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Roots

by Select Captain

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1.
Every Second 03:48
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The light it dies out it pulls me in I feel the comfort of your needs I see you watch out watch over them I want to rest and never leave From the outside I’m looking in I wanna take your weight away Right behind you we’re closing in With every word I wish to say Your lights reflecting sunbeams bursting love through space And every second of my time is yours to take Like a rare bird seldom seen I feel you staying close to me I’m never outside you let me in And make it easy just to be Your lights reflecting sunbeams bursting love through space And every second of my life is yours to take Every second taken lifelong conversations with every step we’re closing in Every second taken lifelong conversations with every step we’re closing in Every second taken lifelong conversations with every step we’re closing in Every second taken lifelong conversations with every step we’re closing in
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The Roots 03:55
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Ever wondered how something Like you could grow out from nothing at all, and without them You’d be stuck within You’d be stale and wondering nothing at all, without them The hands that pulls you down Are the same that lift you up It is the roots that builds you up, that drags you down, to the ground It is the roots, that keeps you strong, see right from wrong For the better or for worse Ever wondered how someone As beautiful as you can grow from a seed in the ground, it’s amazing You’ll grow up and see that You look a lot like me and you will wonder of all, just like I do The hands that pulls us down Are the same that lift us up It is the roots that builds you up, that drags you down, to the ground It is the roots, that keeps you strong, see right from wrong For better or for worse For better or for worse For better or for worse For better or for worse For better or for worse
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Time Follows People Follows Time 02:59
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You don’t know what life it has in store for sure Nothing’s given nothing’s set in stone I know Strolling side by side, through the woods through the times People do pass by, through the woods and through time Time follows people follows time Time follows people follows time Crossing borders over waters and so life flows Life in circles heartbeats beating on like drums Strolling side by side, through the woods through the times People do pass by, through the woods and through time Mmmm mmm mmm People do pass by through the woods and through time Time follows people follows time Time follows people follows time Time follows people follows time Time follows people follows time
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Starlight 04:04
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Underneath the starlight everything seems frail I cannot pretend I’m letting it go Over hills and under oceans to no avail I cannot pretend I’m letting it go Letting it go Down by the water where the winds will take me near Rise out from under where it left me without fear And I won’t back down from this again No I won’t back down I won’t pretend Underneath the pale white glow I’m almost there I cannot pretend I’m letting it go Open up my arms and reach into the air I cannot pretend I’m letting it go Letting it go Down by the water where the winds will take me near Rise out from under where it left me without fear And I won’t back down from this again No I won’t back down I won’t pretend I won’t back down from this again No I won’t back down I won’t pretend
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What Defines You 04:10
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When asked you cannot tell me who you are Like everybody else you’ve gone too far When asked you only tell me what you do It seems to me you’re hardly pulling through It seems to me you don’t know if it’s true Is that what defines you? What defines you Is that what defines you? In a world full of light and of beauty that’s all that you know And that’s what defines you What defines you What defines you A basic trade for everyone to know A basic trade is all you every show Tell me what you’re really all about Don’t tell me what you do just leave it out I only wish to know you there’s no doubt Is that what defines you? What defines you Is that what defines you? In a world full of light and of beauty that’s all that you know And that’s what defines you What defines you What defines you Is that what defines you? What defines you Is that what defines you? In a world full of light and of beauty that’s all that you know And that’s what defines you What defines you What defines you
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A Closed Book - Wide Open 02:53
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Under the blue sky days rolling high Memories of highlights and nights drifting by Under the clouds We figured it out The design the purpose Beneath the surface I’m really nervous ‘cause life isn’t easy on me I think We are like magnets Waves on the ocean We are the heartbeat The rhythm We are the madness We are devotion We are the closed book Wide open We are like magnets Waves on the ocean We are the heartbeat The rhythm We are the madness We are devotion We are the closed book Wide open
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Everyone And Everything 03:26
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I’m on a road to nowhere going fast I try to cover up from first to last And all this time I thought of it the life that long have passed I have a fear of never getting it back But in the darkest night I come to see A wave that is rolling over me A sound I never thought I’d hear, that I would never feel The words from you are ringing clear to me It is all I want it is all I need We are everyone and we are everything It is certain now there is time to heal We are everyone and we are everything And all these things about it makes it real When I can’t really quite explain The warmth that is flowing in my veins I brace myself and try to disregard the fear of pain This life we have is all we will obtain It is all I want it is all I need We are everyone and we are everything It is certain now there is time to heal We are everyone and we are everything It is all I want it is all I need We are everyone and we are everything It is certain now there is time to heal We are everyone and we are everything And all these things about it makes me it real
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I Want You 04:08
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I want you baby, I want you baby again I want to feel your touch all over my skin Cause you are lonely, you’re lonely just like me I’ll take you heartbreak and hurt and throw it all away I’ll make your problems a distant memory Cause you are the best I see, You see the best in me and You are the purest soul, when you are chasing dreams You are the one I see, You’ll find the rest with me and You are the purest soul, now we are chasing dreams I can’t control it, but I’ll embrace it again Time will heal all wounds for us in the end Cause you are hopeful you’re hopeful just like me I’ll give you all you wish for all You’ve never seen I’ll make your worries a fading memory Cause you are the best I see, You see the best in me and You are the purest soul, when you are chasing dreams You are the one I see, You’ll find the rest with me and You are the purest soul, now we are chasing dreams You are the best I see You get the best of me You are the best I see You get the best of me
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The Queen 03:04
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A queen in her chair brushing her hair I’m on the stairs feeling prepared I’m moving in the touch of her skin a moment I’m proud to be in Life has never felt so real Crossing new horizons rising like a typhoon Life is like a hurricane traveling in space Climbing highest mountains swimming in the fountains Boy and girl rule the world traveling in space In space A king on his horse with fingers crossed he settles for nothing but the best Some stories never grow old they deserve to be told just let it unfold Life has never felt so real Crossing new horizons rising like a typhoon Life is like a hurricane traveling in space Climbing highest mountains swimming in the fountains Boy and girl rule the world traveling in space In space in space in space Travel in space in space we travel Travel in space in space we travel
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Astronaut 03:35
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I don’t want to be where everybody else has been I don’t really like to lose control I don’t want to see what everybody else has seen I don’t really care for this at all I just really want to be an astronaut Fly with everything I’ve got float away See the stars on the horizon I think that you would like them drift away Every day I wake up and everything looks just the same I can’t really see how we’re moving on Walking down that same old path I’m use to once again It won’t be so long before we’re gone I just really want to be an astronaut Fly with everything I’ve got float away See the stars on the horizon I think that you would like them drift away I just really want to be an astronaut Fly with everything I’ve got float away See that star on the horizon I think that you would like it drift away I really want to be an astronaut Fly with everything float away again I really want to be an astronaut Fly with everything float away again I really want to be an astronaut Fly with everything float away again and again and again

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Our 5th studioalbum

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released January 19, 2024

All songs written and recorded by Kristian Brokær Gaarskjær and Søren Vestergaard. Drums by Johannes Gissel. Pedal steel on Every Second by Leif Bruun

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Select Captain Copenhagen, Denmark

Select Captain is an indie-folk duo built around Kristian Gaarskjær and Søren Vestergaard.

On their new album Roots, Select Captain return with a collection of songs that lie in the field of modern folk, atmospheric indie and americana sounds.

Traditional and modern at the same time with lyrical themes centered around the duality of life and the intricate design of existence. ... more

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