As a producer and songwriter, Blanco is responsible for more than 100 million album sales worldwide due to his work with artists including Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Kesha, Sia, The Weeknd, Selena Gomez, Wiz Khalifa, and Kanye West. He is also the founder of two labels in collaboration with Interscope Records, Mad Love Records and Friends Keep Secrets.
In July 2018, Blanco released the song "Eastside" under his own name, a collaboration with Halsey and Khalid.
Eastside
Benny Blanco Lyrics
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Yeah, yeah
When I was young, I fell in love
We used to hold hands, man, that was enough (yeah)
Then we grew up, started to touch
Used to kiss underneath the light on the back of the bus (yeah)
Oh no, your daddy didn't like me much
And he didn't believe me when I said you were the one
Oh, every day she found a way out of the window to sneak out late
She used to meet me on the Eastside
In the city where the sun don't set
And every day you know that we ride
Through the backstreets of a blue Corvette
Baby, you know I just wanna leave tonight
We can go anywhere we want
Drive down to the coast, jump in the seat
Just take my hand and come with me, yeah
We can do anything if we put our minds to it
Take your whole life then you put a line through it
My love is yours if you're willing to take it
Give me your heart 'cause I ain't gonna break it
So come away, starting today
Start a new life, together in a different place
We know that love is how these ideas came to be
So baby, run away, away with me
Seventeen and we got a dream to have a family
A house and everything in between
And then, oh, suddenly we turned twenty-three
Now we got pressure for taking our life more seriously
We got our dead-end jobs and got bills to pay
Have old friends and know our enemies
Now I, I'm thinking back to when I was young
Back to the day when I was falling in love
He used to meet me on the Eastside
In the city where the sun don't set
And every day you know where we ride
Through the backstreets in a blue Corvette
And baby, you know I just wanna leave tonight
We can go anywhere we want
Drive down to the coast, jump in the seat
Just take my hand and come with me
Singing
We can do anything if we put our minds to it
Take your whole life then you put a line through it
My love is yours if you're willing to take it
Give me your heart 'cause I ain't gonna break it
So come away, starting today
Start a new life, together in a different place
We know that love is how these ideas came to be
So baby, run away with me
Run away, now
Run away, now
Run away, now
Run away, now
Run away, now
Run away, now
He used to meet me on the Eastside
She used to meet me on the Eastside
He used to meet me on the Eastside
She used to meet me on the Eastside
In the city where the sun don't set
The song "Eastside" is Benny Blanco's debut single as a lead artist, featuring Khalid and Halsey. The lyrics of the song take the listener on an emotional journey through the different stages of love, from the butterflies of young love to the pressure of adulthood, all while reminiscing on past memories. The lyrics talk about how the singers fell in love when they were young but had to sneak around because her father didn't approve of the relationship. They used to meet on the Eastside - where the sun doesn't set - and ride through the backstreets in a blue Corvette. They had dreams of starting a family and living in a house, but as they grew older, life got in the way.
The chorus emphasizes the message of the song, that together they can do anything, as long as they put their minds to it. The singer is asking his lover to run away with him and start a new life together because love is what gave them those ideas in the first place.
Overall, Eastside is a nostalgic and emotional song that explores the different stages of love, and the power of love to inspire and motivate people.
Line by Line Meaning
When I was young, I fell in love
I found love when I was young
We used to hold hands, man, that was enough (yeah)
Holding hands was enough for us
Then we grew up, started to touch
As we grew older, we became more intimate
Used to kiss underneath the light on the back of the bus (yeah)
We used to share romantic moments on the back of the bus
Oh no, your daddy didn't like me much
Your dad didn't approve of me
And he didn't believe me when I said you were the one
He didn't believe I was the right person for you
Oh, every day she found a way out of the window to sneak out late
She would sneak out of the window every night to meet me
She used to meet me on the Eastside
We used to meet on the Eastside of the city
In the city where the sun don't set
We lived in a city where the sun hardly sets
And every day you know that we ride
Every day, we rode together
Through the backstreets of a blue Corvette
We drove through the city in a blue Corvette
Baby, you know I just wanna leave tonight
I want us to leave this place tonight
We can go anywhere we want
We can go anywhere that we desire
Drive down to the coast, jump in the seat
We can drive to the coast and enjoy the view
Just take my hand and come with me, yeah
Come with me and hold my hand
We can do anything if we put our minds to it
We can achieve anything we set our minds to
Take your whole life then you put a line through it
Let go of your old life and start anew
My love is yours if you're willing to take it
If you are willing, you can have my love
Give me your heart 'cause I ain't gonna break it
Trust me with your heart because I will not hurt you
So come away, starting today
Come with me and start a new life
Start a new life, together in a different place
Let's start a new life together somewhere else
We know that love is how these ideas came to be
Our love has inspired these ideas
So baby, run away, away with me
Let's run away together
Seventeen and we got a dream to have a family
When we were seventeen, we dreamed of having a family
A house and everything in between
We wanted a home of our own, with everything we needed
And then, oh, suddenly we turned twenty-three
Time passed quickly, and we were suddenly twenty-three
Now we got pressure for taking our life more seriously
Now we feel pressure to take our lives seriously
We got our dead-end jobs and got bills to pay
We have jobs we don't like, and bills to pay
Have old friends and know our enemies
We have some friends from the past and some enemies
Now I, I'm thinking back to when I was young
I'm reminiscing about my youth
Back to the day when I was falling in love
Back to when I was falling in love for the first time
Run away, now
Let's run away now
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Khalid Robinson, Nathan Perez, Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, Benjamin Joseph Levin, Edward Christopher Sheeran
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