, go to california!!
get up, go to california!!!
tuning (L to H ): D G C F# A D
words : Sæther
music : Ryan & Sæther
personnel:
Snah : guitar,lead vocals
Bent : bass,background vocals,percussion
Geb : drums
Baard : wurlizer,background vocals
Ketil Vestrum Einarsen : flutes
PAINTING THE NIGHT UNREAL
painting the night unreal
out-glossing neon ,selling sex-appeal
cheaper thrills and instant visions ;
dreams that men will steal
barge in on softer shoes
putting stickers on the darker hues
carnivores in pink polyester
dig that L.A. ruse
those family ties ,those brainless insulting big lies
that bald-eagle seal,so that we know it isn't real
initiate and commence countdown
there's a new sheriff in town
paint the night in your favourite shade
before the colours all fade,the thrills all decay
untill there is nothing but mediocrity on display
keep it contained and still
put some meaning in those sugared pills
let them dream their sweet psychosis
syndicate their thrills
the greatest scam ,the soft white underbelly of uncle Sam
the stench and the pain you can never contain
tuning : (L to H): D G C F# A D
words : Sæther
music : Sæther
personnel:
Bent : bass,lead vocals,viscount organ
Snah : guitar
Geb : drums
Baard : background vocals,horn/reed -arr.
THE SLOW PHASEOUT
there's nothing I can do to begin to understand
I wouldn't dare to get near that quicksand
I'm watching your thrills from my home in the hills
to me it seems so bland
I look down from my mountain,see lives passing by
on that four lane deep stir-fry
seeking sainthood,seeing human driftwood,I feel like an alien spy
why do you do the things you do?
why do you do the things you do,you say...
there's no single reason ,it just happened that way
now my mind is turning into clay
all of my days drift by in a daze while I wish myself away
the blood on my hands will never fully dry,I mislaid my alibi
the grail lost its sheen,now I just feel unclean
decomposing with a sigh
why do you do the things you do?
why do you do the things you do,you say...
withdraw to where I'm free from doubt
to simmer in this slow phaseout (beyond the point of caring)
to simmer in this slow phaseout (awoken from these dreams)
there's nothing I can do to begin to understand
I wouldn't dare to get near that quicksand
I'm watching your thrills from my home in the hills
to me it seems so bland
why do you do the things you do?
why do you do the things you do,you say...
withdraw to where I'm free from doubt
to simmer in this slow phaseout
why do you do the things you do
withdraw to where I'm free from doubt
to simmer in this slow phaseout
why do you do the things you do,you say...
tuning (L to H ): D G C F# A D
words : Sæther
music : Sæther with Ryan
personnel:
Bent : bass,lead & background vocals,percussion,mellotron
Snah : el. & acoustic guitars,mellotron
Geb : drums,percussion
Baard : fender rhodes,background vocals,horn/reed - arr.
BLINDFOLDED
it's eady after all that's been said and done to you
the sun ain't gonna set unless you want it to
it's an easy bet that you're sensing
their honesty and poetry is makebelive
come on give in,say it straight now,whatever goes down
as always: somewhere else is a better place to be
you will never know unless you've been there
obscured in misery,tired of guilt-tripping
up and down,you've been around aimlessly
eyes brighter,your touch is lighter
still I can feel the strain
so good to complain,so good to complain,so good
but I'm looking forward,I don't get bored
'cause I never felt certain
who's behind the curtain
so when you wish to go away to heaven knows,some place to pray
what am I to say?
it's not easy to watch the way you push yourself on down
but I still adore you ,I'm happy for you
as long as I'm blindfolded,I'm blindfolded
it's easy after all if you feel like going home
you are free to go and who can stop you
and I'll be standing by,watching - waiting
'till we're done having fun and say goodbye
tuning (L to H): E A D G G D
words : Ryan
music : Ryan
snah : acoustic guitars,lead vocals
Bent : bass,background vocals,percussion
Geb : drums,percussion
Baard : piano,string/reed - arr.
WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
I watch you show
the profusion of colours your petals bestow
in fragrant flares all through the night
'till daybreak turns from blue to bright
let me know now
is it now or is it never
is it for real or is it forever ?
strangeness yet to come
leaves have died and grown back on
with earth we bury when tired of strife
from earth we came into this life
so when you see me fall apart
won't you help me up and guide me back to start?
even in my dreams when I am in doubt
oh,Lord won't you help me when I am down and out ?
no colours seem right
they faded out into the night
who will turn the light back on,
when darkness turns from black to wrong?
let me know now
is it now or is it never
is it for real or is it forever ?
is it now or is it never
is it for real or is it forever ?
is it now or is it never
is it for real or is it forever ?
everything is great when you're dead
your family surrounds you,there are flowers in your bed
everything is just like they said...
I like lying down just to feel it.
tuning (L to H) : E A D G B E
words : Gebhardt
music : Gebhardt
personnel :
Geb : el. & acoustic guitars,lead vocals,banjo,zither
Snah : bass,background vocals
Bent : drums,percussion,background vocals
Baard : clavinette
Lars Horntveth : horn/reed - arr.
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