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Summoning

by Karen Musæus

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1.
Anna 04:01
Hey Anna you ask me how to fix these things but the truth is I don’t know I never was an expert in fact, I rarely could let go Dear Anna you’re barely seventeen already at war with all you are Put that gun down I have learnt that love will take you far You just have to take it slow A little at a time your strength will grow I’ll gladly tell you what I know but we both make that path as we go Remember when everything was easy As a child you never knew what sorrow can do when you were running up and down the avenue Whenever you’re searching in the corners for a joy you can reclaim just keep in mind your soul is still the same You just have to take it slow A little at a time your strength will grow I’ll gladly tell you what I know but we both make that path as we go Hey Anna, come by Dear Anna, hold tight Anna You’re afraid to lose yourself any minute and wonder how to change what you’ve become but you are not what you carry on those days when you are weary So Anna there’s not much I can teach you but I’ve learnt to trust myself to put that gun down You can find your people in this town Whenever you feel you’re not enough and someone else defines your worth Polish that crown No one has the right to put you down You just have to take it slow A little at a time your strength will grow I’ll gladly tell you what I know but we both make that path as we go I know you think you cannot hold but even blood gets stronger when it’s cold
2.
Chase 07:05
I'm catching my breath Leaning forward, hands on my knees It was nothing you said Still feel like I'm uncovered under thunder storms Under thunder This house that we've built is deserted, is that what it is With no sign of guilt Still feel like I'm uncovered under thunder storms Under thunder Looking around these silent rooms and I hear no sound of a fight, no fight What are these signs I see In your touch, in your voice You won't come back to me and I continue to chase you I continue to chase you home Used to you loving me Being right by my side but now it's half past three and I continue to chase you I continue to chase you home The words that you say are elusive and they keep spinning in me as you pull away 'cause you've made your mind up now and if I resist, it won't keep you here so I don't know why I persist Why I keep chasing Looking around these silent rooms and I hear no sound of a fight, no fight What are these signs I see In your touch, in your voice You won't come back to me and I continue to chase you I continue to chase you home Used to you loving me Being right by my side but now it's half past three and I continue to chase you I continue to chase you home Both of us missing the lover we knew I've been trying to hold on and get closer to you but I can't seem to A glimpse of your back as you're walking out With nothing to say, but still wanting to shout There's nothing left to talk about I'm catching my breath Leaning forward, hands on my knees It was nothing you said Still feel like I'm uncovered under thunder storms Under thunder I know how it ends If you love someone, set them free but who's releasing me? Stil feel like I'm uncovered under thunder storms Under thunder Looking around these silent rooms and I hear no sound of a fight, no fight What are these signs I see In your touch, in your voice You won't come back to me and I continue to chase you I continue to chase you home Used to you loving me Being right by my side but now it's half past three and I continue to chase you I continue to chase you home Home
3.
Redeemer 03:51
Waiting for a chance, waiting for a sign hoping you’ll one day out of your free will hold this hand of mine I lose my sense of time when I’m playing spy Feel the seasons change when I see the little starlings fly Reason says knock the door or go and find another but my heart knows I’m a dreamer I make believe who you are Some days I don’t bother but right now you’re my redeemer I need this to go on I feel closer to the one than I have ever been For a moment there’s a fire in me I believe in everything you could be Did it ever cross your mind that we could get away from here? You keep running on these empty pages From afar I can be so courageous I’d go anywhere as long as you’re the one who takes me there Take me there You don’t know my name, but I made the game How to make you see you were meant for me if I like who you turn out to be Gonna keep my cool, gonna try my best not to make a fool of myself When I say hello you’ll wanna to talk to me Reason says knock the door or go and find another but my heart knows I’m a dreamer I make believe who you are Some days I don’t bother but right now you’re my redeemer I need this to go on I feel closer to the one than I have ever been For a moment there’s a fire in me I believe in everything you could be Did it ever cross your mind that we could get away from here? You keep running on these empty pages From afar I can be so courageous I’d go anywhere as long as you’re the one who takes me there Take me there oh oh Take me there oh oh Take me there
4.
Backbone 04:03
First I’ll grow a backbone then I’ll let you know when you can come home I’ll tell you that I’m fine but I’m in bed constantly checking my phone When we are swimming over waves that we have caused you’d have expected that a pause would do us well but I’m hoping you can tell that my backbone won’t grow and I refuse to spend the night on my own When I set the rules, you follow up and you keep staying away I thought I needed space but it gets lonely at the end of the day How do I run when I belong, get out of sight when every time I leave my hands are gripping tight Now my backbone won’t grow and I refuse to spend the night on my own Early morning worrying I think you get me wrong We’ll get nowhere if we’re hurrying but I hope you’ll come along Morning’s coming close, you stumble in I hear your voice through the door Like nothing ever changed you leave your shoes lying around like before When we are swimming over waves that we have caused you’d have expected that a pause would do us well but I’m hoping you can tell that my backbone won’t grow And I refuse to spend the night on my own Early morning worrying I think you get me wrong We’ll get nowhere if we’re hurrying but I hope you’ll come along In the early morning a sunbeam hits your face You say you feel it’s warming I really hope it stays
5.
Wildfire 03:40
Made to fill a part and to deny it is a start but where to go when it gets dark? They lead you to believe that certain things are meant to be that they know what you can achieve Rest your head on asphalt Lay your cheek on gravel road Waiting for a chance to hold your future in your hands but you must do what he demands Every other day those other faces pass your way and wonder if you are okay Rest your head on asphalt Lay your cheek on gravel road If you raise your voice you'll step right into wildfire but do you have a choice? Feel the burning skin It feels safer to retire but you can't outrun this summoning It's you, it's you who decides what you'll say It's you, it's you who decides if you'll stay Waiting for a sign to leave your ball and chain behind but now you're scared of what you'll find What if all you know is to accept and to let go of every stone that they might throw? Rest your head on asphalt Lay your cheek on gravel road Listen to the sound of heavy iron hitting ground and take your time to come around You know what you need when you feel ready you proceed Before a harvest comes a seed Rest your head on asphalt Lay your cheek on gravel road If you raise your voice you'll step right into wildfire but do you have a choice? Feel the burning skin It feels safer to retire but you can't outrun this summoning It's you, it's you who decides It's you, it's you who decides what you'll say It's you, it's you who decides It's you, it's you who decides if you'll stay
6.
Intentions 02:48
Again, you tell her lies she’s heard a thousand times You conjure up something you think sounds right then pray for her to sit tight Now, you don’t mean no harm Intentions blurred by charm You find your way around her subtle noes and feel satisfied when she goes Stare at your reflection Rummage through your soul Did mama ever tell you to mislead the hands you hold? You act like you’re a saviour favours for a price but tell me is it worth it? Is it really worth it when sorry won’t suffice? You wear you name with pride like you’ve nothing to hide and you think no one’s gonna take that fight that you’re washed clean by daylight Stare at your reflection Rummage through your soul Did mama ever tell you to mislead the hands you hold? You act like you’re a saviour favours for a price but tell me is it worth it? Is it really worth it when sorry won’t suffice? At night, I wonder how those faceless voices plough through every vulnerable soul until everyone is kept still
7.
Here Before 04:04
I’ll travel ahead and wait at your destination ‘cause I believe your every word I’ll travel ahead and wait for your confirmation You asked if I could wait around as devious as that might sound Now that you’re holding me again come and thrill me Do what you’re always doing best come fulfil me You call me on the phone to say that maybe it was time that I came back again You tell me I was kind to take a chance I make you wanna be a better man I’m not afraid to lose at all but I answer your call while I know in my soul that baby, we’ve been here before For some, to be in control is the only option but obviously not for me I gladly throw myself into your corruption Obedient and happily I volunteer as family Now that you’re holding me again come and thrill me Do what you’re always doing best come fulfil me You call me on the phone to say that maybe it was time that I came back again You tell me I was kind to take a chance I make you wanna be a better man I’m not afraid to lose at all but I answer your call while I know in my soul that baby, we’ve been here before You could’ve pulled the plug, you know quit with all the throwing around but I know that’s not your style Yeah, I know that’s not your style You call me on the phone to say that maybe it was time that I came back again You tell me I was kind to take a chance I make you wanna be a better man I’m not afraid to lose at all but I answer your call while I know in my soul that baby, we’ve been here before
8.
Yet 03:38
Skin so soft and eyes that only flicker It’s a wonder that we’ve just met Your hands reach out but you don’t know what you’re reaching for and I don’t know how to love you yet All your sounds I hold my breath and listen close I feel the warmth of your skin You wouldn’t know or understand the mess I’m in ‘cause I don’t know how to love you yet January came and brought a wind into our house A wind that shakes the ground and freezes bones but in the midst of chaos, you lie there next to me and helplessly you promise days of love ‘Cause I don’t know how to love you yet I don’t know how to love you I don’t know how to love you yet I don’t know how to A mystery how creation dealt a card for me though I don’t know what it was that sent you here Makes me believe in things I cannot see but I don’t know how to love you yet As the weeks go by, I see you growing in my hands Some days you even greet me with a smile Why don’t we just stay here skin-to-skin for a while Playing records and cancelling plans ‘Cause I don’t know how to love you yet I don’t know how to love you I don’t know how to love you yet I don't know how to I don't know how to love you yet I don't know how to love you I don't know how to love you yet but I think I’m starting to
9.
Confetti 04:25
It’s been a while since I drove a car ‘cause I believe you’d see me coming from afar It’s been a while since I played a song ‘cause when I do I get the chords wrong It’s been a while since I told a lie ‘cause I get nervous every single time I try It’s been a while since I tried to swim and for a while I’ve been avoiding him I can imagine how it would evolve if I could win him, this puzzle to solve but I would not believe it, I would stop and stare throwing confetti and my hands in the air For a while I’ve been chasing highs and casting sorrows aside when they arise It sure feels good to know, without a doubt that if he’s sad and needs a laugh, I’ll help him out So I know what I want to say to him I’m what he needs, but I don’t know where to begin What if he knows, but doesn’t need me there so I’m avoiding what I fear to hear I can imagine how it would evolve if I could win him, this puzzle to solve but I would not believe it, I would stop and stare throwing confetti and my hands in the air Yeah, I would sing to the world of how possessed you can feel when it burns I tell my friends to not be shy so I’m gonna take this piece of wood out of my eye It’s been a while since I heard his voice I saw his face and held his hand and made a choice I’m what you need, I said, I’ll do you good and he responded: I don’t love you like I should He cast a shadow in the August light Drifted away, just like my pride, right out of sight I see him sometimes, now and then and if I could, I’d tell him once again I can imagine how it would evolve if I could win him, this puzzle to solve but I would not believe it, I would stop and stare throwing confetti and my hands in the air I can imagine ah ah ah I would not believe it ah ah ah I can imagine ah ah ah I would not believe it

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"Summoning" is the second album from Norwegian singer-songwriter Karen Musæus. The album reflects Karen's love of the organic recordings of the 70s.

About the album, Karen says: ”I wanted to create an album that deals with the gut feeling: the calling that’s hard to put into words, but still affects our choices in life. Most of us live our lives going back and forth between options and choices, not knowing what’s right or wrong. All we can do is listen closely to whether we’re being summoned by something or somewhere, and try to navigate with the tools we have".

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released October 11, 2019

Music and Lyrics by Karen Musæus

Produced, Mixed and Arranged by Andreas Mjøs at Speilodden
Recorded by Andreas Mjøs and Lars Gunnar Lien
Mastered by Morgan Nicolaysen, Propeller Mastering

Vocals and Backing Vocals: Karen Musæus
Accoustic and Electric Guitars, Piano, Keyboards and Percussion: Andreas Mjøs
Bass: Ole Morten Vågan
Drums: Bendik Hovik Kjeldsberg
Trumpet and Accoustic Guitar: Terje Johannesen
Piano: Thomas Helland
Rhodes: Lars Gunnar Lien
Backing Vocals: Sarah MacDonald Berge

Artwork: Marie Lid Aske

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