When one listens to Lead Me On by FLETCHER, it’s as if you’re leafing through a deeply personal journal, each page heavy with the intensity of raw feelings and penned thoughts. It’s a heartbreak pop anthem, a partly reflective piece seeking guidance from a yet-to-be-realised wiser self. FLETCHER brings these elements together in a performance that resonates with the pain of love that remains unreciprocated and the flickering hope for personal growth.
Right from the start, the song serves as an invitation to an emotional rollercoaster. The initial gentle strumming of the guitar sets a deceptive calm, only to lead the listener into a tumultuous soundscape that perfectly captures the turmoil of pursuing a love that seems forever out of reach.
The energy of the track is a paradox, much like the message it carries. It’s a passionate cry for even the smallest sign of affection, balanced with a resigned acceptance of this emotional compromise. The drumbeats echo the rapid beat of an anxious heart, and FLETCHER’s voice weaves through the melody, finding comfort in the very anguish it lays bare.
The video is a visual feast set against the backdrop of a Parisian apartment, where love is both the captor and the liberator. The Shibari scenes are a metaphor for the bonds of love, intricate and beautiful yet confining. FLETCHER, under Alexandre Moors’ direction, embodies the duality of love’s agony and ecstasy.
Lead Me On is a tempest wrapped in a melody, a mirror to our own untamed desires and the silent whispers of our higher selves, urging us to keep moving, even when the path is lined with the thorns of unrequited love.