As the song progresses, however, Duncan portrays himself as the author of his own heartache - “I saw the end fore it begun, still I carried, I carried, I carry on” - and resolves to move on. The first verse describes the feelings of hopelessness that come from a lost love – “a broken heart is all that’s left, I’m still fixing all the cracks, lost a couple of pieces when I carried it, carried it, carried it home”. He compares addiction to video games as being similar to an addiction to love (“I spent all of the love I’ve saved, we were always a losing game, small town boy in a big arcade, I got addicted to a losing game”). The song uses the metaphor of an arcade to define love, which he refers to as a “losing game”. Until we realize, mostly when it’s too late, that like a small town boy in a big arcade, we’ve been addicted to a losing game.” ?#eurovision #esc19 #songfestival post shared by ? on at 10:25am PST And when it’s gone, all we do is hope for it to ever come back. We run into it, we dance, we fall… blindly. I decided to call the song ‘Arcade’ - the words and chords came by themselves, which is why, despite the alternations in the song, it still sounds so organic.” What are the “Arcade” lyrics about? I got my inspiration from the story of a loved one who died at a young age. “I searched for touching stories that move people, from my own life or someone else’s. “When I was studying at the Rockacademie I learned that you can appeal to a large audience without losing your own story in the process,” he said of the songwriting process. It’s about searching for the love of your life - a hope that Duncan says is sometimes “unattainable”. Despite the group effort, “Arcade” remains deeply personal. This is thanks to his beautiful, enchanting voice, and the spectacular song that is “ Arcade”.ĭuncan wrote the song himself with help from songwriters Joel Sjöö and Wouter Hardy. The little-known 24-year-old from The Netherlands is the clear favourite of this year’s contest, having bypassed established artists including Sergey Lazarev, Luca Hänni and Tamta with the bookies. “The Voice of Holland star Duncan Laurence carries with him great expectations to Eurovision 2019.
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