For The Long Run - Major Love (New world, new eyes...)

“In these times of trouble when I long to feel some comfort, well, I think of you.”
The opening line of Major Love’s 5th single “For The Long Run” - the lead track off their sophomore album “Live, Laugh, Major Love” - is a confession.
At the centre of that confession is a universal longing. It asks the question - ‘if I’m totally honest, if I’m truly myself - will I still be loved and accepted?’
The first time the chorus comes around, it’s clear the question is personal, talking about a romantic connection. But as the song develops, it morphs into a more communal reflection on how uncertainty and insecurity changes people. How some people contract and become defensive in difficult circumstances, and others look for the opportunity inside the difficulty.
Lead singer-songwriter Colleen Brown explains:
“During lockdowns, I think we were all experiencing some form of longing. A lot of us felt really isolated - maybe we were single and hadn’t touched another human in a year. Some of us were in bubbles or family units, but felt totally alienated from them. It wasn’t just physical isolation - but also the sense that humanity was splintering, along with a shared sense of reality and belonging. Many of us were losing people to conspiracy theories, seeing people we love suddenly spouting hateful rhetoric. And then some of those people would try to turn it around on us, accusing us of the same thing… it can break your brain, if you don’t have deep moral conviction behind your beliefs.
To me this feels more relevant than ever, right now, at this very moment. I truly believe we are at a flashpoint that will determine whether humanity survives in the long term. We have a couple of years to avoid irreversible ecological collapse, which we have been rushing headlong towards, and we also have students and protesters around the world being shut down, attacked, and arrested for protesting war crimes. These things are 100% related. Propping up a colonial empire is the same principle as spraying your garden with Roundup: as long as we insist on control and domination of ourselves and our environment, we are doomed as a species. This moment, right now, is our opportunity to change that, to change our trajectory. That’s what this song is really about, and that’s the feeling we are trying to capture in the music.”
Listening to “For The Long Run” is like listening to Brown’s thought process, including the bridge breakdown that seems to be taking a deep breath before the climax and conclusion:
Everything got thrown into perspective
Everything is different now
Everything has got a new light on it
Everything has changed now
Everything we see with new eyes
New world, new eyes, new world, new eyes
The full album “Live, Laugh, Major Love” arrives May 17th.
Credits:
Written by Major Love
Produced by Marcus Paquin and Major Love
Mixed by Marcus Paquin
Engineered by Eric Cinnamon with Graham Lessard at the National Music Centre's Studio Bell in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Colleen Brown - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and BGs
Shea Connor - drums and percussion
Trevor Mann - lead guitar, BGs
Murray Wood - bass
Marcus Paquin - synth, additional guitar, BGs
Lyrics:
In these times of trouble
When I long to feel some comfort
Well I think of you
And though you’re far away
It warms my heart to think that
I could mean something to you
Will you tell me now
I am waiting to hear
Will you tell me now
I can wait a little longer
Cuz I know that you will love me right
Yes I know that you will hold me tight
For the Long Run
For the Long Run
For the Long Run
For the Long Run
When things are so uncertain
We hide behind the curtain
Just to wait it out
And some of us are scrambling
And some of us are somehow managing
To live with doubt
If we trust
We can find a way through this
If we trust
We can find the good in this mess
I know that you will love me right
Yes I know that you will hold me tight
For the Long Run
For the Long Run
For the Long Run
For the Long Run
Everything got thrown into perspective
Everything is different now
Everything has got a new light on it
Everything has changed now
Everything we see with new eyes
New world, new eyes, new world, new eyes
New eyes, new eyes, new eyes
In these times of trouble
When I long to feel some comfort
Well I think of you

[@plarpco]

Oh my. What a beautiful song and a compelling video! Major Love always gives me chills. Thank you for releasing your beauty into the world. I hate to beg but can you please, please, please come down to Chicago for a show?

[@majorloveband]

We'd love to come to Chicago! What's your favorite small venue there?

[@plarpco]

@@majorloveband My favorite small venues: The Hideout (capacity ~100), Schuba's Tavern (capacity ~165), Lincoln Hall (capacity ~500). I hope it works out! Cheers and congrats on the new record!!!