Overjoyed
I've overjoyed, & in the sun, the second time this year
I'm on a plane at thirty thousand feet, the only way from here is down
& that's ok with me
Cause I'm overjoyed and ready for the fall
It's no surprise
that I've been forced to learn that bliss comes at a price
& here I am still mining gold from the soul I've sold like a whore
The finger of blame is pointing at me
Cause I lit that flame & now it's burning me
But I'm overjoyed, & it's no surprise that I'm ready for the fall
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Recorded & produced at Magnetophonic Mobil & Sawmills, Cornwall by Jørgen Træn & Even Johansen.
Mixed by Jørgen Træn at Duper, Bergen, Norway.
- Appears on: On Your Side - Track 8
- Even Johansen:
- guitars, piano, keyboards, programming, percussion & vocals
- Targei Strøm:
- drums
- Jørgen Træn:
- bass
- Sean O´Hagan & Marcus Holdaway:
- string arrangement
- Strings:
- Brian G. Wright (violin), Ellen Blair (violin), Sally Herbert (violin), Sophie Harris (cello)
It's quite a dark song I think, it's about letting yourself down. (Did you do that?) Many times.
—Even