Stockholm by Abi Muir
Haunting and raw, “Stockholm” is a dark alt-pop-rock ballad that captures the twisted beauty of emotional captivity - where love, fear, and toxicity blur into one.
“Stockholm” is a haunting exploration of love entangled with emotional dependency, power, and pain. Blending dark alt-pop tones with Abi Muir’s evocative vocals, the track dives deep into the complexities of a relationship that feels more like captivity than connection. Inspired by the psychological push and pull of toxic love, the lyrics paint a vivid picture of someone who stays, even when staying hurts. With cinematic intensity and raw vulnerability, “Stockholm” confronts the fear of being alone, the comfort found in chaos, and the heart breaking beauty of loving someone who breaks you.
Stockholm was the John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize winner and the John Lennon Award winner in the rock category for this powerful anthem - see results here
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Lyrics
My dear, you could throw me in a cell
And tell me the world was ending.
Go into detail
Of just how you’d end it for me.
I would still stay
With no ropes around my hands
Just tell me you love me and
I’m chained to your command
I love
The way you’re mean and voice your hate
And your touch
The way you yell and spit my name
It’s toxic
But I’m used to it being this way
So I’ll find the beauty in calling you baby
I’m losing my mind over you
When I say I’m scared it’s the truth
But I know that this is all my fault
Cause I’d rather be, rather be
Fighting than lonely
Oh, oh
Poison is icy cold and in your veins
You’re screaming things out people usually wouldn’t say
And I’m over my head
In blood that I’ve bled
In time that I’ve spent
But I’d do it again
You could leave me dead and
I’d still love
The way you’re mean and voice your hate
And your touch
The way you yell and spit my name
It’s toxic
But I’m used to it being this way
So I’ll find the beauty in calling you baby
I’m losing my mind over you
When I say I’m scared it’s the truth
But I know that this is all my fault
Cause I’d rather be, rather be
Fighting than lonely
You know I’d take all the pain away from you
And you know I’d take all the pain away
Away, away
I’d go away
I’d leave the planet
If you meant it when you said
Leave,
I’d die without you,
Please, please
Oh, oh
I’m losing my mind over you
When I say I’m scared it’s the truth
But I know that this is all my fault
Cause I’d rather be, rather be
Fighting than lonely