John Moon - Somebody I Once Knew

Описание: John Moon's official song "Somebody I Once Knew"
The Album Cover is taken by Sanna Toivonen

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Lyrics:
Hopelessness awaits
The darkness has taken it's place
It's the fight of my life
And I'm not sure if I will survive

Cause my disease won't surrender
I ain't getting better
Where to go?
And I'm flooded with tears
In a horrific dispair
Where's the hope?

I'm drowning in sorrow
I've become a shadow
My kingdom has fallen
Crying to the truth
I'm somebody I once knew

Always boiling worries, will I lose it all?
It's a constant struggle at the worlds most famous wall

I'm drowning in sorrow
I've become a shadow
My kingdom has fallen
Crying to the truth

Horrified
Like never before
Fear
Runs down my cords
Will I dream again?
Will I be well again?
Will I be the same?

I'm drowning in sorrow
I've become a shadow
My kingdom has fallen
Crying to the truth
I'm somebody I once knew

We are
We are
We are
We are, we are
We're somebody we once knew

We are
We are
We are
We are, we are
We're somebody we once knew

The Story Behind The Song:

January 24, 2022 is a date I'll never forget. That was the day my whole brain crashed and my whole body stopped working.
I was in bed more or less every day, for several months.
I was so tired I couldn't even keep my eyes open.
That frustration and sadness is among the worst thing I've been through.
You are so angry with yourself.

I tried to play guitar but couldn't, I tried to listen to music but couldn't, I tried to watch TV but couldn't do that either.
I felt like a vegetable stuck in a burning brain for days on end, staring up at a ceiling from my bed.
A few months turned into over 1.5 years for me to start working full time again.
I have never been so scared in my whole life.
And as time went on, I just got more and more scared.
I had so many questions, who am I now? Will I always be like this? Will I get well?
But I never gave up no matter how dark it was and in fact I still fight it on some days even today.

When I actually managed to pick up the guitar again that summer day in 2022, this melody came to me like a lightning bolt from a clear blue sky.
I felt alive again, that life means something again. But it took me an additional 8 months to actually manage to record it for real.
Then when I started recording it, a seed was planted. I wanted a choir to sing at the end of the song, and not just any choir, but people who actually been through
the same hell as me.
And luckily, people contacted me and wanted to sing. :)
I'm so incredibly proud of this song because this is my fight song on every level, and I hope that you who listen to it, also can feel the same.

I want to thank everyone who's been involved in my life and this song.
The incredible choir who wanted to join and help me on this journey.
My producer and friend Kristofer Strandberg who's absolutely incredible.
To all my loved ones and friends.
And to my listeners.
Also many thanks to my band who has waited patiently for my return, I'm forever grateful.

A special thank you to my wonderful girlfriend who's been there for me through thick and thin. I love you so much.
Last but not least my grandmother I miss you every day, I know you looking down and watching over me.

20 months ago I didn't think I'd ever get to play music again, but here I am :)