Different World is a song made by Alan Walker, Fredrik Olsen, James David Njie Eriksen, Markus Arnbekk, Gunnar Greve, K-391, Nilsen Mengzhou Hu, Sara Hjellstrom, and Magnus Bertelsen, and is sung by Sofia Carson. It was released on the 30th of November, 2018, and was later made a part of the album Different World.
Background[]
The song was written by Swedish Grammis-nominated songwriter Shy Martin, among others including Fredrik Borch Olse, Gunnar Greve, Magnus Bertelsen, James Daniel Njie Eriksen, Kenneth Nilsen, Marcus Arnbekk and Mengzhou Hu. It was r eleased alongside an accompanying campaign titled "#CreateADifferentWorld", in which Walker addresses the importance of climate change. He said "I want to use my voice to raise awareness. And that's what this song is about. There is still time, together we can create a different world."
Billboard noted the song as "depicting the sad state of our planet with hard-to-watch images of polluted oceans, forest fires and communities under water," along with suggesting the lack of awareness or pretence regarding the issue of climate change by people in power.
Videos[]
Lyric video[]
The lyric video for the song was released on the same day as the song's release, on 30 November 2018. It was directed and edited by Alexander Zarate Frez. Simon Compagnet had produced the graphics for the video while additional footage was provided by Bradley Wickham and Bror Bror.
For most of the video, images were depicted of oceans filled with trash, air pollution, wildfires, hurricanes, and other kinds of disaster scenarios linked to climate change. For the third quarter of the video, the song takes a more wishful tone and the visuals change to vistas of nature, aiming to show what could be if people worked together to combat climate change.
Lyrics[]
All we know
Left untold
Beaten by a broken dream
Nothing like
What it used to be
We've been chasing our demons down an empty road
Been watching our castle turning into dust
Escaping our shadows just to end up here once more
And we both know
This is not the world we had in mind
But we got time
We are stuck on answers we can't find
But we got time
And even though we might have lost tonight
The skyline reminds us of a different time
This is not the world we had in mind
But we got time
Broken smiles
Tired eyes
I can feel your longing heart
Call my name
Howling from afar
We've been fighting our demons just to stay afloat
Been building our castle just to watch it fall
Been running forever just to end up here once more
And now we know
This is not the world we had in mind
But we got time
We are stuck on answers we can't find
But we got time
And even though we might have lost tonight
The skyline reminds us of a different time
This is not the world we had in mind
But we got time
Take me back
Back to the mountain side
Under the northern lights
Chasing the stars
Take me back
Back to the mountain side
When we were full of life
Back to the start
We both know that
This is not the world we had in mind
But we got time
We are stuck on answers we can't find
But we got time
And even though we might have lost tonight
The skyline reminds us of a different time
This is not the world we had in mind
But we got time
Song Link[]
https://soundcloud.com/music8d/alan-walker-different-world-8d-audio-ft-sofia-carson-k-391-corsak
