|work| - Charlie Forde Want You To Want

Let’s pull at the thread. Most love songs operate on a simple axis: I want you. Direct. Vulnerable. Clean.

And that difference is a knife. Have you over-interpreted a three-word phrase? Yes. But that’s the mark of a writer who hid a universe in a stutter. Listen to Charlie Forde’s work with fresh ears. charlie forde want you to want

Most artists sing about heartbreak. Forde sings about the pre-heartbreak—the slow realization that you can make someone stay, but you cannot make them want to stay. Let’s pull at the thread