Simple and stunning… that’s my kind of CMA Awards performance.
So far, the 58th Annual CMA Awards show has been pretty lackluster, aside from a few notable performances from the likes of Chris Stapleton and Kacey Musgraves, who delivered a gorgeous performance of her song “The Architect.” She took the stage with just an acoustic guitar, and along with her angelic voice, delivered a beautiful and stripped-down rendition of a gorgeous song.
“The Architect” was the immediate standout for me on Kacey’s Deeper Well album, and this live performance of it blew me away. Written by Kacey along with Shane McAnally and Josh Obsorne, who are her co-writers on her hit single and all-around incredible song, “Merry Go ‘Round,” it’s an absolute stunner.
The song finds Kacey tackling some deep subject matter in terms of the universe and how we all got here, where she marvels at simple creations like an apple:
“Even something as small as an apple
It’s simple and somehow complex
Sweet and divine, the perfect design
Can I speak to the architect?”
She continues, questioning whether everything in life was meticulously designed by God, wanting to see the “blueprints and plans” for everything because of how beautiful and confusing it can all be:
“I thought that I was too broken
And maybe too hard to love
I was in a weird place, then I saw the right face
And the stars and the planets lined up
Does it happen by chance? Is it all happenstance?
Do we have any say in this mess?
Is too late to make some more space?
Can I speak to the architect?
This life that we make, is it random or fate?
Can I speak to the architect?
Is there an architect?”
I’ve had it on repeat for most of the year, and I was really excited to see her get this type of spotlight to sing at the CMA Awards.
She’s so talented and it’s been a while since she’s performed like this at a big award show, so as a huge fan, I was obviously thrilled to see her onstage and she delivered one of the performances of the night, in my humble opinion.
Do yourself a favor and check it out… it’s a testament to her artistry that she could captivate the crowd like this with no bells and whistles, just a striking song, perfect voice and trusty acoustic guitar:
“The Architect”
