On Friday, June 13th, See This Through released their newest single, As You Say, and it’s already making a powerful impact—especially on listeners who connect with music on a deeply emotional level. One such listener is Will Brawley, host of the Liars Pacifist podcast, who shared a heartfelt and intensely personal review of the track on Facebook.

“Brand spanking new review for a brand spanking new, and wonderfully amazing, emotional ride of a song from See This Through just dropped called As You Say! And what a song it is!”

Will describes feeling an immediate connection: “I felt these words and the music on a deeply personal level. And I truly believe anyone that hears it will also feel the same about it.”

Reflecting on the band’s 2024 release, Disarm The Pain, he calls it “one of their most powerful and emotional tracks” and praises See This Through for delivering music with “honesty. Integrity. Passion. Conviction.”

According to Will, the emotional weight of As You Say doesn’t rely on volume, but on its subject matter: “The heaviness As You Say does bring to the table lies upon tackling the subject of severe toxicity, enduring the abuse and mental games one goes through when dealing with someone promising change, endless apologies, to no avail and behaviors staying the same.”

He points to the lyrics in the opening verse as especially powerful:

“You’re abuse is the weight I’m allowing to drown me, treading in your wake that surrounds me.”

“Can’t take you anymore, things have changed, I’m not the same as I was before, it’s all too much to be ignored.”

These words hit close to home for Will: “To me, sounds like describing being in fight or flight mode, unsure if you should stay and keep waiting for change, or do what deep down you know is best for you, and leave.”

He describes the chorus as “electronic saturated atmosphere” that represents “standing your ground in the face of a toxic oppressor… Realizing inside lies the strength to move on, whether there’s forgiveness or none at all.” He adds, “This chorus will be stuck in your head.”

But it’s the second verse that left the deepest mark:

“A line in the song that struck me the hardest is sung, ‘Silence is my way that I’m shouting without warning, I’m dying more each day without mourning.’ That line was like a bag filled with stones at my feet, pulling me back in to memories I’d rather not have stirred up.”

Will explains that the song speaks to the confusion and psychological toll caused by abusers shifting blame: “It messes with the mind of the one enduring the daily abuse, making them confused, wondering if they are the cause of everything, even though they’re not. But eventually, courage can prevail.”

By the time the song hits the bridge, Will says it reaches its emotional climax: “We reach the point where enough is enough. The shackles have been broken. Courage has been leveraged. And freedom is finally found.”

He closes the review with a personal memory that speaks volumes:

“As You Say reminds me of my own mother and how she saved my brothers and I from a horrible father. She was very afraid. She worried what he’d do. But she’s an example of the lesson the song has about getting free of those people that only bring harm and suffering.”

His message for anyone going through something similar is simple and powerful: “If you need help getting away from someone, a situation. Please. Speak up. You deserve a happy life.”

“As You Say receives a heartfelt 5/5!!!”

Special thanks to Will from Liars Pacifist for sharing his honest and powerful perspective.
Read the original review here: Liars Pacifist on Facebook