Karlien van Jaarsveld is back with her latest single, Stay, which explores relationships where people repeatedly try to make things work, but ultimately must accept that it no longer functions.
Fanie Nel of the Coleske Group says the song offers an honest look at relationships and the moment when you realise that one more attempt is not necessarily the answer.
The song, which Karlien wrote herself, focuses on the difficult decision to walk away when it is time to leave a relationship behind. Karlien explains the message with the words: "If there is someone standing behind you screaming Stay", it is time to run."
The title thus takes on an ironic meaning: the song is not merely about giving up, but about the choice to put yourself first when a relationship no longer works. It follows Karlien's previous music, including If You Call Me and About Each Other", which she released together with Zaan Sonnekus.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
