A voicemail meant for one person ended up touching everyone. On "Love, Lara (Interlude)," a woman named Lara leaves Ycee a short spoken message after he missed her call, and the words she chooses are the kind most people quietly wish someone would say to them.
Lara tells Ycee he is a king whose crown can never be lifted. She reminds him he deserves success, he deserves happiness, and that he should never doubt himself because he is blessed in every way possible. She closes with a simple, full-hearted line: anyone who has him in their corner is a lucky human being.
It is less than a minute of audio, but the interlude carries real weight. There is something about hearing encouragement spoken rather than sung that makes it land differently, more personal, more like a reminder from someone who actually means it.
Short as it is, "Love, Lara" does exactly what a good interlude should. It pauses the album, shifts the mood, and makes you feel something before the music moves on.
Originally published by NotJustOk.