Henrik Widegren - The Revenge of the Nerd

This is a tribute to all academic nerds. Geeks, stand tall! The future is yours! Music, lyrics and vocals: Henrik Widegren Backing vocals: Malmö akademiska kör Vocal arrangement: Lukas Elgmo Conductor: Daniel Hansson Drums, mixing: Markus Nilsson Bass, guitar, keyboard: Tobias Ekqvist Creative language consultant: Anna Holmqvist Produced and recorded by Markus Nilsson and Tobias Ekqvist in Sunnanå studio, Sweden Mastring: Stockholm Mastring Music video: Dennis Trulsson Illustrator: Thomas Costa Freté Colorgrading: Jörgen Persson Puppeteers: Henrik Widegren, Jörgen Persson, Thomas Costa Freté Listen on Spotify: Listen on Apple Music: ö-akademiska-kör/1530579485?i=1530579945 Buy cd: Lyrics: When I took the school bus I never got a seat And in football, the ball never touched my feet On days when we had group work I always stayed in bed When we went on class trips I wished I was dead I thought the library was my home The doctor thought: Asberger syndrome Who am I in this world? They all cry: “You’re a nerd!” Why am I even here? They say: “Why are you so weird?” I applied to college and suddenly I found People who were nice to me, who thought the earth was round They wanted to know why, to learn and classify And joked about chemistry and that made me high And for the first time in my life I had hope that I might find a wife I am me in this world I’m no sheep in a herd I am free like a bird I am me. I am a nerd I wrote my first review. I got my PhD I was made professor and dean of faculty I’m always hard at work, diligent and prudent How convenient that I married my PhD student And now I can do anything! I can study the love life of banana flies Analyse postmodern German architecture Explain the blood supply to the right adrenal cortex And research the crap out of Shakespeare’s works prior to Titus Andronicus! I can fly in this world I have a brain. I feel no shame And to the world, I say it loud: I am a nerd and I am proud!