Edmonton’s Lily Monaghan is evolving musically – her latest single ‘Willing To Wait‘ is the first full band recording that the singer, best known for more folky offerings, has recorded and released. It’s a song that may be at odds with itself – lyrically there’s a statement that Monaghan can wait for things to happen, time can elapse and the goal, whatever it may be, will be achieved. Musically she’s suggesting she’s in a bit more of a hurry.
Speaking of ‘Willing To Wait‘ Lily Monaghan has explained that the song: “is meant to encapsulate that feeling of stagnation that accompanies existing in your mid-Twenties. When I wrote the song, I was hyper aware of the different life stages my longtime friends and I are all at, despite being the same age. Some have careers, apartments, pets and relationships, while others are full-time students or unemployed.
“Life takes us in different directions and there is nothing we’re able to do about it. With age comes an inevitable distance within some relationships; ‘Willing to Wait’ acknowledges this and is a love letter to these people in my life. Declaring that no matter how far away life pulls us, I will always be here and waiting for the day we come back together again.”
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