Kacey Musgraves‘ latest release, “Deeper Well,” sees the singer-songwriter find a new way forward–both in her personal life and sonically. The acoustic guitar-led track is simple in scope but deeply impactful. Find the meaning behind this song, below.
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Behind the Meaning
Musgraves takes a turn in “Deeper Well.” She’s done the blithe, romantic hits. She’s done the bitting breakup anthems. Now, she’s turning her attention inward.
My Saturn has returned
When I turned 27
Everything started to change
In the first chorus, Musgraves cuts out any negative energy in her life, including her “friends” and past partners. No regrets, baby / I just think that maybe / You go your way and I’ll go mine, she sings. In an effort to take care of herself, she digs a little deeper and start pulling from a more fitting life source: I’ve found a deeper well.
I used to wake and bake
Roll out of bed, hit the gravity bong that I made
And start the day
For a while, it got me by
Everything I did seemed better when I was high
I don’t know why
In the second verse, Musgraves cuts out her bad habits–another life-sucking thing in her opinion. So, I’m getting rid of the habits that I feel are real good at wasting my time / No regrets, baby / I just think that maybe it’s natural when things lose their shine, she sings.
The things I was taught only took me so far, had to figure the rest out myself
And then I found
I found a deeper well
The entirety of this song is about new beginnings. Musgraves sheds what isn’t serving her in an effort to move forward lighter, more focused, and hopefully toward a better outcome.
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