Hasley has come of age in the recent era of pop artists living with an overbearing lack of privacy. With fans clamoring for any information relating to the singer's personal life, her breakups become social currency anyone following her on social. With "You Should Be Sad", Halsey has presented an update on that iconic cornerstone of pop music: the revenge break-up song. In this country-influenced single, the 25-year-old works through feelings of regret, loss, and empowerment over her breakup with rapper G-Eazy.
This type of post-love vengeance has dominated the top charts of America's pop landscape for decades. Compared to recent hits as Ariana Grande's, “Thank You Next” and Ellie Gouldings, “On My Mind”, Halsey's interpretation seems to fall short in delivery. Her lyrics rely on clichés rather than originality, while the two short verses in the song get washed out by a repetitive chorus.
The first verse reveals her ambitions for the song, stating that the artist has something to get off her chest, a common opening salvo in this vein of music. She then conjures images of her ex, coping with the loss of her love through materialism and vices. This line providing social commentary on the ideal lifestyle of a rapper and further singling out her ex G-Eazy.
The first chorus provides a bit of poetic justice with a reference to the idiom of alligators eyes, representing a false sense of sorrow in her ex's disposition. Yet, other than this remark, Halsey maintains her refrain of, “I feel so sorry, I feel so sad” and supports the position that she did not understand the motivations of her lover. The song is a compelling reflection on the loss of love with its moving melody, yet it's lacking lyrical bite. Halsey clearly demonstrates her musical talent with raw, raspy, vocals throughout the track. As an epic guitar riff begins to mix over the bridge of, repetitive and drawn out “yeah, yeah, yeahs” Halsey's song evokes feelings of middle school dance love. It's a promising performance from a young talent, but hopefully some other tracks on the album graduate beyond puppy love graspings.
Hasley has come of age in the recent era of pop artists living with an overbearing lack of privacy. With fans clamoring for any information relating to the singer's personal life, her breakups become social currency anyone following her on social. With "You Should Be Sad", Halsey has presented an update on that iconic cornerstone of pop music: the revenge break-up song. In this country-influenced single, the 25-year-old works through feelings of regret, loss, and empowerment over her breakup with rapper G-Eazy.
This type of post-love vengeance has dominated the top charts of America's pop landscape for decades. Compared to recent hits as Ariana Grande's, “Thank You Next” and Ellie Gouldings, “On My Mind”, Halsey's interpretation seems to fall short in delivery. Her lyrics rely on clichés rather than originality, while the two short verses in the song get washed out by a repetitive chorus.
The first verse reveals her ambitions for the song, stating that the artist has something to get off her chest, a common opening salvo in this vein of music. She then conjures images of her ex, coping with the loss of her love through materialism and vices. This line providing social commentary on the ideal lifestyle of a rapper and further singling out her ex G-Eazy.
The first chorus provides a bit of poetic justice with a reference to the idiom of alligators eyes, representing a false sense of sorrow in her ex's disposition. Yet, other than this remark, Halsey maintains her refrain of, “I feel so sorry, I feel so sad” and supports the position that she did not understand the motivations of her lover. The song is a compelling reflection on the loss of love with its moving melody, yet it's lacking lyrical bite. Halsey clearly demonstrates her musical talent with raw, raspy, vocals throughout the track. As an epic guitar riff begins to mix over the bridge of, repetitive and drawn out “yeah, yeah, yeahs” Halsey's song evokes feelings of middle school dance love. It's a promising performance from a young talent, but hopefully some other tracks on the album graduate beyond puppy love graspings.