Dealing with the loss of a loved one is hard. Even more so when this person was someone you held close to your heart, someone you once cherished deeply. Grief isn’t an easy emotion to process, and neither is it easy to describe the feelings one experiences when they are processing loss. It’s confusing and overwhelming for most people, almost like there has been an added weight to one's chest, the air in our lungs suddenly feels so limited. “Waterfalls” by Patrik Jean is about processing the emotions we endure when we experience loss in our lives. We are hit with an overwhelming and abundant of mixed emotions that mostly consist of incredulity and immense sorrow that put us in a lachrymose state that we are incapable of controlling. Or, as the song puts it, an incessant waterfall. Akin to a waterfall, the flow never stops, similar to the plethora of emotions we feel when dealing with these doleful sentiments after losing someone who meant the world to us. The raw emotions we experience, at times, can be difficult to put into words. All we can do is simply cry and mourn over our unfortunate loss. However, Patrik was able to depict the emotions so vividly. With emotive lyrics like “It’s a masquerade” and “If you could see my face behind this mask, you’d see I go out of my way to hold back,” it’s something many of us are unfortunately capable of relating to. Many of us have to conceal our emotions to proceed with life— we pretend that everything is okay when, in reality, our whole world is crumbling right at our feet and we are completely incapacitated to stop it.
The music video does such a phenomenal job of capturing the true essence and beauty of a waterfall. Most of us, when we see a waterfall, we mostly think about how gorgeous it is. How the water innately crashes into a pool of its liquids, trickling down the crystals of the earth, depicting such a calming scene. However, if we take a look at a waterfall from a different standpoint, we recognize just how emphatic and demonstrative it can be. It has beauty, yes, but the image of beauty can quickly change into something that’s more sorrowful and forlorn. With the lack of sun and light, this waterfall depicts the despondency we feel when we experience loss. The angles and imagery do such an amazing job of illustrating such emotions. With the final touches of Patrik’s presence, it all blends together, creating such a sad and powerful scene as he stands in the middle of the waterfall, wearing an apathetic and disconsolate expression as the water flows above him, while he stands in silence, soaking up and basking in his suffering, embracing the ache in his chest that was caused by his grievous loss. “Waterfalls” is a song that we can hold close to our hearts, it’s a song that can offer many listeners comfort as they meet their whirlwind of emotions. The lyrics themselves serve as almost a shoulder to cry on, our hearts harmonizing with them, as it expresses what we are unable to express.
Patrik Jean, the magnificent artist behind such an expressive song is a singer and songwriter based in Sweden. Patrik found his new sound by producing and creating his debut album, with “Waterfalls” being the first single from his upcoming album. In the following year, this album, titled “Utopia” will be released. Being that he produced the album himself, he was able to freely utilize his own artistic views, adding his own bold and contemplative perspective into his form of sound. It is sure to connect with the hearts of the listeners who crave a raw and open sound that allows us to change our perspective and open our hearts to music that derives from something true and real. With how powerful “Waterfalls” is, I can only expect the songs on his upcoming album to harbor even more sentiment and emotion. I look forward to hearing more of Patrik’s authentic sound!
Written By Rosalyn Sanchez
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