Steen1 (real name Seppo Lampela) (born 1976 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish rap musician. He originally chose the name Steen Christensen, after the Danish criminal who shot two Finnish policemen in 1997, as his moniker, but changed it due to controversy.
In 2004 Steen1 released his debut album entitled Salaliittoteoria (Conspiracy Theory). In September 2005 his second full-length, Varasta pomolta (Steal from the Boss) was released. His lyrics tend to feature aggressive, anti-establishment social critique. His Rap song Terroristi (Terrorist) was in the Finnish teen movie Tyttö sinä olet tähti (Girl You're a Star) and his rap song "Sinisiä rappuja ja punaisia hintalappuja" ("Blue blocks and red price tags") was in the movie Paha maa (Frozen Land)
Steen1 ran for the Parliament of Finland in the 2007 elections representing the Communist Party of Finland (SKP). He received the most votes among SKP candidates, but failed to get elected.
When everything is black
And the clowns have all gone home
You're left standing in the middle of the stage
And you know that you're all alone
The clouds are made of acid and the rain is coming down
And the puddle that you stand in is the only one around
Then the colors start to fade and the blue will turn to grey
And you should run away
In the darkness
The relentless alcoholics
Are the solace that you seek
And the smile that you see is
The blinding parody
Of the soulless life you lead
And you know that you are not asleep
When everything is fading
And the clowns are all that remain
In your tragicomic life you know
It's driving you insane
The clouds are made of acid and the rain is coming down
And the puddle that you stand in is the only one around
Then the colors start to fade and the blue will turn to grey
And you should run away
And the road you're walking
Is a dead end waiting
When the life you're leading
Is the path you're taking...
And when all that's left is
All that you're making
You kick and scream but
You're still not waking.
Deep in the darkness
The relentless alcoholics
Are the solace that you seek
And the smile that you see is
The blinding parody
Of the soulless life you lead
And you know that you are not asleep
Deep in the darkness
The relentless alcoholics
Are the solace that you seek
And the smile that you see is
The blinding parody
Of the soulless life you lead