Avery Lynch Releases Emotional New Single “think about it”
Avery Lynch, known for her touching lyrics, released her new single, “think about it,” on March 7, and it has truly pulled at our heartstrings. Inspired by her sister's break up, Avery decided to make something special out of the heartbreaking experience to support her. Avery says, “The song is ultimately about being left to piece things together after a break up by yourself- having all of the realizations and none of the answers, and there being nothing to do about it.”
“Think about it” marks a milestone in Avery’s career as her first self-produced single. Since the age of 7, Avery has been dedicated to her music. Starting with composing her own piano pieces, she soon transitioned to songwriting. With her melancholic and personal piano arrangements, along with her eloquent vocals, Avery has truly set herself up for success, standing out from the rest.
“Think about it” starts with a soft piano, immediately followed by Avery’s lovely vocals that start to tell the story from the brokenhearted’s point-of-view. She shares how a break up can make you feel lost, and you look back trying to figure out where it could have gone wrong, and what could have been done differently to avoid the eventual heartbreak. “You made me need you, so much I’d lose me with you” is an example of how when you devote so much of yourself to someone, you lose a part of yourself when that person is gone. You have to learn to live for yourself again.
Once we reach the chorus, you can feel just how much the other person hurt the storyteller. The other party seems to have moved on like nothing, and Avery shares how much that could hurt someone. “You made us the bed, and I’m lying in it. While you left me to feel all of it.” The heartbroken person that Avery is representing took the entire blow of the breakup, while the other person is not even giving the relationship a second thought and is moving on.
Reaching the second verse, Avery has reached the phase of heartbreak where you realize that the other person did you wrong, and you start questioning why they would do that. She was drawing lines that were crossed, and setting boundaries that were not taken into consideration, just so the other person could get what they wanted before eventually leaving like nothing happened. We also started to hear the song progress through the acoustic guitar that was added to play alongside the piano, as though Avery is now reaching a moment of empowerment and realization about the break up. “Were you hoping I’d miss how messed up it all is, when left me to just think about it” shows that the other person probably gave no closure during the break up, they just decided to move on with no explanation.
Towards the end of the song, Avery repeats the chorus, almost isolated from instrumentals, as if she is trying to make sure she is heard by the person who broke her heart. She wants them to know how she feels and that they are the reason for her sorrow. She then changes the chorus, saying “were you hoping I’d miss how you caused all of this,” showing that she hit the point of realization that it was not her fault that the other person left. She may mourn what they had, but the heartbreaker is to blame for the way it ended.
“Think about it” is truly a masterpiece. It is extremely touchy, and can bring comfort to someone who experienced a similar heartbreak. You can stream “think about it” here.