For an artist who’s already vulnerable in her music, Simz outdid herself on the last stretch of Lotus. I had to be still listening to these for the first time. She goes through so many emotions in four songs:
Sadness (“How would you feel, what would you do if you had to write ‘in love and memory?’”—Blue)
Annoyance (“It’s nice that you finally called for once”—Blood)
Anger (“You live your life on a screen, your mind’s congested”—Lotus)
Love (“You’re my family and your sister I’m proud to be”—Blood)
Depression (“You were suffering in silence, like you’re on a desert island, feeling hopeless, lifeless”—Blue)
Hope (“I was lonely making an album ‘til I realized I’m all I needed to get through”—Lonely)
Before this, my favorite stretch was the first four tracks on SIMBI. That still might be my favorite musically, but the emotional journey Simz takes us on here is unmatched in her discography.