Sonr Ravns
born in my mothers blood
we shared our pain back to back
in northern December where the days are either grey or they’re black
the mountains and the ocean and the snow, they can all attack
and even if they never do the threat has got its threads around your neck
learn to crawl on the slippery ice of this treacherous earth
maybe you got your mothers smile but you got your fathers eyes
the raven lies within
when it’s time
I will wither and leave you behind
(when) it’s time
you will see through my eyes
that I needed more to shine
from the depths of this treacherous mind
vile is the raven child
I’ve heard someone say that a walk in the shadows
is just like a walk in the park
except you should never go there if it’s this eerie and dark
but where can you run to?
where can you go but here?
an island in the poisonous sea just breeding your fear
and growing inside of you a desire to disappear
and surely there are enough forces to take you away from here
just like…
when it’s time
I will wither and leave you behind
(when) it’s time
you will see through my eyes
that I needed more to shine
from the depths of this treacherous mind
vile is the raven child
and when it’s time
you will look back and you will despise
the time, it was wasted on me
‘cause I needed more to shine
oh treacherous mind
vile is the raven child
Closure
I came back to the middle of the night
where the ending starts
always the one in the darkest corners
always the one with an open sore
I stood as long as I could
with a deadly stare
I played my part in the darkest corners
but your light never reached me there
faulty I
for believing I was fine
faulty I
for not seeing the signs
that you would not come through at all
faulty I…
this calls for closure
wake up in a deadlier part than I’ve been before
where is the world that I left adoring?
where is the world that taught me hope
this is the second time
that I find myself
burning on the outside while the inside is so cold
this calls for closure
faulty I
for believing I was fine
faulty I
for not seeing the signs
that you would not come through at all
faulty I…
this calls for closure.
Mind Above Matter
the moon is full and so am I
I think I’m heading down
trying hard to get over
how I’m feeling now
the ghost in me is the father
ghost in everything I get close to
the sea is the mother
and I’m about to return to the womb
rise up
mind above matter
a sentimental creature
that is what I always was
stealing my own energy
transcend it to an open sore
and there’s always something in the water
mud in everything I get close to
I shouldn’t have left the brother
I should have bothered
but I chose this way of being by myself
rise up
mind above matter
watching the world flow
tight to a silver string
I’m reaching the unknown
right where I need to be
watching the world flow
down there underneath
reaching the unknown
right where I need to be
ég mun gleyma öllu hvort sem er
the moon is full and so am I
it has filled up a gaping hole
there’s no better way than on a stormy night
to remedy an open sore
there’s blood in the water
blood in everything I get close to
but I’m going further
rise above all the fear and despair
to the shore of a distant world
maybe love and adore?
rise up
mind above matter
arise my mind
Mountain Top
like the dark of winter
I am not afraid to show
walk around the forest screaming out your name
but if no one hears me
does it matter if I do?
will the trees notice if I fall down?
I wish you were with me now
I wish that you could see
I’m screaming from a mountain
and nobody can hear
and the silence echoes through the air
escaping from a safe place
into infinity
deep inside, a spark
I carry with me all the time
sometimes when I’m alone
it will ignite in me
maybe someday
I will send it off
just if I please
or perhaps I’ll tear it down
vigorously
I feel it in my throat now
you were always safe with me
I feel it taking hold now
and nobody will see me
standing on a mountain top
screaming so the wind prevails
but no one hears
and the silence echoes through the air
falling from a safe place
(falling from the safest place)
standing on a mountain top
screaming so the wind prevails
but no one hears
and the silence echoes through the air
escaping from a safe place
into infinity
Edge of the World
Á norðanverðum himins enda
situr jötunn Hræsvelgr
hann hefir arnarham er flýgur
standa vindar vængjum frá
jötunn sá nú reiður því við
sigldum Ísafoldi frá
við hétum Leif og Rær og Njörð á
trú á landið horfin er
gone, gone like the warmth in my heart is
gone, gone like the fire is dead
gone, gone for the rain came down
follow the sun to the edge of the world
morðkennd aldan yfir fellur
hólmrönd vill oss görva fá
en ránarvegur má þá bíða
hafsskíð oss er enginn fórn
gone, gone like the warmth in my heart is
gone, gone like the fire is dead
gone, gone for the rain came down
follow the sun to the edge of the world
Volcanic Fields
biting our throat or biding our time
wasting our moments or wasting our time
just like the rats I feel better at night
the night brings black out
marching the streets ’cause we own the world
but that doesn’t matter ’cause it soon will be burnt
since birth we’re bound to this forsaken earth
we’ll die in magma…
I cannot reason
in volcanic fields
but how can I resist?
when it’s all that I feel?
drink what is left of the fire I had
can’t afford more, we’ll steal it instead
then hide in the darkness, no light ahead
don’t mind me I’m fine…
since birth we’re bound to this forsaken land
it’s got a hold of our hearts and our hands
it erupts and then we breathe in tephra
I cannot reason
in volcanic fields
but how could I resist?
when it’s all that I feel?
I cannot reason
in volcanic fields
but how can I resist?
when it’s all that I feel?
all I feel
this is a sickness
Dark Allure
oh dark allure, there’s something about you
oh dark allure, I’m safe when I’m around you
sort of new to this, I’ll make mistakes
oh dark allure, I’m here for you to take
as I obsess
with these meaningless visions of a time that’s gone
(with) no innocence to hide behind
vision the time (and it) will come
oh dark allure
what have you done to my mind
oh dark allure
I’ll always be by your side
sort of new to this
I might get hurt
oh but that’s ok
with you I love to break
with you I love to break
Krunk
allt hefur sín rök og það veit ég vel
tek fjöri fagnandi og feigðinni með
reiðbúin verð ég er hann drepur á
blóðsorrar gefa boð, á undan sjá
krunk
heyrist út um allt
krunk
svartnar, verður kalt
krunk
kallar á mig inn í hyldýpið
krunk
ég veit, ég veit að ég verð að elta
með heift og hatri ég gekk þungann veg
enginn mun vita hvaða leið ég vel
þeir skyggja á sólu, myrkrið yfir fer
ég fell inn í svörtuna, mig enginn sér
krunk
heyrist út um allt
krunk
svartnar, verður kalt
krunk
kallar á mig inn í hyldýpið
krunk
ég veit, ég veit að ég verð að elta
inn í svartar fjaðrir
My Symbol Sól
I opened up my mouth
and out came a feather, black
a sign from them the gods
they say attack, attack, attack!
the sail has ever so long
and I have been quiet and calm
but already feeling like a storm
a storm, a storm is coming
:Sól! my symbol:
Sól! my sól
this place was a mess when I got here
but my eyes were not on your throne
when everybody wanted you down
down, down
where is the heart of these men?
where is the loyalty?
false faith won’t keep alive on the battle field
with my
:Sól! my symbol:
gáttir allar áður gangi fram
um skoðast skyli
um skyggnast skyli
því óvíst er að vita
hvar óvinir sitja á fleti fyrir
Vetur
vetur er vargur, drekkur blóð
skuggar varpar á
sólin hún sést þá eigi meir
ofar okkar náð
og nótt, hún ríður himnum á
hefnir gömul sár
nótt, hún riður gáttum upp
og hrækir sinni sál
eigi er undankomuleið
myrkrið er allstaðar
andarnir sem ég forðast hef
flykkjast allir að
hvar er vonin?
hvar er lífið sem ég eitt sinn sá?
farið er, horfið, frosið dautt
hrifsað okkur frá
but time always shows
everything my mind doesn’t know yet
time always shows
the freezing cold will teach me
to love the sun even more
I can not love unless I have been
alone in the dark
freezing until I feel like giving up
it hurts while we’re learning
buried in snow
life wants us to know
the rise and the fall
-it hurts while we’re learning
buried in snow
life wants us to know
the rise and the fall
-it hurts while we’re learning
…ekki lengur kalt…
Ragnar Zolberg 