Beautiful Things Lyrics – Megan Moroney | from “Cloud 9”

Moroney has a real gift for those songs that feel like they’re written in your journal, and this one’s no different. She poured it out during a string of reflective Nashville nights last year, teaming with Kristian Bush on production to keep it rooted in classic country twang—think gentle acoustic strums and pedal steel that swells like a deep breath, her voice carrying that Georgia drawl without overdoing the ache. At its core, it’s a letter to the girl staring down doubt after a fresh heartbreak, flipping the script on self-blame with lines about fires scorching canyons and mockingbirds forgetting their song.

It’s encouragement wrapped in realism: the world’s not kind to the pretty and smart ones, but that’s no reason to dim your shine. Dropped October 24, it debuted at No. 64 on the Hot 100 and snagged 69 adds at country radio right out the gate, landing on Billboard’s must-hear list like the warm hug it is.

Cloud 9 isn’t just her next chapter—it’s her claiming the pen after Am I Okay? shook things up. This 15-track set digs into honest slices of life from her most sure-footed self, blending breezy post-breakup vibes like lead single 6 Months Later with deeper cuts that play with sound while staying true to what fans crave. The opener Cloud 9 sets a dreamy tone, this one follows at track three, and from the teasers, expect more like a mid-album breather that nods to her roots. No big collabs announced yet, but it’s all Moroney front and center, clocking around 45 minutes of that mix she does best: vulnerable but never victimized.

She’s owning this rise on her terms right now, fresh off headlining her own tour that sold out spots from Atlanta to Austin, and still buzzing from Tennessee Orange’s viral pull. At 28, Moroney’s moved past the one-hit whispers to the voice young women lean on for the real talk, turning personal scrapes into something that feels like quiet victory.