Jessie Reyes Releases New Single “NO ONE’S IN THE ROOM”

Following the release of Jessie Reyez’s debut album “BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US”, multiple deluxe versions were released on streaming services. The latest of these being “BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US+” featured new songs and a restructured track list. The opener of this version being “NO ONE’S IN THE ROOM”. The organically Jessie Reyez song finds Jessie trying to discover herself when “no one’s in the room”.

The unique and beautiful guitar intro brings in the sweet lyrics that Jessie struggles to understand. She struggles with the idea that those who she admires most are no better than her, and contemplates if heaven will even let her in. The first verse reflects Reyez’s Catholic upbringing using nuns and catholic priests to express the hypocrisy that is humanity. The pre chorus, is Jessie’s moment to rebel against what others tell her to do, as she states “Spend your whole life being graded, being told your not enough, being told go find someone and wait for death to come, but I don’t wanna”, lyrics that echo through the song, and could go down as some of her best lyrics of all time. As the Chorus kicks in, a beat drop swoons Jessie’s lyrics as she begs the question “Does the voice inside my head that talks me off the ledge come from me or does it come from the clouds”. This intimate chorus shows the vulnerability of Jessie, and humanizes her as everyone can relate.

The second verse attacks the norms of a typical privileged persons life, saying that going to school and trying to hard will only “work your life away”. She also struggles with the idea of giving up in life, stating that she might just end her life, or take her music back from “evil men”. Death is a big part of not only this song, but much of Reyez’s discography, as she uses it not to scare or intimidate people, but to compare it to life itself. After the reoccurrence of the chorus, we just into the bridge.

The song, like most of Reyez’s work, is a personal invitation into her life. The superb writing is some of the best out there. She manages to stick to a specific sound, that if done improperly, would get boring or repetitive, but Jessie manages to make every song as unique as possible. The production and lyrics connect in a way that create a work of art. She opens the eyes of her listeners, making them contemplate who they are. The accompanying music video fits perfectly with the message in the song. Multiple narratives are presented, two of which are taken directly taken from the song. The first is Jessie’s, as she sits through mass. The second and third directly correlate with the lyrics, the priest giving the mass, has a boyfriend that sits in the pews, and nuns can be seen outside smoking weed. The final narrative, follows a young acolyte who puts on makeup and dances alone. The young boy is the main focus of the video, as we watch him try to find himself in a place that would like to do the exact opposite. However, she doesn’t pain religion or the church in a negative way, in fact she is merely pointing out that everyone has a different side of them that they keep hidden from the public view. This song is one of Jessie’s most important she has ever created, and we can only hope that she will continue to make compelling music like this.

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