Biography:
Pål Moddi Knutsen (born February 18, 1987) is a Norwegian musician from the island Senja. Moddi is self-taught, counting accordion and acoustic guitar as his main instruments. His music has been described as a blend of folk music, pop and post-rock.
www.moddi.no
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Other songs:
- A Matter Of Habit
- House By The Sea
- June Fourth
- June Fourth 1989 From The Shattered Pieces Of A Stone It Begins
- Mannen I Ausa
- My Vietnam
- Northern Line
- Oh My Father I Am Joseph
- One Minute More
- Open Letter
- Our Worker
- Parrot Goat And Rooster
- Poetry
- Punk Prayer
- Rubbles
- Smoke
- Sola
- Strange Fruit
- Stuck In The Waltz
- Togsang
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Dm Dm/C Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm Dm/C
Learning to kill is a matter of habit
Dm Gm Bb Bb/A
The more you have done it, the better you're at it
Gm Bb Bb/A
It starts on the alleys of Sechem at night
Gm Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C
The borderlines blur in the evening light
Dm Dm/C
A rifle butt bangs on an old rusty door
Dm Gm Bb Bb/A
"Where is your father? Get down on the floor!"
Gm Bb Bb/A
Soon it gets serious, a curfew's declared
Gm Dm
The city falls silent, there's death in the air
F
Cocking his weapon with shaking fingers
F Gm Bb Bb/A
Grits his teeth as he's hugging the trigger
Gm Bb Bb/A
Young blood rushes, his heart pounds
Gm Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C
He knows it gets easier the next time around
Bb
They're just objects and shadows, not women and men
A7 Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C
Learning to kill is a natural thing
[Verse 2]
Dm Dm/C
Learning to fear is a matter of habit
Dm Gm Bb Bb/A
The more you have done it, the better you're at it
Gm Bb Bb/A
News from above reach the street
Gm Dm
There's no hope of living, the end is so near
F
Tidings of terror, a raven's crow
F Gm Bb Bb/A
Shutter your windows, lock up your homes
Gm Bb Bb/A
We're just a handful, a tiny country
Gm Dm
Surrounded by evil, they won't let us be
Bb
They have hate in their hearts and in all that they bring
A7 Dm
Learning to fear is a natural thing
[Interlude]
Dm/C Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C
[Verse 3]
Fm Fm/Eb
Cruelty is a matter of habit
Fm Bbm Db Db/C
The more you've seen it, the better you're at it
Bbm Db Db/C
Every boy has a tyrant's desire
Bbm Fm
Hands behind the head, legs spread wide
Ab
These are times of danger, times of despair
Ab Bbm Db Db/C
No room for compassion, a soldier can't care
Bbm Db Db/C
Our neighbors are vermin, they're used to the blood
Bbm Fm Fm/Eb
How can they feel pain when they're living in the mud?
Bbm Db Db/C
Through cruel routine a soldier is born
Bbm Fm
Ignorance soon turns to evil in war
Db
Israel's land is for Israel's kin
C7 Fm
Cruelty comes as a natural thing
[Interlude]
Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Cm Bb
Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Cm Bb
Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Cm Bb
Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Cm Bb
Bb
[Verse 4]
Fm Fm/Eb
Learning to love is a natural thing
Fm Bbm Db Db/C
It will find a way if you just let it in
Bbm Db Db/C
It will be strange at first, but then you'll see it
Bbm Fm
That learning to love is a matter of being
Ab
Being human is a matter of habit
Ab Bbm Db Db/C
A few baby steps, then you get better at it
Bbm Db Db/C
To be for one minute, just now, just recall
Bbm Fm Fm/Eb
The opposite side of the towering walls
Bbm Db Db/C
But our hearts have hardened along with our skin
Bbm Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb
We built a bubble and let no one else in
Db
We'll be staring in wonder as the angel falls
C7 Fm Fm/Eb Fm
Then being human will be a matter of course
Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Fm
Will be a matter of course
Dm Dm/C Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm Dm/C
Learning to kill is a matter of habit
Dm Gm Bb Bb/A
The more you have done it, the better you're at it
Gm Bb Bb/A
It starts on the alleys of Sechem at night
Gm Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C
The borderlines blur in the evening light
Dm Dm/C
A rifle butt bangs on an old rusty door
Dm Gm Bb Bb/A
"Where is your father? Get down on the floor!"
Gm Bb Bb/A
Soon it gets serious, a curfew's declared
Gm Dm
The city falls silent, there's death in the air
F
Cocking his weapon with shaking fingers
F Gm Bb Bb/A
Grits his teeth as he's hugging the trigger
Gm Bb Bb/A
Young blood rushes, his heart pounds
Gm Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C
He knows it gets easier the next time around
Bb
They're just objects and shadows, not women and men
A7 Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C
Learning to kill is a natural thing
[Verse 2]
Dm Dm/C
Learning to fear is a matter of habit
Dm Gm Bb Bb/A
The more you have done it, the better you're at it
Gm Bb Bb/A
News from above reach the street
Gm Dm
There's no hope of living, the end is so near
F
Tidings of terror, a raven's crow
F Gm Bb Bb/A
Shutter your windows, lock up your homes
Gm Bb Bb/A
We're just a handful, a tiny country
Gm Dm
Surrounded by evil, they won't let us be
Bb
They have hate in their hearts and in all that they bring
A7 Dm
Learning to fear is a natural thing
[Interlude]
Dm/C Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C
[Verse 3]
Fm Fm/Eb
Cruelty is a matter of habit
Fm Bbm Db Db/C
The more you've seen it, the better you're at it
Bbm Db Db/C
Every boy has a tyrant's desire
Bbm Fm
Hands behind the head, legs spread wide
Ab
These are times of danger, times of despair
Ab Bbm Db Db/C
No room for compassion, a soldier can't care
Bbm Db Db/C
Our neighbors are vermin, they're used to the blood
Bbm Fm Fm/Eb
How can they feel pain when they're living in the mud?
Bbm Db Db/C
Through cruel routine a soldier is born
Bbm Fm
Ignorance soon turns to evil in war
Db
Israel's land is for Israel's kin
C7 Fm
Cruelty comes as a natural thing
[Interlude]
Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Cm Bb
Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Cm Bb
Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Cm Bb
Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Cm Bb
Bb
[Verse 4]
Fm Fm/Eb
Learning to love is a natural thing
Fm Bbm Db Db/C
It will find a way if you just let it in
Bbm Db Db/C
It will be strange at first, but then you'll see it
Bbm Fm
That learning to love is a matter of being
Ab
Being human is a matter of habit
Ab Bbm Db Db/C
A few baby steps, then you get better at it
Bbm Db Db/C
To be for one minute, just now, just recall
Bbm Fm Fm/Eb
The opposite side of the towering walls
Bbm Db Db/C
But our hearts have hardened along with our skin
Bbm Fm Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb
We built a bubble and let no one else in
Db
We'll be staring in wonder as the angel falls
C7 Fm Fm/Eb Fm
Then being human will be a matter of course
Fm/Eb Fm Fm/Eb Fm
Will be a matter of course
Modern Space
Modern Talking
Modernistit
Modest Apollo
Modestep