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I can't believe it's not happiness

by Hraun

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1.
Your face a cold and cloudy night Your smile, the icy sea Your voice a place devoid of light Your love was death to me Our cold embrace, an ugly war Your kiss, my killer bee So how could I go your way once more When our love was death to me?
2.
Clementine (free) 04:04
Oh my darling Clementine How could I leave, while you were sleeping Oh my darling Clementine I couldn’t bear to hear you weeping You tried to teach me right from wrong You tried to burn away my bad ways But misery’s a stubborn friend And she persists in spite of good days So I sailed from your white sands On a ship of broken plans And your face is on my mind Oh my darling Clementine Oh my lovely Clementine It’s such a hell to be without you My soul tormented every night And every day, I think about you I adored your childish charm Never meant to do you harm And your pain is on my mind Oh my darling Clementine Oh my precious Clementine I never dared to look behind me All this time I ran and ran And I ran aground, and I pray you’ll find me And with all the bad I've done I realise that you’re the one And I hope you’ll still be mine Oh my darling Clementine And with all the bad I’ve done I realise that you’re the one I’m such a fool, will you be mine Oh my darling Clementine
3.
It's time for me now, to gather my possessions. I'll leave you my love, and ride to the north once more. No more will I sleep. No easy tomorrow. My betrayal was deep and deep is my sorrow once more. So goodbye my lovely, it's time we part. once more... We tried and we tried to cover our pain. But try as we might, only my worthless heart remains. So goodbye my lovely, it's time we part. once more... So I'll ride to the north, in my saddle of shame. And I'll hide in the mist. For I am the one to blame once more. So goodbye my lovely, it's time we part. once more... So goodbye my lovely, it's time we part.
4.
A beautiful way to die (free) 06:17
The song of the raven Gives word of a haven Beyond all that meets the eye Destiny's kisses Are misery's misses My life like the water floats by And it's curious And it's lovely It's a musical way to die And it's comely And it's holy It's a beautiful way to die The song of the river Brings upon me a shiver As I gaze to the open sky A moment of clarity A whisper of sanity A soul that is learning to fly And it's careless And it's quiet It's a stoical way to die And it's restful And it's tranquil It's a beautiful way to die Lie by the stream As my life becomes dream And the birds come to bid me good bye The wings of a dove Beating softly above It's a beautiful way to die And it's curious And it's a lovely It's a wonderful way do die And it's comely And it's holy It's a beautiful way to die...
5.
Ég beið eftir þér, ég beið langa stund eftir þér. Og sól kom upp yfir snjóinn. Og nú er ég hraun, ég er mosavaxið hraun. En djúpt undir bergi slær hjarta. Slær tröllshjartað enn. English translation: I waited for you, I waited a long time for you. And Sun came over the snow. And now I am lava, I am moss covered lava. But deep under the rock beats a heart. Beats the trolls heart still.
6.
All of my waking dreams They fall to your clever schemes Your lips took me by surprise My city is burned to ground My voice will not make a sound You’ve torn me to pieces So call off your cavalry Call off your cavalry Call off your cavalry Your arrows have bled me dry My white flag is raised up high You’ve taken my castle The pain in my heart so sweet My mean side on swift retreat Nothing is left but love So call off your cavalry Call off your cavalry
7.
Impossible 04:59
I love you But you're impossible, so insuffrable to love. I adore you, But you keep drinking and now you're sinking into your hell. I've loved you ever since I can remember, And I love your gentle heart with all it's stains. But you seem so set on burning up your body, until nothing but your skeleton remains. I love you But you're impossible, so insuffrable to love. I adore you, But you keep lying and now I'm trying to cut you loose. I Know that you're a really decent person, and I love you with every ounce of all my pain. But you liquify your soul with your bad habit, until nothing but your hollow shell remains. And I had hoped, but it's impossible. And I had tried, but to no avail. And Now it seems my only option, is to turn my back on you. But I love you But you're impossible, so insuffrable to love. I adore you But you keep drinking And I've been thinking and I won't let you drag me down. I hope that you don't take my words the wrong way, and I hope that you break free from all your chains. But nothing's gonna stop you going nowhere, until nothing but your hollow shell, and nothing but your skeleton, and nothing but your memory remains. And I love you But you're impossible, so insuffrable to love. I adore you but you keep drinking And now I’m sinking Into your hell
8.
If you feel anything Other than high There’s something wrong with your head But we’ll fix you up You don’t believe in anything Other than lies A quick blowjob in the bathroom stall And we’ll set you up So lay back and enjoy the ride You gotta have your fun No matter what the cost You better have your fun Ooooh you should call the doctor He will make you well Ooooh please call the doctor You will feel so swell Ooooh baby take a big snuff It will last a while Ooooh baby take a picture It will last all night Forget the real life Be the Hilton bitch baby You are the Jet Trash Don’t worry bout a thing baby And when you hit a low…
9.
Stories 04:34
Stories told to believe in They’re scenes of feelings All that they say to me Is how I’m supposed to be But why can’t I keep up With the rest, they’re cheating My soul is bleeding I need some honesty, Why does it bother me this Feeling that I, must Keep on trying It feels like (we’re) lying, (oh) But everything seems so beautiful I feel confused Maybe a bit amused All that I came to see Has somehow escaped me (but) Please, must i go on? Masquerading, feels like staging a play, where life doesn’t feel so wonderful
10.
Á dögum eins og þessum Breytist ég, breytist ég Í risastóran saltstólpa Af eftirsjá, eftir þér Ég hefði ekki átt að fljúga Svona fljóttí burt frá þér. Svo margt ógert, svo margt ósnert Svo margt sem aldrei verður sagt Ég kyssi tímaglasið Horfi á sandinn flæða burt Saltur koss Kyssi tímaglasið Vertu sæll Kyssi sandinn bless Ég hélt við hefðum tíma Til að tala um svo margt En stundum bresta vonir Stundum brotna tímaglös Þú kvaddir mig með hlátri Sem hljómar ennþá inni í mér Þú sagðist sjá mig aftur Bráðar von, en fer sem fer Kysstu tímaglasið Sjáðu sandinn flæða burt Saltur foss Kysstu tímaglasið Vertu sæll Kysstu sandinn bless Ég veit að það er borin von Að líma saman brotin, sundurtætt Það sem Guð hefur sundrað, Getur enginn maður bætt Ég kyssi tímaglasið Horfi á sandinn flæða burt Saltur koss Kyssi tímaglasið Vertu sæll Kyssi sandinn bless Vertu sæll Kysstu tímaglasið Söltum kossi ég sakna þín ég sakna þín Kysstu tímaglasið Vertu sæll, vertu sæll English translation: On days like this I turn into a pillar of salt from regret for you. I shouldn't have flown away from you so soon so much undone, so much untouched, so much that never will be said. I kiss the hourglass watch the sand flow away a salty kiss. I kiss the hourglass, be well. Kiss the sand goodbye. I thought we had time, to talk of so many things. But sometimes our hopes break and sometimes hourglasses shatter. You bid me farewell with a laugh that still resounds inside me. You said we'd see each other soon enough, but things go as they go. I know that it is beyond hope to glue together the shattered pieces. What god has torn apart let no man repair. I miss you...

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I can't believe it's not happiness is the first album in Hraun's trilogy, "Songs of misery and redemption", a tale of a journey through modern day, real life hell and purgatory. So we start with hell.

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released May 5, 2007

Svavar Knútur: Acoustic guitar, piano, vocals.
Jón Geir: Drums, percussion, vocals.
Loftur Sigurður: Bass, vocals.
Guðmundur Stefán: Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals.
Hjalti Stefán: Mandolin, Flute, percussion, vocals.

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