Empire
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[Verse 1: Ragnar Þórhallsson]
Feel the ocean as it breathes, shivering teeth
See the mountains where they meet smothering me
As the wind fends off the waves, I count down the days
Heavy stones fear no weather
[Verse 2: Ragnar]
I find comfort in the sound and the shape of the heart
How it echoes through the chest from under the ground
As the hills turn into holes, I fill them with gold
Heavy stones fear no weather
[Chorus: Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir & Ragnar]
And from the rain
Comes a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
Illuminate
There's a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
An empire for two
An empire for you
An empire for two
[Verse 3: Ragnar]
And I paint your body black, I hide in your hair
And you're staring back at me like I wasn't there
As our bodies become stills, we welcome the fear
Heavy stones fear no weather
Feel the ocean as it breathes, shivering teeth
See the mountains where they meet smothering me
As the wind fends off the waves, I count down the days
Heavy stones fear no weather
[Verse 2: Ragnar]
I find comfort in the sound and the shape of the heart
How it echoes through the chest from under the ground
As the hills turn into holes, I fill them with gold
Heavy stones fear no weather
[Chorus: Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir & Ragnar]
And from the rain
Comes a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
Illuminate
There's a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
An empire for two
An empire for you
An empire for two
[Verse 3: Ragnar]
And I paint your body black, I hide in your hair
And you're staring back at me like I wasn't there
As our bodies become stills, we welcome the fear
Heavy stones fear no weather
[Chorus: Nanna & Ragnar]
And from the rain
Comes a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
Illuminate
There's a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
An empire for two
An empire for you
An empire for two
[Instrumental]
[Chorus: Nanna & Ragnar]
And from the rain
Comes a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
Illuminate
There's a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
An empire for two
An empire for you
An empire for two
And from the rain
Comes a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
Illuminate
There's a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
An empire for two
An empire for you
An empire for two
[Instrumental]
[Chorus: Nanna & Ragnar]
And from the rain
Comes a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
Illuminate
There's a river running wild that will create
An empire for you
An empire for two
An empire for you
An empire for two
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“Empire” is the third single released in advance Of Monsters and Men’s 2015 album, Beneath the Skin. It is a narration of the metaphorical establishment of an empire, which Ragnar “Raggi” Þórhallsson assimilates to a river eroding away mountains to reveal impenetrable stones, the empire. In the music video, this is further compared to social outcasts emerging to become more confident.
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- 1.Crystals
- 2.Human
- 3.Hunger
- 5.Empire
- 6.Slow Life
- 7.Organs
- 8.Black Water
- 10.I Of The Storm
- 11.We Sink
- 12.Backyard
- 13.Winter Sound
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May 14, 2015
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