Tell Me (The Hoddevik Song)

I’ve been findin' it hard to say how I feel as of late

There’s a depth to my fatigue, it’s gettin' hard to explain

There’s a dirt on my skin and it doesn’t seem to wash off

Set sail or call to port, this wind’s tyin' round my neck in knots

And I won’t stand by you when you’re smokin' cigarettes

Oh, I adore your warmth in my lungs, not that pain in my chest

I feel like a man gone blind in the warmth of the sun, so

Teach me braille, I can learn to map your body like the stars above

‘Cause I didn’t know how to say that I needed help

And I wasn’t very good at lookin' after my health

Tell me, tell me, are we gonna stay here? Oh, no

‘Cause I didn’t know how to say that I needed help

And I wasn’t very good at lookin' after myself

Tell me, tell me, are we gonna stay here? Oh, no

And if you want me to leave just say, I’ve got to go

If you want me to stay, then, love, don’t be shy, invite me home

And the river flows better when the nets aren’t fillin' up with stones

Like the sea, there ain't a day in recent years that I’m not tired anymore

There’s a man in the mirror, but no king to the throne

And you're a queen with a sweetness

Like the mornin' lights on the fjords

So tell me, how are we gonna change

When you wanna stay put and I’m always away? And I can hear

The change in my voice on the phone, breakin' up

Pieces of the styrofoam from places where the tide’s been low

‘Cause I didn’t know how to say that I needed help

And I wasn’t very good at lookin' after my health

Tell me, tell me, are we gonna stay here? No, no

‘Cause I didn’t know how to say that I needed help

And I wasn’t very good at lookin' after myself

Tell me, tell me, are we gonna stay here? No, no, no, no

And if you want me to leave just say, I’ve got to go

If you want me to stay, then, love, don’t be shy, invite me home