When you’re up late at night wishing you had one more chance with a person who means the most is when the doubt about ending things creeps in. It’s crazy how fast things can change and how fast a regular routine can turn into a memory. It can change in a blink of an eye or in case, overnight. Ashley Elle perfectly captures this feeling in her new song “One More Night”.
There’s a lot of imagery in this song. Line by line she gives us an example of things she’s going to miss in her relationship and explains how things will never be the same. The lyric “I don’t wanna be right about the ways we lie to each other and end up intertwined” shows that love can truly be blind, and although she knows that things aren’t right between the two of them, her heart doesn’t want that to be the real truth. She’s wishing that she can really see past it and cover up their differences in order to be together. Being intertwined with another person really connects you to them, your thoughts and feelings start to align with theirs and you become inseparable. Two hearts intertwined symbolizes that love is never ending, and although the relationship might be over, the love never truly fades. This song balances the contrast between following your head or your heart. What do you listen to? What path is truly the best for you? Acknowledging there’s problems in your relationship is a big step, and although it’s hard to admit, it will only make you stronger because of it.
Loving someone who isn’t good for you long term can result in some internalized feelings about insecurity and doubt while you’re still in the relationship or thinking about every moment you’ve had together over and over debating if it was authentic. Wishing for one more night isn’t a bad thing, it’s human. When you love someone, you want to see and experience every good side to them, and because love is all consuming, it can be hard to let them go. Wishing for more time won’t mend a broken heart, but eventually as the time goes on the heart will come back stronger. Relationships are like lessons, there’s good and bad to them all, but you’re able to learn so much about yourself and what you want from how they treated you.
Produced by Josh Lovell, “One More Night” by Ashley Elle is a ballad about wishing you can turn back the time to be with the person you’re still in love with. The song has a combination of pop and indie elements, with the pace picking up as the song progresses. The song is captivating, and I can’t decide if it’s because of the heartbreaking lyrics or the instrumentation. Ashley’s voice is soft and breathy. Her tone is perfect for the indie sound because it captures the raw emotion she projects. The song opens with an acoustic guitar and then as the song picks up the more upbeat the instruments become. The drums become more prominent towards the end and there’s a steady shaker/percussion sound throughout the track. The production compliments the song and really takes it to the next level.
Ashley Elle is a singer songwriter from a small town in Wisconsin. She’s now based in Los Angeles, California. Ashley grew up with a love for music and started playing the piano and guitar when she was younger. Her passion and hard work paid off because in 2019 she was granted a publishing deal by Given Entertainment out of Nashville. With over 12,600 monthly listeners on Spotify, Ashley’s fan base grows each day. Her most popular releases are her 2021 single “how do you stop loving someone?” that’s amassed 242,392 streams, and her 2023 single “Heavy, Heavy, Heavy” that has 201,175 streams. So far, she’s only releases singles, so I’m really looking forward to her future releases. Check out “One More Night” and give it a listen! Ashley Elle is an artist to keep on your radar, I have a pretty good feeling we’ll be hearing her name more pretty soon.
Written By Alexa LaMalfa
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