The seasons may be changing, but the vibes are perpetual. And as we cling to a summer feeling while August slowly winds down, Morgan Saint keeps our mood as high as the sun with a propulsive late-summer alt-pop bop called “Blazing.”
The glistening cloud dancer hits the streams today (August 21), with the video premiering this afternoon. And while the track’s light demeanor glides along a path of blissful indifference, its lyrical content from the New York singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, director, and designer takes a different course, as it conceals a personal struggle by touching on the sadness found within a broken relationship and the tumultuous aftermath that follows.
The duality of “Blazing” — bubbly and loose on the outside, beaten and bruised on the inside — reminds us of the old adage about checking in on friends to make sure they’re doing alright, especially the ones who give off the sense that everything’s just fine. Because what often stirs beneath the surface may be at odds with what’s clearly visible to those around us. The track was written, produced, and engineered by Saint alongside her wife, Carley Ridersleeve.
“’Blazing’ is about a dissolving relationship,” Saint reveals. “When we found each other, we were both lost and looking for someone to light the way. By the end, things had gotten messy and I felt I had to end it. We both shot out of this vortex with some cuts and bruises. I was able to heal and felt at peace with my decision, but unfortunately, the other person didn’t. Years later, I could still feel the heaviness of the other person’s unhappiness and I found myself wishing I could just lift the clouds over their head.”
Cling to summer, cling to one’s sense of self, and cling to “Blazing” below.
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