When dishing out disses and breakup songs, it’s all fun and games until you’re the one owning up to the wreckage. Lucky for Leanah, poised R&B helps imperfect lovers cope like champs. The Boston artist accepts partial blame for a now-dissolved relationship on “Karma,” her new single from earlier this month (April 13) and the followup to her debut single “Running Back.”
“I’ve written a couple songs about heartbreak, but ‘Karma’s story goes more into depth on my side of imperfections,” Leanah says. “There are two sides to every story, and I wanted to include a song in this era of mine that doesn’t show me as the victim, but rather dives into my part in the demise of a relationship.”
Amidst a swirl of karmic consequences on the track, Leanah plainly levels with her flaws in search of healing, crooning “Patch me up / I’ve had enough.” While locked in a self-reflective state, her viewpoint on “Karma” never becomes barbed or defensive. Instead, the aftermath of the breakup washes over her, cleansing her mind and heart in the process — so much so, that Leanah likens writing “Karma” to therapy.
“It was a way for me to force myself to come to a realization that would finally lead to acceptance — I’m not perfect, no one is, and all things come full circle,” she shares with Vanyaland. “Once I could accept that, I could accept new beginnings rather than holding on to the past.”
Let go with Leanah below.