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I left my home on an Autumn day
Turned my face to the ocean grey
Shed my life for a chance to be free
Hang onto hope on a treacherous sea

So look back again on that land of mine
To have my heart and beguiled
What lies ahead can't be a mistake
Day by day another Yankee wave

O'er the seas we go
Say fare thee well so long to the world you know
Oh the hell we'll raise
When fortune guides us over furious waves
When fortune guides us over furious waves

They say hope is a fickle thing
But I'd rather hope than face another frozen spring
I'd rather brave the ocean's rage
Than safely starve another day

Devil you know or the devil you don't
A hangman's smile or a pastor's doubts
For hope is a thing we can't afford
I won't leave my luck in the hands of the lord

Over the seas we'll go
Say fare thee well so long to the world we know
Oh the hell we'll raise
When fortune guides us over furious waves
When fortune guides us over furious waves

All I'm brining along with me
Tiny branch of my family tree
All we've lost and all we've known
We'll plant anew and watch it grow

Over the seas we go
Say fare thee well so long to the world you know
Oh the well we'll raise
When fortune guides us over furious waves
When fortune guides us over furious waves

I say o'er the seas we'll go
Say fare the well so long to the world you know
Oh the hell we'll raise
When fortune guides us over furious waves
When fortune guides us over furious waves
When fortune guides us over furious waves
When fortune guides us over furious waves

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from Hope and Fortune, released June 11, 2021

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Svavar Knutur

A troubadour of humble beginnings and rural upbringing, Svavar Knútur's music tells stories of love, tragedies, sadness and redemption, looking back at his country's sad and shame-filled history. His voice always seem to strike a chord with his audiences, along with his decadently charming on-stage persona, his concerts at times comprised of stories within stories and songs within songs. ... more

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