SINGLE REVIEW: WOL “FRIEND THAT NEVER WAS”
Following a brief encounter with a kindred spirit, “Friend That Never Was” by the UK-based singer-songwriter WOL explores the mystical connection between one soul and another, going down the imaginary rabbit hole on a dreamful, psychedelic adventure.
Showering in the warm sunlight of guitar strum, the ritual-like drum pattern evokes a sense of familiarity and comfort. It felt like you’ve known each other in the past, although you’ve never met in this life. As if looking in a mirror of the past, the moment of encounter has brought back vague remembrance – there was a connection and history.
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“Friend That Never Was” narrates around the bittersweet of resurfaced ancient feelings forgotten in reincarnation. Swirling into a dazzling, tumultuous, surreal escalation, WOL captured the moment of confusion when feelings confront rationality, fantasies invade reality, and the past finally catches up with the present.
Finding solace in resemblance but only saddened by the default doubt and reality. “Links of a symbiotic nature, the fleeting touch of a past future. Well, the one I want to be in is the one I saw you in.”
Acceptance and honesty lead to an anthemic catharsis. No longer blindfolded or confused, the song concluded with an interestingly open-ended lyric. “I’ll catch you up sometime soon.”