Emma opens up about the track, stating, “I wrote ‘Burning Trees’ about being in an emotionally abusive relationship. The lyrics are probably my favourite lyrics I have ever written. I wanted to write a song that felt like I was really telling a story, so they are super cinematic and dramatic. I drew lots of inspiration from Killing Eve and true crime shows; the whole song describes a chase between two people. The narrator is constantly putting out fires and treading on eggshells around their partner, trying to keep them appeased to stay safe. ‘When I tell you that I love you I just don’t want to provoke you’, the narrator has clocked on to the abusive behaviour and is trying to escape.”

She further expresses making this song was an act of catharsis for her, saying, “Writing the song really helped me make sense of and be able to talk about an experience that was incredibly confusing emotionally. It also unlocked a part of my sound that I’d been trying to bring out for so long and that was really cool for me.”

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Emma details the story behind the single, saying, “’Square One’ is about struggling to let go of people that you have loved. We wrote the song about a memory box that I keep under my bed. It’s slightly mad but I keep little things that people have left behind to help me remember them. Sort of like a journal but in box form? It’s definitely slightly crazy haha.

“I’ve always found it so hard to let go of people, even if they have hurt me and I know I need to. The song is about remembering and ruminating over those feelings. It’s also just about feeling stuck and hung up on someone when you know you need to move on but you don’t know how to.”

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‘Renew Me’ is a touching track written for LGBTQIA+ teens. The song follows a tale that’s sadly all too familiar for queer youths – being forcefully closeted to avoid the jabs and taunts of homophobia. This was all too true for Bradley, who experienced this feeling whilst attending an all girls school.

On the track, Bradley says, “Being bullied or hiding who you are is such a universal experience, especially for LGBTQIA+ people; so I wanted to create something positive about it, whilst still being honest about a very real and difficult experience that so many people have to go through.”

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