"Fly Away" by Shy-Anne Hovorka is a melodic and sincere farewell. Hovorka captures loss as a source of light with her usual mix of honesty and strength, thoughtfully composing a raw and emotional ballad to a departed friend. The song is a gentle, flowing composition, both soft and painful, but carried away by the wings of hope.
As a multi-instrumental and award-winning songwriter, Hovorka's talent is apparent in this production. For a powerfully delicate ballad, the instruments are piano and gentle percussion that cradle each of the voice's sentiments while being served both with serenity and sorrow. What strikes is the transparent emotion of the performance. It's not played for drama, but for honesty.
The music video adds to the sentiment, showing the weight of absence but also encapsulating the stillness and quiet beauty of letting go. In honesty, "Fly Away" is less a song of grief and much more a tone to express the love that remains. The experience of listening to Shy-Anne Hovorka is an uncommon gift when life feels heavy: you have the experience of a song that makes loss feel somewhat less lonely.