SASIA BLU
Q: “Coffee Morning High” is so dreamy, so euphoric. What spurred you to write this song?
1. I partnered with a great producer to make this song and when I heard the instrumental, the first line of the song came instantly to me: “sweet like, the coffee morning high I get with you”. That line is what inspired the whole song for me. I loved that line and free-styled most of the first verse during the first play through of the instrumental. So really, it was this instrumental that inspired me to write this song because when I get inspired by music I have to write to it (lol).
Q: There is a strong theme of letting go in love running through the lyrics. Was this a song you wrote from experience?
2. Yes, this song was inspired by my life experiences. I recently had my first love relationship which allowed me to grow and mature to a point where I was able to truly enjoy it (without overthinking everything). There was a lot of nervousness and uncertainty at the beginning but once I decided to really let go and embrace it, it was truly amazing!
Q: How would you describe personally feeling a “natural high” in love?
3. A natural high to me is feeling as light as the clouds, happy, relaxed, giddy, on top of the world, through the act of love and intimacy. People chase highs through different products or unnatural substances but a natural high gives you everything you want without the bad consequential side effects.
Q: You refer to butterflies in your head going higher and higher every time. Does love always have that feeling of exhilaration, or does it become something else after a time?
4. In the beginning it usually does, but love isn’t stagnant. It ever grows and changes. Even though most people don’t feel butterflies every single day, as time passes through the years, the love is still there and growing.
Q: “Show me how to lose my mind” is repeated all over the song. To you, what does it mean to lose yourself in love?
5. To lose yourself in love means to love without bounds or hesitations. Lots of people go into relationships with walls up and hurt from past relationships (which makes it harder for them to love fully). They are unable to lose themselves in love because they are guarded. This song is that moment when you finally let go and know you are truly safe and free to love completely; and finally getting to that point feels like a natural high.
Q: The song suggests that love can be exhilarating and comforting at the same time. Do you think such a balance is required in a relationship?
6. Definitely, I believe the best types of relationships are the ones where you feel both exhilaration and comfort with your partner.
Q: There is a reference to “pain and pleasure” in the song. How do you understand those two emotions being present in love?
7. Pain and pleasure are both a part of love. You can’t have one without the the other. There is going to be highs and lows throughout any relationship and you just have to face them together without letting go, that is love.
Q: The song’s very sensory, it’s like you can taste, feel, and hear the feelings. Was that intentional?
8. It was absolutely intentional. I want the listener to have an immersive experience every time they listen to my music, that’s what makes it have a lasting impact.
Q: Do you write about love by focusing on individual feelings, or do you tap into other people’s experiences too?
9. I definitely tap into other people’s experiences as well. Some of my songs are not about life experiences that happened to me personally but were written from my imagination and pulled from other experiences I have heard about.
Q: The emotional pull of this song is just so strong. How do you know when a song is done and ready to be released to the world?
10. I know it is ready when I feel good about it. I have to feel comfortable with it or I won’t release it. When I am in the process of writing a song, it’s like I obsess over it and I only stop when I feel like nothing else needs to be done to it. That’s when I know it’s ready.
Q: Do your songwritings ever start with emotion, melody, or lyrics first?
11. I have had all three but most of the time my songs start off as a melody that pops into my head or is inspired by the instrumental I am hearing. However, I have made songs that started off as wanting to write about a certain feeling and/or a few words or sentences that had a strong impact on me that I wanted to turn into a song.
Q: If listeners were able to extract one feeling from this song, what would you want it to be?
12. I would want them to extract the feeling of belonging. Being somebody’s somebody is a feeling everyone wants to feel at least once in their life. We need companionship and socialization as a people and when you finally find your person there’s nothing like it in the world.
Q: Is there a preferred lyric of the song that speaks the most to you personally?
13. “Passionfruit kisses, they taste sweeter with your lips on mine.” I love this lyric because it describes that moment in relationships where after being with that person you start to notice things that you usually looked over in everyday life like: “Did the sun always shine this brightly?” “The flowers are really beautiful today.” “This fruit/food tastes so much better when I eat it with my man, things like that.
Q: If “Coffee Morning High” were a scene, what would it be like in your head?
14. The scene would be you waking up in the morning, you’re going to make your coffee in the kitchen and it’s serene. The birds are chirping as you take the first delicious sip. Your partner gives you a hug from behind and gives you a kiss good morning and it just feels simply perfect. That moment would be ‘Coffee Morning High’.
Q: Will we be hearing more of this dreamy and intoxicating love theme in upcoming songs?
15. Of course! Love songs are my favorite to write. They come so naturally to me, so there will definitely be more to look forward to in the future.
