A song about how love trancends destruction and death. How all troubles in the world become meaningless in the face of true love.
A duet with wonderful Norwegian singer Helene Bøksle.

Lyrics:

Some people say the end is near
and some say that it's already here.
But I won't feel the slightest fear,
if my arms are full of you.

Maybe we will suffocate
on poison fumes and clouds of hate.
But I won't care about my fate,
if my arms are full of you.

I just want to hold you while the world burns.
Let it burn, burn, burn.

Crushed by the oceans mighty waves
or ripped apart by robotic slaves.
I won't mind the crowded graves,
if my arms are full of you.

Burned alive by bitter ash
or a supernovas blinding flash.
I won't feel that biting lash,
if my arms are full of you.

I just want to hold you while the world burns.
Let it burn, burn, burn.

I just want to hold you while the world burns.
Let it burn, burn, burn.

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Credits
from Ahoy! Side B, releases April 19, 2024
Svavar Knútur - Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Piano
Helene Bøksle - Vocals
Bassi Ólafsson - percussion
Örn Ýmir Arason - Bass, Synths
Unnur Helgadóttir - Cello
Karl James Pestka - Viola
Sigrún K. Jónsdóttir - violin

While The World Burns (Repainted)  [feat. Helene Bøksle]

Icelandic Singer/songwriter and storyteller. Songs of misery and redemption, serenity and wanderlust.

While The World Burns (Repainted) [feat. Helene Bøksle]

Svavar Knutur