Hana Canhasi - With You (Single)
Why must the best songs be so concise? I can’t be mad at Hana Canhasi cause that just means I can keep it on loop & why wouldn’t you want this sweet little ditty on repeat? On “With You,” she’s letting her guard down completely, detailing what this new love has done for her. She’s breaking away from the past to build anew; clearly, this new person is making her feel on top of the world again in terms of a relationship. Not one full of childish antics, souls won’t be able to sync with one another if it’s a love that’s been set up for failure from the jump, you just never focused on all the red flags until they became a multitude of them, making it impossible to ignore.
Her last love may have shattered her, but what is now newfound is making her feel whole again. It’s a shame how many men break women down & are forever surprised when they find solace with somebody else. I’m in a similar situation, so records like this just break my heart, yet I appreciate it cause all I truly want is for her to be happy. It’s like what’s going on with us is vicariously correlating with her situation. Hana is finally at peace in the love department & it’s beautiful how she expresses it. Even towards the end of the record, you can feel how eager she is to get back to the person who has made her whole again.
This ballad is the perfect nighttime record; as the lights dim down, so will your guard. It’s amazing all the hurt we go through, all the hardships & devastating experiences we endure just to find someone to make us feel whole in this empty world. It’s not like she’s spending every breathing second with this person; she’s grateful for the space they’ve allowed one another to have because the best relationships are ones where both parties strongly stress self-love. It’s never going to work if the only person is holding up their end of the bargain, you’ll just drive them into the arms of somebody else, but you know what, sometimes that’s for the best & a record like this, if you’re like me, just might make you accept that.