This is a cover of A-ha’s Manhattan Skyline. It was the third single from their Scoundrel Days album. The song was co-written by keyboardist Magne Furuholmen and guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.
[Verse 1]
We sit and watch umbrellas fly
I'm trying to keep my newspaper dry
I hear myself say, my boat's leaving now
So we shake hands and cry
Now I must wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
[Chorus]
You know
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to say goodbye
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to run away
I don't want to raise this pain
I'll never see your face again
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, but how
How can you say that I didn't try
You see things in the depths of my eyes
That my love's run dry, no
[Verse 2]
I leave to their goodbyes
I've come to depend on the look in their eyes
My blood's sweet for pain
The wind and the rain brings back words of a song
Now I must wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
[Chorus]
You know
I don't want to fall again
I don't want to know this pain
I don't want another friend
I don't want to try again
Don't ever want to see you hurt
Don't let me see you hurt
I don't want to cry again
I'll never see your face again
[Post-Chorus]
How can you say that I didn't try?
You know I did
You see things in the depths of my eyes
That my love's run dry
I don't want to cry again
[Outro]
So I read to myself
A chance of a lifetime to see new horizons
On the front page
A black and white picture of Manhattan skyline
Manhattan Skyline was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy & Magne Furuholmen.
Manhattan Skyline was produced by Ihsahn.
Ihsahn released Manhattan Skyline on Fri Aug 28 2020.