Mathilda Bohman’s title for “I’m Okay” suggests a simple premise but the song we get is one of much more emotional complexity than simply a song of heartbreak and heartache. With spare guitar and gently synth melodies and washes of tone accented by processed percussion, Bohman’s clear and strong voice takes center stage in the song evoking deep feelings of being broken and vulnerable when articulating in details the ways in which someone who told her they loved her was toying with her emotions. Bohman relates the platitudes about relationships that people tell you growing up that end up feeling like false guideposts for life when they meet the reality of flawed people acting in selfish bad faith. There is an orchestral sweep to the way Bohman has arranged the song that is bright with life so that even though the lyrics are striking in capturing a low moment in life there is a self-awareness that hints at growing inner fortitude. Sometimes when you’re hurting you have to be honest with how it’s making you feel and speaking truth to your pain even if it might seem melodramatic to others. And really feeling it instead of burying it. It’s the hiding those feelings that amplifies them to haunt you with a crushing weight later in life. This song takes the opposite path and one that will ultimate lead to a better place. Listen to “I’m Okay” on Spotify and follow Mathilda Bohman on Instagram.
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