At the age of 16 Jaren got her start as a country/folk singer. While touring Sweden a few years later, she had the opportunity to write and work with the musical minds behind such major pop acts as Roxette, Ace of Base and Jill Johnson. This formative experience has served Jaren well as she also wrote the lyrics to "Light the Skies", "Saved Again" and "Me & You".
Jaren's introduction to dance music happened when she met Matt Cerf in 2005. Soon after, the two started collaborating with Shawn Mitiska under the name of Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren. The success of the Retrobyte remix of "Light the Skies" placed Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren solidly among dance music’s next generation of heavy hitters. The track was included on Armin Van Buuren's A State of Trance 2007 and named as one of his top tracks of 2007.
2008 will be a phenomenal year for 24 year old Jaren, the "new voice of dance music". High profile collaborations are in the works and Jaren is also finishing production on her folk album… you can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl!
WYOMING native, JAREN, fuses her country and soul background with rock, pop, and a good 'ol fashioned upright piano. Her unique piano stylings paired with a voice described as 'haunted by angels and demons alike' are what captured the attention of her producers, Alar Suurna (Roxette), and Jerker Eklund (Jill Johnson).
After several years writing for other artists, JAREN finally delivers the album she wrote for herself, titled "Fixin' It Upright".
"...a distillation of classic songwriters, Tori Amos and 70's music with a European twist."
-Jerker Eklund, Producer
"A heartfelt, haunting and ultimately uplifting blend of folk and pop, by way of Wyoming and Sweden. Jaren's sound gives you the joyous yet peaceful feeling of watching shooting stas with your soul mate in a country field."
- Elizabeth Squires, VP Marketing & Programming, MGM
Witness
Jaren Lyrics
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Before the dawn
She waits there for us
To sing her song
The rhythms will invite you
To try to find
Freedom she'll entice you
If you wanna survive
Follow me if you wanna survive
If you wanna survive come with me
If you wanna survive
If you wanna survive
follow me if you wanna survive
'Cause we're gonna need a witness tonight
'Cause we know there's no ending this fight alone
Yeah we're gonna need a witness tonight
'Cause we know there's no ending this fight alone
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a
We're gonna need a witness tonight
We're gonna need a witness tonight yeah
We're gonna need a witness tonight
'Cause we know there's no ending this fight alone yeah
We're gonna need a witness tonight
'Cause we know there's no ending this fight alone
The lyrics to Jaren's song Witness seem to describe a mysterious place deep inside a forest where a woman awaits to sing her song. The rhythm of her song invites the listener to try to find freedom, and encourages them to lose their mind. The artist himself invites us to follow him if we want to survive, indicating that he has perhaps already been through this journey and survived it. The chorus implies that there is a fight that cannot be won alone and that they're going to need a witness tonight. The repetition of "we're gonna need a witness tonight" emphasizes the importance of having a witness in order to overcome the fight depicted in the song.
The song could be interpreted as a metaphor for a psychological journey. The deep forest could represent the unconscious mind, while the woman singing her song represents the artist's inner voice. The invitation to follow him could be a call to action for listeners to embark on their own psychological journey, with the assurance that they will not be alone. The fight mentioned in the song suggests that this journey will not be easy, but that having a witness, either in the form of a therapist or a friend, will make it more bearable. The lyrics reveal that the artist himself went through this journey, and invites his listeners to join him so that they too can "survive."
Line by Line Meaning
Deep inside the forest
Within the obscure, foliage-filled forest
Before the dawn
Prior to the emergence of sunlight
She waits there for us
She rests in anticipation for our presence
To sing her song
To vocalize her melodic tune
The rhythms will invite you
The cadences will entice you
To try to find
To attempt to discover
Freedom she'll entice you
She will allure you with the concept of being liberated
To lose your mind
To relinquish control of your mental state
If you wanna survive
If you desire to live
Follow me if you wanna survive
Accompany me if you pose a desire to continue to exist
If you wanna survive come with me
If you wish to endure, join me
We're gonna need a witness tonight
We will require a bystander this evening
'Cause we know there's no ending this fight alone
Because we are aware of the impossibility of concluding this battle without assistance
We're gonna need a witness tonight
We will demand a witness this evening
'Cause we know there's no ending this fight alone
Because we are cognizant of the fact that we cannot conclude this altercation without help
We're gonna need a
We shall need
We're gonna need a witness tonight
We require a witness this evening
We're gonna need a witness tonight yeah
We demand a witness this evening, yes
We're gonna need a witness tonight
We will necessitate a bystander this evening
'Cause we know there's no ending this fight alone yeah
Because we are aware of the fact that we cannot conclude this altercation without support, indeed
We're gonna need a witness tonight
We will require a bystander this evening
'Cause we know there's no ending this fight alone
Because we are cognizant of the fact that we cannot conclude this altercation without help
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing, KECHIL SONGS INDAH SONGS
Written by: Jaren Cerf, Matt Cerf, Benno De Goeij, Shawn David Mitiska, Benno Goeij De, Matthieu Cerf
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@FoxtrotAlpha173
Eleven years have passed but this timeless Classic still rocks 👌 👌. Trance forever ✌️
@sarfaraz8751
Still here
@luciapena1301
La música y la hermosa voz de Jaren combinan a la perfección
@vortical911
"once upon a time, there lived a very special being who had the ability to right wrongs, transform lives, and change worlds. and when one was ready to finally experience her presence, she magically appeared. then, like a beacon, she would illuminate the path to contentment and life would be forever changed. they called her hope"
@lynxnexux
once upon a time, there lived a very special being who had the ability to right wrongs, transform lives, and change worlds and when one was finally ready to experience her presence, she magically appeared then like a beacon, she would illuminate the path to contentment and life would be forever changed. they called her “hope"
@alizz8367
I love the track Beggin you from Cerf and Mitiska
@TeaSphere
This will never die! One of the best all times ever made tracks !
@spawnergr
Man at 02:03 when she sings "We gonna need a witness" and then the music comes again, it made me burst into tears of joy!! Thank you Jaren!!
@whosaabi
danggg, this songggg. i used to listen to this song so much but then had nearly forgotten about it. God, i'm crying, finally, i found it again
@PandaJP77
The beat keep falling in my mind for years and years .. Such a masterpiece <3