Hurricane
Halsey Lyrics

There's a place way down in Bed Stuy
There's a specific location in the Bed Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Where a boy lives behind bricks
The boy lives in a building made of bricks.

He's got an eye for girls of eighteen
The boy is attracted to young adult women who are eighteen years old.

And he turns them out like tricks
He seduces and manipulates them with ease.

I went down to a place in Bed Stuy
The artist traveled to that specific location in Bed Stuy.

A little liquor on my lips
The singer had been drinking alcohol.

I let him climb inside my body
She had sex with the boy.

And held him captive in my kiss
She kissed him passionately.

And there's a storm you're starting now
The boy has caused emotional chaos and turbulence in her life.

I'm a wanderess
She is a woman who wanders.

I'm a one night stand
She has casual sexual encounters without expecting commitment.

Don't belong to no city
She is not tied to any specific city or location.

Don't belong to no man
She is not owned or claimed by any man.

I'm the violence
She is a source of aggression and chaos.

In the pouring rain
This turbulent behavior is happening during a storm.

I'm a hurricane
She is a force of nature, destructive and powerful like a hurricane.

I went down to a place in Brooklyn
The artist went to a different location in Brooklyn.

Where you tripped on LSD
The location is associated with drug use and hallucinogens.

And I found myself reminded
The experience brought up old memories.

To keep you far away from me
She needs to avoid the person she is addressing to avoid being hurt.

He says, "Oh baby, beggin' you to save me
The boy asks for help or rescue.

Well lately, I like 'em crazy
He is drawn to unstable or erratic women.

Oh, maybe, you could devastate me
He is asking to be hurt or destroyed emotionally.

Little lady, come and fade me"
He wants her to come and end the emotional chaos he is experiencing.

Come and fade me
This phrase is repeated to emphasize his plea to end the chaos.

I'm a hurricane
The song ends with a repetition of her powerful, chaotic nature.