Lykke Li has returned with her latest single, ‘Lucky Again’, a song that gives listeners hope in uncertain times. At its core, the message the song conveys is clear: even when all feels lost and heavy, there is still a reason to hold out for luck. With the chorus, “If we’re lucky, we’ll get lucky again”, Li paints a picture of gripping onto luck and never letting it go.
Beyond its lyrics, Li’s vocals also help keep the song's meaning grounded. She delivers every lyric with a soft plea that showcases the song's longing for hope. There’s something symbolic about how a plea can sound so hopeful yet dreadful at the same time. When she sings, “baby hold on tight. / till the bitter end”, her words carry the message that you have to hold on no matter what, because there is a chance for something better at the end of the road.
On a deeper level, the song also has a way of expressing emotional tension and how difficult it can be to hold onto something you can't see with your own eyes. The repetition of the chorus starts to feel like a mantra, something to be repeated until it becomes physically real. ‘Lucky Again’ reflects how people often find ways to cope with what's going on around them, through faith and the belief that it gets better. By the time the song is finished, the listener can feel a type of hope that they might not have had at the beginning.
In the end, ‘Lucky Again’ carries out the promise of hope well and can be seen as a kind of musical companion through hardships.
Kierra White
Image: "Lucky Again' Official Single Cover