Halsey Song Meanings

Coming Down

I found god, I found him in a lover when his hair falls in his face. And his hands so cold they shake. I found the devil I found him in a lover. And his lips like tangerines, in his color-coded speak

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EXPLANATION:

The first, as the second verse will follow, contrasts what she finds in their two defining stanzas.

The chorus states "I've got a lover," which the listener will believe is singular, but may identify character traits of different lovers.

The God is given soft features, is innocent and timid while the Devil is an assertive charmer that gets her hot and bothered. If it is in fact one lover, the first two lines of the separated stanzas describe the yin and yang of her lover, keeping her guessing.

Through the simplicity of describing a physical attraction, Halsey hits on a characteristics of gods in philosophies and myths, having slightly long, sometimes messy, and flawless hair.

Tangerines are citrus fruit that resemble oranges, but smaller like a mandarin and tangelos. They are juicy and very sweet. He has nice lips that complements the charm in his smooth talk.

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Now we're lost somewhere in outer space, In a hotel room where demons play. They run around beneath our feet. We roll around beneath these
sheets

EXPLANATION:

Hotel rooms are prominent in Halsey's songs, showcasing different situations emerging and falling between the four walls of this setting.

From an interview with All Things Go:

"I've lived my life in hotel rooms the past year. I've formed romantic relationships and business relationships and friendships out of hotel rooms. What's weird about them is it's like a stage setting, a fake place. It's not a real environment.
Their demons are those things that reside within them - the deepest, darkest parts of them that they may or may not share during their intimate, yet disconnected encounters in these rooms."

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I've got a lover, a love like religion

EXPLANATION:

Halsey describes the intensity and loyalty towards her love.

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I'm such a fool for sacrifice

EXPLANATION:

She's willing to sacrifice herself for him, and she feels like "a fool" because he probably wouldn't do the same for her.

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I've got a lover and I'm unforgiven

EXPLANATION:

She does not state who she is unforgiven by. Since the only person mentioned in this line is "I" or Halsey, it could imply that she is the one who has not forgiven herself for still loving this toxic person.

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I'm such a fool to pay this price