Montreal-based multitalented singer-songwriter Chris Quesnel’s ‘Cherry Chapstick’ feels like an emotional excavation. Chris dives deep into the trenches of heartbreak that arises not from separation but from the soul-crushing ache of being tethered to a relationship that refuses to grow. In ‘Cherry Chastick’, Chris longs to love his companion deeply but recognizes that love alone cannot fix what is fundamentally broken.
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The melody of ‘Cherry Chapstick’ washes over you like a bittersweet memory from the first note. It is delicate, full of melancholy, and hauntingly beautiful. Chris blends delicate acoustic strums with subtle, poignant synths that linger in the background long after the song ends. Quesnel’s voice is raw and emotive and is a direct extension of his heart. The pain of his soul quivers with vulnerability and carries the weight of his broken heart. “We’re just like a broken record, and you’re the type to spin it until one gets hurt.” The song mirrors his internal struggle. The agony of holding on to a love that can’t evolve yet still burns bright in his chest.
As the song unfolds, you can feel Chris’s awareness dawning into a painful clarity of the relationship, as it stands, suffocating his growth. A relationship is like a mirror, where both partners reflect each other’s emotional patterns and physical behaviour. But when one fails to self-intropect and starts reflecting their insecurities, faults, and fears on the other, the relationship becomes stale. Chris sings of lies told to cover mistakes and the way they erode trust. He laments at the way deception not only damages the relationship but distorts self-perception.
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It’s not the absence of affection that hurts; it’s the absence of self-awareness, the inability to recognize that love requires a foundation of self-love and growth. Cherry Chapstick reminds us that the most profound heartbreak isn’t always about losing someone; sometimes, it’s about realizing that staying in a stale relationship means losing yourself.
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