FEEL So now you’ve found all the letters that you wrote- they look kinda silly now it’s such a lucky strike that you never even mailed them. they’ll never catch you,there’s no evidence or proof avoidance is foolproof she’ll never know just what she missed It feels so good to feel again those heavies laughing can laugh themselves to death; they never figured it- they never saw it like you did. so sweet,so soft,so shure,so scary, and in the end it’ll all be forgotten in a month It feels so good to feel again tuning (L to H): E A D G B E personnel: Bent-acc g’s,b,mellotron,voc words: Sæther music: Sæther TRAPDOOR It’s such a sorry sight to see you now I swear it hurts me to the bone how cone I never see you laugh anymore? you could’ve been made outta stone from far away I thought I heard you call my name but I tell you I ain’t coming back again if you don’t know how to shut that trapdoor tight I just can’t help you through the night gone are those lovely eyes that I once knew why can’t I see them anymore if there is anything that I can do you’ll have to open up the door standing on your back-porch lookin in your window it felt like summertime had blown a fuse I smashed that window, and cut my wrist wide open why can’t this feeling just bleed away bleed away.... from far away,.........etc tuning (L to H): E A D G B E personnel: Geb-banjo Snah-el. g’s,voc,slide g. Bent-d,b,acc g’s,lead voc,perc. L. Lien-piano words: Sæther music: Sæther LEAVE IT LIKE THAT They all look the same when their dreams unfold endless clutching at straws that will never hold all the pain and the weight of the world- there’s no way to look any other way that rage I can understand there’s no book of rules and no masterplan just «facts» that will change overnight and no way to look any other way skin deep,potentially grand left alone it will grow ‘till it’s outta hand- outta sight and outta mind there’s no way to look any other way Leave it like that (x4) don’t take my guilt on,that’s only mine to bear: just do your thing, cos you’re the only one that really cares and leave it like that...... tuning (L to H): electric : E A D G B E accoustic : E B E G# B E (capo on 7th fret) personnel: Geb-d Snah-el. g’s,voc Bent-b,acc g’s,lead voc.,perc L.Lien-voc words: Sæther music: Sæther A SHRUG & A FISTFUL Senseless I’m soaring elevated off of my cloud flying,I’m catervauling -a spring/snap kinda loud don’t fuck me over again don’t fuck me over,my friend a shrug and a fistful later,down on all fours again to beat me black’n’blue won’t prove a thing,she said don’t fuck me over again don’t fuck me over,my friend you know a shrug and a fistful will teach even angels to hate tuning (L to H): E A D G B E personnel: Geb-d,banjo Snah-el. g’s,voc Bent-b,acc g’s,lead voc L.Lien-piano,voc words: Sæther music: Sæther with Lien KILL SOME DAY All I know is that I dreamed of you I somehow can’t wipe you off my Iris all I know is that I’m lost in you like a bonedry log in your fire but I see things somewhat different now I swear to God, I’m gonna kill some day leave me alone,yes I’m going home I won’t bother you no more ....but if I tried I could make you come back and de-rail that train from its dead-end track I’d do anything to be rid of that smile tonight, tonight.... these things I can’t explain,Lord- you left him hanging out on a limb all that time you knew it would make him spin I get so mad,frustrated and sick- I wish I knew just who or what to kick It used to be a personal thing but that was way before it started killing him I see things somewhat different now,...........etc tuning (L to H): E A D G B E personnel: Geb-d Snah-g’s,voc Bent-b,lead voc,perc. L.Lien-voc Death prod-mellotron words: Sæther music: Sæther & Ryan With Sten ON MY PILLOW Turn the lights out,and draw the curtain dive into my pillow sleeping won’t hear the phone ring distress is the one thing I can’t stand tell my friends I’m on vacation and say that I’m OK (x3) just wanna sleep all day I’m within-I’m in orbit sweet regression cruise contol diving deep in shallow water, I’m home again tell my friends it feels like dying say that I’m OK (x3) just wanna sleep all day the wolves are howling I’m out walking I ain’t going back again if you find me, please remind me of who I am tell my friends it feels like dying say that I’m OK (x4) just wanna sleep all day your hair on my pillow you’re here on my pillow tuning (L to H): D G C F A D personnel: Geb-d Snah-el. & acc. g’s,lead voc,piano Bent-b,g fills,perc,piano,voc L.Lien-voc Death prod-»therrormin» aka the «feed-box» words: Ryan music: Ryan BEAUTIFUL SISTER Seeing your soul on that butterfly day, I saw myself with other eyes all those beautiful shades of grey grew into colorful lies the mirror man grew and said things that he knew- he’d discovered them scant minutes before but when the lights went out and he said goodnight, I knew I’d cheated you I’m so sorry that you misunderstood me I’m so sorry that it didn’t connect I’m so sorry that you thought I was someone else I just didn’t mean it quite that way that way just yet I haven’t seen your face for ages now, I’d forgotten how you made me feel it was a real tight fit,but my fuses re-lit and now you’re stuck on my mind for real a summertime hero is a wintertime clown and knowledge is the odd man out you’ve gotta hang on to the trip you’re on I still wish I was a part of yours I’m so sorry...........etc beautiful sister (x4) I’m so sorry that you misunderstood me I’m so sorry that it didn’t connect I’m so sorry that you thought I was someone else I just didn’t mean it quite that way, guess I had a crush on myself that day tuning (L to H): D A D G B E personnel: Geb-d Snah-acc & el. g’s,voc Bent-acc & el. g’s,lead voc,b,perc. L.Lien-wurlitzer (and how!!!),voc words: Sæther music: Sæther with Lien WEARING YR SMELL you took my hand in yours fed me lies and locked the doors showed me truths I never saw I can’t belive them anymore now I’m looking through you oh,yeah.. you suck the will from my soul leave me naked in the cold tie the noose around my neck can’t yousee I’m not dead yet but I’m working on it wearing yr smell fading from myself feeling sorry for myself feeding the pity inside the pathetic feelings I should hide but I’m thriving on it yes,I’m thriving on it wearing yr smell fadeing feeling feeding tuning (L to H): E B E G# B E personnel: Geb-d Snah-el. g’s Bent-b,voc,acc g’s,piano words: Sæther music: Sæther NOW IT’S TIME TO SKATE I saw you on thursday, I couldn’t see your eyes riding your bike in that summer-dress so nice just when I thought you would fade from my sight you smiled at me,yeah,you smiled at me I saw you on friday, barefoot in the sand alone by the fencepost sweet dreams in your hand you showed me a way to feel free when you turned me on and smiled at me now it is time to skate ,you said and we flew straight out of our heads I never thought this could happen to me, but look at me now ,skipping along, dancing around like a ballerina! I saw you on sunday, you’d died away from me..... tuning (L to H): E A D G B E personnel: Geb-d,banjo Snah-el. g’s, ba-ba doo’s Bent-acc g’s,b,hihat,voc L.Lien-piano words: Sæther music: Sæther GIFTLAND You don’t know me,and I don’t think you ever will cos I don’t even know myself today you can’t own me,and I don’t think you ever could cos I don’t even own myself these days there’s no point in trying so you might as well quit fooling yourself this way poke around the embers,no Phoenix is hiding there there’s nothing left to steal from the giftland this hollow deathwish void will never be filled by any other not knowing what you need,you’ll never convey it there’s no point in trying so you might as well quit fooling yourself this way in the Giftland tuning (L to H): E A D G B E personnel: Geb-d (left ch.) Snah-g’s,voc Bent-b,lead voc,d (right ch.),perc. Death prod-mellotron L.Lien-piano,Hammond organ words: Sæther music: Sæther & Ryan WATERSOUND You dove and you float in the afterglow the night felt so right let you go breathing light breaking light who would’ve thought that I could see you like this you never told me ‘bout the sights that I’ve missed now you’re everywhere damn all your faults,I can’t see them no more you bled right open,I can see to your core and it’s beautiful shut down shut up twisted round breathe in breathe out like watersound breathing light breaking light relief is painted on the eyes that I see you changed your face before looking at me now I’m scared to death my vision blurred, now I can’t see what’s right like counting stars on an Aurora night- it don’t matter much..... you’re faceless anyhow leaving them to comprehend you tie a rope to the eternal blue....... tuning (L to H): E B E G# B E personnel: Geb-d Snah-el. & acc. g’s,violin,voc. Bent-acc. g,Coral electric sitar,b,lead voc.,perc. L.Lien-piano,voc. words: Sæther music: Sæther THE WHEEL There she goes- away out of the garden it’ll never be the same-she’s never going back again kissed by worm- touched beyond emotions she’ll never feel the same-she’ll never feel like that again lock the gate -close that off forever it’ll never be the same again I know -I felt - I lived in that hell and it hurts -just a little bit more every time you peek through that door dug a hole saw your long hated face in it she’s never coming back you might as well face it now.....now.....now.....now bird has flown it’s eggs are cold and rotting feeling like your soul’s dying ,dead & cold put on your travelling boots & start walking that dirtroad- its mud and its tiretracks is as long as a lifetime in these parts as the rain pours down,as the rain pours down your hair is so wet you could scrub floors with it .....well,he did--he did--- that’s all you’re gonna get all yre gonna get all get yre gonna get get all........... this is all you’re gonna get all yre gonna get all youre getalllllllllll..................... I’ve taken more than enough already,thank you--------more than enough enough and I’d really like to touch you ,but not in that way not in that way way that not at all...... there’s no way out theres no way out no way out way out out no way no way out no way out...................................................... ....................................but I still love you tuning (L to H): D G C F A D personnel: Geb-d,perc. Snah-g,perc Bent-b,perc.,voc. L.Lien-piano words: Sæther music:Ryan with Sæther,Lien&Gebhardt SUNGRAVY you say that I don’t understand that it’s how I survive now there’s nothing that can touch you I pretend that I really care when I just shrug it all away I know that it’s wrong,but it keeps me breathing staring at the sun-watching so tall I went blind and saw nothing at all I wish that I could fly away,walk on air really see things as they are to show you everything- to learn from you to rise and fall in my own time Staring at the sun-watching so tall I went blind and saw nothing at all but if I could, I’d fly you to the moon and if I could, I’d chase away your gloom until you shone like a thousand suns,so bright that when it was over ,you’d laugh and pretend I was never even there. lock up and run away,I won’t betray you lost on a rainy day in the sun................ tuning (L to H): E B E G# B E personnel: Bent-acc g’s,voc. Øyvind F. Engen-cello Lars O. Mølnå-viola strings arr. by Øyvind Brandtsegg words: Sæther music: Sæther GRINDSTONE The illusion barely keeps you floating the grinding of the wheel preys hard upon the languor yes,things can get too real keep digging mental trenches to keep the odd man out barbwire your identity-secure what you’re about still you shatter on the grindstone lay listening to the ticking to that timebomb in your heart paranoia’s digging deeper as defenses fall apart nothing left to give now, just a smile before you leave the living still left you wondering if you can still belive while you shatter on the grindstone while you shatter upon the grindstone shatter shatter you shatter you shatter and you’ll shatter........ tuninng (L to H): D G C F A D personnel: Geb-d Snah-g Bent-b,voc Death prod-mellotron,samples words: Sæther music: Sæther with Sten THE GOLDEN CORE These are sungod days, like subtle layers of yawning before this hungry mouth slowmotion days are dawning why don’t it all just burn away? there is a time for everything when even you can be a king ...or,a queen of no fixed stature a prince amongst the castaways on this sungod day,too boring to pay heed to