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Folk music excels at finding universal truth in personal pain. On “Think I’m Over It Now,” Annalie Wilson transforms winter’s metaphorical weight into something approaching liberation, crafting a meditation on what happens when we stop fighting our circumstances and start accepting them.

The production creates a stark but welcoming space for Wilson’s exploration of surrender. Her multi-instrumental background reveals itself in subtle arrangement choices that never overshadow the narrative. When she opens with “Dry, dry January / Feels like a sanctuary,” the spareness feels less like absence and more like clearing ground for something new to grow.

Most striking is how Wilson subverts traditional notions of perseverance. The recurring chorus of “They tell me / Don’t let go” acknowledges conventional wisdom about never giving up, while her response “But I lost my fire and I just can’t see how” suggests that sometimes acceptance requires its own kind of courage. Her delivery of “Well I’m tired of waiting for this break / I’ve been faking it so long” carries the weight of hard-won wisdom.

The bridge delivers particular power through its waiting room metaphor: “Life is a waiting room / And love is the magazine you read / ‘Cause you don’t know what to do.” Here, Wilson’s Celtic roots shine through in how she uses everyday imagery to capture profound truth, while her experience with diverse musical traditions enriches the folk framework without overwhelming it.

Through her marriage of stark winter imagery and gentle defiance, Wilson has created something remarkable – a song that finds hope not in fighting on, but in finally laying down arms against ourselves.