Our purpose is to love,if only it were as simple s a sip of coffee and a good jazz song.

‘Love Me Too Hard’ by Hollie Carmen Sounds like a Sunday morning, one where your lover lies, entwined in shared sheets, the scent of fresh coffee and French pastries drift lazily from the bedside as the curious sun peaks through the shutters, watching smiles adorn your faces.

With a melody that echoes vintage bikes on cobblestone streets, and painted nails caressing ceramic mugs, this song defines the essence of falling in love.Its pace evocative of the heavy thud of time when you’re apart from your person,Hollie’s jazz-infused vocals gently descend like heavy raindrops on a windowsill you watch from.

Hollie’s harmonies and poetic lyrics provide a soundtrack for all those lovers trying to bury the days they are apart. A suprise reunion or a stranger in the supermarket wearing your lovers cologne? Their face becomes a roadmap, gawping at similarly shaped backs of heads and waving at hands you believed to have held, until you find yourself infatuated with shadows in the park.

Your love leaves town for a week just to make a home in your mind.Each chime, each whisper, each silence filled with them. Everyday is precious until you’re apart then each one is just a roadblock in the way of your heart.Eyes may fall upon yours, yet you remain unseen until they grace your presence.It is there in their arms that you are alive again.

Hollie’s vocals are both powerful and peaceful, a surprising juxtaposition that infuses the whole song with distinctive character. Although evocative of mid noughties Eliza Doolittle and with whispers of Etta James, Hollie is undeniably unique, demonstrated in her ability to produce such a sensual groove that has both a slow, patient feel yet propelled with optimistic undertones of a heart in wait.

Exploring narratives where you were once so self assured now each moment a deliberate firework display in the hope they will look your way. Prepping your parents to meet them, hoping they will share your heart and hold theirs highly. From swapping numbers to cardboard boxes the journey love can take us on, the person we become on the way, it is tumultuous and terrifying, it is so easy to ‘love too hard’.

Love is both cruel and magnificent,l ike the ocean a beast that is both destructive and beautiful, falling I love is like dipping your toe in a bath run by a stranger and hoping it doesn’t burn you. A chief that has stolen your senses, leaving you with carousel dances and crystal smiles. It is lingering eyes and stolen kisses on dance floors.Love remains captivating, an enchanting symphony that echoes through our hearts. Our purpose is to love,if only it were as simple s a sip of coffee and a good jazz song.