Maren Morris’ new music with Julia Michaels can have listeners of their feels.
The primary observe from Morris’ upcoming EP, Intermission, “Lower!” captures the singer’s internal dialogue of making an attempt to look good daily — whereas falling aside privately at night time.
“‘Lower!’ is about me holding myself collectively by way of the day, trying well-rested, not a hair misplaced, not canceling any plans with buddies as a result of that’s how properly I need you to suppose I’m doing,” Morris, 34, stated in a press launch obtained by Us Weekly. “Maybe these issues are all true, however at night time, I let the masks slip and let myself scream or disintegrate to let the steam out of the kettle.”
The singer added, “It’s a cathartic launch that doesn’t require secrecy, however there are worldly expectations to maintain it collectively regardless of your emotions. This music provides me permission to disintegrate.”
Within the refrain, Morris sings, “I’m screaming, ‘Lower’ / I want a second to simply / Let my tears fall the place they need / Actually, f–ok / I’ve held it in lengthy sufficient / I gave all of it that I obtained / I’m screaming, ‘Lower.’”
At a distinct level within the music, Michaels belts out, “I do know all my strains / I’m annoyingly effective / ‘Til the silence at night time calls my bluff.”
“Lower!” is Morris’ second collaboration with Michaels, 30. The pair cowrote “Circles Round This City” in 2020, which went on to earn two Grammy nominations. Along with Morris and Michaels, “Lower!” was additionally cowritten by Caroline Allin and Joel Little, with manufacturing by Little.
There are 5 tracks on Morris’ upcoming EP, which drops on August 2, together with: “Lower!,” “I Hope I By no means Fall in Love,” “Push Me Over,” “As a result of, Of Course” and “This Is How a Lady Leaves.”
Morris, who’s in the midst of her RSVP Redux tour, beforehand debuted her music “I Hope I By no means Fall in Love” throughout a June 12 live performance at Purple Rocks in Colorado.
“While you hear the title, you’re going to be like, ‘OK, bitch. Yeah, proper,’” she instructed the group. “This music I wrote with my good friend Delacey. This music is named ‘I Hope I By no means Fall in Love.’ It’s fairly [self]-explanatory.”
The heartwrenching lyrics are about how love did her “soiled,” as she sings, “I used to be as soon as a bitch when it got here to like / I’d get just a little hit and be all tousled / However I cherished him from the underside and I noticed the sunshine / God as my witness, that was the final time.”
Six months earlier than starting her RSVP Redux tour, Morris filed for divorce from Ryan Hurd in October 2023, citing irreconcilable variations. The pair have been married for 5 years and share their 4-year-old son, Hayes. Their divorce was finalized in December 2023.