Paige has spent years documenting the messy, beautiful chaos of growing up through her music.
With “why do we wanna be in love?”, the closing track on her paigesspace EP, she asks a question most of us have wondered after a particularly savage heartbreak. Is love actually worth it?
The song arrives tender and delicate, built on graceful vocals and gentle harmonies that float over a soft, almost whisper-quiet melody.
There’s a warm intimacy, almost as if Paige is singing directly to you. The song is short and sweet, but that brevity works. She doesn’t overstate her case or drown you in production. Instead, she lets the vulnerability breathe.
Lyrically, Paige flips between the highs of falling in love hard and the brutal lows of getting burned. “Love kinda sucks / it hits you then it runs” is the kind of line that stings because it’s so true.
She’s not being cynical for the sake of it. She’s genuinely questioning why we keep throwing ourselves into something that hurts so much.
It’s a playful but pointed meditation on hope, disappointment, and the stubborn human need to keep trying anyway.
The New Zealand-born artist has built her career on this kind of honesty. It has earned her a dedicated following and stages alongside George Ezra, Holly Humberstone, and the Jonas Brothers.
She’s also achieved Platinum status in Korea, proving her reach extends far beyond her bedroom beginnings.
“why do we wanna be in love?” doesn’t try to answer its own question. It just sits with the uncertainty. And you know what? Sometimes that’s enough.