“I Found You Where I Lost Me” was born on a cold and rainy Saturday morning in June, inside a quiet library in my hometown. I was a determined young man, balancing long workdays with evening classes. That Saturday, after staying up all night studying for major exams, I could barely keep my eyes open. What I didn’t know was that something-or someone—was about to wake me in a way that would change my life forever.
As I waited for some delayed books, seated at a table near the back of the library, I saw a young woman walk in. Slender, medium height, carrying a backpack and a dripping umbrella. I looked away, shyly. But then, I caught the soft scent of musk in the air. When I looked up, she was standing right there, kindly asking if she could sit with me.
Her name was Mary. We were both studying for the same set of exams. We spent the entire day at that table, quietly building a connection — sharing thoughts, coffee breaks, and that rare kind of silence that feels safe. Over the next few days, we met again. We strolled through parks and old cinemas, studied late into the night, and swam together in the pool at our favorite club during the summer months she spent in my city, Limeira.
With Mary, I found something I didn’t even know I had lost: myself.
Years later, those memories would evolve into “I Found You Where I Lost Me” — a deeply personal song about rediscovery and belonging. It’s a song about the kind of love that doesn’t try to fix you, but instead reflects you back to yourself.
Mary, who later became my fiancée, is no longer with us. But she lives on in every line of this song — in its softness, its sorrow, and its quiet sense of freedom. It took me months to complete this piece, letting it unfold as slowly as the memory itself.
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Behind this story is EMS, an Italo-Brazilian composer and producer who has been living in London for the past 14 years. His musical journey began in childhood, writing songs and poetry as a hobby — a creative escape during quiet hours. Driven by a natural sensitivity for turning life experiences into music, EMS blends raw emotion with atmospheric arrangements and lyrics that reach inward. His work is marked by honesty, introspection, and a deep connection to the most human parts of small, intimate stories.
“I Found You Where I Lost Me” is more than just a song. It’s a living memory. It’s the story of someone who found, in love and in loss, the freedom to simply be.