Tagged: Halsey

“Castle” serves two distinct yet related storytelling functions for Halsey. One is as the opening of her 2015 album, Badlands. That album is a look into Halsey’s innermost thoughts, specifically frustrations associated with many parts of her personal life. And...

This is clearly a love song in which BTS (supported by Halsey) are enamored by a romantic interest.  However, what the phrase “boy with luv” means is not forthrightly defined. But within the overall context...

The titular “nightmare” is indeed Halsey herself. Or put differently, the purpose of this track is to let the audience know that the singer has a bad side, which she has come to embrace. At...

Post Malone’s “Die for Me” is a song which is based on discontent in romantic relationships. The title comes from the artists (Malone, Future and Halsey) alluding to the fact that their former lovers...

Halsey’s “Clementine” is song which is a bit more-complex than it may appear. In it Halsey is addressing a romantic interest for the most part. And what she is doing is highlighting certain complexities of her...

Like many other tunes which involve members of BTS, “Suga’s Interlude” is based on the idea of individuals pursuing and realizing their dreams. And in that regard Suga takes on the band’s usual role of...

The best way to describe “You Should Be Sad” is as it being centered on Halsey dissing an ex-boyfriend. In fact its title, “you should be sad”, is not mentioned until the outro. Rather what Halsey...

The lyrics of Halsey’s “Ashley” are at least partially romantic in nature. We can come to this conclusion based on its outro, which features a sample from certain movie whereas the female narrator is talking about...

The title of this song is actually a reference Halsey’s birthday, which is 29 September (i.e. 9/29). That would make the singer 25-years old at the time of its release. And what she is doing throughout...