Ana Gabriela Esmeralda Diaz Molina (born 7 June 1977, in Västerås) is a two… Read Full Bio ↴Ana Gabriela Esmeralda Diaz Molina (born 7 June 1977, in Västerås) is a two-time Grammy-nominated artist, composer and music producer.
Ana Diaz grew up with a Finnish-born mother and a Venezuela-born father in Bäckby, Västerås, where she early developed her interest in music. She attended music class at the Fryxellska school in Västerås. Ana's grandparents are from the Málaga province in Spain and lived as touring musicians and composers, including in Cuba together with legends such as Benny Gooman and Louis Armstrong.

In 2000, Diaz moved to the United States. After many years in Seattle and Detroit, she returned to Stockholm for a shorter period in 2004. There she studied music production in 2004–05 at Kulturama school and also participated in 2007 as an artist with the song "Waiting for Ben" on DN På stan's CD Pophopp 2007. Between 2007 and 2009, Diaz lived in Australia. After a period of much searching, odd jobs, and dealing with depression, Diaz decided to study to become a dentist. Days before she was to start studying, she was contracted as songwriter for the music publisher Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Diaz dropped out and began an intensive period as an international songwriter, in Stockholm, Nashville, London, Tokyo and Los Angeles.

Ana Diaz has collaborated with and written songs for foreign artists such as Britney Spears, One Direction, Christina Grimmie, Wyclef Jean, Markus Schultz, David Guetta, Sounwave, Rami Yacoub, Fred Ball, Jennifer Lopez, William Orbit, Astrid S, Alexandra Burke, EXO and Swedish artists such as Andreas Kleerup, Daniel Boyacioglu [sv], Loreen, Agnes, Zara Larsson, Sabina Ddumba, Daniel Adams-Ray, Petra Marklund, Marcus Price, Oskar Linnros and Petter.

She has also written music for film and in 2015 was nominated for Roy for "Best music for commercials". Then for the song "Business like a Swede" where Ana appears rapping in English. Ana has also composed music for commercials for Vision, Volvo and Harman Kardon. Ana was one of the songwriters behind the song "Carry on" for one of Volvo's commercials with Sabina Ddumba and Andreas Kleerup . In 2018, she was part of the team behind the music for the movie Halvdan Viking, winning a Guldbagge Awards for "Best original score".

In 2015, Diaz moved back to Sweden from London after nearly 15 years abroad. After having struggled for years with anxiety, depression, she decided to pursue her own artist career with songs written for the first time in Swedish.

The single "Fill my glass now" was released on October 30, 2015. "Stronger", the second single, was released on January 25, 2016. The debut EP Lyssna del 1 was released on February 3, 2016 on their own label WINWIN Recordings with license agreement to Sony Music.[6] On October 21, 2016, the EP Lyssna del 2 was released. In 2016, Ana Diaz collaborated with artist Abidaz on his album "Respektera hungern", on the song "Ghettofåglar".

Lyssna del 1 and Lyssna del 2 were met by very positive reviews and Ana was nominated for the P3 Guld [sv] music award in the category "Newcomer of the Year" and Grammy's in the categories "Composer of the Year" and "Newcomer of the Year". Ana toured Sweden around the Way Out West festival and Popaganda.

In 2017 Neon Gold released the debut EP "EP1" with the project Snow Culture, a duo consisting of Ana Diaz and Oskar Sikow. Snow Culture was well received in American press and the music was synced to series on both Netflix and HBO.

In 2017, Ana participated in SVT's program Jills veranda.[7] In Ana's section, topics such as mental health, sensitivity and creativity were dealt openly.

In 2017, Oskar Linnros released the song "Wifi remix", where he was guest by Ana Diaz and Jireel .

In 2018, Petter released the song "Ikväll" feat. Ana Diaz

In 2018, Ana was the artist in the music documentary Harman Kardon Reflections, where viewers could follow Ana's collaboration with producer J.Views. In the films, the two musicians traveled around in a Volvo XC40 to 3 cities in Europe (Amsterdam, Berlin and Stockholm) to explore music and the cultural scene in parallel with composing one song per city.

In 2018, Ana collaborated with Gaute Storaas and wrote music for the film Halvdan Viking. On January 3, 2019, it was announced that the film music had become Guldbagge-nominated.

Jag kan låta mätaren gå
Ana Diaz Lyrics

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Jag spelar våra sånger och dränker sorgen i natten
Jag står i duschen flera timmar, ser russinfingrar och ärr
Ja jag lever utan ånger men gråten fastnar i halsen
Jag vet jag lever bästa livet ser mig i spegeln och ler
Allt är lätt när de lätt det går bra när de knas när de svårt håll mig kvar, en knappt synlig spricka i mitt skal
en pytte grej kan lätt ta mig tillbaks
Allt är lätt när de lätt det går bra jag var där jag var din och jag gav, när all kärlek inte räckte till allt blir inte bra bara för att man vill
Stockholm

Taxi genom stan och jag hoppas jag ser dig
Stockholm
Jag kan låta mätaren gå
Stockholm
Jag har dig i mitt hjärta men ingen får se dig
Stockholm
Dog för dig men jag lät dig gå
Stockholm
Han har en stor platt tv, han bor här bredvid så praktiskt
Jag ringer på, han öppnar vi är båda trötta, det är sent
Han säger han har starka armar, och lyfter upp mig i luften
Jag låter tyngden falla och låtsas att han är du
Man blir pepp när de pepp det går bra
När det knas, när de svårt för mig kvar
En knappt synlig spricka i mitt skal
En pytte grej kan lätt ta mig tillbaks
Allt är lätt när de lätt det går bra
Jag var där jag var din och jag gav
När all kärlek inte räckte till
Allt blir inte bra bara för att man vill
Stockholm
Taxi genom stan och jag hoppas jag ser dig
Stockholm
Jag kan låta mätaren gå
Stockholm'
Jag har dig i mitt hjärta men ingen får se dig
Stockholm

Jag dog för dig men jag lät dig gå
(Jag lät dig gå x10)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ana Diaz's song "Jag kan låta mätaren gå" are about the struggle of moving on from a past relationship, particularly when the feelings are still present. Diaz describes how she copes with the pain and memories by playing their songs and drowning her sorrows in the night. She also mentions how she lives without regrets, but sometimes cannot help the tears that swell up in her throat. Diaz acknowledges that life is easy when things are going well, but even the tiniest thing can bring her back to a place she thought she had escaped from. She then refers to Stockholm, the city where she perhaps used to live with her ex-partner, and how she hopes to see him. The experience of taking a taxi through the city is bittersweet, as she has the memories of the past but has to keep them hidden from the rest of the world. Towards the end of the song, Diaz sings about a man she meets who reminds her of her ex-lover, and she imagines how he would hold her as if he were him.

Overall, the song is a melancholic but honest expression of the difficulty of letting go of someone who once mattered deeply. Diaz acknowledges the pain but also reflects on the ways in which she finds solace and tries to move on.

Line by Line Meaning

Jag spelar våra sånger och dränker sorgen i natten
I play our songs and drown my sorrows in the night

Jag står i duschen flera timmar, ser russinfingrar och ärr
I stand in the shower for several hours, seeing raisin fingers and scars

Ja jag lever utan ånger men gråten fastnar i halsen
Yes, I live without regret but the tears get stuck in my throat

Jag vet jag lever bästa livet ser mig i spegeln och ler
I know I'm living my best life, seeing myself in the mirror and smiling

Allt är lätt när de lätt det går bra när de knas när de svårt håll mig kvar, en knappt synlig spricka i mitt skal
Everything is easy when it's easy, but when things go wrong, hold onto me, I have a barely visible crack in my shell

en pytte grej kan lätt ta mig tillbaks
A tiny thing can easily take me back

Jag var där jag var din och jag gav, när all kärlek inte räckte till allt blir inte bra bara för att man vill
I was there, I was yours and I gave, when all the love wasn't enough, not everything becomes good just because you want it to

Stockholm
Stockholm

Taxi genom stan och jag hoppas jag ser dig
Taxi through town and I hope to see you

Jag kan låta mätaren gå
I can let the meter run

Jag har dig i mitt hjärta men ingen får se dig
I have you in my heart, but no one can see you

Jag dog för dig men jag lät dig gå
I died for you but I let you go

Han har en stor platt tv, han bor här bredvid så praktiskt
He has a big flat screen TV, he lives next door, so convenient

Jag ringer på, han öppnar vi är båda trötta, det är sent
I ring the doorbell, he opens, we're both tired, it's late

Han säger han har starka armar, och lyfter upp mig i luften
He says he has strong arms, and lifts me up in the air

Jag låter tyngden falla och låtsas att han är du
I let my weight fall and pretend he's you

Man blir pepp när de pepp det går bra
You get excited when things go well

När det knas, när de svårt för mig kvar
When things go wrong, I'm still here

Jag lät dig gå
I let you go