girl in red - 'midnight love'

There is bravery in vulnerability, courage in admitting you’re wrong and owning up to your flaws. Norway’s brightest new talent, girl in red, draws on this sentiment in new single ‘midnight love’, an intimate track reflecting on past mistakes and unhealthy relationship patterns. 

Marie Ulven wears her heart on her sleeve in this one. A stripped back atmosphere gives space to her wonderfully honest, confessional lyricism that is coloured by pain and regret – “I hope that the right time one day arrives, so I’ll be willing to let this die. Able to look you right in the eyes, say ‘I’m not your consolation prize’”, her raw, emotive vocals only intensifying this sense of vulnerability. 

Speaking about the song, Ulven explains “midnight love feels like my best work so far. It’s my first song with a piano, but the approach of writing it was a bit different than usual too. Even though I’m singing from my perspective, as the ‘’victim’’, in real life it was actually me who was the ‘’bad guy’’.  A close friend was treated the same way I had treated someone else. This dude would text her at night to see if they could meet up, and it kind of gave her false hope that they could be something more, so she always would say yes and be there for him. Seeing that so up close gave me some perspective and I realised that my situation was very similar. So, this song is pretty much me reflecting on how small I’ve made someone else feel. Even though I never meant to be a dick, I was. We met up recently after she heard the song and I apologised. I think she forgave me.”

Words by Laura Freyaldenhoven

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