This is the first release from the Michigan singer-songwriter May Erlewine's album, Mother Lion, which was produced by Tyler Duncan. Erlewine told us: "The song 'Never One Thing' was inspired by the Walt Whitman verse: I am large, I contain multitudes It is a song about personal revolution and accepting and caring for all parts of ourselves. It is both a triumphant burst from the confines of society and a plea to be released from the captivity of labels and generalizations."
"The video was inspired by Frida Kahlo's self-portraits and the many ways she explored her image," Erlewine explained. "I saw this GIF and was so moved by how honestly she accepted all of her "selves." I wanted to recreate this imagery but with different women on film. The shots speak to the complexity of the pressures of being objects of beauty vs. being a feeling human. I asked all of the women to embrace the pain of the limitations in their lives, while also honoring the empowerment of self acceptance."
Many of the songs from the album have poems to accompany them. The poem for "Never One Thing" is is entitled, Too Wide: Your eyes are asking And the sun warms my heart without knowing The moon leaves her doors open to the sky Do not mold me The world is too wide
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