Long time readers may be aware that I don’t sleep well. There is a point in the night where it feels like there is no-one else in the world awake and that time could stop right there and then, and I would be alone forever, trapped with my worry and anxiety. Being alone in the night is one of the hardest things.
On Pieces, JUJ depicts her experience trying to deal with insomnia, having written the main hook at 4am one night when she couldn’t sleep. Things in the night can feel helpless and so crushingly lonely, and JUJ captures that feeling perfectly. When she asks for some piece for her mind, I can’t help but hope she got some.