On My Way is a song by Norwegian DJ Alan Walker, American singer Sabrina Carpenter and Puerto Rican singer Farruko, released as a single on 21 March 2019 through MER and Sony Music. Farruko contributes a Spanish verse.
Description[]
The song is set in common time and has a tempo of 85 beats per minute. It is written in the key of Db minor with a chord progression of Dbm-Abm-A-E-Gbm-Dbm-Ab-Dbm.
A New Discovery[]
Archaeology student Lily Cadieux makes startling discoveries in her hunt for an advanced extinct civilization. A specific symbol, AW, constantly appears in her research and she begins to see a connection. Could these be hints and clues the Ancient Walkers wanted her to find?
She is ridiculed by established research communities and must rely on her own instinct to continue working. Her new discoveries and the pursuit of truths will determine the shaping of the future of mankind forever.
STORY[]
We are being introduced to Lily; a French girl who is studying archaeology. She is passionate about mysterious archaeological discoveries that may shed new light on world history as we see it. OOPAs, out of place artifacts, are particularly interesting for her. Excavations that are much too advanced with regard to the time of their dating. Ancient objects made with a precision that would be difficult even today.
We meet Lily in her apartment in Paris. She is sitting in front of her complex computer setup: several monitors where she does research into her theories. Here she hacks into encrypted systems and extracts classified information. With the help of her hacker friends in the secret online community, she finds secret state information about mysterious discoveries and excavations that are kept hidden from the public.
She sees a specific rock formation appear in several places spread across the earth. Eight stone monoliths placed in a specific formation.
Beneath them, inexplicable objects from the past have been unearthed.
Lily is convinced that the rock formations hide a greater truth and decide to dig deeper into this trail.
Lily is checking out a lecture on “Lost advanced ancient civilizations”. Prof. Zoran Babić is an expert in mystical archaeology and has previously advanced controversial theories that have shaken academic circles and historians. He challenges established truths and is often frowned upon in the serious research environments.
Lily presents her theory to Prof. Babić. She is convinced that the monoliths found across the globe have a connection that must be taken seriously. She is met with laughter and disbelief. Even by an expert with an interest in alternative theories that can often seem conspiratorial. He dismisses her theories, but she refuses to let herself be stopped. She believes in her theory too strongly to give up.
LILYS GREAT DISCOVERY[]
Lily looks into the classical museum, Le Château Fontainebleau. Here one finds a collection of exclusive art and literature from centuries back in time. She is captivated by a large painting from the 18th century. The artist lived close to one of the rock formations in former Yugoslavia. It is likely that the artist and his contemporaries have dug up the stone monoliths and found messages from the past below them.
The leader in the painting is holding a technical object in his hand. The shape of the object is reminiscent of the placement of the eight stone monoliths. Lily grasps the connection and rushes to the historical library. She is on the verge of something huge!
In the library at Le Château Fontainebleau, Lily gets her big break in her research. She finds an illustration that views the 8 monoliths from above. She draws lines between the eight points and suddenly sees the shape of the drone; the object from the painting. It’s all connected! She realizes that it is not just a symbol, but possibly a map to where all the archaeological treasures are buried.
Lily rushes home to her apartment. She knows about seven previously- discovered rock formations from before. She hangs pictures of these at their sites, on a world map. She draws lines between them and watches the AW symbol gradually appear, as expected. There are eight locations on the map, but only seven of them have already been found. She now sees the location of the final site that has not yet been excavated. A message from the past that has not yet been found by modern humans.
She travels to a small village, in the north of France. She ends up in a field and finds the eight stone monoliths as expected. To prove her theory, and that these are not only random stones, she places mirrors between all eight stones. She then turns on her laser pen, and the laser beam forms the AW symbol between the mirrors. A definite sign from our ancestors that must be taken with the greatest degree of seriousness.
Lily goes back to Prof. Zoran Babić to show her new discoveries. She interrupts his lecture to show the formation she has found in the field. He is astounded and immediately realizes that she has discovered something very special. He contacts his powerful friends within the research community.
THE ANCIENT WALKERS[]
A short time later, the peaceful field has been converted into a large excavation site. Scientists and archaeologists are working flat out to discover what lies beneath the eight mysterious stone pillars.
Lily’s friend, Alan is closely monitoring the digs. He is one of Lilys few real life friends outside the online community. He has until now been an important supporter of all her adversity. He will prove to have a far greater importance in the future.
We see the archaeologists brushing dust from mysterious archaeological objects that appear far too advanced for the time they come from. A gigantic AW symbol, carved in stone, is hoisted from the ground while the surrounding archaeologists applaud enthusiastically.
This removes all doubt; Lily is about to uncover a previously unknown civilization. She is going to be a news sensation around the world. The young student no one believed has gone against the current and proved everyone else wrong.
The previously empty lecture hall is now packed for her lecture and her name is heard on all the news channels.
Background and release[]
The song was written by Julia Karlsson and Farruko. The production was done by Alan Walker and Big Fred. Karlsson and Carpenter previously worked together on Carpenter's song "Bad Time".
On 9 March 2019, Alan Walker began teasing the song via his social media. On 14 March 2019, Alan Walker formally announced the song along with its release date. After the announcement of the song, rumours circulated that Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko would feature on the song. Alan Walker confirmed their involvement on the song on 19 March 2019. On 20 March 2019, Walker announced that he partnered with PUBG Mobile for the one-year anniversary of the game, and that the song would be the event's theme song.
Composition[]
"On My Way" is an EDM song that runs for 3 minutes and 37 seconds. It features Walker's signature future bass sound and lyrically, the song is about getting out of a bad relationship.
Lyrics[]
I'm sorry but
don't want to talk
I need a moment before I go
It's nothing personal
I draw the blinds
'cause they don't need to see me cry
'cause even if they understand
they don't understand
so then when I'm finished
I'm all 'bout my business
and ready to save the world
so I'm taking my misery
make it my *****
Can't be everyone's favourite girl
So take aim and fire away
I've never been so wide awake
No, nobody but me can keep me safe
and I'm on my way
the blood moon is on the rise
the fire burning in my eyes
No, nobody but me can keep me safe
and I'm on my way
(espanõl)
Lo siento mucho (Farru), pero me voy (Eh)
Porque a tu lado me di cuenta que nada soy (Eh-ey)
Y me cansé de luchar y de guerrear en vano
De estar en la línea de fuego y de meter la mano
Acepto mis errore', también soy humano
Y tú no ve' que lo hago porque te amo (Pum-pum-pum-pum)
Pero ya (Ya) no tengo más na' que hacer aquí (Aquí)
Me voy, llegó la hora 'e partir (Partir)
De mi propio camino, seguir lejos de ti
(english)
so take aim and fire away
I've never been so wide awake
No, nobody but me can keep me safe
and I'm on my way
the blood moon is on the rise
the fire burning in my eyes
No, nobody but me can keep me safe
and I'm on my way
Music video[]
The music video accompanied the song's release, and features a female protagonist searching for "mysterious stones" in order to uncover a lost ancient civilization. It was directed by Kristian Berg.
The video reached 80 million views in more than a month after the video was released on YouTube and as of January 2020, it has amassed over 252 million views and 5 million likes.
On 10 May 2019, the alternative video was posted on Alan Walker's YouTube channel, encouraging viewers to "choose their path" of either two video versions of Carpenter and Farruko in the official alternative music video, both were posted on their respective channels that same day. The two versions of the alternative music video indicated different searches, pieces of evidence, and artifacts that the female protagonist was searching which led to each versions ending with the same outcome, which is the scene where tombstones with stone formations which were laid on the site, that took place a month before the events of the official music video when the artifacts were being unearthed and discovered.
Alan Walker's interactive alternative video received over one million views, while Carpenter and Farruko's alternative music videos received over 12 million views and 10 million views, respectively.
Live Performances[]
Carpenter and Walker performed the song on Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series.
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