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In a statement relased alongside "Far Apart," MorMor's first release in over two years, the Toronto artist explains that he wrote the track about the "toxicity that occurs in a relationship when both people haven’t yet faced their demons." The heaviness of that topic is fleshed out in the lyrics, with MorMor singing about being "pulled down from above" and "buried in my doubt" in his distinctive falsetto. Unlike his previous work, which has leaned toward the maudlin, "Far Apart" is filled with a lightness of touch and upbeat tone. A bassline underpins the song, practically bouncing throughout. Elsewhere there's a strut to the way the verses are delivered, almost spoken word-style, with the high notes still piercing the sky in the same way they did on breakthrough track "Heaven's Only Wishful." MorMor hasn't released an album since that first single, released back in 2018, but "Far Apart" certainly whets the appetite for more where it came from.
