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With this latest release, Willow takes us on a floaty journey with a sliding bass line as each verse communicates a sense of confusion. It’s superbly put together and highly complex, which as anyone knows, is how you make a chorus crack.

And crack it does, in contrast with the scatter of the song, the chorus punches right through.

What’s really important about this track is how it uses the structure to share the feeling. It’s not a case of having to pour over the lyrics to understand the song; you kinda feel it through the music. The song is about a failed relationship and its marinaded in regret.

This track might not be powering through the emo-punk vibes, but it’s sophisticated, and it has a rocking chorus. Just the kind of ballad you’d expect from Willow! Stay tuned for more on <COPINGMECHANISM> soon!

Listen to Willow – Split.

Split Lyrics

Fell asleep when you drove me home
Got too faded and raged
You had nothing to say when I split
Tried to call you, you don’t answer your phone
You’re the only, only, only
I guess I was wrong to assume
Inside I knew I hadn’t decided
So I tried to hide it
You’re the only, only, only
I guess I was wrong to assume
Inside I knew I hadn’t decided
So I tried to hide it
We never talk a lot
I need to see you ‘cause you’re on my mind
And say, “I never wanted,
I never wanted this for us”
I’m always acting tough
Close my heart and now I starve the love
And no, I never wanted,
I never wanted this for us
Pour patience over me
While my heart slowly breaks
Never makin’ a sound
Even amongst the jagged pieces
That always lead to the ground
To move is agony
And now I can only think about how
We never talk a lot
I need to see you ‘cause you’re on my mind
And say “I never wanted,
I never wanted this for us”

I’m always acting tough
Close my heart and now I starve the love
And no, I never wanted,
I never wanted this for us
No, I never No, I never
We never talk a lot
I need to see you ‘cause you’re on my mind
And say “I never wanted,
I never wanted this for us”

I’m always acting tough
Close my heart and now I starve the love
And no, I never wanted,
I never wanted this for us

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Written by Fenton on 8th October 2022

Steve Fenton writes in our music, words, and culture categories. He was Editor in Chief for The Mag and covered live music for DV8 Magazine and Spill Magazine. He was often found in venues throughout the UK alongside ace-photographer, Mark Holloway. Steve is also a technical writer and programmer and writes gothic fiction. Steve studied Psychology at OSC, and Anarchy in the UK: A History of Punk from 1976-1978 at the University of Reading.