Prompt: "A song about a tree"
Selected by Nate
"The Tree"
The Bridge (promo double single), 2023
So it's not so much "about a tree" as it is "using a tree as a metaphor for the structures of gatekeeping (perhaps specific to country music but also perhaps meant to cover all of culture writ large) that has kept and continues to keep artists like Morris at a reserve." She's written about both of those concepts in the past, so it's anyone's guess as to which one she means, except you can also search and find the answer pretty easily if you're the kind of person who has seen too many Marvel movies. The worst shit in culture are videos or articles that "explain the ending" or "explain the meaning" to you. Fuck that, find your own meaning. This song is about a tree, and Maren Morris is going to cut it down even though it is on fire. God, when did we all become such insecure children? Also—and I considered leaving this line out my review but why censor myself, it's just you weirdos reading it—Maren Morris is so hot that I almost cannot stand it.
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