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I want him to know
What I have done
I want him to know
It's bad
I want him to know
What I have done
I want him to know
Right now
It may be this time tomorrow
or maybe today
It is not right
Now it's better
Now we'll know
Now he'll know what I am feeling
I'm sitting with you
Sitting in silence
Listening to birds
It feels like home
Singing in tune together
A psalm for no one
They sing in tune
''Birdlove - it's strong''
They sing into the night now
They sing on for me
They sing into the night, and
(hopelandic)
You...
You are still next to me, alright
What I have done
I want him to know
It's bad
I want him to know
What I have done
I want him to know
Right now
It may be this time tomorrow
or maybe today
It is not right
Now it's better
Now we'll know
Now he'll know what I am feeling
I'm sitting with you
Sitting in silence
Listening to birds
It feels like home
Singing in tune together
A psalm for no one
They sing in tune
''Birdlove - it's strong''
They sing into the night now
They sing on for me
They sing into the night, and
(hopelandic)
You...
You are still next to me, alright
Lyrics submitted by arnfdeno
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Personally, I believe that last line of the song to be "it's time to be alright"
Personally, i believe that the last line of the song is "it's time to be alright"
The above lyrics are wrong....really wrong. But who freaking cares. It's not what he says, or in what language he says it...it's always (with Sigur Ros) how it's said.
The above lyrics are wrong....really wrong. But who freaking cares. It's not what he says, or in what language he says it...it's always (with Sigur Ros) how it's said.
If we keep with the other interpretations in here, then maybe the lover who he is writing it for only speaks English.
I really have no problem with him singing in English in this song, if you weren't looking for it in the first place, you probably wouldn't even notice. Now... his solo stuff in English? Can't say I like it too much.
But I don't think that is what the song is about. I'm more on the side of shewolfinlondon in thinking that it is far simpler in its meaning, that it is about wronging a lover. Jonsi's voice is staggeringly vulnerable in this song as he sings alongside the piano. He sounds as if he's confessing to something: "I want him to know what I have done. I want him to know its bad." He's not trying to hide anything. He wants his lover to see him for who he is, see that he did something wrong. And the apparent beauty of the song is that he does seem to be forgiven in the end.
What is at once fascinating and heartbreaking and ultimately rewarding about this song for me is the strange perspective we're provided here. Usually we hear a song like this from the perspective of the other guy, the one having it revealed to him that his lover did something wrong. It's usually an angry song, full of resentment and hate. But Jonsi's pain here is, as someone else said, nearly submissive in its apologetic tone.
How could you not forgive him, with a song like this? Love is all about forgiveness, transcending the pain and accepting each other for who you are. That's why this is as much a love song for me as any other I've heard.
But I don't think that is what the song is about. I'm more on the side of shewolfinlondon in thinking that it is far simpler in its meaning, that it is about wronging a lover. Jonsi's voice is staggeringly vulnerable in this song as he sings alongside the piano. He sounds as if he's confessing to something: "I want him to know what I have done. I want him to know its bad." He's not trying to hide anything. He wants his lover to see him for who he is, see that he did something wrong. And the apparent beauty of the song is that he does seem to be forgiven in the end.
What is at once fascinating and heartbreaking and ultimately rewarding about this song for me is the strange perspective we're provided here. Usually we hear a song like this from the perspective of the other guy, the one having it revealed to him that his lover did something wrong. It's usually an angry song, full of resentment and hate. But hear Jonsi's pain here, where he is, as someone else said, nearly submissive in his apology.
How could you not forgive him, with a song like this? Love is all about forgiveness, transcending the pain and accepting each other for who you are. That's why this is as much a long song for me as any other I've heard.