"Divorce" delves into the complexities and emotional turmoil that comes with the end of a romantic relationship. She expresses her feelings of struggle and despair through swimming metaphors like "fighting the tide" and "drowning", indicating that the end of the relationship feels like an unexpected wave knocking her off of her feet. The lyrics "pushing a rock up a mountain, hey/I wanna go, you around it with somebody new" suggest that Kelela feels burdened and weighed down by the challenges of trying to make the relationship work, and that sh… read more
"Divorce" delves into the complexities and emotional turmoil that comes with the end of a romantic relationship. She expresses her feelings… read more
"Divorce" delves into the complexities and emotional turmoil that comes with the end of a romantic relationship. She expresses her feelings of struggle and despair through swim… read more
Kelela Mizanekristos (Amharic: ከለላ ሚዛነክርስቶስ; born June 4, 1983) is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me. In 2015, she released Hallucinogen, an EP which deals with the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order. Her debut studio album, Take Me Apart, was released in 2017 to critical acclaim. Early life and education A second-generation Ethiopian American and an only child, Mizanekristos was born in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 1983. Growing up in Gaithersburg, Maryland, she learned… read more
Kelela Mizanekristos (Amharic: ከለላ ሚዛነክርስቶስ; born June 4, 1983) is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me. In 2015, she r… read more
Kelela Mizanekristos (Amharic: ከለላ ሚዛነክርስቶስ; born June 4, 1983) is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me. In 2015, she released Hallucinogen, an EP which deals with t… read more