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Cynthia Erivo Teases Emotional New Song Brick By Brick Ahead Of Album Release
Just an annoying teaser dropped by Cynthia Erivo for an album that's probably agonizing the people already. The Tony and Grammy-winning...
The snippet features Cynthia at full power, carried on the huge build-up of ghostly production over lyrics that might feel like a conjury of protection: “So brick by brick I’m building my walls / Putting my cards up making them tall / Keeping light out shades on the windows / No looking inside.” Vulnerability wrapped in armor-the fans adore it. However, the best: A fully sourced analysis from a fan who sees the lyrics describing building emotional walls after heartbreak: “This song sounds like you are building a fortress…I hope that’s not real life because there is always a chance for that to happen.” Cynthia never did confirm whether the song was personal or not, which I suppose lends credibility to such an interpretation. Whatever mood Cynthia will create with her breakup anthems and healing ballads-so, judging by these responses-the walls in the song are rather metaphorical.
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