A TRIBUTE TO AVICII
Somewhere in Stockholm
Avicii
That's me right there on the corner
Listening to Wu in my Walkman
Neon lights at the water, reflecting the city I'm lost in
That's me right there on the corner
I one day would be leaving
For a dream that I didn't have
That I'd one day would believe in
Strange how the same place I ran from
Is the same place I think of whenever the chance comes
It's inevitable, ‘cause wherever I go…
Listening to Wu in my Walkman
Neon lights at the water, reflecting the city I'm lost in
That's me right there on the corner
I one day would be leaving
For a dream that I didn't have
That I'd one day would believe in
Strange how the same place I ran from
Is the same place I think of whenever the chance comes
It's inevitable, ‘cause wherever I go…
I hear echoes of a thousand screams
As I lay me down to sleep
There's a black hole deep inside of me
Reminding me, that I've lost my backbone
Somewhere in Stockholm
I lost my backbone, somewhere in Stockholm
As I lay me down to sleep
There's a black hole deep inside of me
Reminding me, that I've lost my backbone
Somewhere in Stockholm
I lost my backbone, somewhere in Stockholm
I'm from a place where we never openly show our emotions
We drown our sorrows in bottomless bottles
And leave them to float in the ocean
I'm from a place where we never
Separate people from people
Some generalize, but in general I
Still believe that we are treated as equals
My father, my mother, my sister
My brother, my friends and my family's there
My hope and my money, my innocence in a sense
Almost lost everything here
Right where I was founded
Is right where I'll be found dead
The streets of my backbone, until I get back home
We drown our sorrows in bottomless bottles
And leave them to float in the ocean
I'm from a place where we never
Separate people from people
Some generalize, but in general I
Still believe that we are treated as equals
My father, my mother, my sister
My brother, my friends and my family's there
My hope and my money, my innocence in a sense
Almost lost everything here
Right where I was founded
Is right where I'll be found dead
The streets of my backbone, until I get back home
I hear echoes of a thousand screams
As I lay me down to sleep
There's a black hole deep inside of me
Reminding me, that I've lost my backbone
Somewhere in Stockholm
I lost my backbone, somewhere in Stockholm
As I lay me down to sleep
There's a black hole deep inside of me
Reminding me, that I've lost my backbone
Somewhere in Stockholm
I lost my backbone, somewhere in Stockholm
I'm not alone, I am the fire that burns
Not of the city but out of the 'burbs
A river that's just dying of thirst
I am a reverend lying in church
A crack in the pattern, a miracle waiting to happen
A promise that never was kept
One of those moments you'll never forget
I am that feeling inside
The one we all know but can't really describe
I am the blood spill, but I'm in love still
Not of the city but out of the 'burbs
A river that's just dying of thirst
I am a reverend lying in church
A crack in the pattern, a miracle waiting to happen
A promise that never was kept
One of those moments you'll never forget
I am that feeling inside
The one we all know but can't really describe
I am the blood spill, but I'm in love still
Somewhere in Stockholm
But I'm not alone
Don't have to get by on my own
I'm finally home, hemma i Stockholm
Där jag hör hemma
But I'm not alone
Don't have to get by on my own
I'm finally home, hemma i Stockholm
Där jag hör hemma
I hear echoes of a thousand screams
As I lay me down to sleep
There's a black hole deep inside of me
Reminding me, that I've lost my backbone
Somewhere in Stockholm
I lost my backbone, somewhere in Stockholm
As I lay me down to sleep
There's a black hole deep inside of me
Reminding me, that I've lost my backbone
Somewhere in Stockholm
I lost my backbone, somewhere in Stockholm
Avicii's real name was Tim Bergling. "Somewhere in Stockholm", as he said in an interview, was the only song that he made as Tim, not Avicii. All the songs this musical genius produced introduced people to Avicii, but this song told me about Tim, a kindhearted, depressive person who missed his home constantly. When Tim, my favorite musician whose songs accompanied me throughout my middle school and high school years, passed away in April 2018, I felt like I just lost someone in my family. As the news reports said that the police was performing autopsies, I knew that his cause of death was suicide in the back of my mind –– I could imagine his struggles through the lyrics of his songs. I've never met Tim –– in fact, meeting him was one of my biggest dreams. However, a part of me believed that I knew him very well. Even if some of his daily struggles were something I could not relate to, I understood that he shone the spotlight of being a celebrity. I wonder if the world pays more attention to mental health awareness, how many kind souls and great talents can we save?
Thank you Tim. You woke me up.