\u201cRight \/ Wrong\u201d<\/a> is reminiscent of raw and sultry R&B videos that use rainfall as an emotional backdrop, while she paints a picture of going back and forth about whether she regrets decisions in the lyrics. She also admits that nostalgia goes hand in hand with childhood traumas. \u201cPart of my creative process was reclaiming my own childhood and turning it into this whole new thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cFamiliar Friend\u201d is dedicated to her sister and was inspired by her sibling\u2019s experiences with depression and anxiety. UMI recounts that sometimes we often cling to those for a sense of familiarity. But there are days when they\u2019re too much and we want those negative feelings to completely melt away. She describes the song as looking at mental health from a new and refreshing perspective. \u201cWe need a lot more compassion towards it,\u201d she says. \u201cI don\u2019t think you can avoid depression as a human being. I think you can just understand it better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Balancing those feelings can sometimes get in the way of daily tasks, but it shouldn\u2019t stop you from living life freely. The album sends out a comforting message that you\u2019re always on the path you\u2019re meant to be on. The past two years culminated in the artist finally embracing her rockstar side. \u201cI\u2019ve always been such a rebel,\u201d the singer exclaims. She cites her inner free-spiritedness and desire to break the mold as motivations, as she wants to show her edgier and more mature side. The path to self-discovery is never-ending, and she confidently sings an everlasting affirmation in the chorus of \u201cThe Universe\u201d: \u201cThe universe is always workin\u2019 \/ Sometimes it hurts, but it\u2019s always worth it \/ We fall apart, we\u2019re bodies learnin.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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