The first single from folk singer-songwriter Malia Rogers' upcoming EP Chameleon is a moody meditation on how 'hurt people hurt people' in relationships - and how we approach forgiving ourselves & others. 
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I Could Barely Drive

Vulnerable

Stay
Stay the night
I’ll make you tea, we’ll watch a movie, go to bed
Or we can talk
Talk about death
Talk about anger and the dangers in your head
In your mind, all of the time
The way you feel
How you wonder if you’re real
It’s like a lottery machine
Where the handle’s broken off
And so the room just keeps on spinning
Leaves you screaming through your gritted teeth
I can’t pretend to understand
But I can hold your hand
And beg you
Stay

Please stay, stay, stay, stay

Stay
Just for an hour
Maybe another after that if we make it through
You are light
You are the universe
You know this room would be much darker without you
And I know I’m no assistance
And I don’t have any answers
This is all that I can do
When the exit signs are
Beckoning to you
And all the walls are creeping closer
And you’re choking on the sound of it
That hurricane inside you
That comes shooting out your fingertips
In words the shape of blades
I’m enchanted and afraid of them
Enchanted and afraid of you
Afraid to lose
Begging you to stay

Please stay, stay, stay, stay


Stay

As a Nova Scotian making home in Ontario, emerging singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Malia Rogers enters rooms of strangers and leaves them feeling deeply connected & changed. Her introspective folk anthems and intimate lullabies carefully balance melancholy and hope, touching audiences with precise lyricism, warmed-honey vocals, and thoughtful, spacious instrumentation.
Malia's EP Chameleon, releasing in May 2025, draws on folk, bluegrass, and celtic influences to explore themes of identity, relationships, grief, growth, and the stories we tell ourselves – all the while imploring listeners toward kindness, forgiveness, and self-compassion.