A touching tribute to her mom, ‘Don’t Overlook Me’ sees Méa of Me And My Nightmare weave sunny reminiscences with the turmoil of caring for a cherished one with a heartbreaking sickness.
Again in 2017 Méa dropped every little thing instantly after her tour with Lords of Acid to care full-time for her mom, Patricia, who was battling Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Méa poignantly tackles the gut-wrenching misery and wrestle she skilled caring for somebody she cherished with all of her coronary heart, the particular person she described as her finest buddy. Méa’s life has she knew it got here to a shuddering halt as her mom’s well being progressively deteriorated.
Developed alongside Méa’s collaborator, En Esch, ‘Don’t Overlook Me’ is haunting and poignant, whereas infused with heartfelt sentiment. Ethereal guitar riffs mix with brooding, atmospheric synths, making a melancholic sonicscape with the rhythms offering a gradual, hypnotic beat. Méa’s vocals, are wealthy but susceptible, with a pleading tone as if she had been reaching out to her mom at that very second. Highly effective and private, Mea extends a hand to listeners, reminding them they don’t seem to be alone of their grief.
Within the music video for ‘Don’t Overlook Me’, the uncooked magnificence and heartbreak of caregiving is totally captured, with its nostalgic, hazy, flashback scenes that mirror the real-life loving relationship and reminiscences Méa had together with her mom. They’re intertwined with the annoying, panic-inducing imagery of life solely devoted to caring for somebody declining in well being.
With all of the chaos of lengthy nights out and in of hospitals, infinite telephone calls and paperwork to type out, having to take every day because it got here, and feeling desperately alone, Méa wished for only one factor; that her mom not overlook her. Fortunately, her want got here true. Our heartstrings are pulled as she honours the legacy of an exquisite mom who promised to not overlook her “candy child woman”, and, even in her final moments, fulfilled that promise.
Watch the shifting music video for ‘Don’t Overlook Me’ beneath, and observe Me And My Nightmare on-line on their official web site, Instagram, Fb, and YouTube.
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