Apollo

Apollo
General Information
Performed by	Timebelle
Composer(s)	Elias Näslin, Nicolas Günthardt, Alessandra Günthardt
Lyricist(s)	Elias Näslin, Nicolas Günthardt, Alessandra Günthardt
Language(s)	English
Eurovision
Year	2017
Country	Switzerland
Conductor	--
Semi-Final Position	12th
Semi-Final Points	97
Final Position	--
Final Points	--
Preceding and Following Songs
Preceding	The Last of Our Kind
Following	Stones

Apollo was the Swiss entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev performed by the group Timebelle.

According to lead singer Miruna Manescu, the meaning of the song can be interpreted in many ways - some may call it a love song but others could perceive it as a gift to Apollo, the God of art.

It was performed 13th in the second semifinal following Norway and preceding Belarus. At the close of voting, it finished in 12th place with 97 points, missing out on the final by just a few points.

Lyrics

Like a bullet in my chest
You’re written, bound and etched
Forever in my mind

We are fading in our hands
Lost somewhere in a wasteland
Not knowing up from down

But when the walls are caving
And the world keeps turning
We got the love, we got to love

Now I will never let you go
All the words won’t make me fold
It is never easy
I’ll follow you, Apollo

Now I will never let you go
Give it time and we will grow
Ain’t no fun in easy
I’ll follow you, Apollo
I’ll follow you, Apollo

I wear my heart on my sleeve
You do the same for me
When autumn comes around

But when the walls are caving
And the world keeps turning
We got the love, we got to love

Now I will never let you go
All the words won’t make me fold
It is never easy
I’ll follow you, Apollo

Now I will never let you go
Give it time and we will grow
Ain’t no fun in easy
I’ll follow you, Apollo
I’ll follow you-u

So don’t pull the rug from underneath us
We’re in trouble, but we got the love
Don’t pull the rug from underneath us
Crashing down fast, as fragile as glass

But what are we now if we never tried?
What are we now?

I will never let you go
Give it time and we will grow
It is not supposed to be easy

Now I will never let you go
Give it time and we will grow
Ain’t no fun in easy
I’ll follow you, Apollo
I’ll follow you, Apollo

You, Apollo
It is never easy
I’ll follow you, Apollo
I’ll follow you, Apollo

You, Apollo
It is never easy
I’ll follow you, Apollo
I’ll follow you, Apollo

Trivia

• Alessandra Günthardt also wrote Start a Fire, the 2014 Azerbaijan entry by Dilara Kazimova.

Videos

Timebelle - Apollo (Switzerland) LIVE at the second Semi-Final

Timebelle - Apollo (Switzerland) Eurovision 2017 - Official Music Video