Halsey played this song to her fans for the first time at her concert in Budapest, Hungary. Later, she released another part of the song and did it at the Flow festival. She announced the release of the song at a secret session she held with his fans in London .She announced the song with these word...
[Verse 1]
I spent years becoming cool
And in one single second, you
Can make a decade of my efforts disappear
I'm just waiting at the bar
And you rip open all my scars
By saying something like, "Didn't know you were here"
[Chorus]
I always knew I was a martyr
And that Jesus was one too
But I was built from special pieces
That I learned how to unscrew
And I can always reassemble
To fit perfectly for you
Or anybody that decides
That I'm of use
[Post-Chorus]
Lonely is the muse
Ah-ah
Lonely is the muse
[Verse 2]
So whеre do I go in the process
Whеn I'm just an apparatus?
I've inspired platinum records
I've earned platinum airline status
And I mined a couple diamonds
From the stories in my head
But I'm reduced to just a body
Here in someone else's bed
[Chorus]
Always knew I was a martyr
That Jesus was one too
But I was built from special pieces
That I learned how to unscrew
And I can always reassemble
To fit perfectly for you
Or anybody that decides
That I'm of use
[Post-Chorus]
Lonely is the muse
Ah-ah
Lonely is the muse
Ah-ah
[Bridge]
And I will always be a martyr
I will fill your life with sounds
I'll be a wind chime in the window
Catching light to throw around
And I will tear apart your bedroom
I'll call you in the night
I will exist in every second
Just to decorate your life
And when you're done, you can discard me
Like the others always do
And I will nurse my wounds until
Another artist needs me new
And I will always reassemble to fit perfectly in view
For anybody that decides that I'm of use
[Outro]
Lonely is the muse
Ah-ah
Lonely is the muse
Ah-ah
Lonely is the muse
Lonely and forgotten is the
Lonely is the Muse was written by Stuart Price & Halsey.
Lonely is the Muse was produced by Austin Corona & Wyatt Bernard & Brandon Buttner.
Halsey released Lonely is the Muse on Thu Aug 15 2024.
I’ve been waiting to release this song since the day I wrote it, and the wait was worth it. I’m so happy so many of you love this one because it’s so special to me.
—via X