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Love at First Listen: “The Wishing Well” by aKing, Part 5

The sound of falling and falling apart

Janna Barrett
The Riff
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16 min readApr 20
Illustrated text by Janna Barrett. Lyrics from “Follow” by aKing, which read, “Out of sight, stay out of my mind.”
Hand lettering by the author. Selected lyrics from “Follow” by aKing.

This is part of a series called “Love at First Listen,” the stories of why I instantly connected with certain songs. (Start this song at Part 1.)

Six months later, my feelings hadn’t changed. I tried healing through singlehood. I…

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Janna Barrett
The Riff

Hi! 👋😀 I’m a flight attendant and former sailor. Top writer in Travel and Music. I also create art from my words. Follow for adventure and emotion!