Moddi - House by the Sea (music video)

They say home is the place where your heart is
Then I am home now, though I am far away
For so long I've let the forest guard it
And now it's begging me to stay
And I'm trying my best to be tough
To pretend I am strong and can siphon it off
But I'm not who I wanted to be
In my heart I belong in a house by the sea

They say home is a place where you're needed
Then I am home now, but I am leaving
To feel my feet being kissed by the seaweed
And I will be silent and kiss it back
This is not who I want you to see
It's just adding on weight to the darkness in me
And from the little I have understood
I believe that a house by the sea would do good

They say home is a place you can choose to be
And I've decided to carry home inside me
So it's not really as if I am leaving
It's more like something pulling me
Because behind everything that I do
I just want to forget, want to carry this through
Fill my lungs with the sweet summer air
In my heart, in my mind I am already there

Yeah behind everything that I do
I just want to come home and lay down beside you
And then I'll be who I wanted to be
In my heart I belong in a house by the sea
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Video made by Jørgen Nordby. Music and lyrics by Pål Moddi Knutsen. House by the Sea is the first single from the album "Set the House on Fire", release March 2013.

Takk to Jorun Eikill Veflen for lending us her camera.

[sgtgrash]

Barely a week has elapsed since I discovered this fine young mans' body of work. I am 53 years young and I've harboured a passion for music all my life, but within my extensive musical experience nothing has quite touched my soul the way Moddi's 'musical offspring' do. You are a fine singer/songwriter sir, one of the best I've ever heard, and I take my hat off to you. Thank you for the music... :)

[zahidullahnangrahary]

I was visiting Norway in Feb 2019 for a student festival and Moddi was invited to sing this song in the opening ceremony. When he started this song, I was crying from the begining to the end of the song. This song is so deep. Please come to America for a concert Moddi!!!

[laalulallu]

"But I am not who I wanted to be; in my heart, I belong in a house by the sea."
This one line so simply describes what I have felt all my life. In fact, the entire song gives voice to my thoughts; I feel like an alternate version of me wrote it. Yes, I feel that fascination towards nature and I am the guy whose favorite movie of all time is "Into the Wild." No, my dream home is not a castle, but a house by the sea. I have tried to carry that home inside me. What I am doing right now might not be what I want to, but in my heart and my mind, I am already there. That's how I go through.

[JauneKR]

I girst heard this song in 2013.. i cant believe i was only 8 years old. I used to sing this to my mum to help her sleep.
Im 17 and got reminded of this song, and so many memories flooded my mind. Now i listen to it every night to bed.

[thebullshooter]

Whenever somebody asks me what my favourite band is, my mind overflows with suggestions, and I can't give a definite answer.
But,
I can honestly say with a hand on my heart, that this is my favourite song ever. <3

[Carmellito]

I`ve seen him singing this one on the Skandalös festival last weekend. He sang a capella, standing in the middle of the crowd, and while he sang the rain vanished, we saw a rainbow, and the sun came out. This was incredibly beautiful! Thank you Moddi! I will always remember you!

[nj]

It's been 5 years since I first discovered this song and I come back to IT everytime I'm troubled in heart or mind. This is THE SOLACE and I haven't still found anything better than this.

[hungryhamsterr]

Here I am back again for some warmth and sense of humanity, listening this masterpiece to ease the burdens life put upon me 🧘🏻‍♀️

[mr.productive]

This is the most beautiful song ive heard.. Im fighting the after effect of cancer and this is a hard song..

[charrysalce]

They say home is a plce you can choose to be. So I decided to carry home inside me. ♥ Moddi is a great poet.

[dazesaturn]

I found this song years ago, and when I listened to it I remember liking it because of the melody and his voice alone. I didn't really pay attention to the lyrics too much, but as the years passed and as I grew into my teenage years I've realized how much I've tried to fit into society, realized what I've tried to do to be able to get people to like me, and I realize at the end of it that I wasn't acting like me and nobody really liked me. I try so hard to do right and be a good person but the people who surround me are often times selfish (or that could just be me, in their perspective), and then the lyrics of this song just hit full blast now. I'm becoming a young adult and I understand what the lyrics mean to me now, if I can't find a home in this world, if I can't be there right now; the sentiment and memory of it will always be in my heart.

[gaiaa.]

I'm here too late, it' already 2019, but I love this song...

[ragnheiurtyril]

Never heard of moddi until I saw him live 3 days ago. So glad I went, he's truly a great singer :)

[monikavec]

I can't even explain how I felt after the first time I've heard the song.Those lyrics reflect my whole life, from a family point of view I mean, and I feel deeply influenced by it. I felt broken again, then happy and now I just cry every single time. It's beautiful, yet very painful. What a piece of art, really. 
27/01/14 Moddi will play in Brno, city I live in, and I do hope this song is gonna happen live. Can't wait, can't be more excited. Thank you.

[Haixiah]

Thank you... I didn't know how to express the feelings I had nowadays, until I heard this touching song.

[ronjadream]

This song really touches my heart everytime I listen to it. It's been a few years since I heard it for the first time. I think this might be the song of my soul.

[chaoticzombae]

I remember in 2015 I was writing in my journal while listening to this song. I became overwhelmed with feelings and cried wanting this song to keep me company.

[nathaliavmonteiro]

I used to be obsessed with Moddi! I remember I used to listen to this song all the time in my adolescence! Brings back so many melancholy yet peaceful memories 💗

[yusefcabrera]

I first heard this song in 2013 and fell in love with it. I moved to Norway in 2012 and was feeling homesick and decided to listen to random music on an app. Listening to this song is for me like reading an incredibly good short story. Every lyric comes alive and people can understand the message behind it all. It's my guilty pleasure of asking people back home and even Norwegian friends about Pål Moddi and they have absolutely no idea who he is. Jeg håper å se og høre deg synge "live" Pål Moddi. ☺

[jenesc]

My music taste has changed a lot over the years but this is one song I keep coming back to ❤