Omw

**Producer(s)** | Clampitt, Conrad

**omw** is a song by Ashe and is the fifth track on her album *Rae*.

It stands out by having swinging guitars, upbeat piano, buoyant tambourines, and a seventies-style groove.

It contains explicit lyrics.

## Background

Described as a track on the "bittersweet precipice of something new" and an "easy breezy listen", with a "hooky syncopated piano riff coupled with guitar licks and a driving 80s beat".

Jen Southern of *TheHoneyPop* opines that "omw" is "sprinkled with hope that, through whatever storm, there are better things coming, as long as you continue to reach for them".

## Meaning

This song is about coming out from the pain of her previous trials and tribulations in life and starting to see a brighter future ahead, via a journey of self-discovery, growth, and healing. Whilst recognising that the journey won't be easy, she is determined to keep moving forward through hope and resilience.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I take back what I said

Even though I meant it

I paid all my respects

You go and spend it

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, life is a bitch, everybody's invited, baby

And all my windows are down with the rain and the lightning

They say that somewhere over the rainbow, the sun'll be shining

The birds'll be flying, there's no denying I'm

[Chorus]

I'm on my way

The road is winding

I'm on my way

The light is blinding

Baby, my time

No, it might not be today

But I'm on my way

I'm on my way, yeah

I'm on my way

[Verse 2]

Life threw me 'round the planet

Cleaning up the damage

I'm so tired

Burning up the bridges

Flying off thе hinges, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, life is a bitch, еverybody's invited, baby

And all my windows are down with the rain and the lightning

They say that somewhere over the rainbow, the sun'll be shining

The birds'll be flying, there's no denying I'm

[Chorus]

I'm on my way

The road is winding

I'm on my way (I'm on my way)

The light is blinding (The light is blinding)

Baby, my time

No, it might not be today

But I'm on my way

I'm on my way, yeah

I'm on my way

[Outro]

I'm on my way

I'm on my way

I'm on my way (She's on her way)

## Trivia

* "omw" is text shorthand for "on my way".
	+ To which Ashe admitted after the album's release that it should have been called.

* Being "on [her] way" is a hopeful reference to her rise upwards after moving on from her past, as mirrored in the lyrics.

* Ashe has said that the song is the most "fun" and "hopeful" on *Rae*, and "the fun version of Miley Cyrus' 'The Climb'".
	+ Fitting, as both songs are about resilience and overcoming.

* "omw" was one of the five songs that emerged from The "Big Bear Sessions".
	+ The piano used, played by Noah Conrad, was out of tune. (For a video, see: here).
	+ Ashe said that she had the most fun making this song.
	+ The other "Big Bear" songs are: "Emotional", "Love You Need", "Love Is Letting Go", and "Fun While It Lasted".

* In the "Another Man's Jeans" music video, different versions of Ashe are hidden as Easter eggs.
	+ One is wearing a red suit outfit and is washing her bloody feet by the pool. This is a reference to the "Me Without You" music video, where Ashe in the same outfit smashes a glass on a bar and dances atop it, making her feet bleed.
	+ Another is wearing a yellow jacket with a shiny purple shirt, faired floral trousers, and pink boots. This is a reference to the "omw" music video, where Ashe in the same outfit is a birthday clown.
		- Interestingly, this music video would release over seven months later.

* The song was released two days before the release of *Rae*.
	+ Perhaps coincidentally, "Me Without You" was also released two days before *Ashlyn.*

* "omw" is one of three explicit songs on *Rae*, the others are: "Shower With My Clothes On" and "Angry Woman".

## Navigation

 Rae Tracklist

## References

1. ↑ https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Ashe-Releases-Sophomore-Album-Rae-20221014
2. ↑ https://americansongwriter.com/ashe-talks-the-evolution-on-rae-diane-keaton-collab-and-more-its-exactly-the-sound-i-wanted-to-go-for/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.cjru.ca/review/omw-by-ashe/
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221014130005/https://thehoneypop.com/2022/10/14/rae-a-drop-of-golden-sun-ashes-sophomore-album-is-a-triumph/
5. ↑ https://chimesnewspaper.com/52148/entertainment/ashe-releases-her-sophomore-album-rae/
6. ↑ http://www.womeninpop.com/news-home/2022/10/13/review-ashe-releases-second-album-rae
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.songtell.com/ashe/omw
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr4K19O071c
9. ↑ https://americansongwriter.com/ashe-talks-the-evolution-on-rae-diane-keaton-collab-and-more-its-exactly-the-sound-i-wanted-to-go-for/
10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FAavxLZjcc
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ6urqPSvu4&ab\_channel=AsheMusicVEVO
12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIp70O56oqo
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzK3L2A05lw