Following up from July’s ‘Poets & the Misfits’, Canadian songstress Moira Chicilo returns today with a nostalgic, meaningful piece, ‘Carry Them With Me’. As always, it’s a mellow, gentle and elegant acoustic offering, a slice of indie-folk goodness packed with introspection and relatable lyrics. About that: a theme seems to be emerging in Chicilo’s songwriting. You see, the Vancouver-based talent writes about personal experiences, often reflecting on life and multiple emotions that come with it.
In our opinion, that is the essence of being a songwriter: using art as a tool to describe the world around us, and as a cathartic outlet for processing inner thoughts. Moira Chicilo does exactly that in ‘Carry Them With Me’. Reminiscing about a crucial family reunion and gateway on the east coast of Canada, she embarked on a melancholic adventure about connections, generations and the passing of life. It’s a meaningful concept; perhaps painful to some, but already known to others.
Chicilo appears to be in a good place with herself, a place where she’s comfortable in reflecting on the immutable passage of time, never forgetting the preciousness of every moment spent living. As she explains: “The intimate lyrics tell the story of a bittersweet afternoon spent with my cousin Jesse. There was a sense of urgency to the conversation, knowing that this would be the last time we would all be together.”
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