Contestants entered the arena on a bridge symbolising the Öresund Bridge – Photo: Dennis Stachel (EBU)
We Write the Story was revealed last night during the opening ceremony of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest final, staged in Sweden’s Malmö Arena.
The anthem, written by Benny and Björn and produced in collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii, was performed by a large choir together with contestants from all 26 participating countries.
We Write the Story accompanied, firstly a video showing the journey of the competition from Baku in Azerbaijan (last year’s hosts) to Malmö, and then a grand Olympic-style procession of all the contestants into the arena.
We Write the Story – Avicii, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and choir.
(Music: Benny Andersson, Lyrics: Björn Ulvaeus, Arranged by Benny Andersson and Göran Arnberg)
Justice and Peace and Liberty
We write the story
We can fulfil the Legacy
We write the song
Welcome a new Enlightenment
We write the story
We can re-cast and re-invent
We write the song
We are humans
Born free and equal
On this one earth lies our future
Reason and conscience
May they rule the world one day
Justice and Peace and Liberty
We write the story
We can fulfil the Legacy
We write the song
True to the ones who lit the light
We write the story
We have a torch to reignite
We write the song
Welcome a new Enlightenment
Welcome the glory
We can re-cast and re-invent
We can be strong
We have a choice in everything
We write the story
We have a voice and words to sing
We write the song
We are humans
Born free and equal
On this one earth lies our future
We are keepers
Reason and conscience
May they rule the world one day
Justice and Peace and Liberty
We write the story
We can fulfil the Legacy
We write the song
True to the ones who lit the light
We write the story
We have a torch to reignite
We write the song
Welcome a new Enlightenment
Welcome the glory
We can re-cast and re-invent
We can be strong
We have a choice in everything
We write the story
We have a voice and words to sing
We write the song
Free and equal
Reason and conscience
We are humans
We are one
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The full 3 hour televised broadcast, which also featured a performance of The Winner Takes It All by Swedish artist Sarah Dawn Finer (aka ‘Official EBU Host’ Lynda Woodruff), can be viewed until 17 June 2013 by following the link below.
We Write the Story was recently recorded in Benny’s Stockholm studio and is available to download now on iTunes.
The official DVD set of the song contest, which was won by Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest with the song Only Teardrops, will include the semi-finals of 14 and 16 May, together with last night’s final and will be available in June.
Related links:
- We Write the Story on iTunes
- SVT play (available until 17 June 2013)
