‘Collide’ by Zoe Unsworth review

Zoe is a Country-Pop singer/ songwriter hailing from the North West of England and her latest single ‘Collide’ is set to release 24 October 2025.

Zoe tells me how evocative ‘Collide’ is.

“An exploration of passion, timing, and the painful beauty of a relationship that wasn’t meant to last.”

The single follows Unsworth’s recent release “Playing Your Game” and marks her second collaboration with producer Tim Prottey-Jones.

Blending modern pop polish with the heartfelt storytelling at the core of country music, “Collide” captures the tension between desire and duty, the push and pull of two people drawn together despite knowing that their story can’t continue. It’s a song about the right person at the wrong time -when hearts collide, but worlds can’t.

“Don’t give me that line about another place or time, do you really think I’m so naive to not read between the lines. Maybe I am foolish, guess I romanticised your breath against my neck & your head between my thighs.”

The first verse really leans into the cliche of break ups in relationships, with reference to ‘that line’; however it is juxtaposed but the intensity of the second half of the verse being somewhat evocative and lustful. The verse is also oxymoronic, posing both love and hate together.

“Oh you belong to Sunday morning, and I’m your midnight kind of sin. But if you ever changed your mind, I’d cross that line again.”

The bridge provides biblical references, such as ‘Sunday morning’ and ‘sin’, again demonstrating oxymoronic ideas. It’s painting the image of both innocence and satanic mischief.

“Cause we were knee deep, starry eyed - your hands in my hair on the passenger side. We were  secrets, late night - don’t wanna fall too deep but I just might. 

And when you whispered you’d waited all this time, I swear I felt like I’d waited my whole life. For you and I, to collide.”

The chorus is accompanied by an upbeat, almost hopeful and euphoric tone, perhaps the perfect tone when talking about being ‘knee deep, starry eyed’. It could also be perceived as having a nostalgic tone, through remembering these special moments when we were besotted. Interestingly though, it shows how self conscious we are by not wanting to ‘fall too deep’ yet the realisation that ‘I just might’. Further reference to being loved up is given through the lyric ‘you’d waited all this time, I swear I felt like I’d waited my whole life. For you.’

“Don’t give me that line about you and me in another life. Do you really think that I can’t see you just want to do what’s right? Maybe I am stupid, guess I chose to believe. That I could be the only girl, who makes you feel free.”

This verse again plays into the stereotype of breaking up with cliche lines, and eludes to how naive one party thinks the other is. As much as ending relationships can be messy, sometimes these ‘lines’ are in fact true! No one should feel or perceive themselves to be ‘stupid’. Our happiness is multi-faceted, meaning we aren’t just pleased by one thing, or one person; sadly it’s not that simple. Whilst there’s the choice of ‘freedom’, what is freedom? And what are we wanting to be free from?

The song returns to bridge, sometimes referred to as a pre-chorus, and then the chorus.

“Cause we were eyes closed, pull me close.

Make excuses to stay, didn’t wanna go. 

We were safe place, beautiful mess. My fingertips across your chest. 

And when you whispered you’d waited all this time, I swear I felt like I’d waited my whole life.

For you and I, to collide.”

This final verse really captures that moment of when we ‘Collide’, being so deep in love, ‘eyes closed, pull me close’ , certainly as is often fantasised about and depicted in movies. Reference to ‘safe place’ and ‘beautiful mess’ are juxtaposing ideas because one wouldn’t necessarily associate a ‘mess’ as being ‘safe’, however one persons mess, is another’s organised chaos. The lyrics become even racier and the evocative imagery returns through the lyric ‘My fingertips across your chest. And when you whispered you’d waited all this time, I swear I felt like I’d waited my whole life.’

Zoe Unsworth releases ‘Collide’ 24th October 2025, and whilst ‘Collide’ may sound accidental, sometimes that’s all life really is, a series of happy, or not so happy, accidents. Much like the stars in the night sky, ‘Collide’ represents opportunities there for the taking, be them romantically or professional. We navigate the stars to our potential and future happiness.

Do make sure to check out Zoe on her social pages for details about upcoming shows, events and more new music!!