Lyrics: Live Long Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   Summerchild that sits by the water, weaving sunlight threads in his hands. The golden river that day a shelter, a stream where he could make pebbles…

Lyrics: Gold in the Air of Summer Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   Without giving anything away, I can say it’s by the sea. It’s a house that used to be the home of a…

Lyrics: Stay Out of Trouble Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   I walked around for hours, two ten pence pieces in my hand. I was alone and freezing, still trying hard to understand you. I…

Lyrics: Sorry or Please Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   Five weeks in a prison, I made no friends. There’s more time to be done, but I’ve got a week to spend. I didn’t pay…

Lyrics: The Build-Up Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   The build up lasted for days, lasted for weeks, lasted too long. Our hero withdrew, when there was two, he could not choose one, so there…

Lyrics: Misread Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   If you wanna be my friend You want us to get along Please do not expect me to Wrap it up and keep it there The observation…

Lyrics: Surprise Ice Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   When past sometimes takes you with soft hands, forcelessly pulls you to your chair. Hides you away from these half days, sunless at the end of…

Lyrics: Homesick Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   I’ll lose some sales and my boss won’t be happy, but I can’t stop listening to the sound of two soft voices blended in perfection from the…

Lyrics: Love Is No Big truth Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   All I do is sleep all day, and think of you. A memory of the cushion life I’m clinging to. The image of…

Lyrics: Know-How Album: Riot On an Empty Street Artist: Kings of Convenience   Riding on this know-how. Never been here before. Peculiarly entrusted, possibly that’s all. Is history recorded, does someone have a tape? Surely, I’m no pioneer, constellations stay…