There’s a story in every relationship. A moment in time where two souls just know they were meant for each other. In their latest single, “Collide,” Chasing Kites shares the story of how vocalist and guitarist Matt Donnelly’s parents met.
Formed in 2021 by Matt with guitarist Liam Hope, drummer James Hunt and bassist Nathan Price would soon round out the complete line up of the band and the four piece would soon be supported by the likes of BBC.
Working once again with Sam Winfield, Matt says this of the song’s inspiration,
“The writing of ‘Collide’ took me into unexplored territory in terms of the lyrical content. The track tells the story of how my parents fell in love in somewhat unusual circumstances, in that my dad was already married, and my mum in a long-term relationship. I find it incredibly romantic how their love for one another was strong enough to overcome this. I’d been keen to incorporate this story into a Chasing Kites track for a while and for whatever reason, this piece of instrumentation felt like the perfect opportunity.”
He further adds,
“In terms of the arrangement, the track was handed over to me by our guitarist Liam in a state where it was essentially fully formed as an instrumental. I lived with the track for a few days and wrote the melody shortly after. As is generally the case with our tracks, the lyrics took a lot longer to take shape. As this story means so much to my family, it was important that I did it justice.”
In “Collide”, the band proves that no matter the circumstances, the heart knows what the heart knows and that it loves what it loves. Matt lyrically captures the tender moments of realising “the one” is standing before you and how you would move mountains and swim oceans for them.
Amplifying the moment of realisation is the band. With the hauntingly beautiful opening, the band is the heartbeat of the lyrics. They unfold into pulse racing moments where the heart swells with emotions before catching a breath and realising “the one” feels the same.
Each note played and each word sung in “Collide”, is love. Love at its best. Love at its strongest. Love being love.
Listen to our interview with Matt.
