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Running Around the Old Round Ground

by Olafur i Hvarfi

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1.
I am running around on the old round ground chasing my tail on the wider way while running around on the old round ground I wander around in a hollow sound vanity trail is my easy way while running around on the old round ground I've got to break them chains my bleeding veins loose that trail and find my way to the silent sound
2.
Raintrain 03:09
The weather changed I´ve got some rain now it´s the same raintrain Boredom rain it´s on my way raintrain messing my brain just follows my old sins Falling down into my grave in a spin I take I know all the sideways and crush my wings as I follow my old sins as I follow my old sins Raintrain it´s a race against the wind just a race a race against the wind that I can´t win as I follow my old sins
3.
Lonesome is humanity feeding on its vanity growing so intensively welcoming insanity
4.
Mountain 03:19
I was once on a mountain where it never rains I was once on a mountain where I felt no pain Where it never rains where I felt no pain I was once on a mountain where I had no name I was once on a mountain where there was no shame where I had no name Where there was no shame I need to find the mountain of no rain I need to find the mountain of no pain Where it never rains Where there is no pain
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Gloria Mundi 03:11
Sólin lýsir sumardaga langa Sólin býður hlýjan faðminn sinn Sólin hún þerrar tár af vanga Sólin er góður vinur minn Máninn lýsir vetrarnætur langar Máninn er rökkurlampinn minn Máninn við geisla sólar vangar Máninn hleypir vini mínum inn Jörðin vefur lífi mínu klæði Jörðin hún fyllir maga minn Jörðin hún veitir mér sitt næði Jörðin blíða strýkur mér um kinn Sic transit gloria mundi
6.
Hvernig dauðinn nálgast óðum og nóttin læðist að jafnt hjá vondum sem og góðum allir verða að reyna það Óðum nálgaststundin stóra við eygjum dauðans hlið burtu líðurmannsins tóra hljóð og þögul er sú bið Stóra stundin myrkri hulin í holdi manna kvíði býr þykir dauðaferðin ferðin dulin ætli birtist heimur nýr Hulin myrkri vonin vaknar ljós í fjarska rofar til þó er margt sem maður saknar vill svo mörgu gera skil Vaknar vonin bjarta stjarna sálir leiðast heim til sín allar þokast inn að kjarna maður sjáðu örlög þín Stjarna bjarta mikla bál kristal hvíta bláa rauða í miðju sólar syngur sál maður óttast þú eigi þinn dauða
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Thors Wagon 03:00
8.
Oh Freedom 03:36
Oh freedom sweet liberation is on our way

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Acoustic guitars, bass, harmonium and vocals. All recording though one Tube mic and no digital editing or auto tuning. In Thors Wagon I use acoustic guitar and process the electric guitar sound through modules.

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released June 12, 2012

Songwriting, instruments, vocals, recording, mixing and mastering: Olafur i Hvarfi

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