margot learns about heartbreak (margot makes a pretty darn good EP, "ep. 2")

Apr 24, 2026

My older cousin used to tell me when I was in Sophomore year of high school that you never forget your first love.

My mom tells me how these things shift for you over time. How clarity and peace may not come for years after something ends.

A lot of songwriters have a lot to say about heartbreak. And there are so many people whose perspectives I turn to that speak so eloquently about the subject.

Julien Baker in Sour Breath tells it in her way. Bob Dylan does in his own, with the nostalgia tinged North Country Fair. I’ll say my own piece in this song, "Dirt Under Nails," when you hear it.

Nobody really has just the right words for your heartbreak, though. Not in the moment.

Not my cousin, not my mom, not Julien Baker or Bob Dylan. Hell, most of the time, my song doesn’t even have the right words for me anymore.

These things are tricky like that. They change.

When songs are momentary snapshots, life begs to be experienced over time.

I hope you appreciate the vulnerability that these folks displayed in this video. This can be tough to talk about, but they all had a story that they wanted to share.

Thank you for watching, thank you for listening.

Always yours,

Margot