An introspective folk success, “The Candy Wrapper” is a resonating track from Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter Bob Augustine. Capturing the feelings of unrequited love through its titular metaphor, “The Candy Wrapper” ranges seamlessly from understated acoustic-laden lushness to organ-complemented passion. His no-frills, warming vocal tone delivers a descriptive array of heart-on-sleeve emotions, artfully comparing that state of unmet love with being a discarded candy wrapper, left for the trash bin after the candy itself is no more.
Lush acoustic stylings exude a graceful entrancement, as Augustine’s vocals emerge with a lyrical sense of newness: “I was a clean blank page. No marks were made on me. Everything remaining to be seen.” Life’s experiences and progressions are conveyed in addition to the “waiting for someone to see me” yearning — and into the main lament: “The one I tried to love has emptied me.”
The lyrics further capture one’s vulnerabilities, and baring their soul, upon falling in love. “I couldn’t wait to let you open me,” his vocals continue, surrendering oneself for the happiness of another. “But when you finished taking, I noticed something wrong,” the melancholy arrives, moving from that blissful sweetness into something resembling an empty void. “The Candy Wrapper” is a resonating success from Bob Augustine, forlorn yet introspective in its folk-ready charm.
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