I wrote “Front Lines” when I was a college freshman, right after being broken up with for the first time (canon event.) I had been defending this person's actions and lack of mindfulness for so long that I almost felt like I was a soldier in their army despite the wrong they had done to me. Having never experienced this rite-of-passage type of pain before, it stuck like glue. It was the first time I stepped back from my pen & paper really feeling proud of the words I had written on it because I knew they came from the rawest place in my heart that they could, and it feels so right and so full circle having it be a part of the musical world I'm creating now.
This song explores a very vulnerable topic that I was scared to talk about publicly for a long time. I wrote this when I was 17 during a really difficult period of my life. It's about how a lot of young women and people are too often taken advantage of by partners and by “friends”, and are never truly given the courage to talk about it. I sat on this song for 2 years feeling like I'd never have the courage to put it out. But ultimately, I wanted it to offer words to the feeling and hopefully help people feel less alone and more empowered in their experience.
“Shoulders” is about being wanted for the wrong reaosns, but at least you're wanted at all. You keep convincing yourself it's love and that you are wise enough to know the difference-- when really it's the opposite, and you knowingly hide behind a shield of naivety because it's easier that way.
