Listen: "PAST LIFE!" by Presence [2024]

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US-based indie singer/songwriter Presence comes to Wolf in a Suit with the bittersweet and honest tale of young love that is "PAST LIFE!". With this wonderfully crafted showcase of feelings and emotions we get to be part of a story, a world that embraces the tragic nature that is at times part of being young and in love. It explores the blindness that takes over for some of us when it comes to these matters, for it's hard to differentiate between liking and friendship (I understand you Presence - been there, done that) and mistakes are bound to happen.

"PAST LIFE!" invites us to find bits and pieces of ourselves as he shares his own taste of heartbreak and doing things the wrong way without realizing at first, and noticing it's too late the moment you do. It's truly a sort-of-poetic realm that takes us through a rollercoaster of feelings and emotions that are so raw and so palpable. "PAST LIFE!" embraces our senses in an instant and makes sure to offer music lovers a cinematic experience that is sure to grab a hold of our hearts from the moment we press play. So listen closely and fall prey to the uniquely captivating and honest must-listen gem that is "PAST LIFE!". Enjoy!

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"This is a song ("PAST LIFE!") about the first girl I ever loved. She was the beginning of an extensive history of me royally fucking thing up with people I really care about. In hindsight I should have known there was a mutual feeling between the two of us (we’d talk literally every single day all day long), but at the time I was an ignorant 15 year old, who was insecure and too scared to actually confess my feelings to her.

Thus, when I went to a church camp and met someone who was also incredibly interesting, (and is someone I genuinely care about to this day), but (the cherry on top) made it a little more clear that she liked me, I jumped on top of that opportunity and (thought I) forgot all about this initial love of mine.

Me and this “initial love that I wasn’t sure liked me” had made plans months prior to go with each other to the Camarillo Street Fair, but when I met this someone new I made plans to go with her the following day. Scummy of me, I’m aware. I ended up canceling on the girl I had known longer though (also scummy) and ended up only going with my newly found church camp infatuation.

Everything was going fine on this date until in the corner of my eye I saw her walking with her parents in the opposite direction of me. There were so many emotions that flooded over me all at once, and I stood there stunned as we inevitably crossed paths and her parents stopped me to say hello. The biggest feeling I encountered was regret though. I knew I was there with the wrong person.

I realized she did have feelings for me all along, but I had ruined any possibility of anything flourishing between us in that moment. My biggest regret stemmed from just looking at her face though. It’s hard to say when you’re that young if you actually “love” someone, but as I reflect back on those moments with much more life experience I did love her. And I hurt her. Which is pretty awful. All I wanted for a long time after that was to know she was happy, even if it wasn’t with me."
Presence about "PAST LIFE!"