How I Wanna Die by Sebastian Rydgren – A Step After the Spotlight

“How I Wanna Die” captures the moment you wish could last

There’s a rare moment we all have, when life stops pushing. No chase, no hunger for the next thing, no loose ends pulling at your sleeve. Just an alignment where love, timing, and self-acceptance live together in the same room. How I Wanna Die by Sebastian Rydgren is there too.

I let it run again, long enough to notice I wasn’t in a hurry. That usually tells me everything.

When nothing asks for fixing

This track focuses on a phase of life where contentment takes the lead. Sebastian writes from a place where nothing asks for fixing. It is what it is, and I love how it is. The song reflects peace with who you are, who you love, and the shape your days have taken. If you ask me, this emotional certainty moves the whole thing forward.

The chorus draws a clear picture and trusts you to get it. When he sings “you and I – that’s how I wanna die”, the line settles into devotion. A few seconds later, “have you here in the morning” brings it back to routine, to everyday closeness, to the everyday weight of choosing the same person again.

Yes, those lines sit comfortably together. They speak about presence, time spent together, and the ease of waking up where you belong.

A grounded step after the spotlight

Many listeners first noticed Sebastian Rydgren during Swedish Idol, where his voice and presence quickly set him apart. Since then, his focus has shifted inward. How I Wanna Die stands as the third release in a new run of songs, all emotionally settled.

He co-wrote and co-produced the track with Simon Karlsson – hats off to both, I was still there when it ended, and that’s a good sign overall.

Stuck to his own terms

Growing up in Järfälla, Stockholm, Sebastian started performing early, then sharpened his craft through music schools and songwriting programs. I took a similar road, minus the schools, and it shows how many ways there are into this life. Earlier projects under different names helped Sebastian shape his direction. Now, this chapter carries his full identity out in the open.

I look for, and respect, songs that know when to stop talking. This one does. It holds a feeling many people recognise but rarely articulate: the desire to freeze a perfect stretch of life and live inside it a little longer.

If this song made you lift your foot off the gas, Sebastian Rydgren is waiting further down the highway – Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, TikTok. I’m already pulled over.

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