In the midst of all of the news about the Dallas shootings, Maren Morris posted an emotional demo of an unreleased song she wrote a couple years ago called “Dear Hate.”
In the acoustic guitar-driven track, Morris addresses hate in a personified perspective as she carries on about the tragic incidences that America has faced throughout the years. She remembers each moment in a deep yet haunting lyric that brings goosebumps to the surface.
“Dear hate/you were smiling on that Selma bridge/in Dallas when that bullet hit and Jackie cried/you pulled those towers from the sky/but even on our darkest night/the world keeps spinnin’ round,” she sings with a calm and steady vocal.
The song, after exploring the fights and trying times, ultimately highlights the reverse feeling and delivers a chilling declaration to the importance of love.
“Dear love/just when I think you’ve given up…I hear you every morning/through the chaos and the noise,” sings Morris in the bittersweet resolution.
Fans thanked the “My Church” singer for her vocal contribution with some saying the message was well-said and others sharing that they had a tearful moment while listening to the song. Morris threw a shout out to her co-writers of the song, Tom Douglas and David Hodges, for their help with the track.
And during such a difficult moment, Morris understandingly coos in the end, “Love’s gonna conquer all.”