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Startnummer 3 i deltävling 5 2024 i Karlstad Artist: Jay Smith Bidrag: Back to My Roots Låtskrivare: Jonas Jurström, Jonathan Keyes, Jay Smith, Maria Jane Smith och Victor Thell. Jay Smith är en americana- och countryinspirerad artist som debuterar i Melodifestivalen med “Back to My Roots“. Han har skrivit bidraget tillsammans med bland andra sin halvsyster Maria Jane Smith och Victor Thell, det vill säga den framgångsrika duon Smith & Thell. Efter att ha vunnit Idol 2010 släppte han debutalbumet Jay Smith, som inkluderade hans hyllade tolkning av “Like A Prayer”. Därefter har han fortsatt att släppa musik, bland annat singeln “God Damn You“, som i dag har över fem miljoner strömningar. 2019 kom hans senaste album, Young Guns, som färgats av hans passion för amerikansk country. Under åren fram till 2024 har Jays musikstil utvecklats till en mix av core-country med inslag av pop, där berättandet står i centrum. Låtens text: Been hiding in blind sight A ghost in the bar light Heavy hearted with regret This life, it taught me step by step Been good with the bad lies And bad with the goodbyes Slowly waking from the dead Now there’s a new road just ahead And I’ve learnt ´bout luck And a lot about love And how to pick up the pieces It’s been tough But if I got us I ain’t gonna break that easy Oh, I’ve taken so many turns Been lonely out in the dark Now I’m heading back to the start I’m back to my roots now baby Oh, you think that I’ll crash and burn But I’m lucky I fell apart Got a fire and a country heart I’m back to my roots now baby A song for the broken And forgotten Here’s to all you walking dead And I’m here to hold your heavy heads And I’ve learnt ´bout luck And a lot about love And how to pick up the pieces It’s been tough But if I got us I ain’t gonna break that easy Oh, I’ve taken so many turns Been lonely out in the dark Now I’m heading back to the start I’m back to my roots now baby Oh, you think that I’ll crash and burn But I’m lucky I fell apart Got a fire and a country heart I’m back to my roots now baby I’m back playing with fire Thanks for all that I’ve learnt This time I´ll reach higher Spite the bridges I’ve burnt I’m back playing with fire Ain’t afraid to get burnt I ain’t gonna break that easy Oh, I’ve taken so many turns Been lonely out in the dark Now I’m heading back to the start I’m back to my roots now baby Oh, you think that I’ll crash and burn But I’m lucky I fell apart Got a fire and a country heart I’m back to my roots now baby (I’m back to my roots now) Back to my roots now baby (I’m back to my roots now) I’m back to my roots now baby (I’m back to my roots now) (I’m back to my roots now) I’m back to my roots now baby Sökord: Melfest, Melodifestivalen, Mello, Melo, Mellodifestivalen #melfest #melodifestivalen #mello #melodifestivalen2024 #mello2024 #melfest2024
