Taylor Rae “Maybe I’m The Villain” – One of us must be…

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Taylor Rae is preparing to release her second album ‘The Void‘ on April 18th.  It sees the Austin based singer-songwriter turn her focus from the road and constant touring – she typically plays 200 shows each year – and look inward and thereby into some difficult places with songs dealing with breakups to intergenerational trauma.

Speaking of the thoughts behind ‘Maybe I’m The Villain’ Taylor Rae has explained “The concept for this song came while I was quarrelling with someone, and for the life of me, I just could not see their side. Then it dawned on me that when we have opposing thoughts with others, it is likely they view us as the villain of the story. From there, I was then inspired to tie it into the very light topic of Intergenerational Trauma. This story became about my family history. Over the course of my twenties I spent so much time in therapy uncovering patterns and learning how to break generational cycles, but it has proved to be a nearly impossible task. There are times when I genuinely scare myself after reflecting on my own past behaviours and decisions, because they remind me of exactly what I’ve been trying to avoid doing and/or being for so long. This is a deeply self-reflective song that explores the result of having been hurt by the people around you, and how if you’re not careful, you just regurgitate it onto others, and even yourself.”

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