Kim Edwards takes her music to a deeper emotional level with "Far (Strings Version)" -- a moving, orchestral ballad about the internal conflict of wanting to be closer with a lover, but still putting up walls.
Edwards, a singer-songwriter from Lehigh Valley, PA whose work has drawn comparisons to the candid lyricism of Regina Spektor and Ingrid Michaelson, released the synth-pop track "Far" back in 2020.
She later decided to reimagine the song with strings and piano with the help of producer and close collaborator Jared Salte, with the new version greeting listeners this past June. Edwards says the song is "meant to put its arm around you and sit quietly next to you and meet you where you're at."
The new version of "Far" begins with gentle, emotive piano that pays tribute to Edwards' past as a classical pianist. "I've had dreams of you leaving me again," she sings, her voice crystal clear as the strings build and swell. She laments an interior struggle that many listeners can relate to, of yearning for openness but fearing that vulnerability will only lead to heartbreak: "I would let you in if I could / Oh, I wish I could."
The lyrics "No one stays / They drift away /It's something I've grown used to" paint a bleak portrait of crushed expectations and failed relationships, but "Far" isn't a hopeless song. "Can the walls come down / And for how long?" asks Edwards, revealing a heart that hasn't been hardened by disappointment, and is still longing to form a genuine connection. The tender track doesn't offer a solution for overcoming fear of intimacy, but instead encourages listeners to sit with their emotions and take the time to heal old wounds.
Edwards is preparing for the release of her second album, Vignettes, which will include "Far (Strings Version)", as well as other songs that she says have their "own special place in my heart." Recording the album has been a creative turning point in Edwards' career, as she states, "There's not a single filler."
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