Austria has gone with Nathan Trent as their act for Eurovision 2017 following an internal selection. Nathan had initially applied for the German selection — but Austria got in their first! He’ll be singing the upbeat “Running on Air” in Kyiv.
The song’s lyrics are life affirming, with some real positivity. Nathan preaches never giving up: “if you push me down I’ll get up again”. Life’s struggles and worries are all just part of the journey!
Nathan Trent — “Running on Air”
“Running on Air” lyrics
It’s been a long time running, ’cause I had some things to see
I had to meet some people who were there to believe in me
I’m taking all that struggle, reminds me of what I’m fighting for
I’m living it up, I ain’t gonna stop, ’til I make that final score
And I’ll keep running…as far as I can
I’ll keep running…I won’t stop, I won’t stop (no, no)
Hey now, if you push me down I’ll get up again
Hey now, if you let me drown I’ll swim like a champion
I’m sure, there’ll be good times, there’ll be bad times
But I don’t care…’cause I’m running on air
Give me a million reasons, and my answer stays the same
You can try to put me in a box, but I’m doing it my own damn way
See I can’t stand them talkers, all pretending that their life’s a mess
’cause whatever you want, whatever you need, you gotta get off your…
And I’ll keep running…as far as I can
I’ll keep running…I won’t stop, I won’t stop
Hey now, if you push me down I’ll get up again
Hey now, if you let me drown I’ll swim like a champion
I’m sure, there’ll be good times, there’ll be bad times
But I don’t care…’cause I’m running on air
Hey, I’m running on air
Running, running on air
(O-oh) Running, running, now I don’t care…
Hey now, if you push me down I’ll get up again
Hey now, hey now
Yea-ah
You can push me, push me down
Hey now, but I’ll get up again
I’m sure, there’ll be good times, there’ll be bad times
But I don’t care…’cause I’m running on air
