They sent me away to find them a fortune
A chest filled with diamonds and gold
The house was awake, with shadows and monsters
The hallways, they echoed and groaned

I sat alone, in bed 'til the morning
I'm crying, "They're coming for me"
And I tried to hold these secrets inside me
My mind's like a deadly disease

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
Goddamn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

I paced around for hours on empty
I jumped at the slightest of sounds
And I couldn't stand the person inside me
I turned all the mirrors around

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
Goddamn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

I'm well acquainted with villains that live in my head
They beg me to write them so they'll never die when I'm dead
And I've grown familiar with villains that live in my head
They beg me to write them so I'll never die when I'm dead

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
Goddamn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
Goddamn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

Overall Meaning

Halsey’s song “Control” reveals a dark and twisted side that exists within every person. The opening lyrics describe a search for fortune that leads to the discovery of shadows and monsters. The singer seems to be trapped in a house with these frightening entities and is in a state of panic, crying out for help. The singer then admits that their mind is like a deadly disease and that they are bigger than their body, meaner than their demons, and colder than the home in which they reside. The refrain that follows, “And all the kids cried out, ‘Please stop, you’re scaring me,’” hints at their loneliness and lack of understanding from others.

The singer is tormented by the villains that live in their head, who beg to be written so that they will never die. “Control” suggests that creativity is something that cannot be fully controlled and that artists are at the mercy of their own minds. The haunting and emotional tone of the song is amplified by Halsey’s vocals, which are anguished yet controlled. The ending to the song is left open to interpretation, the repetition of “Who is in control?” suggests that the singer’s struggle with their own mind is ongoing.

Line by Line Meaning

They send me away to find them a fortune
They have sent me on a mission to help them find wealth.

A chest filled with diamonds and gold
They are seeking a fortune in the form of diamonds and gold.

The house was awake, the shadows and monsters
I was up in a house full of shadows and monsters.

The hallways, they echoed and groaned
The hallways were making strange sounds.

I sat alone, in bed till the morning
I was alone, sitting in bed until the morning.

I'm crying, 'They're coming for me'
I am crying and contending with the feeling that something ominous is coming for me.

And I tried to hold these secrets inside me
I attempted to keep my secrets hidden within me.

My mind's like a deadly disease
My thoughts are dangerous and harmful.

I'm bigger than my body
I am larger than my physical form.

I'm colder than this home
I feel colder than my physical surroundings.

I'm meaner than my demons
The demons within me are less intense than I myself am.

I'm bigger than these bones
My presence and essence exceed the boundaries of my physical body.

And all the kids cried out, 'Please stop, you're scaring me'
Children were afraid and begged me to cease my behavior.

I can't help this awful energy
I am unable to prevent this unpleasant and disconcerting aura I create.

God damn right, you should be scared of me
It is entirely justified for everyone to feel frightened of me.

Who is in control?
Unknown entity is managing this situation.

I paced around for hours on empty
I wandered aimlessly for hours on end.

I jumped at the slightest of sounds
I became startled by the most trivial of noises.

And I couldn't stand the person inside me
I couldn't tolerate my own identity.

I turned all the mirrors around
I turned all the mirrors in the room around, so they could no longer reflect me.

I'm well acquainted with villains that live in my head
I am very familiar with the evil characters that exist within my mind.

They beg me to write them so they'll never die when I'm dead
The villains inside my mind are urging me to document them so they may persist even after my death.

I've grown familiar with villains that live in my head
Subsequently, I have become accustomed to the wicked spirits within me.

And all the kids cried out, 'Please stop, you're scaring me'
Children were scared and urged me to cease my activities.

I can't help this awful energy
I am powerless to control this adverse energy.

God damn right, you should be scared of me
People should feel intimidated by me.

Who is in control?
It is unclear who is managing the situation.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ASHLEY FRANGIPANE, TIMOTHY JOLIFFE BRAN, ROY EDWARD KERR

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@joel62361

2y↑10

@@stellaprinzivalli5052 idk but sometimes I get so lost in my daydreams that I forget that I exist. Like, legit- and when I snap myself out of it its so disturbing because here I am, in a real world, hugging my pillow. Its just so bizarre to me, yknow? And sometimes I forget that fiction is fictional and not actually real-

And the line "I've grown familiar with the villains that live in my head" makes me think of my constant nightmares and sleep paralysis encounters. I'm not scared of them anymore and I'm honestly bored of them. I drew them too and I gave them names, meaning that they're almost family to me somehow??

And the "who is in control" line makes me think of when I'm not in control, like I'm asking who's doing this to me. Like, sometimes I hurt myself or say mean things that I don't really mean and i feel like I'm not in control of my body and its like me and my body are different entities.

And sometimes, my daydreams get too sad for me, and I sometimes even cry over them for no reason at all. I dunno-

By the way, do you have a discord? You seem pretty chill :D maybe we could talk there because talking in a YT comment section is pretty weird lmfao

@malisaporisamet9806

4y↑11K

themes in this song:
--wanting to be in control
--being scared of things that shouldn't scare you
--loneliness, probably an illusion
--the feeling of a million worlds on your shoulder
--self-hate
--but also pride?
--feeling trapped
--feeling powerless
--not believing when others try to help
--confusion
--power that you don't realize you have
--not caring for oneself properly
--being infatuated with a problem or sutuation that seems unfixable
--skittishness
--shame
--feeling accomplished
--blame
--pressure
--guilt
--unhealthy habits

shit this would make for a good anthem to an angsty fanfiction--

@yixenn

4y↑986

If you guys wondering this is bipolar disorder:
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). Abnormally upbeat, jumpy or wired
Increased activity, energy or agitation
Exaggerated sense of well-being and self-confidence (euphoria)
Decreased need for sleep
Unusual talkativeness
Racing thoughts
Distractibility
Poor decision-making — for example, going on buying sprees, taking sexual risks or making foolish investments.
I don't but someone close to me has this mental health problem if you have any questions just ask me I will answer fast as I can

@hooshie9850

5y↑5K

this song feels like it brings out the worst in people.
it like, pulls you towards something so ... bad.
but its not bad, its sad.

its a sad song, filled with power.
and if you think about it, and think and think and you feel something when you listen to it, you'll know. If you don't, then you don't, but this song and gasoline really represent something completely different.

edit: we all have our own opinions guys, and this song.. idk why but its hard to explain. it does something to the heart, like makes you feel so deeply estranged, abandoned and its like this is what it would sound like to be trapped in your own darkness, you know?

maybe i'm stretching it, maybe not. Just what i think.

@kury12

3y↑8K

LYRICS
They send me away to find them a fortune
A chest filled with diamonds and gold
The house was awake, the shadows and monsters
The hallways, they echoed and groaned

I sat alone, in bed till the morning
I'm crying, "They're coming for me"
And I tried to hold these secrets inside me
My mind's like a deadly disease

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
God damn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

I paced around for hours on empty
I jumped at the slightest of sounds
And I couldn't stand the person inside me
I turned all the mirrors around

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
God damn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

I'm well acquainted with villains that live in my bed
They beg me to write them so they'll never die when I'm dead
And I've grown familiar with villains that live in my head
They beg me to write them so I'll never die when I'm dead

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
God damn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
God damn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control? ....

Thanks for the likes, hope you are all safe! Glad i helped someone with this
Wish y'all the best from italy🇮🇹

@m.m6726

5y↑2.2K

They send me away to find them a fortune
A chest filled with diamonds and gold
The house was awake, the shadows and monsters
The hallways, they echoed and groaned
I sat alone, in bed till the morning
I'm crying, "They're coming for me"
And I tried to hold these secrets inside me
My mind's like a deadly disease
I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones
And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
God damn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?
I paced around for hours on empty
I jumped at the slightest of sounds
And I couldn't stand the person inside me
I turned all the mirrors around
I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones
And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
God damn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?
I'm well acquainted with villains that live in my head
They beg me to write them so they'll never die when I'm dead
And I've grown familiar with villains that live in my head
They beg me to write them so I'll never die when I'm dead
I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones
And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
God damn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?
And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
God damn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

All comments from YouTube:

@p34rlss59

4y↑15.1K

Kids: "Please stop your scaring me!"
Me: "Am I that ugly?"

@user-rj3ou5xj9k

4y↑331

PFFTTT THATS MEEE

@blueviolet3899

4y↑137

Oof nuuuu 😭😭Meeee

@shashwatkumar5303

4y↑173

Now lets not start a fight we're all the same.

@SplashTheBird

4y↑33

@dumm307

4y↑23

Yeet

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@drew6938

3y↑8.7K

Parents: Dabs
Kids: Please stop you’re scaring me

@sominiemadrid7732

3y↑57

So you're saying that kids are scared? (Apparently)

@bananaz101.

3y↑162

Honestly I almost threw a chair when my music teacher dabbed

@janicemiller9819

3y↑5

https://youtu.be/Rsnx_fcldIo 😉

@graciesmom2411

3y↑28

Omg! My frend dahs goo much and im like:DUDE STOP IT! ITS UGLY!REECE JUST STOP(yes thats his actual name

@janicemiller9819

3y↑1

https://youtu.be/UBOrVDXdHYk

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@monogirl9133

2y↑558

"all the kids cried out please stop you're scaring me" this line hit hard because when my mums manic episodes were really bad i reacted this way when i was younger

@axehead45

38w↑10

I'm so sorry this happened to you friend.

@pipermurphy3787

37w↑2

I'm so sorry...

@LuizFernando-uy2gw

36w

bruh

@pipermurphy3787

36w

@@LuizFernando-uy2gw ?

@ChrisThomas-sq2ic

34w↑1

I'm sorry that u had to deal with that

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@jessbian3385

3y↑655

Ever since this album released, this song stood out as by far the most ominous musically, it just felt special. 6 years later it’s still my favorite Halsey song.

@emilycompo1092

24w↑1

Good for a Halloween playlist, though.😅

@woahemiee

16w

Now here we are still our fav

@Mad-ik4fq

7y↑4.6K

My 3 fav Halsey songs are gasoline, ghost, and control. The way her voice changes when she says "god damn right" kills me every time

@nexus3046

7y↑25

Have some thing mints gives thin mints

@Mad-ik4fq

7y↑8

Sir Savage
Thank you very much Sir

@americanglory25equestrian9

7y↑1

Madison Recker i know same!!!!!

@americanglory25equestrian9

7y↑9

Madison Recker:or when or when she says "u should be scared of me"

@masonportillo4856

7y↑3

Madison Recker It kills me every time, too.

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@Urik187

1y↑326

i just experienced this song in the most profound way. I know I am not the only one thinking this. Its like you wrote about me.

@DOCTOR_MORPHINE9259

1y↑7

I just found this song recently and damn, me too bro.

@Mikasa_Ackerman0

1y↑2

Same

@Zevven

1y↑4

Grow up

@DOCTOR_MORPHINE9259

1y↑9

@@Zevven Ok, that's a little rude.

@goodprince5327

If you dont mind. What do you mean?

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@stellaprinzivalli5052

2y↑352

As a maladative daydreamer with an uncontrollable imagination, i relate a LOT to the "i've grown familiar with villains that live in my head", "i can't help this awful energy" and "who is in control?".

Every negative thought i get manifests itself as a villain, a disaster, or peoples having mental breakdowns or more mental issues/trauma in my world(or nightmared, that then turn into the things i said previously). Which makes the world darker, which is bad because it's a reflection of my mind but also my confort place.

I'm working it out tho.

If oddly someone can relate despite the clumsy way i express myself, like or reply.

@joel62361

2y↑12

Man you didn't have to call me out like that/j

@stellaprinzivalli5052

2y↑14

@@joel62361 oh wow no idea someone would actually relate-

Tho the more time passes the more i realize that my world is my way to comfort myself and to protect myself from the socially dangerous and sensory unfriendly world. Which made me realize in the meantime that it's probs not normal to be crying bc of the noise of the bell (and other stuffs but no time) so that i'm most likely autistic so i mean this could explain that yk-

What abt you?

@joel62361

2y↑10

@stellaprinzivalli5052

2y↑7

@@joel62361 nah I don't have discord, my mom doesn't allow me(i'm way over 13 tho), but i really for the not realizing you're real thing. In my world there are 2 versions of me, one who is me, but more bubbly and less sarcastic and bossy, and one who is more of a representation of who i'd consider perfect, bit according to my standards not society's,and honestly most of the time i'm then more than me.

@joel62361

2y↑6

@@stellaprinzivalli5052 B R U H same tho??

One of me is more murderous and has killed many, many people (please don't ask, I don't know either) and the other is a nicer, shyer version who stutters a lot

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@malisaporisamet9806

4y↑11K

@malisaporisamet9806

4y↑189

- Spoinel -
you mispelled my wattpad fanfictions

@full-timelesbian1075

4y↑162

goddamn it

I've been exposed

runs away

@lordelvan6013

4y↑68

actually, I am coming from an anime which has dozens of angsty fanfictions lol

@thewendigoprince8138

4y↑28

I would be great for a fanfic

@koolinwithmiyahandfriends3078

4y↑26

THIS STUFF IS CREEPIER THEN THE LAST ONES

114 More Replies...

@oldcringeyaccount3677

4y↑3K

Teacher : *Gives homework*
Me : PLEASE STOP YOUR SCARING ME
Homework : GOD DAMN RIGHT YOU SHOULD BE SCARED OF ME

@Castle_of_v1nes

3y↑88

WHO IS IN CONTROL- of the homework system?

@farhanahmed552

3y↑70

Teacher: Who is in control?

@isimbulamadm3913

3y↑35

@@farhanahmed552 Parents; WE :))

@taseenmasood7126

3y↑8

😂😂😂

@farhanahmed552

3y↑7

@@isimbulamadm3913 😂

25 More Replies...

@cjglitters8738

3y↑98

damn, i remember 5 years ago listening to this song in class with my earphones in just vibin' to myself. glad i didn't come from tiktok to find halsey's music, her music's helped me though a lot tbf x

@adventa2358

25w

fr dude, after getting diagnosed with type 1 bipolar i found her music and it's helped me so much

@dolaylitumlec

3y↑959

Popular opinion: Everyone wants a friend like Halsey.

@ameliaisveryweird8302

3y↑46

Popular opinion: Everyone wants to be Hasley

@user-bf8rs7pc8k

3y↑36

Popular opinion: Swifties respect Halsey because she was at Taylor's side.

@papaya216

2y↑5

Hell no

@IDK-ux7ct

2y↑4

@@ameliaisveryweird8302 i just want a friend like her cause she has a nice voice

@Transformers2Fan1

2y↑5

Unpopular opinion. Ew.

9 More Replies...

@babyanddragon1527

4y↑11.6K

For those who don’t know, this song is referring to Halsey’s bipolar disorder. So yes, if you guys are getting mental illness vibes from this, now you know.

@yixenn

4y↑986

@jaya_k

4y↑177

@@yixenn ... this sounds exactly like me

@buddy2645

4y↑81

@@jaya_k sad

@ghosti_vx5342

4y↑100

Poor Hasley

@spevacknv

4y↑93

It also fits perfectly with akumatizations in the cartoon Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir (MLB for short. that's how i found this amazing song, a MLB AMV set to this song :)

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@thejamalthatpulledoutthe9-671

3y↑10.9K

“I jumped at the slightest of sounds”

Me trying to get food at 3AM:

@insomniac612

3y↑155

LMAO
I LOVE UR PFP

@thejamalthatpulledoutthe9-671

3y↑117

@@insomniac612 BRO- I LOVE YOURS TOO 😂

@Toastyroastyyy

3y↑61

UNDERRATED COMMENT OF THE WEEK

@janicemiller9819

3y↑6

https://youtu.be/Rsnx_fcldIo 😉

@vexindo1535

3y↑17

Your username is beautiful.

54 More Replies...

@Squirrelstar

2y↑65

I’m finally commenting…years later..I just want you to know, thank you. Your music always made me feel understood, especially this song. I know you probably won’t see this, but I hope you are blessed.

@muntel_ance_4804

2y↑2

Yeee

@jayfeather_209

2y↑2

Don’t remember squirrelflight being a leader

@Squirrelstar

2y↑1

@@jayfeather_209 Squirrelstar is an oc of myn I made before even Squirrelkit existed.

@somekindofloser

1y↑1

Assuming because of your name that you found this song cause of that old ivypool animatic?

@Squirrelstar

1y↑1

@@somekindofloser Actually no, I found this song through some friends when it like first came out

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@Oferdertv

3y↑14

The way she says "please stop" 1:06

@AwkwardFangirlTheKawaiiKitty

9y↑817

I WASN'T REALLY FEELING HALSEY BUT THEN I LISTENED TO THIS SONG AND I CANT GET ENOUGH OF HER FUCK DUDE

@amavocado

9y↑24

when her song ghost was everywhere i was like NO STOP I ONLY LIKE THE BEGINING and then Pandora just comes along blesses my ears with gasoline and i was like who tf OMG ITS HER and now I'm obsessed ops

@kayahughes304

8y↑4

Okay literally same

@mxstlymark8870

8y↑2

SAMEEE

@epilepsydolphin3130

8y↑1

+amarah howard same XD

@nikkinicole8822

8y↑1

+Serena from the Revenge Era SAME

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@siduary2826

3y↑4K

“They send me away to find them a fortune.”
My family forcing me to get groceries during quarantine

@kaylasummers2940

3y↑23

Same

@mohammedlfilali8267

3y↑1

https://youtu.be/cuHCBnyaRMQ

@vasiaasimaki2974

3y↑10

Hahahahaha

@lovenothate520

U don’t shop online?

@marialetiziaandreani9700

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@Evadney

3y↑14

2:39 through the end of song is my favorite part

@Vitriol-Divergent

2y↑14

This song is a work of art that can speak to anyone living with trauma.

@envygardner

8y↑368

1:05
that "stop" is goddamn amazing

@mariahtrejo553

fløral ghøst

@envygardner

8y↑1

yeah Mariah Trejo ?

@myamonge8018

7y↑7

fløral ghøst you noticed too? YASSS

@envygardner

7y↑5

Yasss i did :))))

@toadstooldarling9937

7y↑2

fløral ghøst yeah

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@traceyhughes163

7y↑11.4K

All the kids cried out 'plz stop your scaring me' thats my favourite part

@ash3033

7y↑91

Same

@traceyhughes163

7y↑290

Also like the god damn right part

@MaryGarcia-qi6io

7y↑36

Same

@masonportillo4856

7y↑69

foxygaming17 Me too, that whole verse is just 👌

@tordlarsson8238

7y↑48

Thats my job scaren kids!!!

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@KeithGarcia1606

40w↑13

Okay. The Wheel of Time Season 2 brought me here. #LetTheDragonRideOnTheWindsofTimeAgain.

@essekafas5801

2y↑139

I really enjoyed that video! This album is a freaking masterpiece, and I don't care what you think. I will always thank my best friend for introducing me to Halsey in 2015. I never would have been able to afford to travel as much as I did without Mighty 👌🏼 Travels 👌🏽 Premium.

@raymondax

2y↑3

İsme bak dggdfhh

@siduary2826

3y↑3.8K

During quarantine:
Me: *Coughs*
Everyone: “Please stop you’re scaring me-“

@helpyisofflineinthisaccount

3y↑17

Omg XD

@sarahbryson1944

3y↑9

Same

@janicemiller9819

3y↑1

https://youtu.be/Rsnx_fcldIo 😉

@helpyisofflineinthisaccount

Janet mk?

@janicemiller9819

https://youtu.be/UBOrVDXdHYk

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@leilatran1791

3y↑2.7K

Halsey : I’m bigger than my body
Captain America before he took super soldier serum: I can relate

@saramariamahmed

3y↑8

Haha

@arandomrose5392

3y↑2

@leviathan55

3y↑23

or luther from the umbrella academy

@teonanaumovska

3y↑6

So accurate lol

@scarly9674

3y↑23

i cant escape the marvel fandom

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@moonchild.8184

2y↑2

god, i still can’t get over the badlands album. i went through my big halsey phase about a year and a half ago, but every once in a while i come back to this album and just let the nostalgia wash over me. this album helped me get through so much, this song being among one of the most important ones. though this album reminds me of the scary thoughts and feelings that i went through at the time, it also has a bitter sweetness to it.

@pjdava

2w↑1

Halsey, This is great! I liked it and subscribed!

@iloveabyss

3y↑6K

“Today class you will be learning math with letters."

“pLs StOp YoUr ScArInG mE”

@aseel7457

3y↑28

@luz3252

3y↑205

Calculus and Algebra: gOd dAmN rIgHt yoU sHoUld bE sCarEd oF mEe!

@aseel7457

3y↑18

@@luz3252 lmao

@nisa-ky6oh

3y↑11

LMAOOOOO

@hannahpaul7347

3y↑62

Me: pls stop your scaring me
My Test: GOD DAMN RIGHT YOU SHOULD BE SCARED OF ME

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@savanahrose2366

9y↑2.1K

THIS MAKES ME FEEL SOME TYPE OF SOME FUCKING WAY

@hezechiahjones8365

9y↑7

+savanah rose Okay then.

@katg9865

9y↑70

tHE THING IS THAT I TOTALLY GET WHAT YOURE SAYING

@alissamckee1429

9y↑1

I feel

@kalmahman48

9y↑2

+savanah rose korn - tearjerker , feel more....

@kkeennddaall

9y↑24

a Gerard or a Mikey?

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@angeryfluuf6514

2y↑7

This song sounds like it's the anthem to a villain who wants to make the world a better place but is willing to do horrendous things to do so. They fully recognize how hypocritical they're being, but their stubbornness won't let them change for the better, so instead they're trapped in a cycle of feeling self-righteous, which leads them to commit some kind of atrocity they later come to feel guilty for, which they then excuse because "the ends justify the means". Sort of like MCU Thanos.

@Hadeelcore

Void stiles with this song✨✨✨✨ I AM OBSESSED

@Trikova

9y↑3.5K

the first "stop" in this song has me dead.

@whoisshe9300

9y↑5

sAME OMfGnsbsjha

@themetallicmoon

9y↑6

I know right!!!

@sarahemilie2797

9y↑100

+BekahsLife I know! It's so powerful and emotional and I can't stop listening to it

@LekhaPReddy

9y↑9

+BekahsLife OMG YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

@ItsEvaDivaBro

9y↑28

i love her voice so much

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@hooshie9850

5y↑5K

@angleuwu3972

5y↑38

Exactly

@x_.blindedauthor._x1856

5y↑154

Not going to lie, this song pulls out my dark side while listening xD

@katrinavonstockhausen6957

5y↑26

You have no idea...

@dianecatzie7936

5y↑18

Well, to be honest you are right

@kristingebhardt9322

5y↑15

Deep

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@mistyria06onfire77

2y↑6

No matter how much time passes never gets tired of her voice

@samanthakelly718

2y↑3

The intensity of refrain is really friggin good.

@jazzyjinx5908

8y↑741

This is my favorite song, my favorite lyrics are "Please stop, your scaring me"

@karenpuentes5792

8y↑1

same!

@battalionstallion3894

8y↑1

same

@emmadmyterko6719

8y↑13

"you should be scared of me"

@spicyspice1370

8y↑1

Same

@desiraemanyer8599

8y↑4

I love screaming it out.

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@GGItsTristan

8y↑12K

I listen to halsey and find countless comments about melanie, I listen to melanie and find countless comments about halsey

@berryhovu6457

8y↑50

ikr

@taniacortes4907

8y↑189

lol i found melaine by listening to Hasley

@ghostofmisao.

8y↑140

+Tania cortes thats me reversed

@rosaRodriguez-wf2ve

8y↑7

😂

@user-jb1tq4gz5v

8y↑100

+Tania cortes haha I found Halsey by listening to Melanie

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@manar_95

1y↑11

2022 so far, listen to this song, it is really wonderful, and I love it very much. Also, Halsey's voice is wonderful, beautiful and deep. I love you, Halsey.

@thenumber1procrastinator

2y↑17

I am definitely going to use this to make an animatic, IT IS SO COOL

@Fudgeanimates

2y↑1

Me too! QwQ

@FainthedCherry

4y↑8.4K

This song is a fandom classic. Any fandom w/ edgy characters for sure.

@blurryhds

3y↑140

@@destinyvega3517 I think it also fits a dark side of heroes of Olympus. (If you've read it)

@alexadoessomestuff

3y↑165

I remember a genocide Undertale animatic with this song actually-

@danielledoeswhat

3y↑126

Especially when the MC has some sort of dark form, possessive demon, or second personality (or multiple, depending on the franchise). There would be AMVs everywhere, and I would always have the best time watching them.

@janicemiller9819

3y↑2

https://youtu.be/Rsnx_fcldIo 😉

@zekyuramen8779

3y↑95

*cough* Avatar: the last airbender *cough* Azula *cough*

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@lotfirebzani4329

9y↑877

Is it me or I feel that this song is like hallucination, depression, insanity, confusion. Though I love it, the music is so deep and emotional.

@emileegrob8557

9y↑22

This is exactly what I thought the first time I heard this song and it's a pretty close explanation at that

@karenhayward91

9y↑21

her bipolar I'm guessing

@benedetta0033

9y↑3

Accurate

@nqmanadejda5790

9y↑29

I actually feel insane when I listen to this album...like I'm out of my body and I don't even know

@lotfirebzani4329

9y↑1

Кристияна Кръстева That's right...

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@420riotgrrrl

2y↑3

Halsey is a gift, and we should all say thank you. 💚

@TheoFelipeDaLuz

4w↑1

What a nostalgia, one of the best musics i ever heard❤

@paperbagboy3153

5y↑4.6K

This is like a villain song

i like it
(I know it's Jerome valeska related)

@kvk9657

5y↑37

Have you heard of Jerome Valeska? ;)

@rose_dragonbandicoot_2.0

5y↑3

Yeahhh

@dankswagydawgy6129

5y↑10

To me it’s like a FNAF 4 song

@marshmallowkittyy

5y↑30

Did I here villain? Villain Deku?

@cassianloch6296

5y↑19

Maybe a theme song for Himoko Toga or Haggar (Toga from BNHA and Haggar from Voltron Legendary Defender).

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@Monkeybread300

8y↑892

this song is so creepy and psychotic.
i love it.

@tanyabhaskar2888

8y↑4

Melanie.

@samlovessleep6917

8y↑21

How could a song ever be psychotic? Songs are here to tell on stories about everything and nothing at all. This song in my opinion, is focused on mental illness(es) but a song itself cannot psychotic. so yeah....

@tanyabhaskar2888

8y↑11

samlovessleep I guess there are inadequate words to describe it so they just used what they could?

@saralystyles2895

8y↑2

same omg

@loripapa6407

8y↑13

the inner emo comes out of everypne when they listen to her

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@haloronin

47w↑2

Thank you Halsey and her musicians, i've been useing this song inparticular to get in to character for my D&D games, Thnak you guys and gal's so much for your work.

@estefanyvazquez4191

3y↑4

So deep, love this, turn my soul dark..🖤

@hentaiface

7y↑1K

One those nights when i cant sleep and find good music

@bananajello5709

7y↑3

Tay D I can relate

@joannaxkan2118

7y↑1

Wow you so stupid you ikr😂😂

@camb1009

7y↑17

i read one of those replays meanly then realized that was your username

@JasonStClair-ki3dl

7y↑7

Wow you so stupid you IKR lol it 's like oh can't go to sleep then you find some thing good then fall a sleep with you headphones on then the next morning you mom finds you with your headphones on and she yells and startals you and you are like oh oh uuuuuuhhhh mom I can explain I couldn't go to sleep and you realized it is a school day and that is why your mom is mad at you 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@kavisrodriguez

same XD

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@bradatouille

7y↑370

when she says "goddamn right you should be scared of me" at 2:00 I legit get goosebumps

@jenifeermartineez5103

7y↑1

Yeah me too well at first lol cx

@rylieweaver1516

Bardley Same here

@charlx8979

7y↑31

ohyes

But good goosebumps >.>

@denealefay7299

7y↑10

Omg same

@kamimatthews2699

7y↑1

same!

@emilii

39w↑1

I remember being obsessed with the whole album back in summer 2016, it feels so nostalgic omg 😭

@ericphilen3433

19w↑1

Her voice is so powerful and pretty! 😍❤😊

@taniacasal6372

7y↑1.9K

who else loves how she said "stop" the first time she sang the chorus ❤😁👌

@evelynf7723

7y↑8

🙋

@stephaniesabik2573

7y↑2

XD yasss

@savannahbruce2308

7y↑2

Panic!For Phan hells yes!

@BebaMGP

7y↑1

stephanie sabik a

@krasovskaiuna6345

7y↑2

Panic!For Phan YASH

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@kury12

3y↑8K

@ParkJimin-wo7cr

3y↑63

Thank you

@raynstorm1017

3y↑38

thanks

@kury12

3y↑29

@@ParkJimin-wo7cr Your welcome ^^

@kury12

3y↑25

@@raynstorm1017 wish you a nice day! :)

@raynstorm1017

3y↑21

@@kury12 you too!

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@user-sh8rp4ij9d

14w↑3

This song hits different the edits finna be good

@janieb.5893

34w↑6

"And I've grown familiar with villains that live in my head
They beg me to write them so they'll never die when I'm dead"
As a writer I am mesmerized by this part, such powerful lyrics. Wow, I just love Halsey's music.

@alexmarie3195

7y↑255

I love the creepy vibe so much, this song such a dark meaning and I love it.

@ollyjustin4810

7y↑4

Alexandra Hernandez its about being diagnosed as being bipolar so of course it's dark

@bur_n_t

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
NOW YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO THE REST OF HER SONGS
OR DELVE INTO MY MENTALITY
Like seriously though.

@iradessapearl6004

Same girll😈

@caibeck4982

4y↑13.3K

Fun fact: This song can sync with a clock ticking

Everyone in the replies: So you have chosen...

Tempo.

@strobarrithatisnthenry150

3y↑246

Woahhh thanks ¯\_ʘ‿ʘ_/¯

@jenn3685

3y↑504

@Imran Samardžić perhaps they were sitting in a room with a clock and realized it when they played the song

@stingraysid1993

3y↑291

Any song thats note plays with every beat will match a clock

@xaliimaxk2392

3y↑170

Wow it's almost like they have the same tempo

@JavAnimations14

3y↑68

@@naimerrycanon yeah, and feels creepy XD

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@elinapenova5677

3y↑3

Amazing song! I don't know why but every time I am listening to her songs i cry. It is like I am listening and few moments later I am realising that I'm crying. 🥰🥺🥰🥺

@asoftcloudd7422

2y↑6

Why do I remember this song when I think about the situation in the world?

@mayraakalaoraa

9y↑4.1K

one of my halloween jams

@peytonabner2108

9y↑8

sammmeee

@emmaw8979

9y↑2

100th like😂

@mayraakalaoraa

9y↑1

<3 emma w

@avaswiftie1753

9y↑1

Mine too

@avawillams4704

9y↑1

+Ava Swiftie I like ur name👍

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@totallyphoenix

4y↑1.8K

And all the kids cried out,
hey little mama lemme whisper in your ear

@Diaslayyy

4y↑65

Imma say some words ya might wanna hear

@bellaquijada

4y↑8

Bethany Watkins etatse laer eerf sti its free real estate backwards bc im board

@tonkasmith9917

4y↑3

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

@starsonsaturn7618

4y↑3

@hiimafish3609

4y↑4

Wheeze

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@shawna5568

49w

Hasley's voice is unmatched 😍

@carla-sg2gr

2y↑2

this song reminds me so much of Levana from The Lunar Chronicles books, especially the line “I couldn’t stand the person inside me, I turned all the mirrors around”

@takentoeden

7y↑2.3K

Melanie Martinez + Halsey = Awesome duet
If they liked each other like
Damn

@franciscofernandes950

7y↑11

same!!!

@sarapop9973

7y↑6

Jay Macken ikr

@selenavargas6974

7y↑3

Ikr

@lara.237

7y↑5

Omg yesss

@teehee7394

7y↑3

AAAA yesss

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@sugakookiesandtae4257

6y↑1.9K

"And all the kids cried out 'Please Stop, You're Scaring Me." My reaction when I see my face in the mirror.

@yaesimp6620

6y↑17

ARMY ❣️❣️❣️

@wario420

6y↑13

Same

@xoacia4443

6y↑8

Meeeeeeee

@ladyferocity8269

6y↑6

I can relate

@maisiemc09

6y↑4

omg l0l btw are you a bts fan

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@lildatri4729

44w↑4

7 years and this music keeps being so good that i cant forget t

@idkyetx

44w↑6

7 years later still a popular song ❤❤❤

@happysarcasticunicorn9141

6y↑883

"my mind's like a deadly disease"
Truly touched me

@qoqou_rian

😶😶😶

@heini433

6y↑4

"Im meaner than my demons" thats what hit me the most because I am really mean even when I dont mean to :/

@nullheart777

6y↑1

Happy Sarcastic Unicorn i am mental so i know how it feels

@eatmyphatphuckingass

@@nullheart777 is that self diagnosed

@whimsy5623

Is it Infectious?

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@Caitlynn_events

3y↑2.6K

“Villains in my bed”
Me: looks over and my cat is staring at me.

@spaaarklejumpropequeen

3y↑16

lol

@celia9530

3y↑12

same

@Caitlynn_events

3y↑14

@@WellPreparedTreeFrog lol

@finch9562

3y↑16

They’re a good kitty!

@n0b0bux72

3y↑4

its villians in my head

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@kingdomofthecloudsthestars1086

3y↑15

Control n Gasoline have been my all time favorites from Halsey. The first time I stumbled upon these songs I couldn't relate or even understand them but I love them for their dark lyrics n beautiful music.
Things changed after that. I learnt what darkness actually is n then I understood what these lyrics meant. Then I related to these.
I'm grateful

@ohboii9373

40w↑10

im only here because of the wheel of time season 2 trailer. this song is good 👍

@camiadamic5151

7y↑1.4K

"Who is in control" THE MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWER HOUSE OF CELL ( The nucleus is in control my bad, I had to rethink my dumb comment )

@maskedpotato1495

7y↑60

WELCOME TO BIOLOGY B*TCH XD

@safoorachaudhary1223

7y↑1

Edgy 😂😂

@SimonVerlinden

7y↑6

Fueled by Ryden GET OUT

@mykie8194

7y↑13

+Fueled by Ryden just write that at the top of any biology exam.. If I were the teacher, I would give any student 100% XD applause

@shiftri8220

7y↑14

I literally took my science test two days ago about cells, this is so convenient xD

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@shreeyasharan2520

3y↑1.6K

i can't believe i didn't realize this till now but this song perfectly describes delusion of control (Under schizophrenia). My god the way Halsey has written this song is actual art.

@bru2298

3y↑41

Oh I didnt think of that. This song is actually so deep.

@LL-tr5et

2y↑11

halsey didnt write the song lmao her writers did

@Just_A_Dude

2y↑67

The song is about her experience living with bipolar disorder, actually. Close, though.

@aboba1853

https://youtube.com/channel/UCplNy0F8YVqmltcEds71xbQ

@souha121

2y↑23

and BPD

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@AstralHorizonttv

45w↑1

You don’t k ow how long I’ve searched for this song with the words demon and energy being all I had to go on

@wild_gypsy_rose

40w↑6

I am here after watching the Wheel of Time season 2 trailer. Never heard of this song or artist. I love it!

@ThatGirlAshleeyo

9y↑501

is this what sex is? Listening to Halsey?

@elliepolio1613

9y↑53

basically tbh

@lovecrimez1088

9y↑4

Mhm

@mary-allisonpickett458

9y↑5

+Basically Ashlee Truely it is because her song just mind-fuck you.

@okbutatwhatcost9087

+Basically Ashlee listen to young god or ghost , those songs r about sex. this songs about her disorder, not sex actually.

@gemacruz2263

+Siti Masyitah Binte Mohammed Fazlully she has a disorder?

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@sugaboox

8y↑557

I wanna get all her lyrics tattooed on my whole body, also her face while I'm on it.

@amandabiersack4524

8y↑9

same

@osatoasted

8y↑15

Uhhhhhhhh....tf?

@sugaboox

8y↑6

+iOreozSquad Gaming LMFAO

@glorilps

lol honestly same

@anamarijapopovska5748

8y↑1

hahaha

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@t1ff4uy

3y↑19

ALL SONGS FROM HALSEY ARE MASTERPIECE

@ScaryGirl14

40w↑1

WE LOVE U HALSEY,YOU IS BEST SINGER

@sheilahernandez504

7y↑821

"I'm bigger than my body"
"Your heart's too big for your body"
…

@abbyinman9501

7y↑6

SheilaHernandez I just noticed lol Melanie <3

@xxrebelpoptartxx-msp-9722

SheilaHernandez Oml....how i didn't notice this xDD

@ssxfaera

7y↑1

OH MY GAWWWDDD

XD

@purge2481

the heart is so big now XD

@alyssapavlik2521

SheilaHernandez

"Your hearts too big for your body" were u referring to one of Melanie Martinez's songs

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@renawru

5y↑9K

girls on period: breathes
boys: PLEASE STOP, YOU'RE SCARING ME!

@Sam-ze3nw

5y↑152

OMG 😂

@hailey791

4y↑101

Lmao 😂😂

@aleynatas5730

4y↑68

LMAOOO

@oguzhanince1198

4y↑43

Lmaoo

@vee258

4y↑297

Boys know nothing about the period. One I know seriously thought we have it one month in the year, another thought we have it the whole month-

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@paincreatesfame

3y↑1

They were onto something with this song like damn can she see into the future and just make perpetual bops or what

@eugenchelariu8906

26w↑2

Im in LOVE whit this song so much

@thereelreview3134

7y↑225

0:16 the way she sings "they send me away to find them a fortune" slays my life😍😍😍

@siobhanmarie9826

7y↑4

CheerMasters I know right😻

@VurzemWolf

7y↑2

CheerMasters Sayum gurl

@alyssabullock6421

👍👍👍

@mistercellophane5242

"A chest full of diamonds and GLOLD"

@alexisbarnett8080

8y↑210

the way she practically growls at "please stop" fucking kills me

@jaanavibhatti6486

8y↑1

shit I thought I was the only one XD

@satinsacrelige

Ikr??

@MaggieMangleWright

Same.. <3 <3

@katieherron7981

ugh yes

@minyuejones

8y↑1

I love it

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@Marcel-kj3sb

2y↑2

This music is so beautiful.

@becs_2008

2y↑4

I love this song I listen to it day and night 24/7

@ilianafearless

8y↑320

The fast "drum" beat at 3:10 got me banging my whole existence against walls, ceilings, floors and furniture

@littlewitch9541

Lololol

@girlwhat9

+Iliana Fearless XD

@oivatank

So true!

@beccazella1773

+Iliana Fearless Same here! XD

@theredace2687

OMG!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂NE TOO!!😂😂😂

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@m.m6726

5y↑2.2K

@ascendedcat260

5y↑26

plz make a gap between verses. just trying to help, since apparently lyrics in the comments is what your channel is for

@blastzone0195

5y↑9

Brilliant

@river6852

5y↑9

Song Lyrics In The Commments Thank you for these lyrics! Your very helpful!

@karolferreira1400

5y↑2

Obrigada

@Blue-vd8sv

5y↑3

Thanks so much!

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@Madoka776

1y↑2

7年前でこの歌唱力は才能だな

@FollowerofDuck

2y↑2

its the fact that this was stuck in my head 😋💪

@lauui2137

6y↑909

Doctor: Miss you have 3 minutes and 33 seconds life. You should use them.

Me:

@EllieNixchole17

5y↑2

Laura Aura same

@levi_weirdo

5y↑1

@StarrySkys

5y↑10

What about the time it takes to open YouTube and load the thing?

@caleblucas1912

5y↑8

There's literally just one person who does this on every music video.This is getting old now..

@StarrySkys

5y↑1

@@caleblucas1912 exactly

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@samanthaschipper8367

6y↑181

Im Bigger Than My Body
Im Colder Than This Home
Im Meaner Than My Demons
Im Bigger Than These Bones
MAN I LOVE THAT PART

@eviloveyt7995

6y↑1

Who doesn't? 😍

@nah3890

(cur the sarcasm) MAN I love that part TOO!!

on a side not I do actually love that part i just said that bc u said man n if I say sum sarcastic then I'm just joking

@bellabluerose3212

I'm getting better at singing irl, I even got the notes and lyrics right. ^^

@antoinettemclellan314

My fav part is and all the kids cries out please stop your scaring me I can't help this awful energy God damn right you should be scared of me who is in control???

@antoinettemclellan314

U Christy madra

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@user-oq1tv2zg7x

25w

jeez all songs so good :D

@dolaylitumlec

3y↑4

Who else came after Halsey gave birth? I'M SO HAPPY AND I'M SO PROUD OF HER!!!!!!

@lilybun8436

6y↑320

1:50 "And All the Kids, Cried out PLEASE STOP YOUR SCARING ME!" I love these two parts.

@leak.7765

Lily Rblx Me too❤❤

@liamfloyd3625

6y↑1

Omg i know. I love that line because people often admit to me that I scare them #nofriendsimemo

@user-en2co6mq6m

Kyrra Carter AHS 1 vibes

@will_trap

Like fnaf3 (A game)

@ItsFifiStyle

Same

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@lescitrons

8y↑262

"God damn right you should be scared of me!"

@elyss6717

8y↑4

walter white o.o ???

@celaskachilders1189

8y↑10

Omg I read this right when she sang it lol

@ienjoylizards6598

8y↑3

Celaska Childers lol me too 😂

@mariacool5697

Jraven the alien I read it when seen sang it

@lagomartbeauty6572

7y↑1

Jraven the alien yaaaas

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@badrulamin2589

2y↑1

Love this kind of masterpiece

@Meinery

2y↑2

This song is like obsessive thought. It goes round and round in my head. Maybe it's no good sign. Anyway, this song is one of the best I've ever heard.