After participating in Idol 2004, Darin released his debut album "The Anthem" having reached second place in the competition and becoming number one in the hearts of many girls and boys. The album quickly reached the tops of the charts, along with his debut single "Money for nothing".
Darin has released 9 albums, (three independent), 8 of which have debuted at number 1 on the Swedish Album charts. He has 12 top 10 singles on the Swedish singles chart, 3 reaching number 1. He is currently the third most successful artist to come from the television show Swedish Idol. On September 15 2023 he dropped his third swedish album En Annan Jag.
In the summer of 2020, Darin came out as gay in an Instagram post after keeping it a secret for years. He was met with great support from Swedish celebrities.
One True Flame
Darin Lyrics
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It's been known to mine
Was trying to understand
I've been looking for
That part of me
Out of touch and out of hand
Everything I thought I knew
Loved proved me wrong
I should have let go.
Cause when you find the one you know
She's the heart inside your soul
She's the one that looks at you
And gives the feeling you've come home
There's a place it all begins
Where together never ends
And the more we are the more we feel the same
One true flame.
All the foolish games
That we have to play
To learn from our mistakes
We go on and on
We convince ourselves
That this is what it takes
But nothings really what it seems
And no one really knows
It's only now that I can see
And realise
Cause when you find the one you know
She's the heart inside your soul
She's the one that looks at you
And gives the feeling you've come home
There's a place it all begins
Where together never ends
And the more we are the more we feel the same
One true flame.
Oh, you're everything
That I ever dreamed
But never had 'til now
Looking back I see,
It was meant to be
It was you that showed me how
Thought I'd been in love before
But I wasn't even close.
Cause when you find the one you know
She's the heart inside your soul
She's the one that looks at you
And gives the feeling you've come home
There's a place it all begins
Where together never ends
And the more we are the more we feel the same
One true flame.
Theres a place it all begins
Where together never ends
And the more we are the more we feel the same
One true flame
Ooooooh.
The lyrics of Darin's song One True Flame speak of an individual's search for their true love or soulmate. The persona had been searching for a long time and had encountered several failed relationships that left them out of touch and feeling lost. They had held on for so long to their misguided notions of love, only to realize that everything they thought they knew about it was wrong, and they should have let go at the very beginning.
However, upon meeting their true love, they feel complete and have a sense of coming home. They know that the person they have found is the one inside their soul, and they will spend forever together, where it all begins and never ends. Looking back, the persona realizes that their previous experiences with love were nothing compared to the feeling of being with their one true flame.
This song promotes the idea that love is a never-ending search, and when one finds it, they will undoubtedly know. It also emphasizes the importance of letting go of past hurts and misconceptions about love to find true happiness with the right person.
Line by Line Meaning
For the longest time
I have been searching for something for a long time
It's been known to mine
I have been aware of this 'something' for a long time
Was trying to understand
I have been attempting to comprehend this 'something'
I've been looking for
I have been searching for
That part of me
That missing piece of myself
Out of touch and out of hand
Difficult to reach and beyond control
Everything I thought I knew
All my assumptions about love
Loved proved me wrong
Love showed me I was mistaken
For all the times that I've held on
For all the times I held onto my mistaken beliefs
I should have let go.
I should have let go of my misconceptions
Cause when you find the one you know
Because when you find the right person
She's the heart inside your soul
She is the one who completes you
She's the one that looks at you
She is the one who sees you for who you are
And gives the feeling you've come home
She is the one who makes you feel like you belong
There's a place it all begins
There is a starting point to this journey
Where together never ends
A place where being together lasts forever
And the more we are the more we feel the same
The stronger our love, the more we are alike
One true flame.
Our love for each other is the only enduring thing
All the foolish games
All the games we play when we are younger and less experienced in love
That we have to play
That we feel obligated to play
To learn from our mistakes
To learn from our past errors
We go on and on
We keep going in our search for love
We convince ourselves
We make ourselves believe
That this is what it takes
That this is what it takes to find love
But nothings really what it seems
But love is not always straightforward
And no one really knows
And nobody truly understands
It's only now that I can see
Now that I have found love, I understand
And realise
And I realize
Oh, you're everything
You are everything I ever wanted
That I ever dreamed
Everything I thought was too good to be true
But never had 'til now
But I never had it until now
Looking back I see,
When I look back, I understand
It was meant to be
It was always supposed to happen
It was you that showed me how
You were the one who helped me find my path
Thought I'd been in love before
I thought I had experienced love before
But I wasn't even close.
But I was nowhere near the type of love I was searching for
Ooooooh.
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