This is the Icelandic entry for Eurovision 2018 and will compete in Lisbon in May - See also Icelandic version Heim.
Our Choice
music: Thorunn Erna Clausen
lyrics: Thorunn Erna Clausen
Production and arrangement: Vignir Snær Vigfússon
Vocals: Ari Ólafsson
Backing Vocals: Thorunn Erna Clausen, Arna Rún Ómarsdóttir, Einar Þór Jóhannsson, Erla Stefánsdóttir
Piano: Helgi Reynir Jónsson
Guitar and bass: Vignir Snær Vigfússon
Violins and viola: Matthías Stefánsson
Cello: Sigurður Bjarki Gunnarsson
Drums: Benedikt Brynleifsson
Director of music video: Arnór Pálmi Arnarson
Director of photography: Tómas Marshall
girl in the red coat: Sigurbjörg María Kristjánsdóttir
man in doorway: Jens Ormslev
special thanks for all your help:
Aron Brink
Sólveig K. Engilbertsdóttir
Unnur Hólmfríður Brjánsdóttir
Hulda Fríða Berndsen
Birgir Axelsson
Fótografí
Hjörtur Jónsson
Stefán Jónsson
Katrín Stefánsdóttir
Böðvar Guðmundsson
Our Choice - lyrics
All the faces you see on your way
have a story they could tell
tiny traces of life’s joy and sorrow
why can’t we treat each other well
We all have a choice we can make
there’s always a choice we can make
to help and to heal in different ways
too many are dying in vain
together we could ease the pain
if somehow we could ease the pain
In every single language,
there’s a word for love and for blame
different voices, cultures and people and places
inside we’re all the same
We all have a choice we can make
there’s always a choice we can make
to help and to heal in different ways
too many are dying in vain
together we could ease the pain
if somehow we could ease the pain
we’ve only got each other now,
don’t walk away and play pretend
it might as well be you
who’s suffering tonight
We all have a choice we can make,
there’s always a choice we can make
to help and to heal in different ways
too many are dying in vain
together we could ease the pain
if somehow we could ease the pain
together we could make a change
