The White Birch is a Norwegian slowcore project of Ola Fløttum. Previously a trio composed of Ola Fløttum, Hans Christian Almendingen, and Ulf Rogde, the band released three studio albums and then broke up after the band played their last show in 2006. However, Ola Fløttum released their fourth album "The Weight Of Spring" in 2015, nearly ten years after their last release.

The name comes from the 1994 album The White Birch by the band Codeine, one of the cornerstones of slowcore.

Lyrics:

You spoke so eagerly
of leaving all
the sights and shores
that govern men

you told me
this land was once
made of ink
and that I could change

and you said
if this could be the day
We fall into
these empty hands
you said we can do anything
we can do anything but stay

I'm the astronaut
I can easily be
held by the stars in the dark
cloths of any night

You spoke so easily
of trading all
the lines in your face
with the night

To breathe
inbetween the days
and tomorrow was just a thought

and you said
this could be the night
you fall into
my sole black heart

you said
i cannot do a thing
i can do nothing, nothing but stay

I'm the astronaut
I can easily be
Led by the stars in the dark
cloths of any night

I'm the astronaut
I can easily
Fear for the stars in your eyes
To break like morning light

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