Australija: Sheldon Riley – Not The Same

Muzičar rodom iz Sidneja smatra da izvođenje, pevanje, pisanje i sviranje klavira predstavljaju suštinu onoga ko je on, dok muziku smatra najčistijim načinom izražavanja emocija.

Pre nego što je u februaru 2022. pobedio na takmičenju "Eurovision – Australia Decides", Šeldon je učestvovao u muzičkim formatima "The X Factor Australia", "The Voice Australia", pa čak i u "America's Got Talent".

O učešću na Evroviziji, Šeldon kaže: "Priča za koju sam mislio da nikada neću moći da ispričam. Napisana iz sećanja deteta kome je sa 6 godina dijagnostifikovan Aspergerov sindrom. Odrastao u socijalnom smeštaju, selio sam se od kuće do kuće, nesvestan svoje seksualnosti, potičući iz duboko religiozne porodice".

"Not The Same"

I was told at 6 years old
They‘d avoid me if my heart was cold
Found it hard to talk and speak my mind
They never liked the things that I would like
Cause you‘re told to play but you‘re not the same
As the other kids playing the same game
Try to jump on in but they push away so far away
I‘m not the same no
I‘m not the same no
Years went by I tried and tried
My father asked me if today I smiled
I said yes I did, but that‘s a lie
Oh I always tell those lies
Then you run and hide, hide the break inside
Till you realise that the light shines bright
Through those oh who‘ve broke inside
I‘m not the same no
I‘m not the same no
I‘m not the same no
I‘m not the same no
Cause you never want to be the kind of person
Who can‘t work it for those ones who can not word it
Cause you‘ve been the kind of person who felt this pain
Oh yeah I felt this pain
So you go and leave the pain and find another way
To make yourself another game, maybe one for all to play cause it‘s not
Just me who‘s not the same, we‘re not the same
We‘re not the same no
We‘re not the same no
We‘re not the same no
We‘re not the same no