It’s time to open our hearts and lay out the red carpet to welcome back not only my but also yours and truly everyone’s favorite artist: EXZENYA. Saying that the music of EXZENYA is just hip-hop would be completely wrong because it’s nothing else but worldbuilding at its finest, when unfiltered truth and deep psychological insights meet in that incredibly thin but incredibly exciting line. Listening to EXZENYA’s discography means embarking on a journey straight to the most complicated parts of your mind. If you have ever felt overwhelmed by the incredibly dark and dramatic mood of such hits as “V.I.P” and “Captivity”, or if you have ever tried to collect the fragments of your heart torn apart in “Ugly When You Love Me”, then you definitely know how powerful the dark magic of EXZENYA is. Maybe you’ve had those moments where you were just totally absorbed by the intoxicating haze of “Till I’m Drunk and Confused,” been staring into your very own reflection through the hard-hitting truths that are “That’s The Story Of My Life,” had the feeling of invincible power take over your mind in “International Power,” or have taken confidence to an entirely different level through the sheer assertion of “B!tch Please.” EXZENYA isn’t someone who creates songs; she captures those little moments in life, owns our atmosphere, and effortlessly steals our minds and souls. Well now, it’s time for our absolute boss, the Queen herself, to make her incredible comeback with the beautiful new song, “Forgiven For The Last Time,” out in the world as of October 16th. Let’s delve into what exactly that means for her amazing new era.
This song opens up with great delicacy, and starts off with a soft piano tune, which creates a very soft ambience right from the beginning and then dissolves into a short yet magical string solo. But then, in the most magical way possible, EXZENYA joins in with such an amazing performance that one feels like everything else around has faded away into oblivion. Her voice stays suspended in the air with utmost clarity and delicacy, devoid of any distance and artificiality, so much so that one feels as if she was standing right next to them and whispering her secrets to them.
In the philosophical and emotional heart of “Forgiven For The Last Time,” one finds the most challenging psychological fight a person could have in his/her life, which is the recognition that the toughest person to forgive is oneself. Written from the perspective of a person who has spent far too long, believed far too much, and allowed his/her family to fall for a story that was far from the truth, the lyrics reflect the long process of unweaving that story. But the song does not shy away from addressing the regret; instead, line by line, it deals with the regret in a brutally honest fashion: “I chose to stay when long ago I should’ve left.” In this case, forgiveness is not treated as a courteous gesture bestowed upon an individual deserving of it but instead as a radical state of being. After achieving this inner transformation, healing will be able to take place. And what EXZENYA realizes so insightfully is that self-blame is particularly destructive and damaging since it is done to oneself – to the very individual one must spend each day with. But the song does not demand that you give up self-reflection or assume the guise of a holy individual, who is incapable of committing any mistakes. No, what the song demands from you is much more sophisticated than all of this – an opportunity for you to face your mistakes and come to terms with the fact that you have made them, thus granting yourself the same infinite forgiveness you grant everybody else so easily. This is the only way for self-development to begin.
In terms of music, “Forgiven For The Last Time” is a song completely stripped off all kinds of pretense, left in its purest and rawest form to be seen by the world as it is. Powered by the intimate piano accompaniment along with the powerful lead vocals by EXZENYA, the track is built on sheer vulnerability and not the use of too much production tricks. Having a pace of 86 BPM, the track is more about feeling the pace than dancing to it. The minimalistic approach to the instrumentation allows the lyrics to shine through in full force: starting out fragile and vulnerable, then moving forward in tension of an eventual self-forgiveness and reaching resolution in the form of peaceful reclamation and not forced climax. With its vast emotional scope comparable to Lady Gaga’s “I’ll Never Love Again” coupled with the deep and warm vocals of Elton John, the song brings with it the dignified attitude of a mature ballad. Its final lyrics don’t bring about any cheap victory over an ex-partner, but rather the much deeper realization – the process of my recovery is just beginning.
EXZENYA continues to be an absolute master at intentionality, and that level of artistic precision is displayed in the most spectacular way possible throughout this entire release. The image on the album art of “Forgiven For The Last Time” shows a woman marching steadily towards a blindingly bright light. This light is not a metaphor for endings or death but for the brilliant light that shows itself to be shining the minute that we consciously decide to forgive ourselves. The light in the picture is a representation of the healing, grace, and self-development that EXZENYA creates in the song. By using this one brilliant visual, she helps us see the incredible message that she is teaching.
Oh, EXZENYA, the woman that you are! You are so fantastically, amazingly talented that each and every time you grace us with your music, it becomes a major event. There is nothing that you could do wrong and that would disappoint us because it will definitely turn out to be an outstanding piece of art. The deep meaning of the song that you have created in “Forgiven For The Last Time” is not a trivial matter – it is an extremely powerful message and experience that leaves no one indifferent. We feel absolutely honored, privileged and happy to witness your triumph and watch you ascend to stardom!
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