Best Fit: ‘Pass Them By’ has a lovely rich arrangement to it. What can you tell us about it?
Agnes Obel: It was a song I wrote in the summer. It started with the piano and then not long ago I recorded the guitar and the viola and violin. The song itself came fairly easily but all the plucking and p...
[Verse 1]
We come together, here we go
Around the fire, here we go
Flaming higher, here we go
To my surprise, a fever grows
Lamps will glimmer on the gloom
On the light in the room
As we fill it to the brim
We say the words, we take them in
[Chorus]
Oh, how the hills were laughing
Oh, how the creeks they cried
Oh, how the grass would cheer on
As we passed them by
[Verse 2]
Room for many, room for few
Here in the dark I made for you
Oh, why do I hear you and believe
That we come together to make it sweet?
[Chorus]
Oh, how the hills were laughing
Oh, how the creeks they cried
Oh, how the grass would cheer on
As we passed them by
Pass Them By was written by Agnes Obel.
Pass Them By was produced by Agnes Obel.
Agnes Obel released Pass Them By on Mon Sep 30 2013.