Holysseus Fly, a Bristol-based singer-songwriter, offers humor, confidence, and a burning perspective with "Teach Me," her latest release that tackles the familiar frustrations of mansplaining and the entitlement often associated with privileged voices. Written and produced by Holysseus Fly, with additional production by Rob Pemberton, "Teach Me" takes a familiar social experience and infuses it with playfulness, pointedness, and universal relatability. The track reflects the peculiar notion of what it might feel like to have the unquestioned confidence and entitlement of a privileged cisgender white man.
The song taps into a particularly recognizable frustration for those in the music business who've dealt with patronizing attitudes or been made to feel that someone else knows better. The message isn't that you need to change yourself to meet those expectations. It's that you refuse to let them define your worth. What makes "Teach Me" so fun to read is the balance of playful subject matter and empowering perspective.
Holysseus Fly takes a familiar source of frustration and turns it into an opportunity to rebuild confidence and individuality. The result is a song that is both timely and personal, and makes the listener wonder why some voices are automatically given authority, while others are expected to fight for the same recognition. With "Teach Me," Holysseus Fly makes space for a different kind of confidence, one that doesn't need to become something else to be heard.
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