By: Amelia-Rose Williams
I love citrus fruits and Blood Orange is no exception, except that in real life I’m not a fan of them.
I discovered Blood Orange when he was going viral for his song “Champagne Coast”, which I absolutely fell in love with, like so many people. I couldn’t put into words how the composition of it all sounded to me. It was just perfection at its finest.
After making that discovery, I admit I was hesitant to dive into his discography, given that his sound was more experimental than what I was used to. However, during this time, this was where my music taste had reached a fork in the road because I wasn’t finding music that I liked and was kind of just drifting with whatever was viral.
After some time had passed, I decided I wanted to branch out, so I did and I chose Blood Orange to come along for the ride. I uncovered songs like “Gold Teeth”, “Bad Girls”, “Jewelry,” and today’s focus, “Best to You”.
“Best to You” speaks to me of a story of anxiousness and uncertainty between lovers. The constant uphill battle of whether you are “good enough” for someone. You want to love them with all your heart, but are afraid that if you do, it would be at the demise of your relationship.
Even though you can’t predict/control the future, you still attempt to be the judge of fate. The song spoke to me so deeply because, most of my life romantically, I’ve tried to be the judge, jury, and executioner of things. It was until this year that I began to realize I really don’t have that much control over anything that happens in my life.
I found myself only worsening my anxiety, trying to. When you finally let go and just let fate decide, the pressure of having to perform constantly immediately gets lifted and everything becomes so much lighter.
Blood Orange has a way of delivering messages to you in such unique and unexpected ways. I’m hoping to do a piece diving more deeper into him as an artist and his music, but for now I leave you with this: “Love is more than a connection between individuals, but rather a bond that grows with you on your path of self-discovery.”