Our Basement,
Sometimes we break up, and we know that we’re leaving some good behind. As we’re saying goodbye, we just want that one last moment of acknowledgment that it wasn’t all bad.
“Like The Very First Time,” the first single from my upcoming record, Weekender (out October 22nd) is a love song to a memory of what once was.
I co-wrote this track with soul and R&B producer, Beatchild, during my time in Canada’s Music Incubator’s Artist Entrepreneurship program. At first, we weren’t sure what the song was about, but inspiration for the song’s story struck a couple years later while I was rewatching an episode of one of my favourite shows of all time, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
“Like The Very First Time” makes a nod to the star-crossed relationship between Buffy and Angel, who are perfect for each other but can’t be together due to a convoluted plot-line involving an ancient curse. In the episode “The Prom,” they slow dance one last time and remember how much they care about each other before Angel leaves forever to LA (to be on his own show).
It wasn’t all just heartache, there’s some good we’ll leave behind.
This line really sums up the emotion behind the whole song, including why it is so bittersweet. You both know it has to end, but you still care, and there’s still a lot that you’re going to miss.
I hope that you enjoy this song!
Stay tuned for more new music ahead of Weekender’s release.
Jeremy Voltz