Released: October 6, 2017
Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy
Producer: Lars Horntveth
[Verse 1]
Hey, beautiful farm on the top of the hill
Whenever I pass by I'm thinking I will
Find someone like you, goodbye avenue
And then I'll be yearning for this too
[Chorus]
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
[Verse 2]
Stop calling her restless, she moves with the sun
Gets out of her bed past noon, closer to one
I follow her mind, I follow her blind
She leaves and I'm two steps behind
[Chorus]
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
[Bridge]
A trip is a fall
To fall is to trip
A trip is a fall
To fall is to trip
A trip is a fall
To fall is to trip
A trip is a fall
[Verse 3]
She changes how she feels about things, that's okay
It works for me, I think I like it that way
Nothing is true, something is false
Address the child as a whole
[Chorus]
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
(spoken)
Thank you! Alright, erm, before we do the next one, looks like we in- have a few things to d- sort out. But, er, I'd like to take the opportunity then, while we're doing that, to introduce the musicians to you guys. Erm, our string section, our wonderful string section over here, is Madeleine Ossum, Emilie Lidsheim, and on cello, Tove Erikstad. And behind me, erm, on multiple instruments, a guy who arranged a lot and produced a lot of what you're hearing today, Mr. Lars Horntveth. On drums, a familiar face, Karl Oluf Wenneberg. Clearly you're all following him on Instagram or something. Yeah, he just got a lot of shit for leaking the news about this event a couple of weeks too early. Which is actually my fault, but I didn't know how to do it, so he got the blame. So, er, on bass, Even Ormestad. And, on keyboards, Morten Qvenild
Hey, beautiful farm on the top of the hill
Whenever I pass by I'm thinking I will
Find someone like you, goodbye avenue
And then I'll be yearning for this too
[Chorus]
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
[Verse 2]
Stop calling her restless, she moves with the sun
Gets out of her bed past noon, closer to one
I follow her mind, I follow her blind
She leaves and I'm two steps behind
[Chorus]
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
[Bridge]
A trip is a fall
To fall is to trip
A trip is a fall
To fall is to trip
A trip is a fall
To fall is to trip
A trip is a fall
[Verse 3]
She changes how she feels about things, that's okay
It works for me, I think I like it that way
Nothing is true, something is false
Address the child as a whole
[Chorus]
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
Over the treetops fly
Birds in the sky
Over the treetops high
High in the sky
(spoken)
Thank you! Alright, erm, before we do the next one, looks like we in- have a few things to d- sort out. But, er, I'd like to take the opportunity then, while we're doing that, to introduce the musicians to you guys. Erm, our string section, our wonderful string section over here, is Madeleine Ossum, Emilie Lidsheim, and on cello, Tove Erikstad. And behind me, erm, on multiple instruments, a guy who arranged a lot and produced a lot of what you're hearing today, Mr. Lars Horntveth. On drums, a familiar face, Karl Oluf Wenneberg. Clearly you're all following him on Instagram or something. Yeah, he just got a lot of shit for leaking the news about this event a couple of weeks too early. Which is actually my fault, but I didn't know how to do it, so he got the blame. So, er, on bass, Even Ormestad. And, on keyboards, Morten Qvenild
more tracks from the album
MTV Unplugged - Summer Solstice
- Take on Me (MTV Unplugged)
- Over the Treetops (MTV Unplugged)
- This Alone Is Love (MTV Unplugged)
- Stay On These Roads (MTV Unplugged)
- Foot of the Mountain (MTV Unplugged)
- A Break in the Clouds (MTV Unplugged)
- The Sun Always Shines on TV (MTV Unplugged)
- Analogue (All I Want) [MTV Unplugged]
- Lifelines (MTV Unplugged)
- I’ve Been Losing You (MTV Unplugged)
- This Is Our Home (MTV Unplugged)
- Forever Not Yours (MTV Unplugged)
From the album
a-ha popular songs
- Take On Me
- Take on Me (MTV Unplugged)
- Hunting High and Low
- The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
- Stay On These Roads
- Crying in the Rain
- The Living Daylights
- Manhattan Skyline
- Lifelines
- Train of Thought
- Dark is the Night for All
- Locust
- Call Your Name
- East of the Sun, West of the Moon
- Hurry Home
- East of the Sun
- The Company Man
- Minor Earth Major Sky (Millenia Nova remix)
- Nonstop July (seemingly)
- Så Blåser Det På Jorden
- Train of Thought (remix)
- Hunting High and Low (remix)
- Summer Moved On (Remix)
- You Are the One (remix)