Ep 142 - Songs of Ravens With Benny Bråten

In this week's episode Dan sits down with Benny once more for a deep and meaningful conversation about emotions in music and Benny sings a few songs in Norwegian.

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Song 1: A World Of Ruins

I cultivated my defeats
I licked my wounds
Till I understood
That the path is created as we walk

There are no losses
Everything can be a new start
When the night is at its darkest
The morning is coming soon

In a world of ruins
can we build ourselves a castle
By laying stone upon stone
Of what has passed
Of a world in ruins
Can we create something great
We can build something new
Where the old one has stood

I needed a fall
To get up and stand
I needed to stop
To start to walk

I felt crushed
Put the pieces together
The picture is new
In the same frame

In a world of ruins
can we build ourselves a castle
By laying stone upon stone
Of what has passed
Of a world in ruins
Can we create something great
We can build something new
Where the old one has stood


Song 2: I Mirror In The Water

I mirror in the water
Sometimes with a smile
Other times there is more doubt

When my thoughts are dark
Like a winter night
Then it´s hard to stand

Even when I give my best
I can fail with brilliance
But it's part of the dance of life

All the choices I´ve made
They have brought me here
To this place on the path of life

I'm not better than others
Not at all
But I probably once thought so
Yes, I probably once thought so

If I feel lonely
I get company from
All the errors of yesterday

When I go in depth
They look like
Large scars and open wounds

If this is the hour of accounting
It doesn’t look too good
But I'll make up as good as I can

When it storms at the sea
The bottom is calm
And I strive to be like that
I strive to live like that

I'm not better than others
Not at all
But I probably once thought so

I'm not better than others
Not at all
But I think that I once thought so
Yes I see that I once thought so
I see that I once thought so
See that I once thought so
I see I once thought so

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