New Single: "Swinging for the Fence" by Lisa Heller

Anastasia Logan
Jan 11
3 min read

Motivational Muses Review | by: Anastasia Logan

Released on: 12/3/2025

Cover Artwork by: Evers

"This one's for anyone who tried to shrink, stretch, or twist themselves into some else's idea of love. Until you finally walked away and found you again." - Lisa Heller

When it comes to navigating the expanse that is love, it's not uncommon to allow those feelings and experiences to take precedent over someone's sense of self. In her latest single, "Swinging for the Fence," Lisa Heller explores the moment when someone comes back to themselves.

Every verse seems to represent moments of reflection, looking back on what they experienced and solely coming to the realization it's not longer serving a purpose. As seen in verse one, there is a sense of yearning in thinking there could still be something to save and a desire to know what went awry.

Give me a taste | Throw me a bone | Say that you miss me | I know you’re awake | Pick up the phone | I’ve been bouncing off the walls | You laid the bricks between us | Got smart and flew to Venus | So tell me the truth | What did I do?

I find the pre-chorus to be quite impactful even though it's only two simple lines, it packs a layer of the storytelling. The mention of homesickness for me connects back to a feeling of instability after every bit of identity has been stripped away in the pursuit of fitting a mold in hopes of being everything someone else wanted.

There is the heartache in trying to find that sense of self, which tends to manifest in a similar fashion of homesickness where the desire to be safe and familiar has been tattered. Hopelessness tends to go hand in hand because there are moments where it seems like finding that sense of self is no longer achievable. When reflecting on a relationship which never fit causes a lot of emotional weight and it's easy to allow that dark cloud to linger, tainting the journey of self.

Now I’m homesick / Is it hopeless now?

From a production standpoint, the swell, not only the crescendo itself, but the intensity, from the pre-chorus into chorus was brilliantly executed! As the intensity increases, it's the climax of the song where a final decision has been made to no longer allow themself to stay where it's no longer working for them. Rage is evident as is relief since this is where the choice to find themselves becomes top priority.

I don’t want your face running round my head | I don’t want your skin crawling in my bed | I’ll never trust anything you said | So I’m swinging for the fence | But it never really ends

As a whole, I greatly enjoyed every element of this song, but once I heard the second verse I found myself getting a bit choked up because I've was able to directly relate to a similar moment in my healing where I reflected on a former relationship and realized, I did all I could. Now, not exactly playing the blame game, but accountability is a part of healing, when someone refuses to see the error of their ways and understand how they contributed to turmoil, it's reliving to point the finger and walk away.

All of the blame | Stuck in the air | In between us | Why do you act | Like you even care? | My God, you never cared at all | You dug the grave beneath us | Turns out the hole just deepens | To tell you the truth | This is on you | Did all that I could do but

"Swing for the Fence" is an anthem for those healing and going through the process of rediscovering who they are. Know it may take time, be gentle, feel whatever emotions come up. Most importantly, celebrate once that moment comes.

If Lisa Heller has become a new favorite, as she has for me, consider pre-saving her upcoming EP "KILL LISA" because I have a feeling it's not one to miss!

Lisa Heller is a Los Angeles–based alt-pop/rock artist whose work sits at the intersection of emotional storytelling, sonic dissidence, and cultural critique

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