I think it’s pretty obvious by the title that You Should be Sad is a breakup song. Halsey had a highly-publicized relationship with G-Eazy and I think this is her goodbye anthem to him. In the lyrics she says she’s not angry, but I don’t think that’s true. She says he’s not half the man he thinks he is and she’s happy she got away from him. “I’m so glad I never had a baby with you” is a particularly strong lyric that resonated with me because I have felt like that after a recent breakup as well. You can’t fill the hole inside of you with money, girls and cars is an obvious shot at G-Eazy’s fast, Hollywood lifestyle. I too relate to that in my recent relationship, I was dating someone with money, who was always looking for the next shiny object.
After a song full of shots at G-Eazy, Halsey ends the song with “you should be sad.” When you see the title of the song and start listening, I thought it was going to be about an ex-boyfriend not caring they broke up, but after listening to the lyrics, I think it goes deeper than that. I think it means he should feel sad for his lifestyle choices and that he let a real relationship go, something again that I too have felt. She also talks about trying to put a broken man together and now he should be sad because he’s on his own to cope with his issues.
I think it’s pretty obvious by the title that You Should be Sad is a breakup song. Halsey had a highly-publicized relationship with G-Eazy and I think this is her goodbye anthem to him. In the lyrics she says she’s not angry, but I don’t think that’s true. She says he’s not half the man he thinks he is and she’s happy she got away from him. “I’m so glad I never had a baby with you” is a particularly strong lyric that resonated with me because I have felt like that after a recent breakup as well. You can’t fill the hole inside of you with money, girls and cars is an obvious shot at G-Eazy’s fast, Hollywood lifestyle. I too relate to that in my recent relationship, I was dating someone with money, who was always looking for the next shiny object.
After a song full of shots at G-Eazy, Halsey ends the song with “you should be sad.” When you see the title of the song and start listening, I thought it was going to be about an ex-boyfriend not caring they broke up, but after listening to the lyrics, I think it goes deeper than that. I think it means he should feel sad for his lifestyle choices and that he let a real relationship go, something again that I too have felt. She also talks about trying to put a broken man together and now he should be sad because he’s on his own to cope with his issues.