Some ties are bound to break. That’s just the way of things. With her new song “lead a horse to water,” Ashley Anne reflects upon her own experience of losing those connections that never seem to heal. “I might have done the leaving but let’s not forget the reason,” she sings. Her voice weighs down from the weight of it all, barely able to utter a whisper.
“Lead a horse to water” aches with the heaviness of lost love. Although her voice is tired, she powers through the words like a last testament. “You can lead a horse to water and pour it all till the well is dry…” she cries. Sometimes, those broken parts never fit back together again. And that has to be okay.
She reflects on the song in a press statement, “I showed them nothing but love and support, but I got nothing in return. It’s a gut-wrenching feeling when we give our all and feel belittled and demeaned while doing so. The song is about accepting that we cannot control others, but we can only control ourselves. Love blindly, but do not be blind in love.”
Listen to “lead a horse to water” below.
Photo courtesy of Ashley Anne
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