"Indigo" is a song by American country singer Sam Barber, released on October 31, 2024 as the eighth single from his debut studio album Restless Mind, which was released the following day. It features American singer Avery Anna and is the highest charting song of both artists, peaking at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also became popular on the video-sharing app TikTok.
Content
The lyrics are sung from the perspective of two heartbroken ex-lovers. Sam Barber begins by acknowledging that his former lover is worried about his well-being and expresses regret for leaving them. In the pre-chorus, he wonders if his pain is a result of God teaching him a lesson and he has changed since the breakup. The chorus uses metaphors describing how he no longer feels joy and his emotions are now full of gloom and melancholy: "I used to shine bright like gold / Now I'm all indigo / My colors are darker and cold / I think it's time that I went home". The last line may refer to both leaving the bar where he is drinking to deal with his grief and reconcile with his lover. Avery Anna performs the second verse, in which she suggests she still loves her partner but left them due to the pressures of commitment before further highlighting her sadness and hope to be offered salvation from God.[1]
