This is a beautifully crafted piece, combining poetic lyrics and soft vocals. The inner monologue is a fight within her subconscious which takes us on a tumultuous journey through a variety of emotions. ‘Call it even’ portrays relatable attitudes towards love, loss and the hardship of being let go by someone.

The single commences with an instant stream of thoughts in which she looks back on past, bittersweet, personal memories. The melancholic tone of the lyrics pairs gracefully with the lonely, minor chord motif from the piano. The verse juxtaposes mourning and gratefulness with an undertone of guilt shown in the lyric, ‘who took you for granted’. The sorrow emitted then changes. To correspond with a new, heavier, almost heart-beat like, beat the narrative changes. The fog of memories seem to be clearing and she decides she wants answers. Tragic Sasha beautifully demonstrates the sudden transition from being someone’s everything to nothing, not knowing how to approach them, suddenly memories become harder to see clearly – ‘from stay up lates to second place fighting for your attention’.

A further development in emotion and attitude coincides with a small break from vocals before the chorus. The chorus begins with ‘but it’s alright’ in which her ethereal melisma entices us to travel further into her subconscious and narrative. She has decided they are not worth her effort, to which she declares her nonchalant phrase to ‘call it even’. Nonchalant is not to allude to a lack of emotion, for this piece is riddled with raw feeling. ‘Call it even’ is like listening to your best friend confide in you; it is therapy, fragile and honest.

The second verse presents another change in mood, in which she backtracks and starts to blame herself for her ‘problems’ and ‘self-obsession’. However, the self-deprecating fog lifts once again as the chorus breaks through it. The song fades out with an echo of all the conflicting thoughts from a firm ‘it doesn’t matter’ to the reminiscent ‘oh it’s been so long’. This is a selfless yet strong piece, where taking a step back is brave not cowardly. ‘Call it even’ is an inner monologue to aid inward healing. Tragic Sasha communicates to the listener that to heal during heartbreak requires negative thoughts, welcome them, you do not always need to remain positive. It is a battle between wanting to defend herself but lacking motivation, she is brave but her heart is strained.