S U N N I V A L U N D H // C O N T R A D I C T I O N S

1. FOOTPRINTS ON STONE2. IF YOU HAVE A HEART3. SLEEP IT OFF4. RIVER EYES5. SHOES ON HOLY GROUND6. LOOSE ME7. LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON8. I TRY9. MY OWN WOMAN10. SHOES OF CONSTANT WALKING

Sunniva Lundh: vocals. Eivind Molden Norseng: guitars, steel guitar and dobro. Eirik Askerøi: guitars and mellotron. Andre Viervoll: piano, Rhodes and Hammond organ. Axel Jensen: bass and double bass Håkon Rasmussen: bass and backing vocal. Øystein Bergsvik: drums and percussion. Eirik Næss: vocals on ”Sleep it Off”.

All songs written by Sunniva Lundh.

Produced by André Viervoll and Sunniva Lundh.Recorded and mixed by André Viervoll at Newtone Studio.Mastered by Morgan Nicolaysen at Propeller Mastering. Graphic design by Richard Nygård. Photos by Bjørn Molstad. Released by Wingman Music in 2019www.wingmanmusic.no

FOOTPRINTS ON STONE You never know what you areUntil it’s what you wereYou never notice lights and stars’til they’re out for sure

And I’m caught in the unknownAnd with me now aloneIs your ability to putfootprints on stoneYou put footprints on stone

You never know what you giveUntil you pay the costYou never notice why you liveUntil the cause is lost

You never know what loving isUntil your love’s goneYou never notice what you missUntil you’re on your own

IF YOU HAVE A HEARTI am adaptable like honeyIn your steaming cup of teaI know I’ll melt into the heatI’m a spender spending moneyon things that should be freeit never seems to bother me

If you have a hearttake us apartIf you have a hearttake us apartI am a trail with no directionsin your world of high and lowI know I’ll turn the way you doTell me if you find that placewill you let me knowwhere I detachfrom you

Heavily drinking boozehas no effectDeep thinkingno score on intellectdamn if i knowwhy I can’t let thatwhy I can’t let thatwhy I can’t let you go

SLEEP IT OFFNo needno need to try no need to worry when we’re high Bye, and byewe go

Intoxication’s always been like this this morning bluescan’t be cured with a kiss let’s not wake up we’ve had enough Let’s sleep it off Let’s sleep it off Let’s sleep it off

No timeno time to stop we’re spinning we’re on top Round an round we go

Intoxication’s always been like this this morning bluescan’t be cured with a kiss let’s not break up we’ve had enough Let’s sleep it off Let’s sleep it off Let’s sleep it off

Wheels are spinning much too fast the alcohol is in our headsNo need to make the morning last hang on to this insteadNo point in turning ’roundfind me on the ground

Intoxication’s always been like this this morning bluescan’t be cured with a kiss let’s not make up we’ve had enough Let’s sleep it off Let’s sleep it off Let’s sleep it off

RIVER EYESEyes of a boywith an ancient soulHands of a girlnot as timid as they actedRestless feetwith a steady goalNot to be distracted

And theseRiver eyes floating by meThis spinning songtouch and try meSinginglight and heavyearth and skytruth and fictiondive and flyLove the contradictionsSadness caught up in a smilePleasure in a compromise with sorrowQuiet waters rest for a whileand float away tomorrow

SHOES ON HOLY GROUND All though your love is too divineAll though your heart is far from mineI can’t keep from breaking inI can’t help to touch your skinWhen glory is around youI don’t understand you

Like a burglar yet unseenLike Mary MagdaleneLike a square who’s acting roundI’m walking with my shoes onI’m walking with my shoes onI’m walking with my shoes onholy ground

In my dream and greatest fearI seem to meet you thereTo find you within rangeI swear that I can changeWhen glory is around youI don’t understand you

LOOSE MEYou are flying nowand you’re changing my courseI am reaching outbehindclosed doorsI’ve never tried to drift and fly awayI didn’t want to leaveI wanted youto stay

Fly awayremind me that I’ve missed youFly awayturn the world aroundFly awayLoose meremind mewhat it feels like to be found

You are flying nowAnd you’re changingmy heartI am wiping outtimethat kept us apartI’ve never tried to givemyself awayI didn’t want to leaveI wanted youto stay

I never tried to givemyself awayI didn’t want to leaveI didn’t want To stay

LEAVE THE LIGHTS ONYou’re not a sinnerI’m not a saintCaught in the middleIt’s where we go when love’s faintTo this cottonwool sky goodbye

You’re not the bestI’m not the worstCaught in the middleSometimes we break when hearts burstto this cottonwool sky goodbye

Leave the lights on tonightTry not to fall asleepLet me turn the black brightIn this white deep

You’re scared to diveI’m scared to flyCaught in the middleSometimes we laughwhen we should cryto this cottonwool sky Goodbye

Let’s ’jack a ship and take awayYou know these sheets wouldmake good sailsSometimes it hurts to be okayCaught in the middleWon’t you stay

I TRYThere’s a tree that’s fully grownSpent a lifetime on it’s ownAnd it sings its songto the lightOh, I tryOh, I tryI try to be alright

And the birds in the skyare singingand I don’t know whyI think they fly in secret callingOh, lordOh, lordOh, lordI’m falling

There’s a ship that sails the seaOut for years no securityAnd It sings its songwith shore in sightOh, I tryOh, I tryI try to be alright

There’s a man that walks aloneGot off work and no ride homeHe sings his songthis silent nightOh, I tryOh, I tryI try to be alright

MY OWN WOMANI’m gonna do what I canI’m gonna be my own You can’t get the honeyby squeezing the beeYou won’t get my sugar if you won’t let me freeTake your halo off of me

Virgin Mary full of graceYou paint a smile across her faceBut I’m gonna do what I canI’m gonna be my own woman

Magdalenas painted faceYou thought she lookeda damned disgraceNow I’m gonna do what I canI’m gonna be my own woman

She carries your stone’cause you threw it firstSlave to your haloAnd your halo’s cursedI’m gonna do what I canI’m gonna be my own womanKeeping the cageand you’re killing the birdCan’t change the thing by banning the wordI’m gonna do what I canI’m gonna be my own woman

SHOES OF CONSTANT WALKINGI know a manwith shoes of constant walkinghe’s got a part in every man I meetHis voice is clearclearly not from talkingMy house is where he stopsto rest his feet

And ohhis voice is different every timeand the letters in his namebut ohwhen he pours me winethe song he sings’ the sameCome to meleave behind your sorrowsCome to mebring a smile to shareCome to melove is sweet and hollowCome to meAs long as I am here

And I drink to the many arms that held himThe old pub-room inscription”I was here”I drinkTo the ones who knows their longing’sLonging for that longingto be shared