Healing from heartbreak can be difficult, but when the other person was also a close friend, losing the friendship can hurt even more, as Devon Gabriella captures on her new track, “Miss Us.”
Instead of missing a former lover, the Bay Area native reflects on the loss of a friendship that once meant the world to her.
Through the guitar and violin, Gabriella sings, “can we just talk about life and taxes and your family. Is you brother getting married in late June or mid July, can't remember. . . took three months and medication and some sober revelations to feel right.”
Unlike longing for the touch or kisses of an ex-partner, Gabriella misses the conversations and the person she could always rely on, as reflected in the song's lyrics.
“So if you hear me calling when it’s half past 10. I don’t want your body, I just need my friend. . . I just miss you honey. But I don’t miss us.”
Lyrically, the song lingers on the fond memories of their friendship while acknowledging the emotional distance that ultimately led to its demise. Gabriella admits she struggled to share her fears and fully invest in the relationship. By the song's end, she comes to terms with the fact that both the romance and the friendship have run their course, accepting that letting go is the only way forward.
“I know I should let it breathe. Let you go and set you free. But that never comes so easily to me.”
The driving guitar and gentle rhythms will have listeners tapping their feet and gazing out the window on warm summer evenings, lost in daydreams of what could be with a forever best friend.
