Στον εθνικό τελικό της Φινλανδίας, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021, θα διαγωνιστούν επτά συμμετοχές, ανάμεσα τους και o Aksel με το τραγούδι του "Hurt" (Πλήγμα) σε μουσική και στίχους των Gerard O'Connell, Joonas Angeria, Kalle Lindroth..
Ο Aksel ήταν ο περσινός νικητής του UMK και εκπρόσωπος της χώρας, λόγω της ακύρωσης του διαγωνισμού δε του δόθηκε η ευκαιρία να διαγωνιστεί, φέτος δηλώνει πιο έτοιμος με ένα τραγούδι που μιλάει για το πως μπορεί να φαίνεται απατηλή η εμφάνιση, μια δυνατή μπαλάντα.
Οι στίχοι του τραγουδιού:
I was just treading water
Try to swim out of the pain
Looking over my shoulder
To outrun a hurricane
And every time I tried to breathe
It only took my breath away
Always one step away
Yeah, from the fall
And I've been down that road before
Thought I was living, I was dying more
So I won't leave or close that door
'Cause I don't need to hurt anymore
And I ain't losing no more sleep
Falling down and begging please
'Cause I've been down that road before
And I don't need to hurt anymore
No more smoke and mirrors
I always lost what I tried to hide
Now everything's getting clearer
I like watching what's on my mind
And every time I tried to breathe
You only took my breath away
Lucky I'm still standing after all
And I've been down that road before
Thought I was living, I was dying more
So I won't leave or close that door
'Cause I don't need to hurt anymore
And I ain't losing no more sleep
Falling down and begging please
'Cause I've been down that road before
And I don't need to hurt anymore
Every time I tried to breathe
You always took my breath away
And I've been down that road before
Thought I was living, I was dying more
So I won't leave or close that door
'Cause I don't need to hurt anymore
And I ain't losing no more sleep
Falling down and begging please
'Cause I've been down that road before
And I don't need to hurt anymore
Oh-oh, ooh-ooh-ooh
I don't need to hurt anymore
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