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Everywhere And Nowhere

from In Moments Like These - Demos [ALBUM] by Annika Jayne

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Sometimes I feel like I belong everywhere and nowhere. Yes - I was born and raised in Germany and yet I've always felt like a stranger, like I don't fit in. I don't think fitting in is the most important thing, but sometimes it makes you feel lonely. My hometown is Berlin and yet I haven't written a single song about it. Quite unlike my heroes, who all sing a lot about their hometowns and I kind of envy them for that sense of belonging. As for me, I've often wondered where my roots are and what my home is. Although my passport says I'm German, I've always felt more European than German, and I feel at home in many places in Europe, the UK, France and Germany, but also parts of Italy come to mind. And outside of Europe, there's Australia and the USA! And although I feel at home in these places, I also feel like an outsider wherever I go. So maybe I belong everywhere and nowhere? And maybe my home is not a place?

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Everywhere And Nowhere
(Translation see below)

(Written on 7th/22nd May 2023)

I'm a soul without a home
I've often felt alone
I belong everywhere and nowhere

My home is not a place
It must be somewhere else
There's no map that shows me how to get there

Où est ma maison?
Ni nord ni sud
Sans la bonne direction
Je vis la solitude

Je cherche dans tous les coins
Mais je suis vagabonde
Je trouverai mon chemin
A travers le monde

I feel both lost and free
What's my identity
My heart beats for so many places

Others sing of their home town
They have these roots I never found
Instead I'm roaming, following their traces


Wo bin ich zu Haus?
Wo kann das sein?
Jedenfalls nicht geradeaus
Manchmal bin ich allein

Ich geh wohin der Wind mich trägt
Frag mich was mich hält
Find doch meinen Weg
Überall in der Welt

If I don't belong anywhere
Maybe I belong everywhere

Où est ma maison?
Wo kann das sein?
Sans la bonne direction
Manchmal bin ich allein

Je cherche dans tous les coins
Frag mich was mich hält
Je trouverai mon chemin
Überall in der Welt


Translations of the Choruses:

French chorus:

Where is my home?
Neither north nor south
Without the right direction
I live in loneliness

I'm looking in every corner
But I'm wandering
I will find my way
Everywhere in the world

German chorus:

Where is my home?
Where can that be?
Certainly not straight ahead
Sometimes I'm alone

I go where the wind takes me
And wonder what's holding me
I will find my way
Everywhere in the world

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from In Moments Like These - Demos [ALBUM], released July 21, 2023
Music & Lyrics: Annika Elting
Guitar and Vocals: Annika Jayne

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Stories taken from real life with a touch of romance. Quiet sounds that make waves. Melodies that touch your heart. These are the keys to Annika Jayne's music.

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