Duncan Laurence’s song “Arcade” was the winner of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in Tel Aviv, Israel, and in which the performer represented the Netherlands. The triumph was the country’s first since 1975, bringing the total to 5. The song, which is based on Duncan’s own personal experience, conveys the longing for love and the loss of someone you care about.
On May 16, 2019, the song competed in the second semi-final. Duncan Laurence qualified for the Grand Final on May 18th by finishing first with a total score of 280 points. He finished first in the Grand Final with a total of 498 points.
On January 21, 2019, Duncan Laurence was chosen by AVROTROS, a Dutch broadcaster, to represent the Netherlands. On March 6, 2019, one day before the song’s official release, the song’s title and artwork were leaked.
LYRICS
[Verse 1]
A broken heart is all that’s left
I’m still fixing all the cracks
Lost a couple of pieces when
I carried it, carried it, carried it home
I’m afraid of all I am
My mind feels like a foreign land
Silence ringing inside my head
Please, carry me, carry me, carry me home
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve spent all of the love I saved
We were always a losing game
Small-town boy in a big arcade
I got addicted to a losing game
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game
[Verse 2]
How many pennies in the slot?
Giving us up didn’t take a lot
I saw the end ‘fore it begun
Still I carried, I carried, I carry on
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game
[Bridge]
I don’t need your games, game over
Get me off this rollercoaster
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game
