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Jónsi, "Sinking Friendships"
(2010)

We're swimming in the blue
Nigh misfortune
Lively like a glue
My eyes are soaked all way through

Our sinking friendships
We drown them all

I'm singing a sad tune
It's a song to you
It's a song to you

We should all wear two lifesaving layers
We should all wear two

No one knows you, 'til it's over
You know no one true, 'til it's over

It's a song to you
It's a song to you

My lips are pale blue
My shivering half-moon
My last night's lost tune
It's the end of the end of the end

Our sinking friendships
We drown them all

I'm singing a sad tune
It's a song to you
It's a song to you

We should all wear two lifesaving layers
We should all wear two

No one knows you, 'til it's over
You know no one true, 'til it's over

No one knows you, 'til it's over
You know no one true, 'til it's over

It's a song to you
It's a song to you


Jónsi says: "It's a classic break-up song. I suppose I have gone through many. Growing up gay in Iceland, I didn't know anybody else like me, so I really didn't know how to… what's the word? Proceed Basically, I fell in love all the time, with all of my friends. That made for lots of… drama, a lot of awkwardness, and so much misunderstanding. I had to apologise a lot."