Library / Emotional Suppression
Listen to this when
Cranes in the Sky
tried to outrun it. it caught up 🕊️
Who it's for
Solange lists her unsuccessful attempts to distract herself from a long-standing pain.
Weary of avoiding→Ready to face it
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Cranes in the Sky" is a mid-tempo soul ballad by Solange, released in October 2016 as the first single from her third album, A Seat at the Table. The song is about trying to escape an unaddressed sadness by distracting herself in various ways. She wrote it in 2008 in a Miami hotel over instrumentals from Raphael Saadiq, after the end of a long relationship.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Brief references to drinking.
Age: All ages
In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter XXXIV
