Il est une Eurostar mythique, bien qu’il n’ait jamais participé à l’Eurovision. Il a illuminé huit de nos Melodifestivalen, sans jamais en remporter aucun. Et après deux années de silence discographique, il nous revient enfin avec un nouveau single. Magnus Carlsson a publié en juin dernier My Freedom, enregistré spécialement pour la Pride 2020 de Stockholm. Le vidéoclip est sorti il y a deux semaines. J’aime tellement cette chanson que je vous la présente aujourd’hui, pour bien lancer votre semaine. La voici :

Et voici les paroles :

I’ve always been the one to dream
And counted me the greatest of pretenders
And I’ve been looking in the mirror
Singing every song of broken hearts

I kept it to myself but knew that finally
One day I would surrender
I would be standing here in front of you
And tell you just the way things are

So when you’re looking at me now
Been some way to go
Everything I know, I am not alone

I wanted you to see me, who I am
I opened up my eyes and then I got
My freedom, I’ve got my freedom (my freedom)
I’m here to love the one I really want
Like everybody else around I’ve got
My freedom, I’ve got my freedom (my freedom)

I wanted to be true and when I knew
I thought I’m gonna live forever (forever)
I tell you, God will know that I have
Neither been a sinner nor a saint
No

‘Cause when I opened up my eyes
Saw no reason why
Cruising through a lie, how could I deny?

I wanted you to see me, who I am
I opened up my eyes and then I got
My freedom, I’ve got my freedom (my freedom)
I’m here to love the one I really want
Like eveybody else around I’ve got
My freedom (freedom)
I’ve got my freedom (my freedom)

And when years went by
I gained freedom, I gained pride
I’m free to live and love

I wanted you to see me, who I am
I opened up my eyes and then I got
My freedom, I’ve got my freedom, oh yeahI wanted you to see me, who I am
I opened up my eyes and then I got
My freedom (I got my freedom)
I’ve got my freedom (I’ve got my freedom)
I’m free to love, to love, to love
To love, to love, to love, to love
I’m free to love, to love, to love
To love, to love, to love, to love (my freedom)

I’m here to love the one I really want
Like everybody else around I’ve got
My freedom (freedom)
I’ve got my freedom (my freedom)

(avec la collaboration de Pauly)