"Back to One" is a heartfelt folk ballad by John AI Smith, released on May 2, 2025. The song explores themes of loss and moving forward, with melancholic piano melodies and soft percussion. A touching lyric from the song:

> "Back to one, after all the years of two. Waking up to a life I never knew."

Lyrics:

I still pour two cups of coffee in the morning
Still fold your side of the bed out of habit
Your slippers by the door like you’re returning
But the silence speaks louder than the traffic

The mirror shows a face I barely know
Too many lines we carved through highs and lows
Now it’s just me and the echo of the walls
Picking up the pieces where love used to fall

Back to one, after all the years of two
Waking up to a life I never knew
Every plan, every vow we ever made
Faded like a photograph left out in the rain
I’m not sure how to walk this road alone
But I’m trying to find a way back home
To someone I can be, now that we’re done
Back to one

I still hear your laugh in empty rooms
Still talk to you when I’m driving past the dunes
The grocery list still has your favorite things
I erase them slow, but it still stings

People say that time will heal it all
But time don’t tuck you in or take your call
I wear this grief like an old worn coat
Too heavy in the spring, too thin in the snow

Back to one, after all the years of two
Learning how to live with missing you
Every step feels like I’ve lost my way
But I take them anyway, come what may
I’m not sure how to face this world alone
But I’m breathing through the ache and unknown
Trying to believe what’s gone can’t be undone
But I’m back to one

A Contratiempo

Ana Torroja

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