On “How Do You Sleep At Night” Phay Bridges Gives Voice to the Agony and Frustrations of Those Who’ve Kept Quiet About Abuse

PhayBridges1_sm — Phay Bridges, photo courtesy the artist

With a languid pace and a mix of smoldering, cathartic anger, Phay Bridges imbues her song “How Do You Sleep At Night” with the appropriate level of righteous indignation directed toward an abuser. Of course we’ve heard countless stories of these people like Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein who used their wealth and power to abuse women and to cover up that abuse for decades. But in our own immediate lives we probably know a few people who on a far lesser scale power trip and abuse as a boost to their own fragile egos when they have a temporary place of minor power and influence over others whether in the workplace, in a community, in social circles, in a family or in a relationship of any kind that they use to peddle “favors” or take out some sadistic outlet on whoever they can. Bridges’ voice articulates the feelings most people swallow or bury to get through those times and coupled with the expressive, fiery guitar work it does so without malice but a call to conscience without letting the abuser off the hook. Look out for her debut full-length due out in fall 2019. Watch the lyric video on YouTube and follow Bridges at the links provided.