FKA Twigs - 'Water Me'

We all have wished to be to tall, haven't we?

FKA Twigs' vocals float over repetitive bass drones and long hummed tones hoping for this growth. Twigs spins a small but enrapturing story of lost love, personal narrative, and longing in "Water Me". The first 30 seconds revolve around the same pitch until the percussion comes in and directs the movement. The percussion is crisp but not overbearing; simply a reminder of the time that continues to pass no matter what the circumstances. The echoed backup vocals, also, add a cyclical element to the song. Twigs is stuck on this loss, recycling it in her brain, trying to make sense of it, trying to water the dying flower that she had previously cultivated with this person. The lyrics themselves are cyclical, being repeated. The repetition serves as a reiteration of her loss. There isn't a better way to remember that you're lonely than to say that you're lonely, and Twigs remembers it in such a way that she has to say it twice. "Water Me" explores the contradictions of love, of sex, and of all the shit that comes along with them. The dwelling. The longing. The memory. The hurt. And the acceptance, that after all of it, all you can do is hope someone will stick around to water you, and watch you grow tall, like you always wished you would.