8. Avicii, “Sunset Jesus”

ft. Sandro Cavazza

[Stories, 2015]

“So give me hope, give me hope, give me hope on this lonely ride / cause I know one day, I’ll be the one in the sky” 

“I know that there’s an ought to a start and I need a little help with mine.”

On “Sunset Jesus,” Sandro Cavazza paints a picture of ambition and the struggles to fulfill it.  Using California – Sunset Jesus – as the setting, it’s clear that the dream is to be famous.  The problem is standing out in a crowd of dreamers, many who failed.

“California, don’t let me down / Seems so golden, but there’s struggle all around / Sunset Jesus, came to me / he once was waiter, now he’s a savior making money on the street”