“Don’t Fight It” is a gentle hand on your shoulder, asking you to exhale, unclench, and surrender to something softer and something real. De Lyla, a Saint Lucian-born, Trinidad-based artist, pours her entire soul into this track, and the result is as hypnotic as it is healing. Written, produced, and recorded solo, this is as DIY as it gets. From the very first note, the track wraps around you like silk in water. Her voice comes in low and steady, a mellow, grounded, and ghostly echo. There’s a beautiful tiredness in her tone, like someone who’s finally decided to stop running. The beat pulses beneath her like a heartbeat in a dream: calm, rhythmic, and purposeful.
With the line, “You just picked me up and showed me all the ropes” she shows how it feels to let love in even when it scares you. The refrain—“Don’t fight it”—loops like a mantra, each repetition slowly peeling away the layers of fear, resistance, and pride.
What makes it even more magnetic is its emotional minimalism. No flashy production. No trying to impress. Just a woman, her voice, and her truth. And that truth, set to an Afro House rhythm that subtly urges your body to sway, speaks louder than anything overproduced ever could.
“Don’t Fight It” is tender but bold, soothing but stirring. It’s the sound of someone learning to be seen, and daring you to do the same.
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Review by: Naomi Joan