Monday, February 22, 2016

Halsey

I'm not entirely sure where I first heard about Halsey, but I think I just ran across her lyrics on Pinterest. Yes, I'm a pretty hardcore "Pinner" and I love lyrics. Anyway, her music gave me something that was missing from my life. Some pop feeling from my childhood, mixed with my adult-ish love of cursing and frankness.

Strange Love was the song that really introduced me to this singer, the one that got me hooked. I mean, how could it not when it starts with "Everybody wants to know if we fucked on the bathroom sink"? But the chorus is the real sweet spot with "They think I'm insane, they think my lover is strange but I don't have to fucking tell them anything."

The one I've listened to about 80 times, is Hold Me Down.

And my current favorite is Control. "I'm bigger than this body. I'm colder than this home. I'm meaner than my demons. I'm bigger than these bones."