“Turn to Roses” has a soft production and meditative rhythms that suggests the dawning of something within. Songwriter Good Lee tapped Starling Arrow vocalist/musician Marya Stark to perform the vocals for the song from the August 4, 2023 album A World Within to give it a gentle but melodiously evocative touch. Stark’s turn at singing the song took her out of her usual context in a more folk vein and sat perfectly in a downtempo pop song about forgiveness and the power of growing beyond the accidental hurts and offenses we can visit upon those we love and have loved. The line “all our arrows turn to roses” points to the almost emotionally alchemical process of that path out of holding onto one’s aggrievement and into a place of grace and to remember the things that brought you together rather than the misunderstandings and conflicts that drove you apart. The song is reminiscent of early 90s New Age-inflected pop music but with a modern production sensibility that lends the ethereal tonality a warmth it might not otherwise possess. Listen to “Turn to Roses” on Spotify and connect with Good Lee at the links below.
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