Broder Daniel was a Swedish indierock and pandapop band, that consisted of … Read Full Bio ↴Broder Daniel was a Swedish indierock and pandapop band, that consisted of charismatic Henrik Berggren (vocals), Anders Göthberg (guitar - claims that Berggren bit him while barking like a dog the first time they met), Theodor Jensen (bass guitar) and Lars "Poplars" Malmros (drums). The band, often refered to as "BD", has spawned successful Swedish music acts like Theodor Jensens The Plan and the solo career of former bassplayer Håkan Hellström. In retrospect, this makes BD look like a Swedish all star-band.

Since they signed for EMI in 1994, Henrik has told his story about fear, broken hearts and love for all the enthusiastic fans. Early Henrik developed his trademark habit of sticking star shaped glitter under his eyes, an act that supposedly alone spawned the Swedish "panda" indie subculture (many pandas are often refered to as BD-girls/-boys) among the band's young fans, who followed the Berggren star tradition.

Broder Daniel released four official albums.

Saturday Night Engine (1995)
Broder Daniel (1996)
Forever (1998)
Cruel Town (2003)

Between and after that, the band released some collections.

Singles (2000 - a collection of singles released until then)
No Time For Us 1989-2004 (2005 - mostly later singles and different versions and demos of older tracks)
The Demos 1989-1997 (2005 - a vinyl-only demo collection)

Broder Daniel also featured three songs (Underground, Whirlwind and I'll be gone) on the soundtrack of internationally famous Swedish film Show me love (Fucking Åmål in Sweden) by Lukas Moodysson.

Currently Berggren mostly performs acoustic solo tours, and as of january 2007 nothing has been heard from the band in a long time. "Broder Daniels future is always unsure" the singer said in an official message to his fans on the band's homepage 03/16/2006, but emphasized that it had nothing to do with him playing solo.

On the 30th march 2008 guitarist Anders Göthberg sadly commited suicide, and the band held a farewell concert in his honour at the Way Out West festival in their hometown Gothenburg, 8th august 2008.

In November 2019 the band released a live album with the title Live 2003, consisting of a concert from the Cruel Town tour in Stockholm in 2003.

I'll Be Gone
Broder Daniel Lyrics

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Yeah

I won't last long
Soon I'll be gone
I won't last long
Soon I'll be gone

It's all the same to me

There's nothing to see
It's all the same to me

I feel so weak
I won't last long
I feel so weak
Weak in the world

It's all the same to me
There's nothing to see
It's all the same to me
I'm not made to last
I'm not made to last
I will soon be gone
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I won't last long
Soon I'll be gone
I won't last long

I'll be gone

There's nothing for me to be
What will happen to me
What will happen to me
Although I'll soon be gone
I'll still think of you

Oh I'll think of you
And I will soon be gone

Overall Meaning

The Broder Daniel's song "I'll Be Gone" is a melancholic introspective about the inevitability of death and the transience of the human experience. The singer acknowledges their frailty and shortness of life, lamenting that they won't last long and will soon disappear. The repetition of the melancholic refrain "I won't last long, soon I'll be gone" throughout the song reinforces the singer's sense of helplessness and resignation to their fate.

The chorus repeats the lines "It's all the same to me, there's nothing to see," which highlights the singer's nihilistic worldview. They don't believe that there is anything special or worthwhile in life, and everything is ultimately meaningless. This mindset makes it difficult for them to find joy or purpose in the world, even as they approach the end of their life.

The verse "I feel so weak" emphasizes the singer's physical and emotional exhaustion. They are tired of trying to make sense of the world, and the weight of their mortality is bearing down on them. Despite their resignation to the inevitability of their death, they still hold onto the memory of someone, and even though they will soon be gone, they will remember them.

Overall, "I'll Be Gone" is a heartbreaking, yet powerful song that touches on themes of nihilism, mortality, and the human experience.

Line by Line Meaning

I won't last long
I don't feel like I'll be around for much longer.

soon I'll be gone
I'll be leaving soon.

it's all the same to me
Nothing stands out anymore, everything blends together.

there's nothing to see
There's nothing worth paying attention to.

I feel so weak
I feel like I have no strength left.

weak in the world
I feel weak in comparison to the world.

I'm not made to last
I feel like I'm not built to survive for long.

I will soon be gone
I'll be leaving soon.

there's nothing for me to be
I don't have any purpose or reason to exist.

what will happen to me
I'm afraid of what will come after I'm gone.