This is my favorite Haim song by far. And by no means am I a Danielle-hater, but I would love a recorded version with Alana on lead vocals, chorus-wise. This song is amazing live, and the intertwining of all three of their voices is showcased so much better in that type of forum. The recorded one sounds more like Danielle over Danielle which undermines the power of the song, I feel. Anyway....
Love, love, love. The song is a slow build. It's quiet, like a ticking time bomb. It musically sounds like the calm before the storm, and then turns into an actual storm, lyrically, when Danielle bursts forth on the chorus.
It's all about the "heat," the passion, the pressure, the immediacy, all the extremes that contrast so well with the languid-esque nature of the music, itself. The lyrics "heat" is even built up and crescendo-ed upon repetition.
"Oh, I just want to go back, hold on, to the way that I was, 'cause you took away all my young life, and I hate what I've become." Not a line you throw away nonchalantly.
I suppose that doesn't contribute much, interpretation-wise, but I can't dote on this song more. It's the one I recommend to all people after the obvious song recs. It's about a slow but powerful burn.
This is my favorite Haim song by far. And by no means am I a Danielle-hater, but I would love a recorded version with Alana on lead vocals, chorus-wise. This song is amazing live, and the intertwining of all three of their voices is showcased so much better in that type of forum. The recorded one sounds more like Danielle over Danielle which undermines the power of the song, I feel. Anyway....
Love, love, love. The song is a slow build. It's quiet, like a ticking time bomb. It musically sounds like the calm before the storm, and then turns into an actual storm, lyrically, when Danielle bursts forth on the chorus.
It's all about the "heat," the passion, the pressure, the immediacy, all the extremes that contrast so well with the languid-esque nature of the music, itself. The lyrics "heat" is even built up and crescendo-ed upon repetition.
"Oh, I just want to go back, hold on, to the way that I was, 'cause you took away all my young life, and I hate what I've become." Not a line you throw away nonchalantly.
I suppose that doesn't contribute much, interpretation-wise, but I can't dote on this song more. It's the one I recommend to all people after the obvious song recs. It's about a slow but powerful burn.