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Q. What was the first spark that inspired you to write “Instead of Making Love (Say Hello)”?
Definitely being tired of hearing sad melodies come out of my head all the time. I was coming from a year-long writer’s block and felt like I had changed somehow. Some time later the lyrics arrived, and I finished the song in one day.

Q. The song feels like a conversation between distance and closeness. Did you intend it to sound that way from the start?
No, I just really wanted to let everything out without getting angry or sad, and in the end it came out exactly how I wanted.

Q. There’s a sense of irony in your lyrics. How do you balance humor and sadness when writing?
I’m quite an ironic person in general, so it’s easy for me to make things sound sarcastic and joke about past experiences that don’t hurt as much anymore. But it always depends on the song and the moment I’m living.

Q. Do you see this song as more about self-discovery or about a broken relationship?
Definitely self-discovery, even if the past always influences things. Melancholy helps translate it all.

Q. The song touches on self-awareness and acceptance. Were you writing from personal experience?
Yes, it’s always personal experience. It would be hard for me to write without emotional involvement, and I can only find that through living.

Q. Do you think emotional disconnection is something your generation feels strongly about?
I don’t think it’s generational. I think it’s a stage in life that everyone goes through sooner or later, a way to protect yourself until you realize you’re inside a big, soft bubble.

Q. There’s a real softness in how you handle mistakes in the song. Was that a new approach for you?
More than a new approach, they’re new realizations. I don’t live them with harshness, pain, or sadness anymore. I just wanted to show how I see things now, quite soft and delicate, but without forgetting my mistakes.

Q. You’ve said your personality is growing in your music. How do you feel that’s reflected in these lyrics?
It’s completely different from the others. Even the structure has changed compared to my previous songs. I don’t know if it’s growth, but I definitely like it.

Q. The song feels confessional but never too heavy. How do you find that emotional balance?
It creates itself through the sound of the song. I wanted lightness but also comfort, and I got there.

Q. When you look back at writing this song, do you think it helped you move forward emotionally?
Yes, every song is a step forward, a way to overcome anything.

Q. Do you ever find that irony helps you tell the truth more directly in your lyrics?
Yes, but it’s quite unconscious. I write very instinctively, and irony is such a big part of my life and my thoughts.

Q. If someone listens to this song for the first time, what feeling do you hope stays with them after it ends?
I’d like them to feel understood, to find comfort in knowing it’s normal to feel that way, and that, just like it happened to me, the phrase “always ruined all the fun instead of making love” gets stuck in their head as a reminder to stop doing it.