Newly created alongside 2LionStudio, Elisa May is a Prague-based talent who is quickly learning the ropes for what it takes to make great music. Inspired by iconic voices such as Carole King, Linda Ronstadt and Margo Guryan, Elisa seeks to tell vivid stories, bringing to life toxic environments and moments of sadness with heartfelt and unfiltered honesty.
Her latest track and third overall release is ‘War Inside’. Starting with a lonely piano, Elisa sets the tone for her performance. The vocals arrive, immediately pouring out emotion into the soundscape with reverberating percussion and melodies that pull you in deeper. The bass and drums appear for the first chorus, injecting a romanticised energy and giving the piano room for some bluesy fills. The pain continues for the vocal, strings rising from the bottom.
Ever-progressing towards the climax, Elisa stays strong, climbing to great heights as the final chorus reaches its peak moment, never reducing the sadness at its core.
Elisa shares, “It signals change. The “war inside” is therefore self-explanatory: everything is shifting within you, making you feel like a stranger to yourself. However, I still like to leave room for interpretation, as I believe there’s more that can be found within the lines of the song.
While ‘Black Lines’ speaks directly to someone else and points a finger outward, this song turns inward, becoming a mirror that reflects on myself and the fragility of one’s core. The idea behind it is about losing yourself and parts of who you used to be, a process that can be devastating. It forces you to confront the question of who you are now if not the person you used to be.”