Singer and songwriter Carly Burruss put out one of the best EPs of the year in January, emerging as one of the more traditional and classic new country songwriters out there right now. Since that project, she's been writing a lot and occasionally putting out worktapes or demos on her Soundcloud page. This song, "Whitewash" is one of those worktapes.
The worktape (listen below) is an acoustic version of a song Burruss wrote all by herself. The lyrics in this song are some of the strongest we've heard from her yet, and the fact that she crafted this song all on her own makes it all the more impressive. It's a simple track about a relationship gone wrong, and a couple attempting to start new and move past their mistakes.
"Whitewash" focuses on their shared house, making it a metaphor for their relationship. The bridge speaks of starting completely new, getting new pictures, redoing the floors, anything for their relationship to feel new and untouched again. At points in the song, it seems like Burruss is slightly hopeful that they'll be able to make it. Her use of "we" in the chorus makes the couple seem united in their goal to make it past their differences and stay together.
But there's something undeniably sad about this song. They're attempting to fix their mistakes and move forward with their relationship, but Burruss's image of 'whitewashing' indicates they're just painting over it and forgetting about it. They're ignoring the problems instead of facing them and dealing with them. The somber tone and melody of the song betray the somewhat hopeful message. That hope that's there won't last for long.
This song is a classic country song in the making. Burruss continues to impress.
Listen to "Whitewash" below.
"Whitewash" focuses on their shared house, making it a metaphor for their relationship. The bridge speaks of starting completely new, getting new pictures, redoing the floors, anything for their relationship to feel new and untouched again. At points in the song, it seems like Burruss is slightly hopeful that they'll be able to make it. Her use of "we" in the chorus makes the couple seem united in their goal to make it past their differences and stay together.
But there's something undeniably sad about this song. They're attempting to fix their mistakes and move forward with their relationship, but Burruss's image of 'whitewashing' indicates they're just painting over it and forgetting about it. They're ignoring the problems instead of facing them and dealing with them. The somber tone and melody of the song betray the somewhat hopeful message. That hope that's there won't last for long.
This song is a classic country song in the making. Burruss continues to impress.
Listen to "Whitewash" below.
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