Maren Morris is “taking an axe to the tree” that is rotting at the root — a metaphor in her new song “The Tree” about country music’s deep-rooted issues to grow with the times.
The singer, 33, dubs her new two-track EP The Bridge — released today — one of numerous metaphors she uses to imagine a path out of the country music industry, which made her a star.
On “The Tree”, Morris sings, “I’m done filling a cup with a hole in the bottom”; while “Get the Hell Out of Here” begins with the lyrics, “Watered the garden but forgot to fill the well/ I fed all my good intentions while I starved myself.” READ MORE: Maren Morris Appears To Take Aim At Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’ Song With New Music Video Tease Though the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter isn’t tired of writing music and playing guitar, she explains that her decision to leave country music is solely due to the industry’s reluctance to face its racist and misogynist history and its unwillingness to welcome more women, queer people and people of colour.
That’s where The Bridge comes into play. The record represents Morris’ intentional and purposeful shift from her country success to wherever her career takes her next. “I thought I’d like to burn it to the ground and start over,” the 33-year-old told the Los Angeles Times of country music. “But it’s burning itself down without my help.” “The stories going on within country music right now, I’ve tried to avoid a lot of it at all costs.
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