Imagine Maya Angelou's greeting cards of grace and wisdom taking flight out of a relationship coming to its crashing end… that constitutes the core of
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship. Arie has earned the distinction of making one of the most elegant, mature soundtracks ever to surviving the breakup of the kind of relationship that has you imagining what your kids together would have looked like ("These Eyes").

Unlike the vase-throwing, car door keying, financial tally sheet spouting frenzies common with most R&B female artists venturing in breakup territory, Arie's
lyrics flow like epiphanies from a woman who knows the victim/victimizer route isn't enough. Instead, Arie achieves a hard fought enlightenment with songs like
"Good Mourning" and "Private Party". In doing so, Arie maintains the type of beauty and self-respect that haunts those who look back over their shoulders,
expecting to find their ex in shambles by their leaving.