"In Love on My Own" by MATEO is a powerful reflection on loving someone who doesn't feel the same way. Through playing back moments and weaving questioning with regret, the lyrics take you on a journey of memories, flowers, and love letters with unreturned sentiments. Still caught up in the idea of their lost romance, this song shows the bitter truth, that it's not easy to get over someone even if you know a relationship will only end in heartbreak. The lyrics are vulnerable and introspective about the reasons the speaker holds onto a love that isn't right. Experience the passionate journey of reflection and mourning that this heartache anthem has to offer.
Glowing instrumentals meet comforting acoustic fingerpicking in this heartfelt, emotional pop song. MATEO's vocals are intimate and melodic, working through verse with an emotionally expressive tone. The tune raises the emotion in the track to a different level of intensity with a melismatic falsetto that embodies the soulful sadness of the lyrics. Vocal layers of powerful belting and singing bring a heart-wrenching texture to the chorus. Gently, acoustic palm-muted strumming joins the fingerpicking, and piano rings out simple high notes, contrasting the passionate depth of the vocals with their gentle addition. Fans of Dean Lewis and Lewis Capaldi will love the romantic, emotional sound of this song.
MATEO is a UK-based artist with an acoustic pop style. He infuses his lyrics with personal experiences and open vulnerability, making music that listeners can truly connect with. Since the age of fourteen, he has been exercising his creative writing muscle through poetry, and his skills have flourished into the vast emotional depth felt through the lyrics in his songs. He was a 2024 finalist for Casio Sessions at Ninety One, a singer-songwriter competition in London, and has supported artists like Emma Taylor & The Wallflowers at the Eagle Inn in Manchester. Check out the links below to keep up to date with his music.
Written By Hanna Kowal
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