"Might" is out now
My favourite song off of the new album
Hi!
“Might”, the third single off of my upcoming record, is out today. The song and the video that accompanies it are some of my favourite things I’ve ever made. You can listen to “Might” here and watch the music video down below:
Most of the people I’ve privately shared the video with are men, and most of them have cried upon first watch. If that’s not the whole point of this song/album, I dunno what is! Big props to my buds Sasha, Evan, and Mik for their incredible work on this piece. It was sooooo much fun to make and I can’t wait to work with them again.
Before my friend Georgia and I recorded my low vocals for the album, we sat down and decided which songs would be high voice songs (HV), which would be low voice songs (LV), and which would be duets (we took a sheet of paper, wrote out the tracklist, and scribbled a small “HV”, “LV”, or “HV/LV” next to each song). We knew from jump that the main character of "Might" would be HV. I wrote this song right around when I was deciding to physically transition, and by extension, when I came up with the idea for Blurring Time. To me, this song is the thesis statement of the album; it’s a love letter to present day me from past me. And the video is an offering - from me now to me then.
I just started reading Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler. The protagonist of the Parable series—which takes place during a dystopian future that doesn’t look dissimilar to what we’re living through right now—is Lauren, a preacher’s daughter. In the hopes of fostering hope and guidance during an impossible time, Lauren invents her own religion called Earthseed. Its core principle? God is change; change is the only constant that exists. As Lauren wades through the waters of a crumbling world, her mantra acts as a salve for her and her community. And it does the same for me.
Change is hard and scary, but it’s all we’ve got. It’s all we know. I sing about this idea in “Might” and I hope it will be a sort of balm for you too.
xo BL
What I’m listening to —> Patience, Moonbeam by Great Grandpa, Jellywish by Florist, Believer by Sister Ray, Progress Bakery by Eliza Niemi, “Nite Lite” by knitting, “Harmattan” by Uwade, and “Relationships” by HAIM
What I’m watching —> I crushed Adolescence this past weekend - I’ve never had a TV experience like that before. It truly felt like watching the most gutting play you’ve ever seen unfold before your eyes. I couldn’t recommend it more. I’m also loving the new season of Survivor.
What I’m reading —> In addition to Parable of the Talents, I’m still slowly making my way through Candy House by Jennifer Egan.
What I’m eating —> This soup and this salad
Bells.......what a fkn masterpiece.