Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (born 1991), commonly known by his stage name Kygo, is … Read Full Bio ↴Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (born 1991), commonly known by his stage name Kygo, is a Norwegian musician and remixer. He has collaborated with artists such as Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding and Imagine Dragons, and remixed tracks by the likes of Whitney Houston, Ed Sheeran, and Coldplay. Kygo's videos have been viewed over 3 billion times on YouTube.

Kygo started to learn to play the piano at age six through lessons. He decided to have a go at remixes and creating electronic music after discovering Avicii at age 15-16. After receiving over 80 million hits on YouTube and Soundcloud, Kygo was contacted by both Avicii and Chris Martin of Coldplay to create official remixes of one the artists' songs.

His remix of "I See Fire" entered Romania's Top 40 and remained there for 14 weeks, peaking at Number 2 as of June 3rd, 2014.

When creating/remixing music Kygo uses Logic Studio.

His track "It Ain't Me," with Selena Gomez, has exceeded 1 billion plays on Spotify.

He has an official site at https://www.kygomusic.com/ but at this moment it is about 5 years out of date. (In 2020 it refers to his "hotly anticipated album scheduled for 2015.")

Fiction
Kygo Lyrics

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You call me, oh, you call me all the time
You tell me, oh baby, yeah, you're mine
I like you, baby draw me all these smiles
I like you, but it's just so, so many miles

I can't take just a fictional you
It's making me sad
Can't take just a picture of you

It's making me mad
All I know it's a weekend or two
That I can't get past

I draw you, oh, I draw you in my mind
Look for you and your imaginary eyes
I saw you, oh, but the details I can't find
Adore you, I adore you
But it's started to blur the lines

I can't take just the fictional you
It's making me sad
Can't take just a picture of you
It's making me mad

All I know it's only a weekend or two
That I can't get past

Overall Meaning

This song, Fiction by Kygo, seems to be about a long-distance relationship. The singer receives calls from their significant other, who constantly reminds them that they belong to each other. Despite the distance, the singer admits to liking their partner and even draws mental images of them in their mind. However, the singer starts to feel the weight of the separation and realizes that the relationship might not be fully satisfying. The partner they are in love with is an image in their head, a fictional version that makes them happy but ultimately cannot fulfill their emotional needs. The singer is struggling to deal with the reality of their situation and the fact that they are in love with someone who may never be fully present.

The lyrics are deeply emotional and relatable, especially in today’s world of social media and dating apps. We constantly create the perfect image of someone in our heads, and it can be hard to reconcile that idealized version with the real person. The chorus, with its repetition of “I can’t take just the fictional you, it’s making me sad,” showcases the emotional toll this kind of distance can take on a person.

Line by Line Meaning

You call me, oh, you call me all the time
The person singing is receiving frequent calls from someone who may be a love interest.

You tell me, oh baby, yeah, you're mine
The person singing is being assured by the caller that they belong to them.

I like you, baby draw me all these smiles
The person singing finds happiness in the smiles and positive attitude shown by the caller.

I like you, but it's just so, so many miles
The person singing likes the caller but distance is a major hindrance to their relationship.

I can't take just a fictional you
The person singing cannot continue to bear the idea of an imaginary or false version of the caller.

It's making me sad
The idea of a fictional version of the caller is causing distress for the person singing.

Can't take just a picture of you
The person singing cannot be satisfied with only having a photo of the caller.

It's making me mad
Being unable to have the actual person is causing frustration for the person singing.

All I know it's a weekend or two
The person singing knows that it's only a short period of time until they can see the caller again.

That I can't get past
Despite knowing this, the person singing cannot shake off their despair over the distance between them.

I draw you, oh, I draw you in my mind
The person singing creates an image of the caller in their mind.

Look for you and your imaginary eyes
The person singing imagines the eyes of the caller while searching for them.

I saw you, oh, but the details I can't find
The person singing thinks they have seen the caller but is unsure because they can't recall all the details.

Adore you, I adore you
The person singing truly loves and admires the caller.

But it's started to blur the lines
However, the person singing realizes that their idealized image of the caller is interfering with reality.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TOM ODELL, KYRRE GORVELL-DAHLL, BJORN YTTLING

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