Mia Matayoshi in her single “the way we were“ writes in simple language, but this simplicity is deceptive. Behind it lies a precise understanding of how memory works in the context of lost love. Mia Matayoshi addresses feelings that many are ashamed of clinging to dead relationships, the inability to let go, fantasies about parallel realities. She names these feelings, and in this gesture there is therapeutic power.

‘nostalgia, longing, reflection”

-PurpleMistress

“The Way We Were” continues this line, delving into the psychology of return, which inevitably attracts. The pop commercial sound and light synth beats add a retro touch to the song. The song “The Way We Were” will resonate with everyone who has ever experienced a breakup, who knows that desire to turn back time, to return to the moment when everything was still possible.