Leah Marie Mason is feeling nostalgic in her new song “Miss Us Then.” Simplistic guitars bring us into days past. Mason relives the trials of an ex-love, “Thrill of the chase ’til the chase ain’t new.” She doesn’t have rose-colored glasses on and she doesn’t shy away from examining the problems of this past love.
The song slowly builds into the chorus. She is the harbinger of the biting lyric “I don’t miss us now, but I miss us then.” These reminiscent lyrics are deliciously juxtaposed with the upbeat pop beat drop that happens immediately after. She is faced with the fact that she only wants him when he is gone. She wants the chase, the struggle, and the deep ache for another person, but once she has it, it is no longer so appealing.
This song is a wonderful character study on longing. A song that could easily be a sad ballad is brilliantly balanced.
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