Magne Furuholmen of a-ha – This Is Now America (Live in Oslo)

Live music video for Magne Furuholmen of a-ha - "This Is Now America" from 'White Xmas Lies' (2019) Performed live at Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo on December 4, 2019 Words and music by Magne Furuholmen Performing with Magne are: Morten Qvenild - Musical direction & Keyboards Dan Sundhordvik - Guitars, Backing vocals Even Ormestad - Bass Karl Oluf Wennerberg - Drums Tini Flaat - Backing vocals and lead vocals on 'You Can't Have it Both Ways' Madeleine Ossum - Violin & Backing vocals Emilie Lidsheim - Viola & Backing vocals Ingvild Nesdal Sandnes - Cello Stream / download ‘White Xmas Lies’ https://orcd.co/xmas "This Is Now America" Lyrics way down in the basement she finds to her amazement a diary from when she was a girl a time of high promise her face so pure and honest without a care or concern but that was then america now we know what we are worth this is now america this is your place in the world no bridge across divides a drunken joyride with a monkey at the wheel foreclosed on a bad loan now they lost their home wolves snapping at their heels shooting stars and muscle cars fairy-lights and apple pie now we wonder where they are the birds in the sky this is now america oh how little we have learned this is now america is there no way to return? she longs for simpler times less clutter on her mind like it should have been she lies awake at night so hard to reconcile all the remnants of her dream shooting-sprees in her school-yard border walls and prison guards now we wonder where we are drones in the sky this is now america now we know what we're worth this is now america this is your place in the world this is now america oh how little we have learned this is now america is there no way to return? Stay connected with Magne… Instagram   / magne_furuholmen   Facebook   / magnefuruholmen.official   Twitter   / magnef   Subscribe on YouTube    / @magnefuruholmen_official