The sun sets on the war, the day breaks and everything is new…
-Kings of Convenience, Winning A Battle, Losing The War
I didn’t know you then. Now, did I, girl? I couldn’t hear you singing softly to me.
-Kings of Convenience, Singing Softly To Me
Failure is always the best way to learn, retracing your steps until you know. Have no fear. Your wounds will heal.
-Kings of Convenience, Failure
Homesick. Because I no longer know where home is…
-Kings of Convenience, Homesick
A friend is not a means you utilize to get somewhere.
-Kings of Convenience, Misread
How come no-one told me all? Throughout history the loneliest people were the ones who always spoke the truth, the ones who made a difference by withstanding the indifference.
-Kings of Convenience, Misread
I wish I had your scarf still, that once embraced and kept me warm. I wish you could be with me in these last days when I am still hopelessly poor.
-Kings of Convenience, Stay Out Of Trouble
Stay out of trouble, stay in touch. Try not to think about me too much.
-Kings of Convenience, Stay Out Of Trouble
Passion and its brother hate- they come and go, could easily be made to stay for longer though. Many people play this game so willingly. Do I have to be like them, or be lonely?
-Kings of Convenience, Love Is No Big Truth
Love is no big truth driven by our genes. We are simple selfish beings.
-Kings of Convenience, Love Is No Big Truth
I’d rather dance with you than talk with you. So why don’t we just move into the other room? There’s space for us to shake. And, hey, I like this tune!
-Kings of Convenience, I’d Rather Dance With You
Love comes like surprise ice on the water. Love comes like surprise ice at dawn.
-Kings of Convenience, Surprise Ice
Gold in the air of summer. You’ll shine like gold in the air of summer.
-Kings of Convenience, Gold In The Air Of Summer
You wanted nobody around to see. You feel vulnerable around me.
-Kings of Convenience, Mrs. Cold
What is love? It was just a game. We’re both playing and we can’t get enough of…
-Kings of Convenience, Mrs. Cold
Only someone who’s morally superior can possibly and honestly deserve to rule my world.
-Kings of Convenience, Rule My World
Boys of today write lines on walls in the streets at night in suburbs of cities with no name. Is this destruction or just quiet protest against loneliness?
-Kings of Convenience, My Ship Isn’t Pretty
I’m letting go to see if you’ll hold on to me. I’m in doubt of what is thought and what is real.
-Kings of Convenience, Renegade
Maybe it was me that made you old, stole whatever it was that made you glow. A little touch of something, a lot of work for nothing, and now, our heart once open will be closed.
-Kings of Convenience, Power Of Not Knowing
What will we become? Second to numb.
-Kings of Convenience, Second To Numb
Leave a Reply