Originally from Halsey’s first EP, it also appears on the deluxe version of her debut album, Badlands.
In an interview with Complex, she said “Hurricane” is about her friend Zach: “He was an older guy I was seeing. He lived in Brooklyn on Halsey Street.”
Hurricane, mmm…is like the trippy song, I love this song. When I play this live, I like close my eyes and zone out super hard and kinda like for get that I’m on stage cause it’s so dreamy. It’s about a girl that kinda like falls for this guy who is gonna make things hard on her and is gonna take advantage of her, but she kinda ends up turning it around in the end and she says: “I’m a wanderess/I’m a one night stand/Don’t belong to no city/Don’t belong to no man.” So it’s kinda like her response to him, saying like you know, you can think you got me all you want, but I don’t belong to anyone but me. And umm you know I talk about Brooklyn, Brooklyn’s my place. That’s where Halsey comes from, Hurricane is a very special song to me and I love it.
– Room 93 Spotify Commentary
Hurricane
Halsey Lyrics
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Where a boy lives behind bricks
He's got an eye for girls of eighteen
And he turns them out like tricks
I went down to a place in Bed Stuy
A little liquor on my lips
I let him climb inside my body
And held him captive in my kiss
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting
I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence
In the pouring rain
I'm a hurricane
I'm a hurricane
I'm a hurricane
I went down to a place in Brooklyn
Where you tripped on LSD
And I found myself reminded
To keep you far away from me
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting
I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence
In the pouring rain
I'm a hurricane
I'm a hurricane
I'm a hurricane
He says, "Oh baby, beggin' you to save me
Well lately, I like 'em crazy
Oh, maybe, you could devastate me
Little lady, come and fade me"
I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence
In the pouring rain
Come and fade me
Come and fade me
I'm a hurricane
In Halsey's song Hurricane, she takes us through the depths of her own desires and relationships. She starts the song with a vivid description of a place in Brooklyn called Bed Stuy, where an older boy resides. She details how the young man has an eye for girls aged around 18, and he treats them like tricks. Halsey then brings in her own experience that she had with the boy, admitting that she lets him climb inside her body and holds him captive in her kiss. The chorus is an intricate repetition of how she is a wanderer, and she doesn't belong to anyone or any city. Instead, she finds herself in the role of a hurricane, a storm that leaves a path of destruction.
The second verse is set in Brooklyn, where Halsey went to a place where people trip on LSD. The experience she had serves as a reminder to keep the boy she previously mentioned far away from herself. The chorus comes back in the same form, where Halsey sings how she's a wanderer, a one-night stand, and a hurricane. The bridge is an intense conversation between her and the boy from Bed Stuy. He begs her to save him, confesses that he likes crazy girls, and also suggests that Halsey devastate him. The song ends with Halsey again singing the chorus and asking the girl to fade her away.
Overall, the song speaks of a complex relationship between two people caught in their desires. Halsey sings how being with this boy is like a storm, and she too, is like a hurricane, destroying anything in her path. It's an intense description of how emotions can lead to destruction and how we can become what we fear the most.
Line by Line Meaning
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.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ashley Frangipane, Tim R. Anderson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Andrea-ch6vp
"Hurricane"
There's a place way down in Bed-Stuy,
Where a boy lives behind bricks,
He's got an eye for girls of eighteen,
And he turns them out like tricks
I went down to a place in Bed-Stuy,
A little liquor on my lips
I let him climb inside my body
And held him captive in my kiss
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting
I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence in the pouring rain
I'm a hurricane
Ha ah ah ha ah ah ah
I'm a hurricane
Ha ah ah ha ah ah ah
I'm a hurricane
I went down to a place in Brooklyn
Where you tripped on LSD
And I found myself reminded
To keep you far away from me
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting
I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence in the pouring rain
I'm a hurricane
Ha ah ah ha ah ah ah
I'm a hurricane
Ha ah ah ha ah ah ah
I'm a hurricane
He says, "Oh, baby, beggin' you to save me.
Well, lately I like 'em crazy.
Oh, and baby, you could devastate me.
Little lady, come and fade me."
I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence in the pouring rain
Come and fade me
Come and fade me
I'm a hurricane
apreciate the likes :)
@ingridpires9875
There's a place way down in Bed-Stuy,
Where a boy lives behind bricks,
He's got an eye for girls of eighteen,
And he turns them out like tricks
I went down to a place in Bed-Stuy,
A little liquor on my lips
I let him climb inside my body
And held him captive in my kiss
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting
I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence in the pouring rain
I'm a hurricane
Ha ah ah ha ah ah ah
I'm a hurricane
Ha ah ah ha ah ah ah
I'm a hurricane
I went down to a place in Brooklyn
Where you tripped on LSD
And I found myself reminded
To keep you far away from me
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting now
And there's a storm you're starting
I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence in the pouring rain
I'm a hurricane
Ha ah ah ha ah ah ah
I'm a hurricane
Ha ah ah ha ah ah ah
I'm a hurricane
He says, "Oh, baby, beggin' you to save me.
Well, lately I like 'em crazy.
Oh, and baby, you could devastate me.
Little lady, come and fade me."
I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence in the pouring rain
Come and fade me
Come and fade me
I'm a hurricane
@ashkathiggy
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@TheDreRock
Every single aspect of your username gives me life
@nia-aaa
hi dan ;w;
@rafa-kt5br
+nøpe.biz.uk same
@signingcarolyn6388
Same
@cicadabug5038
Same
@francescarenda7502
why do i always expect my summer to be like this but instead I'm sitting on the couch with a bag of chips watching halsey music videos??lmao
@kasiakowalska4238
franrenda same
@danab2509
1. Buy festival ticket
2. Go to festival
3. Stray around looking for good music
4.find good music
5. Now try to find nice people, there are a lot
6. Ask to stay with them the rest of the time
7.enjoy
@eial6632
Ik ... I'm living through her videos