I’ll keep growing like the birch tree in my parents’ yard
when I was born the roots stretched deep into the riverbed
but I’ve got blood and skin where sap and bark should be
my roots are never deep enough it seems
I can’t believe that every time it rains
every time it rains
you stay
in spring you found me spinning like a maple seed
you plucked me from the air like it was nothing
with a soft place to land and some dirt under my feet
my deciduous is now evergreen
I can’t believe that every time it rains
every time it rains
I can’t believe that every time it rains
every time it rains
you stay
a Great Hill in a hurricane
you stay
you stay
when I’m older I’ll plant a birch tree in my yard
and trust the roots will hold on to all of us
I can’t believe that every time it rains
every time it rains
I can’t believe that every time it rains
every time it rains
you stay
a great hill in a hurricane
you stay
you stay
The Icelandic songwriter packs her stunning debut with sweeping melodies delivered via intimate, folky arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 12, 2023