‘Too embarrassed to ask for help’.
That is a line on Melton artist Lauren Keighery’s new music video, Too Far Gone.
Too Far Gone dives into the overwhelming feeling of being trapped, with the walls seemingly closing in.
The song reflects on those moments of desperation when one turns to God for help navigating the darkness.
“I wanted to make a song about something relatable because I feel like we all feel like that at some point in our life,” said Keighery, also known as Paper Cranes.
“The people that I had, or still do have in my life, a lot of them go through that sort of thing.
“I can see them struggling and wanting to get out of the mess that they’re in.
“This song is about that mess and feeling overwhelmed like the walls are closing in on you.”
This is Paper Cranes’ first music video, and she is excited that it is now out in the world.
“I wrote this song about a year and a half ago,” she said.
“I feel so excited. I’ve been wanting to release a song for a very very long time.
“ I couldn’t be happier.”
Keighery has been a musician since she was 18 years old, and on her YouTube Channel she dives into topics about mental health through her vlogs.
Too Far Gone was in the works for a long time, and her friends and family almost ran out of patience waiting for it to come out as it had to be postponed due to a number of different factors.
“They were excited because they know how long I’ve been waiting for this and how much work I’ve put into my music,” she said.
“People were getting mad at me like, ‘Where’s this song?’ or ‘Laure, please get it out’.
“Finally, they are all happy, and they can just relax and go listen to it.”
Now that Keighery has taken the first step, she’s got big hopes for the future.
“I’ll just see where life takes me,” she said.
“I’m a pretty go-with-the-flow person, but I hope to record another song when I get the chance.
“Hopefully, record an EP and release that, and who knows? Maybe another music video down the track somewhere.”
