“Godzilla” serves as the lead single off Nanna’s debut album How To Start A Garden. The album marks Nanna’s first solo formal project while still performing as Of Monsters and Men’s co-lead vocalist. The single was released on January 13th, 2023. An accompanying music video for the single was releas...
[Verse 1]
Hollow one, midnight sun
I've been walking in the weeds again
Shallow breath, this emptiness
Grows on me like water feeds the wine
[Refrain]
Ooh, you must know what that does
Ooh, be careful of your thoughts
[Verse 2]
Sultry eyes in the supermarket
I walk away with pinto beans
Another time, I'll get it right
But for now, I'm happy being wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, you must know what that does
Ooh, be careful of your thoughts
Ooh, and I could be sproutin' right about now
But I'm not, but you are not dirt
[Chorus]
For what it's worth, when I'm cold outside
And my nose is bleeding and I'm tired
With no encore and no neon sign
You're rootin' for me even when I'm not right
[Verse 3]
Rising out from the water like the sun
Do you get bored of repeating yourself?
New beginnin' usually means an end
And someone has to play the villain
[Pre-Chorus]
Who is puppeteering?
Ooh, doesn't make any sense
Ooh, and we could be sproutin' right about now
But we're not, but you are not dirt
[Chorus]
For what it's worth, when I'm cold outside
And my nose is bleeding and I'm tired
With no encore and no neon sign
You're rootin' for me even when I'm not right
For what it's worth, when I'm drunk on wine
And my nose is bleeding and I'm tired
With no one to call and no neon sign
You're rootin' for me even when I'm not right
Yeah, you're rootin' for me even when I'm not right
Godzilla was written by Nanna.
Godzilla was produced by Nanna & Bjarni Þór Jensson.
Godzilla started out with a guitar pick that I would play over and over again in the long nights of winter. The lyrics for the song were inspired by the early Godzilla classics. I somehow resonated and felt empathetic with this big monstrous thing on the screen. I felt that Godzilla, while being so...