Straight from my diary, no edits. I wrote this unplugged in my friends kitchen, where she let me stay grief and gratitude ridden after calling off an engagement. Mornings truly felt the hardest. The soft light and sweet beginnings each day forced me to reconcile with a relationship that no longer fit. I wrestled with regret and appreciation for all the lessons. Our people teach us, after all. During production, none of my vocal takes felt right (too planned, too processed) so I chose to keep the raw demo vocals. I was so heartbroken it was hard to sing on beat, so my producer and I moved things around and swung the rest of production to follow my lead vocals. We stripped accompaniment away at times to mimic silent moments of grief and clarity that come from starting over. “It’s really quiet now And the memories are so loud And all that I’m left with is a sense of love and I feel so proud Instead of you, now I face the truth”