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SonaOne & tlinh test emotional limits on ‘POLITE’
When words fail, silence speaks volumes in this Malaysian–Vietnamese link-up
Love doesn’t always crash and burn; sometimes it fades politely. Malaysian artist and producer SonaOne and Vietnamese R&B star tlinh explore that uneasy space between talking things out and walking away on their new single, ‘POLITE.’
The track captures the quiet tension when people are too nice to confront the truth. Instead of fighting or fixing things, they drift into emotional limbo where they are still together, but not really.
tlinh delivers bittersweet lines with her signature sugar-coated tone, while SonaOne switches between smooth verses and sharp bars, both trying to read each other’s minds but never fully connecting.
Most songs are about falling in love or breaking up, but ‘POLITE’ lingers in that awkward middle ground where affection meets apathy, and the silence says it all.
Check out SonaOne & tlinh’s ‘POLITE’ below.
