Brooke Lee is back with a new single, "Burn to Black." It's not just about first love, it's about how it changes you. The song, released through Spirit Nashville Recordings and 2Mix Music, is the first taste of Lee's upcoming second EP. It's her first project since 2023's I've Been Thinking. And it's a strong way to reintroduce it.
"Burn to Black" is about a reckless, all-consuming first love that burned bright and quickly. It captures that heady mix of youthful freedom, bad choices, and strong emotions, the kind of connection that changes how love is felt forever. Instead of romanticizing the past, Lee embraces its complexity, recognizing both the excitement and the emotional baggage it leaves behind.
Brooke Lee, Jon Nite, and Danielle Blakey wrote and produced "Burn to Black." The song feels like it was meant to be reflective. The way the story is told makes it feel like someone is looking back on old memories with a clearer, more grown-up mind, but still feeling their weight. It's not about getting over it or moving on smoothly. Instead, it stays in that uncomfortable space between memory and the present, where old experiences quietly shape new ones.
Lee says that the song came from a place of confusion as she was getting back into dating and trying to figure out her memories, boundaries, wants, and needs all at once. The song "Burn to Black" has an emotional pull because it is so honest. It doesn't tell people how to feel; it just asks them to see themselves in that familiar emotional fog.
"Burn to Black," the first single from her upcoming 2026 EP, sets an interesting tone for what's to come. Brooke Lee isn't just looking back on her past, she's also looking at how it still affects her heart. This is something that anyone who has ever tried to love again after loving for the first time can relate to.
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