One Minute
One Minute is about the moment you find out about something that someone was trying to hide from you.
Though it sounds like your typical breakup song, One Minute was originally written the moment Josephine found out her mother had relapsed with her alcohol addiction. Something she talks about in many songs: “something about those eyes” and “what if I’m right” on Spotify and “bottled up” and “I guess I lost my mama” on Youtube.
After the initial sign of a relapse, there were years of manipulation, lies, signs. Josephine was still in college and when the addiction reached a point where it could no longer be hidden, the artist tried to distance herself from the situation but then Covid put everyone in lockdown, causing the artist to stay in this situation 24/7. This did a number on her mental health as she was constantly reminded of her past.
“Every day I would scan the house looking for bottles, counting prescription meds, and try to hide it from my dad. I was the only one who knew. I wanted to keep the peace in our house in order to avoid a recurrence of our violent past.”
Songwriting impact
One Minute was Josephine’s first release on music platforms. Before she was mostly active on YouTube.
This song marks the very start of the growth in songwriting as well as production of the artist’s discography.
Unlike what you’re used to, this is a very clean, stripped down song. One lead vocal, some piano and strings. Very minimal.
Lyrics
Do you remember who I am
I can’t seem to forget about you
You forgot to take the knife out my back
I let it sit in there
Cause phantom pain is all there’s left
Since you decided to walk out on me
One minute it’s too late
One minute and you can’t take the blame off of you
I’m fighting the sorries so much
Because you are undeserving of the love I feel for you
Water damage in my house
Love to leave the puddles around
They show me the reflection of who we used to be
Silky sheets that hold me
Like your arms never did cause I was not enough
To be burned out candles are the biggest spark in us
One minute it’s too late
One minute and you can’t take the blame off of you
I’m fighting the sorries so much
Because you are undeserving of the love I feel for you
My mind is speechless
Don’t know how to think
I never thought we’d make it here
But I guess it’s nothing but unavoidable for us
And so we move on
In the wrong direction
We both know it’s a dead end
But we run at full speed