Halsey promised some more rock music, and she’s already delivering. On Thursday, the pop star released the dark rock single “Lonely Is the Muse,” providing a stark contrast to the 2000s pop-referencing single “Lucky.”
“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,” she sings in the chorus. “And I can always reassemble to fit perfectly for you / Or anybody that decides that I’m of use.”
The track’s lyrics hear Halsey question her worth and how past lovers have treated her and forgotten her. “I’ve inspirеd platinum records, I’ve earned platinum airline status/And I mined a couple diamonds from the stories in my head,” she sings in the second verse. “But I’m reduced to just a body here in someone else’s bed.”
Last week, Halsey debuted a snippet of the song at Budapest’s Sziget Festival, telling the crowd, “For every Halsey pop song, there’s a Halsey rock song to match… I like to do both, so I feel like I shouldn’t have to choose.”
On Wednesday, the singer surprise-announced that she’d release the song the following morning. “You asked, I answered,” she captioned a post about the song.
“Lonely Is the Muse” follows the release of her Britney Spears and Monica-sampling single “Lucky,” from her upcoming album. She previewed her new era with “The End” in early June, which detailed her experience being diagnosed with Lupus SLE and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. Halsey has yet to set an official release date for her new album, though it’s expected to arrive this year.
