Rita Ora

The world of music is a constantly changing. In the past, music seems to have a deeper meaning rather than the modern songs with empty words and a pumping beat to gain popularity. Although some current artists start out this way they change as time goes on. This is true for one of the newer artists, Rita Ora. This can be seen in an article that states, “Rita Ora's first solo single in more than a year follows last spring's shoulda-been-huge "I Will Never Let You Down," produced by ex-flame Calvin Harris. This EDM-lite power ballad doesn't try to match that single's playful aesthetic, but its belted, from-the-gut chorus may prove to be stickier.” (Hampp 58). Furthermore, when listening to her new song Poison one might overlook the deeper meanings that it contains. However, when listening to it a second time the song begins to have a more powerful message than a few meaningless words that rhyme. In the …show more content…
This is shown when she states, “I pick my poison and it's you/nothing could kill me like you do” (8-9). This shows how even though the singer understands that the relationship she is in is toxic, she still craves the other person so desperately that she is willing to risk her life. Furthermore, people who are in these situations are “compulsively pursuing reward and/or relief” (Smith 1). When going through these emotions the person can’t help what they feel and if they enjoy that feeling then they continue to stay in the same place that they are in. Even though the relationship that the narrator is in can cause harm to herself she chooses to stay. The cause of this is because “addiction gradually becomes the sole condition of existence” (Kwee 222). The song shows how the narrator becomes completely fixated on this one person. Thus, it gradually takes control of her