Girl Pow-R’s “So New” is an eccentric take on letting go of the past and embracing the future. Its upbeat pop-tempo tells an uplifting tale of love after separation, two partners going their separate ways but wishing the other good luck in their endeavors. “So New” is a song full of sentiment and hope; it tells its listeners that sometimes, one needs to let go of love to love and that a breakup or a goodbye is not the end of a journey but a beginning.
Today’s media portrays breakups negatively, a messy situation where both partners are left feeling guilty, ashamed or disappointed. But we forget that the relationships were full of love, care and respect. “So New” compensates for that implicit gap by telling the story of a genuine, heartfelt separation. To let go of love to love follows the same sentiment as the old saying, “If you love someone, let them free.” Such requires mutual respect and understanding between both partners: to see that the relationship hinders one or the other or that a partner is purposefully clipping their wings.
The relationship, fundamentally, is not breaking apart, but the people are. It could be a situation where the partners have different, unrelenting, conflicting ideals, passions or futures. There is no problem with either partner, but that rift cannot be closed or ignored; they both have the right to pursue whatever they want.
Girl Pow-R writes a beautiful bridge on the situation in “So New:” “Taking the next step,” “On our journey forward,” “But I have no shame,” and “From our time together.” In these four lines, Girl Pow-R describes the complexities of relationships and how sometimes we let go of love to love someone.
Breakups aren’t messy or one-sided if there is apt communication. There needs to be good communication to let go of love to love – what do I mean? In a breakup, there are two parts: first, the unspoken split, or the situation leading to the unsaid separation. Here, no words have to be shared to understand the damage done. The second part is the articulated split, where both partners explain their sides and reach a conclusion about whether or not to stay together.
Explaining your side and reasoning, and allowing your partner to do the same, are essential to letting go of love to love. With this, you both can touch on the problem and plan your next steps. Following the context of this piece, one should leave their partner with love and understanding in their heart. Not just love for their ex-partner but for themselves and their future endeavors, so one can look back at the memories and smile, not carry them like a burden.
As seen in the lines of “So New,” “It’s time to find out what’s next in life,” and “No matter the path we’ll be alright,” one that lets go of love to love allows themselves and their ex-partner peace of mind that would not exist without communication.
Like “So New,” one can look at what is rather than what was. And with that is a very emphatic and influential message for everyone to always be kind to themselves and others, even in situations where kindness is atypical.
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