Desperate Tongues
Brann i Moria leiren
Desperate Tongues
The song of sadness comes over me The world disappears for one second One weak hand reaching for it's life One desperate mouth screaming For everything that hasn't been done
It screams for the hope of life he will enjoy Something strikes me A thing that hasn't been there before When everything inside me was calm When everything inside me was calm
Reaching for life with desperate tongues The world disappears for one second Surrounded by darkness - you can't see anything It's like the darkness in every one has come into our way
And no one knows the soul besides them Just hopeless eyes and faces Filled with anger and fear Reaching for life with desperate tongues Reaching for life with desperate tongues
Is there a God - someone who knows it all? When a leave looses the grip from the tree it belongs to Or when a comb of sand is changing it's place Yes, I think - there is a God who knows it all
People have to find Him inside their heart Still searching.. but He knows every leave - every comb of sand Reaching for life with desperate tongues Reaching for life with desperate tongues
Illustrasjon: Rolf Jansson Tekst og vokal: Kristine Sundberg Melodi: Øyvind Sundberg Flygel/miniorgel: Øyvind Sundberg Kontrabass: Lars Endrerud
Inspilling i Lydfella studio, Artelliriverkstedet Horten, september 2018 Opptak og miks: Håkon Ellingsen (orgel lagt på i etterkant)
Historien bak Desperate Tongues
Den eldste dattera vår Kristine, var i Beirut 14. februar 2005, rett i nærheten når den tidligere libanesiske statsminister Rafik Hariri sammen med 22 andre ble drept i en bombeeksplosjon. Over hundre mennesker ble såret i denne grusomme hendelsen. For Kristine, som var 22 år den gang, var dette en traumatisk opplevelse som gjorde et voldsomt inntrykk. Teksten "Desperate Tongues" ble et uttrykk for hennes umiddelbare følelser i timene etterpå - hun husker ikke i dag klart at hun skrev den.
Vi laget en melodi til den seinere samme år. Siden har den ikke blitt sunget, før vi gjorde en enkel innspilling av sangen høsten 2018. Vi deler denne innspillingen med dere her.