Eskobar is the name of a Swedish indie/pop band that was founded in 1996 some 30 kilometres north of Stockholm, in the small town of Åkersberga. The band features Daniel Bellqvist as its lead singer, Frederik Zäll on guitars, and Robert Birming on drums.
Eskobar has its roots in the early 1990s when Daniel Bellqvist left his band to join Frederik Zäll’s band called FOF (an acronym for "Fish Or Fantasy?") in 1994. The two musicians had previously met in their high school band class. In their incarnation as FOF, Daniel played bass while Frederik played guitar, and since Grunge was the popular musical style of the time, the band settled on this genre as their signature style. During this time the band also changed its name to Cripplefish.
In less than a year, Cripplefish's sound began to evolve from Grunge into Pop, prompting the lead singer, Staffan Atling, to leave the band. This shift in genre style led to a significant reformulation of the band. Cripplefish was renamed, this time taking the name The Bugs, but without a lead singer, Daniel was forced to pick up the slack on vocals while playing bass. Another reshuffling of the band's lineup brought in Robert Birming as drummer and Jojjo, the band’s only female member, was brought on as The Bugs' acoustic guitarist and backup vocalist.
Here’s a story of a man who thought he was the only one with brains
And for a long long time he had me fooled and i believed that was actually the case
But the fortune changed, he got on this train
Got mixed up in the game, and (then) he was never the same
What used to be is just no where, no where to be found
Here’s a story of a man how never noticed the shift in him
Oh, this tale is such a sad one, but for good things the chance to last are slim
So the fortune changed, he got on this train
Got mixed up in the game, and (then) he was never the same
What used to be is just no where, no where to be found
If you ever wake up, it’s too late
You’ve burned too many bridges, to clean the slate
But don’t you worry this was probably your fate
It was just a shame to see u go....