On her debut EP, One of These Days, Sophia Scott pulls back emotional layers to tell an intimate and personal coming-of-age story. Topics such as addiction, friendship and first love all get a turn on the project, but one of the EP's most spellbinding songs — the title track — delves into early experiences with heartbreak, and how that trauma can reverberate throughout the rest of a person's life.
"Daddy came home with tears in his eyes/ Never seen that side of him before/ I was nine years old covering my brother's ears/ Hoping that he wouldn't hear/ Mama don't go..." Scott sings in the searing first verse of "One of These Days," going on to recount how two parents' divorce can affect their children's worldview.
In this episode of Press Play at Home, Scott strips her song down to its essentials, sitting on a stool and strumming an acoustic guitar as she sings. The intimate performance draws the viewer's focus to the most important part of the song: Its poignant lyrical message.
As the song continues, we flash forward years later, to another chapter in the young girl's life: One where she experiences love — and then heartbreak — for the first time. After experiencing both her parents' divorce and her first breakup, Scott returns to the same big question: How does this pain fit into the grander scheme of life?
"Oh maybe one of these days/ I'll finally understand/ How every broken piece/ Fits in a bigger plan," she sings in the soaring chorus.
Scott's One of These Days EP arrived in June, and she told Celeb Secrets Country that the project marks a major step forward for her as a songwriter. "I think it was the first time I was able to get super vulnerable with my songwriting," she reflected. "You'll hear a lot of special moments lyrically that are very close to my heart."
Press play on the video above to watch the singer/songwriter's full performance of her powerful heartbreak ballad, and keep checking back to GRAMMY.com for more episodes of Press Play at Home.
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