Welsh singer Duffy has further opened up about her experiences of being drugged, kidnapped and raped, in a new release that counts as her second dealing with personal trauma. Entitled “River in the Sky,” the song follows the March release of “Something Beautiful,” which she had originally written for the express purpose of “lift[ing] spirits.” This new track, following the end of her decade-long absence from the limelight, has unsurprisingly generated a large degree of industry interest, with many major publications covering the release, such as The Guardian and The Independent.
Duffy releases new song 'River in the Sky' after opening up about kidnapping trauma https://t.co/sU5A3HjKpt
— The Independent (@Independent) June 18, 2020
Launching the new track today (June 18th) in a post on her official Instagram profile, @duffy, the song is in fact the only one on her page so far – yet her fan following is unquestionably strong. Having accrued 198,000 followers since launching the account, it has been a strong foundation stone for the latest release.
The song’s lyrics are especially haunted, performed in solo voice and backed by piano, as she recounts being “afraid of the dark” as she is visited by a force which “covers me so patiently as I learn to deal with the pain.” The pain of her trauma which she is describing has only recently been made known to a public audience.
In the above cited Guardian article, the 35-year-old behind the hit “Mercy” explained to her followers in February, via a since deleted Instagram post, how she “was raped and drugged and held captive over some days … The recovery took time. There’s no light way to say it. But in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine.”
Released under the caption, “For the better days to come / Duffy,” many of the comments have been overwhelmingly positive, with listeners sharing their praise for the fresh lyrics with statements such as, “Beautiful as always, thank you for sharing,” “Wow… stunning. You have the most amazing voice,” and “you are so missed.”
