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Music, Lyrics & Arrangements by

Produced by PAENDA

Recorded by PAENDA

Published by ORF-Enterprise Musikverlag

Mixed by Rodney Hunter

(c) and (p) 2019 Wohnzimmer Records

PAENDA TO SING FOR

This year in May, PAENDA will be representing Austria at the “Eurovision Song Contest” in . As in previous years, the ORF team joined forces with music expert Eberhard Forcher, who has considerable experience with the Song Contest, to scout for talent in the Austrian music scene. The choice fell on the artist PAENDA, born in 1988 in .

PAENDA wrote her first own songs at the age of 14, learning guitar and piano in order to put them to music. In her early 20s, when she realised music was not just a passionate hobby but a vocation, she moved to to study jazz and pop vocals. She was then involved in several music projects before starting her solo project “PAENDA” in 2015. As a solo artist, she not only began to compose and write song lyrics, but also started to produce her own music. Following her debut album “EVOLUTION I”, released in February 2018 by Wohnzimmer Records, her second album “EVOLUTION II” was released in April 2019.

PAENDA’s ESC contribution “Limits” is a song about the pressures that modern society places on people – to always be strong, always cheerful, always perfect. No weakness is tolerated. People constantly exceed their own limits until they suddenly crumble and forget who they really are. In “Limits”, PAENDA processes experiences from her immediate environment and takes a stand against always having to meet people’s expectations.

Talking of the ESC, PAENDA says: “There are so many beautiful things happening at this wonderful event – music becomes a universal language, boundaries dissolve and love is shown as colourful, diverse and unclassifiable. You could say that the Song Contest builds bridges to unite different cultures and religions. It really means a lot to me to be part of this message to the world.”

LYRICS: Limits

Minds got to move but I’m so trapped within me Expanded all my limits too carelessly And I’m counting on the time to get me back in line Cause nothing really makes sense no more I’m set on hold so I needn’t be bold anymore

Cause the face in the mirror Just couldn’t look clearer right back through me And how I’d like to say It will get better tomorrow or any day

Yeah I’m talking bout you, you You and the luck you try to find You, you You and how hard you try to hide it

I sense the pain, but it doesn’t hurt anymore It’s even number than the ache I felt before So I smile for a while, let the torture begin The pressure on my chest becomes almost routine It’s not like I don’t care, but there’s nothing left to bare

Yeah I’m talking bout you, you You and the love you try to find You, you You and how hard you try to hide it

And I’m letting it all come crushing down Come breaking in It’s like rain just left back blurred outlines