Aynsley Saxe Releases Poignant New Single “For Keeps” — A Haunting Descent into Love, Loss, and Time
Georgetown, Ontario–based singer-songwriter Aynsley Saxe is stepping into her most vulnerable and revealing artistic chapter yet.
“I’m getting more personal than comfortable,” she admits — a sentiment that threads through the intimate, stripped-down production and emotional depth of her new work. Saxe introduced the album in June 2025 with “Stranger to Myself,” a poignant reflection on isolation, reinvention, and the quiet ache of starting over. She followed with “Next Level Love” in September, a soaring exploration of passion and desire, before delivering “For Keeps,” a haunting dive into heartbreak and longing.
Review
“For Keeps” dives into the conflict of a spiritual connection versus the painful reality of necessary separation. The initial, all-consuming rush (“higher forces light a match”) quickly leads to the devastating realization that “your dreams don’t include me in your life,” leaving the narrator emotionally wrecked (“Drowning in this wishing well I can’t climb”).
The heartbreaking chorus is the twist: instead of pleading, the narrator selflessly urges the lover to leave, arguing that the love’s strength demands separation. The only refuge is preserving the perfect memory “Where I am yours and you are mine for keeps.”
The song concludes with the sad, mature acceptance: “It’s not our time but it is what it is.” A brutally honest and deeply moving breakup anthem.
Overall, the song is a brutally honest and deeply moving exploration of impossible love, centered on the agonizing conflict between recognizing a profound, almost spiritual connection with someone and the unavoidable truth that your lives are fundamentally incompatible.