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OLD HABITS
“OLD HABITS” IS A SONG BY THE BRITISH-NORWEGIAN MUSIC PRODUCER AND DJ ALAN WALKER, WITH VOCALS PROVIDED BY THE SINGERS SOFIA REYES AND FARRUKO. WHILE ITS OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO DOES NOT PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE WORLD OF WALKER STORYLINE, THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER VIDEO AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THE WALKERS’ COMMUNITY PLATFORM WORLDOFWALKER.COM, PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH 2025. IT IS THE FINAL PART OF THE WALKERWORLD TRILOGY, CONCLUDING THE STORY THAT WAS TOLD IN “BARCELONA” AND “THICK OF IT ALL” AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PREPARING THE START OF A NEW ONE.
MUSIC VIDEO
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO WE MEET A CHARACTER ALREADY FAMILIAR TO US FROM MANY IMPORTANT PAST EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF WALKER LORE - WALKER #28300 AKA LILY CADIEUX. AFTER HAVING DISAPPEARED FROM THE STORYLINE FOR QUITE A WHILE DUE TO HER CAPTIVITY IN A PRISON RUN BY RED NEXUS, SHE MADE A REAPPEARANCE IN THE PREVIOUS PART OF THE TRILOGY.
NOW, OLD HABITS PICKS UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF. LILY, ACCOMPANIED BY WALKERS #165537 AND #178557, HEADS TOWARDS THE TOWER RIDE LEADING FROM WALKERWORLD’S GARDENS UP TO THE BUILDINGS WHERE THE WALKERS’ DAILY LIFE TAKES PLACE.
#178557 TAKES OUT THE OCTAGONAL STONE PLATE DECORATED WITH THE CREATOR CIRCLE LOGO THAT WE PREVIOUSLY SAW HER USING AS A MAP IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE TRILOGY AND THEN STEALING DURING THE CELEBRATION IN THE SECOND EPISODE. SHE SHOWS IT TO THE WALKER GUARDS TO BE LET INTO THE RIDE. #165537 COMES WITH HER, WHILE #28300 HESITATES AT FIRST AND STAYS ON THE GROUND.
THE TWO WALKERS ENTER THE RIDE AND ASCEND TO A NEW PART OF WALKERWORLD. THEY PASS CROWDS OF OTHER WALKERS GOING ON ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES IN PEACE, UNDISTURBED BY RED NEXUS IN THE SAFE HAVEN THAT IS WALKERWORLD - PAINTING IN THE PARK, TALKING TO THEIR FRIENDS, PURSUING CREATIVE PROJECTS, READING AND HANGING OUT IN THE HALLWAYS, PRACTICING NEW DANCE MOVES AND IMPROVING THEIR DRONE FLYING SKILLS. #165537, BEING A TALENTED DRONE PILOT HIMSELF, JOINS A GROUP OF WALKERS TRAINING WITH THEIR AVI-8 DRONES IN A GARDEN.
IN THE MEANTIME, #178557 LETS HER GAZE WANDER OVER THE GROUNDS. SHE SEES SOME WALKERS LEAVING THEIR ACTIVITIES TO GATHER IN THE MEADOW AND DECIDES TO FOLLOW THEM. ONCE AGAIN, SHE ENCOUNTERS HER FRIEND #165537, NOW CLAD IN WHITE LIKE THE OTHERS, ALONG WITH LILY. BUT THIS TIME THEY’RE ACCOMPANIED BY MORE FAMILIAR WALKERS WE’VE SEEN BEFORE IN THE FIRST TWO PARTS OF THE TRILOGY - THE DANCER #148310, THE PAINTER #135263 AND THE HOSTESS OF THE WALKERWORLD CREATOR GAMES.
MORE AND MORE WALKERS GATHER BEHIND THEM, ALL OF THEM WITH SERIOUS LOOKS ON THEIR FACES. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A NORMAL DAY IN WALKERWORLD LIKE ANY OTHER. SOMETHING BIG IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. INSERTIONS SHOW US THE REASON FOR THE WALKERS’ CONCERN. WE SEE A FLASHBACK TO LILY’S FRIGHTENING ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON, THEN ARMED RED NEXUS TROOPS MARCHING. THE TIME OF PEACE IS OVER. A WAR IS COMING.
THE TRUE PURPOSE OF WALKERWORLD IS UNCOVERED. IT IS NOT ONLY A SANCTUARY FOR WALKERS TO LIVE IN PEACE AND HIDDEN FROM RED NEXUS WHILE DOING CREATIVE WORK, BUT ALSO A PLACE TO TRAIN AND PREPARE TO FIGHT WHEN THE TIME HAS COME.
THE WALKERS HEAD OUT INTO THE DANGEROUS OUTSIDE WORLD TO FACE THEIR OPPONENTS. WHILE #135263 PAINTS LOGOS AND MESSAGES ON WALLS AS A CREATIVE FORM OF WALKER PROPAGANDA, THE MUSIC PRODUCER #178557 JOINS #148310 AND SOME OF HER DANCERS. TOGETHER THEY MANAGE TO DISTRACT SOME ENEMY SOLDIERS - ENOUGH FOR #165537 TO BENEFIT FROM HIS SKILLS AND STEER A DRONE AT HIS TARGET, THE RED NEXUS HEADQUARTERS, WHERE HE MANAGES TO HIT THEIR EMBLEM. THE SYMBOL IS CLEAR: THE WALKERS ARE DONE HIDING. THEIR UPRISING HAS BEGUN.
CHRONOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION - THEORY (#153330)
WHEN DOES “OLD HABITS” TAKE PLACE? THIS QUESTION IS SEEMINGLY EASY TO ANSWER, SINCE THE DIRECTOR KRISTIAN BERG AKA #7 HIMSELF SAID IN HIS WORLD OF WALKER MASTERCLASS (TO BE FOUND ON YOUTUBE) THAT THE WALKERWORLD TRILOGY IS SET IN THE YEAR 2041, AND THE THREE PARTS CLEARLY FOLLOW DIRECTLY AFTER EACH OTHER IN TIME WITH NO TIME INTERVALS BETWEEN THE EPISODES. BUT WHAT IF THERE’S MORE TO IT?
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU MIGHT NOTICE A CHANGE IN LILY’S HAIR COLOR DURING “OLD HABITS”. IT SEEMS TO TURN MORE GREY AS THE VIDEO PROGRESSES. MAYBE JUST AN OPTICAL ILLUSION? A DIFFERENCE IN LIGHTING? OR DOES IT MEAN THAT LILY IS SIGNIFICANTLY OLDER AT THE END OF THE THIRD EPISODE THAN SHE WAS AT ITS BEGINNING OR IN “THICK OF IT ALL”?
A FEW OTHER ODD MOMENTS IN THE VIDEO COULD POINT TO THIS AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE THE FACT THAT LILY FIRST STAYS BACK AND DOESN’T ENTER THE RIDE UNLIKE #178557 AND #165537, BUT LATER SHE’S SUDDENLY IN WALKERWORLD TOO WITH NO EXPLANATION HOW SHE GOT THERE. OR WHEN #165537’S OUTFIT CHANGES FROM A GREY OVERALL TO A WHITE WALKER HOODIE, SEEMINGLY WITHIN SECONDS. WHAT IF THERE ARE SOME HIDDEN TIME JUMPS IN THE VIDEO?
MY THEORY IS THAT “OLD HABITS” DOES INDEED START IN 2041 LIKE #7 SAID, BUT ITS END TAKES PLACE IN 2050. THAT YEAR IS KNOWN TO BE THE ONE WHERE THE WALKER UPRISING BEGINS - THE EVENT THAT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE DRONE WAR. AND WE DO SEE THE WALKERS RISING UP AT THE END OF THE VIDEO, ATTACKING THE RED NEXUS HEADQUARTERS, SO WHY SHOULDN’T THIS BE THE BEGINNING OF THE ACTUAL WAR?
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE OF WRITING THIS ARTICLE ON THE RELEASE DAY OF THE THIRD EPISODE, LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER THE VIDEO WAS PUBLISHED, I CAN SAY THAT ONE THING IS FOR SURE - THE UPCOMING RELEASES ARE GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING.
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OLD HABITS
SINGLE BY ALAN WALKER,
SOFIA REYES & FARRUKO
META DATA
RELEASED: 08.08.2025
GENRE: DANCE/ELECTROPOP
LENGTH: 3:10
SONGWRITER(S): SOPHIE SIMMONS, ALAN WALKER, FARRUKO, FREDRIK BORCH OLSEN, GUNNAR GREVE, MARCUS ARNBEKK, MATS LIE SKÅRE, SOFIA REYES
PRODUCER(S): ALAN WALKER, KASPER, JORGE ULLOA
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