1. |
Every Second Counts
02:09
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Too many questions from the wrong side of the tracks
You had your time to concentrate - bring it to the max
And every answer different feel the fear of failure grows
Every hour every minute every second counts
I had to hesitate - the grade was much too low
The poisonous arrows of jealousy - tensions had to grow
And darkness overcame my mind - the lights they'd fade away
Though I did you a favour then I failed you anyway
Every hour every minute every second counts
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2. |
My Island
03:10
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She’s looking prettier today
In the corner of my mind
She’s looking different today
In the corner of my mind
It’s my island
It’s my island too
She writes her name on the page
And she follows her bloodline
She drops the pen – she celebrates
A deal of a lifetime
It’s my island
It’s my island too
The land is auctioned off today
For a price of a lifetime
I smile and wave and walk away
I must be out of my mind
It’s my island
It’s my island too
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3. |
Shine Part II
03:31
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Finding what was left of yesterday
Make amends there’s price to pay
Fight the power don’t be afraid
Come on now let’s shine
Yesterday was yesterday’s news
When you lie I don’t believe you
Come on now let’s shine
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4. |
Whispers
04:02
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Standing at the door
Older than before
Oh no
Walking up the stairs
She wonders if he’s there
Oh no
In the dark in Linda’s perfect kitchen
She brings out the silverware
And don’t be sorry
Don’t you worry
She whispers to the moon
Don’t you worry
I won’t let the same things
Come to you
One morning he was gone
They found him on the floor
Oh no
Linda had no choice
She never had a voice
Oh no
And the clouds in her mind have silver linings
And the table is set for one
And don’t be sorry
Don’t you worry
She whispers to the moon
Don’t you worry
I won’t let the same things
Come to you
She looks down on the scars on her hands
Softly hoping that they’ll understand
She looks up at the moon in the sky
Adorned with clouds and she whispers goodbye
She looks down on her wrinkled old hands
Secretly hoping that they’ll understand
She looks up at the moon in the sky
Adorned with clouds and she whispers goodbye
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5. |
Home
03:02
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The wind was blowin'
But the time stood still
A blackened path
Through the winter chill
She saw a light
And she headed straight to it
Though she could meet someone
Who would warm her up a little bit
A deserted town
Was all she found out there
No one to hold on to
To touch, to care
And dissapointed she stared
Into the void
She's right back where she came from
Home
All I need is home
A place to call my own
Where memories are born
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6. |
A Song for the Missing
04:18
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You left me waiting here
Waiting for you
I needed words to say
But they never moved
It seems you’re gone
the only one
And I miss you
I need you ´round the clock
Living with me
And we´ll sing and joke
Just for fun
Living with me
And I lost
Seems you´ve won
The only thing I own
Come and stay
Please, another day
I want to be loved
Don´t cry your eyes out in the dark
Don´t cry your eyes out in the dark
I need you here to be my spark
That I will follow
I feel that you´re alone
I´m on my own
I am sad feeling bad
What could we´ve done
With our lives
Together
Will we ever know?
Until we meet there in the dark
Don´t cry your eyes out in the dark
I need you here to save the spark
And I will follow
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7. |
Life Support
03:22
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Cut off my life support
I don't need it no more
I can see it clear now
Running away now
No need for remedies
I cured my own disease
You can let go now
I breath on my own now
And I don't want to talk about it
No I won't let you talk about it
You and I
We are fine
So cut off my life support
'Cause I don't need it no more
Breathe on my own now
You can let go now
And I don't want to talk about it
No I won't let you talk about it
Everytime
You and I
We are fine
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8. |
Little One
03:06
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9. |
Lost at Sea
03:08
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Come with me
We were meant to be
Setting sails together
Alone
Right now’s the time
The tide is high tonight
And the northly winds
Blow cold
The perfect storm
The crumbling sky
And the rain
Beats upon our heads
So pray with me
‘cause the time has
When the world will tumble
And we’re lost
We’re lost at sea
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10. |
V.I.P.
05:34
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Some years ago
In a faraway land
In a language I didn’t understand
A guy made the news
He had made up a scene
And now he’s living the dream
Here it goes:
The words
The cars
The scandals
The gossip
The fake
The false
The gems &
The jewels
The sweet little arrogant smiles
The cash
The cons
The fights
The arguments
The feeling that nothing is right
Will I make headlines tonight?
Some days ago
A little further upland
This exquisite gentleman
He couldn’t go on
He took his hat and his cane
And resigned from the fame
He knows
The words
The games
The dresses
The glamour
The laughs
The cries
The truth
The lies
The gravity
Weightlessness
We
Are not
At ease
Until
The self-acclaimed
Important people we meet
Admit their utter defeat.
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11. |
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Take a break from your everyday
Just to take a look around
Your mind at ease in the mellow breeze
The world is full of love
I’m sorry I never meant to make you cry
But it happens all the time
‘Cause I’ve been blind
And it seems I’ve lost my mind
In this world so full – full of love
‘Cause the world is full of love
Wake me up in the morning sun
There is so much else to see
So look up from your screens at a real-life dream
The world is full of love
I’m sorry I never meant to make you cry
But it happens all the time
‘Cause lately I’ve been looking up at the sky
Waiting for a sign from above
When the world is full – full of love
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Red Barnett Reykjavik, Iceland
Red Barnett is the alter ego of Halli Sveinbjörnsson. He studied classical composition in Lund, Sweden. He's a four-time
Icelandic Music Awards nominee, known to many in Iceland as a diverse instrumentalist, composer and a songwriter. He also has made a name for himself as an arranger and orchestrator for iconic Icelandic classical, pop and rock artists.
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