Breath Of Fresh Air

by Broadtree

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Despite having lost family members, their livelihoods on stage, and pieces of themselves to the COVID pandemic, the country duo made a decision to avoid addressing the epidemic in their previous releases. All with the exception of one song written for the time we now find ourselves in.
“COVID o"en felt like an abusive relationship. Just when things seemed to be getting better, it would get much worse. No matter what you did or tried, there never seemed to be a way to escape. We felt trapped,” said Armand Antony. “We didn’t want to write a song that screamed ‘this is a song about the pandemic’. So instead we personified COVID as the one inflicting that sort of pain before we’re finally free as the story of the song is told.”
“It was surprising how well the personification of the virus managed to reflect any kind of person or event or situation keeping you down in life, whether in small ways, or in the biggest, scariest ways imaginable,” said Nicole McCa!erty. “The song is meant to be an explosion of joy - the thrill of new beginnings coming from a place where you worried you may never be free. We really wanted the focus to be on the escape and reclaiming a part of yourself you were afraid of losing forever.”
This upbeat and pacy track focuses on the hope and excitement of looking ahead, beyond the pandemic that has drained so much, not just from both performers, but from all of us. It is the perfect song to wrap up the summer and kick o! a return to a life we used to know.

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Well you came out of nowhere and dragged me down
Shackled my ankles to the ground
Then you impounded all of my hopes and dreams
Took the term prison to new extremes

You told me what to wear
Where I could and couldn’t go
Banned me from the party
Wouldn’t let me see the show
I thought you’d lighten up
But you locked me in my room
You thought you’d break my spirit
Tried to trap me in your gloom

But today I’m breathing easy
Today I’m walking free
And it feels even better
Than I ever thought it’d be

I tell myself “For a minute I almost thought
I was gonna lose you there”
Now I’m finally out
It’s a literal breath of fresh air

So I finally got together
With the one you didn’t approve
Now we’re planning crossing borders
Cause we’ve got something to prove

Headed on the highway
Stop for drinks down at the bar
We’ll cut our hair, we’ll dream and dare
And remember who we are

You said we’d never get here
All we ever heard was no
And now we finally find ourselves
At home in the front row

I tell myself “For a minute I almost thought
I was gonna lose you there”
Now I’m finally out
It’s a literal breath of fresh air

Tried to tell me who I could see
Tried to tell me what I could be
But you no longer hold the key
I’m leaving you behind

Cause today I’m breathing easy
Today I’m walking free
And it feels even better
Than I ever thought it’d be

I tell myself “For a minute I almost thought
I was gonna lose you there”
Now I’m finally out
It’s a literal breath of fresh air
Now I’m finally free
It’s a literal breath of fresh air

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released September 10, 2021
Written and produced by Nicole Marie McCafferty and Armand Antony

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Broadtree Toronto, Ontario

Broadtree is a pop-country duo that has created a unique blend of stylized storytelling over a bed of catchy pop country, with subject matter that often breaks the norms of the genre. The duo openly supports several causes, speaking out about racial equality, Canadian First Nations rights, the LGBTQ+ community, and keeping an open line to anyone wishing to discuss mental health and illness. ... more

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