Feelin' my way through the darkness
Guided by a beatin' heart
I can't tell where the journey will end
But I know where to start
They tell me I'm too young to understand
They say I'm caught up in a dream
Well, life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes
Well, that's fine by me
[Chorus: Aloe Blacc]
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time, I was findin' myself and I
Didn't know I was lost
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time, I was findin' myself and I
Didn't know I was lost
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[Verse 2: Aloe Blacc]
I tried carryin' the weight of the world
But I only have two hands
Hope I get the chance to travel the world
But I don't have any plans
Wish that I could stay forever this young
Not afraid to close my eyes
Life's a game made for everyone
And love is the prize
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time, I was findin' myself and I
Didn't know I was lost
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time, I was findin' myself and I
I didn't know I was lost
[Bridge: Aloe Blacc]
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know
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About
“Wake Me Up” is the lead single for Avicii’s first studio album #True. It features Aloe Blacc, who wrote the lyrics on a plane flying from Geneva, Switzerland, to L.A.
Like many other Avicii hits, this song was first introduced at the Ultra Music Festival with the live performance of a bluegrass band, swaying so far away from the typical EDM spectrum. It infuses Irish folk music with house beats, with vocals from American soul singer Aloe Blacc.
The song spent 53 weeks on the Billboard charts (21 of them being in the top 10), making it the first Dance/Electronic song to stay over a year on that chart. It never reached the #1 spot, though; it only peaked at #4.
The song also broke all of Avicii’s personal records of sales, topping music charts in 22 different countries as well as breaking the top 10 mark in 6 others. Commercially, the song has been a bigger hit than his previous “Levels” that only peaked at #60 on Billboard’s Top 100 and only spent 20 weeks on the charts.
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Following Avicii’s passing on April 20, 2018, Aloe Blacc expressed his condolences and his inspiration of Avicii on his Twitter:
My heartfelt condolences to Tim’s family and close friends. I can’t express how deeply sad I am. Meeting him changed my life. He was an amazingly talented person and it hurts so bad that he’s gone.
The 2 girls are the russian model Krisrina Romanova and Laneya Grace
Yes there is!
Aloe Blacc, and Mike Einziger performed it live on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
- 1.Wake Me Up
- 2.You Make Me
- 3.Hey Brother
- 5.Dear Boy
- 6.Liar Liar
- 7.Shame on Me
- 8.Lay Me Down
- 14.Canyons
- 15.EDOM