Robin Lundbäck aka Boy In Space opens ‘Who’s Crying When I’m Leaving?’ admitting he’s been a hard friend to keep and reflecting on loneliness .
This isn’t the usual touring musician lament. He’s talking about moving constantly since childhood, learning to detach because distance does its work slowly, quietly.
Half a billion streams from songs about leaving, and he still can’t answer the title question.
His voice glides over fingerpicked guitar before the track swells with driving drums, violin, even tambourine. It leans into country sounds without fully committing.
The production stays warm but restless, building momentum whilst keeping that acoustic intimacy at its centre.
What cuts through is the honesty about detachment. Lundbäck doesn’t romanticise the nomadic life.
He’s written enough songs about goodbyes to recognise the pattern: things don’t end ugly, they just fade.
When discussing the song, Lundbäck said, “I’ve always moved and traveled a lot…..And I understand why I’ve been a hard friend to keep at times”. He’s not asking for sympathy, here, he’s stating fact.
The pull between wanting to stay put and needing to keep moving gives the song its weight. It’s not about finding home.
It’s about admitting you don’t know what belonging feels like whilst hoping it arrives eventually.
Lundbäck stepped away from touring to record this with a live band. You can hear it in the way the song breathes, rougher around the edges than his usual work.
Whether he finds his place or not, he’s at least stopped pretending the question doesn’t matter.
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