Megan Wilder releases your new favorite sad song “If I Knew.” There are songs that are written well, then there are songs that cut to the bone. Her voice not only washes over you, but seeps deep in and infects you with emotion. The pain in her voice is evident as she sings extremely relatable break-up lyrics. For Megan, this song is about rising from the ashes of a toxic relationship, but the duality of the hook line makes this relatable for just about anyone.
Wilder’s skill in setting a scene with lyrics is evident in this track, with the opening lines “what if we never met that night out at that dive bar/what if when I looked in your eyes I didn’t see stars/what if tequila didn’t make me such a try hard.” The repeated “what ifs” throughout the track give it an element of cohesion while simultaneously pushing the central theme of ruminating on the past and wishing things had gone differently, or at the very least wondering what might have happened if they did.
She set it to simple acoustic guitar driven production, making the vocals the shining focus of the track. The entire song is underlaid with a quiet strength. Regardless of the song being one big question that lyrically is never answered, Wilder answers in a different way. A resounding “no” can be heard through her strong vocals, and the steady pulse of instruments that grow in conviction from the first breath through the last notes. This is the perfect song for anyone needing a little catharsis, whether that be because of a breakup , or because they’re ruminating on past mistakes, or they just need to relate to someone. This song is the companion to help get it all out. Megan Wilder’s “If I Knew” is beautifully heartbreaking and promises a bright future.
