"Sail" genre: Acoustic
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	A fully acoustic song that gives you the feeling of sailing the seas.
	Credits: Music: Ole Anders Walseth / Erlend Naalsund. Words: Ole Anders Walseth
	Story Behind the Song Ole Anders wrote the intro and the verse of this song in the fall of 1997, and asked me (Erlend) if I could come up with some kind of chorus that matched. After a number of attempts we found some chords that matched beautifully. I can't speak for the lyrics and vocal performance, but for the musical part of the song, the structure was set pretty quickly. The solos weren't ready until during recording (in may 2000). The recording was pretty frustrating, because of the constant squeeky sounds that appeared on the steel string acostic for almost every chord change, but we pulled through it, and up to date it's one of our most beloved songs written. According to Ole Anders, he came up with the lyrics and vocals of the chorus by mentally picturing a psychedelic room at his grandparents on a fishing island in Norway. The room had brown autumn trees tapestry and a number of mirrors. The story of the song is based on some sailor story Ole Anders once heard. A lot of people died on the sea. Lyrics Sail In the year before its coming great ships sailed at sea made their way across the oceans paying death no heed One would sail to distant shorelines one was lost at sea one far out beyond the charts would sail eternally Sail onto the ocean protect me from the waves cause I'm weary and waiting for the morning On that day the great storm broke his hair would turn to white ships were shattered by the waves and sinking out of sight In the water voices screamed but they could not be saved one alone survived the night alive to tell his tale

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