Any Other World
by Mika

Album: Life In Cartoon Motion (2007)
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Songfacts®:

  • In promotional materials for Life in Cartoon Motion, Mika said of this song: "There is a little spoken introduction that many people may miss. It's about a family friend of mine who lost her eye during the war in Lebanon and I realized in everyone's life their comes one point, or several points where something happens and you have to completely change the way you have lived your life because of one event. And it really makes you readjust and rethink and rejudge parts of your life all over again. That happens to some people in a dramatic way like Rafa who lost both her eye and her husband within 6 months. Or it can be in a much quieter way like when you are 22-years-old and you finally leave university after being in education all your life or when you lose your job. I wanted to put that in the song, because when you're 68 or 14, it's still the same feeling and it's still just as hard. I wanted to try to capture that quite difficult period that people have to go through at least once in their life." >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    E.J - Townsville, Australia

Comments: 4

  • Dr Nibedita Das from IndiaA beautiful creation from an philanthropist artiste Mika
  • Myky from RomaniaIn the end, all that matters is what's left of us. One way or another, everything ends. From my point of view, it matters not to be a great man but to be human and to let history judge you.
  • Tess from London Wow, it’s such an amazing song and I’m so pleased to know the meaning.
  • Alyssa from Spring Lake, MiI love this song, it's so pretty. And I always wondered about the introductory part. Now I know, and I think the song is that much better now. :)
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