Prem Bryne - How Life Is
Shortcomings in life are inevitable, like storms in the desert and the Amazonian forest, each different in their own way but similar in the scale of destruction. No matter where you are, life tends to get bad now and then. The music by Prem Byrne is rugged and honest, and his lyrics are profound and offer an imagination of life on How Life Is. Having lived in India in his formative years has led Byrne to have a unique window into life and therefore art. In a world that has fueled your ego and a “rational” approach to life to meet the bare minimum enough to survive might get you through today, but what will keep you going for the future? This question posed might be simple on the outside, but when you dig deeper, it is a kaleidoscope of a question. In this earthy pop number, he doesn’t ask you to love yourself enough to love life; he simply asks that you stop, look around, and take stock of your life. He reminds us that none of the things that are bothering us will follow us after death especially to a mind that tirelessly insists on critiquing the world and itself. There is liberation in understanding that none of this matters; it is absurd to care about things that are out of your control. At the same time, Byrne isn’t asking us to live it up, laugh, and love life; no, his only message in the song is to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. This is similar to The Incredible Shrinking Wknd. Prem Bryne stands at the crossroads of morality, mortality, and consciousness and questions all of them fearlessly. Amidst all this, he offers a safe space in his music in a world that demands so much from you.
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