 Genius Meanings
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Halsey – More
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On March 25, 2019, Halsey tweeted about her personal health, particularly her endometriosis. In the tweet she also revealed that she has had 3 miscarriages, one of which occurred
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Halsey – Lilith
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Lilith, the fourth track off Halsey’s fourth album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. Halsey confirmed that “Lilith” was the first song written for the album in a Youtube
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Halsey – Control
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“Control” is a personification of Halsey’s bipolar disorder, which she has opened up about in several interviews since she was diagnosed in her teenage years. She questions who is
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Halsey – Gasoline
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“Gasoline” centers on Halsey’s mental state (including bipolar disorder’s influence) when it comes to fame’s pressures. It appears on her debut studio album, Badlands.
In January
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Halsey – Colors
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“Colors” is about falling out of love with someone because they changed too much as a person.
The context behind family and addictions provides evidence that “Colors” is about The
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Halsey – Nightmare
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“Nightmare,” a song dedicated to young women, is Halsey’s first solo release from 2019, following hit single “Without Me”. Despite “Without Me” featuring on Halsey’s third LP, “
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Halsey – Darling
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“Darling,” the seventh track off Halsey’s fourth album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, is a lullaby of love to their future child when their life gets hard. It is sweeter and
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Halsey – Sorry
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“Sorry” is a piano ballad where Halsey relies more on her voice than the music.
It is a very deep track from the beauty of Halsey’s heart. In the song, Halsey laments about the
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Halsey – Walls Could Talk
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On “Walls Could Talk”, Halsey describes the back and forth arguments she has had with her lover and how long lasting some of them have been. But she also points to the fact they
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Halsey – New Americana
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Although it was a previously released track, the revamped studio version of “New Americana” premiered on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio, receiving enormous praise. DJ Zane Lowe spun
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Halsey – Bad at Love
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“Bad At Love” was the fourth single and second music video from hopeless fountain kingdom, Halsey’s sophomore album.
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Marshmello & Halsey – Be Kind
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“Be Kind” is an empowering song that questions the motives of a significant other in a relationship. Instead of fully committing to the relationship, the person seems to be
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benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid – Eastside
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“Eastside” focuses on the relationship of two people who fall in love. It follows them as they go through their relationship and as they reminisce about their memories together.
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Halsey – Forever ... (is a long time)
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“Forever … (is a long time)” is the first song from a trio, which Halsey explains as:
Three songs smack in the middle that serve as a transition and are meant to be listened to in
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Halsey – Ya'aburnee
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“Ya'aburnee,” the final track from Halsey’s fourth album, acts as a love letter to both her partner and her newborn baby.
The title roughly translates from Arabic as “you bury me
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Halsey & SUGA – Lilith (Diablo IV Anthem)
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“Lilith (Diablo IV Anthem)” is Halsey’s remix to her original August 2021 track, “Lilith.” It follows the same story: a woman being too busy for love and only focusing on work
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Halsey – I’m Not Mad
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[Verse 1] / I'm not even mad anymore / No, really, I ain't even mad anymore / Yeah, I don't even want you back anymore / I don't remember what we had anymore, yeah / I hope your
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Halsey (Ft. Quavo) – Lie
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“Lie” talks about the sexual tension between the two lovers. Halsey talks about the dissatisfaction she gets at the end of the night which also hints at the messed up personalities
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Halsey – Castle
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“Castle” opens the main gates to enter the Badlands, the booming metropolis where Halsey says “cognitive activity happens” in correlation to her state of mind.
Castle was first
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Halsey – Hold Me Down
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Halsey explained the meaning and inspiration behind “Hold Me Down” at a live show in June of 2015:
I was meeting a bunch of mean, old men who thought they knew better than I. And
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YUNGBLUD & Halsey (Ft. Travis Barker) – 11 Minutes
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“11 Minutes” is YUNGBLUD’S second single of 2019, following “Loner.”
The song features vocals from both YUNGBLUD and Halsey as well as drumming from blink-182’s Travis Barker. The
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Halsey – killing boys
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It is about a past relationship, while in “You should be sad” Halsey expresses her frustrations about a previous relationship. In “killing boys” she expresses her break with pride
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Halsey – Easier than Lying
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“Easier than Lying” is the third track from Halsey’s fourth album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. The song was initially featured on the third teaser for the IMAX film
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G-Eazy & Halsey – Him & I
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“Him & I” is a “Bonnie and Clyde” track between G-Eazy and his girlfriend at the time, Halsey, who sings the chorus.
The music video for this song was filmed in New York City
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Halsey – Drive
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“Drive” touches on a love that lives within boundaries. The lovers keep their relationship distinct—careful not to make the first move, yet inevitably enjoying each other’s
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Halsey – Is There Somewhere
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Halsey shows the listeners her point-of-view on falling in love with someone, despite them being in a relationship and being their second choice. When she’s around them, she tries
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Halsey – Without Me
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“Without Me” is the first new song released by Halsey since her 2017 album, hopeless fountain kingdom. The track is directed at her ex G-Eazy after she was “cheated on in front of
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Halsey – Girl is a Gun
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[Verse 1] / I feel lighter in the waistline / With no hands around me, no spit in my teeth / No, I'm not your daydream, I won't have your baby / Stop 'cause you're killin' my vibe
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Halsey – clementine
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For the third installment of her 2020 album Manic, Halsey released “clementine” on her 25th birthday. The song’s release date was first alluded to on August 10, 2019, when Halsey
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Halsey – Now or Never
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“Now Or Never”, a slow, R&B-tinged track, is the lead single from American singer-songwriter Halsey’s sophomore studio album, hopeless fountain kingdom. The track was teased
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