vi0let is no stranger to the Alfitude pages – and with good reason. This promising talent continues to impress us with her ever-evolving work, and today’s release of ‘Lonely’ is no exception.
As the title implies, the song looks at feelings of loneliness – particularly after the breakdown of a relationship.
As we’ve come to expect from this artist, the production delivers a finessed sound that seamlessly fuses pop with R&B. Elaborating further on the track’s lyricism, vi0let explains:
“I wrote ‘Lonely’ during a time where I was going through a lot of change. I got out of a long-term relationship and was planning my move to London. I was really scared of my future, scared I would feel lost and lonely at the start and having to land on my feet again. It made me just want to resort back to all the comforting things I still had in my life. One of them was going back home a lot. It was a nice escape from adult life, even if I would only go back for a few days. Lonely describes the desperation of seeking comfort when things feel like they’re falling apart. It’s an honest and raw admission to staying in the same place out of fear of change. The chorus really embodies that mentality. Being in your 20’s is great and I’m aware of how much I need to enjoy these times but I also feel like my time is running out sometimes, like in the second verse of Lonely I describe the fears of not being where I want to be in my career and the pressures I feel as a woman in music to reach certain milestones at a young age. This song really encompasses the coming of age anxieties of a 20-something year old!”
‘Lonely’ serves a a follow up to vi0let’s previous single, ‘Dreams‘, which was featured on playlists as prominent as Spotify’s Fresh Finds: UK & IE and A Breath of Fresh Éire.