[Verse 1]
I felt it come, a blade of autumn alive
The amber shapes of sunset dance on the wall
I step outsidno boat, no sign of you there
In the endlessness, two worlds looking back at me now
[Refrain]
Oh, I've never seen the winter lights on the lake
[Verse 2]
I want to swim your silk-black skin to the floor
On lava moons, a song of hooves playing loud
The day you came, they took your name, they renounced
Took your right, your life, your heart can't wait forever
[Refrain]
Oh, I've never seen the winter lights on the lake
Oh, I've never seen the winter lights on the lake
[Verse 3]
I want to swim your silk-black skin to the floor
On lava moons a song of hooves playing
[Non-Lyrical Outro]
Alvar was written by Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory.
Alvar was produced by Goldfrapp.
In an interview with MusicOHM, Alison Goldfrapp broke down the song’s inspiration:
‘Alvar’ was inspired by a trip to Iceland that I took and my obsession with water and lakes and myths and legends, and also the story of Philomena Lee, which is a story about a mother who is forced to give away her c...