SadBoiSzns lays his heart bare on โI WISH,โ a raw and emotionally charged single released on February 11, 2025, from the quiet corners of Winnipeg, Canada. Written, produced, and recorded entirely in his bedroom studio, the track signifies the self-taught grind of this rising artist. With influences drawn heavily from JuiceWrld, SadBoiSzns delivers a confessional that aches with regret, growth, and emotional vulnerability.
โI WISHโ opens with soft, melancholic guitar strums, bringing a fragile emotional evocacy. The vocals follow almost hesitantly, husky and vulnerable, as if the artist is still figuring out how much heโs ready to say. Thereโs a cracked, grainy honesty in the voice that makes it feel like a journal entry more than a performance. โI said I am better on my own / Never let a h*e take control / I need to tell you I donโt / I gotta let you go / I donโt love you,โ he confesses in the chorus, cutting words wrapped in a slow burn of heartbreak.
The beats are subtle, nearly ghostlike, pulsing gently beneath the guitar lines to emphasize the internal battle within the lyrics. This breakup song reckons. A deep look at what it means to hurt someone you love, and the hard, necessary decision to walk away for your own survival. The production is so understated that it allows space for the emotional weight to hit without distraction and this effortless resonance is what makes it powerful.
SadBoiSzns helps us relate in this modern emo-rap ballad for anyone whoโs had to face the guilt of letting go. โI WISHโ might just be his strongest release yet, as it reproduces the fragility and strength that come with healing. If this is what he can do alone in his bedroom, thereโs no telling how far he could go.
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Review by: Naomi Joan