Toronto R&B Singer, Lyhz, Reflects on “Temporary” Love and Career Changes

An independent R&B artist and native of Toronto, ON, Lyhz has a musical journey that simultaneously builds on the legacies of African American soul and contemporary R&B-pop styles prevalent in her city. Following early exposure to influences that include gospel, soul, jazz and R&B that developed her sense of identity in music, the songstress creates moments through sound that are experiences in and of themselves.

In an ironic sense, Lyhz‘s song “Temporary” is inspired by the positions she often held in jobs, as a temp/contract worker. Outside of her job pursuits, her love life was filled with short term talking stages that never manifested in long term relationships. While in life we have to accept certain people, opportunities and relationships run their course, “Temporary” is a reflection of what many people desire – relations and opportunities that truly last and aren’t just here for a moment.

I wrote “Temporary” coming from a place of constant disappointment that opportunities, relationships and people around me, that I longed to hold as permanent fixtures in my life, were constantly fleeting, in stark contrast to how I valued them. Despite the disappointment, this is reflection on the power of letting go all that is Temporary, to make room for the acceptance that growth is moving on from short-term situations and relationships – it is only when we let go of things that don’t serve us, do we give ourselves space to find and accept everything we are truly destined for.