[Verse 1: Ragnar Þórhallsson]
You tell me a secret, I'm tellin' no soul
All this pain in your pocket is heavy to hold
I wish you were patient enough with yourself, but
It's dark in the hole, you're barefoot in snow
[Verse 2: Ragnar]
We worship the devil, we worship the gods
So it perfectly evens out to nothing at all
I spoke with you Wednesday, we spoke before noon
About how this whole planet wasn't made for us two
[Chorus: Ragnar, Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir & Ragnar Þórhallsson]
I wish I was happy
I wish I was drippin' with joy
It's so hard to be happy
It's so hard to be drippin' with joy
[Verse 3: Nanna]
I tell you my secret, I tell you the truth
I never had bright eyes, but had eyes on you
If I could be in the heavenly hue
Could you take out the blue?
[Verse 4: Nanna & Ragnar, Nanna]
Your arms are a blizzard, I step in the snow
Still feels like I'm dyin', but just not so slow
Feels like I'm in some kind of control
And I can count to one, two, three
[Bridge: Nanna]
I wish I was happy
But I forgot my words
I don't speak much lately
And I forgot to tell you maybe
A wish for sun is wishful thinkin'
Someone said a lot of nothing
I lost my key inside your party
So you would call me back
[Chorus: Nanna & Ragnar]
I wish I was happy
I wish I was drippin' with joy
It's so hard to be happy
It's so hard to be drippin' with joy
I wish I was happy
I know that we're barefoot in snow
So how to be happy?
I know that we're barefoot in snow
Barefoot in Snow was written by Nanna & Ragnar Þórhallsson.
Barefoot in Snow was produced by Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson & Brynjar Leifsson & Kristjan Pall Kristjansson & Ragnar Þórhallsson & Nanna.
Of-monsters-and-men released Barefoot in Snow on Fri Oct 17 2025.
In a live Q&A broadcasted on YouTube a week prior the the album’s release, the band was asked about which track was the most challenging to write. In their reply, “Barefoot in Snow” was mentioned:
We wanted them to come naturally, so if something was too challenging we left it for another day....