Ana Luna - Daddy's Empire

The most painful breakups are those without resentment. LA-via-Paris singer-songwriter Ana Luna recalls a relationship where her partner cannot help himself, and the resulting unhappiness diminishes their love. It is a sad and heavy song, but also one about doing the right thing, even if it hurts.

There was no lack of love between us—but I saw patterns in him that came from immaturity. Not in the way he treated me, but in how he lived: he’d talk about big dreams but never pursue them, complain about toxic friends but stay stuck in the same dynamics, shut down instead of speaking up. I wanted so badly for him to be happy, to grow into who he could be. But he couldn’t see what needed to change, and I couldn’t make him see it. That’s where the heartbreak really lived. This song holds space for that frustration, but also for the truth that we were both still growing. There’s no villain here.

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